Shannon Okey
@knitgrrl.bsky.social
Publisher / designer cooperativepress.com + event organizer clevelandbazaar.org she/her
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Something is fundamentally wrong with America when millions of dollars can’t buy you a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, the respect of your children, the silence of your baby mammas, or a functional penis implant.
April 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Something is fundamentally wrong with America when millions of dollars can’t buy you a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, the respect of your children, the silence of your baby mammas, or a functional penis implant.
Nigel said I don’t have to clean the house if I don’t want to.
March 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Nigel said I don’t have to clean the house if I don’t want to.
No one’s gonna cross oceans of time to find me, let’s be real.
February 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
No one’s gonna cross oceans of time to find me, let’s be real.
It’s my sweet Ursula’s third gotcha day (she’ll be 5 in April) and I do not know how I would have survived the last three years without her.
February 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
It’s my sweet Ursula’s third gotcha day (she’ll be 5 in April) and I do not know how I would have survived the last three years without her.
Me getting my shingles vaccine last night: oooh, they have polio vaccines, too? Think I might get one when I go back for Shingrix round two, as a treat.
February 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Me getting my shingles vaccine last night: oooh, they have polio vaccines, too? Think I might get one when I go back for Shingrix round two, as a treat.
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If you can't love yourself, how are you going to trick someone else into loving you
February 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
If you can't love yourself, how are you going to trick someone else into loving you
Twenty five years ago today I had tickets to see Morrissey in Akron.
On Valentine’s Day.
IN THE RAIN. (really)
However, my then-boyfriend opted to take a club gig (he was a DJ) and ditch me instead.
On Valentine’s Day.
IN THE RAIN. (really)
However, my then-boyfriend opted to take a club gig (he was a DJ) and ditch me instead.
Morrissey Setlist at Akron Civic Theatre, Akron
Get the Morrissey Setlist of the concert at Akron Civic Theatre, Akron, OH, USA on February 14, 2000 from the Oye Esteban! Tour and other Morrissey Setlists for free on setlist.fm!
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February 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Twenty five years ago today I had tickets to see Morrissey in Akron.
On Valentine’s Day.
IN THE RAIN. (really)
However, my then-boyfriend opted to take a club gig (he was a DJ) and ditch me instead.
On Valentine’s Day.
IN THE RAIN. (really)
However, my then-boyfriend opted to take a club gig (he was a DJ) and ditch me instead.
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If you somehow had a one-night-stand with Paul Hollywood, how bummed would you be if you didn’t get a handshake afterwards?
February 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
If you somehow had a one-night-stand with Paul Hollywood, how bummed would you be if you didn’t get a handshake afterwards?
Michael Stipe, come back here and answer for your lies! I DO NOT FEEL FINE. Not at ALL.
February 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Michael Stipe, come back here and answer for your lies! I DO NOT FEEL FINE. Not at ALL.
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ME: *sits at desk and works* Just focus. Just focus. Don't look around. Do NOT look around.
THE NEWS:
THE NEWS:
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ME: *sits at desk and works* Just focus. Just focus. Don't look around. Do NOT look around.
THE NEWS:
THE NEWS:
I got an award today I didn’t even know I’d won so that was pretty cool.
January 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I got an award today I didn’t even know I’d won so that was pretty cool.
I mean, this seem bad but what do I know? Because vagina.
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I mean, this seem bad but what do I know? Because vagina.
What dumbass bought a room’s worth of IKEA Ivar shelving and forgot to get the damn cross braces? That’d be me, yep. So back we go tomorrow… another two hour drive.
“I’ll move to Cleveland when you get that IKEA… never!”
—Liz Lemon
“I’ll move to Cleveland when you get that IKEA… never!”
—Liz Lemon
a woman is dancing in an office with a man in a suit behind her .
ALT: a woman is dancing in an office with a man in a suit behind her .
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
What dumbass bought a room’s worth of IKEA Ivar shelving and forgot to get the damn cross braces? That’d be me, yep. So back we go tomorrow… another two hour drive.
“I’ll move to Cleveland when you get that IKEA… never!”
—Liz Lemon
“I’ll move to Cleveland when you get that IKEA… never!”
—Liz Lemon
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This is a sewing pattern. It is also a page from a late 14th century manuscript that is one of two primary sources for an important Icelandic saga (Sturlunga saga), but that was probably not important to the 17th century person who really needed a sewing pattern.
#upcycling
#upcycling
January 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This is a sewing pattern. It is also a page from a late 14th century manuscript that is one of two primary sources for an important Icelandic saga (Sturlunga saga), but that was probably not important to the 17th century person who really needed a sewing pattern.
#upcycling
#upcycling
Thought you might enjoy a sleepy Ursula today.
January 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Thought you might enjoy a sleepy Ursula today.
…I laughed so hard when I read this. I couldn’t help myself.
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately Taco Bell decree:
Where Blast, the Baja river, ran
So everyone across the land
Could live both más and free
A stately Taco Bell decree:
Where Blast, the Baja river, ran
So everyone across the land
Could live both más and free
January 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM
…I laughed so hard when I read this. I couldn’t help myself.
I triple majored in German, political science and history. I used to think it was lazy how many times our professors screened this one movie about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose movement, but now I’m more appreciative as we look ahead.
January 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I triple majored in German, political science and history. I used to think it was lazy how many times our professors screened this one movie about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose movement, but now I’m more appreciative as we look ahead.
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Stichill Sweater by @knitgrrl.bsky.social not pictured is my two sleeves that are soon to be attached. Bursitis be damned I’m finishing this sweater.
January 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Stichill Sweater by @knitgrrl.bsky.social not pictured is my two sleeves that are soon to be attached. Bursitis be damned I’m finishing this sweater.
Cross posting by request from my FB post earlier today:
The Dalai Lama said: “If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”
The Dalai Lama said: “If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”
January 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Cross posting by request from my FB post earlier today:
The Dalai Lama said: “If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”
The Dalai Lama said: “If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”
I have put EFFORT into eating all the things I love in NYC this weekend when I’m not working. Xian Famous Foods, Veselka, Pommes Frites… and we’re getting fancy cake + coffee at the Neue Galerie later. Feels like a last hurrah. Hope it isn’t.
January 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I have put EFFORT into eating all the things I love in NYC this weekend when I’m not working. Xian Famous Foods, Veselka, Pommes Frites… and we’re getting fancy cake + coffee at the Neue Galerie later. Feels like a last hurrah. Hope it isn’t.
Who’s going to VKL NYC next week? I’m driving up to help Natalie from Malojos and sell some CP books in the booth. Hopefully see some of you there!
January 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Who’s going to VKL NYC next week? I’m driving up to help Natalie from Malojos and sell some CP books in the booth. Hopefully see some of you there!
Well, how long til this gets ruined, too? [long, exhausted sigh]
I just wanna talk shit with other nerds and promote my businesses now and then, ffs. 🤦🏻♀️
I just wanna talk shit with other nerds and promote my businesses now and then, ffs. 🤦🏻♀️
January 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Well, how long til this gets ruined, too? [long, exhausted sigh]
I just wanna talk shit with other nerds and promote my businesses now and then, ffs. 🤦🏻♀️
I just wanna talk shit with other nerds and promote my businesses now and then, ffs. 🤦🏻♀️
This is the truest thing I have read all year.
In all seriousness, A Confederacy of Dunces is a book about what internet guys did before there was an internet
Ignatius Reilly 2023 drives an Uber while listening to a movie podcast and screaming back at it in front of his passengers
November 28, 2024 at 4:17 AM
This is the truest thing I have read all year.
My dog is sadly neglected and never goes for any walks, ever.
November 15, 2024 at 4:40 PM
My dog is sadly neglected and never goes for any walks, ever.