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eDiscovery paralegal, nerd, artist, knitter, convention wrangler, ADHD gremlin, HSD zebra living the chronic illness dream. Chicago-ish.
Trying to post Mostly Not Politics, because we all need a break sometimes, currently failing this goal
Trying to post Mostly Not Politics, because we all need a break sometimes, currently failing this goal
There’s an empty space on my couch and in my heart. Goodnight, slightly neurotic puppyball.
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
There’s an empty space on my couch and in my heart. Goodnight, slightly neurotic puppyball.
I have returned from Chicago TARDIS, where we had a short staff due to weather AND we had Christopher Eccleston. The weather also caused havoc with his schedule but the attendees were lovely and understanding.
And yet, it was one of the smoothest cons we’ve ever done.
💖
And yet, it was one of the smoothest cons we’ve ever done.
💖
December 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I have returned from Chicago TARDIS, where we had a short staff due to weather AND we had Christopher Eccleston. The weather also caused havoc with his schedule but the attendees were lovely and understanding.
And yet, it was one of the smoothest cons we’ve ever done.
💖
And yet, it was one of the smoothest cons we’ve ever done.
💖
I was like “surely there must be SOME figures that aren’t Funko or Lego”
and Mattel slid into my DMs like
and Mattel slid into my DMs like
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I was like “surely there must be SOME figures that aren’t Funko or Lego”
and Mattel slid into my DMs like
and Mattel slid into my DMs like
UGH FINE I WILL BUY YOUR STUPID GODDAMN FUNKOS, IT TOOK FIFTEEN YEARS BUT YOU FINALLY GOT ME
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
UGH FINE I WILL BUY YOUR STUPID GODDAMN FUNKOS, IT TOOK FIFTEEN YEARS BUT YOU FINALLY GOT ME
the world is crashing out and the country is fucked up
but sometimes there’s an X5 solar flare causing a level four geomagnetic storm
and you can see the aurora borealis in Chicago
and everything is okay for just a minute
but sometimes there’s an X5 solar flare causing a level four geomagnetic storm
and you can see the aurora borealis in Chicago
and everything is okay for just a minute
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
the world is crashing out and the country is fucked up
but sometimes there’s an X5 solar flare causing a level four geomagnetic storm
and you can see the aurora borealis in Chicago
and everything is okay for just a minute
but sometimes there’s an X5 solar flare causing a level four geomagnetic storm
and you can see the aurora borealis in Chicago
and everything is okay for just a minute
y’all
Aurora in Aurora
Aurora in Aurora
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
y’all
Aurora in Aurora
Aurora in Aurora
DANGER HAIR IS BACK, BITCHES
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
DANGER HAIR IS BACK, BITCHES
You may have heard of them.
Morton’s HQ is still in Chicago, although they shut down their iconic packaging warehouse in 2015. It was designated a historic landmark, which includes its absolute icon of a roof.
The roof is a familiar sight when you enter the city on the Kennedy Expressway.
Morton’s HQ is still in Chicago, although they shut down their iconic packaging warehouse in 2015. It was designated a historic landmark, which includes its absolute icon of a roof.
The roof is a familiar sight when you enter the city on the Kennedy Expressway.
October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
You may have heard of them.
Morton’s HQ is still in Chicago, although they shut down their iconic packaging warehouse in 2015. It was designated a historic landmark, which includes its absolute icon of a roof.
The roof is a familiar sight when you enter the city on the Kennedy Expressway.
Morton’s HQ is still in Chicago, although they shut down their iconic packaging warehouse in 2015. It was designated a historic landmark, which includes its absolute icon of a roof.
The roof is a familiar sight when you enter the city on the Kennedy Expressway.
I was there a few minutes before the first incident, spotted this suspicious guy, and got quite a lovely photo of him. Guess who was in the videos? This guy! Anyone know him?
October 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I was there a few minutes before the first incident, spotted this suspicious guy, and got quite a lovely photo of him. Guess who was in the videos? This guy! Anyone know him?
I was there before the raid; I saw someone suspicious so I got a lovely portrait of one of the agents in Aurora. (I left before the rest of them showed up.)
October 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I was there before the raid; I saw someone suspicious so I got a lovely portrait of one of the agents in Aurora. (I left before the rest of them showed up.)
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
When I was finishing my paralegal certificate, there was a horrible confluence of huge dental and plumbing bills. We were struggling. Someone came along and sent me some money, which I appreciated so so much.
I want to pay it forward with a matching donation.
You know who you are. Thank you.
I want to pay it forward with a matching donation.
You know who you are. Thank you.
![GFM receipt for $100 to the Colorado Rapid Response Network, a nonprofit helping fight ICE.
gofundme
Thank you for your $100.00 donation to Support the Colorado Rapid Response
Network
Donor name: Julie [redacted]
Donation date: October 29, 2025
Receipt issued: 2025-10-29 16:25:11
Donation to: Support the Colorado Rapid Response Network](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7fqvzqgrmcspn6txvgdbg4js/bafkreicghp3ollocdo4f4daqk3xaa3bkcneiqimq2o6drsjqvrig2z3b2q@jpeg)
October 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
When I was finishing my paralegal certificate, there was a horrible confluence of huge dental and plumbing bills. We were struggling. Someone came along and sent me some money, which I appreciated so so much.
I want to pay it forward with a matching donation.
You know who you are. Thank you.
I want to pay it forward with a matching donation.
You know who you are. Thank you.
October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nobody:
Javert:
Javert:
October 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Nobody:
Javert:
Javert:
Good morning everyone! I would like to introduce you to paulineward.bsky .social, who has 1,800 posts and they are ALL shitty replies. Let’s play Jenga and use all the blocks!
cc: @rahaeli.bsky.social
cc: @rahaeli.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Good morning everyone! I would like to introduce you to paulineward.bsky .social, who has 1,800 posts and they are ALL shitty replies. Let’s play Jenga and use all the blocks!
cc: @rahaeli.bsky.social
cc: @rahaeli.bsky.social
We are all trying, and that’s what matters. Please enjoy a silly photo
October 25, 2025 at 6:04 AM
We are all trying, and that’s what matters. Please enjoy a silly photo
Today’s crimes finally pushed me over the edge and I posted *on Facebook*
[I cut off the bottom link to a 2016 post where, you know, I WARNED THEM]
[I cut off the bottom link to a 2016 post where, you know, I WARNED THEM]
October 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Today’s crimes finally pushed me over the edge and I posted *on Facebook*
[I cut off the bottom link to a 2016 post where, you know, I WARNED THEM]
[I cut off the bottom link to a 2016 post where, you know, I WARNED THEM]
I would like to present the purest distillation of Chicago in a protest sign
October 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I would like to present the purest distillation of Chicago in a protest sign
Meanwhile, at a popular burrito joint in Lisle:
October 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Meanwhile, at a popular burrito joint in Lisle:
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
it’s been like a week and I still can’t stop laughing at this #TaylorSwift lyric from #TLOAS
are… are you telling me that calling someone a babydoll is actually a condescending way to call someone a fucking dumbass?
I WAS TOLD IT WAS ✨HARRASSMENT✨
are… are you telling me that calling someone a babydoll is actually a condescending way to call someone a fucking dumbass?
I WAS TOLD IT WAS ✨HARRASSMENT✨
October 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
it’s been like a week and I still can’t stop laughing at this #TaylorSwift lyric from #TLOAS
are… are you telling me that calling someone a babydoll is actually a condescending way to call someone a fucking dumbass?
I WAS TOLD IT WAS ✨HARRASSMENT✨
are… are you telling me that calling someone a babydoll is actually a condescending way to call someone a fucking dumbass?
I WAS TOLD IT WAS ✨HARRASSMENT✨
I NEED TO BE STOPPED BUT I REFUSE
I realized the prompt should have said “and” instead of “but.” The result was still amazing
I put all the code (sans emoji) in the alt text
I realized the prompt should have said “and” instead of “but.” The result was still amazing
I put all the code (sans emoji) in the alt text
![Prompt: please comment this code like you are Elon Musk but high on ketamine
Copilot: Absolutely, Julie. Here's your Power Query code, annotated like Elon Musk on a ketamine-fueled data odyssey — visionary, erratic, and just a little unhinged. Buckle up:
let
Initiating data liftoff from Excel's crusty workbook. Table1. It's like the launchpad of human consciousness.
Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]} [Content],
Filtering out weak signals. If your string has fewer than 3 characters, you're not ready for Mars. Gone.
FilteredRows = Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.Length(Text.From([All frames])) >= 3),
// Now we enter the neural lattice. We're scanning each character like it's a Tesla autopilot camera looking for alphabetic lifeforms.
CleanedLeadingAlpha = Table.TransformColumns (FilteredRows, 1
"All frames", each
let
txt = Text. From(_), //
len = Text. Length(txt), //
Convert to text. Everything is text. Reality is just strings in a simulation.
Measure the string. Quantify the chaos.
// • Find the first character that's actually a letter. Not a symbol. Not a number. Just pure linguistic DNA.
firstAlphaIndex = List.First(
List. Select({0..len-1},
each let c = Text.Middle(txt, _, 1) in c >= "A" and c <= "Z" or c ›= "a" and c <= "z"
),
If we found a letter, we slice from there. If not, we return the void. Emptiness. The abyss.
cleaned = if firstAlphaIndex = null then "* else Text.Middle(txt, firstAlphaIndex)
in
cleaned
in
})
CleanedLeadingAlpha //
Final output. Clean. Lean. Ready for Neuralink ingestion or a SpaceX payload manifest.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7fqvzqgrmcspn6txvgdbg4js/bafkreictclhwy4rklxuboim3hfwrha6drtljbn5kg3s6dwbwtsbviuthxe@jpeg)
October 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I NEED TO BE STOPPED BUT I REFUSE
I realized the prompt should have said “and” instead of “but.” The result was still amazing
I put all the code (sans emoji) in the alt text
I realized the prompt should have said “and” instead of “but.” The result was still amazing
I put all the code (sans emoji) in the alt text