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just a turtle dewdrop whirling in the swamp. she/her, technically old enough to run for president (if i weren't a mutant ninja turtle)
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We should be able to buy adderall, testosterone & estrogen OTC at Walmart while buying a gun should require 6-12 months of intensive therapy beforehand and monthly reapproval from your psychiatrist
June 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
okay, that's it. there are too many websites that start with Z. no more. zelle, zappos, zenni, zazzle, zeffy, zulily: you're all on notice
June 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
misread something talking about the universe arising from quantum SOUP as quantum SOAP, and now i want a creation myth where a world arises from a bunch of decorative soaps that exist and don't exist at the same time
June 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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#protests #Tempe #nokings #resist. A few of my favorite signs!
June 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
haunted eyebrow problems
June 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Deep Blue is 30 years old and was capable of defeating chess grand champions. It could be housed in a single cabinet.

ChatGPT spans untold data centers devouring massive amounts of electricity and it got its ass whipped by an 8 bit gaming console from the 1970s.
ChatGPT Lost a Chess Game to an Atari 2600
And on the 'Beginner' difficulty level, too.
www.extremetech.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
[vocalist sings assertive song]
June 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
difficulties in bird identification
June 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
sometimes i think about how my life would have diverged if i'd gone to an elementary school that sent good spellers to big spelling bees, instead of rescheduling the class bees so that i wouldn't be present and make the other kids feel bad
May 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
being disabled and awkward at stores is kind of like being the old crone in a fairy tale: if you're kind enough to give me a second to get my shit together, i will tip you like CRAZY. thank you #Bobazona !
May 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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I find this satisfying in the same was as when I see cool fake brands in videogames with really clever designs.

Some visual designer nailed it.
May 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
[laughing inelegantly]
May 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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TIL that after the shooting death of CEO Brian Thompson UnitedHealthcare approved many life-saving medical procedures it has been holding out on because of sudden internal panic and public scrutiny. So, Luigi (innocent until proven guilty) probably saved more lives than he took.
May 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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The first face, you show to the world. The second face, you show to your close friends, and your family. The third face, you only show the gas station employee at 3AM. It is the truest reflection of who you are
May 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
hello BirdSky i now have 92 birds on my Life List and that's just since january!!! who knew there were this many different guys literally in my back yard
May 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
@bedlamsbard.bsky.social omg hey you're on bsky now!!! i missed you!!! (i'm slightly undercover, you know me under another username)
May 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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This is too wholesome
May 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
sometimes i go through my ao3 history to clean out the stuff that's been deleted, and i think "man, i wish my brain had a "delete from history" button"
May 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
everywhere i go, there i am
April 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
just hanging out by the pool with my sewing project, my phone, my phone's parasol, and my water bottle
April 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
okay, note to self: watching Handmaid's Tale and MSNBC all day is not great for the brain wasps
April 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Paddington.
With Doctor Who, James Bond and the Pope all about to be recast, is there anyone you think would be ideal in all three roles?
April 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
wtf? AI is trying to kill my beloved tom lehrer!
April 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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so they're mycoblogging
April 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM