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Cassandra
@impossiblebird.bsky.social
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Everything is exhausting, but I’m still trying!

Librocubicularist GenXer who digs nature and fancies a fine fabric. Still covid conscious in New England. She/her

Watch ‘Our Flag Means Death’ 🏴‍☠️💖 if u haven’t
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Now do deaths.

It is shocking to me that despite learning that significantly less people (mostly our kids and grandparents) died in the US from the flu while we were all wearing masks, no one bothers to wear a mask.
Statista graph of flu deaths in the us indicating only 6300 people died in 2021-22 vs the numbers for the other years (43k, 38k, 51k, 23k, 38k, 53k, 28k, 26k, the 6k for 2021-2, 21k and 28k)
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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I love that he always has a playful approach to his wardrobe during high profile events. How Zac Ephron came out shirtless at the MTV awards. so the following year AS went in Jack McBrayer’s tightie whities with his tux top. And here he is at Cannes for Pillion and repping for Murderbot
Alexander Skarsgard in a tux with thigh high black leather boots on the red carpet at Cannes Skarsgard wearing a black tux jacket that goes to the floor and looks more like cleric vestments
October 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Ooh, sounds delightful,added to my tbr

I’m halfway thru Patricia Lockwood’s No One IsTallking About This

It’s like nothing I’ve ever read before.

And so many snort/laugh out loud moments. Fragmented, startling, poetic. But mostly so damn funny.
Book cover for Patricia Lockwood’s No One Is Talking About This. The background is a sky? Blue with dark clouds at the bottom then golden across the center and dusky purple at the top. A rainbow arcs across the center and the title is centered inside a giant mirrored ring meant (I believe) to depict The Portal. FINALIST FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE & A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK WINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE ONE OF THE ATLANTIC'S GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS OF THE PAST 100 YEARS "A book that reads like a prose poem, at once sublime, profane, intimate, philosophical, witty and, eventually, deeply moving." — New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice "Wow. I can't remember the last time I laughed so much reading a book. What an inventive and startling writer...l'm so glad I read this. I really think this book is remarkable." — David From "a formidably gifted writer" (The New York Times Book Review), a book that asks: Is there life after the internet?
September 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Ditto this incredible cheesecake from Osteria 44 in Rome. Can’t stand cheesecake but this silky, lofty treat was like nothing I’d ever had before.
A dessert plate with a round little cheesecake on a bright red smear of raspberry and current coulis with some fresh berries, crust crumble and a mint leaf to the side of the cake.
February 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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I love the empty beach in winter.
A view of grey clouds leading down to a reddish orange sunset at the horizon in the middle of the photos, with waves and then a little sand across the the bottom. A dark rock jetty reaches toward the sunset but falls short.
February 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Yeah totally. You can learn reliable info from ai 🙄
Screenshot of Prime video page for Dog Day Afternoon whose description reads “a man takes hostages at a bank in Brooklyn. Unfortunately I do not have enough information to summarize further within the provided guidelines
February 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Suki says Happy #Caturday and send belated Valentine’s Day sparkles for all
A grey tabby stares intently at a toy dangling on the left edge of the screen with a solo red sparkly ball above three smaller red and pink sparkly balls.
February 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Just started this absolutely wild ride! I’m maybe 1/5 of the way in and cannot fathom where its headed

Haruki Murakami’s The Wind Up Bird Chronicle

#BookSky
Cover of Haruki Murakami’s The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. A close up of a toy bird head, with the title and author’s name inscribed over it on curved lines
February 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Woof. My list this past week have been a series of gut punches.

And R. F. Kuang’s Yellowface is right up there.

Cringe.

#BookSky
A bright gold background with the title YELLOWFACE in all caps in a bold slim sans serif font. Beneath is the author’s name R. F. Kuang in a thin black courier type font. Two eyes look off to the side near the top
February 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Spending my Super Bowl Sunday cooking or snuggling up by the fire and listening to this devastating story.

Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West

Any recommendations for when this is done?

#BookSky
Screenshot of a Libby audiobook of Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, showing that I am 64% done and on chapter 8 The dark background has a lighter orange pink glow from the bottom. The title is handwritten in light blue marker or highlighter with the Ts of exit and west much larger than the e or w. The author’s name is the opposite with the m and h larger shrinking as they cross the page so that they balance out the m h and H but also the large T’s above them.
February 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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My god this book. I went in blind and it blew me away.

Akwaeke Emezi’s The Death of Vivek Oji

#BookSky
Cover art for Akwaeke Emezi’s The Death of Vivek Oji. Author’s name and the title are in all caps in a whiteish font The background is grey and red and pink swooshes cover the top but single to a point in the center at the bottom.
February 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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So much in so little.

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

This story spans one 24 hour period in the lives of those living on the int’l space station as it is being decommissioned. Framed by the 16 orbits of earth they make in that day. Beautiful, poetic, human.

#BookSky
#Orbital
A colorful interpretation of the solar system with the title Orbital a novel and author Samantha Harvey written in thin white all caps sans serif font.
January 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Just finished Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko - what a saga!

Sunja does what is needed time and time again to help her family survive and thrive. My heart breaks for all that this family experiences and I found myself celebrating their wins.

#booksky
#pachinko
Cover art for Min Jin Lee’s sweeping historical novel Pachinko. Against a medium muted teal background a female figure in white hanbok stands and in her skirt we see a tiny mother with two boys stand on a path looking out over a scene of islands/mountains and water.
January 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Been doing a good job keeping up with reading in 2025!

Really loved the audio book especially of Amor Towles’ ‘A Gentleman in Moscow.’

Such a great story, such a great listen.

Going to let it ferment a bit before I watch the adaptation with Ewan McGregor.

What’s everyone reading?

#Booksky
The cover of Amor Towles’ book ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ is a black and white photo of a man facing away from the camera. He wears a suit and a hat, and is framed in giant windows that open down the center to allow him to peer down into the street below. The title is emblazoned across the image in red all caps sans serif font with the author’s name in white
January 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Vegan Caesar salad with lentils and sweet potato 🙃
An up close view of my dinner last night. Creamy dressing slathered on romaine, shredded carrot, chick peas, red onion and celery. Near the top of the pic is a blob of seasoned lentils and a half of an orange sweet potato in its skin.
January 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Glad the bitter cold departed, but delighted to witness the shiny shards left in its wake

Sparkly spikes?

Addicted to alliteration
A close up shot of some ice crystals at the edge of a swiftly running river. The jumble of long thin crystals is reminiscent of potato pancakes
January 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Woof what a story! Anyone else read this? #BookSky
Book cover for Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. The letters a reminiscently early computer fontish and are colored as a group with a rainbow gradient in a medium to light saturation. I the background is the Great Wave of Kanagawa wood block print by Katsushika.
January 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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I mean a paddle board! And they have a projector and screen for movie night and podcasting set up/ring light and so much more.

I adore my library!
Screenshot of the most popular items borrowed in the Library of Things in a small town public library. Pressure washer, stand up paddle board, carpet cleaner, giant jenga and stud finder topped the list this year.
January 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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I aim to read a book a week this year.

Currently enjoying Bonnie Garmus’ ‘Lessons in Chemistry’.

Love the science of cooking scattered throughout.

Any recommendations for future reads?

Thinking maybe something by Ursula Le Guin or Agatha Christie but pretty open to suggestions.

#BookSky
The very bright puce book cover for Lessons in Chemistry. In the center is the head of a woman, yellow hair held in a bun by a yellow no. 2 pencil in her black cat eye glasses are the reflections of scientific glassware like test tubes, flasks and beakers etched out of a darker blue by a light teal, giving cyanotype vibes. Her lips and eyelids are done up in scarlet red, and she looks off to her right. Author’s name Bonnie Garmus is written in the same blue as the background of the reflection in her sunglasses.
January 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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I feel lucky to have gotten one - don’t see it up anymore
This is a screenshot of a post earlier today on the MW Bluesky account that says ‘Take a screenshot of this gif and whichever world you land on is YOUR word for 2025. Then a white square with the word mythical in black courier type font.
January 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Dang! I did pot pie soup with croutons but chickened out of using the cookie cutters so cut diamonds. So much lamer than this incredible thing!

How does one, er, approach eating said tree?
A close up of a bowl of pot pie soup with little diced veggies and two small puff pastry croutons at the top of the bowl.
December 26, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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Freaked out by all the unusual goings on and strange folk.

I feel ya, Suki!

Happy holidays to all who celebrate.
A grey tabby kitten sits atop a dark soapstone counter at the sink. Windows are a bit bleached out on the left behind her, and dark cabinets and a blurry toaster oven behind her to the right. She has a wary expression on her face.
December 24, 2024 at 6:56 PM
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For years I’ve made socca, thin chickpea flour pancakes, top w/hummus and fresh tomatoes, arugula, olives, yum!

Now I’ve tried farinata, same recipe, started stovetop. Browned onions, poured batter in hot oiled pan, topped with onions, rosemary and kalamata.

#vegan #glutenfree #veganfood
A dark soapstone counter in the background, while a black cast iron skillet dominates the foreground. Pulled away from the edges is a round bready bit of savory goodness. A 1/2 inch thick chick pea flour pancake topped with browned onions, olives and rosemary An almost quiche-like slice of thick chick pea pancake sits atop a small cream dessert plate rimmed with gold and with a gold daisy motif on the inch thick flat edge. Toppings are just that, on top. I think I would try stirring them into the batter next time or pushing them deeper. Would also try using veg to create a scene or something.
December 23, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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Happy solstice 🕯️

May the returning light bring something good for the year ahead✨
A bonfire with the sticks in a teepee formation and a white hot core glowing in the night, some trees in the distance silhouetted against the indigo sky
December 22, 2024 at 2:15 AM
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What to do when beautiful fat snowflakes are falling and I’ve already been out for a walk and brought in a rack full of wood?

Work on my fingerless gloves, which are more desperately needed every day!

#craftsky #knitting 🧶#wipWednesday a little late 😊
Chartreuse yarn being knit up ⬆️ bro fingerless gloves two at a time on clear plastic circular needles with silver tips. The project is sitting on my dark velvet jeans with the black with white polka dot zippered bag I store it in when not knitting. A gorgeous warm fire blazes in the woodstove in the background.
December 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM