A thread of the books I read in 2026.

Instead of engaging with some asshole on Letterboxd, I deleted their comment which has resulted in them commenting more about how I’m deleting their comments.

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This has come up weirdly a lot this weekend, but if you’re interested I have a series on repairing Centenntable so she was ready for MAGfest 2024: www.tiktok.com/t/ZThFvSyLE/

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Tis the night for a micro-PC failure

Today I made a quilt and packed a car with food I made and am now driving to help run a games area at MAGfest and this is really making me feel like a jack of all trades lol

Every day I take a 1 second clip of myself. I have been doing this for awhile. This is 2025’s video: youtu.be/CqF9Lr-05vQ?...

"I have never willingly read an 'a.i.' 'fanwork' because I do not read things that no one has written." @barelyconcealed.bsky.social on fanfiction, the scraping of AO3 and the malpractice of one of its community stewards. Excerpt: tinyurl.com/4wtf3dnj

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Ok, today’s goal is to do some meal prep and food prep. The goals are: - chicken quesadillas - strawberry and banana bread - chili cucumber salad -California roll cucumber salad - caprese - dragon fruit agua Fresca

I now have the biggest freezer so 2026 is going to be the year of freezer-posting.

I wish I could find the other container of signs I collected from events - I know I have a big out of index sign specifically.

What a way to end the year #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday

My NYE resolution was to apply to an artists residency, an act I completed today on New Years Eve.

Yuri helping me clean the workshop.

Doc: huh your vitamin d is really low but like, it is Pittsburgh

Christmas and murder for #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Important update

A lot of rewatching and chilling out this week. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

I agreed to do a panel at “night” because I have an old persons perception of when “night” is so anyway I’m running a book making demonstration at midnight at MAGFest :)

Shit like this is why I need a wealthy patron.

I hate that every week there's something stupid like an Everyone Has To Drink Pee Now Bill and the alert sounds to CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES THIS IS NOT A DRILL and you really wish you could just trust them to not go for the pee drinking bill

Work from home day is complicated by this gal who just wants cuddles .

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I feel like I blacked out and made progress on six books.

True job search horror story is an email from Indeed that says “your experience qualifies you for” and then follows that with an entry level position.

A slower week cause I was too sick to even watch something. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? A new BL? One of the critically acclaimed film releases of this year that I’ve thus far missed?

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I can tell I’m sick cause I’m watching poker

I need to just have a day where someone comes over and helps me mount all the stuff I want on my plaster walls.

It’s that time of year to remind folks that there are two separate events called White Elephant - one that involves gag gifts and one involving gifts you want - and it’s easy to just check with the host about which one the one you’re attending is.

So proud of this project!!! The books look beautiful

Having an action filled day. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

I need to balance out a nothing day by making things so today I tried a new craft and made a bunch of coasters.

Hello I charcoal grilled a turkey and it was delicious.

I have mostly been watching documentaries while I clean, so it's been a pretty chill #LastFourWatched. #LetterboxdFriday

Listen all I want for Christmas is a ream cutter.

Today I made three different books with three different binding methods.

I am in this. But you should check it out for everyone else that is also in it.

Part of my “lore drop” for my coworker was that I once broke into an abandoned amusement park.

Process and progress

I am in this. But you should check it out for everyone else that is also in it.

Today I was walking around one of our spaces helping someone make a book and screenprint while making this book. It felt strangely badass.

BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike. Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year. Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.

I have a new cat. Her name is Yuri and she’s never done anything wrong (she is a menace who would commit murder for cheese)

Amy has just regaled me the Pittsburgh specific story of “lemonadegate” and “the lemonade twins” and I just want to comment under every Reddit post about this: oh this makes you upset? This feels like child abuse? Can I interest you in home school reform?