Ended the work day with bunches of teeny-tiny paper scraps I didn't know what to do with, so now I'm making handfuls of teeny-tiny 1-inch by 1-inch collages to save for play. In case you ever wanted to know how I meditate.

The Author Finds Comfort in Couplets: A Short Poem for a Moody Wednesday Three good art hours down the drain Clearing my head with a walk in the rain

ACORNS! league when? This sounds cathartic.

Here is the indictment: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Oh damn! If anyone has a ticket for Linda Linda Linda @ the Trylon on Friday that you end up NOT being able to use, let me know. Already sold out.

My neighbor’s 5 y.o. learned how to make the “wOo wOo” hype sound last week. I told him I tried to use my bird app to figure out what he was, but he’s an unidentifiable bird and he thought it was the funniest thing he’d ever heard, so it’s his new nickname and the best way to get free kid giggles.

Update: Mission so very accomplished

If you need me, I'll be sitting on the porch in a sweatshirt reading and doing nothing else ALL. DAY. LONG.

@beccasaintpaul.bsky.social - Imagine my surprise when the Root Beer Lady showed up in my mailbox this AM, and it DID make me smile - thank you!!! ❤️ I have to visit that museum sometime...

What’s a girl gotta do to get a tiny octagonal study

1st art mail delivery! I love my bracelets @usagikumihimo.bsky.social - thank you so much! Thinking it's the year to revisit an old summer style favorite and sport a couple as anklets...

The iOS/MacOS tendency to autocorrect to a misspelling has been annoying for a few months, but it somehow suddenly seems...much worse...? Is it just me? Am I missing something?

There are a bunch of knobby twigs in the backyard after last night’s rain and they all look like little alien hands and fingers. I love them, so I’m going to break up work time with a mini thread… (🧵 1/?) This one is a reminder to phone home...

🚨 Just happened to see Do the Right Thing is playing at the Grandview in St. Paul on Thursday, June 25th! I've been waiting a long time to catch this one in a theater manntheatres.com/theatre/83/G...

My neighborhood is getting utility upgrades so there's a big hole in front of my house atm. Despite multiple digs w/in a 1-block radius, people are constantly stepping over to peer into the abyss. Some even take pics. The curiosity + enthusiasm for a good pit are reaffirming my faith in humanity.

PSA: This is the best face sunscreen I've ever used in my life. Great if you don't like wearing much makeup, don't like spending money on makeup, and/or (like me) typically forget to put on sunscreen.

I forgot to roll out the garbage bin and must get on three zoom calls today that will most likely include work small talk. I don't know how people who are zooming everyday do it. Feel free to join me down here on the ground in quiet protest.

The mini entry porch has louvered windows and it feels like a rainforest in there atm, but the peonies love it. They've fully opened and are glorious! My uncle (good with arrangements) would probably jokingly say this is an example of "nothing succeeds like excess" (eyebrows raised) but I am smitten

We were so preoccupied with whether or not we *could* feed the ducks, we didn’t stop to think if we *should*

Check out 1998’s Drylongso on @criterionchannl.bsky.social (and go look for director Cauleen Smith’s more recent multimedia art and installations). #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky #letterboxd

Bedside table summer still life

When I worked in Southern California I had a boss whose method for critical decision-making was to consult with her dove, Larry Bird in the conference room for 20 minutes. The impact one series of coos could have cannot be understated. So I'm not particularly surprised by these election results.

There once was a girl from St. Paul With no patience for cooking at all And that's how she discovered Using Kerrygold butter In Kraft spirals makes a meal impérial

Timeline cleanse: adorable baby edition

The things I could do with a 2-story bookcase in an entry like this...

Happy Pride Month. If you know a young person (age 13-26) in the US who is getting their access to queer library books restricted because of local small-minded folks, please refer them to the Books Unbanned program. More people should know about it. #pride booksunbanned.com/card

The screened-in porch is officially open for another season. Don’t knock - just come around back.

Spent the afternoon and evening with one of my favorite people at the MN History Center. Always a treat to go there with him, as he helped design the building, has endless stories about it, and is very good at telling them. Ask me about this window sometime…it’s a good one.

I eat a shocking amount of peanut butter for my age.

🚨Art mailers, I have a quick form for you whenever you have a second! @ladychristyk.bsky.social @kennedy-reading.bsky.social @brynstar7.xyz @shiftedshaped.bsky.social @amanjo.bsky.social @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social tally.so/r/ZjZq2y

Have you been thinking about trying out a lustrous new lip gloss this week? Nope. Don't do it. Cottonwood seed MAGNET. Learn from my mistakes.

This is important - take a look at the language and potential full scope of this bill... www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

It's my favorite temp and I know I won't be able to sleep, so I'm ignoring my piles of laundry to kick off a hot week with Kurosawa's Stray Dog at the Trylon @9:15. Seems like the best move. If you are a fan of extremely sweaty movies and/or Toshiro Mifune looking sexy as hell, come and sit by me

Yesterday I hauled and spread 50 bags of mulch and felt like a beast. I can do anything, etc. This morning, I'm contemplating never moving again. How much might an 8-hour massage cost...could I crowdfund it...where can I get a platza...might a neighbor just slap my back with my dogwood trimmings..

Cozying up with Mel tonight. If you ever wanted to know absolutely anything about this man’s life I am sure I will be able to tell you by the time I’ve finished these 600 pages. I don’t even know if Mel knows all of this, tbh

This benefits a neighborhood school where more than 70% of kids were in hiding at the height of the ICE occupation.

Wouldn't it be amazing if we could get this registry fully purchased by the end of this weekend? I know it can happen! Just placed my own order (so many good books - these are my favorite picks today). Adding the code "SUMMER" makes this a freaking steal - and choose "in-store pickup" at checkout.

I loved this and it’s free to stream on Tubi right now. The weather today is perfect for a freaky little French film ✨

Last one, I swear…But COME. ON. 😍

Oh my god - if you can, go outside RIGHT THIS MINUTE and look up. The temperature is perfect and the sky is…sigh…!

Here's Young Me, 20 years ago in SF, feeling very...meh. Not long after, I fainted on a run. A few days after THAT I found out I was pregnant. 1 conversation later, I realized I'd be going to Planned Parenthood alone. Every year, I'm more proud of Young Me, having made that decision for myself. ❤️

FYI: The Main is showing some good stuff you might have missed during #MSPIFF this weekend - Silent Friend, Obsession, Everybody To Kenmure Street, Hokum (PLUS new Boots Riley with Shirley Kurata costume design!) mspfilm.org/showtimes/#/...

Best hummus in the Twin Cities and its not even close

Observed Cub's 2nd bday with two (!!) long around-the-pond/lake walks for him...flowers, BUTTER + a summer hair trim for myself, and peanut butter ice cream for us both. Everyone (that's you!) should join us by celebrating like you're two in dog years today (or tomorrow - dog years are flexible) 🐾🥳

Somebody is going to need to come over here and pry the mystery cheese I quietly snatched from a get-together + these crackers *specifically* out of my hands before I finish the entire box (the cheese might be Manchego...??). Bottom line: No one is doing it like the Crunchmaster. Get ye to Costco.

Wandered W. 7th/Uppertown on Saturday for a bit, and if you walk around gazing at the houses, you'll meet every person who lives there and they will kindly tell you about every building + (re)introduce you to the neighbors you probably just met. You might also meet Gus (rescue dog), so take treats.

“Watchu doing, Manda?” “Oh, just thinking, once again, about the lyrics of La Bamba Triste.” (Here, you can think about them every now and then too: lyricstranslate.com/en/la-bamba-...)

Well that escalated quickly (weather)

A book, a very tired dog, and a sudden downpour. Perfect way to end a gorgeous May weekend, imo #mnwx

Nice run of films. If you've never seen Lured, it is a wacky and weirdly great five-star surprise in my book. Related: George Sanders, you absolute CAD! (love). #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky