erica
@erica42.bsky.social
Is channeling rage into words? baker, fibernista, lapsed comic book chick, dev, alto, Austinite, former Third Culture Kid, ADHD (obviously)
She/Her
She/Her
I went out by myself last night and had a lot of fun. Two stepped (poorly, I’d never done it before), sang my heart out, met fun people… I am so very tired.
August 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I went out by myself last night and had a lot of fun. Two stepped (poorly, I’d never done it before), sang my heart out, met fun people… I am so very tired.
I exist. Still mostly only on 🧵s.
I just wanted to post a reminder of my existence.
I just wanted to post a reminder of my existence.
March 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I exist. Still mostly only on 🧵s.
I just wanted to post a reminder of my existence.
I just wanted to post a reminder of my existence.
I’m more active on 🧵s, but cross posting to say:
Trans rights are human rights.
That was a n*zi salute.
Always p*nch n*zis.
Trans rights are human rights.
That was a n*zi salute.
Always p*nch n*zis.
January 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I’m more active on 🧵s, but cross posting to say:
Trans rights are human rights.
That was a n*zi salute.
Always p*nch n*zis.
Trans rights are human rights.
That was a n*zi salute.
Always p*nch n*zis.
Husband: if you could play tic-tac-toe with anyone you’ve ever heard of, who would it be?
Kiddo: oh, that’s tough. It would be between you and mommy.
Me in other room: *melts into puddle*
Kiddo: oh, that’s tough. It would be between you and mommy.
Me in other room: *melts into puddle*
January 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Husband: if you could play tic-tac-toe with anyone you’ve ever heard of, who would it be?
Kiddo: oh, that’s tough. It would be between you and mommy.
Me in other room: *melts into puddle*
Kiddo: oh, that’s tough. It would be between you and mommy.
Me in other room: *melts into puddle*
I am coaching kiddo’s soccer tomorrow. The high will be 55°F. I’m excited to coach when it is not 100° with no shade. Very different experience.
January 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I am coaching kiddo’s soccer tomorrow. The high will be 55°F. I’m excited to coach when it is not 100° with no shade. Very different experience.
I was ready to go to the library. Get out of the house & write!
But then I worked out, had lunch, watched Tasting History and Colbert.
So instead it’s time to gird my loins to volunteer with kiddo’s math club. By which I mean I’m gonna relax in the dark & quiet for a bit — maybe do the crossword.
But then I worked out, had lunch, watched Tasting History and Colbert.
So instead it’s time to gird my loins to volunteer with kiddo’s math club. By which I mean I’m gonna relax in the dark & quiet for a bit — maybe do the crossword.
January 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I was ready to go to the library. Get out of the house & write!
But then I worked out, had lunch, watched Tasting History and Colbert.
So instead it’s time to gird my loins to volunteer with kiddo’s math club. By which I mean I’m gonna relax in the dark & quiet for a bit — maybe do the crossword.
But then I worked out, had lunch, watched Tasting History and Colbert.
So instead it’s time to gird my loins to volunteer with kiddo’s math club. By which I mean I’m gonna relax in the dark & quiet for a bit — maybe do the crossword.
I made onion soup! I used the bowls we got for Xmas. I wasn’t afraid to put them under the broiler to get the cheese all bubbly. I am indeed quite proud of myself.
January 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I made onion soup! I used the bowls we got for Xmas. I wasn’t afraid to put them under the broiler to get the cheese all bubbly. I am indeed quite proud of myself.
Have I written much of anything in the past two weeks? No
Do I remember what I was planning to write? Also no.
Have I reread what I have written? Still no.
But I have gotten my teeth fixed, eyes checked, coached soccer, and gone to physical therapy.
So I am calling it a win.
Do I remember what I was planning to write? Also no.
Have I reread what I have written? Still no.
But I have gotten my teeth fixed, eyes checked, coached soccer, and gone to physical therapy.
So I am calling it a win.
October 1, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Have I written much of anything in the past two weeks? No
Do I remember what I was planning to write? Also no.
Have I reread what I have written? Still no.
But I have gotten my teeth fixed, eyes checked, coached soccer, and gone to physical therapy.
So I am calling it a win.
Do I remember what I was planning to write? Also no.
Have I reread what I have written? Still no.
But I have gotten my teeth fixed, eyes checked, coached soccer, and gone to physical therapy.
So I am calling it a win.
A thing I’ve realized just now s the way in which I have become less of a purist has more to do with the culture around me changing than with me changing.
The more the things I love have become mainstream the more I’m willing to accept loosening the rules that make it a good one.
The more the things I love have become mainstream the more I’m willing to accept loosening the rules that make it a good one.
April 24, 2024 at 3:26 PM
A thing I’ve realized just now s the way in which I have become less of a purist has more to do with the culture around me changing than with me changing.
The more the things I love have become mainstream the more I’m willing to accept loosening the rules that make it a good one.
The more the things I love have become mainstream the more I’m willing to accept loosening the rules that make it a good one.
Welp, I listened to all of TTPD.
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, I Hate It Here, and Clara Bow are my favorites. Especially the second one.
If I wanted to write angst I’d listen to the whole album on repeat, but I don’t need to be reminded of how to be sad.
And I’m writing for myself.
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, I Hate It Here, and Clara Bow are my favorites. Especially the second one.
If I wanted to write angst I’d listen to the whole album on repeat, but I don’t need to be reminded of how to be sad.
And I’m writing for myself.
April 22, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Welp, I listened to all of TTPD.
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, I Hate It Here, and Clara Bow are my favorites. Especially the second one.
If I wanted to write angst I’d listen to the whole album on repeat, but I don’t need to be reminded of how to be sad.
And I’m writing for myself.
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, I Hate It Here, and Clara Bow are my favorites. Especially the second one.
If I wanted to write angst I’d listen to the whole album on repeat, but I don’t need to be reminded of how to be sad.
And I’m writing for myself.
Research at a bar for setting verisimilitude makes the next morning difficult.
April 5, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Research at a bar for setting verisimilitude makes the next morning difficult.
I wrote a fight scene and it doesn’t suck!
My writing is no longer only fueled by spite.
I’ve been doing research and figuring out backstories and I have some semblance of a plot.
But really I just came here to shout into the void that I wrote a fight scene and it doesn’t suck!
My writing is no longer only fueled by spite.
I’ve been doing research and figuring out backstories and I have some semblance of a plot.
But really I just came here to shout into the void that I wrote a fight scene and it doesn’t suck!
March 28, 2024 at 11:37 PM
I wrote a fight scene and it doesn’t suck!
My writing is no longer only fueled by spite.
I’ve been doing research and figuring out backstories and I have some semblance of a plot.
But really I just came here to shout into the void that I wrote a fight scene and it doesn’t suck!
My writing is no longer only fueled by spite.
I’ve been doing research and figuring out backstories and I have some semblance of a plot.
But really I just came here to shout into the void that I wrote a fight scene and it doesn’t suck!
So I’m not committed to NaNoWriMo but I thought it would be good to really focus on writing more on my novel this month. Rather than just adding a little bit when I felt inspired.
O.o
Turns out it has been a long time since I wrote anything that was longer than a few pages. It’s hard y’all.
O.o
Turns out it has been a long time since I wrote anything that was longer than a few pages. It’s hard y’all.
November 8, 2023 at 7:35 PM
So I’m not committed to NaNoWriMo but I thought it would be good to really focus on writing more on my novel this month. Rather than just adding a little bit when I felt inspired.
O.o
Turns out it has been a long time since I wrote anything that was longer than a few pages. It’s hard y’all.
O.o
Turns out it has been a long time since I wrote anything that was longer than a few pages. It’s hard y’all.
Mom calls and is disappointed she hasn’t seen me since they got back, asks how the job search is going, and if I want to audit a class as a way to add to resume, and she highly recommends it, then I need to get that id thing fixed and I should just call the help desk… and I like, have you met me?
November 7, 2023 at 9:04 PM
Mom calls and is disappointed she hasn’t seen me since they got back, asks how the job search is going, and if I want to audit a class as a way to add to resume, and she highly recommends it, then I need to get that id thing fixed and I should just call the help desk… and I like, have you met me?
Time for the yearly Halloween watching of Practical Magic.
You put the lime in the coconut… 🎶
You put the lime in the coconut… 🎶
October 29, 2023 at 4:03 AM
Time for the yearly Halloween watching of Practical Magic.
You put the lime in the coconut… 🎶
You put the lime in the coconut… 🎶
I was going to go skating but it was raining and there were flash flood warnings. So I made onion soup instead.
October 26, 2023 at 8:26 PM
I was going to go skating but it was raining and there were flash flood warnings. So I made onion soup instead.
The child was sick. A day later the child was better and full of energy. A day after that and I am sick. Based on previous experience, I’ll be sick for forever. But I made soup I’m way too proud of so there’s that.
October 15, 2023 at 7:36 PM
The child was sick. A day later the child was better and full of energy. A day after that and I am sick. Based on previous experience, I’ll be sick for forever. But I made soup I’m way too proud of so there’s that.
Got a friend to go skating with me. Am tired now. Those skates with light up wheels will be mine.
October 12, 2023 at 11:00 PM
Got a friend to go skating with me. Am tired now. Those skates with light up wheels will be mine.
Looking at weather and realizing there is no excuse, suddenly playing in my brain:
stupid mental health walk.
my stupid mental health walk. damn it. it works. da-damn it.
st-st-st-st-stupid mental health walk.
stupid mental health walk.
my stupid mental health walk. damn it. it works. da-damn it.
st-st-st-st-stupid mental health walk.
October 11, 2023 at 3:54 PM
Looking at weather and realizing there is no excuse, suddenly playing in my brain:
stupid mental health walk.
my stupid mental health walk. damn it. it works. da-damn it.
st-st-st-st-stupid mental health walk.
stupid mental health walk.
my stupid mental health walk. damn it. it works. da-damn it.
st-st-st-st-stupid mental health walk.
Contemplating going skating again today even though I went yesterday and skinned my knee. I can’t remember the last time I did that. I mean random bruises because I’m a klutz sure, but a skinned knee?
October 6, 2023 at 5:27 PM
Contemplating going skating again today even though I went yesterday and skinned my knee. I can’t remember the last time I did that. I mean random bruises because I’m a klutz sure, but a skinned knee?
Okay so, I just finished reading a romance and I have a new favorite romance. This hasn’t happened in years.
(The 3rd Bridgerton is still my favorite historical.) But yes, my new favorite romance book is Bazaar Girls, by Kerrigan Byrne and Cynthia St. Aubin. (It is also the 3rd in the series.)
(The 3rd Bridgerton is still my favorite historical.) But yes, my new favorite romance book is Bazaar Girls, by Kerrigan Byrne and Cynthia St. Aubin. (It is also the 3rd in the series.)
October 3, 2023 at 7:53 PM
Okay so, I just finished reading a romance and I have a new favorite romance. This hasn’t happened in years.
(The 3rd Bridgerton is still my favorite historical.) But yes, my new favorite romance book is Bazaar Girls, by Kerrigan Byrne and Cynthia St. Aubin. (It is also the 3rd in the series.)
(The 3rd Bridgerton is still my favorite historical.) But yes, my new favorite romance book is Bazaar Girls, by Kerrigan Byrne and Cynthia St. Aubin. (It is also the 3rd in the series.)
Theater/choir/comic book geek. The odd feeling is when I remember how much they were a part of my identity and how they are such a very small part of me now.
I can’t imagine any Bsky early adopter was cool in high school, so what kind of loser were you?
October 1, 2023 at 3:05 AM
Theater/choir/comic book geek. The odd feeling is when I remember how much they were a part of my identity and how they are such a very small part of me now.
It turned out a lot yellower than I expected. I’ve never had pan de muerto so I don’t know how authentic it is. But it is definitely delicious. Like brioche and panettone got together and added a crunch of sugar topping. Mmmm… it is hard not to eat the whole thing.
October 1, 2023 at 2:32 AM
It turned out a lot yellower than I expected. I’ve never had pan de muerto so I don’t know how authentic it is. But it is definitely delicious. Like brioche and panettone got together and added a crunch of sugar topping. Mmmm… it is hard not to eat the whole thing.
Sooooo I had planned to have pan de muerto for weekend dessert, but because of the yeast issue I don’t yet.
So I accidentally made brown butter rice crispy treats. Oops?
So I accidentally made brown butter rice crispy treats. Oops?
September 30, 2023 at 3:11 AM
Sooooo I had planned to have pan de muerto for weekend dessert, but because of the yeast issue I don’t yet.
So I accidentally made brown butter rice crispy treats. Oops?
So I accidentally made brown butter rice crispy treats. Oops?
So… King Arthur Baking has a hotline. My most recent question answered was “yes, if your bread refuses to rise (because the yeast was a year out of date for instance 😅) you can add a yeast slurry to dough already made up and kneed it in and it should come back.” First attempt at pan de muerto.
September 30, 2023 at 12:23 AM
So… King Arthur Baking has a hotline. My most recent question answered was “yes, if your bread refuses to rise (because the yeast was a year out of date for instance 😅) you can add a yeast slurry to dough already made up and kneed it in and it should come back.” First attempt at pan de muerto.