Helen, a handbasket
@helemnop.bsky.social
Podcaster. Poet. Parent. pUX pResearcher.
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’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)
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*.
Fast fashion definitely has its problems, and I’ve made a concentrated effort to shop with ethics and sustainability in mind, but I will never stop being obsessed with this ill-fitting, see-through, hair-magnet of a “sweatshirt” I got from Shein in 2018
February 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Fast fashion definitely has its problems, and I’ve made a concentrated effort to shop with ethics and sustainability in mind, but I will never stop being obsessed with this ill-fitting, see-through, hair-magnet of a “sweatshirt” I got from Shein in 2018
Being in the most terribly perfect time and place to rewatch Cabaret, I rewatched Cabaret today.
It turns out my DVD includes recommendations based on three of the actors, and I am obsessed with the choice to go “Hey! If you liked Michael York in Cabaret, you’ll LOVE him in THIS movie, baby, yeah!!
It turns out my DVD includes recommendations based on three of the actors, and I am obsessed with the choice to go “Hey! If you liked Michael York in Cabaret, you’ll LOVE him in THIS movie, baby, yeah!!
February 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Being in the most terribly perfect time and place to rewatch Cabaret, I rewatched Cabaret today.
It turns out my DVD includes recommendations based on three of the actors, and I am obsessed with the choice to go “Hey! If you liked Michael York in Cabaret, you’ll LOVE him in THIS movie, baby, yeah!!
It turns out my DVD includes recommendations based on three of the actors, and I am obsessed with the choice to go “Hey! If you liked Michael York in Cabaret, you’ll LOVE him in THIS movie, baby, yeah!!
I was looking up Joey Lawrence, as is my wont, and when I saw how uncomfortably beautifully he is aging, I may have uttered his trademark whoa
January 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I was looking up Joey Lawrence, as is my wont, and when I saw how uncomfortably beautifully he is aging, I may have uttered his trademark whoa
I picked up the phone after putting my son to sleep and was greeted by this text from his dad. God. God.
January 28, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I picked up the phone after putting my son to sleep and was greeted by this text from his dad. God. God.
Oh no.
I have nothing to add to the conversation at this time. I just wanted to document that I went “Oh no.”
I have nothing to add to the conversation at this time. I just wanted to document that I went “Oh no.”
January 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Oh no.
I have nothing to add to the conversation at this time. I just wanted to document that I went “Oh no.”
I have nothing to add to the conversation at this time. I just wanted to document that I went “Oh no.”
The saddest short story ever written
January 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The saddest short story ever written
My dad and stepmom’s dog got my dog a Christmas present and they packaged it in a Dior box that they corrected to say “Diog” and this is my new favorite holiday memory
January 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
My dad and stepmom’s dog got my dog a Christmas present and they packaged it in a Dior box that they corrected to say “Diog” and this is my new favorite holiday memory
And number 1.
Simple.
Elegant.
Temu.
Wear it anywhere, from your parents’ country club to your arraignment. The perfect classy basic.
Simple.
Elegant.
Temu.
Wear it anywhere, from your parents’ country club to your arraignment. The perfect classy basic.
January 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM
And number 1.
Simple.
Elegant.
Temu.
Wear it anywhere, from your parents’ country club to your arraignment. The perfect classy basic.
Simple.
Elegant.
Temu.
Wear it anywhere, from your parents’ country club to your arraignment. The perfect classy basic.
2. I’m going to be honest. I learned how to use the VCR at 4 years old so I could watch The Little Mermaid every day — I am the target market for this. But if anything is really selling this T-shirt to me, it’s the product description
January 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
2. I’m going to be honest. I learned how to use the VCR at 4 years old so I could watch The Little Mermaid every day — I am the target market for this. But if anything is really selling this T-shirt to me, it’s the product description
3. I know this is a little tongue-in-cheek, but something about the weird capitalization and the extra periods after the ellipsis bring sincerity back into it, especially when it Kool-Aid-man crashes into your earnest perusal of cheap press-on nails and unlicensed Pokémon products
January 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
3. I know this is a little tongue-in-cheek, but something about the weird capitalization and the extra periods after the ellipsis bring sincerity back into it, especially when it Kool-Aid-man crashes into your earnest perusal of cheap press-on nails and unlicensed Pokémon products
4. Another that really evokes that schoolgirl crush experience. I know I had pictures of Tony Slattery, the sort-of greasy one from from Whose Line is it Anyway? plastered collage-style on my binder — but didn’t we all, ladies?
January 3, 2025 at 3:48 AM
4. Another that really evokes that schoolgirl crush experience. I know I had pictures of Tony Slattery, the sort-of greasy one from from Whose Line is it Anyway? plastered collage-style on my binder — but didn’t we all, ladies?
Counting down from 5. This is a simple design, but it’s a classic for a reason. The lipstick kisses really help sell the point without being too crass
January 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Counting down from 5. This is a simple design, but it’s a classic for a reason. The lipstick kisses really help sell the point without being too crass
First, for honorable mentions, I have to include these bangers — AI-generated sacred heart of LuiJesus, PhotoShop Gay Bondage Saint Vigilante, and perp-walk anime panels/is this loss (no but I wish)
January 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM
First, for honorable mentions, I have to include these bangers — AI-generated sacred heart of LuiJesus, PhotoShop Gay Bondage Saint Vigilante, and perp-walk anime panels/is this loss (no but I wish)
If you had to tell someone who you were using only the most common words found in the Google Maps reviews of a super-remote geographic location, what place would you be? I’m Inaccessible Island
December 11, 2024 at 3:37 PM
If you had to tell someone who you were using only the most common words found in the Google Maps reviews of a super-remote geographic location, what place would you be? I’m Inaccessible Island
I’m exploring remote locations in the southern Atlantic in Google Maps (as you do) and somebody gave this volcano in Antarctica a 5-star review because parking was free
December 11, 2024 at 3:19 PM
I’m exploring remote locations in the southern Atlantic in Google Maps (as you do) and somebody gave this volcano in Antarctica a 5-star review because parking was free
Unsung babes of Titanic (1997): “I’m sorry; I dropped the keys” hottie
November 28, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Unsung babes of Titanic (1997): “I’m sorry; I dropped the keys” hottie
Introduce yourself with four movies:
November 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Introduce yourself with four movies:
It took me almost two straight years of daily Duolingo lessons, but I can FINALLY say the one phrase I actually needed
¿ESCUCHAS ESO, PEDRO?
¿ESCUCHAS ESO, PEDRO?
July 1, 2024 at 5:55 PM
It took me almost two straight years of daily Duolingo lessons, but I can FINALLY say the one phrase I actually needed
¿ESCUCHAS ESO, PEDRO?
¿ESCUCHAS ESO, PEDRO?