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This was actually interesting, and way more women (eventually) showed up. There’s a second meeting later in the month, curious to see how many fewer or more people show up for that!

Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

Update: it seems like it’s just Midnights on shuffle

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

Not common, I only know one person this has happened to

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

I hear it’s delicious! I remember seeing some recipes on one of the popular Chinese cooking blogs, maybe Woks Of Life or Omnivore’s Cookbook?

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

I’m at the county admin office for an event designed to get more women serving on county commissions and they’re playing Taylor Swift over the PA but it’s just me and a handful of retirees

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

I’m so glad I’m not the only one appalled by the popular trend of ranking everything

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve been thinking about this too, and I can’t help but notice that the people who are so loudly terrified about it are basic as hell. I think they’re terrified their kid will become “the other”

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

TWELVE dollars?!? For colored sugar and a pinch of spices?

I'm usually immune to sticker shock but this got me I admit!

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

It’s right and good that the US should lose the World Series this year. Sorry.

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

And again!

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

Oooooh, that would be amazing!

I know there’s a delicate balance between not going stir-crazy and not being too busy, and I wish that for you in the meantime!

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

I know you guys like to stay busy but sometimes your schedule looks exhausting. I’m glad you have some time to explore other things, or even just take a run on a whim!

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

I’m extra proud of this because there isn’t any irrigation there yet and I can’t use the backyard hose because it’s soft water, so I’ve been schlepping water around the house to keep it alive for the past two months

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not much of a gardener but I put a few vegetables in a raised bed in the backyard so it wouldn’t look like an empty pile of dirt and now I’m about to eat some kale I grew myself!

A pot of brothy white beans with bright green kale and little chunks of Spanish chorizo

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 3d

Looked them up based on this rec and yeah, if I were a kid in Shenzhen I would absolutely be hanging out in this living room: www.instagram.com/reel/DHm-JO6...

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 4d

The comments on the quoted post have me chortling over here

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Alicia @heyalicia.bsky.social · 4d

Nojoqui

Doesn’t sound right when either English or Spanish speakers try it (it’s Chumash)

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 4d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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