niqaeli torres, child of disaster
@niq.aeli.net
herein you will find: a plexiglass 4th wall, whining, cats, fannishness, occasional intersectional social commentary. she/they. blocks for bad vibes and fuckshittery. 0.00000015% of a Hugo Award Winner.
Pinned
this disaster is terrible
and we may not survive it
our descendants may not survive it
but we are children of disaster
the ones that made us and the ones that nearly unmade us but did not
so we might
and we may not survive it
our descendants may not survive it
but we are children of disaster
the ones that made us and the ones that nearly unmade us but did not
so we might
!!!!!!! it seems to be real?!! POPE BOB THE BLUES BROTHER.
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
!!!!!!! it seems to be real?!! POPE BOB THE BLUES BROTHER.
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I’ve lost the ability to enjoy a number of authors whose works meant a lot to me because they turned out to be sex pests and I have much less attachment to politicians
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I’ve lost the ability to enjoy a number of authors whose works meant a lot to me because they turned out to be sex pests and I have much less attachment to politicians
evergreen
My unyielding love for humanity in direct conflict with having to read people's thoughts.
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
evergreen
We have achieved the point in our Christmas Spode collection that we need an inventory. Because we have so much of it we can't remember what we have anymore without one. We might be a little fucking ridiculous, yes.
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
We have achieved the point in our Christmas Spode collection that we need an inventory. Because we have so much of it we can't remember what we have anymore without one. We might be a little fucking ridiculous, yes.
Starbucks union members are striking tomorrow, folks! don't cross picket lines.
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Starbucks union members are striking tomorrow, folks! don't cross picket lines.
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It’s almost time. nocontractnocoffee.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It’s almost time. nocontractnocoffee.org
oh hey, the thing where I am only very mildly sore after I do handstands is continuing to hold true, which means I might. actually. START DOING PROPER AERIAL AGAIN, once a week, as well.
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
oh hey, the thing where I am only very mildly sore after I do handstands is continuing to hold true, which means I might. actually. START DOING PROPER AERIAL AGAIN, once a week, as well.
"but that's not fair, that's terrible, it shouldn't be like that"
yes, see, the thing is if I did not SAY anything about whether it was fair or good or otherwise express an opinion on the currently extant state of affairs I am describing, then I AM NOT STATING it is fair or good or that I approve
yes, see, the thing is if I did not SAY anything about whether it was fair or good or otherwise express an opinion on the currently extant state of affairs I am describing, then I AM NOT STATING it is fair or good or that I approve
i swear to fuck if there is one thing i could telepathically beam into everyone's head, it is the disctinction between is/ought. describing reality as it exists does not! imply! endorsement! that it should! be! the way! it exists!
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"but that's not fair, that's terrible, it shouldn't be like that"
yes, see, the thing is if I did not SAY anything about whether it was fair or good or otherwise express an opinion on the currently extant state of affairs I am describing, then I AM NOT STATING it is fair or good or that I approve
yes, see, the thing is if I did not SAY anything about whether it was fair or good or otherwise express an opinion on the currently extant state of affairs I am describing, then I AM NOT STATING it is fair or good or that I approve
I didn’t make it to handstands yesterday because reasons, but they’ve added a Tuesday handstands class so I DID get to go tonight. I continue to have the beginnings of an actual balance! My ass (my actual ass, ie my glutes) remains lazy, sigh, but my shoulder alignment is so so much better.
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I didn’t make it to handstands yesterday because reasons, but they’ve added a Tuesday handstands class so I DID get to go tonight. I continue to have the beginnings of an actual balance! My ass (my actual ass, ie my glutes) remains lazy, sigh, but my shoulder alignment is so so much better.
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IT'S FOODRAISER TIME WHEN WE INFLICT PAIN AND SUFFERING ON TDOT AND FEED KIDS WHO RELY ON FREE SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS IN DURHAM
***
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
IT'S FOODRAISER TIME WHEN WE INFLICT PAIN AND SUFFERING ON TDOT AND FEED KIDS WHO RELY ON FREE SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS IN DURHAM
3800 WORDS AND I HAVE ACHIEVED A DRAFT. oh my god. this is like the shortest possible condensation of the relevant, WHY AM I SO WORDY.
lolsob. it's hit 3k. i have a section and a half of montage left to go.
i swear to fuck, i am writing this as compressed as i POSSIBLY can, but it's STILL GONNA BE 3K FOR THIS CHAPTER. which is a MONTAGE.
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
3800 WORDS AND I HAVE ACHIEVED A DRAFT. oh my god. this is like the shortest possible condensation of the relevant, WHY AM I SO WORDY.
lolsob. it's hit 3k. i have a section and a half of montage left to go.
i swear to fuck, i am writing this as compressed as i POSSIBLY can, but it's STILL GONNA BE 3K FOR THIS CHAPTER. which is a MONTAGE.
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
lolsob. it's hit 3k. i have a section and a half of montage left to go.
2600 words of very, very condensed montage and I'm still. not. fucking done. writing. why is writing like this.
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
2600 words of very, very condensed montage and I'm still. not. fucking done. writing. why is writing like this.
So in the ringworm saga, we had to return Autumn (mama) to the Humane Society at their last check-up because they really, really wanted to separate her from the kittens to allow her to start oral meds for the ringworm. The problem is, they have very few fosters willing to take ringworm cases.
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
So in the ringworm saga, we had to return Autumn (mama) to the Humane Society at their last check-up because they really, really wanted to separate her from the kittens to allow her to start oral meds for the ringworm. The problem is, they have very few fosters willing to take ringworm cases.
guys guys guys, you GUYS, my neck is SUPER FUCKED UP, and worse than it was three years ago in C5-C6 and WAY worse in C6-C7!!!!!!
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
guys guys guys, you GUYS, my neck is SUPER FUCKED UP, and worse than it was three years ago in C5-C6 and WAY worse in C6-C7!!!!!!
I have, all but like twice due to scheduling! I actually saw the inside of a courtroom once! made it past the initial pass of “do you understand the basic fundamentals of our legal system and what ‘innocent until proven guilty’ means”! they dismissed us all, IIRC because a plea bargain or something.
One lesson of the Sandwich Guy Case is now more than ever when you are called to jury duty you should go
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I have, all but like twice due to scheduling! I actually saw the inside of a courtroom once! made it past the initial pass of “do you understand the basic fundamentals of our legal system and what ‘innocent until proven guilty’ means”! they dismissed us all, IIRC because a plea bargain or something.
discovered i'd put one of my hoops in the wrong goddamn piercing. the proper one was very fucking angry and i managed to stab myself with the taper so i have now sacrificed blood to the MRI gods. MRI gods, may this sacrifice please mean i get the surgery i need covered by insurance.
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
discovered i'd put one of my hoops in the wrong goddamn piercing. the proper one was very fucking angry and i managed to stab myself with the taper so i have now sacrificed blood to the MRI gods. MRI gods, may this sacrifice please mean i get the surgery i need covered by insurance.
fighting with my brow and rook piercings took so much longer than i expected that i didn’t have time to stop for breakfast. getting this mri is going to be a long fucknng morning.
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
fighting with my brow and rook piercings took so much longer than i expected that i didn’t have time to stop for breakfast. getting this mri is going to be a long fucknng morning.
...writing a couple novels' worth of prose a year, most years, actually. have written a few k this week. can't read novel-to-me fiction (as opposed to fanfiction) most of the time anymore because i am emotionally exhausted by all of the everything *gestures* and investing in new characters is. HARD.
So how are all my former gifted and talented kids who used to read several books a day and now rot their faculties doomscrolling while ignoring a TV show doing tonight
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
...writing a couple novels' worth of prose a year, most years, actually. have written a few k this week. can't read novel-to-me fiction (as opposed to fanfiction) most of the time anymore because i am emotionally exhausted by all of the everything *gestures* and investing in new characters is. HARD.
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Majestic.
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Majestic.
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Best pals. 💕 Photo from my collection, 1959.
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Best pals. 💕 Photo from my collection, 1959.
the last twenty-four hours have sucked. my phone is dead, I can't tell if it's not taking a charge or if it's fried in some other way but it won't turn on, so that's. great.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
the last twenty-four hours have sucked. my phone is dead, I can't tell if it's not taking a charge or if it's fried in some other way but it won't turn on, so that's. great.
amazingly enough I did actually check to see if the generic lisdexamfetamine that might as well have been sugar pills for all the good they did me were from Sun right after seeing this skeet. they weren't, for the record; my utterly useless lisdex was from Lannett.
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
amazingly enough I did actually check to see if the generic lisdexamfetamine that might as well have been sugar pills for all the good they did me were from Sun right after seeing this skeet. they weren't, for the record; my utterly useless lisdex was from Lannett.
that said, god I'd like to stop hearing about Mamdani already. nothing against you, NYC, but holy god no one has shut the fuck up about your mayoral race since the primaries and as someone who doesn't, y'know, even live in the same STATE, I would just really like to not hear about you for awhile.
this is some fucking masterful translation work and says a lot of Mamdani's eye for talent, that he hired someone who nailed such an excellent, meaningful translation!
Most importantly, the Chinese names are homophonous with "Zohran Kwame" when pronounced in both Cantonese (the spoken language used by first-wave Chinese immigrants from the South) and Mandarin (the spoken language used by new-wave Chinese immigrants from the North).
What an absolute masterstroke.
What an absolute masterstroke.
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
that said, god I'd like to stop hearing about Mamdani already. nothing against you, NYC, but holy god no one has shut the fuck up about your mayoral race since the primaries and as someone who doesn't, y'know, even live in the same STATE, I would just really like to not hear about you for awhile.