Shannon (Torment Nexus Developer)
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Those born under Pacific Northwest skies are like daffodils, they can achieve beauty only after a long, cold sulk in the rain. - 𝐿𝑒𝓈𝓁𝓎𝑒 𝒲𝒶𝓁𝓉𝑜𝓃, T̲h̲e̲ ̲S̲t̲r̲a̲n̲g̲e̲ ̲a̲n̲d̲ ̲B̲e̲a̲u̲t̲i̲f̲u̲l̲ ̲S̲o̲r̲r̲o̲w̲s̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲A̲v̲a̲ ̲L̲a̲v̲e̲n̲d̲e̲r̲
I'll write some poetry while drunk
It'll probably stink like a skunk
I'll press all the shares
See if anyone cares
Find out if my rhyming is bunk
It'll probably stink like a skunk
I'll press all the shares
See if anyone cares
Find out if my rhyming is bunk
January 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I'll write some poetry while drunk
It'll probably stink like a skunk
I'll press all the shares
See if anyone cares
Find out if my rhyming is bunk
It'll probably stink like a skunk
I'll press all the shares
See if anyone cares
Find out if my rhyming is bunk
Chase your dreams they said.
I watch helplessly as they speed away in the back of a car trailing dust behind it.
I watch helplessly as they speed away in the back of a car trailing dust behind it.
January 1, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Chase your dreams they said.
I watch helplessly as they speed away in the back of a car trailing dust behind it.
I watch helplessly as they speed away in the back of a car trailing dust behind it.
Watching all of the final Destination movies is my New Year's Eve tradition. Apparently.
January 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Watching all of the final Destination movies is my New Year's Eve tradition. Apparently.
Yes I love a man in uniform.
As long as its pizza delivery and he is holding the pizza I ordered.
As long as its pizza delivery and he is holding the pizza I ordered.
December 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Yes I love a man in uniform.
As long as its pizza delivery and he is holding the pizza I ordered.
As long as its pizza delivery and he is holding the pizza I ordered.
*groggily waking up from nap*
What year is it?
What year is it?
December 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
*groggily waking up from nap*
What year is it?
What year is it?
*hears noise*
(to daughter) Are you getting into hijinks?
Daughter: No, shenanigans only.
Me: That's fine. Just clean up after yourself.
(to daughter) Are you getting into hijinks?
Daughter: No, shenanigans only.
Me: That's fine. Just clean up after yourself.
December 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
*hears noise*
(to daughter) Are you getting into hijinks?
Daughter: No, shenanigans only.
Me: That's fine. Just clean up after yourself.
(to daughter) Are you getting into hijinks?
Daughter: No, shenanigans only.
Me: That's fine. Just clean up after yourself.
2025 Total Books Read: 130
#books #booksky
Top 10:
The Deluge by Stephen Markey
Less is More by Jason Hickel
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Goliath's Curse by Luke Kemp
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
More Everything Forever by Adam Becker
#books #booksky
Top 10:
The Deluge by Stephen Markey
Less is More by Jason Hickel
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Goliath's Curse by Luke Kemp
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
More Everything Forever by Adam Becker
December 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Out of context picture I sent my husband:
December 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Out of context picture I sent my husband:
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Capitalism is unsustainable. A system organized around endless profit accumulation cannot coexist with a finite planet. Protecting the Earth in the long term requires abolishing profit as the guiding principle of production.
One thing 2025 made clear: Durable progress on climate in the US will require structural reform to our corrupted political systems. Otherwise, steps forward will always be vulnerable to the bloody clawbacks we saw this year. A political strategy that doesn't center system reform is not "pragmatic."
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Capitalism is unsustainable. A system organized around endless profit accumulation cannot coexist with a finite planet. Protecting the Earth in the long term requires abolishing profit as the guiding principle of production.
*husband adopts orange cat*
*orange cat does orange cat things*
Husband:
*orange cat does orange cat things*
Husband:
December 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
*husband adopts orange cat*
*orange cat does orange cat things*
Husband:
*orange cat does orange cat things*
Husband:
Is there something wrong with my brain? This is the third time I've come home with something other than the thing I meant to grab.
December 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Is there something wrong with my brain? This is the third time I've come home with something other than the thing I meant to grab.
A couple days ago my husband texted me "severance is out" and I thought he meant the TV show. It only just occurred to me he meant his severance pay.
December 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A couple days ago my husband texted me "severance is out" and I thought he meant the TV show. It only just occurred to me he meant his severance pay.
Dammit, I forgot to run the dishwasher.
-Me at least 3 times a week.
-Me at least 3 times a week.
December 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Dammit, I forgot to run the dishwasher.
-Me at least 3 times a week.
-Me at least 3 times a week.
"We Wish You A Merry Christmas" is the trick-or-treat of Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"We Wish You A Merry Christmas" is the trick-or-treat of Christmas.
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Not a scrooge, not a grinch, but a secret third thing.
December 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Not a scrooge, not a grinch, but a secret third thing.
There are too many messaging apps. I will only be responding to carrier pigeons from now on.
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
There are too many messaging apps. I will only be responding to carrier pigeons from now on.
At my daughter's Christmas Program and I am too bah humbug for this.
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
At my daughter's Christmas Program and I am too bah humbug for this.
Friend: I found a single man for you!
Me: Is he in possession of a large fortune?
Me: Is he in possession of a large fortune?
November 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Friend: I found a single man for you!
Me: Is he in possession of a large fortune?
Me: Is he in possession of a large fortune?
(threatening my daughter in December)
Behave or you're getting a furby for Christmas.
Behave or you're getting a furby for Christmas.
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
(threatening my daughter in December)
Behave or you're getting a furby for Christmas.
Behave or you're getting a furby for Christmas.
*cat sitting in my lap*
I gotta get up sweetie.
*starts purring louder*
I gotta get up sweetie.
*starts purring louder*
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
*cat sitting in my lap*
I gotta get up sweetie.
*starts purring louder*
I gotta get up sweetie.
*starts purring louder*
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
That was one hell of a book hangover.
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
That was one hell of a book hangover.
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The random urge to get into falconry as a hobby.
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The random urge to get into falconry as a hobby.