The insults in the Home Alone movies have always been strong but I’m watching Home Alone 2 and “he can’t tan, his freckles just connect” really hits home.

Six months to go, let the chaos begin!

I thought I woke up at 3 am, took my mouth guard out, and safely put it into its container before going back to sleep. Turns out I dreamed the container part. I found this out when I found the dog chewing on my expensive custom mouth guard. 🫠

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The level of hurt I feel when the dog decides to go lie in another room instead of in my office with me while I’m working. What did I do?!?! 😩

Harlequin have published a sidestory from The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet in honour of Pride month! Follow Mary's BFF, Miss Delia Highbridge, as she falls in hate-at-first-sight with a woman who... isn't anything like how she first appears?

It's so hot they had to add new colors to the heat map scale because dark red isn't hot enough. We've gone from old blood red to necrotic flesh taupe.

Spotted @lindzmcleod.bsky.social on a display table at Indigo!

There’s a real dead behind the eyes look I develop after two days in the open concept office

Happy release day, @lindzmcleod.bsky.social! Editing this book was a delight.

"For fans of Regency romances and of the contemporary friends-to-lovers stories created by Talia Hibbert and Casey McQuiston." - absolutely lovely rec and review by @ala-booklist.bsky.social for THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET!

Open to NYC or Toronto! It's a hybrid role, requiring two days in the office per week.

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Apropos of nothing... a series of Pride and Prejudice memes.

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I only need 8 more adds of THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET on Goodreads to reach 1000! 🌈💐 Who wants to help this queer, tender romance get there?

The insults in the Home Alone movies have always been strong but I’m watching Home Alone 2 and “he can’t tan, his freckles just connect” really hits home.

What is the best thing about dogs and why is it the way if you leave clothing lying around they will nest in it

I can tell it’s been an exhausting time because this year I didn’t even have my yearly delusional daydream about becoming very good at making elaborate gingerbread houses. In fact I forgot gingerbread houses existed until just now.

This morning I spent ten minutes trying to figure out why my monitor wasn’t working. It was unplugged. I unplugged it on the weekend to plug in something else. A real Garfield Monday over here.

Did AI make these four eerily similar looking dudes

The dog almost got a hot dog someone left on the ground in the park. She may never forgive me.

It’s holiday movie season and I am watching Holiday Mismatch. Excited to see Aunts Helga/Zelda together again, but overall this has a real “we spent all the budget on those two actors” feel, IMO

I officially left the other place. RIP a huge part of my online life, 2009-2024. So weird but it was getting terrible over there.

I suppose I can be back

This is a v good list.

January is hard.

I visited family on the weekend and the small town had a gingerbread contest, including a business category. One business made a BEAUTIFUL entry but it had nonedible trees on the outside! IMO that disqualifies you but I guess I’m cold hearted because they won. (I am obviously furious.)

I was having a nice productive week, good moods all around, and I regret to share that those moods are over.

Graphic design is my passion.

I know people hate on DST but as a certified morning person, I love this. It’s so bright out! Look at the sun!

Clean sheets/clean pajamas/clean paws 😍

it is already that time of year (people pleasers worrying about what to get loved ones for Christmas)

First real day of vacation so why WOULDNT I wake up to the dog being sick?

I occasionally check if Google has cured itself from AI-brain rot, alas this is a screenshot from just now

I have been enjoying a little October Buffy rewatch but regretfully Willow has started saying “magicks,” so.

The grocery store wanted $3 for a single cucumber today.

I wish I had a really good snack. Like REALLY good.

Possssssssibly my best newsletter image ever. But also, let's demystify comp titles!!!! katemckean.substack.com/p/dont-be-dr...

When Tim Gunn was on Project Runway he had this great advice to a designer who was completely stuck on their project: "You need to free yourself from this." With "this" being the element you are desperately trying to make work that absolutely won't work. 1/~

All right, friends, we are going to have a productive Friday. We are going to answer emails and put out fires all morning and then read/edit all afternoon. We can do it, even though the inbox is scary.

I’ve been trying not to drink wine on weeknights so my new 5 pm routine is sodastream, lemon slice, ice cubes, reusable straw. I gotta say, it’s good stuff.

I’ve had better weeks (months, years) but lunchtime park visits with the dog help.

A list of people my dog approached on our walk: 1) her new dog walker 2) the bartender at the local bar 3) a random couple of girls sitting on a bench 4) a British tourist couple sitting on a different bench She's such an extrovert.

I understand that it’s a beautiful day but some beautiful days are for closing the blinds and taking a nap.

What me, crying over a tiktok about a Voice audition? Things are fine, everything’s fine

Skin to skin is important for babies and all but have you ever had belly to belly time with your dog (where she stretches out right on your belly/chest to cuddle)

Sometimes I just feel a day shouldn’t REQUIRE so many deep, calming breaths

Tbh ginger molasses is ranked higher right now than it would be in June or July, I can’t help that. The list is flexible.

What are your top 5 cookies? After approximately 3.5 seconds of thought, here are mine: 5. Oatmeal raisin 4. Peanut butter 3. Ginger molasses 2. Shortbread 1. Chocolate chip