Darkdreamyr
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Yes, and also, this is where I remind folks that most rules for "formal" English were invented in the Victorian Era by hucksters trying to make a pound off people feeling anxious about their position in society
roses are red
violets are blue
singular they
predates singular you
violets are blue
singular they
predates singular you
Another day, another whiner complaining that I use the singular "they" in my work, and of course they can go fuck themselves
(you see what I did there)
(also, gift link)
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(you see what I did there)
(also, gift link)
wapo.st/3JEdPUv
September 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Yes, and also, this is where I remind folks that most rules for "formal" English were invented in the Victorian Era by hucksters trying to make a pound off people feeling anxious about their position in society
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If the AI bubble really is bursting, please take this lesson from it:
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
August 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If the AI bubble really is bursting, please take this lesson from it:
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
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New Crow Time update [1/3]
June 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New Crow Time update [1/3]
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The 1920s were the "Roaring 20s"; I suspect this decade will be the "Ruined 20s."
April 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The 1920s were the "Roaring 20s"; I suspect this decade will be the "Ruined 20s."
Yep.
I personally will continue to use "Gulf of Mexico" because our president is a wrathful felonious nincompoop with the intellect of paramecium and I do not consent to his cartographic buffoonery
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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February 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Yep.
This is also my opinion on voicemail. ^^ Though I wouldn't say I love the phone so much as tolerate it for its use as a texting service. ^^
Every time I update my phone it leaves me a notification that my voice mail is full and I need to clear it out so I can receive more voice mails, and I'm all, phone, I love you but you clearly do not understand that me leaving my voice mail full is a feature not a bug
January 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is also my opinion on voicemail. ^^ Though I wouldn't say I love the phone so much as tolerate it for its use as a texting service. ^^
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Someone shared this with me, and I think it's beautiful. That's what I wish for everyone I love and appreciate in this New Year 2025, that your life is filled with an abundance of real luxuries. ❤️
January 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Someone shared this with me, and I think it's beautiful. That's what I wish for everyone I love and appreciate in this New Year 2025, that your life is filled with an abundance of real luxuries. ❤️
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just wanna retire and go live in some quaint seaside town with my cat where i run a little bookstore that sells magical potions and spells that turn idiots into frogs and maybe help solve a local murder every now and then.
December 9, 2024 at 3:13 AM
just wanna retire and go live in some quaint seaside town with my cat where i run a little bookstore that sells magical potions and spells that turn idiots into frogs and maybe help solve a local murder every now and then.
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Trans rights are non-negotiable and every meaningful battle for justice passes through, or is adjacent to them. Autonomy and dignity in civil, medical, and economic spheres are the baseline minimum of what we should expect, trans and cis alike.
Bending on this at all is weak.
Bending on this at all is weak.
November 21, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Trans rights are non-negotiable and every meaningful battle for justice passes through, or is adjacent to them. Autonomy and dignity in civil, medical, and economic spheres are the baseline minimum of what we should expect, trans and cis alike.
Bending on this at all is weak.
Bending on this at all is weak.
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Elliot and Tedd are NOT dating.
They're basically just a married couple who haven't realized that they're married.
#egscomics
They're basically just a married couple who haven't realized that they're married.
#egscomics
October 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Elliot and Tedd are NOT dating.
They're basically just a married couple who haven't realized that they're married.
#egscomics
They're basically just a married couple who haven't realized that they're married.
#egscomics
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Remember, kids, it’s only censorship if it’s done by the government, otherwise it’s just sparkling Get The Fuck Off My Timeline
October 18, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Remember, kids, it’s only censorship if it’s done by the government, otherwise it’s just sparkling Get The Fuck Off My Timeline
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Between people asking why I'm not yet out of business (idk, why does the NYT think #bookstores are dying this week?) and people talking about my shop as though it were a can redemption center, but make it #books... it's time for a chat.
Let's talk about the culture of secondhand books.
Let's talk about the culture of secondhand books.
September 6, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Between people asking why I'm not yet out of business (idk, why does the NYT think #bookstores are dying this week?) and people talking about my shop as though it were a can redemption center, but make it #books... it's time for a chat.
Let's talk about the culture of secondhand books.
Let's talk about the culture of secondhand books.
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In which I share some reflections on the recent actions of NaNoWriMo, including a brief exchange I had with their executive director.
stone-soup.ghost.io/some-thought...
stone-soup.ghost.io/some-thought...
Some Thoughts on NaNoWriMo
Digest 09.06.2024 - Stone Soup
stone-soup.ghost.io
September 6, 2024 at 6:35 PM
In which I share some reflections on the recent actions of NaNoWriMo, including a brief exchange I had with their executive director.
stone-soup.ghost.io/some-thought...
stone-soup.ghost.io/some-thought...
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Incidentally, if people just want permission to spend a month writing the first draft of a book…
*clears throat*
I, Real Published Author With Awards And Shit, hereby give whoever needs it permission to take a month and write like the devil if they want to.
And it can be any month they want.
*clears throat*
I, Real Published Author With Awards And Shit, hereby give whoever needs it permission to take a month and write like the devil if they want to.
And it can be any month they want.
September 2, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Incidentally, if people just want permission to spend a month writing the first draft of a book…
*clears throat*
I, Real Published Author With Awards And Shit, hereby give whoever needs it permission to take a month and write like the devil if they want to.
And it can be any month they want.
*clears throat*
I, Real Published Author With Awards And Shit, hereby give whoever needs it permission to take a month and write like the devil if they want to.
And it can be any month they want.
I have a right to a secret identity...but sometimes I wish I could reach out and be known. Without judgement.
March 9, 2024 at 4:31 AM
I have a right to a secret identity...but sometimes I wish I could reach out and be known. Without judgement.
And all those things I didn't say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time? ~ Rachel Platten, "Fight song".
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time? ~ Rachel Platten, "Fight song".
February 17, 2024 at 8:58 PM
And all those things I didn't say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time? ~ Rachel Platten, "Fight song".
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time? ~ Rachel Platten, "Fight song".