Patti Warashina, Airstream Turkey, 1969. Earthenware with low-fire glaze and low-fire luster, 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. x 19 3/4 in (Seattle Art Museum)

Nobody becomes estranged from their family because it's easy or fun. We do it to save our sanity and very possibly our lives.

Wouldn’t it be amazing if there actually is a guardian angel hovering over you curious and funny cheering you on you and your chaotic life Singing Be unafraid Jump Make noise while they bask in the glow of your quirkiness and light Imagine if you are perfect right in this moment Imagine

i’m thankful for the word “plethora” it really means a lot

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen: Richard Marx at a casino Beach Boys at a fair Dave Matthews Band at the Gorge Lady Gaga on her first tour Galactic Tofu Farmers* on campus at Washington State University *This is still my favorite band name

ramona quimby and anastasia krupnik should have started a riot grrrl band and put out an ep called "newbery metal"

I read a book that included a joke with the punchline "a pigment of my imitation" and that's what I think anytime someone talks about a figment of their imagination.

Him: "why are you naked?" Me: "im eating lasagna"

In lieu of thanksgiving I suggest holding a sort of family court convicting your most annoying relatives of various offenses

Made these tonight and my house smells delicious

Doing this: I'm at two sticks of butter.

Things I appreciate about Jessica Fletcher (Murder She Wrote): she never learned how to drive, was an avid cyclist in Cabot Cove, she didn't remarry or have a boyfriend BUT she sure did have breakfast with the doc at her house a lot, and she never got caught.

The Clarissa Explains It All theme song is really good.

it was over for computer science as a major when it was associated with nouveau riche industry professionalism and not the weirdo pirates situated between the grounded pragmatism of engineers and the rigorous purity of mathematicians

unfortunately I must say that I do love mariah carey's stupid christmas song

I finally snagged a Too Good To Go floral bag from Whole Foods!! Excited to see what's included tonight.

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In 7th or 8th grade, I absconded with my Aunt's mystery novel and read it feverishly while she was visiting our family. I loved it.

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you? Well, shit.

I did this at a Flip Cup match with Domino's parmesan bread bites. And I would do it again.

When people disparage exvangelicals or anyone who has had to set firm boundaries with their evangelical parents I wish I could communicate how we were born into systems that we have no control over. The rules of the game are comply with the veneer of goodness, suffer silently, or leave.

The amount I want to buy an extra turkey breast and cook it right away is at 11

If I use the hose extension of one vacuum to clean dust off my Roomba is that... like sexual for the vacuums?

A movie that takes place where you're from. The first time I took the SATs was at this high school in Tacoma.

It turns out it's really nice to read a book and listen to soft music on a Sunday morning.

I remember how MUCH this was on the news in the Chicago area

Rabbit Barman Brooch Raymond Yard 1930

The kid is developing a Celine Dion impression based on the mister's Celine Dion impression.

I went into a staffing agency to get a job after college and they hired me to work there. Over time they let me start recruiting instead of just reception. Turns out it felt great and I never stopped.

WHO USED ALL THESE DISHES? WHY DOES THIS KITCHEN LOOK LIKE THIS?

Sure I deconstructed ages ago but some of these Amy Grant songs are bangers and I will not be dissuaded.

I love this song from Seattle band Tennis Pro. youtu.be/iM0pKaL_tnk?...

Ordering a turkey leg. I cannot be contained.* *It is really for Alice

Gen Rx discovering Phil Collins 🎶 pharma su su ceuticals 🎶

Red lip and a leopard frame

Endlessly frustrating that all over the world the richest most awful people continue to convince the poor all their problems stem from immigrants instead of the richest most awful people.

Italian-American sexting starts with this photo

catching up with a girlfriend on the phone is a beautiful tradition during which no sentence logically follows the previous one

8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.

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Just a little reminder for all my fellow people who come from toxic, enmeshed, and emotionally immature families: You deserve holidays that are comforting, nourishing, and are about good food and being around people you actually like being around. Full stop.

Some advice from a couple of years ago that I still think most creative people need to hear --

Just got to explain the Left Behind series to someone who doesn't know anything about the Rapture. #StillGotIt

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Got my first 6-7 today She's 8

Methodology

They flipped out about rap music for *decades*

Oh shit I didn’t know trees could pull off a high pony, but look at her go

"Mom, I am Amelia Earfart. Get it? EarFART like earHART."