Sarah LR
@kerendith.bsky.social
Catless cat person who reads mostly history and mysteries. Queer, disabled, nontheist (ex-vangelical), nerdy, depressive. Unusual likes: early music, black licorice, Tarkovsky movies.
Pronouns: she/they
kerendith on discord and telegram
Pronouns: she/they
kerendith on discord and telegram
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I started playing Meow Tower. It's a nonogram game, and I haven't really played one before and I hadn't done one of the puzzles in a very long time.
The logic part is absorbing, which is good for my brain, but I don't have a system yet, so I spend a lot of time staring.
The logic part is absorbing, which is good for my brain, but I don't have a system yet, so I spend a lot of time staring.
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I started playing Meow Tower. It's a nonogram game, and I haven't really played one before and I hadn't done one of the puzzles in a very long time.
The logic part is absorbing, which is good for my brain, but I don't have a system yet, so I spend a lot of time staring.
The logic part is absorbing, which is good for my brain, but I don't have a system yet, so I spend a lot of time staring.
Speaking of laundry: I've been wondering why I didn't have sports bras anymore when I'd just bought some a few months ago.
I moved my purse and found all 3 sports bras that it's been nesting on. (It also collected some magazines and Medicare mail.)
My purse has less cushion for its ass now. 🧺🧼🫧
I moved my purse and found all 3 sports bras that it's been nesting on. (It also collected some magazines and Medicare mail.)
My purse has less cushion for its ass now. 🧺🧼🫧
...place for the longest time.
I had so many panic attacks at that place. Heh. Studied there, took my brother to study there, etc.
I still dislike the speed tables.
Anyway! I suppose I can wash some socks and stuff while I'm sitting here.
I had so many panic attacks at that place. Heh. Studied there, took my brother to study there, etc.
I still dislike the speed tables.
Anyway! I suppose I can wash some socks and stuff while I'm sitting here.
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Speaking of laundry: I've been wondering why I didn't have sports bras anymore when I'd just bought some a few months ago.
I moved my purse and found all 3 sports bras that it's been nesting on. (It also collected some magazines and Medicare mail.)
My purse has less cushion for its ass now. 🧺🧼🫧
I moved my purse and found all 3 sports bras that it's been nesting on. (It also collected some magazines and Medicare mail.)
My purse has less cushion for its ass now. 🧺🧼🫧
I *had* to get out of my house, whether it was 3 a.m. and exactly freezing degrees or not. I had a car here again, so I bundled up and went driving around for half an hour. I bought a can of Ghost at 7-11 after staring at the drinks fridge way too long. I hoped I'd find Alani Nu and was not...
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I *had* to get out of my house, whether it was 3 a.m. and exactly freezing degrees or not. I had a car here again, so I bundled up and went driving around for half an hour. I bought a can of Ghost at 7-11 after staring at the drinks fridge way too long. I hoped I'd find Alani Nu and was not...
If you stand at your kitchen counter with a murder mystery audiobook going and considering things you saw on the news while eating pecan pie, your brain will ask you what AMOC-laufen would entail.
Then you have to put down the sugar.
Then you have to put down the sugar.
November 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If you stand at your kitchen counter with a murder mystery audiobook going and considering things you saw on the news while eating pecan pie, your brain will ask you what AMOC-laufen would entail.
Then you have to put down the sugar.
Then you have to put down the sugar.
The Kīlauea 🌋 east cam has a nice view of the two vents producing lots of puffy smoke.
www.youtube.com/live/fiyttmA...
www.youtube.com/live/fiyttmA...
[V2cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (east Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
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November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Kīlauea 🌋 east cam has a nice view of the two vents producing lots of puffy smoke.
www.youtube.com/live/fiyttmA...
www.youtube.com/live/fiyttmA...
Reposted by Sarah LR
Madi Diaz put out acoustic covers of blink-182's entire 'Enema of the State' album on Bandcamp called
'Enema of the Garden State'
proceeds go to the Defending Our Neighbors -fund for victims of ICE displacement
FUCK ICE
'Enema of the Garden State'
proceeds go to the Defending Our Neighbors -fund for victims of ICE displacement
FUCK ICE
Enema Of The Garden State, by Madi Diaz
12 track album
madidiaz.bandcamp.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Madi Diaz put out acoustic covers of blink-182's entire 'Enema of the State' album on Bandcamp called
'Enema of the Garden State'
proceeds go to the Defending Our Neighbors -fund for victims of ICE displacement
FUCK ICE
'Enema of the Garden State'
proceeds go to the Defending Our Neighbors -fund for victims of ICE displacement
FUCK ICE
Guillermo del Toro's The Secret Garden
Guillermo del Toro's Fatal Instinct
Guillermo del Toro's Killer Klowns from Outer Space
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Guillermo del Toro's The Secret Garden
I love the airplane-ears coyote.
Closeups of the 3 coyotes trotting through the wide open abandoned farmlands around Borrego Valley Sunday morning (Photos: Sicco Rood).
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I love the airplane-ears coyote.
I was looking for something else and ran across this.
I... I really want it.
www.chewy.com/smile-paws-t...
I... I really want it.
www.chewy.com/smile-paws-t...
www.chewy.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I was looking for something else and ran across this.
I... I really want it.
www.chewy.com/smile-paws-t...
I... I really want it.
www.chewy.com/smile-paws-t...
I'm sure the last time I saw this, it was actually @carodjah.bsky.social 's Millie.
And she's like 2 years younger than Valérian.
(YES I know people's cats & trivia I am on psych meds thank you)
Challenge is for @fumblebee.bsky.social 's kittens now.
And she's like 2 years younger than Valérian.
(YES I know people's cats & trivia I am on psych meds thank you)
Challenge is for @fumblebee.bsky.social 's kittens now.
Current catus
The boy has always been a little unsure of which direction is up. Lots of time in zero-g? Unclear.
The boy has always been a little unsure of which direction is up. Lots of time in zero-g? Unclear.
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I'm sure the last time I saw this, it was actually @carodjah.bsky.social 's Millie.
And she's like 2 years younger than Valérian.
(YES I know people's cats & trivia I am on psych meds thank you)
Challenge is for @fumblebee.bsky.social 's kittens now.
And she's like 2 years younger than Valérian.
(YES I know people's cats & trivia I am on psych meds thank you)
Challenge is for @fumblebee.bsky.social 's kittens now.
I was just sitting here, feeling slightly organized. Got some roses in a vase. Got some meds labeled and in the right places. Found a check in the mail and didn't lose it yet.
Leaned back in my chair and realized I've spent 3 hours with my hair in a falling-out braid 'cause I didn't scrunchie it.
Leaned back in my chair and realized I've spent 3 hours with my hair in a falling-out braid 'cause I didn't scrunchie it.
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I was just sitting here, feeling slightly organized. Got some roses in a vase. Got some meds labeled and in the right places. Found a check in the mail and didn't lose it yet.
Leaned back in my chair and realized I've spent 3 hours with my hair in a falling-out braid 'cause I didn't scrunchie it.
Leaned back in my chair and realized I've spent 3 hours with my hair in a falling-out braid 'cause I didn't scrunchie it.
Omg we had a BEAUTIFUL desert sunset with the brightest clearest crescent moon right over me now in the dusk!!! 😍
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Spent two hours protesting ICE outside the Federal Building. Three male drivers shouted derision. Probably 300 drivers honked or waved in support. Notably men in big black rigs did not, but women in black SUVs did. Two Cybertrucks did not comment.
I got to sing protest songs. 📣 #ICEdoesEvil
I got to sing protest songs. 📣 #ICEdoesEvil
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Spent two hours protesting ICE outside the Federal Building. Three male drivers shouted derision. Probably 300 drivers honked or waved in support. Notably men in big black rigs did not, but women in black SUVs did. Two Cybertrucks did not comment.
I got to sing protest songs. 📣 #ICEdoesEvil
I got to sing protest songs. 📣 #ICEdoesEvil
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My sister and I were talking yesterday about alternative nicknames for the dog; she suggested "Canine 2.0", but I think "ChienGPT" is appropriate. (Little dude has occasional flashes of apparent understanding, interspersed with flatulence.)
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My sister and I were talking yesterday about alternative nicknames for the dog; she suggested "Canine 2.0", but I think "ChienGPT" is appropriate. (Little dude has occasional flashes of apparent understanding, interspersed with flatulence.)
Crush? Crush?! No. No way. Key lime pie, pecan pie, and cheesecake are all in my top 5 for holiday desserts. Or any time desserts.
(What else is in the top 5? 🤔 Right this moment... Flan. And molasses cookies.)
(What else is in the top 5? 🤔 Right this moment... Flan. And molasses cookies.)
key lime pie crushes cheese cake. not even close
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Crush? Crush?! No. No way. Key lime pie, pecan pie, and cheesecake are all in my top 5 for holiday desserts. Or any time desserts.
(What else is in the top 5? 🤔 Right this moment... Flan. And molasses cookies.)
(What else is in the top 5? 🤔 Right this moment... Flan. And molasses cookies.)
I do not want to "remix" photos of the new scooter lift on my parents' 3rd vehicle.
Sigh.
Hands, you gotta heal yourselves. We gotta take up whittling or something.
(Meijer has a set of 3 wood chisels on sale and you would be surprised how seriously I considered getting 'em.)
Sigh.
Hands, you gotta heal yourselves. We gotta take up whittling or something.
(Meijer has a set of 3 wood chisels on sale and you would be surprised how seriously I considered getting 'em.)
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I do not want to "remix" photos of the new scooter lift on my parents' 3rd vehicle.
Sigh.
Hands, you gotta heal yourselves. We gotta take up whittling or something.
(Meijer has a set of 3 wood chisels on sale and you would be surprised how seriously I considered getting 'em.)
Sigh.
Hands, you gotta heal yourselves. We gotta take up whittling or something.
(Meijer has a set of 3 wood chisels on sale and you would be surprised how seriously I considered getting 'em.)
Every once in a while, I miss the short period of time when A.O. Scott was doing movie reviews for the NYT and I was going to movies often. Our tastes clicked, or whatever you call it; he was a reliable guide to whether I'd like something about 9 times outta 10. It was really cool.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Every once in a while, I miss the short period of time when A.O. Scott was doing movie reviews for the NYT and I was going to movies often. Our tastes clicked, or whatever you call it; he was a reliable guide to whether I'd like something about 9 times outta 10. It was really cool.
Reposted by Sarah LR
Each week on my patreon, I write about maps and about the process of drawing maps for books.
I'm hoping to get membership up over 500 subscribers, and we're close! It's free, so if you're curious, go read some articles. If you like it, please consider subscribing!
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I'm hoping to get membership up over 500 subscribers, and we're close! It's free, so if you're curious, go read some articles. If you like it, please consider subscribing!
patreon.com/SurprisedEel
Surprised Eel Maps | Patreon
Custom Maps, Artwork, and History
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November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Each week on my patreon, I write about maps and about the process of drawing maps for books.
I'm hoping to get membership up over 500 subscribers, and we're close! It's free, so if you're curious, go read some articles. If you like it, please consider subscribing!
patreon.com/SurprisedEel
I'm hoping to get membership up over 500 subscribers, and we're close! It's free, so if you're curious, go read some articles. If you like it, please consider subscribing!
patreon.com/SurprisedEel
If you also need about 10 minutes of gorgeous, somber #Baroque music, I found this for my coffee music and it's simply wonderful.
youtu.be/9R9j1r6HbTE?...
youtu.be/9R9j1r6HbTE?...
Tenebrae: Couperin & Marais | Martín-Cartón, Cassano, De la Linde & Romaniuk · MarchVivo
YouTube video by MarchVivo
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you also need about 10 minutes of gorgeous, somber #Baroque music, I found this for my coffee music and it's simply wonderful.
youtu.be/9R9j1r6HbTE?...
youtu.be/9R9j1r6HbTE?...
I've been listening to a terrible thriller over the last few days. I didn't even bother going back to listen to anything I missed while I was asleep.
But I'm about 80% done and I'm still calling the one assassin several different scrambled wrong names. That seems extra terrible.
But I'm about 80% done and I'm still calling the one assassin several different scrambled wrong names. That seems extra terrible.
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I've been listening to a terrible thriller over the last few days. I didn't even bother going back to listen to anything I missed while I was asleep.
But I'm about 80% done and I'm still calling the one assassin several different scrambled wrong names. That seems extra terrible.
But I'm about 80% done and I'm still calling the one assassin several different scrambled wrong names. That seems extra terrible.
I hope whatever I did that feels like a dozen shallow scratches on the right side of my back doesn't repeat itself, because I do not want to try to examine my naked back again for at least a few months.
"Oh yeah, my poor little tattoo."
"That's kind of a big bruise. How'd I get that?"
"Oh yeah, my poor little tattoo."
"That's kind of a big bruise. How'd I get that?"
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I hope whatever I did that feels like a dozen shallow scratches on the right side of my back doesn't repeat itself, because I do not want to try to examine my naked back again for at least a few months.
"Oh yeah, my poor little tattoo."
"That's kind of a big bruise. How'd I get that?"
"Oh yeah, my poor little tattoo."
"That's kind of a big bruise. How'd I get that?"
Go to bed, Sarah. You can sit here and interact poorly with humans just as well three hours from now.
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Go to bed, Sarah. You can sit here and interact poorly with humans just as well three hours from now.
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It's taken a few days, but I have at last inched back from "utterly exhausted" to "almost normal tired". My hands and feet have very very slowly decreased their brattiness. I think I might actually be able to wear shoes later. Then I can go get prescriptions and flowers and diet pop.
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
It's taken a few days, but I have at last inched back from "utterly exhausted" to "almost normal tired". My hands and feet have very very slowly decreased their brattiness. I think I might actually be able to wear shoes later. Then I can go get prescriptions and flowers and diet pop.
I love this photo. This is a very cute fox and I'm impressed with anything that lives at very high altitude.
But I have seen this exact pose and look in a litterbox.
🤭
But I have seen this exact pose and look in a litterbox.
🤭
😳Meet the Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata), which is distinguished by its characteristic flattened face. This species can be found in parts of Asia, including China, India, and Nepal—and has been observed at elevations of up to 17,388 ft (5,300 m).
Photo: Dash Huang, C BY-NC-SA 2.0, flickr
Photo: Dash Huang, C BY-NC-SA 2.0, flickr
November 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I love this photo. This is a very cute fox and I'm impressed with anything that lives at very high altitude.
But I have seen this exact pose and look in a litterbox.
🤭
But I have seen this exact pose and look in a litterbox.
🤭