Melissa Kaercher
@chebutykin.bsky.social
Queen of the Lizard People, a benevolent despot.
I also like dogs.
I also like dogs.
Toast has the right idea today, I think.
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Toast has the right idea today, I think.
(PSA: that gesture is an actual official help signal. If you see someone using it, they are clandestinely asking for help.)
![During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were extensive lockdowns which kept people at home. As people then mainly communicated by social media, in 2020, the Canadian Women's Foundation (CWF) devised a hand signal called the Signal for Help which women could use to secretly indicate that they were at risk of domestic violence or victims of human trafficking and so needed assistance.
The CWF signal has the palm outward with the thumb across it.[4] The fingers are then closed over the thumb to symbolize that one is being held or hurt.
Knowledge of this signal spread through social media such as TikTok. In 2021, a girl in Kentucky used the signal when she had been kidnapped, and people who saw it alerted the local police who rescued her.[5][6] As a result, the Women's Signal for Help is an option that allows those who feel abused to discreetly ask for help without alerting the abuser or leaving a digital record of their request. [7]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o2uirgvudwqnbimieybvg7ay/bafkreidf457shzn6v7d7wvl6yk6k3235mqyhuna64xl6sh5doyv52bqz24@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
(PSA: that gesture is an actual official help signal. If you see someone using it, they are clandestinely asking for help.)
Does Tom Conway have an album? I don’t think so, but Google’s AI thinks he’s not only alive but also a rock musician.
October 31, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Does Tom Conway have an album? I don’t think so, but Google’s AI thinks he’s not only alive but also a rock musician.
It might not surprise any of you that I own this album on vinyl.
October 31, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It might not surprise any of you that I own this album on vinyl.
Today I learned that actor Tom Conway was actor George Sanders’ brother, and now the universe makes a little more sense.
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Today I learned that actor Tom Conway was actor George Sanders’ brother, and now the universe makes a little more sense.
I love Minneapolis.
October 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I love Minneapolis.
Me: “I keep having to move my plants between home and the office because I just don’t have enough sunny window space.”
Also me: [opens box from UPS and sees
Also me: [opens box from UPS and sees
October 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Me: “I keep having to move my plants between home and the office because I just don’t have enough sunny window space.”
Also me: [opens box from UPS and sees
Also me: [opens box from UPS and sees
Friday is a great day for HOWLING TIME!
October 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Friday is a great day for HOWLING TIME!
Life with Fes, episode 6,024
Inspired by the alphabet soup of acronyms found on dating websites, my husband decided to attempt making one for me. He wound up using the whole alphabet.
I find it hilarious in many ways. (Also flattering, but hilarious is even better.)
Inspired by the alphabet soup of acronyms found on dating websites, my husband decided to attempt making one for me. He wound up using the whole alphabet.
I find it hilarious in many ways. (Also flattering, but hilarious is even better.)
October 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Life with Fes, episode 6,024
Inspired by the alphabet soup of acronyms found on dating websites, my husband decided to attempt making one for me. He wound up using the whole alphabet.
I find it hilarious in many ways. (Also flattering, but hilarious is even better.)
Inspired by the alphabet soup of acronyms found on dating websites, my husband decided to attempt making one for me. He wound up using the whole alphabet.
I find it hilarious in many ways. (Also flattering, but hilarious is even better.)
Take a minute. You need this video.
October 4, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Take a minute. You need this video.
October 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
#fantasticfest Day 8 ice cream: goat cheese, honey, and thyme. Delicate and delicious!
Kelvin had the fresh mint and chocolate ganache chunk, which is also delicious!
Kelvin had the fresh mint and chocolate ganache chunk, which is also delicious!
September 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
#fantasticfest Day 8 ice cream: goat cheese, honey, and thyme. Delicate and delicious!
Kelvin had the fresh mint and chocolate ganache chunk, which is also delicious!
Kelvin had the fresh mint and chocolate ganache chunk, which is also delicious!
#fantasticfest Day 7 ice cream: Texas Sheet Cake (chocolate with chocolate pecans icing swirl), paired with a scoop of mint chocolate ganache chunk, because it was filled-a-punchcard FREE!
My cone had a structural failure, but everything was delicious. I also recommend these two flavors together.
My cone had a structural failure, but everything was delicious. I also recommend these two flavors together.
September 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
#fantasticfest Day 7 ice cream: Texas Sheet Cake (chocolate with chocolate pecans icing swirl), paired with a scoop of mint chocolate ganache chunk, because it was filled-a-punchcard FREE!
My cone had a structural failure, but everything was delicious. I also recommend these two flavors together.
My cone had a structural failure, but everything was delicious. I also recommend these two flavors together.
#fantasticfest Day 6 ice cream: Back Porch Iced Tea, a combination of black tea, lemon liquor, and grapefruit liquor. Subtle and refreshing!
September 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
#fantasticfest Day 6 ice cream: Back Porch Iced Tea, a combination of black tea, lemon liquor, and grapefruit liquor. Subtle and refreshing!
September 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
#fantasticfest Day 4 ice cream: dark chocolate, olive oil, and sea salt
It’s so great when you remember something as being ridiculously good, but it’s even better than you remember l.
It’s so great when you remember something as being ridiculously good, but it’s even better than you remember l.
September 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
#fantasticfest Day 4 ice cream: dark chocolate, olive oil, and sea salt
It’s so great when you remember something as being ridiculously good, but it’s even better than you remember l.
It’s so great when you remember something as being ridiculously good, but it’s even better than you remember l.
Happy Day 4, #fantasticfest! If you are feeling the heat today, please come find me! I still have a bunch of paper fans left, and you can have one!
September 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Happy Day 4, #fantasticfest! If you are feeling the heat today, please come find me! I still have a bunch of paper fans left, and you can have one!
Strangers just showed up at #fantasticfest
September 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Strangers just showed up at #fantasticfest
#fantasticfest Day 3 ice cream: roasted beets and fresh mint. Delicately balanced and unexpectedly delicious!
(Lick Ice Cream)
(Lick Ice Cream)
September 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
#fantasticfest Day 3 ice cream: roasted beets and fresh mint. Delicately balanced and unexpectedly delicious!
(Lick Ice Cream)
(Lick Ice Cream)
Good morning, #fantasticfest! If you are feeling the Texas heat today and would like a hand fan, find me! I have a bunch of paper fan, and I love giving them to folks who need them!
I’m in a Hawaiian shirt with squid today:
I’m in a Hawaiian shirt with squid today:
September 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Good morning, #fantasticfest! If you are feeling the Texas heat today and would like a hand fan, find me! I have a bunch of paper fan, and I love giving them to folks who need them!
I’m in a Hawaiian shirt with squid today:
I’m in a Hawaiian shirt with squid today:
#fantasticfest Day 2 ice cream: frommage & fig, which is absolutely amazing.
September 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
#fantasticfest Day 2 ice cream: frommage & fig, which is absolutely amazing.
September 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
#fantasticfest begins today! My first film will be the new Quentin Dupieux flick, which is akin to starting a marathon by snorting cocaine with Eugene Ionesco.
September 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#fantasticfest begins today! My first film will be the new Quentin Dupieux flick, which is akin to starting a marathon by snorting cocaine with Eugene Ionesco.