Merry Hall
@merryhall.bsky.social
Mom, writer, needleworker, deconstructed believer, cat lady.
6 is probably REM, 8 is Rage Against the Machine, 12 is Goo Goo Dolls. I can't figure out the devil bed one or the last one. Is that a water bottle? A flip phone?
December 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
6 is probably REM, 8 is Rage Against the Machine, 12 is Goo Goo Dolls. I can't figure out the devil bed one or the last one. Is that a water bottle? A flip phone?
This must be more universal than I thought! My cat produced a line of poops on a string like sausages and went careening around the house with poops whirling around her until we could pin her down and gently extract them. The smell was not of God. Still referred to as "the poop-lasso incident."
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This must be more universal than I thought! My cat produced a line of poops on a string like sausages and went careening around the house with poops whirling around her until we could pin her down and gently extract them. The smell was not of God. Still referred to as "the poop-lasso incident."
I said the same thing when we had a boy!! It's either Michael or Braxtyn. My husband and I have vastly differing tastes which doesn't help. My #1 was Calvin. His was Elric. 🤷♀️ We finally settled on Caspian a few hrs after birth. If we'd had another, he'd be Baby until he could pick his own name.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I said the same thing when we had a boy!! It's either Michael or Braxtyn. My husband and I have vastly differing tastes which doesn't help. My #1 was Calvin. His was Elric. 🤷♀️ We finally settled on Caspian a few hrs after birth. If we'd had another, he'd be Baby until he could pick his own name.
Lmaoooo and here I am thinking raspberries, of all fruits, have the mouthfeel of slightly furry wet gravel. Absolutely not, hard pass. (I fully agree re: melons though. Not even watermelon. Kiss my ass, melons of Earth.)
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Lmaoooo and here I am thinking raspberries, of all fruits, have the mouthfeel of slightly furry wet gravel. Absolutely not, hard pass. (I fully agree re: melons though. Not even watermelon. Kiss my ass, melons of Earth.)
Next let's find out how Congress feels about dispensationalism! Then string theory! Then whether it's ok to dip fries in mayo instead of ketchup! (Many days debate on this)
As long as they're wasting time on pointless shit none of them understands anyway.
As long as they're wasting time on pointless shit none of them understands anyway.
November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Next let's find out how Congress feels about dispensationalism! Then string theory! Then whether it's ok to dip fries in mayo instead of ketchup! (Many days debate on this)
As long as they're wasting time on pointless shit none of them understands anyway.
As long as they're wasting time on pointless shit none of them understands anyway.
The pairing of Small Gods with Carpe Jugulum/Mightily Oats is remarkable. For someone who wasn't religious, he understood it so well, along with all the different ways religion can corrupt or be corrupted.
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The pairing of Small Gods with Carpe Jugulum/Mightily Oats is remarkable. For someone who wasn't religious, he understood it so well, along with all the different ways religion can corrupt or be corrupted.
I wonder what that doctor is doing now. Probably crusading against seed oils like every other nutbag, terrifying clueless new moms.
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I wonder what that doctor is doing now. Probably crusading against seed oils like every other nutbag, terrifying clueless new moms.
Oh, my first baby's PEDIATRICIAN told me that using Similac would cost my kid IQ points. This was 9 years ago so a lot of the weird formulas weren't around yet, thank God. And thank God I had the sense to get a new ped. My kid took offbrand soy formula for a year and she's a genius, so. 🤷♀️
November 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Oh, my first baby's PEDIATRICIAN told me that using Similac would cost my kid IQ points. This was 9 years ago so a lot of the weird formulas weren't around yet, thank God. And thank God I had the sense to get a new ped. My kid took offbrand soy formula for a year and she's a genius, so. 🤷♀️
Charlie, say hi to Autumn for me. She was my first cat, a rescued Ragdoll, the fluffiest girl who ever lived. She was my best friend and I've been missing her for 7 years. She hated other cats so I don't think she's made friends on the other side, but she's just being a queen and waiting for me.
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Charlie, say hi to Autumn for me. She was my first cat, a rescued Ragdoll, the fluffiest girl who ever lived. She was my best friend and I've been missing her for 7 years. She hated other cats so I don't think she's made friends on the other side, but she's just being a queen and waiting for me.
This is EXACTLY the product to release right when everyone can't afford groceries and health insurance and Christmas gifts for their kids. A designer sock for a $1500 phone. It fills no niche and solves no problem.
Did literally everyone in the global capitalist class get kicked in the head?
Did literally everyone in the global capitalist class get kicked in the head?
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is EXACTLY the product to release right when everyone can't afford groceries and health insurance and Christmas gifts for their kids. A designer sock for a $1500 phone. It fills no niche and solves no problem.
Did literally everyone in the global capitalist class get kicked in the head?
Did literally everyone in the global capitalist class get kicked in the head?
It's a purse that only carries your phone!! So if you already carry a purse, you need to carry this too. If you don't carry a purse, you need to start. But only for the phone. Your keys and shit still need to go somewhere else.
This is truly the most baffling product I've ever seen. I'm baffled.
This is truly the most baffling product I've ever seen. I'm baffled.
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's a purse that only carries your phone!! So if you already carry a purse, you need to carry this too. If you don't carry a purse, you need to start. But only for the phone. Your keys and shit still need to go somewhere else.
This is truly the most baffling product I've ever seen. I'm baffled.
This is truly the most baffling product I've ever seen. I'm baffled.
Ethical issues aside, I genuinely can't think of a single thing I could ask it to do for me that it could do correctly AND better/more easily than I could. And the idea of just...chatting with it for fun makes my skin want to crawl inside my body.
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Ethical issues aside, I genuinely can't think of a single thing I could ask it to do for me that it could do correctly AND better/more easily than I could. And the idea of just...chatting with it for fun makes my skin want to crawl inside my body.
A pop-up offering 10% off obscures the screen 1.7 seconds after I land on the page. "Are you SURE you don't want these great savings??" I don't know, maybe I do! Let me look at the product first!! I'm not signing up for a lifetime of spam email without ever browsing your wares, I'm sorry.
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A pop-up offering 10% off obscures the screen 1.7 seconds after I land on the page. "Are you SURE you don't want these great savings??" I don't know, maybe I do! Let me look at the product first!! I'm not signing up for a lifetime of spam email without ever browsing your wares, I'm sorry.
THANK YOU. Geez. I've been called crazy or a bitch many times. I'm not even that direct of a person! If I'm being sharp with you, it's cause I've already tried to drop hints, nudge, and coddle, probably for months, and you can't/won't get it. Finally I say what I mean, and I'm the bitch now.
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
THANK YOU. Geez. I've been called crazy or a bitch many times. I'm not even that direct of a person! If I'm being sharp with you, it's cause I've already tried to drop hints, nudge, and coddle, probably for months, and you can't/won't get it. Finally I say what I mean, and I'm the bitch now.
Easily, front and back, both hands. I can also do the thing where you put your hands flat on a table and raise your ring finger without lifting any other fingers. No hypermobility, but I play the piano and do a lot of needlework/crochet.
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Easily, front and back, both hands. I can also do the thing where you put your hands flat on a table and raise your ring finger without lifting any other fingers. No hypermobility, but I play the piano and do a lot of needlework/crochet.
Man, I love this, except for the paved (??) backyard. My kingdom for a double oven. And I will happily take wood paneling over those damn hideous subway tiles everyone keeps using.
November 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Man, I love this, except for the paved (??) backyard. My kingdom for a double oven. And I will happily take wood paneling over those damn hideous subway tiles everyone keeps using.
Lolllll I got married in 2013. One bridesmaid wore a fitted knee-length business casual type dress. The other in a floor-length, satiny, flowy gown. I tried to send them ideas! But I wanted to be chill!!! I just wanted them to be happy! They did look good! Just for very different weddings!
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Lolllll I got married in 2013. One bridesmaid wore a fitted knee-length business casual type dress. The other in a floor-length, satiny, flowy gown. I tried to send them ideas! But I wanted to be chill!!! I just wanted them to be happy! They did look good! Just for very different weddings!
Darth have we not all longed for films to be made with less skill? Do we really need another Spielberg or Scorsese someday? We had those already. We should want to see the kind of cinema Joe Nardwang, junior programmer for Meta, can pretend to make with a chatbot. He's got Ideas.
October 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Darth have we not all longed for films to be made with less skill? Do we really need another Spielberg or Scorsese someday? We had those already. We should want to see the kind of cinema Joe Nardwang, junior programmer for Meta, can pretend to make with a chatbot. He's got Ideas.
I appreciate ones like this that might be random but at least aren't IP. But it's a lazy ass design like all girls' costumes over age 7 or so. Sparkly tutu+animal ear headband of some kind. We live in MN! How are you supposed to wear this over snowpants and a parka? I ask you.
October 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I appreciate ones like this that might be random but at least aren't IP. But it's a lazy ass design like all girls' costumes over age 7 or so. Sparkly tutu+animal ear headband of some kind. We live in MN! How are you supposed to wear this over snowpants and a parka? I ask you.
There's merch!! I'm dying, this is too funny. The MOA is 20 min from me and I'm tempted to visit Popepalooza. A collection of papal relics owned by a priest in Duluth displayed next to Nickelodeon Universe and a Spencer's makes exactly as much sense as anything does these days.
October 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
There's merch!! I'm dying, this is too funny. The MOA is 20 min from me and I'm tempted to visit Popepalooza. A collection of papal relics owned by a priest in Duluth displayed next to Nickelodeon Universe and a Spencer's makes exactly as much sense as anything does these days.
I wonder why that is? I like tea too! It has caffeine, it can be made dark and strong. But it cannot replace morning coffee. If I couldn't drink coffee any more, I really think I wouldn't have anything at all in the morning.
October 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I wonder why that is? I like tea too! It has caffeine, it can be made dark and strong. But it cannot replace morning coffee. If I couldn't drink coffee any more, I really think I wouldn't have anything at all in the morning.
Jesus, for real. If I can't have coffee, that's one thing. But do not come at me with a delicate green tea or goddamn kombucha or whatever. There is no acceptable substitute for coffee.
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Jesus, for real. If I can't have coffee, that's one thing. But do not come at me with a delicate green tea or goddamn kombucha or whatever. There is no acceptable substitute for coffee.