Mainers came out and made their voices heard tonight. We stand with our neighbors.

Alright, bluesky, I need witty anti-ice slogans to put on a sign. Bonus points if it can be Maine-specific.

Threads is wild. There is a lot of talk about ice in Maine, and then a few people being like “isn’t Maine super white???” and arguing with people who LIVE HERE who are trying to explain that we have a large immigrant population in the cities that are being hit the hardest.

Oh no, my late night rant about feeling helpless broke containment. I can’t even come close to keeping up with notifications, so I’ve muted that thread. Happy Wednesday, y’all. 🙃

I am so unbelievably tired of people from outside the US asking why Americans don’t do something about all the shit that’s going on. We are trying. Many of us are protesting, contacting our representatives, donating to nonprofits/candidates, and sharing resources. I don’t know what else to do.

Do you know how validating it is, as a Bills fan, to have a meeting full of Pats fans tell you that the refs call cost the Bills the game? Then they offered to baptize me as a pats fan. 😂

A moment of silence for this perfect little mug that I had to scrap. The base was way too thin and I had no room for a foot. 😭

In this house, we watch Heated Rivalry with the curtains OPEN

Realizing I haven’t shared any pottery on here in a bit so here’s a cute lil bowl I made. I can’t wait to see what it looks like once it’s fired. (I’m too impatient for this hobby 🙃)

Chat should I do it?

Me, building another androgynous DnD character: “I’m sure this means nothing”

Me: I want to learn a new language this year *watches Heated Rivalry* Me: “you know what- I know I have my college Russian textbooks around here SOMEWHERE”

For all the things I loved about Heated Rivalry (and there are many), there is one big thing that really bothered me. [Obvious spoiler warning.] Shane was forced to come out twice. He doesn’t get to do it on his own terms either time. As a Queer person, this feels like shit to watch.

I say this every year but I’m proud of your small wins this past year (and I want to hear about them). Did you read 1 book instead of 0? Did you start walking or working out once a week? Did you pick up an old hobby again for the first time since high school? I’m proud of you!

Not me getting drunk on NYE and messaging photographers reels of people with tattoos being like “is this your photo?” because the artist is tagged but the photographer isn’t. (I’m 100% sure because it’s the exact same photographer and even photo that I used as a reference for my newest tattoo.)

Catching up on Heated Rivalry and Buffalo is out here catching strays. Literally the only mention of them is to drag the city and the team. I’m sorry, you can’t drag Buffalo like that unless you grew up in lake effect and suffered though 3 OT in ‘99

Buffalo only has enough luck to be good at one sport at once. Sabres good? Sorry Josh, you gotta throw a couple passes to absolutely nobody.

My work shuts down for the entire week between Christmas and New Years. Right now I’m cuddled up under my heated blanket with my cat, enjoying a cup of coffee on a rainy morning. Everyone deserves this. I wish more employers gave their employees time to rest and recharge, especially in the winter.

Idk who needs to hear this but string lights are $2.50 a box at Lowe’s rn (down from $10). I just placed a pickup order to stock up for next year. (I take my holiday lights seriously- they stay up until it starts to get warm enough that I want to be outside again.)

Important PSA about pet microchips: 1. After your pet is microchipped, you need to register the microchip. It is useless otherwise. 2. If you registered with Save This Life, they shut down and gave no notice. You need to register the chip with another database. 1/? (Pics for attention)

My 2026 resolution is more tattoos

Not me getting targeted ads for walking pads that have a weight limit below my weight. (The ads include the weight limit.) I was built to survive winter and I also lift. Even if I lose weight, there’s no world in which I ever expect to ever be under 165. 🙃

Bless the receptionist at my dentist’s office who was like “I see that you’re about to hit your insurance limit for this year. Do you want to bump your filling to next year?” May your pillow always be the exact right temperature and may every light be green for you.

Stumbled across a little pottery kiln that works in a regular 120v outlet on fb marketplace. It’s lightly used and a really good price ($900 down from $1400), but even $900 isn’t in the budget now. Why do I have to have expensive hobbies? 😭

My parents are asking me what my husband wants for Christmas. When they did this last year, I sent specific links to different knives/sets at different price points. Instead, they got him a cheap set of knives that my brother recommended. We ended up donating them because they didn’t hold an edge.

I went to an art museum this weekend and I was asking one of the staff questions about ceramics. She said I had really good questions and then after a short convo said that I was “really cool”. This is the adult version of getting “a pleasure to have in class” on your report card.

Going through TSA in my “mashed potatoes” shirt and the agent looks me dead in the eye and goes “do you like mashed potatoes?” Next time I’ll say no

I just pressed and held my phone screen to try to get the audio to speed up …while on a phone call with my dad

Eternally thankful that I have a husband who loves to feed people, not a “do you think anyone will care if I eat a slice of pie and we show up to Thanksgiving with one slice missing?” husband

My 30s are hitting hard. Tell me why I want to talk to everyone about replacing my bathroom fan and the kitchen remodel I’m planning???

When you roll a nat 20 on your persuasion check

Did three ghosts visit him in the night?

Is F1 just gentrified nascar, or did we take F1 and make it more redneck?

This is a live cam of the sky in Iceland. If you’re in the US, it could give you a few hours heads up on what kind of night it might be! And if you live somewhere cloudy, well, it’s also useful then lavacentre.is/live/norther...

Scrolling through kitchen design on Pinterest and the amount of AI slop is honestly infuriating. On the bright side, AI can’t figure out what to do with drawer handles, so it becomes a very obvious tell when two different cabinets have three different styles of hardware

I can’t stop thinking about the fact that even if Trump does follow through with the $2000 stimulus checks from the tariff income, that would still be less than the pay I lost when my company furloughed the entire staff for two weeks …because of the tariffs

Since I’ve been reminded that biphobia is alive and well, I just want to brag about my bisexual husband. He’s the kindest, most thoughtful, most creative man I’ve ever met. He cooks for me. He makes sourdough. He makes the most beautiful ceramics that I get to eat and drink from every day. 1/?

Some wins from Maine: Question 1, an attempt at voter suppression, was strongly rejected. Question 2, the start of some common sense gun laws, passes by a similar margin. This is what happens when we turn out. This is exactly what they were trying to suppress.

Absolutely obsessed with the fact that Cuomo lost the primary to Mandani, and then switched to an independent ticket so he could lose to him again. 10/10 no notes

Do not disrespect the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by calling it a “Great Lakes sea shanty”. A sea shanty is a work song that uses a rhythmic chant to coordinate tasks such as hauling an anchor or hoisting a sail. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a BALLAD. 😤

Low battery beeps on the smoke detector woke me up so now I’m Awake™ and hungry Trying to be grateful that I can afford necessities like 9V batteries but boy howdy do I wish smoke detectors could run out of battery during the day. Also wishing it was easier to fall back asleep 🫠

This little message at the end of Hollow Knight 🥺 I know I’m almost 9 years late but I’ve been so engrossed in this game for the past couple weeks. I absolutely loved it. Thanks for everything @teamcherry.bsky.social

I figured out a simple solution to a time sensitive problem at work and I’m feeling very ✨girlboss✨ rn

Today I went to a friend’s place to watch the Bills game, and afterwards they had a PowerPoint party. I didn’t know about this beforehand, so I threw together a pretty good PowerPoint about gemstones in 30 minutes. Look at me, using my mat sci masters degree.

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

While everyone is paying attention to Maine politics, I’d like to remind my fellow Mainers to get out and vote on (or before) Nov 4. Vote NO on 1! Question 1 is “solving” a problem that doesn’t exist and stripping thousands of Mainers of their rights.

I’m sitting on the couch with my husband and I just looked over and this man is making a note on his phone titled “friends”. It’s just a list of our friends that we haven’t hung out with in a while 🥺

I started looking into other candidates running in the Maine senate primary, and it looks like Jordan Wood has built his career working for predatory PACs. I’m fucking tired. www.dropsitenews.com/p/maine-demo...

Finishing the White Palace may be my proudest gaming achievement. I am ✨not good✨ at platformers, so it took me forever. Guess I have to stop putting off the final boss 😅

So help me if I have to vote for another 78 year old….