Allison Petrick
@dropshift.bsky.social
she/her. In my toddler-chasing era. 🏎️ Probably carrying an e-reader.
Associate Workplace Architect.
💚Eras tour Chicago N3, TSwift fan since 2006. 🦋
F1 fan since 2014
📚reading goal: 74/70
Current read: Primal of Blood & Bone
Associate Workplace Architect.
💚Eras tour Chicago N3, TSwift fan since 2006. 🦋
F1 fan since 2014
📚reading goal: 74/70
Current read: Primal of Blood & Bone
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Put my post-election playlist on shuffle and finally got Cassandra x mad woman
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Audiobooks = reading
Hope this helps 💜
Hope this helps 💜
December 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Audiobooks = reading
Hope this helps 💜
Hope this helps 💜
Submitted a “ticket” to my husband to make a network modification, and he resolved it with ticket number “676767”. He is merely school adjacent, yet being influenced by the teens.
December 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Submitted a “ticket” to my husband to make a network modification, and he resolved it with ticket number “676767”. He is merely school adjacent, yet being influenced by the teens.
New Jen DeLuca RenFaire book in Sept 2026!! I’m up and here for it, take the money now
December 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New Jen DeLuca RenFaire book in Sept 2026!! I’m up and here for it, take the money now
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Look what's on sale today -- LOVE IS A WAR SONG by Danica Nava! I really enjoyed this one, and the cover is so pretty, too. You can grab a copy for only $1.99 but hurry before it goes back up!
AMZ amzn.to/49mR15P
Bookshop bookshop.org/a/111397/978...
Kobo click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=...
AMZ amzn.to/49mR15P
Bookshop bookshop.org/a/111397/978...
Kobo click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=...
December 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Look what's on sale today -- LOVE IS A WAR SONG by Danica Nava! I really enjoyed this one, and the cover is so pretty, too. You can grab a copy for only $1.99 but hurry before it goes back up!
AMZ amzn.to/49mR15P
Bookshop bookshop.org/a/111397/978...
Kobo click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=...
AMZ amzn.to/49mR15P
Bookshop bookshop.org/a/111397/978...
Kobo click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=...
Getting a text saying “hey we accidentally reordered your Butter Braid list from last year, do you want them?” Was the best surprise. Kiddo with a mouthful saying “this is gooooood” gave me the biggest laugh of the week
December 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Getting a text saying “hey we accidentally reordered your Butter Braid list from last year, do you want them?” Was the best surprise. Kiddo with a mouthful saying “this is gooooood” gave me the biggest laugh of the week
Daniel Tiger is very apt today with Daniel is sick / Mom Tiger is sick, when both of us are (again) coughing up a lung
December 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Daniel Tiger is very apt today with Daniel is sick / Mom Tiger is sick, when both of us are (again) coughing up a lung
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Just a reminder that the grocery store sells cake and you don’t need a special reason to bring some home.
December 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Just a reminder that the grocery store sells cake and you don’t need a special reason to bring some home.
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Every day, and especially today (and yesterday and tomorrow, and so on), trans rights are human rights.
December 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Every day, and especially today (and yesterday and tomorrow, and so on), trans rights are human rights.
Kiddo doesn’t do strollers, so we didn’t bother with it walking through the tree lights. And it went exactly as expected with kiddo running ahead and when i asked to slow down, I was reminded that walking is for inside and running is for outside. And we were currently outside. 3 year old smartypants
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Kiddo doesn’t do strollers, so we didn’t bother with it walking through the tree lights. And it went exactly as expected with kiddo running ahead and when i asked to slow down, I was reminded that walking is for inside and running is for outside. And we were currently outside. 3 year old smartypants
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Watching A Bug's Life with the toddler and realizing that they really did feed us millenials a steady stream of underdog fight the establishment stories and then got confused when we paid attention to the plot line when we grew up.
December 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Watching A Bug's Life with the toddler and realizing that they really did feed us millenials a steady stream of underdog fight the establishment stories and then got confused when we paid attention to the plot line when we grew up.
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Mass market paperbacks are going to have a cassette-style revival.
December 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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There's no such thing as an ethical billionaire, but when "being the owner of the art you've created" is the only thing that grants you that status, I think we can all agree it's incredibly odd to not make any distinction there? It's a unique position no one else has ever been in
Fans are defending Taylor Swift against the criticism faced by other billionaires.
Here’s Why Taylor Swift’s Fans Are Claiming She's The Only ‘Ethical Billionaire’
Fans are defending Taylor Swift against the criticism faced by other billionaires.
www.forbes.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
There's no such thing as an ethical billionaire, but when "being the owner of the art you've created" is the only thing that grants you that status, I think we can all agree it's incredibly odd to not make any distinction there? It's a unique position no one else has ever been in
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Instead of just calling guys "thirsty" we need to start using this:
Hungry hungry himbos
December 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Instead of just calling guys "thirsty" we need to start using this:
Kiddo has never met a tube that isn’t a pretend bugle. Don’t be a trumpet player, please 🤞🏼🤞🏼
December 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Kiddo has never met a tube that isn’t a pretend bugle. Don’t be a trumpet player, please 🤞🏼🤞🏼
Watching my D3 alma mater play in the playoff quarterfinals at home is very stressful. Also side-eyeing the refs that seem a little biased toward the other team?? Thankful they are up 28-7 with 6 minutes left in the third despite some missed flags
December 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Watching my D3 alma mater play in the playoff quarterfinals at home is very stressful. Also side-eyeing the refs that seem a little biased toward the other team?? Thankful they are up 28-7 with 6 minutes left in the third despite some missed flags
Kiddo is thoroughly enjoying The Blues Brothers soundtrack. Yes, we do listen to kid music, but we are also semi-hiatus saxophone musicians so the jazz education starts early
December 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Kiddo is thoroughly enjoying The Blues Brothers soundtrack. Yes, we do listen to kid music, but we are also semi-hiatus saxophone musicians so the jazz education starts early
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In today's feed-yourself thread:
Sometimes you just want mac and cheese. And you're not ready to make bechamel sauce and bake it and do it fancy-like. You've got a box mix. You'll be eating in 15-20 minutes, yeah? That's the best!
But I have a few suggestions to upgrade your box mix.
Sometimes you just want mac and cheese. And you're not ready to make bechamel sauce and bake it and do it fancy-like. You've got a box mix. You'll be eating in 15-20 minutes, yeah? That's the best!
But I have a few suggestions to upgrade your box mix.
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In today's feed-yourself thread:
Sometimes you just want mac and cheese. And you're not ready to make bechamel sauce and bake it and do it fancy-like. You've got a box mix. You'll be eating in 15-20 minutes, yeah? That's the best!
But I have a few suggestions to upgrade your box mix.
Sometimes you just want mac and cheese. And you're not ready to make bechamel sauce and bake it and do it fancy-like. You've got a box mix. You'll be eating in 15-20 minutes, yeah? That's the best!
But I have a few suggestions to upgrade your box mix.
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Trans people are not why your healthcare costs are high. Neither is abortion.
Healthcare costs are high because the US has decided the ability to stay alive is a for-profit business.
Among many other issues, you shouldn’t be paying for hospital and prescription advertising.
Healthcare costs are high because the US has decided the ability to stay alive is a for-profit business.
Among many other issues, you shouldn’t be paying for hospital and prescription advertising.
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Trans people are not why your healthcare costs are high. Neither is abortion.
Healthcare costs are high because the US has decided the ability to stay alive is a for-profit business.
Among many other issues, you shouldn’t be paying for hospital and prescription advertising.
Healthcare costs are high because the US has decided the ability to stay alive is a for-profit business.
Among many other issues, you shouldn’t be paying for hospital and prescription advertising.
This cough suppressant is not suppressing the cough. I’m gonna end up coughing my lungs out one of these times
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This cough suppressant is not suppressing the cough. I’m gonna end up coughing my lungs out one of these times
Pairing the toddler with the previous Mario Kart winner is the ultimate challenge
December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Pairing the toddler with the previous Mario Kart winner is the ultimate challenge
Toddler is dipping garlic rye chips in medium chunky salsa. Won’t eat chicken nuggets right now but will eat that some how
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Toddler is dipping garlic rye chips in medium chunky salsa. Won’t eat chicken nuggets right now but will eat that some how
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I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
December 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
Weirdest “getting carded” situation to date: asked if i was in college (laughed and said no), then asked for my ID to buy beer, then asked if i get carded a lot and i said “yes even when I’m with my husband and kid” and…was my husband assumed to be my dad?? I don’t know. Just baffled
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Weirdest “getting carded” situation to date: asked if i was in college (laughed and said no), then asked for my ID to buy beer, then asked if i get carded a lot and i said “yes even when I’m with my husband and kid” and…was my husband assumed to be my dad?? I don’t know. Just baffled