You know, until AI can give a book recommendation based on a total stranger's tattoo that turns out to be the book in their life they have reread the most (open the quoted skeet to confirm) I'm...I'm not impressed. Maybe those billions being invested could be better spent elsewhere.

I am the sole admin for a large department with several sub-departments, and as such, I was invited to FOUR white elephants in the past 2 weeks. Some popular gifts: Lego flower sets. A fluffy blanket. Fancy jigsaw puzzles. And this book, which brought the house down: www.amazon.com/Approved-Thi...

The author of the love actually joke I quote posted replied to me that I clearly wasn’t used to encountering sarcasm, which sincerely made me laugh out loud.

Oh word? The movie full of fat jokes about a size 6 woman might be problematic?

I give you today's most dystopian headline: www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...

I would like these shoes please

Update: she has now read the entire Grishaverse.

What we had before the EPA.

I swear, the number of times I've looked at a celeb lately and thought, "Whatever they're doing to their face, they should stop."

Hello. I am offering up my Gift Sherpa services. Tell me whose gift you're stuck on and I will recommend something.

As usual, a whole lot of people in the comments not trusting the LW to understand her own life.

This, unfortunately, describes every fandom.

New tattoo!

The only songs on the new Florence album that I’ve lost interest in are the ones about men. I don’t think I want to hear about men anymore.

Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.

The number of people in the replies scolding Ryan that clearly he's doing Bluesky wrong kiiiiind of proves his point.

Getting my 3rd tattoo this year on Saturday. It's probably a good thing I was too broke to do this in my 20s.

So The Toast archive is gone, huh?

I have to assume this man was frozen in a meat locker in 1995 and only thawed last week. Welcome to the 21st century, my guy.

I truly don't know how the 87-step skincare girlies (gender-neutral) do it. I just got out of the shower and did hair cream, hand cream, a serum, and a moisturizer and I am exhausted. I resent my brittle body's need for all these potions and unguents.

Dislike. Bring back the man trapped forever on the train.

Sagittarius: This is a good week for self care. And maybe some clean clothes, mouthwash, and a new personality.

Absolute psychopath behavior from the drivers of Boston today. Two—TWO—cars took a right turn FROM THE LEFT LANE in front of me.

70 years of grime, baby!

I thought these were from my dad's grocery store, but they're dated 1963 and 1956, and Dad didn't open his store until 1968. This means they're probably from my *grandfather's* grocery store.

Can you tell which one I cleaned already?

Why is my little bird dreaming of an abandoned house?

Just got some unexpected good news and it's been so long since that's happened that I don't even know what to do with myself.

Today is the feast day of St. Catherine of Alexandria, the actual patron saint of librarians and knife sharpeners, and a certified badass.

"How are you?" "I'm grumpy." The man knows his brand. youtu.be/SAos7j4FCfo?...

Nails done, at the dentist.

I have two of these wooden crates, in roughly the same shape as this one. Do you guys have tips for cleaning/making suitable for indoor use?

My week off goes: manicure, crown on my tooth, therapy, Now You See Me 3, mammogram, dye G's hair, Thanksgiving, Wake Up Dead Man, haircut, tattoo. Whew!

Post a movie where you are from

Today is Free Friday at Defector! Everything we post on Bluesky all through the weekend will be a gift link. 🎁

There will always be at least one person who sighs loudly when they see your name in their inbox, and I think that's beautiful.

There is someone in accounts payable who, judging by her terse replies, absolutely hates me. On the one hand, I am sorry she has to deal with my dumb ass, but on the other, it is very, very funny.

I know sometimes people are like, "How could men not know this?" but it honestly wouldn't have occurred to me to mention it back then--it was just the background radiation of being a girl.

The kids at the Crimson are doing great, great work.

@gfrancie.bsky.social the AV person at my event today looks like your eldest and I keep thinking “But Onion isn’t old enough to have a job yet!”

We're gonna have to burn down Cambridge and salt the earth, aren't we?

I am sooooo clooooose to a week off. My motivation, it is nonexistent.

I need to see the ocean this weekend. Any MA friends want to come on a short road trip on Saturday?

This week's Tasting History is the first one I've made before: Indian Pudding, which I made because I remembered my mom making it, and now I am wondering how my French Canadian mom got such an old New England recipe--maybe from my dad's aunt who was a professional cook.

This is not what I remember Mandy Moore as looking like.

Every time I see a photo of the Wicked cast it's like, "Ah yes, several professional actors and one haunted Victorian doll."

It's so pretty!

I walk by this occasionally, and I fully thought it was an art installation. www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...

Of course he'll keep teaching--how else would he continue to find young women to prey on?