A lot of stuff to feel hopeless about so here’s something that’s bringing me joy: both seasons of Get a Life are on Tubi!

Yeah I’m into Charles Mingus! The hanging closet organizer guy, right?

I stopped drinking last year because I was on a ton of painkillers for my back problem- and then when I was off the painkillers, I was like, guess I’ll just stay sober? Anyway, I’m a few weeks away from being one year sober.

One good thing that happened in 2025- I got a promotion at work! Starting Monday, I’m an assistant library director!

I’m usually not the kind of person who thinks years are cursed, but 2025 started with Trump back in office, the midpoint was me needing spinal surgery, and it ended with one of my cats dying of cancer. Not sure 2026 will be better but I’m pretty eager for any kind of reset at this point.

I’ve been rewatching those vh1 I love the 80s shows on YouTube and they are way more entertaining now as a time capsule for the early 2000s. Uncle Kracker has so much to say. Every other person is from a tv show I forgot existed. Bucket hats galore.

What do child-free women in their 40s do on Xmas morning? I’ll let you know on Thursday but I’m guessing the answer is watch old epis of unsolved mysteries while my husband gets high and writes about civil war era baseball.

“You shouldn’t say no problem because it implies that there would be a problem.” Oh really? Because I would never get that from it and I think you’re a nerd if you do.

I wrote a mean letter on behalf of The Chicago Public Library because I care maximum that their budget might be getting slashed. Give it a gander if you give a fuck about public libraries: thetriibe.com/2025/12/opin...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:

When collections don’t circulate, they get smaller pieces of the budget- so if you wanna see more physical media at your library, check that shit out.

I know boomers weren’t socialized to use exclamation marks to convey tone but it’s always so funny to me when I text my mom with good news that I’m excited about and she writes back, “Great.”

I feel like Scrooge would be a changed man for like 3 days tops and then he’d go back to being a dick again. Tiger can’t change its stripes.

Would love for the democrats to meet the moment even once in my lifetime.

I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you! How dare you!

A big L for motherfuckers tonight.

It’s wild that people who are only slightly younger than me don’t have the same hatred for Cheney. 2004 was the first election I voted in and wanting that dude to drop dead was such a big part of my hs/college life.

The only downside of being sober is that you’re fully aware of how much drunk people suck shit to be around.

Going to LA next week. Can’t wait to see some historical landmarks.

Excited to put my back surgery to the test this weekend by spending 24 hours sitting inside the music box theater.

Ald. Jessie Fuentes’ office just released a statement she was handcuffed and threatened arrest amid ongoing ICE activity in Humboldt Park. Tear gas was also used on passersby at a Home Depot an at Rico Fresh, her office says. I’m on my way to an emergency press conference now.

What happened to “be loud for America”?

Today I spoke with Greg Bovino, a top U.S. Border Patrol chief, as he led dozens of feds in military gear through downtown Chicago. He said they were arresting folks based on “how they look.” “How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said, referring to me. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Stop saying mean shit to yourself challenge.

The other day I heard someone say that we’re on a pendulum and eventually it’ll swing back the other way. But I dunno- it’s hard to imagine that any of this gets better in our lifetime.

MSNBC fired this guy over the weakest, most softball-ass criticism imaginable. The way liberals are falling over themselves to say how good this ghoulish man was is cowardly and wildly irresponsible.

i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence

Sonic Youth on Gossip Girl.

I firmly believe he is gonna live to be 100, but that said, I’ve decided to be sober until it happens. I dunno, just as a bit.

I would like many more leftists to seek appointments to library, school, water and other community boards. Take the steps. Do it. Stop pontificating.

*shouting in the car on the way home from the theater*: AUNT GLADYS IS UNCLE BUCK’S GIRLFRIEND!

It makes me feel legitimately insane when people tell me they use ChatGPT for writing emails. We are destroying the planet to avoid tasks that are not all that difficult or time-consuming to do ourselves.

They should invent a way to transfer playlists to different streaming services. So my friends who still give money to spotify can share music with me, a civilized person on Apple Music.

I’ve got my first post-discectomy check-in on Tuesday and I am practically foaming at the mouth ready to ask them when I can go see a movie at the music box.

The white sox know I’m recovering from surgery and that’s why they’ve been so much fun to watch lately. Good boys. Sweet boys.

My high school choir yearbook pic says RIP Ozzy 💔

I'm sick of this tiresome equivalence of AI aggregated information and the concept of being educated. It would be more accurate to equate AI with someone who's read up on lots of things without really understanding it but is unable to admit they don't know something. And I'm a software dev!

they never miss

this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

Walking around an aquarium, loudly announcing which fish I have caught in Animal Crossing.

all the discord librarians are having fun with this one

Lordy Lordy guess who’s 40 (It’s me- Soupy the cat is only 3.)

RIP George Wendt.

I feel like it’d be really easy to pay a human to write about summer reads or interview a CPL librarian but what do I know.

Your reward for navigating the scariest place on earth (Costco parking lot) is immediately having to navigate the second scariest place on earth (inside the Costco.)

Excuse me, your holiness, what are your thoughts on the Bear?

Co-worker: hey- are you busy? Me: yeah I’m trying to figure out if the new pope is a Sox fan.

Influential recording engineer Steve Albini died one year ago today. | ✍️ Leor Galil

Billion dollar idea: deodorant that works.

Love having a governor who calls the democrats cowards.