Krisanne Combs
@ennasirk.bsky.social
Virginian turned Washingtonian turned Californian come full circle to Virginian again. Getting reacquainted with southern accents and being called ma'am a lot.
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Krisanne Combs
@ennasirk.bsky.social
· Jul 1
Who I am:
-Retired corporate cat herder
-Volunteer
-Cat mom to the old gent in my cover pic
-Defender of the Oxford comma
-Avid reader and library fangirl
-Recovering institutionalist
-UVa and Duke alum
-Still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up
-Retired corporate cat herder
-Volunteer
-Cat mom to the old gent in my cover pic
-Defender of the Oxford comma
-Avid reader and library fangirl
-Recovering institutionalist
-UVa and Duke alum
-Still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up
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ABSOLUTELY NOT
This is a trash song with trash lyrics and trash production that is the absolute worst thing ever to escape Bernie Taupin's head, it sounds like cocaine heavily cut with baby powder and expired laxative feels, if 80s pop music were the Hapsburgs, this song is Charles II of Spain.
This is a trash song with trash lyrics and trash production that is the absolute worst thing ever to escape Bernie Taupin's head, it sounds like cocaine heavily cut with baby powder and expired laxative feels, if 80s pop music were the Hapsburgs, this song is Charles II of Spain.
“We Built This City” is a good song, actually www.pastemagazine.com/music/starsh... I never understood the hate for that song. There are truly terrible songs. This isn't one of them.
“We Built This City” is a good song, actually
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December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
ABSOLUTELY NOT
This is a trash song with trash lyrics and trash production that is the absolute worst thing ever to escape Bernie Taupin's head, it sounds like cocaine heavily cut with baby powder and expired laxative feels, if 80s pop music were the Hapsburgs, this song is Charles II of Spain.
This is a trash song with trash lyrics and trash production that is the absolute worst thing ever to escape Bernie Taupin's head, it sounds like cocaine heavily cut with baby powder and expired laxative feels, if 80s pop music were the Hapsburgs, this song is Charles II of Spain.
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I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
This is...a lot. I'm not sure I'd hate it, though.
Today's burrito: Peanut butter, dill pickle, ground beef, elbow macaroni, blueberries and white cheddar cheese.
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is...a lot. I'm not sure I'd hate it, though.
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I compiled 40+ holiday art markets in the Bay Area just for you. And I'm getting a bunch of new submissions so I'm adding more! Go find cool shit from local artists!
The COYOTE Guide to Bay Area Holiday Art Markets
Fuck Amazon, shop local. Here’s where.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I compiled 40+ holiday art markets in the Bay Area just for you. And I'm getting a bunch of new submissions so I'm adding more! Go find cool shit from local artists!
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The true Gen X reaction to being lauded as the "greatest generation" would be to narrow its eyes suspiciously and mutter "whatever" when asked about it
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The true Gen X reaction to being lauded as the "greatest generation" would be to narrow its eyes suspiciously and mutter "whatever" when asked about it
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Since June, I've been tutoring an Afghan refugee preparing for their citizenship exam. They worked with US special forces for 12 years, and came to the US on an SIV in 2019. 1/5
December 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Since June, I've been tutoring an Afghan refugee preparing for their citizenship exam. They worked with US special forces for 12 years, and came to the US on an SIV in 2019. 1/5
This is a good read!
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is a good read!
Did not have my alma maters playing each other for the ACC Championship in ... FOOTBALL on my bingo card! 😱🤣
November 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Did not have my alma maters playing each other for the ACC Championship in ... FOOTBALL on my bingo card! 😱🤣
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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The Trump administration’s decision to apply pressure to the most amoral cowardly members of American society, big law firm partners and college administrators, is paying big dividends.
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Trump administration’s decision to apply pressure to the most amoral cowardly members of American society, big law firm partners and college administrators, is paying big dividends.
@profanity.accountant tell me about myself
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
@profanity.accountant tell me about myself
Today I learned that when Kia batteries are close to dying, they throw themselves a little funeral party with flashing headlights, lots of clicking and beeping noises, and colorful displays on the dash. Then they lock you out of the car for good measure even when you have the keys. 1/2
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today I learned that when Kia batteries are close to dying, they throw themselves a little funeral party with flashing headlights, lots of clicking and beeping noises, and colorful displays on the dash. Then they lock you out of the car for good measure even when you have the keys. 1/2
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Stephen Miller is not compatible with western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Stephen Miller is not compatible with western civilization
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Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
Jim, A Love Story.
(Don't sleep on the alt text!)
(Don't sleep on the alt text!)
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Jim, A Love Story.
(Don't sleep on the alt text!)
(Don't sleep on the alt text!)
Pies picked up from Yoder's (including a surprise mincemeat pie for Mom, who was lamenting how "no one makes them anymore.") Looking forward to the first 🦃 day in Virginia in I can't remember how long. My time on the west coast was great but I'm glad that seeing my family no longer involves ✈️.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Pies picked up from Yoder's (including a surprise mincemeat pie for Mom, who was lamenting how "no one makes them anymore.") Looking forward to the first 🦃 day in Virginia in I can't remember how long. My time on the west coast was great but I'm glad that seeing my family no longer involves ✈️.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A lot has changed since my first round of living in Charlottesville, but it's good to know that C&O remains an excellent spot for a special occasion meal. 😘🤤
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A lot has changed since my first round of living in Charlottesville, but it's good to know that C&O remains an excellent spot for a special occasion meal. 😘🤤
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
This is just showing off! 😘🤤
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This is just showing off! 😘🤤
Just watched E.T. in its entirety for the first time in 43 years.
Conclusions: it holds up beautifully. John Williams is the GOAT. I'm old since the last time I saw it was on original release in theaters.
(On Netflix till the end of November if you need something for the whole family to watch)
Conclusions: it holds up beautifully. John Williams is the GOAT. I'm old since the last time I saw it was on original release in theaters.
(On Netflix till the end of November if you need something for the whole family to watch)
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Just watched E.T. in its entirety for the first time in 43 years.
Conclusions: it holds up beautifully. John Williams is the GOAT. I'm old since the last time I saw it was on original release in theaters.
(On Netflix till the end of November if you need something for the whole family to watch)
Conclusions: it holds up beautifully. John Williams is the GOAT. I'm old since the last time I saw it was on original release in theaters.
(On Netflix till the end of November if you need something for the whole family to watch)
"To scale." 😂
Who needs cameras in the courtroom when you’ve got THIS
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"To scale." 😂
I feel like I've won the GenX door prize! 😂
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I feel like I've won the GenX door prize! 😂