Wendy Sparrow
@wendysparrow.bsky.social
Author of books, lover of HEA, dog person, happily-married mom of 2, disabled, Fibro, EDS, agoraphobia, PTSD, OCD. Bi She/her
Sci-fi rom series on KU: How to Choose a Gaiian in Seven Days https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CH7HSKWH
Sci-fi rom series on KU: How to Choose a Gaiian in Seven Days https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CH7HSKWH
Look, I know I'm salty today, but the CEO quoted in this Disney AI deal article is a schmucky ass. AI is built through IP theft.
And I'm old enough to remember when Disney sued a daycare for a Mickey Mouse mural. The dissonance from Disney in this article is outrageous.
www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
And I'm old enough to remember when Disney sued a daycare for a Mickey Mouse mural. The dissonance from Disney in this article is outrageous.
www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Look, I know I'm salty today, but the CEO quoted in this Disney AI deal article is a schmucky ass. AI is built through IP theft.
And I'm old enough to remember when Disney sued a daycare for a Mickey Mouse mural. The dissonance from Disney in this article is outrageous.
www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
And I'm old enough to remember when Disney sued a daycare for a Mickey Mouse mural. The dissonance from Disney in this article is outrageous.
www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
And actually this couple is pretty sweet.
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
And actually this couple is pretty sweet.
To be fair, they don't all look like that. This couple is clearly having marital issues and headed for divorce.
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
To be fair, they don't all look like that. This couple is clearly having marital issues and headed for divorce.
So, I 3d-printed these little squashes and bought nail stickers with faces on them, because I thought they might look cute.
Almost all of them look like they're disgruntled office workers discussing lay-offs at a break.
I'm not sure if it's a success or just a sign I need to get out more.
Almost all of them look like they're disgruntled office workers discussing lay-offs at a break.
I'm not sure if it's a success or just a sign I need to get out more.
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
So, I 3d-printed these little squashes and bought nail stickers with faces on them, because I thought they might look cute.
Almost all of them look like they're disgruntled office workers discussing lay-offs at a break.
I'm not sure if it's a success or just a sign I need to get out more.
Almost all of them look like they're disgruntled office workers discussing lay-offs at a break.
I'm not sure if it's a success or just a sign I need to get out more.
We're somewhat rural so we rarely get more than a handful of trick-or-treaters. But, this year, I printed a bag of fidget toys (to go alongside candy) to give to our anticipated 7 or so intrepid trick-or-treaters.
It's a torrential downpour. It's expected to even get super windy later. 🙄
It's a torrential downpour. It's expected to even get super windy later. 🙄
November 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
We're somewhat rural so we rarely get more than a handful of trick-or-treaters. But, this year, I printed a bag of fidget toys (to go alongside candy) to give to our anticipated 7 or so intrepid trick-or-treaters.
It's a torrential downpour. It's expected to even get super windy later. 🙄
It's a torrential downpour. It's expected to even get super windy later. 🙄
My niece retaped my shoulder. (We have to do it like every 3 days to hold together a very hypermobile joint that most likely has tears in it so I can sleep.) Every time she does it, I crash-sleep for a few hours because I'm not in immense pain. Last time, she did it, I found this a day later.
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My niece retaped my shoulder. (We have to do it like every 3 days to hold together a very hypermobile joint that most likely has tears in it so I can sleep.) Every time she does it, I crash-sleep for a few hours because I'm not in immense pain. Last time, she did it, I found this a day later.
Watching Coraline while everyone else carves pumpkins and there's a background frustration at how much an author who is awful IRL can affect our enjoyment of a work. It doesn't help with distancing an author from their work that the father in Coraline looks like Gaiman.
October 31, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Watching Coraline while everyone else carves pumpkins and there's a background frustration at how much an author who is awful IRL can affect our enjoyment of a work. It doesn't help with distancing an author from their work that the father in Coraline looks like Gaiman.
I found a dog cookie flavor that can effectively hide the taste and smell of the multiple Benadryl and Zyrtec that the vet has Havoc taking and, my friends, I will take the wins when they come because Benadryl in particular is a tricky bastard to sneak through in any treat. It's this, BTW. YMMV.
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I found a dog cookie flavor that can effectively hide the taste and smell of the multiple Benadryl and Zyrtec that the vet has Havoc taking and, my friends, I will take the wins when they come because Benadryl in particular is a tricky bastard to sneak through in any treat. It's this, BTW. YMMV.
We discussed options and I said, "I wish I could just have a hoodie sling where the pocket functions as a sling while I'm sitting so I don't have to constantly reposition pillows underneath my arm."
She dove on that and measured me for the correct position and height.
The hoodie-sling, friends. 2/
She dove on that and measured me for the correct position and height.
The hoodie-sling, friends. 2/
October 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
We discussed options and I said, "I wish I could just have a hoodie sling where the pocket functions as a sling while I'm sitting so I don't have to constantly reposition pillows underneath my arm."
She dove on that and measured me for the correct position and height.
The hoodie-sling, friends. 2/
She dove on that and measured me for the correct position and height.
The hoodie-sling, friends. 2/
In the middle of this pirate island level, there's a couple of pirates where one of them is swinging the other in constant circles by their joined hands and it's got a strong "Our Flag Means Death" vibe. #OFMD
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
In the middle of this pirate island level, there's a couple of pirates where one of them is swinging the other in constant circles by their joined hands and it's got a strong "Our Flag Means Death" vibe. #OFMD
The guillotine earrings modelled here by my niece are back in stock!
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The guillotine earrings modelled here by my niece are back in stock!
Oh, I posted the wrong pic. This is the one with my niece's awesome rainbow glasses.
October 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Oh, I posted the wrong pic. This is the one with my niece's awesome rainbow glasses.
I got a set of guillotine earrings made by
@beckymew.bsky.social from The Peculiarity Shop for my niece, thinking they'd fit her vibe.
She said, "Yay! Now I have 2 guillotine earrings and these are fancier so I can wear them to more formal events. Also my other ones don't have blood dripping."
@beckymew.bsky.social from The Peculiarity Shop for my niece, thinking they'd fit her vibe.
She said, "Yay! Now I have 2 guillotine earrings and these are fancier so I can wear them to more formal events. Also my other ones don't have blood dripping."
October 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I got a set of guillotine earrings made by
@beckymew.bsky.social from The Peculiarity Shop for my niece, thinking they'd fit her vibe.
She said, "Yay! Now I have 2 guillotine earrings and these are fancier so I can wear them to more formal events. Also my other ones don't have blood dripping."
@beckymew.bsky.social from The Peculiarity Shop for my niece, thinking they'd fit her vibe.
She said, "Yay! Now I have 2 guillotine earrings and these are fancier so I can wear them to more formal events. Also my other ones don't have blood dripping."
Guess who got Seahawks sprinkles on her hot cocoa?!! (And the sweet suite person put it together because I'm in an arm sling tonight.)
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Guess who got Seahawks sprinkles on her hot cocoa?!! (And the sweet suite person put it together because I'm in an arm sling tonight.)
I am here. And they have the Mariner's game on the TVs in the suite and throughout the stadium (not to mention everyone on their phones) and I have to admit that I can't figure out which field people are cheering about some of the time.
Oh! Touchdown!
Oh! Touchdown!
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I am here. And they have the Mariner's game on the TVs in the suite and throughout the stadium (not to mention everyone on their phones) and I have to admit that I can't figure out which field people are cheering about some of the time.
Oh! Touchdown!
Oh! Touchdown!
Oh! We just got the "Don't blink!" warning from the Doctor!
October 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Oh! We just got the "Don't blink!" warning from the Doctor!
Playing Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins with Eldest and I didn't realize it was like an addendum to Blink with some of the characters, and Wester Drumlins is back. The game is a found phone narrative and you're texting back and forth with Osgood. It's really clever and fits in the lore well.
October 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Playing Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins with Eldest and I didn't realize it was like an addendum to Blink with some of the characters, and Wester Drumlins is back. The game is a found phone narrative and you're texting back and forth with Osgood. It's really clever and fits in the lore well.
FTR, people are coming forward to rightly sneer at all this.
October 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
FTR, people are coming forward to rightly sneer at all this.
And the other one that just got verified...
The first one actually made me laugh. I would guess this account makes it onto a bunch of other lists too.
The first one actually made me laugh. I would guess this account makes it onto a bunch of other lists too.
October 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
And the other one that just got verified...
The first one actually made me laugh. I would guess this account makes it onto a bunch of other lists too.
The first one actually made me laugh. I would guess this account makes it onto a bunch of other lists too.
Interesting to see all the lists it went on in the comments.
For me, it was this:
For me, it was this:
October 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Interesting to see all the lists it went on in the comments.
For me, it was this:
For me, it was this:
Always find it strange when legitimate news sites have ads like this.
October 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Always find it strange when legitimate news sites have ads like this.
Due to my messed-up shoulder, I've ice-packed myself into a severe Raynaud's flare that came with an ugly headache, so Eldest made me Stash Maple Apple Cider tea and just holding the warm mug feels healing.
October 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Due to my messed-up shoulder, I've ice-packed myself into a severe Raynaud's flare that came with an ugly headache, so Eldest made me Stash Maple Apple Cider tea and just holding the warm mug feels healing.
There's mention of cancelling a different book bowl out of "an abundance of caution" and I thought, "Oh, okay, pandemic years." No. No, that's not why someone cancelled out of an abundance of caution. It's because there are some small-minded fools there who are afraid of kids reading.
October 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
There's mention of cancelling a different book bowl out of "an abundance of caution" and I thought, "Oh, okay, pandemic years." No. No, that's not why someone cancelled out of an abundance of caution. It's because there are some small-minded fools there who are afraid of kids reading.
Making pumpkin fidgets (where you can swap the inner section) for my family and the few trick-or-treaters we get, and I didn't love the copper filament for this as much as I expected. Maybe I just need to make better color combos. I am planning on Tiffany's blue pumpkins.
October 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Making pumpkin fidgets (where you can swap the inner section) for my family and the few trick-or-treaters we get, and I didn't love the copper filament for this as much as I expected. Maybe I just need to make better color combos. I am planning on Tiffany's blue pumpkins.
Not in all caps, but I have that shirt. I'd buy it again to give PBS money though, and I get comments every time I wear it.
October 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Not in all caps, but I have that shirt. I'd buy it again to give PBS money though, and I get comments every time I wear it.