Y'all, did you see what Dirty Coast made for us? You can click the things, it all is functional, & yeah, it has me all up in my feelings brah.dirtycoast.com?utm_id=97758...

Lilou is home from the vet. Leopold, in a wildly un-husky moment, gave her a bit of a bath. I guess he's happy to see her too 😊

Hi #NolaSky #NolaTwitter - bit of an update, some more info. Your donations & shares mean so so SO much gofund.me/a17978231

OK here we go. Underground transformer exploded

Anyone watching Canada vs Morocco or nah? I am not a this kind of sport ball fan, but convinced Guy I've Been Seeing to catch an early flight to Houston to be there for the game, so feel compelled to have some vague sense of what is happening

Wow. So, I have realized I have three states of being rn: Meds have settled in: "This isn't that bad. Why did I go to the ER?" Meds have worn off: "omgholyshitwtf this HURTS" Meds taken:

Status update: antibiotic resistant kindey infection. Serenity courtesy of pain meds.

Good morning #NOLASky #NOLATwitter & everyone else-so many thanks & a bit of an update. All your shares, donations, & general good vibes help so much. I am so deeply grateful- gofund.me/5da11b896

Reposting for the evening crowd, updated with perhaps the one decent photo of me with Lilou & also a bit more about her. So many thanks to all of y'all who have shared & donated. It means so very much to me-more than I can even write without getting all tear-y & stuff gofund.me/c78b655ae

This is absolutely the last thing I wanted to do, but I am cornered. gofund.me/510f8c7da

This fucking crazy excuse of an administration...so I've added "ducks" to my blocked words, so if there's cute/living duck content, someone please lmk

?? why now? What's up, Gov. WTF?

What do y'all do when it's all too much? All those months of not being able to work-the debt is crushing, the money is coming back too slowly. The pit is too dark & I can't even find out a damn wall, let alone figure out how to climb out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qubi...

Why is the rain going sideways? What is with this storm??

And there's the rain. Here we go? Or is this another Arthur tease?

Well, shit. Just looked at Bob Breck's post & *now* I'm ordering the snacks.

Power is fine. Cox is iffy, & I miss the old place where I could yell at them about it. I feel like this is going to be a nothing burger for us, & yet my cart, & those Oreos, call to me

Ah, nola dot com, taking me from "not awake" to "grammar & punctuation nerd brain is screaming" with no stops along the way

What words do I need to mute to keep this whole ridiculous thing that felon is doing at the White House out of my feed?

So this appeared on my block the night after the last full moon. I'm sure it's fine.

Boosting.

aaannnnnddd we're back (for now)

That thing up top basically shattered. I thinks its gon be a minute

And big boom no power in the 7th. Yay...

Staring at the sunscreen I dutifully put on my face every day, knowing the UV rays go through the clouds, etc., but still thinking "WHY? It's not like I'm going to go bask outside"

And there went the power in the 7th. Oh, and my neighbor has a new loud generator. How nice.

Yeah so this rain. I signed up for a five day "learn to row" intensive on Bayou St John. Tonight was the second night.

Y'ALL That dance krewe I was maybe too old to be trying out for? I MADE IT

Okay, tech peeps, is there a viable functional alternative to google/gmail other than returning to the Apple-verse?

Gratitude recording partner said today "it's so great that you're still doing this stuff at...still..um." She stopped short of "at your age" (I was auditioning for a dance krewe). To file under "I am inspo" or "there is shit I am getting too old for"? Both, perhaps.

I'm hearing sirens & random fireworks, right, y'all? Just a coincidence of random booms & sirens?

HOLY WOW THE TERMITES IN THE 7TH

Okay, well, if any of y'all with big-ish dogs (I think of 40-60 lbs as "medium" but whatever) want to try out a Thundershirt for your pup (or for yourself. I don't need to know.), Lilou has outgrown hers & I'd love to pass it on. Photo bc why not

Termites swarmin' in the 7th, y'all. Turn off your porch lights, etc

Guy I've been seeing, talking to my scared-of-white-people dog, as JF ended & droves of attendees went by my house: "I get it, it's the White Walkers again. They're scary. It's okay--winter will be over tomorrow." 😂 I dunno, maybe he's worth keeping around.

Welp, there went the power in the 7th

Accidentally gave the rescue doggo, who is still pretty scared of tall white people, immersion trauma therapy by walking her right into the JF early dismissal. She was brave though & got lots of pets & praise though, so no damage done, I think/hope.

Nola mutuals going to JF-two things: if you don't mind a short walk, I may be able to offer you free, safe parking (limited space) and it is possible I have a spare ticket for Sunday. Lmk

I'd heard Keefe's had gotten bad, but did not fully appreciate till I watched the mess they've made/are making of a friend's new HVAC system unfold. Has anyone had any luck getting them to fix their ef-ups, short of threatening litigation? #nola

Anyone else's power periodically blinking off just for a second? Special Friday night just for the 7th?

Day made brighter: Marcia Ball will be performing at JF. When she stopped performing last fall, I figured I'd never see her again. This creates a deep cube conflict: Irma Thomas, St Vincent, MB, but I am certain I am the only person the planet for whom that raises difficult choices

I know absolutely everything is on fire & I can't find one easy link, so I'll just snip & paste the first part of the thing on IG about this absolute bullshittery. I had no idea this was going on. Am infuriated.

Was that a cannonball someone just fired off in the 7th? Transformer? Random huge single firework just because?

Cashapp: $AmandaHiern72 Paypal: @AmandaHiern Venmo: @Amanda-Hiern Governor Landry kicked my Medicaid coverage out. When I went to get my monthly cancer treatment, I had to sign a form. I'm trying to go back to work. I need help bc my meds are expensive. Thankuuu.

#nolabluesky fyi! How about a meet up? Basketball, happy hour & poetry!

Does anyone know what this is? Google Lens said it was a mallow weed but it’s like 15 feet tall and the trunk is hard. I THINK the leaves are part of the same plant but I can’t be certain. Jackson, Mississippi, btw.

Overheard a couple on a tandem bike earlier in the wind-down of argument about where to go for dinner, which neither had won somehow. They looked so over all of it & so trapped on the damn bike. Thought of you @aurajustaura.bsky.social