Helen, a handbasket
@helemnop.bsky.social
Podcaster. Poet. Parent. pUX pResearcher.
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Happy new year here are my favorite celebratory/thirsty Luigi Mangione T-shirts from my Temu feed
Pardon the from-the-toilet angle of this photo, but man my brain really read this as “live / laugh / hands”
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Pardon the from-the-toilet angle of this photo, but man my brain really read this as “live / laugh / hands”
I got excited for a minute because I thought I heard a ghost wailing in the distance
But it was my nose whistling
At the exact frequency necessary to summon ghosts
But it was my nose whistling
At the exact frequency necessary to summon ghosts
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I got excited for a minute because I thought I heard a ghost wailing in the distance
But it was my nose whistling
At the exact frequency necessary to summon ghosts
But it was my nose whistling
At the exact frequency necessary to summon ghosts
I’m sorry y’all, I got excited and couldn’t stop myself (and @angelkpoet.bsky.social, who actually put together this labor of overwhelming love per my request)
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I’m sorry y’all, I got excited and couldn’t stop myself (and @angelkpoet.bsky.social, who actually put together this labor of overwhelming love per my request)
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if the men find out we can shapeshift, they’re going to tell the church
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if the men find out we can shapeshift, they’re going to tell the church
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No Kings includes this asshole
October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
No Kings includes this asshole
Mommy (reading) : "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both." The End. *weeps softly*
Son: ...I GUESS IT'S JUST CALLED "WEB" NOW
Son: ...I GUESS IT'S JUST CALLED "WEB" NOW
October 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Mommy (reading) : "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both." The End. *weeps softly*
Son: ...I GUESS IT'S JUST CALLED "WEB" NOW
Son: ...I GUESS IT'S JUST CALLED "WEB" NOW
For the first time in my life I just thought to myself “I wonder what Adam Carolla thinks about this”
September 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
For the first time in my life I just thought to myself “I wonder what Adam Carolla thinks about this”
Oh man, imagine where we feminists would be today if Secret deodorant hadn't made it OK to talk about our pH balance all the time
September 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Oh man, imagine where we feminists would be today if Secret deodorant hadn't made it OK to talk about our pH balance all the time
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i love going back to an early episode of a podcast i've listened to for many years and being like wow this sounds like shit
September 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
i love going back to an early episode of a podcast i've listened to for many years and being like wow this sounds like shit
Dear postmates
Is this how you do a postmates?
Please send me Gushers
Thank you
Is this how you do a postmates?
Please send me Gushers
Thank you
September 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Dear postmates
Is this how you do a postmates?
Please send me Gushers
Thank you
Is this how you do a postmates?
Please send me Gushers
Thank you
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"Charlie Kirk should have been murdered privately" girl what
September 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
"Charlie Kirk should have been murdered privately" girl what
🎶Somedayyy my prince* will come🎶
*menopause
*menopause
September 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
🎶Somedayyy my prince* will come🎶
*menopause
*menopause
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NEW EPISODE!
Dear listeners — some of whose names we know — thank you for helping us celebrate Valerie’s birth month by listening to our episode covering 1990’s Joe Versus the Volcano. We forgot how wonderfully bonkers. Thank you for listening.
Dear listeners — some of whose names we know — thank you for helping us celebrate Valerie’s birth month by listening to our episode covering 1990’s Joe Versus the Volcano. We forgot how wonderfully bonkers. Thank you for listening.
·149· Joe Versus the Volcano - Falling in Love Montage
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fallinginlovemontage.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
NEW EPISODE!
Dear listeners — some of whose names we know — thank you for helping us celebrate Valerie’s birth month by listening to our episode covering 1990’s Joe Versus the Volcano. We forgot how wonderfully bonkers. Thank you for listening.
Dear listeners — some of whose names we know — thank you for helping us celebrate Valerie’s birth month by listening to our episode covering 1990’s Joe Versus the Volcano. We forgot how wonderfully bonkers. Thank you for listening.
Welp I got to talking about Here Comes the Boom again this morning, and now everyone’s invited to guest on my new show Shit I Guess I’m Doing a Kevin James Podcast Now
August 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Welp I got to talking about Here Comes the Boom again this morning, and now everyone’s invited to guest on my new show Shit I Guess I’m Doing a Kevin James Podcast Now
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Caturday
Baby Smelly Cat Stomps
Baby Smelly Cat Stomps
August 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Caturday
Baby Smelly Cat Stomps
Baby Smelly Cat Stomps
Me: Aw, Walter, you’re so cozy and calm, all curled up like that.
Walter: *is actually a bunched-up pair of pants and not my dog Walter*
Walter: *is actually a bunched-up pair of pants and not my dog Walter*
August 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Me: Aw, Walter, you’re so cozy and calm, all curled up like that.
Walter: *is actually a bunched-up pair of pants and not my dog Walter*
Walter: *is actually a bunched-up pair of pants and not my dog Walter*
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a thought i have reading @clintsmithiii.bsky.social’s wonderful piece is that one reason the administration wants to erase any mention of the worst of our past is because it is intent on recapitulating those atrocities www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
www.theatlantic.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
a thought i have reading @clintsmithiii.bsky.social’s wonderful piece is that one reason the administration wants to erase any mention of the worst of our past is because it is intent on recapitulating those atrocities www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
After the school day, my son is allowed a prescribed amount of screen time, and if he's had a good day, he may add up to 30 minutes of Ben Vereen time, during which he can watch anything featuring Tony-Award-winning actor Ben Vereen.
August 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
After the school day, my son is allowed a prescribed amount of screen time, and if he's had a good day, he may add up to 30 minutes of Ben Vereen time, during which he can watch anything featuring Tony-Award-winning actor Ben Vereen.
"'Heartburn from cereal!?' she cried, after getting heartburn from cereal." - first line of my novel (or memoir?)
August 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"'Heartburn from cereal!?' she cried, after getting heartburn from cereal." - first line of my novel (or memoir?)
Look out, AI bullshit, I just accidentally sent someone a “nudge,” so *I’m* the new worst thing about Duolingo 💁♀️
August 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Look out, AI bullshit, I just accidentally sent someone a “nudge,” so *I’m* the new worst thing about Duolingo 💁♀️
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For the month of ‘ly in the year ’25, we grabbed Helen’s son (and Valerie’s nephew!) Elam to discuss three whole movies — if you consider the High School Musical movies to be movies.
Was this the most fun we’ve had in a while? BET ON IT (bet on it) bet on it (bet on it)!
Was this the most fun we’ve had in a while? BET ON IT (bet on it) bet on it (bet on it)!
·148· High School Musical 1, 2, and 3 - Falling in Love Montage
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fallinginlovemontage.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
For the month of ‘ly in the year ’25, we grabbed Helen’s son (and Valerie’s nephew!) Elam to discuss three whole movies — if you consider the High School Musical movies to be movies.
Was this the most fun we’ve had in a while? BET ON IT (bet on it) bet on it (bet on it)!
Was this the most fun we’ve had in a while? BET ON IT (bet on it) bet on it (bet on it)!
Huh. It never occurred to me that I might just be *orange*.
July 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Huh. It never occurred to me that I might just be *orange*.
Kids these days don’t even know WHO LOVES ORANGE SODA(?)!!
July 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Kids these days don’t even know WHO LOVES ORANGE SODA(?)!!
Hot office gossip(!!): no one can believe it's already July 16th.
July 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Hot office gossip(!!): no one can believe it's already July 16th.