Alea Perez (she|her)
@shhhyeah.bsky.social
List-maker, office supply lover, late-1900s nostalgia chaser, book consumer, children's & YA GN enthusiast. Overly sentimental. Opinions my own.
Surgery scheduled for tomorrow.
My dog has a mammary mass. Pre-surgery consult is scheduled for Tuesday.
Chill out, 2026.
Chill out, 2026.
February 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Surgery scheduled for tomorrow.
I didn't take my husband's name when we got married, because I love my name as is.
I see some people boasting that they knew better than to change their names when they got married.
Be that as it may, people should be able to change their names without it impacting their ability to vote.
I see some people boasting that they knew better than to change their names when they got married.
Be that as it may, people should be able to change their names without it impacting their ability to vote.
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I didn't take my husband's name when we got married, because I love my name as is.
I see some people boasting that they knew better than to change their names when they got married.
Be that as it may, people should be able to change their names without it impacting their ability to vote.
I see some people boasting that they knew better than to change their names when they got married.
Be that as it may, people should be able to change their names without it impacting their ability to vote.
Oh hey. My Chicago-versary is this month! I moved to IL from AZ in February 2012.
If I stay in my house for another year, it will be the longest unbroken stretch of time I've lived at the same residence ever in my life (10 years; my current longest is 9 years, so I've managed to tie it).
If I stay in my house for another year, it will be the longest unbroken stretch of time I've lived at the same residence ever in my life (10 years; my current longest is 9 years, so I've managed to tie it).
February 15, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Oh hey. My Chicago-versary is this month! I moved to IL from AZ in February 2012.
If I stay in my house for another year, it will be the longest unbroken stretch of time I've lived at the same residence ever in my life (10 years; my current longest is 9 years, so I've managed to tie it).
If I stay in my house for another year, it will be the longest unbroken stretch of time I've lived at the same residence ever in my life (10 years; my current longest is 9 years, so I've managed to tie it).
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I’m so very serious .
Ask yourselves right now.. how would you handle this if you knew without a shadow of a doubt their goal was slavery?
What conversations would you hope to be having?
What behaviors would become suspect?
What freedoms would you have to ensure ?
Ask yourselves right now.. how would you handle this if you knew without a shadow of a doubt their goal was slavery?
What conversations would you hope to be having?
What behaviors would become suspect?
What freedoms would you have to ensure ?
February 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I’m so very serious .
Ask yourselves right now.. how would you handle this if you knew without a shadow of a doubt their goal was slavery?
What conversations would you hope to be having?
What behaviors would become suspect?
What freedoms would you have to ensure ?
Ask yourselves right now.. how would you handle this if you knew without a shadow of a doubt their goal was slavery?
What conversations would you hope to be having?
What behaviors would become suspect?
What freedoms would you have to ensure ?
Spouse and I don't celebrate Valentine's Day, which means I'm being asked to celebrate it by people I'd be least likely to celebrate it for/with.
February 14, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Spouse and I don't celebrate Valentine's Day, which means I'm being asked to celebrate it by people I'd be least likely to celebrate it for/with.
The answer varies, depending on age.
When really young, I played outside with other neighborhood kids (also classmates) when on a Marine base or with my brothers cousins when not.
When I needed alone time, FP Little People lived a whole life in my mind.
Otherwise, reading. LOTS of reading.
When really young, I played outside with other neighborhood kids (also classmates) when on a Marine base or with my brothers cousins when not.
When I needed alone time, FP Little People lived a whole life in my mind.
Otherwise, reading. LOTS of reading.
Before AI, before SM and even computers: What did you all used to do to combat loneliness and boredom? Who did you talk to (or did you need to talk to people)? How did you develop relationships?
Pretend this is a poll. For science.
I may make a pie chart.
Pretend this is a poll. For science.
I may make a pie chart.
February 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The answer varies, depending on age.
When really young, I played outside with other neighborhood kids (also classmates) when on a Marine base or with my brothers cousins when not.
When I needed alone time, FP Little People lived a whole life in my mind.
Otherwise, reading. LOTS of reading.
When really young, I played outside with other neighborhood kids (also classmates) when on a Marine base or with my brothers cousins when not.
When I needed alone time, FP Little People lived a whole life in my mind.
Otherwise, reading. LOTS of reading.
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Chicago! 💘
We'd love to see you at @haymarkethouse.bsky.social this weekend for our latest Radical Used Book Fair (indoor edition)!
Sunday, February 15th at 11 AM CT - 4 PM CT
More info: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
We'd love to see you at @haymarkethouse.bsky.social this weekend for our latest Radical Used Book Fair (indoor edition)!
Sunday, February 15th at 11 AM CT - 4 PM CT
More info: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
February 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Chicago! 💘
We'd love to see you at @haymarkethouse.bsky.social this weekend for our latest Radical Used Book Fair (indoor edition)!
Sunday, February 15th at 11 AM CT - 4 PM CT
More info: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
We'd love to see you at @haymarkethouse.bsky.social this weekend for our latest Radical Used Book Fair (indoor edition)!
Sunday, February 15th at 11 AM CT - 4 PM CT
More info: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
My dog has a mammary mass. Pre-surgery consult is scheduled for Tuesday.
Chill out, 2026.
Chill out, 2026.
February 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
My dog has a mammary mass. Pre-surgery consult is scheduled for Tuesday.
Chill out, 2026.
Chill out, 2026.
The quotes on this have been giving me life, even if there are a lot of repeats.
Keep 'em coming, folks.
Keep 'em coming, folks.
With Valentine’s Day coming up… what’s your LEAST favorite romance in a sitcom?
February 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The quotes on this have been giving me life, even if there are a lot of repeats.
Keep 'em coming, folks.
Keep 'em coming, folks.
I met two of my oldest friends - who were in my wedding party almost 5 years ago and get a visit at least once a year (in my AZ hometown) - in 8th and 9th grade, respectively.
watching John Green talk about his buddy from high school who is still his friend and I’m curious, is that common for people on here?
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
I met two of my oldest friends - who were in my wedding party almost 5 years ago and get a visit at least once a year (in my AZ hometown) - in 8th and 9th grade, respectively.
Are they just confused because it's the first time they've been attracted to adults?
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.
House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Are they just confused because it's the first time they've been attracted to adults?
These lovely pieces, by @solexposure.bsky.social, are going to be heading my way soon. 😊
They remind me of (mini) Rothkos, while remaining entirely their own thing.
Anyhow. Support artists, fuck AI.
They remind me of (mini) Rothkos, while remaining entirely their own thing.
Anyhow. Support artists, fuck AI.
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
These lovely pieces, by @solexposure.bsky.social, are going to be heading my way soon. 😊
They remind me of (mini) Rothkos, while remaining entirely their own thing.
Anyhow. Support artists, fuck AI.
They remind me of (mini) Rothkos, while remaining entirely their own thing.
Anyhow. Support artists, fuck AI.
This makes sense, based on my posting habits (which is all it is able to base this on). I am fairly guarded here.
Glad my geography background is making an appearance via the proximity to urban planning, though. That's fun. :)
Glad my geography background is making an appearance via the proximity to urban planning, though. That's fun. :)
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 AM
This makes sense, based on my posting habits (which is all it is able to base this on). I am fairly guarded here.
Glad my geography background is making an appearance via the proximity to urban planning, though. That's fun. :)
Glad my geography background is making an appearance via the proximity to urban planning, though. That's fun. :)
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Take the money from your cancelled WaPo subscriptions and put it here instead: www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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February 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Take the money from your cancelled WaPo subscriptions and put it here instead: www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Why, for fucks sake, is this (local policing) something so many Americans want to keep?
This is a rhetorical question.
This is a rhetorical question.
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Why, for fucks sake, is this (local policing) something so many Americans want to keep?
This is a rhetorical question.
This is a rhetorical question.
I ordered Girl Scout cookies from Chicago and Minneapolis.
One naming convention is correct (you know which one) and the other is not.
The good news is, both will taste great.
One naming convention is correct (you know which one) and the other is not.
The good news is, both will taste great.
February 8, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I ordered Girl Scout cookies from Chicago and Minneapolis.
One naming convention is correct (you know which one) and the other is not.
The good news is, both will taste great.
One naming convention is correct (you know which one) and the other is not.
The good news is, both will taste great.
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NEW — Chicago Black Restaurant Week, which lasts from Feb. 8 to 22, features over 30 Black-owned businesses across the city and neighboring suburbs.
New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/chic...
New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/chic...
Chicago Black Restaurant Week enters 11th year of boosting the city’s foodie scene • The TRiiBE
Some new additions join this year’s lineup: including Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood and CheSa's Bistro in Avondale.
thetriibe.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
NEW — Chicago Black Restaurant Week, which lasts from Feb. 8 to 22, features over 30 Black-owned businesses across the city and neighboring suburbs.
New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/chic...
New additions this year include Sanders BBQ Supply Co. in Beverly and CheSa’s Bistro in Avondale.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/chic...
My work schedule the past two weeks, and the upcoming three, has been, and will be, pretty disruptive to my regular routine because I'm onboarding staff.
It's meant extra evenings and weekends, which has meant less trumpet and sleep time.
I was excited to sneak a practice in this evening. 😊
It's meant extra evenings and weekends, which has meant less trumpet and sleep time.
I was excited to sneak a practice in this evening. 😊
February 7, 2026 at 4:41 AM
My work schedule the past two weeks, and the upcoming three, has been, and will be, pretty disruptive to my regular routine because I'm onboarding staff.
It's meant extra evenings and weekends, which has meant less trumpet and sleep time.
I was excited to sneak a practice in this evening. 😊
It's meant extra evenings and weekends, which has meant less trumpet and sleep time.
I was excited to sneak a practice in this evening. 😊
As an equally fun person, I want to start checking mailboxes for this.
USPS blue mailboxes are stamped with year of manufacture. This is one of the oldest ones I've seen in a while. I am lots of fun at parties.
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
As an equally fun person, I want to start checking mailboxes for this.
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Interviewing lawyers to represent me in my wrongful termination suit against UCLA. Weird feeling, as a higher ed lawyer myself.
UCLA fires DEI director after social media posts on Charlie Kirk’s death
Former UCLA DEI director Johnathan Perkins, who was fired over his posts after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, said he plans to sue the university.
www.latimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Interviewing lawyers to represent me in my wrongful termination suit against UCLA. Weird feeling, as a higher ed lawyer myself.
I'm from AZ and I lived in neighboring Litchfield Park for a bit in my 20s, so I'm watching this with a mixture of anger (at the Surprise local government) and gratitude (for the neighbors/protestors).
It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I'm from AZ and I lived in neighboring Litchfield Park for a bit in my 20s, so I'm watching this with a mixture of anger (at the Surprise local government) and gratitude (for the neighbors/protestors).
So long, 104.3 JAMS. 📻
I don't need sports radio in my life, so now I'm down to 4 FM stations.
I don't need sports radio in my life, so now I'm down to 4 FM stations.
February 3, 2026 at 5:33 AM
So long, 104.3 JAMS. 📻
I don't need sports radio in my life, so now I'm down to 4 FM stations.
I don't need sports radio in my life, so now I'm down to 4 FM stations.
I've been sitting with this all day, even though I know the desire for whiteness is common; I have a Trump-loving uncle.
But there's a cost to embracing white supremacy.
There's this sahanjournal.com/public-safet..., a similar Chicago story last fall.
You can't outrun the demons you embrace.
But there's a cost to embracing white supremacy.
There's this sahanjournal.com/public-safet..., a similar Chicago story last fall.
You can't outrun the demons you embrace.
February 2, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I've been sitting with this all day, even though I know the desire for whiteness is common; I have a Trump-loving uncle.
But there's a cost to embracing white supremacy.
There's this sahanjournal.com/public-safet..., a similar Chicago story last fall.
You can't outrun the demons you embrace.
But there's a cost to embracing white supremacy.
There's this sahanjournal.com/public-safet..., a similar Chicago story last fall.
You can't outrun the demons you embrace.
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
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February 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation