abby 🩵
abbymm604.bsky.social
abby 🩵
@abbymm604.bsky.social
thoughts on making the most of life

Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/erulasse
letterboxd: https://boxd.it/hzLUz
the worst part of actually meal planning and grocery shopping is then having to cook the food that you bought. past me signed up for this. current me wants pizza
December 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
the key to happiness is side quests. everyone says the main quest is the most important and if you just choose the right thing to be your main quest, then you’ll feel fulfilled and happy. WRONG. you’ll be burnt out and bored. be free from that.
December 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I was curious about my reading stats this year and I’m unlikely to read anything else in the next ten days so here we go!

Total books read: 25

Longest: Babel (560p)
Shortest: The Outsiders (208p)

Genres:
Thriller/Horror- 7
Fantasy- 6
Romance- 5
Dystopian- 3
Sci-fi- 2
Non-fiction- 1
December 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
wrapping and writing tonight 😌 happy friday gang
December 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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December 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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on this day in 1775, marked the birth of jane austen. happy 250th birthday to the eternal literary icon!
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I want to support my local community theater and symphony more but tickets are $45 🥲
December 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
will probably be writing a full substack review on this one. wow.

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A ★★★★★ review of Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
A good mystery is everything to me, and what Rian Johnson does in the Knives Out series is elevate the mystery genre by making his movies about more than just the “whodunit”. I was less shocked by the...
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December 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Woke up to this at dawn…
December 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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As fun as it is to get really close-up images of African wildlife - every now and then distance landscape images tell amazing stories. These Giraffes crossing a river in Tarangire NP is a great example.
December 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
just finished my first triathlon (sprint) 🥲 everything hurts but I’m so happy
December 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
time to practice my triathlon transitions
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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A new painting is almost finished. Acrylic on canvas, 30x30in. Do you have any name suggestions?
December 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
when I have the ralph lauren christmas playlist on, christmas candle burning, typing away and genuinely reach a flow state
December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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All the fall colors in one photo 😃
#photography
#art
#nature
December 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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First snow.
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
latest substack: reflections on my tiktok experiment

open.substack.com/pub/erulasse...
December 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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An Upper Peninsula of Michigan pine plantation for #ForestFriday!
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Philip Surrey (Canadian, 1910 - 1990). Winter Street Scene (oil on canvas).
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
i really do love having the nutcracker album on repeat during the holidays
December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM