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nanette
@nanette.bsky.social
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a middle-aged librarian living on the flatlands of central Illinois

magnificent weirdo, guardian of the corn trophy, teller of stories

“music critic” at thebestthing.blog

not a professional account by any means, it gets weird in here
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my sweet Gracie, who died in 2023. we found her in the parking lot of a restaurant and she was a giant weirdo and the most photogenic cat ever. I miss her every day. she was the best.
A tortoiseshell cat reclining on the carpet with playing cards under her paw. A tortoiseshell cat with a brown leg sitting in a weird position on a green and purple striped blanket. She’s looking at the camera with an irritable expression.
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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like you may roll your eyes when “love shack” comes on, but it’s like the giant macaroni statue in front of the Kraft plant says
A giant yellow-orange statue of a curved macaroni noodle that says “you know you love it”
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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new donut place opened today. I had the strawberry filled bismarck and it was INCREDIBLE
The menu for royal donut in Champaign. They have yeast donuts, cake donuts, and specialty donuts of many varieties.
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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You're much too young You're much too young You're much too young To mess around with me
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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the 10 year old described this as “a graveyard of portapotties”
A large open field with orange and blue portapotties scattered throughout
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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the cheerleaders do a lot of impressive physical feats (balancing, flips, holding/tossing people up on the air) and they have incredible stamina but the most impressive to me is running really fast down these concrete stairs without looking, holding a flag
The Illinois cheerleaders running down the steps with the flags that spell “Illinois”
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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at the women’s basketball game. music right now: “Candy” by Cameo
The basketball court at State Farm center in central Illinois.
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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one of the kids left a paper towel on the floor and dolce is going bananas over it
A long-haired black and white cat clutching a paper towel in her front paws. There is a small piece of paper towel in front of her because she bit the paper towel thinking it was food, I guess.
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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someone posted this 1988 poster from Mabel’s (a noted local venue) and I wish we could return to the days where there was an excellent show in town at least once a week. it’s so rare these days!

also, that’s nothing’s shocking-era Jane’s Addiction at a tiny venue. that had to be a great show
A concert poster from Mabel’s in Champaign, IL with a lineup that includes they might be giants, American music club, Jonathan Richman, ministry, and Jane’s addiction.
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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I think Jackson State fans should get free nuggets because Illinois missed two consecutive free throws
The Illinois scoreboard with the “text McNuggets to 83200 for free McNuggets” message
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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hey I have these dead roses and I feel like I should do something weird with them like scatter them all over the front porch. any better ideas? this seems like a real opportunity here
Some dead orange, peach, and white roses. They’re all dried out and droopy
October 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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lunch at the Urbana black dog because they have a horseshoe on special and you know I cannot resist central Illinois’s greatest culinary innovation
An orange plate containing a slice of sourdough bread, pulled pork, and a pile of fries covered in white cheese sauce and topped with minced green onions An orange jersey hanging above the bar with “burnt ends” on the back
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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this guy totally agrees
a white hippie guy with a wide brimmed hat and a billowy purple shirt playing some kind of instrument that presumably makes the noise of the pan flute
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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the cat’s cache of toys was located this morning

-nine springs
-one dirty mouse
-one ball
-one hair tie
The cat’s cache of toys. Nine colorful plastic springs, dirty mouse, a white hair tie, and an orange striped ball The source of the mayhem, a white cat with a brown tabby half-mask
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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for many of us, suggesting books is one of our favorite parts of the job!
Maybe I ask a librarian for their recommendations, instead of relying on Al.
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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I saw a funk away sign in the wild this morning and I squealed with delight
A yard sign for a business called funk away, which features an anthropomorphic power washer cleaning an anthropomorphic garbage bin
October 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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we saw many pumpkins with girthy stems
An orange pumpkin with an absurdly girthy stem
October 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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I did make Tim pose for his annual photo with the most dick-shaped gourd I could find

and spotted this at the cash register
A shelf of gold and silver decorative Christmas trees that resemble butt plugs
October 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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my dad delivered a gift from my mom and the 10 year old pulled it out of the bag (otherwise full of candy) and was like “WHAT IS THIS???”
a 1950s pamphlet entitled “the Catholic Girl examines her conscience”
October 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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I forgot that pride fest is this weekend and made a hair appointment in downtown Urbana right near the parade route…so left early, parked a few blocks away, and treated myself to baldarottas for lunch!
four delicious arancini in marinara sauce
October 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Elsie says: vote technique!
A white and dilute calico cat with a bushy tail stands next to the album cover of New Order’s Technique.
October 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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the morning show is currently airing. today’s news includes a truck full of 40,000 lbs of beans caught fire on the interstate (no injuries) and this
A man in a suit standing in front of an image of a harbor. The caption reads “check this out! Toilet flush hot mic”
October 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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at the local tv station for my regular appearance on their afternoon show and hooray! the Decatur zoo is here with another animal. today it’s a boa constrictor, and it’s currently inside of a mysterious and kind of battered styrofoam box
A beat up white styrofoam box. There is a snake inside!
October 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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po’ boys (a pizza/bbq spot that has the best pie in town) has added something exciting to their double chocolate mousse pie, as long as you like fun
a slice of double chocolate mousse pie with rainbow sprinkles on a white plate.
October 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I hadn’t heard “yeah!” by usher since February, or whenever the last women’s home game happened

therefore basketball season = “yeah!” season
The scoreboard at the State Farm center, which says Illinois and has the date and time of the next game (November 3rd at 7:30 pm)
October 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM