amtastical
@amplenert.bsky.social
Writer, reader, knitter, tea drinker, cat person.
Eternal optimist with adhd and arthritis.
Current project: mg soft science fiction.
she/her
Eternal optimist with adhd and arthritis.
Current project: mg soft science fiction.
she/her
I'm trying to find small actions that will help me stave off the overwhelming anxiety that's starting to take control, and I've landed on writing postcards to my friends and their kids. I just think if I were a teen right now, I'd be even more anxious, and it's nice to know someone cares.
February 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm trying to find small actions that will help me stave off the overwhelming anxiety that's starting to take control, and I've landed on writing postcards to my friends and their kids. I just think if I were a teen right now, I'd be even more anxious, and it's nice to know someone cares.
Freshco labeled all their American produce in yellow; I love it.
February 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Freshco labeled all their American produce in yellow; I love it.
Is anyone else overwhelmed by trying to buy Canadian? I want to, and I also have a particular eater who has very specific safe foods, and I don’t want to restrict her even further.
February 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Is anyone else overwhelmed by trying to buy Canadian? I want to, and I also have a particular eater who has very specific safe foods, and I don’t want to restrict her even further.
I wrote a blog post and it took me all morning. Want to give it a wee click? amplenert.com/january/
January – Annemarie Plenert
amplenert.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I wrote a blog post and it took me all morning. Want to give it a wee click? amplenert.com/january/
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I think countries around the world should levy tariffs specifically on Tesla in response to US tariffs, as well as banning Twitter as a national security threat
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
February 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I think countries around the world should levy tariffs specifically on Tesla in response to US tariffs, as well as banning Twitter as a national security threat
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
After almost three years, a list referral, a supposedly shredded but rediscovered form, and a mad scramble to get out the door in time because I forgot it was today, I got in to the pain clinic!
January 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
After almost three years, a list referral, a supposedly shredded but rediscovered form, and a mad scramble to get out the door in time because I forgot it was today, I got in to the pain clinic!
At a grade 7 basketball tournament and the young man who coaches my kid’s team is wearing his dress shoes and carrying a clipboard and it’s so cute.
January 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
At a grade 7 basketball tournament and the young man who coaches my kid’s team is wearing his dress shoes and carrying a clipboard and it’s so cute.
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OpenAI says it has proof that Deepseek used its work without permission to create something meant to undermine and destroy its product.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
OpenAI says it has proof that Deepseek used its work without permission to create something meant to undermine and destroy its product.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
I don’t put the laundry away because if I leave it in the hall, it becomes sentient.
January 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I don’t put the laundry away because if I leave it in the hall, it becomes sentient.
I’m trying to sink into my hobbies and non-internet activities to avoid the general dread, and my kid has decided to get into cosplay, so I’m teaching them to sew. They’re so happy with their progress and it’s adorable!
January 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I’m trying to sink into my hobbies and non-internet activities to avoid the general dread, and my kid has decided to get into cosplay, so I’m teaching them to sew. They’re so happy with their progress and it’s adorable!
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I have a little plea and it's this: please keep posting about things that aren't The Horrors. I am not saying to not look at or be informed about The Horrors. What I am saying—what I am genuinely kind of begging you to do—is keep posting about books and movies and sunsets and pets and joy. Please.
January 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I have a little plea and it's this: please keep posting about things that aren't The Horrors. I am not saying to not look at or be informed about The Horrors. What I am saying—what I am genuinely kind of begging you to do—is keep posting about books and movies and sunsets and pets and joy. Please.
I’ve been back from Cuba for a week and I am struggling with winter waaaay more than I usually do in January. But it’s also possibly because of everything else - who’s to say?
January 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I’ve been back from Cuba for a week and I am struggling with winter waaaay more than I usually do in January. But it’s also possibly because of everything else - who’s to say?
The clash of old and new: my bank app can't deposit our Christmas cheque from the grandparents because it's made out in cursive.
December 16, 2024 at 3:58 PM
The clash of old and new: my bank app can't deposit our Christmas cheque from the grandparents because it's made out in cursive.
I finished my audiobook on my walk today and it included a bonus podcast episode. I do not want this. I listen to podcasts separately from books. Stay in your appropriate venues. Bah.
October 3, 2024 at 7:29 PM
I finished my audiobook on my walk today and it included a bonus podcast episode. I do not want this. I listen to podcasts separately from books. Stay in your appropriate venues. Bah.
It’s spooky lake month - ifykyk.
October 2, 2024 at 1:33 AM
It’s spooky lake month - ifykyk.
Manitoba made birth control free today. That’s pretty neat.
October 2, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Manitoba made birth control free today. That’s pretty neat.
I use Crow, but same essentially
you can solve any problem if you throw enough snakes at it
October 2, 2024 at 12:22 AM
I use Crow, but same essentially
The wind knocked out our power for over four hours yesterday and my kids struggled. I think we need to do a little disaster preparedness training… I didn’t want to shove “it’s worse elsewhere” in their faces, but I was definitely thinking it.
October 1, 2024 at 1:30 PM
The wind knocked out our power for over four hours yesterday and my kids struggled. I think we need to do a little disaster preparedness training… I didn’t want to shove “it’s worse elsewhere” in their faces, but I was definitely thinking it.
The asshole cat just sat on top of the sleeping cat and gave her a violent bath.
September 29, 2024 at 7:55 PM
The asshole cat just sat on top of the sleeping cat and gave her a violent bath.
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I am fruitlessly anxious about so many things right now. But I went for my weekly walk with my friend and her dog Casey, and Casey was so excited to see me that she did tippy-tappies, and it helped a little.
September 29, 2024 at 6:48 PM
I am fruitlessly anxious about so many things right now. But I went for my weekly walk with my friend and her dog Casey, and Casey was so excited to see me that she did tippy-tappies, and it helped a little.
I told myself I could play the new Zelda when I got to my query goal for the week, but it took hours and now the youths will be home and clamouring for the Switch in half an hour. Woe.
September 27, 2024 at 8:12 PM
I told myself I could play the new Zelda when I got to my query goal for the week, but it took hours and now the youths will be home and clamouring for the Switch in half an hour. Woe.
The Lady in the Van is one of my favourite Maggie Smith movies. One of my favourite movies, period.
September 27, 2024 at 2:50 PM
The Lady in the Van is one of my favourite Maggie Smith movies. One of my favourite movies, period.
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Goodbye to Maggie Smith.
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September 27, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Goodbye to Maggie Smith.
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