P.S. If you followed me for pottery, I'm so sorry, I've been out of the studio since surgery but I'll be back at it as soon as my new tools arrive (Bailey is having shipping delays)

I sprouted some chia seeds for my guinea pigs. Offered them some now, and these were the results: Buttercup - Ooh! Food! Takes one nibble, makes a face, begs for other food. Bubbles: Yum yum yum gimme that broccoli scented spaghetti Blossom: ...what is this? How dare you put this in my bowl

You ever look at the Top 100 Birders in your area on eBird and think, "ok, wait, there's no way they saw that species here"?

Petey was just as amazing live as expected, only wish I didn't have to work today after headbanging all night 🤘🏻

I am now in a room full of people who would get this reference.

In honor of going to see Petey USA tonight, here is my boyfriends reaction to the song Don't Tell The Boys: "Nooo you SHOULD tell the boys! They sound great! I'm sure they'd love to support you!"

When I finished grad school, I had to make a spreadsheet for this, with columns like "sidewalk quality," "curb cuts," and "proximity to resources" 😬

I'm gonna die drowning in my student loans because the government can't agree on what payment plan I should be on 🫠 Haven't been able to even start payments and I haven't been a student for almost 6 years 🥲

There are so many books I want to listen to, but I know for the sake of research for my future book, I'm gonna need a print copy 😅

I was ready to guest on a podcast, but apparently not ready to hear my own voice on a podcast, and now I'm teary-eyed because it's the first time I've listened to recordings of my own voice and not hated it

If I bookmark your post, there's a good chance that's because it contains something I want to read or paint later, I promise I'm not creepy, just bad at remembering where I saw that thing, that time, on the internet 😬

Instagram keeps showing me content that is just...not real? Staged, satirical, rage bait...does anyone post real things anymore? I don't understand.

Sometimes I get nostalgic for the old school PowerBars. The sticky, stretchy ones that were almost like protein taffy that I would get from my dad if I went with him to the gym. I'd also get a few sips of his Sobe. (Not the Lifewater, but the glass bottles with the gecko on it)

This scourge of people listening to videos/music with no headphones in public places has got to stop. We live in a society!

Today, Jim Henson's birthday, seems like a good time to confess that I still haven't watched the last episode of Age of Resistance, because I didn't want it to end.

Recently made my boyfriend watch The Dark Crystal, and I regularly mourn the Henson masterpieces that never made it to fruition.

Jim Henson would've been 89 years old today. Commemorate his life and legacy by celebrating creativity, diversity, imagination, peace, and just plain silliness. Walk with me a bit while I talk about Jim and his work--and leave your comments about what he means to you. Right this way. /1

Listening to Mary Roach's new book, Replaceable You, and it just dawned on me. I've always heard amputees described as athletic or in an athletic context. Is this correlation just what is popular with the abled gaze, or is it because living as an amputee requires a certain level of fitness?

Leaving comments on all my friends social medias because I've sentenced myself to rest time and have to occupy my brain. #HysterectomyRecovery #ChronicIllness

life with chronic illness can feel like a tug-of-war between the body that needs rest, the mind that craves momentum & the spirit that just wants relief.

Joke's on them, Tylenol is the only OTC med that even touches my debilitating chronic pain. I'm keeping Tylenol in business no matter what the quacks say.

Anyone have a recipe-clipping app they like? To collect and view recipes from various websites? Used to use Pinterest for this, but that site is insufferable now.

Carman (no pun intended) or DC Talk

"Kind" does not have to equal "passive." Anyone who tries to convince us otherwise is invested in us staying passive-- & it behooves us to wonder why.

Every day, I grow closer to just making my own clothes. (Even though I haven't touched my sewing machine in 4 years)

What they don't tell ya about going back to work post-laparoscopic hysterectomy: sitting upright in front of a desk/computer will make you sore, even when you're not doing anything high-energy. 🫠

I wrote about everyone's favorite online quote during disasters: open.substack.com/pub/revbeksw...

...its been a matter of minutes, and conservative evangelicals are already putting a martyrdom spin on this. Gross.

My bf has been staying with me since surgery, and he finally went home today. As a result, I've spent my day mostly resisting starting several big projects when I'm less than a month post-op. 😂

Apartment Dwellers! How/Where are we hanging laundry to dry? My folding rack from college isn't cutting it anymore. 😅

Paging my #Pottery and #Ceramics pals- my studio is asking we bring our own tools now. What's your favorite portable tool box/bag? Mine will be left in a locker sometimes so prefer one that drains well. Is a Soola bag worth it?

I did it, I got the Focus Friend, meet Beankah. Beankah's job is to make sure I am actually reclining post-op. The more time I stay reclined is more focus time for Beankah. Thanks @hankgreen.bsky.social!

Most of my friends are getting married, buying houses, and starting families. Meanwhile, my most recent milestone was getting rid of my uterus. 😬

For when you love oat milk so much, you want to look like you went to college in it...?

I am beginning to think the powers that be just put someone else's grandpa in a hat for this photo.

"Your phone's memory is too full of screenshots" Okay, but how ELSE am I supposed to tell my man what I need from the store??

I love the Quakers so much. If I weren't [liberal] Baptist I would be Quaker. (See original poster's thread here if you need alt text)

Let me get this straight: shooters post their intentions on YouTube and local authorities don't see til after the attack, but we send troops to DC for imaginary crime? Thoughts & prayers ain't gonna cut it, y'all.

Your gym teacher and your English teacher are getting married.

If ya haven't figured it out yet, this is why RFK and MAHA is problematic. This is why a "cure to [condition] is the only solution" mindset is problematic.

12 days post op and the urge to go back to work early is VERY strong. I must not give in.

Just tried out a new EMS/TENS unit and forgot the weird satisfaction of frankenstein-ing my muscles to life. #ChronicIllnessThings

A dozen days post-op, and the physical therapist in my brain is yelling at me to move! (Everyone who grew up disabled has an OT or PT that lives in their head rent free, a conglomeration of our real life ones)

I finally did it. I blew (most) of my remaining savings on a new laptop as the support window for my old brick is drawing to a close. No more money cushion for me, closest I'll get to a vacation is my remaining medical leave 💸

Is there a healthy alternative to "sweet treat I gotta have with my coffee"? Because in lieu of pastry I've resorted to the girl scout cookies in my freezer.

10 days post op, I have reached the "can go to the bathroom unsupervised" stage of recovery! (transferring to a toilet with 5 holes in your abdomen is harder than it looks)

I miss New School Year Energy™️. You don't really get it as intensely in Advancement. You just lose the best parking spots and brace yourself for more random administrative orders.

Listen, I don't like the new #CrackerBarrel logo more than anyone else, BUT the food still slaps, and my mom gets all her seasonal decor there, so we gotta keep them in business.

I worked hard to establish an effective skincare routine, but wow is it humbling when life disrupts that and after a week, realize just how dependent your face is on those very specific creams. 🫠

Are you even an exvangelical if your social media feeds are not filled with people rejoicing at the death of Dr. James Dobson?!?!?