Erika M.
@rinkrebel.bsky.social
Former sports writer, now just a fan (Caps/Bears/Cubs/Sky). ADHD and human rights. Chicagoan. I cross-stitch for fun. she/they, bi. Twitch: PittieCap
Bears loss didn’t help my whole feeling like absolute garbage all day
December 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Bears loss didn’t help my whole feeling like absolute garbage all day
I threw out my back standing up from the toilet how is your weekend going or are you under 40
December 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I threw out my back standing up from the toilet how is your weekend going or are you under 40
Went to a new location of a local Venezuelan place in Melrose Park called Sabe a Zulia for lunch and it was excellent. Nothing can replace Aripo’s that was in Oak Park but it came close!
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Went to a new location of a local Venezuelan place in Melrose Park called Sabe a Zulia for lunch and it was excellent. Nothing can replace Aripo’s that was in Oak Park but it came close!
oh god I hope Leonard is ok
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
oh god I hope Leonard is ok
We got out tree up in early December this year! (instead of like, a few days before Christmas lol oops)
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We got out tree up in early December this year! (instead of like, a few days before Christmas lol oops)
The people next to me at the bar have ordered fries and they are quite possibly the best smelling fries ever and I am so close to asking them if I can have one (I won’t, but I want to)
December 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The people next to me at the bar have ordered fries and they are quite possibly the best smelling fries ever and I am so close to asking them if I can have one (I won’t, but I want to)
Whenever I see Anze Kopitar I think of Netflix’s F1 docuseries where Anze was captioned simply as “Zak Brown’s friend” and it makes me laugh every time
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Whenever I see Anze Kopitar I think of Netflix’s F1 docuseries where Anze was captioned simply as “Zak Brown’s friend” and it makes me laugh every time
I’m also planning to give to one of the local pitbull rescues that I follow (and swoon over their pics)
December 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I’m also planning to give to one of the local pitbull rescues that I follow (and swoon over their pics)
So I have a little extra cash for this Giving Tuesday. Who knows of a good local (Chicago) group helping migrants in the area, particularly folks affected by the ICE raids?
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
So I have a little extra cash for this Giving Tuesday. Who knows of a good local (Chicago) group helping migrants in the area, particularly folks affected by the ICE raids?
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For World AIDS Day, which is Dec. 1 and which is being ignored by the Trump administration because they dislike the World Health Organization, other countries, science, and queer people, I'm reposting a piece I wrote earlier this year. (They also hate history.) www.vulture.com/article/hiv-...
The List Keepers
The AIDS crisis shattered Broadway, and the scope of the loss has never been fully accounted for. Some kept their own records.
www.vulture.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
For World AIDS Day, which is Dec. 1 and which is being ignored by the Trump administration because they dislike the World Health Organization, other countries, science, and queer people, I'm reposting a piece I wrote earlier this year. (They also hate history.) www.vulture.com/article/hiv-...
“Oh so you plan like, weddings, right?”
(nothing at all against wedding planners, but that is definitely not what I do)
(nothing at all against wedding planners, but that is definitely not what I do)
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“Oh so you plan like, weddings, right?”
(nothing at all against wedding planners, but that is definitely not what I do)
(nothing at all against wedding planners, but that is definitely not what I do)
It’s World AIDS Day and though our administration would like to erase this day, we will not forget. Visit worldaidsday.org or a favorite org of my family, pedaids.org for more info
Home - World AIDS Day
Get Involved There are loads of ways to get involved: in school, college or university, in your workplace or in any other setting.In your school Never too young to raise awareness (and money) to help ...
worldaidsday.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It’s World AIDS Day and though our administration would like to erase this day, we will not forget. Visit worldaidsday.org or a favorite org of my family, pedaids.org for more info
As a former NU student and fan, I just don’t have words for this hiring
I seriously have no idea why you’d hire Pat Fitzgerald. He wasn’t a playcaller or strategic mind, his whole schtick was selling Northwestern Culture because he played there, and then it turns out that culture featured a brutal atmosphere of sexual hazing
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
As a former NU student and fan, I just don’t have words for this hiring
My Caps feed is Sportsnet rebroadcasting Monumental so I’m getting all the Canadian ads, and let me tell ya, it’s blissful to not have pharma ads every 5 seconds.
November 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My Caps feed is Sportsnet rebroadcasting Monumental so I’m getting all the Canadian ads, and let me tell ya, it’s blissful to not have pharma ads every 5 seconds.
Though I’m fine if Illinois can’t hold onto it either
November 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Though I’m fine if Illinois can’t hold onto it either
Maybe hold onto the ball, Northwestern?
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Maybe hold onto the ball, Northwestern?
Playing some Disney Dreamlight Valley on this snowy day! www.twitch.tv/pittiecap/
PittieCap - Twitch
snow day! Disney and then maybe a new game? | !podcast
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November 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Playing some Disney Dreamlight Valley on this snowy day! www.twitch.tv/pittiecap/
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Caleb Williams for a message for the NFL
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Caleb Williams for a message for the NFL
Holy cow the Bears beat the Eagles
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Holy cow the Bears beat the Eagles
Best Connor Mc in the league, baby
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Best Connor Mc in the league, baby
Look Alex Ovechkin could very well be a monster behind closed doors but in the time I spent around him as media and as a fan I am just always delighted by how much his teammates love him and how much he loves other people
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Look Alex Ovechkin could very well be a monster behind closed doors but in the time I spent around him as media and as a fan I am just always delighted by how much his teammates love him and how much he loves other people
Ok Johnny with the glasses tonight
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Ok Johnny with the glasses tonight
Lmao after Carlson’s shot went in, Elvis looked AFFRONTED
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Lmao after Carlson’s shot went in, Elvis looked AFFRONTED
Feed buffered and I missed a goal, darnit
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Feed buffered and I missed a goal, darnit