Diane Aden Hayes
@dianeadenhayes.bsky.social
Former newspaper editor, now grant writer. Lover of nature. Mom to two old corgis and one Siamese mix cat. Native of The Region, stuck in the Central Valley.
OK watching this video of TFG this morning, I'm wondering if he has Parkinson's or takes the meds used to treat it. My mother-in-law with Parkinson's does the same thing. She calls it her "face making faces." It's the meds stimulating the muscles.
September 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
OK watching this video of TFG this morning, I'm wondering if he has Parkinson's or takes the meds used to treat it. My mother-in-law with Parkinson's does the same thing. She calls it her "face making faces." It's the meds stimulating the muscles.
So fun when the county you live in is burning from both ends. Just gonna hold my breath for a ... month.
September 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
So fun when the county you live in is burning from both ends. Just gonna hold my breath for a ... month.
I am a 2X graduate of Indiana University Bloomington, and this list of degrees they are dropping or phasing out is nuts.
Journalism, African-American studies, Spanish and other languages.
Physics, chemistry, and mathematics?
What the heck is left?
Journalism, African-American studies, Spanish and other languages.
Physics, chemistry, and mathematics?
What the heck is left?
July 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I am a 2X graduate of Indiana University Bloomington, and this list of degrees they are dropping or phasing out is nuts.
Journalism, African-American studies, Spanish and other languages.
Physics, chemistry, and mathematics?
What the heck is left?
Journalism, African-American studies, Spanish and other languages.
Physics, chemistry, and mathematics?
What the heck is left?
I've noticed that lately when I see a headline with the word "ICE" in it, my brain reads it as "lice."
Which isn't at all wrong, now, is it?
Which isn't at all wrong, now, is it?
June 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I've noticed that lately when I see a headline with the word "ICE" in it, my brain reads it as "lice."
Which isn't at all wrong, now, is it?
Which isn't at all wrong, now, is it?
Absolutely gutted that KVPR's Marv Allen has passed. I've only lived here since 2013 but his cheerful voice was always the highlight of my commute. #fresno
May 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Absolutely gutted that KVPR's Marv Allen has passed. I've only lived here since 2013 but his cheerful voice was always the highlight of my commute. #fresno
Shades of me asking my dog, "Who's a good boy?"
May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Shades of me asking my dog, "Who's a good boy?"
Me when the characters in a book finally figure out the prophecy/spell that every reader knew 8 chapters ago ...
a man in a black and white sweater is standing in a clothing store and says obviously
ALT: a man in a black and white sweater is standing in a clothing store and says obviously
media.tenor.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Me when the characters in a book finally figure out the prophecy/spell that every reader knew 8 chapters ago ...
If I could talk to myself from 20 years ago, I'd say, "You're moping about Bush getting re-elected? Ha, just wait!"
She'd probably think I mean things will get better. Bless the delusion.
She'd probably think I mean things will get better. Bless the delusion.
April 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
If I could talk to myself from 20 years ago, I'd say, "You're moping about Bush getting re-elected? Ha, just wait!"
She'd probably think I mean things will get better. Bless the delusion.
She'd probably think I mean things will get better. Bless the delusion.
Sen. Cory Booker, wow. I don't accomplish that much in a month let alone 24 hours straight!
April 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Sen. Cory Booker, wow. I don't accomplish that much in a month let alone 24 hours straight!
OMG I've been saying this for years. The happiness that turned to despair days later.
The Cubs winning the World Series. No doubt about it.
What do yall think was the nexus event that created this branch in the timeline?
I’m torn between the Cats movie and when people were licking gallons of ice cream in the grocery store and putting it back.
I’m torn between the Cats movie and when people were licking gallons of ice cream in the grocery store and putting it back.
March 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
OMG I've been saying this for years. The happiness that turned to despair days later.
I'm totally on board with a Target boycott, but it's making me miss Meijer all the more. I don't want to go to Walmart or chain drug stores. Where can I get a hair clip and deodorant?
March 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I'm totally on board with a Target boycott, but it's making me miss Meijer all the more. I don't want to go to Walmart or chain drug stores. Where can I get a hair clip and deodorant?
I absolutely am taking part in the boycott today, but I am going to the Fresno Rogue Fest, because fringe performers are exactly the type who need our support!
February 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I absolutely am taking part in the boycott today, but I am going to the Fresno Rogue Fest, because fringe performers are exactly the type who need our support!
Life is terrible, the country is an effing disaster, but if Buffy is coming back, then there's hope.
Sarah Michelle Gellar will return in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot nerdist.com/article/buff...
February 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Life is terrible, the country is an effing disaster, but if Buffy is coming back, then there's hope.
I don't know why this makes me laugh so hard.
Report: 32% Of Prayers Deflected Off Passing Satellites
theonion.com/report-...
theonion.com/report-...
January 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I don't know why this makes me laugh so hard.
Oh good I didn't want to have a job anymore anyway /s
I cannot begin to tell you how bad the consequences of this action will be
I cannot begin to tell you how bad the consequences of this action will be
January 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Oh good I didn't want to have a job anymore anyway /s
I cannot begin to tell you how bad the consequences of this action will be
I cannot begin to tell you how bad the consequences of this action will be
Thinking of my dad today and the way he'd make Xmas carols funny. Like, "I don't know if there'll be snow, so have another beer." And Santa's elves were Hard Rock, Cokehead and Blow.
(You probably won't understand that second one if you didn't grow up in the Chicago area)
(You probably won't understand that second one if you didn't grow up in the Chicago area)
December 22, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Thinking of my dad today and the way he'd make Xmas carols funny. Like, "I don't know if there'll be snow, so have another beer." And Santa's elves were Hard Rock, Cokehead and Blow.
(You probably won't understand that second one if you didn't grow up in the Chicago area)
(You probably won't understand that second one if you didn't grow up in the Chicago area)
I will only accept that the NJ drones are an alien invasion if it means they've come to take Trump and his toadies away.
December 19, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I will only accept that the NJ drones are an alien invasion if it means they've come to take Trump and his toadies away.
Happy holidays, I have Welcome to the Black Parade stuck in my brain.
Soon to be replaced by Fairytale of New York I fervently hope.
Soon to be replaced by Fairytale of New York I fervently hope.
December 17, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Happy holidays, I have Welcome to the Black Parade stuck in my brain.
Soon to be replaced by Fairytale of New York I fervently hope.
Soon to be replaced by Fairytale of New York I fervently hope.
Jfc, been on Bluesky for like a month and already got my first message from some dude who thinks I'm gorgeous blah blah blah. I am 60 years old and decidedly not gorgeous, nor do I really care anymore. Eff off already.
December 5, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Jfc, been on Bluesky for like a month and already got my first message from some dude who thinks I'm gorgeous blah blah blah. I am 60 years old and decidedly not gorgeous, nor do I really care anymore. Eff off already.
It's pretty warm today...
December 4, 2024 at 9:57 PM
It's pretty warm today...
I find it odd that groceries have started calling blood oranges "raspberry" oranges. I mean, were vampires buying them and getting mad because there was no actual blood?
November 22, 2024 at 11:28 PM
I find it odd that groceries have started calling blood oranges "raspberry" oranges. I mean, were vampires buying them and getting mad because there was no actual blood?
The other day, I met a woman in the hospital elevator who was taking In-and-Out to her daughter in labor. If that isn't the essence of California, I don't know what is.
November 22, 2024 at 4:21 PM
The other day, I met a woman in the hospital elevator who was taking In-and-Out to her daughter in labor. If that isn't the essence of California, I don't know what is.
November 19, 2024 at 7:25 PM
My book hot take:
Books that feature a character who knows stuff, but won't tell others are ... annoying. Slowly releasing information is not a substitute for a plot.
Books that feature a character who knows stuff, but won't tell others are ... annoying. Slowly releasing information is not a substitute for a plot.
November 17, 2024 at 10:57 PM
My book hot take:
Books that feature a character who knows stuff, but won't tell others are ... annoying. Slowly releasing information is not a substitute for a plot.
Books that feature a character who knows stuff, but won't tell others are ... annoying. Slowly releasing information is not a substitute for a plot.