Avoiding getting in arguments/yelling at the news by going to flavor town instead (standing at the stove for an hour).

brb, buying liability only health insurance from a lizard to save a few bucks.

This is just the outline of every TED talk video anyone has ever sent me?

Yes, almost everything is terrible! But I got recruited at the last minute to be the witness at a tiny wedding. So I stopped at the Donut Hut and made this wedding cake on my way there - and got to celebrate the love of two delightful older gentlemen I'd never met before. Some things are good!

Just confused the hell out of the UPS driver by pretending he was trick-or-treating and handing him candy.

My first ghost costume. I couldn’t breathe or see and kept requesting more and larger holes be cut.

Our healthcare premiums went up so much that if I stay on the same mediocre plan, healthcare may cost 1/3 of our total income.

People who prefer to take Waymo as transportation do so because they hate poor people, regardless of why they think they prefer it.

One of my favorites.

It’s very hot in SF, so I added a little Primo Salt Gin to the Empress for an evening electrolyte martini.

I had forgotten about one of my favorite #cocktails, the Sunset at Gowanus. Made one to celebrate my return to health (finally tested negative for Covid).

The shopping list taped to the fridge.

Needed to avoid doomscrolling today so I am back on my delicate bullshit, making a casual woven T-shirt out of fine silk voile, because what better way to remember enjoy good things than by making them into everyday items.

I had a terrible cake accident. As a result I was forced to make two 2-layer cakes instead of one 3-layer cake and now I have an aviation cocktail cake with fat layers AND a strawberry jam filled birthday cake with thin layers.

Everything feels terrible but the neighbor’s tiny cat escaped to gallop wildly through our house, and I think I figured out how to make Aviation flavored Italian merengue for my birthday cake, and I’m going to read some @chuckwendig.bsky.social on the treadmill instead of doomscrolling.

Waiting in line for the bathroom at DNA Lounge in SF, Kelsey Grammer and Rob Schneider walked up, asked if it was the bathroom line and stood behind me.

With the news about the liquidation of the "Big 4" pattern companies - my one and only hope is that I do not get tagged 200 times as people once again share the "vintage pattern wiki" I have no use for on FB. The "have you tried yoga?" of the garment sewing world.

The guys on the corner have the beer bong out again but the cops won’t let them throw the Jell-O shots out the window this year. #bay2breakers

This evening’s Black Manhattan that @epvqq.bsky.social insisted on photographing.

My husband just sent me this glamour shot he took of my childhood teddy bear.

Tonight we’re having an Aviation #cocktail in honor of a friend who loves purple and flowers.

I’ve had great plane chats with one seat mate while avoiding another, laughed with a stranger on the street while we ignored the presumptuous stranger behind us. If people aren’t engaging with you, I suggest looking up at yourself in the mirror. I can see fine other people just fine.

Repost with a favorite book from childhood.

Me after finishing the #whitelotus finale:

I don’t think one will be enough tonight. Drinking the good stuff while we still can.

when an american electronic appliance chirps at me: I did not invite you to speak. I despise you. I wish to destroy you when a japanese appliance chirps at me: You are my little friend. You are my companion in the journey of life

Post a car pic you took - I got interviewed on the local news for this one.

Important news: my husband took this photo of my lunch at Memphis Minnie’s today.

HI Friends! Fun sci-fi/fantasy reads for your TBR. P.S. last sales week for our spicy sci-fi romance anthology -BEYOND EARTH-(included in event), so grab your copy while you can. 🤩 books.bookfunnel.com/alienandmons... #booksky #amreadingromance #amreadingfantasy #scifiromance #paranormalromance

I joined Pelosi’s “Town Call” tonight (focused on Elon stealing our data, which, sure, I guess) and they said they’re doing some lawsuits and we just have to win in 20 months. I was screaming. TWENTY MONTHS!? These old husks are not meeting this moment for us guys. I’m sorry.

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It’s been a real day over here and it’s time for an extremely wet lil gin martini with a splash of Italicus.

Without downloading any new pics, what's your energy going into 2025?

Clam Angel, back for one more year! Why? Who knows! It’s Clam Angel. And OMG I just broke Clam Angel’s shell, I’ve requested glue, please take a moment of silence while I figure out how to save my childhood.

I forgot about the Vieux Carre, it’s good.

It’s party time again.

Hey #romance fans! Counting down to release day! Sad news: not on Amazon-they cancelled pre-order 😫😡 GOOD NEWS: You can find it on KOBO, B&N, APPLE, & GOOGLE, yay! 🤩 #amreading #scifiromance #cyborgromance #alienromance #romantasy #booksbooksbooks #newrelease buy.bookfunnel.com/gsxifp3zfi

I support my trans friends and family by accepting and respecting them, and by being an auntie they can call for any reason, any time.

It's time for my Christmas profile photo update.

Now you can chat with an AI through a teletype machine.

Not sure why I thought it would be a good idea to schedule dentist appointment for this afternoon, but am considering taking the opportunity to ask them to novocain my brain.

I don't know who needs to hear this...but if you're in recovery from drugs or alcohol, don't let anxiety about Tr*mp take that away from you. Have a plan for election night and the days after. You've got this.

I’m thinking of Phil. We spent hours wasting time together in high school, between the end of class and start of jr theater rehearsal. He was making a name for himself as an adult actor but took his own life and I didn’t find out until after the funeral had already happened.

My first ghost costume. I couldn’t breathe or see and kept requesting more and larger holes be cut.

Pro tip: sew a zipper in at the mouth of your ghost sheet so you can unzip to see, eat snacks, or drink alcohol at the party.

Pro tip: sew a zipper in at the mouth of your ghost sheet so you can unzip to see, eat snacks, or drink alcohol at the party.

I’m creating a classic look cocktail dress, currently more interesting on the inside than it is on the outside. The fabric I’m using is absolutely awful (I enjoy bending shitty fabric to my will).

My Wednesday morning view is usually good.

Show me your pet and what they’re named after.