Jess | From the Desk of House Stalwart
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33, Canada. Wittier on paper than in person. | Avatar created with: https://rb.gy/5b4y9m | Banner from my Vintage Story playthrough(s)
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December 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Ran across this a while ago, don't know who to attribute it to but "'All due respect,' is a wonderful expression because it doesn't actually specify how much respect is actually due. Could be none."
December 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Ran across this a while ago, don't know who to attribute it to but "'All due respect,' is a wonderful expression because it doesn't actually specify how much respect is actually due. Could be none."
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She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
Hey yall not what I wanted to do on my birthday but let it be clear
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling says 'a ton' of fans are 'still with me' after trans remarks
J.K. Rowling addressed her controversial comments about transgender women on 'The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling' podcast, saying many 'Harry Potter' fans were 'grateful that I'd said what I said,' and ...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
She sees your fandom as affirmation, your money as funding for the harm she causes to trans people.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
It doesn't matter how you feel about her work, whether it was a formative touchstone or not. If you still buy the merch or hype up Harry Potter, you are complicit.
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The disgusting hubris of these rich dickheads is so obnoxious because so many of the emails literally say “hello my best friend in pedophile, when are we meeting up to do more pedophilia on the island of trafficked children.”
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The disgusting hubris of these rich dickheads is so obnoxious because so many of the emails literally say “hello my best friend in pedophile, when are we meeting up to do more pedophilia on the island of trafficked children.”
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Once, when I was a barista out of high school, someone ordered an “extra hot” latte, and when I told her the highest I could go she went off on me for 10 mins. When eventually I made it as hot as I could without getting fired, she tried to pour it on my head.
Give them a fair contract, you cowards.
Give them a fair contract, you cowards.
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Once, when I was a barista out of high school, someone ordered an “extra hot” latte, and when I told her the highest I could go she went off on me for 10 mins. When eventually I made it as hot as I could without getting fired, she tried to pour it on my head.
Give them a fair contract, you cowards.
Give them a fair contract, you cowards.
I made a presentation nobody asked me for called I'm About To Be A Giant Bummer About AI, and every time my boss suggests I run something through Gemini, I spruce up the script a little bit.
My partner let me present it to him because I was dying to show it to SOMEONE.
My partner let me present it to him because I was dying to show it to SOMEONE.
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I made a presentation nobody asked me for called I'm About To Be A Giant Bummer About AI, and every time my boss suggests I run something through Gemini, I spruce up the script a little bit.
My partner let me present it to him because I was dying to show it to SOMEONE.
My partner let me present it to him because I was dying to show it to SOMEONE.
I have to be very deliberate about seeing pretty/nice things in a store and mentioning it out loud, because if my partner is in earshot he will LOCK IN. Pretty iridescent reindeer lawn ornament? It will be on our front grass by Christmas.
October 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I have to be very deliberate about seeing pretty/nice things in a store and mentioning it out loud, because if my partner is in earshot he will LOCK IN. Pretty iridescent reindeer lawn ornament? It will be on our front grass by Christmas.
I'm very glad that so far I have been able to avoid purchasing from the fast fashion industry and companies like SHEIN. But I also exist in a fat body. And if clothing companies are going to price a shirt at $75 and a cardigan at $95 ...
October 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I'm very glad that so far I have been able to avoid purchasing from the fast fashion industry and companies like SHEIN. But I also exist in a fat body. And if clothing companies are going to price a shirt at $75 and a cardigan at $95 ...
Me when my fitness band says I got a terrible sleep score the night I went to bed with food poisoning:
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(GIF of the Fates from Disney's Hercules yelling "WE KNOW!")
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(GIF of the Fates from Disney's Hercules yelling "WE KNOW!")
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October 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Me when my fitness band says I got a terrible sleep score the night I went to bed with food poisoning:
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(GIF of the Fates from Disney's Hercules yelling "WE KNOW!")
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(GIF of the Fates from Disney's Hercules yelling "WE KNOW!")
My partner was so adorably proud of himself this morning because he managed to sneak hollandaise sauce into the grocery bag yesterday without me noticing - he handed it to me, even, disguised under something else! All to make my fave breakfast eggs benedict today. I love him so dang much. ❤️
September 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
My partner was so adorably proud of himself this morning because he managed to sneak hollandaise sauce into the grocery bag yesterday without me noticing - he handed it to me, even, disguised under something else! All to make my fave breakfast eggs benedict today. I love him so dang much. ❤️
My joy at discovering there is an entire genre of statuary known as "The Porch Goose" is tempered somewhat by the disappointment that they are all very docile-looking. This lad is excellent, but what if he was wingspread and hissing like a gargoyle? I'd put that on my porch in a heartbeat.
September 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My joy at discovering there is an entire genre of statuary known as "The Porch Goose" is tempered somewhat by the disappointment that they are all very docile-looking. This lad is excellent, but what if he was wingspread and hissing like a gargoyle? I'd put that on my porch in a heartbeat.
Y'know how certain platforms in this hellscape force people to use the word "corn" to self-censor for "porn"?
Well, right now I've got a podcast episode about corn mazes going on the background, and every time I stop actively listening, my ears correct "corn" to "porn".
It's pretty funny.
Well, right now I've got a podcast episode about corn mazes going on the background, and every time I stop actively listening, my ears correct "corn" to "porn".
It's pretty funny.
August 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Y'know how certain platforms in this hellscape force people to use the word "corn" to self-censor for "porn"?
Well, right now I've got a podcast episode about corn mazes going on the background, and every time I stop actively listening, my ears correct "corn" to "porn".
It's pretty funny.
Well, right now I've got a podcast episode about corn mazes going on the background, and every time I stop actively listening, my ears correct "corn" to "porn".
It's pretty funny.
I'm glad I got here, but sometimes I look back at Past Me and I wish I could give her a hug and tell her all the good - and the great! - that's waiting for her. What she hoped for, I now count as fact.
August 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I'm glad I got here, but sometimes I look back at Past Me and I wish I could give her a hug and tell her all the good - and the great! - that's waiting for her. What she hoped for, I now count as fact.
My partner, watching Ally McBeal and shouting at the screen: "Disbar her! This woman should be stopped! She can't be allowed to continue for five more seasons, she assaulted a stranger over POTATO CHIPS!"
July 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My partner, watching Ally McBeal and shouting at the screen: "Disbar her! This woman should be stopped! She can't be allowed to continue for five more seasons, she assaulted a stranger over POTATO CHIPS!"
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It is so weird to me to run across people who still want “complicated morally gray” characters right now.
Give me the goshdang paladins.
Start a goody-two-shoes IV.
We need good. We need to be reminded what good looks like. We are all so angry. Where do we put that?
Give me the goshdang paladins.
Start a goody-two-shoes IV.
We need good. We need to be reminded what good looks like. We are all so angry. Where do we put that?
July 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
It is so weird to me to run across people who still want “complicated morally gray” characters right now.
Give me the goshdang paladins.
Start a goody-two-shoes IV.
We need good. We need to be reminded what good looks like. We are all so angry. Where do we put that?
Give me the goshdang paladins.
Start a goody-two-shoes IV.
We need good. We need to be reminded what good looks like. We are all so angry. Where do we put that?
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Our 3rd anniversary, and I think this is the first time we bought a cake for the occasion? Anyway, we nailed it.
June 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Our 3rd anniversary, and I think this is the first time we bought a cake for the occasion? Anyway, we nailed it.
I don't care if this opinion makes me old or unfun or whatever, but I hate that vaping is becoming an "everywhere" thing now. My asthmatic ass does not give a fuck that it's vapour and not smoke, or that you smell like artificial strawberry instead of a campfire. My lungs close up just the same.
May 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I don't care if this opinion makes me old or unfun or whatever, but I hate that vaping is becoming an "everywhere" thing now. My asthmatic ass does not give a fuck that it's vapour and not smoke, or that you smell like artificial strawberry instead of a campfire. My lungs close up just the same.
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A reminder that the UK just passed a transphobic law recently with the help of JK Rowling.
A reminder that even though Rowling wasn't a part of making this game, she still gets money from it because it's her series.
Don't support this at all, you're just giving her more money to harm trans people.
A reminder that even though Rowling wasn't a part of making this game, she still gets money from it because it's her series.
Don't support this at all, you're just giving her more money to harm trans people.
The upcoming Hogwarts Legacy 2 could potentially feature more characters from the Harry Potter books and movies.
Hogwarts Legacy 2 Could Feature Characters from the Books and Movies
The upcoming Hogwarts Legacy 2 could potentially feature more characters from the Harry Potter books and movies.
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May 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A reminder that the UK just passed a transphobic law recently with the help of JK Rowling.
A reminder that even though Rowling wasn't a part of making this game, she still gets money from it because it's her series.
Don't support this at all, you're just giving her more money to harm trans people.
A reminder that even though Rowling wasn't a part of making this game, she still gets money from it because it's her series.
Don't support this at all, you're just giving her more money to harm trans people.
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Authors, it has neger been more important to make “AI cannot be used at any point of the process of bringing my book to market” a part of your contracts.
It’s not enough to tell them you don’t want it. You have to make it **a breach of contract** for them to do it. #booksky
It’s not enough to tell them you don’t want it. You have to make it **a breach of contract** for them to do it. #booksky
Fuck this, absolutely fuck this, everyone who loves audiobooks loves their favourite narrators because they are great at their jobs and interpreting the author's words and they make the experience what it is www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks
Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages
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May 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Authors, it has neger been more important to make “AI cannot be used at any point of the process of bringing my book to market” a part of your contracts.
It’s not enough to tell them you don’t want it. You have to make it **a breach of contract** for them to do it. #booksky
It’s not enough to tell them you don’t want it. You have to make it **a breach of contract** for them to do it. #booksky
It always bothers me when a novel is described as "unputdownable". You really couldn't think of a better word? A real word, for instance?
May 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It always bothers me when a novel is described as "unputdownable". You really couldn't think of a better word? A real word, for instance?
Man, with the kind of inbox I've been dealing with today, you'd think I dropped off the face of the Earth for a month. These people all got the same long weekend off that I did!
Also I love how a bunch of them remove my supervisor's cc like I'm not going to put her right back on.
Also I love how a bunch of them remove my supervisor's cc like I'm not going to put her right back on.
April 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Man, with the kind of inbox I've been dealing with today, you'd think I dropped off the face of the Earth for a month. These people all got the same long weekend off that I did!
Also I love how a bunch of them remove my supervisor's cc like I'm not going to put her right back on.
Also I love how a bunch of them remove my supervisor's cc like I'm not going to put her right back on.
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That’s just how it is ┐( ˘_˘)┌
April 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
That’s just how it is ┐( ˘_˘)┌
Well it only took two moves and 7 (!) years but I managed to finally find the bookplate at the same time I found the books, and reunited them once and for all (not pictured: I did finally remove the backings and stick them inside)
April 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Well it only took two moves and 7 (!) years but I managed to finally find the bookplate at the same time I found the books, and reunited them once and for all (not pictured: I did finally remove the backings and stick them inside)
The only thing worse than being stuck behind a plough for your entire commute, is being stuck behind a plough IN. APRIL.
CANADA WHY
I've lived here my entire life, I don't deserve this.
CANADA WHY
I've lived here my entire life, I don't deserve this.
April 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The only thing worse than being stuck behind a plough for your entire commute, is being stuck behind a plough IN. APRIL.
CANADA WHY
I've lived here my entire life, I don't deserve this.
CANADA WHY
I've lived here my entire life, I don't deserve this.