This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

There are few things I dread more than wrapping presents. I have a pretty good head for diagrams and mechanical operations but covering a box in paper manages to thwart me consistently.

Re-upping this, since it's only available for two days:

Re-upping this for Buy Books Saturday:

“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.” Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.

It sounds like the Republicans should stop protecting Bill Clinton and release the Epstein files.

Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?

Well that’s a new one. Legit email from PayPal extending an invitation from a scammer using their username to phish.

The Mall of America is an overwhelming and intimidating place. We should have made a plan instead of walking in cold turkey with the kids.

DO NOT GO DOWN TO THE BEACH. It’s a watch, not a warning, and it’s scheduled to arrive in the middle of the night, but please don’t be an idiot because you “just want to see.”

A TSUNAMI WATCH is now in effect for Washington state. If you are on the coast, be prepared to take action & stay tuned for more instructions. This alert level will update once more is known. Find details here: tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/... #TsunamiWatch #WaWX

I have an awkwardly shaped window in an awkwardly shaped room. How do I do curtains for this? It gets direct morning sun or I might not bother.

I love Kit Kats and eat them as a whole instead of breaking off the pieces individually.

My bedside book pile is starting to look like a game of Jenga.

Who’s doing July 2nd firework shows in Tacom? There’s been nonstop explosions for the last 30 minutes.

Couldn’t stand any of my clothes this morning so I stole a shirt from my husband’s side of the closet and…. I’m loving it? Like, really loving it.

So Murderbot is a lot of fun. Not an exact replica of the book but if I wanted that I’d just read them again for the zillionth time. Can’t tell you how much I need one of these little dolls from the opening sequence to sit on my desk at work. Congratulations @marthawells.com!

My senior, cancer-battling kitty didn’t eat much today and isn’t interested in sleeping on the bed tonight. Hopefully she’s just having an off day but :(

A (3) after hearing the original Pokemon theme for the first time: That was the best song I’ve ever heard!

I stopped attending Mass regularly in 1995 however I have never formally left the Church nor been excommunicated. the college of cardinals therefore has an opportunity to do something extremely funny. holler at yr boy, Rome

It’s 10 pm and I’ve just realized that most of the mixed candy in this bag is too big to fit into the plastic eggs. I hope the kids like AlmondJoys!

Inquiring minds (it’s me) want to know, @marthawells.com!

HAPPY TAX DAY! How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits. 🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS. Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay

And lo, the trailer did drop: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2... #murderbot

Parenting in the digital age is surreal sometimes. If you’re not going to tattle in person I’m not going to take you seriously. (And if you are, I still probably won’t. But my point stands.)

Overconfident humans who don’t listen to anybody else scare the hell out of me.

I don’t…. It’s literally in the name!

Since installation in 2020 we have had at least three different solar companies knock on our door to sell us something we already have, clearly visible from the end of the driveway. I get a weird sense of enjoyment from their walk of shame back down the sidewalk after explaining.

Last fall I bought a 40lb bag of sunflower seeds, tossed it into the side shed and forgot about it. Somebody ate well this winter and now I’m ankle deep in shells.

Overheard C (9) talking to A (3) while I was making dinner. C: You might want to give Mom some space, I can hear the music she’s listening to. It was @themountaingoats.bsky.social.

Had a filling replaced this afternoon. I don’t believe in hell, but if I did it would be an eternity of dental work.

It’s Friday, human. Close your laptop and pay attention to me.

C, age 9: Hey Mom, do you want to smell my fingertips? They’re not stinky.

I might take myself to the movies next week!

One of the best hand-drawn protest signs I've seen in a while.

My feed is 90% basketball tonight and I’ve never seen an NBA game. Someone was traded, it was either a steal/outright robbery, and we should be…. enjoying the schadenfreude? I’m also three Old Fashioneds deep so comprehension is fuzzy at best.

That about covers it.

My coworker directly across the great wall of cubicle from me just surprised me with a sheet of these gorgeous Dungeons and Dragons stamps out of the blue. He likes to buy cool designs and another coworker mentioned I was into it so he dropped them off and made my day.

So long and thanks for all the fish.

C, age 9, has been listening to the Muppets rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody on a loop for the last 45 minutes. 🫠

There are still three spots in TPL’s first Speculative Fiction book club meeting this Wednesday. Come talk about @marthawells.com Murderbot with me and my new best friends! tacoma.bibliocommons.com/events/6722b...

Found this @tinkertopia.bsky.social pin in my bedside table that I must have bought years ago. Not sure when it came off, but it’s time to dust it off and put it back on my bag.

I’ve been meaning to check out Three Hearts for a while, but it was the punchcard that finally pushed me into it. No regrets.