Amy Martindale
@grlndgz.bsky.social
Fan of Terry Pratchett, Doctor Who, #uglydogs, DS9.
Neurodivergent. Caring for aging parents.
Love dogs more than anything else in the world.
Neurodivergent. Caring for aging parents.
Love dogs more than anything else in the world.
I slept through most of it, but the experience curled up in the car, drifting in and out of futuristic hallways remains strong.
December 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I slept through most of it, but the experience curled up in the car, drifting in and out of futuristic hallways remains strong.
My parents wanted me to see Sound of Music, so they took me to a triple feature at the drive-in. It was last, after True Grit and Andromeda Strain. (So I was at least 8, not much more.)
December 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
My parents wanted me to see Sound of Music, so they took me to a triple feature at the drive-in. It was last, after True Grit and Andromeda Strain. (So I was at least 8, not much more.)
You may have just cured me 🫶
December 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
You may have just cured me 🫶
How do you stop? I can have millions in currency and all the best gear, and I still loot every single corpse for two copper Pennie’s and trash. It’s a compulsion.
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
How do you stop? I can have millions in currency and all the best gear, and I still loot every single corpse for two copper Pennie’s and trash. It’s a compulsion.
I walked out of my grandma’s funeral.
She wasn’t religious at all, the minister was a relative, it was nice to have someone who knew her. But then he started going all evangelical and how christians are so much better than everyone else. He was hijacking it for his own fulminations, so I left.
She wasn’t religious at all, the minister was a relative, it was nice to have someone who knew her. But then he started going all evangelical and how christians are so much better than everyone else. He was hijacking it for his own fulminations, so I left.
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I walked out of my grandma’s funeral.
She wasn’t religious at all, the minister was a relative, it was nice to have someone who knew her. But then he started going all evangelical and how christians are so much better than everyone else. He was hijacking it for his own fulminations, so I left.
She wasn’t religious at all, the minister was a relative, it was nice to have someone who knew her. But then he started going all evangelical and how christians are so much better than everyone else. He was hijacking it for his own fulminations, so I left.
The figure-ground comparison when the swirlies are side-by-side is fascinating.
I always see the white swoops as larger than the black ones, no matter which cover I focus. I wonder if that’s related to how vision works, or if racism is that deeply ingrained in my perception.
I always see the white swoops as larger than the black ones, no matter which cover I focus. I wonder if that’s related to how vision works, or if racism is that deeply ingrained in my perception.
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The figure-ground comparison when the swirlies are side-by-side is fascinating.
I always see the white swoops as larger than the black ones, no matter which cover I focus. I wonder if that’s related to how vision works, or if racism is that deeply ingrained in my perception.
I always see the white swoops as larger than the black ones, no matter which cover I focus. I wonder if that’s related to how vision works, or if racism is that deeply ingrained in my perception.
*grumble grumble* That’s not what “but tell it slant” even means.
I hate when people don’t understand the poetry they’re slyly referencing to look learnéd.
And I will die alone on the “movers and shakers” hill.
I hate when people don’t understand the poetry they’re slyly referencing to look learnéd.
And I will die alone on the “movers and shakers” hill.
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
*grumble grumble* That’s not what “but tell it slant” even means.
I hate when people don’t understand the poetry they’re slyly referencing to look learnéd.
And I will die alone on the “movers and shakers” hill.
I hate when people don’t understand the poetry they’re slyly referencing to look learnéd.
And I will die alone on the “movers and shakers” hill.
I started out thinking TPM was one of those indie outlets I wanted to support with my cancelled NYT and WaPo subscriptions, but Josh has had a handful of opinions that make me regret that.
I wish I could remember what they were, but I don’t always remember why my skin crawled, just that it did.
I wish I could remember what they were, but I don’t always remember why my skin crawled, just that it did.
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I started out thinking TPM was one of those indie outlets I wanted to support with my cancelled NYT and WaPo subscriptions, but Josh has had a handful of opinions that make me regret that.
I wish I could remember what they were, but I don’t always remember why my skin crawled, just that it did.
I wish I could remember what they were, but I don’t always remember why my skin crawled, just that it did.
I’ll try to drop it in patreon. And yes, I think being ND is preferable to NT because I feel like I see more clearly because of it.
This has not made me popular.
This has not made me popular.
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I’ll try to drop it in patreon. And yes, I think being ND is preferable to NT because I feel like I see more clearly because of it.
This has not made me popular.
This has not made me popular.
Autism makes it easier to recognize the self as a construct I think, which in turn makes us more fundamentally threatening to NT types. It’s a beacon for bullies, not because they see us more clearly than we see ourselves, but because our (unavoidable) authenticity calls their reality into question.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Autism makes it easier to recognize the self as a construct I think, which in turn makes us more fundamentally threatening to NT types. It’s a beacon for bullies, not because they see us more clearly than we see ourselves, but because our (unavoidable) authenticity calls their reality into question.
I have a long response to this, informed by years of solitary meditation with the goal of letting go of the self and what I’ve learned about how I created mine in reaction to external threats.
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I have a long response to this, informed by years of solitary meditation with the goal of letting go of the self and what I’ve learned about how I created mine in reaction to external threats.
The ICE-block app (think that was its name) wouldn’t run on my phone, so I briefly considered getting a new one. Apple solved that for me by blocking the app.
My iPhone 8+ does more than I need.
My iPhone 8+ does more than I need.
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The ICE-block app (think that was its name) wouldn’t run on my phone, so I briefly considered getting a new one. Apple solved that for me by blocking the app.
My iPhone 8+ does more than I need.
My iPhone 8+ does more than I need.
I saw an acupuncturist for carpal tunnel. She said, “We do 4 times. If not work, we stop.” I was blown away at the idea that a medical professional would voluntarily stop treatment if it wasn’t working. (It did work.)
Also, how could she tell I was having my period from my pulse?
Also, how could she tell I was having my period from my pulse?
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I saw an acupuncturist for carpal tunnel. She said, “We do 4 times. If not work, we stop.” I was blown away at the idea that a medical professional would voluntarily stop treatment if it wasn’t working. (It did work.)
Also, how could she tell I was having my period from my pulse?
Also, how could she tell I was having my period from my pulse?
Has he completely changed clothes? Hats are different, jacket is different, shirt might be different too.
That’s SO creepy, what even is it with men ffs?
That’s SO creepy, what even is it with men ffs?
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Has he completely changed clothes? Hats are different, jacket is different, shirt might be different too.
That’s SO creepy, what even is it with men ffs?
That’s SO creepy, what even is it with men ffs?
Is this another testing-the-bot thread, or is this one perhaps real?
Anyway, thank you for highlighting another one for the block list.
Anyway, thank you for highlighting another one for the block list.
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Is this another testing-the-bot thread, or is this one perhaps real?
Anyway, thank you for highlighting another one for the block list.
Anyway, thank you for highlighting another one for the block list.
Remembering a Monty Python sketch, someone getting arrested: It’s a fair cop but society’s to blame.
Copper: Right, we’ll be charging them too.
Copper: Right, we’ll be charging them too.
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Remembering a Monty Python sketch, someone getting arrested: It’s a fair cop but society’s to blame.
Copper: Right, we’ll be charging them too.
Copper: Right, we’ll be charging them too.
I’ve been sleeping for 4 hours and then waking up, no matter when I go to sleep. I always think I’ve slept for hours, and then it takes 2 hours of reading/doomscrolling/puzzles before I can even think about going back to sleep.
Yeah, it sucks. But I’m getting used to it.
Yeah, it sucks. But I’m getting used to it.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I’ve been sleeping for 4 hours and then waking up, no matter when I go to sleep. I always think I’ve slept for hours, and then it takes 2 hours of reading/doomscrolling/puzzles before I can even think about going back to sleep.
Yeah, it sucks. But I’m getting used to it.
Yeah, it sucks. But I’m getting used to it.
I’ve been doing this the last few weeks. No matter when I go to sleep, 4 hours later I’m awake thinking I’ve slept a long time. It’s the in-between for me right now.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I’ve been doing this the last few weeks. No matter when I go to sleep, 4 hours later I’m awake thinking I’ve slept a long time. It’s the in-between for me right now.
His “thank you for your attention to this matter” is just chef’s kiss level of snark.
November 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
His “thank you for your attention to this matter” is just chef’s kiss level of snark.
Death having a near-Vimes experience was a nice touch.
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Death having a near-Vimes experience was a nice touch.
He’s so amazing and inspiring. I just love him.
And he reminds me of the best boss I ever had. Physically a bit. But his gestures, his way of speaking. The humor and his kindness.
And he reminds me of the best boss I ever had. Physically a bit. But his gestures, his way of speaking. The humor and his kindness.
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
He’s so amazing and inspiring. I just love him.
And he reminds me of the best boss I ever had. Physically a bit. But his gestures, his way of speaking. The humor and his kindness.
And he reminds me of the best boss I ever had. Physically a bit. But his gestures, his way of speaking. The humor and his kindness.
So this reminds me of when Kai Winn realized Sisko really was the prophet, and asked Kira for help to make amends and really explore her spirituality.
And it was all hunky dory until Kira said “when you’re no longer Kai.”
“Oh, no, child…”
And it was all hunky dory until Kira said “when you’re no longer Kai.”
“Oh, no, child…”
November 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
So this reminds me of when Kai Winn realized Sisko really was the prophet, and asked Kira for help to make amends and really explore her spirituality.
And it was all hunky dory until Kira said “when you’re no longer Kai.”
“Oh, no, child…”
And it was all hunky dory until Kira said “when you’re no longer Kai.”
“Oh, no, child…”
That’s lovely, that they lead off addressing you as Dr first thing. Congrats!! 🎉🎈🎊
November 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
That’s lovely, that they lead off addressing you as Dr first thing. Congrats!! 🎉🎈🎊