(((Sarah)))
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I am interested in international relations, images of adorable animals I'm allergic to, excessively mainstream science fiction and fantasy, legal reform, and so many more things than will fit within the character limit I've been provided here.
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/8 A huge part of what makes it very hard to convict Jonathan Ross for murder was baked into America generations before Trump was President. That’s the primary factor that lets law enforcement kill with impunity, not Trump.
Dick Wolf has killed more black men than Leopold II.
Dick Wolf has killed more black men than Leopold II.
January 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
/8 A huge part of what makes it very hard to convict Jonathan Ross for murder was baked into America generations before Trump was President. That’s the primary factor that lets law enforcement kill with impunity, not Trump.
Dick Wolf has killed more black men than Leopold II.
Dick Wolf has killed more black men than Leopold II.
Upon reflection and a brief trip to Wikipedia, it seems there are now so many people in Congress over the age of 80 that I've lost track of half of them (and also managed to not notice that one of the eldest actually died in 2024). Used to be able to recite the list!
List of current United States representatives - Wikipedia
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January 8, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Upon reflection and a brief trip to Wikipedia, it seems there are now so many people in Congress over the age of 80 that I've lost track of half of them (and also managed to not notice that one of the eldest actually died in 2024). Used to be able to recite the list!
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January 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I am bound and determined to be done with cooking for the night in less than 45 minutes. Not determined enough to risk taking my Ambien with the expectation of being safely in bed by 1am, but just short of that.
December 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I am bound and determined to be done with cooking for the night in less than 45 minutes. Not determined enough to risk taking my Ambien with the expectation of being safely in bed by 1am, but just short of that.
Well, I got the cranberry sauce done last night, and the carrot slicing is a tomorrow thing, so tonight's to-do list is half of a frozen pizza, a ton of garlic mashed potatoes, and a large sweet cornbread with creamed corn (trying the stovetop method for the first time).
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Well, I got the cranberry sauce done last night, and the carrot slicing is a tomorrow thing, so tonight's to-do list is half of a frozen pizza, a ton of garlic mashed potatoes, and a large sweet cornbread with creamed corn (trying the stovetop method for the first time).
On the one hand the privilege level of buying navel oranges in late December in Ohio is off the charts. On the other hand this is not something I should bother doing for the sake of cranberry sauce when I was able to get vastly superior oranges less than a month ago in Los Angeles.
December 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
On the one hand the privilege level of buying navel oranges in late December in Ohio is off the charts. On the other hand this is not something I should bother doing for the sake of cranberry sauce when I was able to get vastly superior oranges less than a month ago in Los Angeles.
Had to do a grocery pickup today instead of yesterday because my car wouldn't start (some control module thing is drawing power at random); used one of my AAA service calls to get the car to Firestone. Was able to drive home, and the pickup was at 6pm so I did...
December 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Had to do a grocery pickup today instead of yesterday because my car wouldn't start (some control module thing is drawing power at random); used one of my AAA service calls to get the car to Firestone. Was able to drive home, and the pickup was at 6pm so I did...
I love when Christmas forces the radio execs to play artists like Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt, and Andy Williams - I just wish we got more than the exact same two to five songs apiece every single December, and also got to hear these folks for (much) more than a sixth of the year.
December 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I love when Christmas forces the radio execs to play artists like Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt, and Andy Williams - I just wish we got more than the exact same two to five songs apiece every single December, and also got to hear these folks for (much) more than a sixth of the year.
When I visit my dad in Los Angeles, the Amazon/Walmart/whoever delivery driver is "eight stops away" in the sense of now being down the block right next to ours. Here in rural Ohio, they're "one stop away" in the sense that they're now close enough to track in the app (8-10 miles, generally).
December 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
When I visit my dad in Los Angeles, the Amazon/Walmart/whoever delivery driver is "eight stops away" in the sense of now being down the block right next to ours. Here in rural Ohio, they're "one stop away" in the sense that they're now close enough to track in the app (8-10 miles, generally).
My stepmom's doing a pecan pie experiment with near-maximum pecans and near-minimum custard and if nothing else, it looks and smells *amazing*.
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
My stepmom's doing a pecan pie experiment with near-maximum pecans and near-minimum custard and if nothing else, it looks and smells *amazing*.
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Bring cooking fats, oils, and grease to one of the city’s Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers to be recycled. Never put them down the drain!
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Bring cooking fats, oils, and grease to one of the city’s Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers to be recycled. Never put them down the drain!
I realized as we were pouring my smooth cranberry-orange sauce into jars that I completely neglected to document the process besides adding a bit of color commentary to my recipe. Anyway, that just means I have to make some more.
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I realized as we were pouring my smooth cranberry-orange sauce into jars that I completely neglected to document the process besides adding a bit of color commentary to my recipe. Anyway, that just means I have to make some more.
I completely forgot to turn off my VPN before starting Fubo so now I'm getting Chicago ads, and it's surprisingly disorienting! Amongst other things I'm absolutely certain that the gambling laws in Illinois are very different from the ones in Ohio.
(Which I already knew, but still.)
(Which I already knew, but still.)
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I completely forgot to turn off my VPN before starting Fubo so now I'm getting Chicago ads, and it's surprisingly disorienting! Amongst other things I'm absolutely certain that the gambling laws in Illinois are very different from the ones in Ohio.
(Which I already knew, but still.)
(Which I already knew, but still.)
It has just come to my attention that there was *another* Jurassic Park film. Sigh.
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It has just come to my attention that there was *another* Jurassic Park film. Sigh.
My own reach is small and my donation was just a bit bigger but thanks to matching funds (including per-donor matches) even just donating a dollar has a *massive* impact.
Anyway reposting is about the only other thing I can do.
Anyway reposting is about the only other thing I can do.
***
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 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My own reach is small and my donation was just a bit bigger but thanks to matching funds (including per-donor matches) even just donating a dollar has a *massive* impact.
Anyway reposting is about the only other thing I can do.
Anyway reposting is about the only other thing I can do.
The joys of modern living, with siblings and their SOs all over the country and me panicking about insanely and suddenly introduced tariffs and other "we are governed by a demented ghoul of a man" worries AND ALSO societal norms.
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The joys of modern living, with siblings and their SOs all over the country and me panicking about insanely and suddenly introduced tariffs and other "we are governed by a demented ghoul of a man" worries AND ALSO societal norms.
One of the fun things about studying German (unlike Spanish or Russian) is how many times the German pronunciation of many words is the way that I've privately thought they *should* sound based on the spelling.
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
One of the fun things about studying German (unlike Spanish or Russian) is how many times the German pronunciation of many words is the way that I've privately thought they *should* sound based on the spelling.
One of the internet culture things that I just don't get: what constitutes a "hack"? Like, versus a thing you just do because it makes sense or your mom always did it that way or it's on the page right after the "skinning a squirrel" illustration in the 1975 Joy of Cooking?
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
One of the internet culture things that I just don't get: what constitutes a "hack"? Like, versus a thing you just do because it makes sense or your mom always did it that way or it's on the page right after the "skinning a squirrel" illustration in the 1975 Joy of Cooking?
Also got groceries delivered today (disability wreaks havoc on my ability to navigate stores and get purchases from the car into my apartment) and discovered that the least-expensive (by total cost, not just per ounce) mustard is nearly three times the size (volume) of the one I usually get.
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Also got groceries delivered today (disability wreaks havoc on my ability to navigate stores and get purchases from the car into my apartment) and discovered that the least-expensive (by total cost, not just per ounce) mustard is nearly three times the size (volume) of the one I usually get.
I'm usually asleep when packages arrive at my house so I was officially today years old when I learned that the FedEx app has *sound effects*. No happy little warning jingle for when some idiot sent me a signature-required package after being told not to, but there is one for "the package is here".
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I'm usually asleep when packages arrive at my house so I was officially today years old when I learned that the FedEx app has *sound effects*. No happy little warning jingle for when some idiot sent me a signature-required package after being told not to, but there is one for "the package is here".
I have no idea how I didn't realize I'd done this, but apparently I scheduled my electrophysiology appointment for 11/11 at 11am. And I bet nobody I encounter that day will recognize it unless I point it out, at which point I will likely have to explain WWI writ large. Sigh.
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I have no idea how I didn't realize I'd done this, but apparently I scheduled my electrophysiology appointment for 11/11 at 11am. And I bet nobody I encounter that day will recognize it unless I point it out, at which point I will likely have to explain WWI writ large. Sigh.
Good job, field goal kid!
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Good job, field goal kid!
Nine years (and four hours) ago I began my very first night in a hospital by being intubated and put on paralytics, sedatives, and the kind of antibiotics they only give you when the infectious disease team is *really* freaking out. I'd like to take this opportunity to say I am SO GLAD that's over.
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Nine years (and four hours) ago I began my very first night in a hospital by being intubated and put on paralytics, sedatives, and the kind of antibiotics they only give you when the infectious disease team is *really* freaking out. I'd like to take this opportunity to say I am SO GLAD that's over.
Having lived in Ohio for quite a long time I cannot claim to be at all startled by the Democratic mayor of Cincinnati winning reelection by a 4 to 1 margin, I've seen that in Columbus, too, but because of his opponent's wretched family, I'm going to take time out for a very special HAHA! anyway.
a cartoon character with fxnow written on the bottom of the screen
Alt: That dopey bully from the Simpsons going "Ha ha!"
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Having lived in Ohio for quite a long time I cannot claim to be at all startled by the Democratic mayor of Cincinnati winning reelection by a 4 to 1 margin, I've seen that in Columbus, too, but because of his opponent's wretched family, I'm going to take time out for a very special HAHA! anyway.