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Sarah
@thebasementtan.bsky.social
Film and fashion nut. Maker of crossword puzzles, lover of tap numbers, picker of weeds.
Would love to amuse and offer some light, but I'm about as worried about the future as I've ever been, and my nervous system is frazzled. So I'm gonna check out of here for a couple weeks and see if that helps.

I'll be back immediately if he croaks. Obviously.
January 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
If you learn to make one good, hearty soup or stew, you can practically do it in your sleep and it requires minimal tending. Then you can eat it for a few days straight and it frees up that endless "what's for dinner?" mental space. And it's inexpensive. Used to be a soup skeptic, but no longer.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 5:17 AM
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Geez, another beautiful poster from the ‘30s.
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
My new phone came with a free smartwatch and wow, it's just what I needed: a nagging pedometer that can deliver the latest headlines while I'm taking a mental health break in a supply closet.
January 6, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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The hairdresser holds up the mirror so I can see the back of my haircut but she accidentally uses the mirror that reveals how you die. I see my 80-year-old self tumbling down a hill after slacklining for the 1st time. I never know how to react in these situations, so I just mumble "wow I love it"
January 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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All the different pop-ups within apps getting in my way by trying "help me" with AI or other suggested features has gotta be slowing me down and crashing my productivity by at least 25% or more, in case anyone wants THAT stat.
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Trump taking Maduro is honestly the least bad thing he's done. Not sure why people are getting so self righteous about it, if he needs help with weight management that's his business
January 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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"Eh...what's up, Doc?"

Starting in Feb, Looney Tunes will be a part of @tcmtv.bsky.social regular programming.
That is what's, in fact, up.

For the 1st time since they originally debuted, Bugs, Daffy, et al will appear on the schedule alongside Cagney, Crawford et al.

Incredible, ain't it???
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Changing the theme on your phone to make the doomscrolling more cozy.
January 5, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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tomorrow's not real it can't hurt us
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 AM
"It's a distraction" is starting to sound like "I don't want to believe that this is happening" to me.
January 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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Considering his mid century influence, there are relatively few surviving garments designed by Jacques Griffe. This is a rare gem, a #1950s black pleated silk faille with a flare of white @ngvmelbourne.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
January 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Had one of those eerie, gargantuan dreams where a giant chain emanating from an unseen force in the sky was pulling my house up from the ground and anyhoo, I wonder which nearby world government was responsible for that one.
January 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Came up with one of my resolutions when I woke up and looked at my phone at about 3:30am, and I'm guessing you can figure out what it is.
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Using all the scented bath products people gifted me and accidentally creating a chemical weapon.
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
"When do you take down your Christmas decorations?" is a cop question.
January 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Some truly excellent frost and fluffy snow today.
January 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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It Started with Eve does something unusual for a romantic comedy: it builds its love story between a woman and her prospective father-in-law while the suitor flits about fecklessly.

90 minutes. Deanna sings and charms. Laughton warms. What's not to love?
January 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Over halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?

2020: Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
2021: Petite Maman
2022: Nope
2023: All of Us Strangers
2024: A Different Man
2025: My Mom Jayne
Over halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?

2020: American Utopia
2021: We're All Going to the World's Fair
2022: RRR (amazing year)
2023: All of Us Strangers (amazing year)
2024: I Saw the TV Glow
2025: Sinners
Two each because I hate choosing!

2020: Kajillionaire and Small Axe
2021: Petite Maman and Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
2022: Flux Gourmet and Showing Up
2023: La Chimera and Problemista
2024: I Saw the TV Glow and Nickel Boys
2025: Fucktoys and The Testament of Ann Lee
January 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Well I didn't watch all that much, but I had a good time nonetheless.
January 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Every time I get an outrageously assholey reply on here, I go to the profile and see a wall of posts about how other people are assholes.
January 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Well I just went to check my new phone at work and it immediately started playing the last video I watched, so the whole office got a short burst of Pete Holmes screaming.
January 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Good morning. If you heard something just now, that was me letting out a groan that rings across several mountain ranges.
January 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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So many great union songs and yet at every protest and strike for the last 30 years it's still an insufferable "hey hey, ho ho..." chant. RETVRN!
January 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 12:58 AM