Sotisse
@sotisse.bsky.social
Non-practicing attorney, healthcare IT educator, reading mostly scifi & horror, & welcoming to all genders, all orientation. I will block the haters.
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Sotisse
@sotisse.bsky.social
· Feb 5
Book emergency! I need a really good book to get lost in! One I haven't read yet, and one I don't have in TBR because... well, I don't know, but readers know what I mean!
This is probably my best post & thread. The recommendations have been spot on - stories that sweep me away.
I am officially not participating in Christmas this year. Too many unexpected expenses, car repairs, house repairs, work stress & health concerns. I can't deal with holiday expenses, societal expectations & stress on top of all that.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I am officially not participating in Christmas this year. Too many unexpected expenses, car repairs, house repairs, work stress & health concerns. I can't deal with holiday expenses, societal expectations & stress on top of all that.
When an object speaks to you, you must acquire it. Plus, it's a Baltimore thing about rats.
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
When an object speaks to you, you must acquire it. Plus, it's a Baltimore thing about rats.
A good Thanksgiving. I had lunch with a friend. I fried turkey & made sweet potato wedges & my friend made green bean casserole & stuffing. Now I'm enjoying hot buttered rum & roasted chestnuts.
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A good Thanksgiving. I had lunch with a friend. I fried turkey & made sweet potato wedges & my friend made green bean casserole & stuffing. Now I'm enjoying hot buttered rum & roasted chestnuts.
Cooked apples in my Big Easy oilless fryer. Honestly, the prep work was the worst part. I then topped them with cinnamon whisky syllabub. The lemon overwhelmed the cinnamon & whisky flavors & I really should wait until the apples cool top top eith syllabub. Still a tasty success for a first try.
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Cooked apples in my Big Easy oilless fryer. Honestly, the prep work was the worst part. I then topped them with cinnamon whisky syllabub. The lemon overwhelmed the cinnamon & whisky flavors & I really should wait until the apples cool top top eith syllabub. Still a tasty success for a first try.
I watched Good Boy tonight. Apparently when the supernatural messes with people, I can enjoy the scare, but when the target is a dog, the anxiety & fear for the dog is a bit too real. Then when it ends... what was the point of going through all that?
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I watched Good Boy tonight. Apparently when the supernatural messes with people, I can enjoy the scare, but when the target is a dog, the anxiety & fear for the dog is a bit too real. Then when it ends... what was the point of going through all that?
The highlight of my week should not be that the restaurant gave me an extra package of fried wonton wrappers for my soup.
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The highlight of my week should not be that the restaurant gave me an extra package of fried wonton wrappers for my soup.
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
Cranky, sarcastic old lady with a dog. I AM Maxine! Life goal achieved!
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Cranky, sarcastic old lady with a dog. I AM Maxine! Life goal achieved!
Watching NOS4A2, based on Joe Hill's story. I havent read it, so I dont know if this is a good adaption, but I really am enjoying it. A good transition from Halloween to Christmas.
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Watching NOS4A2, based on Joe Hill's story. I havent read it, so I dont know if this is a good adaption, but I really am enjoying it. A good transition from Halloween to Christmas.
Get to know your mutual! List 10 things you like
Books
Stand up comedians
Philosophical conversation
Dogs
Artists
Great British Bake Off
Old movies
Really soft throw blankets
Long, hot showers
Beaches
Books
Stand up comedians
Philosophical conversation
Dogs
Artists
Great British Bake Off
Old movies
Really soft throw blankets
Long, hot showers
Beaches
get to know your mutuals! list 10 random things you like
Oldies
Ghost stories
Cats
Poison rings
Margaret Keane paintings
Street Tacos
Petrichor
Stereoscopic Cards
Coffee
Magic Hour
Oldies
Ghost stories
Cats
Poison rings
Margaret Keane paintings
Street Tacos
Petrichor
Stereoscopic Cards
Coffee
Magic Hour
get to know your mutuals! list 10 random things you like
Blink 182’s self-titled album
Dinosaurs
First sip of coffee in the AM
George Romero movies
Lasagna
“Metroid” games
My three cats
Myth and religion
“The Stars My Destination”
Uninterrupted sleep
Blink 182’s self-titled album
Dinosaurs
First sip of coffee in the AM
George Romero movies
Lasagna
“Metroid” games
My three cats
Myth and religion
“The Stars My Destination”
Uninterrupted sleep
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Get to know your mutual! List 10 things you like
Books
Stand up comedians
Philosophical conversation
Dogs
Artists
Great British Bake Off
Old movies
Really soft throw blankets
Long, hot showers
Beaches
Books
Stand up comedians
Philosophical conversation
Dogs
Artists
Great British Bake Off
Old movies
Really soft throw blankets
Long, hot showers
Beaches
These banana leaves animals are among my treasured gifts. Simple & not worth much but were a gift by a shop owner who saw me admiring them. Small kindnesses make the world better.
November 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
These banana leaves animals are among my treasured gifts. Simple & not worth much but were a gift by a shop owner who saw me admiring them. Small kindnesses make the world better.
@sheenalouisef.bsky.social for Sookie
October 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
@sheenalouisef.bsky.social for Sookie
A friend accidentally grew pumpkins from her bird feeder. I'm pretty sure this is a buckskin pumpkin, which has a mild flavor. The spices really stood out in the soup I made from the pumpkin.
October 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A friend accidentally grew pumpkins from her bird feeder. I'm pretty sure this is a buckskin pumpkin, which has a mild flavor. The spices really stood out in the soup I made from the pumpkin.
Stick, who survived the infernal heat of a car in the summer & was thriving, could not survive the chaos known as Jack, who plucked Stick from the safety of his dirt & dashed him to the floor to be torn apart by the pack. RIP, Stick.
October 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Stick, who survived the infernal heat of a car in the summer & was thriving, could not survive the chaos known as Jack, who plucked Stick from the safety of his dirt & dashed him to the floor to be torn apart by the pack. RIP, Stick.
I have to be onsite at a hospital a little over an hour away, which means getting up at 3:00am. So of course I woke up at midnight & couldn't get back to sleep. Gonna be a loooooong day.
October 16, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I have to be onsite at a hospital a little over an hour away, which means getting up at 3:00am. So of course I woke up at midnight & couldn't get back to sleep. Gonna be a loooooong day.
Attempting a new lentil & buckwheat groats soup recipe & am not using my slow cooker. Plus I am baking cornbread to go with it. Hope it turns out tasty!
October 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Attempting a new lentil & buckwheat groats soup recipe & am not using my slow cooker. Plus I am baking cornbread to go with it. Hope it turns out tasty!
Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.
Shrimp
Christine
Georgia Satellites' Keep Your Hands to Yourself
Shrimp
Christine
Georgia Satellites' Keep Your Hands to Yourself
“Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand”
Olives.
The Princess Bride.
Sledgehammer.
Olives.
The Princess Bride.
Sledgehammer.
“Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand”
Avocado (with or without the toast) 🤢
Event Horizon (watched it once, scared the ABSOLUTE living shit out of me)
The fucking Macarena (and the dance that goes with)
Avocado (with or without the toast) 🤢
Event Horizon (watched it once, scared the ABSOLUTE living shit out of me)
The fucking Macarena (and the dance that goes with)
October 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.
Shrimp
Christine
Georgia Satellites' Keep Your Hands to Yourself
Shrimp
Christine
Georgia Satellites' Keep Your Hands to Yourself
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We're running a sale on the website. Get 50% off the used books with promo code Bookstore cat at checkout. Pictured is Stan Lee, our sweet shop cat who died last year.
carpelibrumbaltimore.com/collections/...
carpelibrumbaltimore.com/collections/...
October 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We're running a sale on the website. Get 50% off the used books with promo code Bookstore cat at checkout. Pictured is Stan Lee, our sweet shop cat who died last year.
carpelibrumbaltimore.com/collections/...
carpelibrumbaltimore.com/collections/...
Today was a good day. A friend & I had high tea and visited a plant store &thrift store. I have new teas & a tiny Vietnamese violet.
October 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Today was a good day. A friend & I had high tea and visited a plant store &thrift store. I have new teas & a tiny Vietnamese violet.
Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House is a book i bought from @carpelibrum.bsky.social, and it is a wonderful book. A smart mystery with the dark side of magic, and a heroine who learns to embrace who and what she is.
October 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House is a book i bought from @carpelibrum.bsky.social, and it is a wonderful book. A smart mystery with the dark side of magic, and a heroine who learns to embrace who and what she is.
This October, I am going to watch a Tim Burton film every night starting with Mars Attacks!
October 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This October, I am going to watch a Tim Burton film every night starting with Mars Attacks!
Tongues Out Tuesday. The pack after a brisket walk. Andre looks so good after a groom.
September 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Tongues Out Tuesday. The pack after a brisket walk. Andre looks so good after a groom.
Just a picture of yellow flowers to hopefully make you smile.
September 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Just a picture of yellow flowers to hopefully make you smile.
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We're to get a building for the shop so we can reopen in a brick and mortar format, then adopt a shop cat, so we're running a sale on the website. Get 20% off your order with promo code Parkville at checkout.
carpelibrumbaltimore.com
carpelibrumbaltimore.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We're to get a building for the shop so we can reopen in a brick and mortar format, then adopt a shop cat, so we're running a sale on the website. Get 20% off your order with promo code Parkville at checkout.
carpelibrumbaltimore.com
carpelibrumbaltimore.com
Andre & Halley rolled Jack in mud and, ah, let's call it dog waste. Lots of dog waste. That is when Jack jumped the fence & I had to lift him over the fence. Long baths for us both. I need to remember this the next time I am tempted to get another dog.
September 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Andre & Halley rolled Jack in mud and, ah, let's call it dog waste. Lots of dog waste. That is when Jack jumped the fence & I had to lift him over the fence. Long baths for us both. I need to remember this the next time I am tempted to get another dog.