Minneapolis, do your thing with gusto today. I admire you more than you know.

Why does it always feel like such a triumph to get the trash to the curb on the correct day and before the garbage truck arrives?

It’s slippy aht, yinz.

I’m not trying to be obtuse, I’m trying not to give spoilers. The shooting was in 2018 and since the show isn’t set 8 years ago, I thought it was clear that they aren’t covering the shooting happening in real time like last season’s mass casualty event.

Ok, look, Pittsburgh. I feel the need to warn you that I just saw a preview for an episode of The Pitt and they’ve written in the Tree of Life shooting. I know it will harder for some than others and I just don’t want people taken by surprise too much.

Usually this white camellia is first of our three to bloom. 🌱

Seems like the weather forecast for this weekend is either “SNOWMAGEDDON 2026!!!!” or “eh. Dusting to a couple of inches. Meh.” Patooie.

In random nonsense, I painted this for the husband to put above the bar.

I just worked my way thru an incredibly complicated thoracic surgery that I’ve never seen before and actually managed to find codes that I think are correct.

I have disappeared into The Gilded Age on HBO for the last couple of nights and MY GOD the costuming is exquisite. Every time Bertha Russel appears on screen she is wearing something stunning.

My husband was an AGM for a hotel for a while it’s REAL BAD if this is happening. Hotels do anything to stay open. Our best guess is that staff are quitting outright because they’re terrified to be at work. If housekeeping vanishes, your hotel is worthless.

Personal space? What’s that?

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My feed is nothing but reposts and quote posts of atrocity after atrocity after atrocity. I go to my OnlyPosts feed and it’s basically NPR stories and the odd original post. No one is posting much of anything beyond that. No wonder I want to throw my phone when I open BlueSky.

Huh.

Who needs a cute puppy perched on my hip as I lay on the couch?

Capitalism is evil. What radicalized me? Unfettered capitalism.

Listen. Enough with the “maybe it will happen today” shit. I’m probably cranky because it’s been a real fuckin’ Monday so far but - it’s not hopeful or uplifting. It just highlights that the wrong dude is alive and in office. Maybe it’s just me.

Happy Monday. My alarm scared me out of deep dream, I turned it off and fell back into the dream. 30 min later I woke up and that meant no one was up and every one was rushing. Then I missed the last step coming down the stairs, mashed an ankle, and fell over. (yes, I am fine).

As I was leaving @allthingsnoisy.bsky.social’s house, I saw the soft glow of electric sex in the window.

The bright pink camellia has also started blooming. Usually the white one blooms first, but I can't remember either of them ever blooming this early. 😬😬🌱

I danced under that name in college.

YOU. GUYS. Labyrinth is back in theaters this weekend!!!

I mean, yes, they really are but also? This has been building since Reagan - long before Obama or Hillary.

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

I’ve decided someone needs to make a bourbon named “Obi-Wan” and the tagline should be “You’re my only hope.” You’re welcome, Distilleries, for the free idea.

I think I’m gonna start chewing on Zoloft like it’s breath mints.

I have officially begun requesting info from Universities to begin the college search with Jamie. I feel completely overwhelmed. 😬

WHOA.

Spot the puppy.

The Good Place

I’m starting to learn a new coding specialty - neurosurgery. That anthropology degree is coming in handy - I know a fair bit about skull bones/anatomy.

I just want to go back to bed.

Was framing something. Took the glass out of the frame, set it aside, and thought “don’t step on that.” Promptly stepped on it. And put my foot through it. Cut a toe badly enough that my veterinarian father had to take me to his clinic and sew my toe back up. He called me Grace for a week.

It's a gloomy Monday here. Maybe you could use some bright color today?

Do you see anyone with Dr. Pepper? I don’t see anyone with Dr. Pepper. No, you don’t see that person with a comical amount of it.

Liam is good friends with Connor’s stepbrother and has been to Connor’s shows multiple times. Says he’s got real talent!!!

That’s a new way to attempt to scam text.

Is babby asleep?

Pittsburgh. Go look at the moon.

Well. You don’t see that every day.

I cannot. He messaged me privately to say, “It just has to do with not being the one who's postings are interpreted in a solely political light. I dislike the overall bickering that occurs on FB in general and politically in particular.” Sir. Do you see this whole row of seats? Please take one.

As expected, he deleted both postings wholesale. “Those posts were never aimed at that kind of discussion.” Ok. Then don’t post it. It’s SOCIAL media. Not a bully pulpit.

Did I just go off on my father’s political FB posts? Yes. Yes I did. Pull your head out of your ass, Dad.

They have “concerns.” But that’s it. The democrats:

Last night, I dreamt that @katrinaravioli.bsky.social had her baby.

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No cheating, repost with the most recent photo of your pet.

Ever have a dream that seems so real you wake yourself up screaming? Yeah. That. At least it doesn’t seem like I woke the kids. No idea why that happened. I was upset in the dream but it doesn’t usually erupt out ot me in real life.