I'm small, furry and roly-poly. Checks out. Your familiar is a wombat — Those with wombat familiars tend to put others at ease. People are likely to feel more comfortable being their true selves in your presence. stealingfromwizards.com/familiar-quiz

omg

This is an amazing analogy

Solutions to all the world's problems #cartoon

I love T Swift but this is accurate: Only A Complete Asshole Would Get Married At Madison Square Garden - defector.com/only-a-compl...

This is a beautiful sentiment and it is one that I am taking into the July 4 weekend. I'm gonna make tacos and guac and corn on the cob flavored like Mexican street food one night, and the next night I'm gonna make shawarma.

"accompanied by commemorative merchandise" the absolute shade

I'm too tired today to scream into the void. I walked from 28th and Broadway to Grand Central and I feel like I ran a marathon. What is wrong with me?

Almost used the phrase "I put on my robe and my wizard hat" in an email just now...

OK but I find it really funny that George W. Bush is ranked below Rutherford B. Hays (I know nothing about Rutherfold B. Hays) and just barely above Coolidge, Nixon and Hoover.

Thank you @rusty.todayintabs.com for making me snort sparkling water out my nose. And of course I only drink the "extra sparkly" kind from the office water filter.

Listening to Spotify on my phone like a luddite because it won't work on my computer :(

It's from Die Fledermaus - "It was the champagne that was to blame!" Very relevant for my life.

Adding to my playlist of "Songs about Caroline": Sweet Caroline (obvs) Carolina in my Mind Caroline (Brandi Carlile) Caroline (Concrete Blonde) Carolina (Sons of Legion) Carolina (Taylor Swift) Caroline (Sub-Radio) I remember Carolina (Margot Cliker) BUT THERE ARE SO MANY MORE...

The universe needs to make this happen

It is 9pm on the night of our 11th wedding anniversary. My husband has been on the phone for 45 minutes doing tech support for his parents (they are nowhere near done). I am working. #mawidge

I'm laughing so hard at these comments that I'm choking

literally my husband

Really disappointed I couldn't think of all B's. Billy Joel Bon Jovi Ben Folds Bishop Allen Bruce Springsteen VV Brown Jimmy Buffett Kaiser Cheifs The White Stripes Old 97s

TIL that the US coal industry employs fewer people than are employed in US museums and historical sites (among MANY other activities).

Someone who is more famous than me please quote this with &udm14 linked. I have no commercial interest in that, I just hate AI search.

Defector continues to be one of the best uses of my money

if you read the NYT piece out today about the Trump admin condemning Black people to live in raw sewage in the name of fighting "illegal DEI," please make sure you also read and share the piece I wrote about this over a year ago! ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

May the 4th be with you.

Current US foreign policy in a nutshell

New Metric album doth - pardon my Frensshe - fuckinge rock 30tgrs.ffm.to/romanticizet...

JUST SAY NO TO AI SLOP

Very excited for the Onion to take over InfoWars, although it still needs to top this, which I think of almost every week It Only Tuesday — theonion.com/it-only-tues...

Yep. There are people in this world who would rather be kings of an ash pile than citizens in utopia.

DOGS. I mean, as a person who has what I refer to as "medium bucks" (certainly not "big bucks") that is what I spend my money on. But I'm a slacker. One of my partners has SIX DOGS. All rescues. Six is my goal.

I love this gif and wholeheartedly support its use here!

can we get a collective shocked Pikachu face here

I realize that the Catholic church is simultaneously doing a lot of bad stuff on abortion and trans issues but I think we should celebrate what we can and I am all for celebrating the Jesuits.

You know, it's really hard not to be arrogant when everyone around me is constantly doing dumb shit and I have to fix it.

"despite"

This is a lovely idea. We have no idea what we are destroying.

can confirm

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA [dies laughing] Do people use LinkedIn? Serious question. I feel like LinkedIn wants to be Medium but it's not?

THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS I do not want to read a summary that is obviously going to not get all the important points!!!

Looking forward to a day when trans visibility does not equate to taking a risk.

Dog: Attacks groundhog Spouse: grabs dog's collar Groundhog: Bites dog on neck Me: Maybe next time you should just let our dog kill the groundhog without interference.

Love to get millions of dollars in legal fees based on investigations caused by your lack of getting good advice in the first place

LOL forever

I should clarify - I am and was a cis female. I realize that is not apparent from the initial post!

if gender is so innate why does it need deputized citizens to meticulously enforce it?

DUDE. When I was a kid I wore jeans and flannel shirts. It was the fucking 1990s. Was that correct gender expression?

I love Maxwell Frost. I don't know why. I just think he has great energy. Also I love his glasses.

ok hear me out. Why do we need gender markers on IDs at all????

I really like this guy.

Love too be the only woman on the call and have all the men talk over me