i too would love for there to be many options of bluesky servers besides this bluesky social media app. but i don't think that's coming any time soon. so it's a horrible shame that bluesky admins don't really seem to want to sustain the actual users they have here with the moderation we deserve.

May they put AI out of its misery swiftly. Nothing slow and painful, PLEASE

Alright girls, no more false starts or ADHD distractions, today I am *finally* sitting down for real to read @dirtbagqueer.rocks's debut. I spent most of middle school running around with my dude friends playing pickup football in the park and my front lawn, so this feels written for me 😙

testing out the new mini mics

testing out the new mini mics

HEY ARTISTS LOOK LOOK FASHION HISTORY RESOURCES!!!!!! fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu

Without fail, every time I open my laptop and I'm about to start working on something, Ruby needs to go out

I would love to be one of those people posting weekly updates on how many pages they read of what books but that requires, a) way more tracking than I have the energy for b) me actually reading more than 10 pages of a book in a week

The Itch/Steam thing dropped off the trending tab. Therefore it's time to remind you again to swamp the payment processors with more calls. If the call volume dies down in under a week they aren't going to learn their lesson. Make them regret it.

I would love to be one of those people posting weekly updates on how many pages they read of what books but that requires, a) way more tracking than I have the energy for b) me actually reading more than 10 pages of a book in a week

Hey friends! With the Philly Bookstore Crawl briskly approaching and sponsorship funds not quite cutting it, I’m sharing my lil’ tip jar link. Could use a hand to help order our bookmarks and other printed materials, and pay our brilliant illustrator. ☕️ ko-fi.com/ericsmith

And when someone wants to do the same thing in Philly, please let me know what I can do to help. Please! We deserve nice things too

"You seem happier" Thanks, the bookstore cat snuck up behind me while I was browsing and yelled at me to give pets

"You seem happier" Thanks, the bookstore cat snuck up behind me while I was browsing and yelled at me to give pets

Unlike CEOs and other executives, individual contributors understand concert OPSEC

hate when I slow blink at a cat to show them I'm their friend and when I open my eyes again they're not even looking at me. like damn, I'm not a threat, I'm just boring?

i can’t remember anything that has felt more foisted upon us than AI. repeatedly telling us why we actually need is like thinking a joke will get funnier the more you explain it.

damn right

My opinion, which everyone asked for, is that the font in the new Goodreads is cool, but they need a new color scheme to go with it. That font feels so contemporary literary but the color scheme still feels very "dusty library with yellowed pages and crumbling covers"

I hate when you try to reset your password somewhere and a website/app is like "If an account for this email exists, you'll get it shortly!" No! Tell me if I put in the right email! How am I supposed to know if I put in the wrong email or your website just takes like 20mins to send the reset link?!

$405/1400 URGENT I dont wanna lose my car & without it I cant care for my Mom, 2 dogs Bella & Chungus. I was able to make the majority of the latest payment because of you all so thanks. Please help/share❤️‍🩹 #gfm #black #disabled #mutualaid #BIPOCMA #emergency Cashapp: $BookofEli2018 PayPal: BookofEli

At the stage of learning After Effects where I don't even know how to word a web search to find what I'm looking for

New hat got delivered at 1pm, and I came home at 9pm to this...

How many words do you think you could write in a 48 hour period at a writing retreat with five friends there to distract you but also sometimes to threaten you to put your phone down and write? #WriterSky #BookSky

How many words do you think you could write in a 48 hour period at a writing retreat with five friends there to distract you but also sometimes to threaten you to put your phone down and write? #WriterSky #BookSky

*posts to Instagram* *Instagram immediately crashes

We're running a Love Your Indie Sale all month, with 2,000+ audiobooks—because we really, really do love your indie. And every purchase supports them, helping their small business and your community. ⁠ You don't have to be a member to shop the sale, but members do take an additional 30% off 👀

Alright, #BookSky, what are you reading rn? Or what book are you about to pick up now that I've reminded you you're in between books and need to start a new one? Personally, I'm about to pick up When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa, since it's been over a week since finishing The In-Between Bookstore

Love when a program greys out and says (Not Responding) when you go to close it 😃 [glaring at Microsoft Clipchamp which I foolishly thought would let me trim 4 seconds out of a 4 minute video faster than Adobe Premiere]

This is mayhaps one of the dumbest things I've said on the internet, but normalize the semicolon 😭 Sometimes I'll go to use it but I end up taking it out because it feels so pretentious and I'm not trying to come off like that lol

“normal people don’t even know how to type them” I AM NOT NORMAL. I WILL STRAIGHT UP GO APESHIT ON YOU

The alt code for em dashes is ALT+0151, by the way. I do, in fact, have it memorized. Plus I set up a text shortcut on my phone so typing "emd" will make an em dash show in the text suggestions above my keyboard Person in the screenshot is simply ignorant of the joys of grammar and punctuation smh

"you can basically read >100 books per day..." bro, a bunch of randos on BookTok start smear campaigns calling you a fraud when you for real read >100 books per YEAR

I have thirteen minutes left in the holiday to post this: youtu.be/rYNhlxiJF8Q?... i love america and she hates me gets all her pleasure from shattering my dreams

I have so many books to read... I think I'll rewatch Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Y'all think I can do it?

I like Discord's warning when clicking on links bc you can mark a domain as trusted, so I can leave X links unmarked so it reminds me I don't want to go there I *don't* understand TikTok giving a generic warning to every single link. Like, I think Instagram and YouTube are pretty safe, thanks 😭

Look, if I *hadn't* stayed up until 3am, I wouldn't have had to calculate how many hours I'll get if I fall asleep right now and I might not have realized my alarm was still set for 5:15am because I had a rare 6am shift yesterday, so !!

If you just look at social media instead of news sources, you might believe the “big beautiful bill” has passed already. It hasn’t. It still needs to go through the House, where it has a strong chance of failing — so yes, feel as sad and angry and scared as you need, but PLEASE CALL YOUR REPS.

Today was my last day at Quirk—which means I finally have time for freelance editing clients! If you’re developing a book at any stage please get in touch and we can discuss how I can help www.jesszimmerman.com/editing.html

Hi! I’m here to support my former colleagues at Quirk Books, which includes a laid-off woman who is currently on maternity leave, an editor who resigned due to working conditions, and seven members of the recently recognized union. All of this happened within 8 months of my own resignation.

Y'all think I can do it?

I can't quite prove it, but the toilet is definitely being transphobic to me

Yeah no, of course the fireplace in Date Everything is voiced by Dante Basco (aka Zuko)

Trying to find the motivation to edit videos instead of opening Date Everything...

EMERGENCY MUTUAL AID: my best friend Vesper, a brown trans woman, needs $520 within the next 2 days to keep her bank acct from closing! (Info in 🧵) She was laid off from her job awhile back, & despite sending in literally hundreds of applications, the post-AI job search has been discriminatory.

This friends @ is VIBRANIUMBUSSY on cashapp and Venmo Also, if you have any lead on any jobs in nonprofit spheres (either remote or in Chicago), please let @vibraniumbussy.bsky.social know!

No way the lightbulb guy in Date Everything just told me to drink bear poop if I want to be successful

She is preventing me from playing Date Everything—I mean, doing work.

So, I caved and bought Date Everything... Why are so many of the characters French? 😭