Maiju
@mayusteapot.bsky.social
Writer, reader and forager. Would have been burned at the stake in times gone by (brag). Now just regularly shunning everyone.
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There’s lots of reasons why being colonized by aliens would probably be terrible, but increasingly I’m willing to do it for the irony.
On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 AM
There’s lots of reasons why being colonized by aliens would probably be terrible, but increasingly I’m willing to do it for the irony.
Wasn't feeling up to reading this pandemic Sci-fi book but rn it feels better than the news, so...
January 4, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Wasn't feeling up to reading this pandemic Sci-fi book but rn it feels better than the news, so...
Made this scarf for a colleague. She hasn't gotten it yet so sharing it just here. My brioche skills are improving.
December 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Made this scarf for a colleague. She hasn't gotten it yet so sharing it just here. My brioche skills are improving.
For years I celebrated New Year's on twitter wishing ppl happy new year all over the world.
Since the downfall of twitter its just you guys.
Have a year. Hope it's a full one.
Since the downfall of twitter its just you guys.
Have a year. Hope it's a full one.
December 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
For years I celebrated New Year's on twitter wishing ppl happy new year all over the world.
Since the downfall of twitter its just you guys.
Have a year. Hope it's a full one.
Since the downfall of twitter its just you guys.
Have a year. Hope it's a full one.
Have started to tentatively write again. I feel like my stories have been missing lately. I've been trying to work on old scripts that hold no interest at the moment, so now I'm doing 400 words/day, freewriting, and seeing what comes up.
December 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Have started to tentatively write again. I feel like my stories have been missing lately. I've been trying to work on old scripts that hold no interest at the moment, so now I'm doing 400 words/day, freewriting, and seeing what comes up.
How is it that a bag of chips I opened 4 seconds ago 3 metres from my cat already contains my cat's hair?
December 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
How is it that a bag of chips I opened 4 seconds ago 3 metres from my cat already contains my cat's hair?
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If you are in the US and have a Goodreads account, you have a little less than a week to enter the giveaway for my new novel Strange Animals.
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Book giveaway for Strange Animals by Jarod K. Anderson Dec 04-Jan 03, 2026
Enter to win one of 24 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Dec 04-Jan 03, 2026. An ordinary man discovers a hidden world of wondrous supernatural ...
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December 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If you are in the US and have a Goodreads account, you have a little less than a week to enter the giveaway for my new novel Strange Animals.
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Happy Holidays!
Our yearly Christmas eve dinner w the fam went surprisingly well. Maybe bc I took a few drops of cbd oil beforehand.
Also had Yule sauna and my brother has a hot tub in the yard under the stars.
Ended the night w cheese, gingerbread, the midnight mass, and fell asleep on the sofa.
Our yearly Christmas eve dinner w the fam went surprisingly well. Maybe bc I took a few drops of cbd oil beforehand.
Also had Yule sauna and my brother has a hot tub in the yard under the stars.
Ended the night w cheese, gingerbread, the midnight mass, and fell asleep on the sofa.
December 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Happy Holidays!
Our yearly Christmas eve dinner w the fam went surprisingly well. Maybe bc I took a few drops of cbd oil beforehand.
Also had Yule sauna and my brother has a hot tub in the yard under the stars.
Ended the night w cheese, gingerbread, the midnight mass, and fell asleep on the sofa.
Our yearly Christmas eve dinner w the fam went surprisingly well. Maybe bc I took a few drops of cbd oil beforehand.
Also had Yule sauna and my brother has a hot tub in the yard under the stars.
Ended the night w cheese, gingerbread, the midnight mass, and fell asleep on the sofa.
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Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
I recently mentioned I was watching a Christmas movie and someone replied w a link to their blog essay about why ppl hate Christmas nowadays.
I guess at least the block function gets good use.
I guess at least the block function gets good use.
The number of absolute weirdos in these replies, jfc.
Lady posts her Xmas dinner cooking plans. Does not ask for advice. Does not imply stress, overwork, or worry.
Weirdos: MAKE THIS! MAKE THAT! DON'T MAKE ANYTHING! DO THE ROAST THIS [WRONG] WAY! DO WHAT I TELL YOU!
As if they're fuckin invited.
Lady posts her Xmas dinner cooking plans. Does not ask for advice. Does not imply stress, overwork, or worry.
Weirdos: MAKE THIS! MAKE THAT! DON'T MAKE ANYTHING! DO THE ROAST THIS [WRONG] WAY! DO WHAT I TELL YOU!
As if they're fuckin invited.
Looks like I'm cooking supper for nine people now on Christmas Day, so adding in another side dish (cauliflower & broccoli cheese).
So I'll slow roast the, well, roast on Christmas eve, then cook all of the sides Christmas day, then I'll bring over to the inlaws.
Might do the potatoes there 🤔
So I'll slow roast the, well, roast on Christmas eve, then cook all of the sides Christmas day, then I'll bring over to the inlaws.
Might do the potatoes there 🤔
December 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I recently mentioned I was watching a Christmas movie and someone replied w a link to their blog essay about why ppl hate Christmas nowadays.
I guess at least the block function gets good use.
I guess at least the block function gets good use.
Today at work was HORRIFIC. I want to thank each and everyone who didn't go shopping today and won't go shopping tomorrow.
I keep thinking how bonkers this all must seem to ppl who are not celebrating Christmas. A huge rush to buy all the stuff and food and things.
I keep thinking how bonkers this all must seem to ppl who are not celebrating Christmas. A huge rush to buy all the stuff and food and things.
December 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Today at work was HORRIFIC. I want to thank each and everyone who didn't go shopping today and won't go shopping tomorrow.
I keep thinking how bonkers this all must seem to ppl who are not celebrating Christmas. A huge rush to buy all the stuff and food and things.
I keep thinking how bonkers this all must seem to ppl who are not celebrating Christmas. A huge rush to buy all the stuff and food and things.
Just finished watching Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. Which is very vaguely and distantly based on Mary Shelley's novel which I finished rereading just before pressing play.
I have to say it was a very very good movie. And like all the directors before, del Toro became Frankenstein.
I have to say it was a very very good movie. And like all the directors before, del Toro became Frankenstein.
December 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Just finished watching Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. Which is very vaguely and distantly based on Mary Shelley's novel which I finished rereading just before pressing play.
I have to say it was a very very good movie. And like all the directors before, del Toro became Frankenstein.
I have to say it was a very very good movie. And like all the directors before, del Toro became Frankenstein.
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No Gaston backstory is necessary, but now I want him to Flashman his way through Revolutionary/Napoleonic/Restoration France. Like he unwittingly foils the flight to Varennes, is nearly executed in the Terror, betrays both Napoleon and Louis XVIII, that kind of thing.
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
No Gaston backstory is necessary, but now I want him to Flashman his way through Revolutionary/Napoleonic/Restoration France. Like he unwittingly foils the flight to Varennes, is nearly executed in the Terror, betrays both Napoleon and Louis XVIII, that kind of thing.
Survived going to the dentist.
Also Christmas shopping after.
Will do nothing for the rest of the day.
Also Christmas shopping after.
Will do nothing for the rest of the day.
December 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Survived going to the dentist.
Also Christmas shopping after.
Will do nothing for the rest of the day.
Also Christmas shopping after.
Will do nothing for the rest of the day.
There's a nest of shrews or mice under my house next to the sea view armchair so I'm sitting here next to a distracted cat who keeps staring at the floor ears twitching.
December 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
There's a nest of shrews or mice under my house next to the sea view armchair so I'm sitting here next to a distracted cat who keeps staring at the floor ears twitching.
My dad wants knitting lessons for Christmas. So basically he's probably never going to speak to me again.
December 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
My dad wants knitting lessons for Christmas. So basically he's probably never going to speak to me again.
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GNU Sophie Kinsella
Dreadful news, simply dreadful.
Dreadful news, simply dreadful.
December 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
GNU Sophie Kinsella
Dreadful news, simply dreadful.
Dreadful news, simply dreadful.
I'm watching a Netflix show and there's this manipulative narsissistic (too many s? not enough?) character and suddenly I totally see my ex best friend in them. It's so clear from the outside.
November 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I'm watching a Netflix show and there's this manipulative narsissistic (too many s? not enough?) character and suddenly I totally see my ex best friend in them. It's so clear from the outside.
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Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
I ordered a chalumeau from this flute maker in Finland and it arrived today, and it sounds so sweet!! Though the cat only likes the low tones...
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I ordered a chalumeau from this flute maker in Finland and it arrived today, and it sounds so sweet!! Though the cat only likes the low tones...
My brother asked me for fantasy book recommendations for a boy of 17.
a woman is sitting on a red couch and says " my entire life i 've been waiting for ellen "
ALT: a woman is sitting on a red couch and says " my entire life i 've been waiting for ellen "
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November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
My brother asked me for fantasy book recommendations for a boy of 17.
Ugh. I just want to move to a tiny island in Ireland and not see anyone but my cat and book delivery person for the rest of my life.
This is courtesy of working in a public place in an ungrateful job where I see way too many ppl.
This is courtesy of working in a public place in an ungrateful job where I see way too many ppl.
November 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Ugh. I just want to move to a tiny island in Ireland and not see anyone but my cat and book delivery person for the rest of my life.
This is courtesy of working in a public place in an ungrateful job where I see way too many ppl.
This is courtesy of working in a public place in an ungrateful job where I see way too many ppl.
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
A colleague told me she's not getting her influenza vaccine bc her hairdresser said it's not good for her. The ultimate authority on vaccination, clearly 🙄
November 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
A colleague told me she's not getting her influenza vaccine bc her hairdresser said it's not good for her. The ultimate authority on vaccination, clearly 🙄