so there's gonna be new 2020s era Stargate buckle up, I guess we'll see if we're too old for the joy of ship wars I'm too old for that shit ship in peace, folks

"It depends" is legit an answer here also Thanks I Hate It That's Why I Write My Own: A Fanfic Writet's Life OK time to go see if the article agrees with me 🤪

The true horror of this decade of my life is going out for sushi and being served lukewarm green tea

a sweater that is a viscose/rayon/polyester blend is not "luxe wool," what the actual fuck are you doing trying to charge $144 while hiding the real fiber content behind some "see details" clicks, hm?

My continual search for semi-sturdy, writeable tabs for notebooks that are not plastic continues.

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

If you're going to show me a titanium EDC fan on kickstarter with replaceable parts and gemstones, cool cool, but also I do think that if you're asking me to add weight to my bag it better come with that edge sharp. Yes, too much Mortal Kombat in my teen years. I know. I do.

If you're going to be in a Zoom meeting, turn on the noise cancellation so we're not hearing your raspy breathing and every mouse click, it is 2025, do we not all know this yet? And no, it's not this particular person's first rodeo, she's hosted dozens of Zoom meetings over the years.

I really, really love this song. Always have, always will. 90s and early aughts me, even now-me all agree. youtu.be/UbeN7eRtdLU?...

fuck's sake, Spotify, I don't want to chat and play music, just be one thing instead of trying to be a social media empire that can data mine even more of my life?

Me: I love bean soup! Here's my favorite bean soup recipe! Person: I can't cook bean soup. I don't have any beans. Perhaps, sir (gender-neutral), this is not the conversation for you.

I know, I know, but this is my just random complaints social site.

When my eyes start watering from your perfume and you're 10 feet away from me maybe you want to consider dialing it down.

I still find it weird that Venmo wants my financial transactions to be public and social. Just no. (Yes I've seen that Venmo CEO sketch on YouTube already.)

I love when grammar pedandry/Robert's Rules of Order OTP is used for great justice. Beautiful. 10/10, no notes. youtube.com/shorts/q5HzZ...

absolute goddamn delight of cooking drama

I guess "innovative" means going back to what worked but I'm cool with that www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...

Mr Attorney, I am 3 tables down from you at a crowded coffee shop, stop using your court voice talking details about your privileged family law case, you are one block from the courthouse!

I am also doomed. The Smart One is always doomed. But I mean, checks out. And my last words will likely be "I fucking TOLD YOU SO."

I have 10% of an idea of what the moderation kerfuffle is but everyone who is making serious posts about how easy it is to "just move to another instance" is wildly overestimating the amount of time/energy/cope I have to handle that shit in my life. Much less investigate another instance.

blog.bostonorganics.com/remote-work-... Gosh I really want to read the actual study though I am on the side of This Stuff Makes Sense

Me: Oh this book looks nice. Fantasy of some kind. Also me: Oh fuck, this is Romantasy Jane Eyre. *backs away slowly* I hate Jane Eyre. No shade if you don't, but I'm regretting that Hoopla loan already.

It's not that I hate isekai, it's that I'm a little tired of "I was a schlub in Real World and now I have a Fantasy World Cheat Code(TM) so life is awesome!" isekai. Less so its companion "I was a Real World Overachiever and I want a cozy life in Isekai World." I'm...I'm into those.

I hate AI email coaching. "Say 'it might be worth double checking X for accuracy' to make your feedback sound even more supportive." Motherfucker, I'm writing a wholeass email about this one fact being wrong, if I say it that way, I won't be supportive, I'll be a condescending bitch. Ugh.

Go Chicago

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As governor, I have made it a priority to not only protect but also promote the fundamental right of women to choose if and when and how they will have children. Every woman should be informed, empowered, and supported when she makes that decision.

Happy #Bisibility Day to those who celebrate. 💙💜❤️

Oh look. An ad. They're so infrequent on Bluesky I can still block them easily. 😘

The art alone is worth the price of admission, but the article is also quite, quite good. www.wired.com/story/silico...

Shana Tova to everyone celebrating in Illinois and across the world. As we celebrate Rosh Hashanah, I want to wish you all a new year full of joy, good health, and prosperity.

This was me last night and it was fun www.instagram.com/reel/DInS6at...

Great to start my day with the tradeswomen of the North America’s Building Trades Unions! Together, we've made Illinois a beacon of hope for working people everywhere. We are making life more affordable for families, creating good jobs at fair wages, and protecting workers.

Curly haired women have no internal life and are doomed to work the register forevermore! Trust me, it's funny. www.instagram.com/reel/DNGIUzJ...

Samsung products are continually proving themselves to be trash. Cool. Cool cool cool. www.androidauthority.com/samsung-conf...

You know what I thought was a great book that did not at all give me panic attacks or nervous tics or make me draw any parallels in any way to the current times? www.simonandschuster.com/books/Red-Sc...

They do have a rockin' VPN

I just find this fascinating archaeology.org/news/2025/09...

I have watched multiple ads for the upcoming The Girlfriend and it looks really gay. I was surprised to check IMDB and find out there was theoretical heterosexuality involved. Because wow yeah. Um.

DC-area folks, what's your favorite non-Smithsonian thing to do in DC?

I 100% love loading up discord in the morning and watching it turn into a completely black screen on my laptop.

A very real mood

"Didn't I say to make my abilities average in the next life...?" is a delightful example of an isekai. DELIGHTFUL.

Want to keep a journal but think you have nothing to say? #P&J caitlynrichardson.substack.com/p/things-to-...

"If you had money you could buy anything you wanted, & the poor were there to service the rich." How is this a historical documentary? Not present-day news? Ohhh: "If you were involved in a scandal and you were a person, a man of position, then that was it, your life was destroyed."

AI is absolutely shit for research and I cannot get over just how wrong it is on a factual level every single time. 🫠 I don't really want to use it, but I can't swear in the search engines at work and I also can't control the settings. It's so goddamn annoying.

I am the voice of reason telling people to get up and go take a walk (touch grass) and stop working for something like 15 minutes. Just to de-stress. It's okay. Work is not the be-all, end-all of existence.