Amanda Hudgins
@barelyconcealed.bsky.social
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My dream job would be a researcher for a YouTube channel or podcast. I am so good at finding information. I once found a student film from a Maine college in the 90’s based off a friend saying they saw it at a VHS rental store. I actually gave a copy to the director of the film, who didn’t have it.
I have a new cat. Her name is Yuri and she’s never done anything wrong (she is a menace who would commit murder for cheese)
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I have a new cat. Her name is Yuri and she’s never done anything wrong (she is a menace who would commit murder for cheese)
Amy has just regaled me the Pittsburgh specific story of “lemonadegate” and “the lemonade twins” and I just want to comment under every Reddit post about this: oh this makes you upset? This feels like child abuse? Can I interest you in home school reform?
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Amy has just regaled me the Pittsburgh specific story of “lemonadegate” and “the lemonade twins” and I just want to comment under every Reddit post about this: oh this makes you upset? This feels like child abuse? Can I interest you in home school reform?
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Guy in my book club last night apologized for “obscure references,” and then proceeded to incorrectly describe a pivotal moment from Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man.
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Guy in my book club last night apologized for “obscure references,” and then proceeded to incorrectly describe a pivotal moment from Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man.
Pittsburgh Mills mall may be the weirdest dead mall I’ve ever been in because it doesn’t seem like anyone informed the mall it was dead.
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Pittsburgh Mills mall may be the weirdest dead mall I’ve ever been in because it doesn’t seem like anyone informed the mall it was dead.
I’ve been watching some horror movies in the lead up to the season, so here’s my #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I’ve been watching some horror movies in the lead up to the season, so here’s my #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday
A conservator told me that artists are the worst at taking care of their art and I informed her that my one piece of internationally touring art - that I am best known for - is currently wrapped in a trash bag in my garage, the only place with termite damage in my house.
October 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A conservator told me that artists are the worst at taking care of their art and I informed her that my one piece of internationally touring art - that I am best known for - is currently wrapped in a trash bag in my garage, the only place with termite damage in my house.
The funniest part of fanbinding is sometimes you're like "oh I need like a ream of bible paper to make this project a reality" and then realize it's shockingly hard to buy bible paper but you're too far in now.
October 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The funniest part of fanbinding is sometimes you're like "oh I need like a ream of bible paper to make this project a reality" and then realize it's shockingly hard to buy bible paper but you're too far in now.
A weird thing about my job is that Halloween is probably our busiest season.
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A weird thing about my job is that Halloween is probably our busiest season.
Sitting on the ground outside a Home Depot for 30 minutes really reinforces how hostile the US is to pedestrians.
October 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sitting on the ground outside a Home Depot for 30 minutes really reinforces how hostile the US is to pedestrians.
Love to open at work and be like “wow, this is trashed, no one did closing right” and then check the schedule to see that it was your supervisor who closed
October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Love to open at work and be like “wow, this is trashed, no one did closing right” and then check the schedule to see that it was your supervisor who closed
I have been to five states in three days and am still 2 hours from home.
October 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I have been to five states in three days and am still 2 hours from home.
The great thing about hotels is the TV. Like, what do you mean Elvira is hosting this storage wars marathon.
October 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The great thing about hotels is the TV. Like, what do you mean Elvira is hosting this storage wars marathon.
It’s spooky season, so here’s my #LastFourWatched, for #LetterboxdFriday
October 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It’s spooky season, so here’s my #LastFourWatched, for #LetterboxdFriday
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October 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Find tricks and treats galore in this month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly, including @jhensliterature.bsky.social on myhouse.wad, @orringrey.com on Sepulchre, and our regular crew on all things spooky.
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That moment of panic whenever this @atherton.bsky.social shirt pops off.
I used to design tshirts and remembering that one of my most successful designs was this @atherton.bsky.social inspired one: teespring.com/the-question...
October 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
That moment of panic whenever this @atherton.bsky.social shirt pops off.
There are a few Goodreads commenters who very confidently say it doesn’t say this - but that’s probably because it’s a throwaway line. Legitimately this throws so much of the rest of the book into question if this made it through writing and editing.
DNF
The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces by Seth Harp
About drug abuse/trafficking in the military, and was a solid read until exactly 60% when the writer said that COVID came from a lab. I double checked because it came from nowhere. Immediate DNF
The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces by Seth Harp
About drug abuse/trafficking in the military, and was a solid read until exactly 60% when the writer said that COVID came from a lab. I double checked because it came from nowhere. Immediate DNF
October 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
There are a few Goodreads commenters who very confidently say it doesn’t say this - but that’s probably because it’s a throwaway line. Legitimately this throws so much of the rest of the book into question if this made it through writing and editing.
I love in wrestling the belief, that like tinkerbell, a wrestler will rise back up if you cheer hard enough.
October 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I love in wrestling the belief, that like tinkerbell, a wrestler will rise back up if you cheer hard enough.
Dude: wow you look tired
Me: yeah I mean, over two days we’re running workshops with about 80 total students in three different disciplines, so I need a break.
Dude: no wonder you didn’t want to craft
Me: yeah I mean, over two days we’re running workshops with about 80 total students in three different disciplines, so I need a break.
Dude: no wonder you didn’t want to craft
October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dude: wow you look tired
Me: yeah I mean, over two days we’re running workshops with about 80 total students in three different disciplines, so I need a break.
Dude: no wonder you didn’t want to craft
Me: yeah I mean, over two days we’re running workshops with about 80 total students in three different disciplines, so I need a break.
Dude: no wonder you didn’t want to craft
Thank you to my coworker who let me destress by explaining the thefts of the Ghent Altarpiece in detail.
October 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Thank you to my coworker who let me destress by explaining the thefts of the Ghent Altarpiece in detail.
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The psychic damage of having a boss that hates you for a completely unknown reason.
October 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The psychic damage of having a boss that hates you for a completely unknown reason.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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one of those "what's a deep line in a place you didn't expect to find it" things, but it's this line from the Answer in Progress video on millennial grey.
October 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
one of those "what's a deep line in a place you didn't expect to find it" things, but it's this line from the Answer in Progress video on millennial grey.