I did the math so you don't have to: there are 2 Casimir Pulaski fanfics on AO3 (not just references to Sufjan), they're both in Polish and both gay slash. One is Pulaski/Washington and the other is Pulaski/his subordinate 🔥🔥🔥 The Washington one is a 2 parter, unfinished. A Pulaski Day tragedy.

I have been doing 3 years of fairly extensive dental work at this point and there have been several "oh wait we need to fix one more thing"s and it's actually killing me. Plus the actual pain sucks.

It's wild how much we've needed an opponent for this seat--I was happy to keep voting for Andrade because he seemed fine and gave me a popsicle after a 5K once. I'm not kidding. I just hadn't heard anything bad about him so I figured he was fine. WRONG!

It's wild for the Chicago Athletic Association to change to a seated-by-host table format, inform you that you have a limit of two hours, and then never come back after your first round. Vibes are fully ruined and I won't be back.

"cars don't ignore laws" lol. lmao, even.

I could really get behind this idea--especially if we improved transit options for solider field. You know what would be an immediate improvement? BRT for DLSD.

Does ChicagoSky know if there are any ordinances about political campaigns collecting their trash/sloganeering materials after election day?

Very disappointed today to see a Revolution Brewing delivery truck across the street from Toon's on Southport blocking the bike lane. They host the @atalliance.bsky.social member party every year :( I'd expect better from a Chicago-based, purportedly bike-friendly brewer.

It's so funny that people are like oooh what if Heated Rivalry encourages NHLers to come out?? Meanwhile the USWNT/PWHL have normalized queer players since their inception.

Whatever happens with this, Arlington Heights tax payers lose.

O'Neill Burke: "Wow I thought you guys would care about this a lot less? Guess I'll do my job now."

The GOP is cooked.

My spouse bought me hockey skates and a helmet and gloves. I feel like Heated Rivalry is getting out of hand.

I am shocked at the number of my mutuals who are upset about the chase debit cards not offering the Chicago skyline anymore. Why are you all banking at chase? I thought we leftists kept our wealth in sardine cans buried in public parks?

The CTA fails me on a regular basis, but I am grateful that our transit agency completes projects like this to increase accessibility for Chicagoans.

My local elementary school LSC has gone from 1/2 community board positions filled to 3 people running for it! I'm so stoked for the school, it's a blessing to have people in our community who actually care.

Woke up early and decided to make scones and tea

Every TradCath on tiktok. Study a beatitude like the rest of us had to instead of being a prescriptive weirdo.

Seems like a good moment to remind people of what the roofer has to say about independent contractors.

I hate the concrete parking blocks as "protected" bike lane at Roscoe & Western. One is currently fully unmoored and blocking the west bound bike lane. So much for protection. I've spoken to @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social about how much I dislike them. I would love to see these replaced.

Just got back from a week visiting friends in Rome and wow Rome is really car-pilled. There are so many streets that drivers insist on squeezing their cars through that should simply be pedestrianized instead. What is Italy doing.

Officially running for the Bateman LSC board which I'm excited about--I really value the role schools play in neighborhoods and I think the most important thing you can give kids is your time.

Overheard at the International Puppetry Festival: "I love making memories in the winter." I am so confused by this. Do you simply not remember winters?

Learning an instrument as an adult is hard because sometimes your teacher has to reteach you how to count and asks you thinks like "do you know the ABCs?"

I know what it's like to not live in a world class city and I'm glad I live in one every day. Even if drivers make me so mad.

This is the worst of all outcomes because we lost and also the organization is going to use this remarkable season as leverage in their money grab of the public coffers.

Brutal.

At a crafting retreat this weekend and my friend taught us how to make lino cut prints! Obviously I went for a black crowned night heron--my fave bird.

I found the home of the 12 Edgewater people who hate the Broadway upzoning

This is so funny to me because I do believe the quality is better because business schools are full of idiots.

It's so icy omg. I walked two blocks to dinner from my house and regretted it.

This is pathetic. It's freezing. This stop has no shelter. I ended up grabbing a Lyft, which I hate, but 25 minutes to the CTA is too frequently 45 minutes iykyk. And on a weekday at 11AM!!!!!

The lake is laking.

Strava needs to add a KPI for whether or not I saw a great blue heron on my run.

Literally can't even enjoy a bears win because they're going to use this shit to justify stealing our tax dollars.

Saw a guy today riding an escooter wearing a boot with two crutches strapped to his back which felt very apropos.

There is an objectively correct way to fold bath towels and straight men somehow do not know this.

First time riding the 93/California bus extension today! Some thoughts: 1. This is life changing for me. This fills a huge gap in transit for Albany park. Previously there were no N/S bus connections between Western and Kimball and Addison and Montrose.

It's kind of a bummer how many people wear earpods in public. I'm definitely a say-good-morning-when-I'm-on-a-run kind of person and I feel like 70% of people straight up didn't hear me. Pretty much the only people who responded were people over 50 and dads with cargo bikes (based).

Stopped to look at a great blue heron I see hanging out on the river all the time with a fellow birder. He let me know about a northern pintail down the path that I later saw! Great morning for birds.

Chicago graffiti artists are quick

Nothing like a driving school car blowing through the crosswalk I'm waiting at. What are they teaching these people!

Seen on my walk home from the library

Am i just stupid or is there a way to stop Ventra from emailing me twice every time it autoloads my card.

Just saw a MASSIVE coyote at Horner so you know, maybe leash your fucking dog?

slowly but surely adding subscriptions to Good Store merchandise to my life. One of mine and my spouse's 2026 goals is to reduce our plastic consumption!

May ICE continue to spin their wheels fruitlessly.

Didn't get a picture but saw an American Coot on the river today with some babies!!!

I wanted to look again at the bootleg Stanley Cup from Heated Rivalry because it's so funny but the search results are absolutely frying me 😭 this show is for the girls and the gays and not for the hockey fans lmao