stardew valley: would you like a fruit bat cave or a mushroom cave? me:

folks: i am dangerously close to finishing The Luminaries by Susan Dennard. 20% left to read. and i am absolutely going to read the next book. we are on a rollllll. ( #booksky or is it #booksky💙📚 or is it #booksky 📚💙 she ponders 🤔 )

over the last twenty-four hours, every post i've thought up relates to food. topics include but are not limited to: lemonade, tortillas, ice cream.

homemade mac and cheese never misses.

🎶it's empty in the valley of your heart the sun, it rises slowly as you walk away from all the fears and all the faults you've left behind🎶 (it's a mumford & sons kind of a morning) #musicsky #nowplaying youtu.be/fNy8llTLvuA?...

on tonight's episode of ang plays stardew valley: we will grow blueberries, upgrade our pickax, forage for the community center, and hopefully learn how to face our enemies when attacking them with our trusty sword.

nope. i did not just post, delete, post, delete, post the same bookish post with slight variations in the space of three minutes.

today's epic reading slump milestones: i passed the halfway point in The Luminaries by Susan Dennard. i read three days in a row. plus i thought about alllll the books i want to read next. is it possible my epic reading slump is going, going, gone?! #booksky📚💙

one day, i will stop preordering every book in an unfinished series prior to reading a single book in an unfinished series. one day, i will learn my lesson. today is not that day. #booksky

Maya Angelou on loneliness: man less and friendless no cave my home this is my torture my long nights, lone #poetry #poems #booksky

me after reading only *half* of the synopsis for Kelly Andrew's The Gravewood: #booksky

🎶i just want to be ok, be ok, be ok i just want to be ok today🎶 (i remembered this song yesterday. it's been stuck in my head ever since. i am not complaining.) #musicsky #music #nowplaying #hope youtu.be/v1LidFgffI0?...

why yes, i did change my profile pic. i am a healthy level of obsessed with stardew valley. annnnd on that note, off to the mines i go! i need some sprinklers. badly.

someone just ordered the stardew valley soundtrack on vinyl from fangamer and that someone is meeeeee 🐓

how i arrived on bluesky

today i played Dead Of Winter with my son. such a fun tabletop game! definitely looking forward to lighting more zombies on fire in the near future.

working on creating a doom free zone on here. i'm all about being informed and engaged. but i'm starting to wonder if it's terrible for my mental health to be doomscrolling all day, every day. maybe? probably.

for earth day, a translation of Matsuo Bashō's frog haiku: listen! a frog jumping into the stillness of an ancient pond! (translated by dorothy britton) #poetry #poems

🎶this one's for the lonely the one's that seek & find only to be let down time after time this one's for the torn down the experts at the fall come on friends, get up now you're not alone at all🎶 #musicsky #nowplaying #hope #tuesdaymotivation youtu.be/yOgvnod8EeA?...

it's that time of day when i sit down to water seeds, chop down trees, and yearn for the mines. it's stardew valley time.

a tree that i made it's pretty nifty #craftsky #punchneedle #imadethis #nifty #craft

epic reading slump update part two: current read: The Luminaries by Susan Dennard progress: 103 of 298 pages read (35%) feeling really hopeful that my epic reading slump might be over. *knocks on wood* #booksky

wisdom from Langston Hughes: hold fast to dreams for if dreams die life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.   #poems #poetry #dreams #booksky #amreading

when a quote calls you out: "and for my next trick, i'll break my own heart by exaggerating my place in other people's lives." hello. my name is angela. and i am a hyperbolic queen.

🎶smile like you've got nothing to prove no matter what you might do there's always someone out there cooler than you🎶 (this week's theme song) #musicsky #music #nowplaying #benfolds #mondaymotivation youtu.be/v-B3hJRsMow?...

making shrinky dinks for the first time in decades. the smell of plastic melting is delightful. also i overcooked them. things are going smoothly is what i'm saying.

today's easter sunday soundtrack: 🎧James Taylor's Greatest Hits 🎧Bob Seger's Greatest Hits 🎧now that's what i call yacht rock 🎧Matt & Kim: Sidewalks 🎧Reliant K: Mmhmm (sidebar: a vinyl emoji is a need) #musicsky #music #notimeforcameras #buttimeforpie

🎶and when that sky rains fire on you, and you're persona non grata, i'll tell you how i've been there too, and that none of it matters🎶 (happy birthday, ttpd ✌🏼) #musicsky #music #poetry #nowplaying #taylorswift #ttpd youtu.be/4wOsiM2T_xc?...

stardew valley update: my new thing is accidentally buying things. but i'm still a killer tree slayer. so i've got that going for me.

🎶i send a heart to all my dearies when your life is so, so dreary dream🎶 (i've listened to this song a *few* times today) #musicsky #music #lyrics #poetry #playingnow #onrepeat #smashingpumpkins youtu.be/kMXapsSOCD0?...

turns out i'm the kind of parent that makes their adult-kids easter baskets.

every day is a good day to read Maya Angelou: i keep on dying, because i love to live. #poetry #poems #booksky #currentlyreading #books #mayaangelou

tonight i played stardew valley for the first time. i'm terrible at fishing but great at chopping down trees when i can figure out how to face them.

This guy's a hero. Good shit, Senator.

five romance movies to get to know me: ten things i hate about you scott pilgrim vs the world the princess bride always be my maybe the cutting edge (tooooe pick)

🎶people can be so cold they'll hurt you and desert you well, they'll take your soul if you let them oh yeah, but don't you let them🎶 (it's a James Taylor on repeat kind of a day) #musicsky #music #lyrics #jamestaylor #spinningnow #playingnow #vinyl #poetry

epic reading slump update: • 52 of 298 pages read. slow and steady beats zero progress every single time. • i'm going to count this as a #amreading win. • #booksky #books #ireadya #fantasybooks #bookish #luminaries #susandennard #wins #currentlyreading

lately our pup Tychus won't eat his breakfast unless i pretend to pour whatever i'm drinking into his breakfast bowl. then i must sit down while he eats. if i move he will pause and glare at me until i sit back down. i am well-trained.

a thought from Emily Dickinson: in this short life that only lasts an hour how much—how little—is within our power #poetry #poems #booksky #writersky #currentlyreading #emilydickinson

this morning i found a note on our kitchen table from my son that read: "book for ma! woah!" an arrow pointed toward this coloring book. looks like the universe wants me to color today. #craftsky #crafting #coloring #hope #thursdayvibes

just the 🧵 of encouragement i needed: it's okay to do things we love & share them with others. it doesn't mean we don't care. "breaking that steady stream of horrors with defiant joy can be disruptive."

one of my goals this week is to limit my time on instagram. when i tried to sign in today, my phone became magma and shut off. i see you, universe.

🎶and the news reports on the radio said it was getting worse as the ocean air fanned the flames but i couldn't think of anywhere i would have rather been to watch it all burn away🎶 #musicsky #music #poetry #deathcab #lyrics #playingnow youtu.be/H8ZUV9IBEXY?...

Still my top advice for any people joining Bluesky. 💙

words to live by: "if there are those to scorn it, i shall not care—"

once upon a time, on twitter, i posted an e. e. cummings poem. soon after a writer (who followed me) mocked people who liked him. it sparked a conversation about how silly people who like him are. i think about that every time i post an e. e. cummings poem. but i've never shared it. now i have.

seeking out some encouragement today from e. e. cummings: i will take the sun in my mouth and leap into the ripe air alive with closed eyes to dash against darkness #poetry #poems #booksky #hope #thatsmetrying #currentlyreading

made the mistake of looking at the news first thing this morning. sooooo now i'm listening to Dolly. #musicsky #music #vinyl #dollyparton #nowspinning #wednesdayvibes #wtf

🎶town to town broadcast to each house, they drop your name but no one knows your face billboards quoting things you'd never say you hang your head & pray🎶 #musicsky #music #songs #playingnow #lyrics #poetry #benfolds #tuesdaymood youtu.be/7F5-UdF-dXE?...

a thing i needed to hear today: "and justice is a river that demands you do not give up on it." #poetry #poems #hope #todaysvibes #rage