Ariel
@arielsara.bsky.social
Your foul mouthed mom friend
She/her, Los Angeles, colorist for film & tv,
sewist, knitter, neurodivergent, queer.
She/her, Los Angeles, colorist for film & tv,
sewist, knitter, neurodivergent, queer.
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Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
December 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
Year in Review
Spotify: here’s what your kids listened to on repeat in the car
Linked in: here’s the self promotion you shared this year
Gofundme: here’s which friends had cancer
Maybe not every service needs this feature?
Spotify: here’s what your kids listened to on repeat in the car
Linked in: here’s the self promotion you shared this year
Gofundme: here’s which friends had cancer
Maybe not every service needs this feature?
December 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Year in Review
Spotify: here’s what your kids listened to on repeat in the car
Linked in: here’s the self promotion you shared this year
Gofundme: here’s which friends had cancer
Maybe not every service needs this feature?
Spotify: here’s what your kids listened to on repeat in the car
Linked in: here’s the self promotion you shared this year
Gofundme: here’s which friends had cancer
Maybe not every service needs this feature?
One of my kids is obsessed with wanting know who is our favorite. Tonight, after a lot of pestering, I leaned in really close and said, “I don’t have a favorite; I find you both incredibly annoying AND I love you both beyond measure.” It’s true. Each part.
December 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
One of my kids is obsessed with wanting know who is our favorite. Tonight, after a lot of pestering, I leaned in really close and said, “I don’t have a favorite; I find you both incredibly annoying AND I love you both beyond measure.” It’s true. Each part.
Happy birthday, @shinetastical.bsky.social !!!
two pink birds with horns are standing next to each other and looking at each other .
Alt: two pink muppets with horns are dancing next to each other (these are the muppets that sing mahna mahna.
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Happy birthday, @shinetastical.bsky.social !!!
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
My phone needs “in bed next to my sleeping partner” mode, where no matter what app I open, no sound will be made, but my alarm will still be loud in the morning.
December 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
My phone needs “in bed next to my sleeping partner” mode, where no matter what app I open, no sound will be made, but my alarm will still be loud in the morning.
What is going on that if you send a simple request of one or two explicit sentences to people they still manage to completely disregard the instructions? And why is it always men?
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
What is going on that if you send a simple request of one or two explicit sentences to people they still manage to completely disregard the instructions? And why is it always men?
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
What I really want for Christmas is for LinkedIn to stop sending me job ads for hair colorists.
December 9, 2025 at 1:53 AM
What I really want for Christmas is for LinkedIn to stop sending me job ads for hair colorists.
I haven’t even had my masters for 24 hours and I’m already writing proposals in cafes far from home.
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I haven’t even had my masters for 24 hours and I’m already writing proposals in cafes far from home.
Fun fact: today after my presentation, someone asked what my favorite movie was that I watched, and I literally said, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire, I would eat every frame with a spoon.” Aka how to take your presentation from super polished and professional to hella weird with one sentence.
Related: I still would eat every frame of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” with a spoon
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Fun fact: today after my presentation, someone asked what my favorite movie was that I watched, and I literally said, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire, I would eat every frame with a spoon.” Aka how to take your presentation from super polished and professional to hella weird with one sentence.
This post represents my last social media account where I’m sharing the news that I officially received my masters today (and was runner up for best thesis).
After this I’m going to have to resort to marching bands and sky writers to get the message out.
After this I’m going to have to resort to marching bands and sky writers to get the message out.
December 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This post represents my last social media account where I’m sharing the news that I officially received my masters today (and was runner up for best thesis).
After this I’m going to have to resort to marching bands and sky writers to get the message out.
After this I’m going to have to resort to marching bands and sky writers to get the message out.
I recently created a ton of charts and graphs to reinforce my thesis, and now when I see scientific charts and graphs on here I feel like we are all part of a club. Please note: my charts and graphs were about texture in movies.
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I recently created a ton of charts and graphs to reinforce my thesis, and now when I see scientific charts and graphs on here I feel like we are all part of a club. Please note: my charts and graphs were about texture in movies.
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I don't ever report my disability bc I'm so tired of shit like this, but as someone who has navigated this issue for myself, as a parent, & as an instructor, the actual story here is how expensive & difficult it is to afford to get a diagnosis, even if it isn't for medication or accommodation.
Even by the standards of The Atlantic, this is an extraordinarily weak evidence base for an article.
Data from a tiny handful of schools that isn't measuring the variable at issue and a few thin, secondhand anecdotes.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Data from a tiny handful of schools that isn't measuring the variable at issue and a few thin, secondhand anecdotes.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
December 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I don't ever report my disability bc I'm so tired of shit like this, but as someone who has navigated this issue for myself, as a parent, & as an instructor, the actual story here is how expensive & difficult it is to afford to get a diagnosis, even if it isn't for medication or accommodation.
It has been 0️⃣ days since I last got into the shower with my glasses on.
November 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It has been 0️⃣ days since I last got into the shower with my glasses on.
I don’t think my husband has ever loved me as much as when I told him we should save the box of stuffing mix to make waffles to eat with leftovers.
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I don’t think my husband has ever loved me as much as when I told him we should save the box of stuffing mix to make waffles to eat with leftovers.
Soapbox: please remember you don’t have to do a damn thing to earn anything you consume today. Food can be fuel, but it can also bring joy and give comfort. Your body is perfect as it is.
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Soapbox: please remember you don’t have to do a damn thing to earn anything you consume today. Food can be fuel, but it can also bring joy and give comfort. Your body is perfect as it is.
I sat at the computer writing for too long tonight and suddenly my brain couldn’t hold any information long enough for me to use it.
Now of course I’m in bed and my brain is like bzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzz bzzzz.
Now of course I’m in bed and my brain is like bzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzz bzzzz.
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I sat at the computer writing for too long tonight and suddenly my brain couldn’t hold any information long enough for me to use it.
Now of course I’m in bed and my brain is like bzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzz bzzzz.
Now of course I’m in bed and my brain is like bzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzz bzzzz.
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everybody crying about and sharing an xkcd comic and I'm like, what could it POSSIBLY1 be about I can't remotely imagine getting misty over an xkc.... 🥺
ope.
xkcd.com/3172/
ope.
xkcd.com/3172/
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
everybody crying about and sharing an xkcd comic and I'm like, what could it POSSIBLY1 be about I can't remotely imagine getting misty over an xkc.... 🥺
ope.
xkcd.com/3172/
ope.
xkcd.com/3172/
“What have you done today, Ariel?”
Thanks for asking. I’ve spent several hours ranking movies by “overall textural impression.”
Thanks for asking. I’ve spent several hours ranking movies by “overall textural impression.”
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“What have you done today, Ariel?”
Thanks for asking. I’ve spent several hours ranking movies by “overall textural impression.”
Thanks for asking. I’ve spent several hours ranking movies by “overall textural impression.”
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
Just thinking about last week in January when time seemed like it was moving incredibly slowly.
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Just thinking about last week in January when time seemed like it was moving incredibly slowly.
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What's alt text? Why is it important on Bluesky? How do I write it? Where am I? What's going on?
Alt text 101 for Bluesky | Digital Philosophy by Manning Krull
Hi! You may be here because I or someone else sent you this link in response to a conversation about alt text on Bluesky. Welcome! This is a short article about alt text, its importance, and how to wr...
manningkrull.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:31 PM
What's alt text? Why is it important on Bluesky? How do I write it? Where am I? What's going on?
This movie was honestly so good. I remember there was buzz when it first released, but that had everything you could want from an action movie and more.
I’m also watching G20 on my sick day, because who doesn’t love an action movie when you’re poorly? And I know I’m not right currently because I got teary when Anthony Anderson attacked a bad guy to save his kids.
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This movie was honestly so good. I remember there was buzz when it first released, but that had everything you could want from an action movie and more.