Sarah
@writesaidsarah.bsky.social
I post about my cat ⭐ Chicago-based, frequent traveler ⭐ Occasional CHIRP Radio DJ ⭐ Movie/book reviews and other passing thoughts here: https://www.howsmyliving.com/
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Sarah
@writesaidsarah.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Sarah A. – Medium
Read writing from Sarah A. on Medium. Writing quick thoughts on movies, books, and whatever else comes to mind. Every day, Sarah A. and thousands of other voices read, write, and share important stori...
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5. i am mostly retired from all sorts of blogging but i have been writing a monthly newsletter for book/movie reviews, some chatter about my travels, and usually a cat picture or two. you can follow/subscribe/whatever here: medium.com/@s.avampato
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
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I am brimming with holiday spirit
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I am brimming with holiday spirit
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Chicago's off to a snowy start to the winter season. Chicago's already experienced nearly the same amount as snow as all of last season. This is the quickest start to winter since 1978, when 24.1" of snow fall by December 7.
December 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Chicago's off to a snowy start to the winter season. Chicago's already experienced nearly the same amount as snow as all of last season. This is the quickest start to winter since 1978, when 24.1" of snow fall by December 7.
People who shovel their cars out by just yeeting all the snow back into the street will not see heaven
December 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
People who shovel their cars out by just yeeting all the snow back into the street will not see heaven
I disagree with the entire concept of dibs but there is a very small part of me that wants to go stick some trash out in my parking spot after I spent the past 45 minutes shoveling it out/chiseling it out of the several inch thick ice buildup on my street
December 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I disagree with the entire concept of dibs but there is a very small part of me that wants to go stick some trash out in my parking spot after I spent the past 45 minutes shoveling it out/chiseling it out of the several inch thick ice buildup on my street
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it’s true, that’s a guy who has a favorite Strongbad bit, you just never hear him do it during the movie due to the circumstances
I am once again reminding everyone that Clive Owen’s character in CHILDREN OF MEN is in his mid-forties in the late 2020s, which means it’s canonically a movie about a Millennial
November 3, 2024 at 6:37 PM
it’s true, that’s a guy who has a favorite Strongbad bit, you just never hear him do it during the movie due to the circumstances
Me: gotta rewrite this choir music so I can finally actually read it instead of the garbage way it was scored
Goose: lol nah
Goose: lol nah
December 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Me: gotta rewrite this choir music so I can finally actually read it instead of the garbage way it was scored
Goose: lol nah
Goose: lol nah
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online friendship is crazy. like yeah we go way back. we talk about weird shit exclusively and we've seen each other in person between zero and four times
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
online friendship is crazy. like yeah we go way back. we talk about weird shit exclusively and we've seen each other in person between zero and four times
Eternity: another movie that could have been improved by polyamory, if no one is writing fanfic about the competing husbands kissing, then what are we even doing here
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Eternity: another movie that could have been improved by polyamory, if no one is writing fanfic about the competing husbands kissing, then what are we even doing here
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I have some important advice for any of my younger followers about to enter the job market for the first time, hard-won advice that has been passed down through generations of email jockeys who just want to get through the day without too much hassle: the CEO must never know your name
June 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I have some important advice for any of my younger followers about to enter the job market for the first time, hard-won advice that has been passed down through generations of email jockeys who just want to get through the day without too much hassle: the CEO must never know your name
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you there, boy! what day is this?
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
you there, boy! what day is this?
Doctors should have to tell you in advance if your appointment is a Pee In A Cup appointment or not.
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Doctors should have to tell you in advance if your appointment is a Pee In A Cup appointment or not.
Had a dream I found a live snake in the bottom of a pint of ice cream that I was eating so that’s sort of put me off the concept of sleeping for a bit. (It has not put me off from ice cream.)
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Had a dream I found a live snake in the bottom of a pint of ice cream that I was eating so that’s sort of put me off the concept of sleeping for a bit. (It has not put me off from ice cream.)
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I am a woman who joined the Let’s Rethink Chicks Having The Right To Vote Party and I am concerned they do not take me completely seriously, somebody please help me
A member of the House Republican caucus said this.
Oh. So things are BAD bad.
Oh. So things are BAD bad.
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I am a woman who joined the Let’s Rethink Chicks Having The Right To Vote Party and I am concerned they do not take me completely seriously, somebody please help me
*laughs in "former community content moderator" voice*
like what the fuck is this even
like what the fuck is this even
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
*laughs in "former community content moderator" voice*
like what the fuck is this even
like what the fuck is this even
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hey internet friends I am getting my act together to send holiday cards (pictures of my cats), if you'd like one, fill out this form, yes i'll send internationally, no I don't expect a card back so i'll send you one even if you're not doing cards. forms.gle/UiGZ3cVibRTK...
ugh here have a card i guess
spoilers it's gonna be a picture of my cats
forms.gle
December 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
hey internet friends I am getting my act together to send holiday cards (pictures of my cats), if you'd like one, fill out this form, yes i'll send internationally, no I don't expect a card back so i'll send you one even if you're not doing cards. forms.gle/UiGZ3cVibRTK...
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people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
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This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
hey internet friends I am getting my act together to send holiday cards (pictures of my cats), if you'd like one, fill out this form, yes i'll send internationally, no I don't expect a card back so i'll send you one even if you're not doing cards. forms.gle/UiGZ3cVibRTK...
ugh here have a card i guess
spoilers it's gonna be a picture of my cats
forms.gle
December 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
hey internet friends I am getting my act together to send holiday cards (pictures of my cats), if you'd like one, fill out this form, yes i'll send internationally, no I don't expect a card back so i'll send you one even if you're not doing cards. forms.gle/UiGZ3cVibRTK...
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Inbound Santa Wednesday commute 🎅🚋
CTA Holiday Train, approaching Merchandise Mart at 2x speed
CTA Holiday Train, approaching Merchandise Mart at 2x speed
December 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Inbound Santa Wednesday commute 🎅🚋
CTA Holiday Train, approaching Merchandise Mart at 2x speed
CTA Holiday Train, approaching Merchandise Mart at 2x speed
okay I have travel credits with Southwest that apparently expire in February, start making your case now for a location I should visit for like a quick long weekend or something, ideally in January over MLK Day so I don't have to take time off.
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
okay I have travel credits with Southwest that apparently expire in February, start making your case now for a location I should visit for like a quick long weekend or something, ideally in January over MLK Day so I don't have to take time off.
This should be required reading for anyone who manages people (or who coaches/advises people managers).
TL;DR
Middle management is hard. Caring is required, but the kind of care you provide matters.
Middle management is hard. Caring is required, but the kind of care you provide matters.
Ashley Willis
The other day I texted my group chat with other leaders outside my organization. The ones I go to when the leadership stuff gets messy and I need perspective fr...
ashley.dev
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This should be required reading for anyone who manages people (or who coaches/advises people managers).
Out: having children so they'll take care of you in old age
In: having children so they'll shovel out your car before you're even retirement-aged
(does anyone have a child I can borrow soon)
In: having children so they'll shovel out your car before you're even retirement-aged
(does anyone have a child I can borrow soon)
Dr. Barry Franklin, a former American Heart Association volunteer, advises adults over the age of 45 to avoid snow shoveling.
How old is too old to shovel snow? Here's what heart experts say.
Dr. Barry Franklin, a former American Heart Association volunteer, advises adults over the age of 45 to avoid snow shoveling.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Out: having children so they'll take care of you in old age
In: having children so they'll shovel out your car before you're even retirement-aged
(does anyone have a child I can borrow soon)
In: having children so they'll shovel out your car before you're even retirement-aged
(does anyone have a child I can borrow soon)
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Critics everywhere are raving about ham net
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Critics everywhere are raving about ham net