I went with a 40 oz tumbler since it's molded to fit into a car cup holder. I'll just plaster stickers all over it (as I do for my other tumblers), and call it a day.

I raised over a grand for the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP) this year, and I just got my "incentive" email to pick something out. The thing is, it's all crap and there's nothing I really want. The joggers have a "faux fly." My chum. Why would you design a "faux fly?"

Geeze, I thought Mr. Lisa absent from the internet but congrats to Claire for barely leaving a trace.

OK, librarianing back again. She's published by PRH, and they directed me here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/media-queries/. Looks like she's pubbed directly from RH and not a sub so that that email address would be: [email protected]. (hah! At Random!)

Always a bit spiritually relieved when these guys go—the world is no longer burdened with them—but dying at 84, in bed and unprotected, is more or less the definition of getting away with it.

If you're into woo (namely tarot and numerology), I've been teaching myself both and reporting my answers over at @msscarletwrites.online if you are so inclined to follow.

Doing arcanums is a lot of fun. My birth arcanum was also right on the nose, as was the year arcanum. I love how numerology intersects with tarot.

Believe everything is online? Feel AI solve everything? Think libraries are antiquated? My chum, you are wrong! I mean, libraries do so much that I've got a whole 50-slide deck on it! Interest piqued? Join me for my FREE presentation on Nov 25 at 11 a.m. EST!

creativemornings.com/talks/not-yo...

New awareness campaign

Holy cats! Snow is on the horizon up here in N. Michigan!

This is such a BRILLIANT idea. Interviews would be streamlined, candidates could speak intelligently with the facts in front of them. But of course, it'll never happen but ah to dream.

as fake videos become harder to spot (and honestly I've seen audio desync in a similar way on real footage posted here) it really is important to consider sources, find originals, and think critically. the social media tendency to glance briefly then repost can't survive this onslaught of bullshit.

Looking for something to do this winter? I've got you covered! Here is a list of upcoming Austen and Brontës virtual events scheduled for the next few months. excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bro...

My Lego MINI is done! ❤️ Considering the pieces were loose in a bag for nearly a decade and I didn’t lose one is amazing. I have a few more Lego sets to do but need to clean off some space off a few bookshelves first.

Cozy Saturday has begun! Wearing my velour track suit and fuzzy slippers. Drinking hot cocoa with mini marshmallows, planning on finishing my LEGO MINI, fireplace is going, Kristin is here, and we are watching cozy mysteries. I have been looking forward to this weekend all week!

How does this only have 16K views? How is this not reposted more? How are y’all not listening?

Forest is 18 w/ -12 so relegation table. I forget who 17 is, but they have -5 which means we need to win a zillion games to get out. We’re on our third head coach and this is game 10 this season. We’re playing ManU today and they scored at 35:00. I AM TRYING TO HAVE HOPE. #EPL

In the year of our lord, 2025, our insurance agent had me listed as "unmarried" because Mr. Lisa and I have different last names.

This was super fun!

Trick or treat

It's the government's job to make sure everyone has enough to eat

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Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween from Georgie!

I attended a workshop for a writer's group on Canva. The presenter, also a writer, spent 10 minutes on how to use Canva's AI features to "outline" and get ideas for your work. I came for the graphics, ma'am, not some BS on using AI.

If you want some vintage Cavill, before he became a pop cultural lightning rod for various factions, you must watch him in The Tudors. It's one of the best historical bodice-rippers ever filmed, and by the end, Cavill, who plays the Duke of Suffolk, is basically carrying the entire show by himself.