Christiane
@christeeon.bsky.social
I dream of foraging my own mushrooms
I am convinced I will die trying to walk across the Metra tracks because they refuse to clean the ice on the sidewalk.
Driving down my alley, the ice is so thick and so deeply tracked that it's like driving one of those cars in the Tomorrow Speedway at Disney World: you have the illusion of steering but you're only going where the track is.
Chicago is a winter city & I think residents pride themselves in navigating the brutal winters. As much as the cold and winter is part of our identity, the city itself doesn’t manage winter & snow well. Right now, our sidewalks are intermittently icy w/ many alleys looking like ice rinks.
December 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I am convinced I will die trying to walk across the Metra tracks because they refuse to clean the ice on the sidewalk.
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Guy seething with jealousy: Well, I think the normal sky is already pretty cool
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Guy seething with jealousy: Well, I think the normal sky is already pretty cool
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Tonight of all nights I’m going to re-up my benediction for Chicago.
We are everything.
dansinker.com/posts/202…
We are everything.
dansinker.com/posts/202…
October 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Tonight of all nights I’m going to re-up my benediction for Chicago.
We are everything.
dansinker.com/posts/202…
We are everything.
dansinker.com/posts/202…
I just finished this shawl for the second time. I am knitting it as a favor for a friend whose mother in law passed before she could make it.
I say finished for a second time because the first time it was 2.5 feet too long and I had to literally cut that part off to make it the correct size.
I say finished for a second time because the first time it was 2.5 feet too long and I had to literally cut that part off to make it the correct size.
September 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I just finished this shawl for the second time. I am knitting it as a favor for a friend whose mother in law passed before she could make it.
I say finished for a second time because the first time it was 2.5 feet too long and I had to literally cut that part off to make it the correct size.
I say finished for a second time because the first time it was 2.5 feet too long and I had to literally cut that part off to make it the correct size.
I am in my early 40s. In February, I went back to school to get my Masters in Data Analytics. I originally graduated with a degree in Journalism, so this means I’m seeing math I haven’t seen since the 1900s.
This is the hardest thing I have ever done, and I am so happy I am doing it.
This is the hardest thing I have ever done, and I am so happy I am doing it.
i wrote this post in july two years ago when blue sky had around 200,000 total users and i thought i would ask again
tell me what u are doing
be proud of what u do and share it here
tell me what u are doing
be proud of what u do and share it here
tell me what u are doing
be proud of your work and share it here
be proud of your work and share it here
September 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I am in my early 40s. In February, I went back to school to get my Masters in Data Analytics. I originally graduated with a degree in Journalism, so this means I’m seeing math I haven’t seen since the 1900s.
This is the hardest thing I have ever done, and I am so happy I am doing it.
This is the hardest thing I have ever done, and I am so happy I am doing it.
What my dog looks like after I pushed her in the stroller for 30 minutes.
April 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
What my dog looks like after I pushed her in the stroller for 30 minutes.
Phoebe’s favorite thing on this earth is the sun.
April 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Phoebe’s favorite thing on this earth is the sun.
I watched With Honors for the first time in many many years. The scene where they debate whether the president has complete power hits a little different in 2025.
April 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I watched With Honors for the first time in many many years. The scene where they debate whether the president has complete power hits a little different in 2025.
That one crypto clue on Jeopardy. How’d that make it past people?
March 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
That one crypto clue on Jeopardy. How’d that make it past people?
In a break from Politics … if someone out there has a Buffy podcast, I would make an excellent guest.
‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Reboot Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar Nears Hulu Pilot Order With Chloé Zhao Directing
Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar is getting a Hulu pilot order. Chloé Zhao will direct, Nora & Lilla Zuckerman wrote it.
deadline.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In a break from Politics … if someone out there has a Buffy podcast, I would make an excellent guest.
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Reminder that a tariff is a tax.
Trump is raising your taxes.
Trump is raising your taxes.
February 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reminder that a tariff is a tax.
Trump is raising your taxes.
Trump is raising your taxes.
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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
ALT: a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
One of the more important sentences that can apply to basically everything right now — not just healthcare.
"After all, destruction is easy, but building new systems and improving existing institutions requires competence, vision, and hard work.”
"After all, destruction is easy, but building new systems and improving existing institutions requires competence, vision, and hard work.”
The New Republic has kindly published what the LA Times and its RFK Jr-supporting billionaire owner Pat Soon-Shiong tried to suppress: newrepublic.com/article/1910...
February 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
One of the more important sentences that can apply to basically everything right now — not just healthcare.
"After all, destruction is easy, but building new systems and improving existing institutions requires competence, vision, and hard work.”
"After all, destruction is easy, but building new systems and improving existing institutions requires competence, vision, and hard work.”
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My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
These people on Traitors are silly. Vote Rob out just because he’s Rob. What is wrong with you?!
January 31, 2025 at 2:46 AM
These people on Traitors are silly. Vote Rob out just because he’s Rob. What is wrong with you?!
If you wonder what I’ll be knitting all year it’s this. 2025 is the year of the dragon cowl. LMK if you want one.
January 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
If you wonder what I’ll be knitting all year it’s this. 2025 is the year of the dragon cowl. LMK if you want one.
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#copyediting
1. It's Denali.
2. It's the Gulf of Mexico.
3. If you use the r-word, I will block you.
4. If you use the t-suffix, ditto.
1. It's Denali.
2. It's the Gulf of Mexico.
3. If you use the r-word, I will block you.
4. If you use the t-suffix, ditto.
January 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
#copyediting
1. It's Denali.
2. It's the Gulf of Mexico.
3. If you use the r-word, I will block you.
4. If you use the t-suffix, ditto.
1. It's Denali.
2. It's the Gulf of Mexico.
3. If you use the r-word, I will block you.
4. If you use the t-suffix, ditto.
Call me crazy, but I feel like Connections should have to use actual words.
January 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Call me crazy, but I feel like Connections should have to use actual words.
These are some of the best cookies I have ever made.
Chewy Earl Grey Sugar Cookies (Published 2021)
cooking.nytimes.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:03 PM
These are some of the best cookies I have ever made.
This is your friendly reminder that many store bought pies and pie crusts are NOT vegetarian — they contain lard.
November 25, 2024 at 4:08 PM
This is your friendly reminder that many store bought pies and pie crusts are NOT vegetarian — they contain lard.
Definitely sitting in her spot on her blanket.
November 23, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Definitely sitting in her spot on her blanket.
When did they change the Google Street View man to be blue instead of yellow?
I resist change.
I resist change.
November 20, 2024 at 1:39 AM
When did they change the Google Street View man to be blue instead of yellow?
I resist change.
I resist change.
Now for me to figure out how to get these for my dog.
People in these cartoonish-looking glasses claim on social media that their motion sickness has been cured. To put them to the test, we bought four pairs and tried to get some people carsick. nyti.ms/4fxgMRN
November 18, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Now for me to figure out how to get these for my dog.
I bought this chair to read in. It’s hers now. Especially now that there’s a heating pad under that blanket. I surrendered.
November 12, 2024 at 3:57 PM
I bought this chair to read in. It’s hers now. Especially now that there’s a heating pad under that blanket. I surrendered.