Katie
@looktogod.bsky.social
Story addict since childhood. Thinker of many & uncommon thoughts. Challenger of perceptions. Independent. Hopeful. LDS ish. Different than many suppose.
Complex spoonie. Homebound frustrated by wanderlust. LOVES colors. And plants.
Complex spoonie. Homebound frustrated by wanderlust. LOVES colors. And plants.
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Katie
@looktogod.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Pinning all my pinned posts here in an ongoing thread, from books & autism, to silver boots, to whatever else should make the list.
I'm an organizer. It's cleaner this way.
I'm an organizer. It's cleaner this way.
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Please enjoy my teenager’s charcu-turkey
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Please enjoy my teenager’s charcu-turkey
I never know when or if a plate of food is going to show up from certain people's feasts on these holidays, so it makes it hard to guess when and how much to eat.
And I'm really hungry.
Yes, I have previously given in and just eaten a meal only to have one show up right after I finished.
And I'm really hungry.
Yes, I have previously given in and just eaten a meal only to have one show up right after I finished.
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I never know when or if a plate of food is going to show up from certain people's feasts on these holidays, so it makes it hard to guess when and how much to eat.
And I'm really hungry.
Yes, I have previously given in and just eaten a meal only to have one show up right after I finished.
And I'm really hungry.
Yes, I have previously given in and just eaten a meal only to have one show up right after I finished.
I completely skipped the frozen entrée this year. Can't say I'm confident the frozen family option would be an improvement...
Stouffer’s Targets People Spending Thanksgiving Alone With New Single-Serve Frozen Family https://theonion.com/stouffer-s-targets-people-spending-thanksgiving-alone-w-1848105159/
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I completely skipped the frozen entrée this year. Can't say I'm confident the frozen family option would be an improvement...
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Imagine paying a large monthly fee to shop at a supermarket, then paying again for the actual groceries, then getting an extra charge months later because one ingredient in an item you bought came from a farmer associated with a different store.
This post is about healthcare.
This post is about healthcare.
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Imagine paying a large monthly fee to shop at a supermarket, then paying again for the actual groceries, then getting an extra charge months later because one ingredient in an item you bought came from a farmer associated with a different store.
This post is about healthcare.
This post is about healthcare.
I'm grateful that we don't have a national holiday focusing specifically on a regularly targeted component of the abuse at home: compelled gratitude (and all the punishment that entailed).
🙃
Oh, wait... 😑
🙃
Oh, wait... 😑
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I'm grateful that we don't have a national holiday focusing specifically on a regularly targeted component of the abuse at home: compelled gratitude (and all the punishment that entailed).
🙃
Oh, wait... 😑
🙃
Oh, wait... 😑
I know a fair few of you are fans.
I'm still waiting for access to watch it in the first place.
I'm still waiting for access to watch it in the first place.
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I know a fair few of you are fans.
I'm still waiting for access to watch it in the first place.
I'm still waiting for access to watch it in the first place.
I own TOS, AU, DS9, VOY, DISCO, & SNW. I don't really care for all of TNG, (really not for ENT) but it would be nice if they had a mini collection of the most iconic episodes. I don't want the whole series. But there were some I'd love to have.
I always think this when someone uses a gif from that 1
I always think this when someone uses a gif from that 1
a brick wall with the word shaka in white letters
Alt: From the iconic linguistics Star Trek: The Next Generation episode with the context language
The alien commander turning to almost face the camera
A brick wall below with the word SHAKA in white letters. The brick wall crumbles and then it says WHEN THE WALLS FELL.
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I own TOS, AU, DS9, VOY, DISCO, & SNW. I don't really care for all of TNG, (really not for ENT) but it would be nice if they had a mini collection of the most iconic episodes. I don't want the whole series. But there were some I'd love to have.
I always think this when someone uses a gif from that 1
I always think this when someone uses a gif from that 1
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Just realized I hadn't posted pictures of the actual sticker
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Just realized I hadn't posted pictures of the actual sticker
This thread and post aside, my comment is about the second quote, the one about "saying grace".
My brain hasn't been able to do prayers for many years. Not any formal way. My brain just locks up into a stress cycle that traps me.
But this quote made me realize - I *feel* it where he *says* it.
My brain hasn't been able to do prayers for many years. Not any formal way. My brain just locks up into a stress cycle that traps me.
But this quote made me realize - I *feel* it where he *says* it.
also here are two I like very much for those gatherings where like a tasteful, moderate quantity of Jesus energy is not inappropriate
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This thread and post aside, my comment is about the second quote, the one about "saying grace".
My brain hasn't been able to do prayers for many years. Not any formal way. My brain just locks up into a stress cycle that traps me.
But this quote made me realize - I *feel* it where he *says* it.
My brain hasn't been able to do prayers for many years. Not any formal way. My brain just locks up into a stress cycle that traps me.
But this quote made me realize - I *feel* it where he *says* it.
Last year I was too tired to make the candy I give out as gifts for the holiday. Took advantage of help & tried to make both the peanut butter chocolate fudge & the divinity. Forgot the vanilla & messed up the math on the fudge. That may not turn out. The divinity worked, but extra strong flavor.
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Last year I was too tired to make the candy I give out as gifts for the holiday. Took advantage of help & tried to make both the peanut butter chocolate fudge & the divinity. Forgot the vanilla & messed up the math on the fudge. That may not turn out. The divinity worked, but extra strong flavor.
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The human body is incredibly resilient.
You would be shocked at how sick a person can become and not die.
Chronic illness is just that… chronic.
The body adapts. It learns to cope with daily suffering. Your baseline shifts and your reality changes.
You would be shocked at how sick a person can become and not die.
Chronic illness is just that… chronic.
The body adapts. It learns to cope with daily suffering. Your baseline shifts and your reality changes.
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The human body is incredibly resilient.
You would be shocked at how sick a person can become and not die.
Chronic illness is just that… chronic.
The body adapts. It learns to cope with daily suffering. Your baseline shifts and your reality changes.
You would be shocked at how sick a person can become and not die.
Chronic illness is just that… chronic.
The body adapts. It learns to cope with daily suffering. Your baseline shifts and your reality changes.
My brain being so extra tired means I keep deciding people are talking too much, but phrase association turns that into, "You're talkin' a lot. Show me what you got. Stop - swing.... 🎶I don't dance...🎶" (around the 2 min mark)
over & over
youtu.be/sBAN0S3rW_I?...
over & over
youtu.be/sBAN0S3rW_I?...
Chad, Ryan - I Don't Dance (From "High School Musical 2")
YouTube video by DisneyMusicVEVO
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
My brain being so extra tired means I keep deciding people are talking too much, but phrase association turns that into, "You're talkin' a lot. Show me what you got. Stop - swing.... 🎶I don't dance...🎶" (around the 2 min mark)
over & over
youtu.be/sBAN0S3rW_I?...
over & over
youtu.be/sBAN0S3rW_I?...
The kind of people willing to trust LLMs are the same ones who think that being asked for advice means you've just surrendered your free will and are now obligated to do what they said instead of weighing it as food for thought towards *your* final decision. 🤨
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The kind of people willing to trust LLMs are the same ones who think that being asked for advice means you've just surrendered your free will and are now obligated to do what they said instead of weighing it as food for thought towards *your* final decision. 🤨
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Things I'm learning while not taking the super b- complex.
It apparently increased my hunger.
& I was right abt the increased food intake boosting my functional energy levels.
Crash: ⬇️ appetite ➡️ less food ➡️ worse functioning/ faster deterioration
That's why "Feed the crash" is one of my rules.
It apparently increased my hunger.
& I was right abt the increased food intake boosting my functional energy levels.
Crash: ⬇️ appetite ➡️ less food ➡️ worse functioning/ faster deterioration
That's why "Feed the crash" is one of my rules.
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Things I'm learning while not taking the super b- complex.
It apparently increased my hunger.
& I was right abt the increased food intake boosting my functional energy levels.
Crash: ⬇️ appetite ➡️ less food ➡️ worse functioning/ faster deterioration
That's why "Feed the crash" is one of my rules.
It apparently increased my hunger.
& I was right abt the increased food intake boosting my functional energy levels.
Crash: ⬇️ appetite ➡️ less food ➡️ worse functioning/ faster deterioration
That's why "Feed the crash" is one of my rules.
That only works in a logic that says that "human" excludes anyone not "cishet Christian healthy wealthy white male privilege." No one else can be covered in that zero sum logic. If they don't get all the rights to do whatever they want to anyone & anything, *their* "human" rights are being infringed
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
That only works in a logic that says that "human" excludes anyone not "cishet Christian healthy wealthy white male privilege." No one else can be covered in that zero sum logic. If they don't get all the rights to do whatever they want to anyone & anything, *their* "human" rights are being infringed
We're none of them paying attention to the many TV eps across many series addressing this very question? A computer program trained to mimic human responses based on the patterns taken from vast quantities of human interactions is still just a computer program. Not a sentient living intelligence.
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We're none of them paying attention to the many TV eps across many series addressing this very question? A computer program trained to mimic human responses based on the patterns taken from vast quantities of human interactions is still just a computer program. Not a sentient living intelligence.
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This is a point that needs repeating. It’s fiscally conservative to house the homeless, it’s also the right thing to do.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a point that needs repeating. It’s fiscally conservative to house the homeless, it’s also the right thing to do.
@chronicillness.bsky.social
The spoonie life hack of buying comfortable clothes that work for day or night so no one knows either way.
The spoonie life hack of buying comfortable clothes that work for day or night so no one knows either way.
Gemma Correll, contemporary British cartoonist who currently lives and works in the US #WomensArt #Tuesday
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
@chronicillness.bsky.social
The spoonie life hack of buying comfortable clothes that work for day or night so no one knows either way.
The spoonie life hack of buying comfortable clothes that work for day or night so no one knows either way.
It's been about 2 weeks since I stopped taking the super B complex after finally noticing the weakness/beyond tired spell I get after taking it. (I'd known it happened in the afternoon, but not that this was the cause.)
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It's been about 2 weeks since I stopped taking the super B complex after finally noticing the weakness/beyond tired spell I get after taking it. (I'd known it happened in the afternoon, but not that this was the cause.)
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This and this and this and this and this and this.
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This and this and this and this and this and this.
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If you've heard about RFK Jr's "wellness farms," have I got a story for you.
I've worked on farms where most of the crew were put there as rehabilitation for various issues.
So I'd love to tell you all the various ways those farms made us all worse!
youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c
I've worked on farms where most of the crew were put there as rehabilitation for various issues.
So I'd love to tell you all the various ways those farms made us all worse!
youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c
RFK Jr's Plan To Put Americans On Farms
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If you've heard about RFK Jr's "wellness farms," have I got a story for you.
I've worked on farms where most of the crew were put there as rehabilitation for various issues.
So I'd love to tell you all the various ways those farms made us all worse!
youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c
I've worked on farms where most of the crew were put there as rehabilitation for various issues.
So I'd love to tell you all the various ways those farms made us all worse!
youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c
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ICYMI, the Utah State Legislature will consider a bill that will force data centers to disclose how much water they use: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah
November 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
ICYMI, the Utah State Legislature will consider a bill that will force data centers to disclose how much water they use: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah
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As always, wise words and excellent examples.
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
As always, wise words and excellent examples.
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This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here: