Brenda
@mytruantpen.com
I just talk about my life, and offer respite from well deserved anger.
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard is my favorite play ever.
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard is my favorite play ever.
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Book ?: For a liberal arts major, I'm somehow deeply interested in geology. This was an excellent story. #bookaweek #geology #ifrockscouldtalk
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Book ?: For a liberal arts major, I'm somehow deeply interested in geology. This was an excellent story. #bookaweek #geology #ifrockscouldtalk
"Although I can still feel the sting of humiliation, being told early on that I was not a pretty ornament spared me from years of pinning my self-worth to external standards of beauty. " Ahh, yes. The gift of being a plain, if not actually ugly, girl. "Turning to Stone: the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks".
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"Although I can still feel the sting of humiliation, being told early on that I was not a pretty ornament spared me from years of pinning my self-worth to external standards of beauty. " Ahh, yes. The gift of being a plain, if not actually ugly, girl. "Turning to Stone: the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks".
I think I did it better.
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I think I did it better.
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The alchemist at work as darkness falls on Thanksgiving. 🍷🍸
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The alchemist at work as darkness falls on Thanksgiving. 🍷🍸
When someone you love starts using fountain pens, there will be subtle signs you can observe. #fountainpen #christmascard #ink
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
When someone you love starts using fountain pens, there will be subtle signs you can observe. #fountainpen #christmascard #ink
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The day I put together how QAM worked in Wi-Fi, and what it meant for data rates, was the day that convinced me that Wi-Fi is akin to messing with an elder god's rituals.
None of this shit should work at all, but it does, and that feels like a devil's bargain was struck.
None of this shit should work at all, but it does, and that feels like a devil's bargain was struck.
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The day I put together how QAM worked in Wi-Fi, and what it meant for data rates, was the day that convinced me that Wi-Fi is akin to messing with an elder god's rituals.
None of this shit should work at all, but it does, and that feels like a devil's bargain was struck.
None of this shit should work at all, but it does, and that feels like a devil's bargain was struck.
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The musicians at the showe stopped playinge.
It was disconcerting.
It was disconcerting.
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The musicians at the showe stopped playinge.
It was disconcerting.
It was disconcerting.
This time of year I deeply regret that there was no overlap between me desperately wanting the things in the Signals and Wireless gift catalogs, those fine publications showing up in the mail, and being able to afford them. #npr
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This time of year I deeply regret that there was no overlap between me desperately wanting the things in the Signals and Wireless gift catalogs, those fine publications showing up in the mail, and being able to afford them. #npr
Honestly, I'm sort of proud of myself for the kind of slop FB targets me with. It's usually about kindness, dignity and caring about others. It's also AI slop targeted at my dopamine receptors, but I'm glad that's what makes them fire.
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Honestly, I'm sort of proud of myself for the kind of slop FB targets me with. It's usually about kindness, dignity and caring about others. It's also AI slop targeted at my dopamine receptors, but I'm glad that's what makes them fire.
If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing. I've got a brand new Christmas fountain pen, a hand selected ink, matching sealing wax pellets and a new wax heater, 150 custom designed cards, and just about a month to get them all in the mail with addresses and notes all done by hand. It's #cardseason
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing. I've got a brand new Christmas fountain pen, a hand selected ink, matching sealing wax pellets and a new wax heater, 150 custom designed cards, and just about a month to get them all in the mail with addresses and notes all done by hand. It's #cardseason
Hello? Department of Bad Decisions? I'd like to place an order.... Do these two look like as much mischief to you as they do to me? www.petfinder.com/cat/cardamom...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Hello? Department of Bad Decisions? I'd like to place an order.... Do these two look like as much mischief to you as they do to me? www.petfinder.com/cat/cardamom...
I pulled out the old Stampin' Up stamps for some Thanksgiving postcards. These stamps hit differently now than they did in 2002 (although I didn't use most of them then either). #Thanksgiving #stamps #watercolors
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I pulled out the old Stampin' Up stamps for some Thanksgiving postcards. These stamps hit differently now than they did in 2002 (although I didn't use most of them then either). #Thanksgiving #stamps #watercolors
I'm a technology professional with a quarter century of experience. Currently my gaming laptop, which u haven't touched in 3 years, thinks my Microsoft account is a child's. Also a family admin. My Nvidia driver download keeps silently failing. And I guess I have to update to Windows 11.
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I'm a technology professional with a quarter century of experience. Currently my gaming laptop, which u haven't touched in 3 years, thinks my Microsoft account is a child's. Also a family admin. My Nvidia driver download keeps silently failing. And I guess I have to update to Windows 11.
Book 61: I needed a mental and emotional rest and this book was beautiful, eloquent and had a truth to it. Just what I needed. app.thestorygraph.com/books/726593... #bookaweek
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Book 61: I needed a mental and emotional rest and this book was beautiful, eloquent and had a truth to it. Just what I needed. app.thestorygraph.com/books/726593... #bookaweek
Dear Bluesky, I really like epistolary novels like Daddy Longlegs, Anne of the Island or This Is How You Lose the Time War. Do you have any recommendations?
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Dear Bluesky, I really like epistolary novels like Daddy Longlegs, Anne of the Island or This Is How You Lose the Time War. Do you have any recommendations?
TIL opium can prevent cholera!! #whitehousecookbook #1924
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
TIL opium can prevent cholera!! #whitehousecookbook #1924
A woman with a too-small fridge approves of refrigerator temperatures outside the night before her big party. #mocksgiving
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A woman with a too-small fridge approves of refrigerator temperatures outside the night before her big party. #mocksgiving
Book 60: digital book in front of the fire. I deeply love Bujold. The last few years of her writing feel like someone tidying the worlds of her creation and indulging in favorites before her next adventure. #bookaweek app.thestorygraph.com/books/22f5d3...
Testimony of Mute Things by Lois McMaster Bujold
This one is a prequel, falling between "Penric's Fox" and "Masquerade in Lodi" during Pen's Marte...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Book 60: digital book in front of the fire. I deeply love Bujold. The last few years of her writing feel like someone tidying the worlds of her creation and indulging in favorites before her next adventure. #bookaweek app.thestorygraph.com/books/22f5d3...
I have read all of these (including Black Dogs) and own as many as possible in physical form. I do think Jackalope Wives stands out from the crowd and would love a copy of the Orcs book. My son loves Orcus and really wants a map.
And that's it for Ursula Vernon/ @tkingfisher.com's currently published books of fiction! I believe there are at least two new books (Wolf Worm and Daggerbound) scheduled to come out next year (plus the Nine Goblins reprint, and maybe the next Paladin book)
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I have read all of these (including Black Dogs) and own as many as possible in physical form. I do think Jackalope Wives stands out from the crowd and would love a copy of the Orcs book. My son loves Orcus and really wants a map.
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Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
Book 59: the idea of living in a little house in the desert with a dog and a garden that could keep you is enough to go on. How is @tkingfisher.com releasing half a dozen books this year, all with distinct plots and characters? #bookaweek app.thestorygraph.com/books/f3211e...
Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher
In an isolated desert town, a young woman seeking a fresh start is confronted by ancient gods, ma...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Book 59: the idea of living in a little house in the desert with a dog and a garden that could keep you is enough to go on. How is @tkingfisher.com releasing half a dozen books this year, all with distinct plots and characters? #bookaweek app.thestorygraph.com/books/f3211e...