time for a boring book
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i love boring books. married to the ocean but sometimes i have a fling with a tree. she/her.
trying hard not to read this valentines ad copy from victrola as a statement of their assumptions about who is collecting records these days.
February 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
trying hard not to read this valentines ad copy from victrola as a statement of their assumptions about who is collecting records these days.
sometimes, when i get anxious at work like my heart is about to pound out of my chest, the reason why is a mystery. other times, it's because i drank three and a half pots of earl gray instead of my usual two cups.
February 7, 2026 at 11:48 PM
sometimes, when i get anxious at work like my heart is about to pound out of my chest, the reason why is a mystery. other times, it's because i drank three and a half pots of earl gray instead of my usual two cups.
u would think there would be, in an institution this large, such a thing as a backup projectionist who could be called. but u would be wrong.
singing a little song called "the projectionist needs to call me back because if there's no projectionist then there is no movie" to myself
February 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
u would think there would be, in an institution this large, such a thing as a backup projectionist who could be called. but u would be wrong.
singing a little song called "the projectionist needs to call me back because if there's no projectionist then there is no movie" to myself
February 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
singing a little song called "the projectionist needs to call me back because if there's no projectionist then there is no movie" to myself
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Never underestimate the sarcasm of Charlie Brown.
February 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Never underestimate the sarcasm of Charlie Brown.
one if the reasons i've not been posting about my current fannish interests is because i have dragged my entire household into a deep enough textual analysis spiral of Haven (yes, from syfy, from 2010) that i have convinced myself and also kind of them that it is High Art
February 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
one if the reasons i've not been posting about my current fannish interests is because i have dragged my entire household into a deep enough textual analysis spiral of Haven (yes, from syfy, from 2010) that i have convinced myself and also kind of them that it is High Art
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Doing art badly is good and sacred
February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Doing art badly is good and sacred
my jewish-pagan-agnostic nomination for an alternative to "none of those words is in the bible"
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
my jewish-pagan-agnostic nomination for an alternative to "none of those words is in the bible"
"that was a public service announcement from [local student radio station]. now back ...to ...Wham."
February 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
"that was a public service announcement from [local student radio station]. now back ...to ...Wham."
all the cute boys died in wwi; pogroms; killed a man & fled the country; so long ago that who fucking knows
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
all the cute boys died in wwi; pogroms; killed a man & fled the country; so long ago that who fucking knows
whyyyyy can i not get my box office staff, who are all grown adults and most of whom have been in the working world for longer than i have, to stop leaving the cash box alone, open, unlocked, and right there at the desk when they get up for a bathroom break??????
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 AM
whyyyyy can i not get my box office staff, who are all grown adults and most of whom have been in the working world for longer than i have, to stop leaving the cash box alone, open, unlocked, and right there at the desk when they get up for a bathroom break??????
since i cannot selfie on this ap, y'all are mostly just getting my pettiness, i fear. it needs to go somewhere, tho
you know that kind of very petty, small-time enemy where the shape of the thing is "i absolutely cannot look bad or like i am bad at anything in front of this person or they will, in some undefinable way, Win"??
February 1, 2026 at 1:22 AM
since i cannot selfie on this ap, y'all are mostly just getting my pettiness, i fear. it needs to go somewhere, tho
you know that kind of very petty, small-time enemy where the shape of the thing is "i absolutely cannot look bad or like i am bad at anything in front of this person or they will, in some undefinable way, Win"??
February 1, 2026 at 12:56 AM
you know that kind of very petty, small-time enemy where the shape of the thing is "i absolutely cannot look bad or like i am bad at anything in front of this person or they will, in some undefinable way, Win"??
re: That Meme, i took some great classes in college, but since i transferred twice, i also took three different versions of english major prereq survey classes, since each school framed those courses in slightly different ways & therefor wouldn't accept the previous classes as equivalents
January 31, 2026 at 3:31 PM
re: That Meme, i took some great classes in college, but since i transferred twice, i also took three different versions of english major prereq survey classes, since each school framed those courses in slightly different ways & therefor wouldn't accept the previous classes as equivalents
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my toxic new englander traits is that, deep in my heart, i can never quite bring myself to believe that any snow storm is going to be that big of a deal
January 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM
my toxic new englander traits is that, deep in my heart, i can never quite bring myself to believe that any snow storm is going to be that big of a deal
not! a! sales pitch!!!!
...and of course the delicate dance of gracefully examining a reply to determine whether it's a genuine offer of help or a veiled sales pitch the price tag for which will be revealed later. ah, networking.
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
not! a! sales pitch!!!!
to be clear, this is not a criticism -- pretty sure "i wish i was your mother" is my favorite mott song -- move over, "all the young dudes"
listening to a bunch of mott the hoople while i read this clash book, and i've got to hand it to ian hunter: "i wish i was your mother" is a really weird love song
January 22, 2026 at 6:11 PM
to be clear, this is not a criticism -- pretty sure "i wish i was your mother" is my favorite mott song -- move over, "all the young dudes"
i'm doing the big scary thing (cold-call queries to every theater person i've worked with and liked in the past five years asking What I Should Do Next about the play ms)
January 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
i'm doing the big scary thing (cold-call queries to every theater person i've worked with and liked in the past five years asking What I Should Do Next about the play ms)
coworker i was in a meeting with just gave me a mini lecture about getting things done too fast and raising management's expectations too high, so i am taking a second lunch break bcs yoloooooooooo
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
coworker i was in a meeting with just gave me a mini lecture about getting things done too fast and raising management's expectations too high, so i am taking a second lunch break bcs yoloooooooooo
doesn't rain but it pours -- two weeks in to my newly-full-time-temporary job and i'm being invited to apply to a position at the most heartbreaker of rejections i got in my application spree over the summer. the timing! it is not! so good!!
January 13, 2026 at 6:35 PM
doesn't rain but it pours -- two weeks in to my newly-full-time-temporary job and i'm being invited to apply to a position at the most heartbreaker of rejections i got in my application spree over the summer. the timing! it is not! so good!!
given the amount of cramps i am getting from period-santa this month it is amazing that i have left the house at all today but now that i am here it is in fact Very Good
January 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
given the amount of cramps i am getting from period-santa this month it is amazing that i have left the house at all today but now that i am here it is in fact Very Good
Hey, MA people, I also added pushing for an investigation into this facility into my politician phone calls today -- local and state-level politics can be places where our voices have more of a chance of making a difference
I know I'm not active here, but if any of you are in the Boston area please join Bearing Witness @ ICE for peaceful, nonviolent protests, holding standouts in front of the ICE Field Office at 1000 District Ave. in Burlington on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Bearing Witness at the ICE Field Office in Burlington – Indivisible Mass.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Hey, MA people, I also added pushing for an investigation into this facility into my politician phone calls today -- local and state-level politics can be places where our voices have more of a chance of making a difference
my five-child fifth-grade class were supposed to peel apples to make apple-head dolls, but there were only four peelers. someone looked at me & said "this is a kid who can handle a blade" apparently, and handed me the paring knife...
it wasn't a bad cut -- no stitches -- but i do have a scar still
it wasn't a bad cut -- no stitches -- but i do have a scar still
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
my five-child fifth-grade class were supposed to peel apples to make apple-head dolls, but there were only four peelers. someone looked at me & said "this is a kid who can handle a blade" apparently, and handed me the paring knife...
it wasn't a bad cut -- no stitches -- but i do have a scar still
it wasn't a bad cut -- no stitches -- but i do have a scar still
finally watching saltburn, and DAMN is emerald fennel an example of "loves all your favorite books but for deeply incompatible reasons" for me
January 6, 2026 at 12:36 AM
finally watching saltburn, and DAMN is emerald fennel an example of "loves all your favorite books but for deeply incompatible reasons" for me