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Made of bones and stardust. Parent to the most innocent doggo. Writer. Quilter. Friend. Weirdy. “Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” - David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
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We lost our very best friend and soul dog, Buddy. If you noticed my being MIA, that’s why. He was the very best companion. He survived heart failure 3 yrs ago and I like to think he stuck around extra just for us. Because he knew we needed him. My heart is shattered. Idk when I’ll be back here.

submitted 60 days ago • 5 comments

This is the way.

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

The most first world problem just happened to me, and I burst into tears. I’m fine. It’s nothing big in the grand scheme of things. But **keens** But this is your friendly reminder that stress is cumulative, and we are all swimming in stress.

submitted 73 days ago • 8 comments

Anyways back to happier thoughts and definitely not looking at and stressing over the chaos that is our government atm. I don’t have the bandwidth

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Blocked my first irrational asshole who was so offended and Big Mad I called them out on their sealioning, that they came into my timeline replying to random posts of mine with petulant bs. Hope they get what they need in life because WOOF, ain’t no way I’d want to live my life that way

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Today is not a good day to be dealing with personal disappointment that I know under different circumstances wouldn’t hit so hard 😜

submitted 74 days ago • 2 comments

I log on to read and scroll for the first time in days and immediately start a reply to a TERF being a sealion I’m on a bunch of painkiller and it’s taking away my inhibitions against repainting to bigots and their “just asking questions” ticker parade

submitted 74 days ago • 2 comments

Dear people who may soon suffer food insecurity Listen up, it super fucking sucks and will do lasting psych damage the rest of your life. This is not a joke or exaggeration. What you have on hand will forever after be a source of anxiety. SO. To help you in the coming days here's some tips

submitted 80 days ago • 114 comments

Guys if you’re not following Kelly, you should be. This hit me at my core because it’s something I have a very hard time saying out loud to other people. I feel guilt and shame over my guilt and shame 🙃 and I would like to be free of those feelings!

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

Liberals want you to fear RFK’s anti-science vendetta while continuing to write hit pieces on people who wear masks to avoid the 4.5 pandemics happening rn. But you can’t have it both ways. This & RFK urging people to cure their measles via vitamin A poisoning is the same thing to me, personally.

submitted 80 days ago • 10 comments

This thread by a senator suggests that Trump is up to something different than what many assume—he is effectively taking the US/global economy hostage

submitted 80 days ago • 76 comments

Me with a dog instead of a cat Comfy zone ahoy

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

**shoves emotional support candy directly into my face** Jesus, the news.

submitted 80 days ago • 3 comments

"He said you may have a certain rare book... 'Europe on Five Quaaludes a Day'."

submitted 80 days ago • 12 comments

Arguments are about to start in Medina v PP and before we get lost in the weeds a reminder: this case is at its heart about whether or not folks on Medicaid can chose their own doctors or if Republican lawmakers make that choice for them

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

He was friggin beautiful too. Aesthetics aren’t always the most important but that man had such a face card I can’t

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

The best April Fool's Day trick anyone can pull is being nice to another human being and developing a friendship with them as a joke that continues long into the future so that when you look back on your lives, you think of each other fondly and smile. You know, as a prank.

submitted 81 days ago • 18 comments

RIP Val Kilmer. Madmartigan was one of the first characters I truly fell in love with as a little kid, the kind of roguish hero you wish would find his way into your own life. In the words of Willow, “You are great!!!”

submitted 81 days ago • 3 comments

God damn… Val Kilmer 😭 I adored him from the moment I saw him in Real Genius as a kiddo and loved every minute I got to experience watching him on screen throughout my life. I think I’ll watch The Salton Sea tonight and be in my feels RIP Madmartigan

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

I think it’s powerful to see something nice like this, to see someone fight, to bear witness to a meaningful effort to have vulnerable voices be heard. I know it’s not perfect but I really did find this powerful to behold.

submitted 81 days ago • 18 comments

Yeahhhh couldn’t even get my foot in the door of the clinic I was referred to because I didn’t have a record of a PCR proving I’d had Covid The cardiologist that referred me was really 🤷‍♀️ Turns out all that clinic did was have you see someone once and then tell your primary what to do next 🤨

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

I really am emotional today good lawds

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

Acknowledging mistakes is the first step Give me more of this but follow it up! The party MUST STOP moving right stop throwing vulnerable peoples & their human rights under the bus in the name of “big tent” bs and FIGHT! Congrats to Senator Booker on stepping up and being contrite. We won’t forget

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

I’m just absurdly excited for VE Schwab’s next book This QUOTE?! I can’t you guys www.instagram.com/reel/DH6Agua...

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

I loathe waiting rooms. So much.

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

Waking up to the gutting of our health agencies is a LOT to digest. 😑

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

yall we can’t collectively screech that “no one’s doing anything!” and then say “no not like that” when someone actually does something. is Booker’s filibuster gonna save the world? of course not. but since courage begets courage it could lead to more. I’m fucking cynical as hell but come on.

submitted 82 days ago • 209 comments