Sericite
@sericite.bsky.social
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself. (I am large; I contain multitudes.)” ~ Whitman
For my sins, I’m back in Missouri.
For my sins, I’m back in Missouri.
These 55+ communities don’t mess around. I was living with my mom in a 55+ community for a few months after I lost my job in Arizona & moved back. The official letters from the community board started pretty quick once someone decided to complain…and some old folks LOVE to complain. 😆
It's wrong that they won't let me live in a 55+ community simply due to my age. They should let you in if you match the "general vibe"
February 3, 2026 at 2:08 AM
These 55+ communities don’t mess around. I was living with my mom in a 55+ community for a few months after I lost my job in Arizona & moved back. The official letters from the community board started pretty quick once someone decided to complain…and some old folks LOVE to complain. 😆
The Unpackening: A Prologue
- I unpacked just enough kitchen stuff to be able to actually cook tomorrow night. Then I gave up. 😆
I’m still exhausted. Part of it is not getting much sleep the last few days since the new neighbors have new and exciting ways to be loud on the weekends. Sigh.
- I unpacked just enough kitchen stuff to be able to actually cook tomorrow night. Then I gave up. 😆
I’m still exhausted. Part of it is not getting much sleep the last few days since the new neighbors have new and exciting ways to be loud on the weekends. Sigh.
February 3, 2026 at 1:38 AM
The Unpackening: A Prologue
- I unpacked just enough kitchen stuff to be able to actually cook tomorrow night. Then I gave up. 😆
I’m still exhausted. Part of it is not getting much sleep the last few days since the new neighbors have new and exciting ways to be loud on the weekends. Sigh.
- I unpacked just enough kitchen stuff to be able to actually cook tomorrow night. Then I gave up. 😆
I’m still exhausted. Part of it is not getting much sleep the last few days since the new neighbors have new and exciting ways to be loud on the weekends. Sigh.
For a long time Gerard Way has been my measure of when I got old because we’re the same age. As long as he had that damn baby face, I knew I was good. I regret to inform you that Gerard and I are both pushing 50 & it’s starting to show. 😆
Only minimal shade intended & most of it directed at myself.
Only minimal shade intended & most of it directed at myself.
Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) is positively GHOULISH in new photo from the band's performance in Chile.
📷 Guille Salazar
📷 Guille Salazar
February 1, 2026 at 2:06 AM
For a long time Gerard Way has been my measure of when I got old because we’re the same age. As long as he had that damn baby face, I knew I was good. I regret to inform you that Gerard and I are both pushing 50 & it’s starting to show. 😆
Only minimal shade intended & most of it directed at myself.
Only minimal shade intended & most of it directed at myself.
File Under “Things I didn’t think about before turning on my oven” : Where I packed my potholders. Ummmm….
Luckily I did find one where I was expecting it. No idea which box I put the rest in. They’re kinda the perfect “fill in space in that random box” item.
Luckily I did find one where I was expecting it. No idea which box I put the rest in. They’re kinda the perfect “fill in space in that random box” item.
February 1, 2026 at 1:40 AM
File Under “Things I didn’t think about before turning on my oven” : Where I packed my potholders. Ummmm….
Luckily I did find one where I was expecting it. No idea which box I put the rest in. They’re kinda the perfect “fill in space in that random box” item.
Luckily I did find one where I was expecting it. No idea which box I put the rest in. They’re kinda the perfect “fill in space in that random box” item.
I did find the box & now I’m just looking at it like “what if I watch Beetlejuice tomorrow instead?” 😆
Moving boxes around to find my electronics was the most I was willing to commit to apparently. Hooking them up? Another day.
Moving boxes around to find my electronics was the most I was willing to commit to apparently. Hooking them up? Another day.
I’ve reached the part of the move where I begin every thought with “if I can find the right box, I’m going to….”
As in, “If I can find the right box with my electronics in it, I’m going to watch Beetlejuice tonight (RIP Catherine O’Hara). I think it’s in that stack of boxes over there.”
As in, “If I can find the right box with my electronics in it, I’m going to watch Beetlejuice tonight (RIP Catherine O’Hara). I think it’s in that stack of boxes over there.”
February 1, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I did find the box & now I’m just looking at it like “what if I watch Beetlejuice tomorrow instead?” 😆
Moving boxes around to find my electronics was the most I was willing to commit to apparently. Hooking them up? Another day.
Moving boxes around to find my electronics was the most I was willing to commit to apparently. Hooking them up? Another day.
Miller and his ilk will say stuff like this but will also say “if America is so bad, then why do so many people want to come here.”
This, Stephen! This thing you’re posting like it’s bad is why they want to come here! Not capitalism or whatever you think, but this 👇 is what makes America good!
This, Stephen! This thing you’re posting like it’s bad is why they want to come here! Not capitalism or whatever you think, but this 👇 is what makes America good!
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
January 31, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Miller and his ilk will say stuff like this but will also say “if America is so bad, then why do so many people want to come here.”
This, Stephen! This thing you’re posting like it’s bad is why they want to come here! Not capitalism or whatever you think, but this 👇 is what makes America good!
This, Stephen! This thing you’re posting like it’s bad is why they want to come here! Not capitalism or whatever you think, but this 👇 is what makes America good!
Reposted by Sericite
The election is years away and you’re all already like “yeah i’d vote for anyone”. Let me explain something: i get that mentality a month before the election. But it’s years away. SET SOME FUCKIN STANDARDS NOW. Because if you don’t we will end up with a losing candidate. AGAIN. Make demands!!
January 30, 2026 at 1:36 PM
The election is years away and you’re all already like “yeah i’d vote for anyone”. Let me explain something: i get that mentality a month before the election. But it’s years away. SET SOME FUCKIN STANDARDS NOW. Because if you don’t we will end up with a losing candidate. AGAIN. Make demands!!
It’s funny how the same type of people bemoaning how women read “nothing but porn” every time a woman posts about reading are now writing erotic fiction about women at protests. Someone’s obsessed with sex here & it’s not the ladies.
I don’t know what I expected when I saw that Chris Rufo was taking on the “fascism canard” but lol
January 31, 2026 at 3:31 PM
It’s funny how the same type of people bemoaning how women read “nothing but porn” every time a woman posts about reading are now writing erotic fiction about women at protests. Someone’s obsessed with sex here & it’s not the ladies.
I’ve reached the part of the move where I begin every thought with “if I can find the right box, I’m going to….”
As in, “If I can find the right box with my electronics in it, I’m going to watch Beetlejuice tonight (RIP Catherine O’Hara). I think it’s in that stack of boxes over there.”
As in, “If I can find the right box with my electronics in it, I’m going to watch Beetlejuice tonight (RIP Catherine O’Hara). I think it’s in that stack of boxes over there.”
January 31, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I’ve reached the part of the move where I begin every thought with “if I can find the right box, I’m going to….”
As in, “If I can find the right box with my electronics in it, I’m going to watch Beetlejuice tonight (RIP Catherine O’Hara). I think it’s in that stack of boxes over there.”
As in, “If I can find the right box with my electronics in it, I’m going to watch Beetlejuice tonight (RIP Catherine O’Hara). I think it’s in that stack of boxes over there.”
I think about QAnon a lot when the Epstein files drop and their insistence that there was a global cabal of child traffickers in power.
Is there a big German word for reaching the right conclusion by totally invalid methods? Because they almost did?
Is there a big German word for reaching the right conclusion by totally invalid methods? Because they almost did?
Turns out that not only was Carlin’s “there’s a big old club and you ain’t in it” correct but also it’s a child rape club.
January 31, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I think about QAnon a lot when the Epstein files drop and their insistence that there was a global cabal of child traffickers in power.
Is there a big German word for reaching the right conclusion by totally invalid methods? Because they almost did?
Is there a big German word for reaching the right conclusion by totally invalid methods? Because they almost did?
Sigh…he just is fully incapable of taking on any information that might mean admitting he was a little bit wrong about anything ever. He was building up so much goodwill.
Opsec is not paranoia if the government is publicly threatening to put you in databases and kill you in the street. 🤦♀️
Opsec is not paranoia if the government is publicly threatening to put you in databases and kill you in the street. 🤦♀️
I appreciate Stancil's willingness to put himself on the line, but you can't look at the long list of Ferguson protestors who "mysteriously" turned up dead and not get why the paranoia is justified and opsec matters
January 31, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Sigh…he just is fully incapable of taking on any information that might mean admitting he was a little bit wrong about anything ever. He was building up so much goodwill.
Opsec is not paranoia if the government is publicly threatening to put you in databases and kill you in the street. 🤦♀️
Opsec is not paranoia if the government is publicly threatening to put you in databases and kill you in the street. 🤦♀️
Oh, this one hurts. 😭
Rest well, you brilliant woman.
Rest well, you brilliant woman.
Catherine O’Hara, a Comedy Great from ‘SCTV’ to ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ Dead at 71
The celebrated actress was also known for her appearances in the Home Alone movies and many collaborations with Christopher Guest.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
The celebrated actress was also known for her appearances in the Home Alone movies and many collaborations with Christopher Guest.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Oh, this one hurts. 😭
Rest well, you brilliant woman.
Rest well, you brilliant woman.
The Democrat party as it exists now is not ready for this moment & it fucking sucks that we’re stuck with them.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the party agreed on three main goals:
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they’ll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The Democrat party as it exists now is not ready for this moment & it fucking sucks that we’re stuck with them.
OK, it’s official. I AM MOVED. Woooooooo!!!!!
The Unpackening will commence…at a date yet to be determined. 😂
The Unpackening will commence…at a date yet to be determined. 😂
Didn’t quite get done with the kitchen. I forget how heinous deep cleaning a fridge is.
So probably an hour, hour & a half tomorrow. But it will at least be after a day at the desk job, instead of the last 2 days with 10-12 trips up the stairs when I’m out of shape.
So probably an hour, hour & a half tomorrow. But it will at least be after a day at the desk job, instead of the last 2 days with 10-12 trips up the stairs when I’m out of shape.
I think this week has just about broken me. I’m not doing so good.
Off to clean the bathroom & kitchen at the other place. I could do it tomorrow after work, but I don’t think I would (or if I did, it might be my last straw).
Off to clean the bathroom & kitchen at the other place. I could do it tomorrow after work, but I don’t think I would (or if I did, it might be my last straw).
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 AM
OK, it’s official. I AM MOVED. Woooooooo!!!!!
The Unpackening will commence…at a date yet to be determined. 😂
The Unpackening will commence…at a date yet to be determined. 😂
Sir Terry writing 20 years ago 👇
Man, he would have some THINGS TO SAY about life in 2026.
Man, he would have some THINGS TO SAY about life in 2026.
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
Discworld QOTD, from Making Money
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
January 29, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Sir Terry writing 20 years ago 👇
Man, he would have some THINGS TO SAY about life in 2026.
Man, he would have some THINGS TO SAY about life in 2026.
GOOD NEWS!! Turns out that I am exempt due to my position & will be allowed to work hybrid from home. Finally something going RIGHT! 😆
Just saw a work email welcoming us to our new office space…and cancelling all hybrid work agreements. Literally the day after I got a 2 bedroom apartment to have an office space. Fuck my life.
January 29, 2026 at 3:51 PM
GOOD NEWS!! Turns out that I am exempt due to my position & will be allowed to work hybrid from home. Finally something going RIGHT! 😆
Didn’t quite get done with the kitchen. I forget how heinous deep cleaning a fridge is.
So probably an hour, hour & a half tomorrow. But it will at least be after a day at the desk job, instead of the last 2 days with 10-12 trips up the stairs when I’m out of shape.
So probably an hour, hour & a half tomorrow. But it will at least be after a day at the desk job, instead of the last 2 days with 10-12 trips up the stairs when I’m out of shape.
I think this week has just about broken me. I’m not doing so good.
Off to clean the bathroom & kitchen at the other place. I could do it tomorrow after work, but I don’t think I would (or if I did, it might be my last straw).
Off to clean the bathroom & kitchen at the other place. I could do it tomorrow after work, but I don’t think I would (or if I did, it might be my last straw).
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Didn’t quite get done with the kitchen. I forget how heinous deep cleaning a fridge is.
So probably an hour, hour & a half tomorrow. But it will at least be after a day at the desk job, instead of the last 2 days with 10-12 trips up the stairs when I’m out of shape.
So probably an hour, hour & a half tomorrow. But it will at least be after a day at the desk job, instead of the last 2 days with 10-12 trips up the stairs when I’m out of shape.
I think this week has just about broken me. I’m not doing so good.
Off to clean the bathroom & kitchen at the other place. I could do it tomorrow after work, but I don’t think I would (or if I did, it might be my last straw).
Off to clean the bathroom & kitchen at the other place. I could do it tomorrow after work, but I don’t think I would (or if I did, it might be my last straw).
January 29, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I think this week has just about broken me. I’m not doing so good.
Off to clean the bathroom & kitchen at the other place. I could do it tomorrow after work, but I don’t think I would (or if I did, it might be my last straw).
Off to clean the bathroom & kitchen at the other place. I could do it tomorrow after work, but I don’t think I would (or if I did, it might be my last straw).
If it has to be a streamer, I’m glad it’s Apple TV. They are low key one of the better studios that no one seems to know about.
I wouldn’t say I was excited, but I’m cautiously optimistic.
I wouldn’t say I was excited, but I’m cautiously optimistic.
Apple has landed the rights to Brandon Sanderson's 'Cosmere' universe
• ‘Mistborn' will be a film franchise
• 'The Stormlight Archive' will be a TV series
• Sanderson will have creative control of the projects
(via THR)
• ‘Mistborn' will be a film franchise
• 'The Stormlight Archive' will be a TV series
• Sanderson will have creative control of the projects
(via THR)
January 29, 2026 at 12:21 AM
If it has to be a streamer, I’m glad it’s Apple TV. They are low key one of the better studios that no one seems to know about.
I wouldn’t say I was excited, but I’m cautiously optimistic.
I wouldn’t say I was excited, but I’m cautiously optimistic.
Working on cleaning the old apartment. I’m okay if I keep moving, but as soon as I sit down, it’s SO HARD to get moving again. 😭
I am officially too old for this shit.
I am officially too old for this shit.
(Have to get used to the stairs though. My legs are GROUCHY. 😂)
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Working on cleaning the old apartment. I’m okay if I keep moving, but as soon as I sit down, it’s SO HARD to get moving again. 😭
I am officially too old for this shit.
I am officially too old for this shit.
Just saw a work email welcoming us to our new office space…and cancelling all hybrid work agreements. Literally the day after I got a 2 bedroom apartment to have an office space. Fuck my life.
January 28, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Just saw a work email welcoming us to our new office space…and cancelling all hybrid work agreements. Literally the day after I got a 2 bedroom apartment to have an office space. Fuck my life.
Well. The neighbors have kids. 😆
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Well. The neighbors have kids. 😆
UNpacking Accountability ….NAH. I’m not even THINKING about that until this weekend. I will unpack as needed until then.
Anyway, in the new place, so far so good. The water pressure in the shower is fantastic. 😆
Still have to go back tomorrow & pack up the food & clean. But the worst is over.
Anyway, in the new place, so far so good. The water pressure in the shower is fantastic. 😆
Still have to go back tomorrow & pack up the food & clean. But the worst is over.
Packing Accountability Thread: Crunch Time
- SO MUCH PACKING
I may not be going til 3AM like I thought, but I doubt I’ll be done before 1AM (to be fair, I’ve been taking breaks)
I’ll only hit about 3 hours sleep last night so I am DRAGGING.
- SO MUCH PACKING
I may not be going til 3AM like I thought, but I doubt I’ll be done before 1AM (to be fair, I’ve been taking breaks)
I’ll only hit about 3 hours sleep last night so I am DRAGGING.
January 28, 2026 at 1:50 AM
UNpacking Accountability ….NAH. I’m not even THINKING about that until this weekend. I will unpack as needed until then.
Anyway, in the new place, so far so good. The water pressure in the shower is fantastic. 😆
Still have to go back tomorrow & pack up the food & clean. But the worst is over.
Anyway, in the new place, so far so good. The water pressure in the shower is fantastic. 😆
Still have to go back tomorrow & pack up the food & clean. But the worst is over.
Nobody snatches defeat from the jaws of victory quite like Democrats do.
With public opinion at your back, you swing for the fences with this as your fallback position, not your first offer. 🤦♀️
With public opinion at your back, you swing for the fences with this as your fallback position, not your first offer. 🤦♀️
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Nobody snatches defeat from the jaws of victory quite like Democrats do.
With public opinion at your back, you swing for the fences with this as your fallback position, not your first offer. 🤦♀️
With public opinion at your back, you swing for the fences with this as your fallback position, not your first offer. 🤦♀️
Packing Accountability Thread: Crunch Time
- SO MUCH PACKING
I may not be going til 3AM like I thought, but I doubt I’ll be done before 1AM (to be fair, I’ve been taking breaks)
I’ll only hit about 3 hours sleep last night so I am DRAGGING.
- SO MUCH PACKING
I may not be going til 3AM like I thought, but I doubt I’ll be done before 1AM (to be fair, I’ve been taking breaks)
I’ll only hit about 3 hours sleep last night so I am DRAGGING.
January 27, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Packing Accountability Thread: Crunch Time
- SO MUCH PACKING
I may not be going til 3AM like I thought, but I doubt I’ll be done before 1AM (to be fair, I’ve been taking breaks)
I’ll only hit about 3 hours sleep last night so I am DRAGGING.
- SO MUCH PACKING
I may not be going til 3AM like I thought, but I doubt I’ll be done before 1AM (to be fair, I’ve been taking breaks)
I’ll only hit about 3 hours sleep last night so I am DRAGGING.