Merry-tricula
@metricula.com
Entertainer, horticulturist, musician, bird person, clown, atheist, Lady Three Names of the Neon-Haired Harpies, member of band The Salacious Crumbles (she/her)
metricula.com for MUSIC and OPINIONS
Raleigh, NC
DANI ORTHAC LIVES
metricula.com for MUSIC and OPINIONS
Raleigh, NC
DANI ORTHAC LIVES
I long for an Uwe Boll cinematic universe
December 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I long for an Uwe Boll cinematic universe
I just watched Ina Garten make a pot roast on YouTube and I think it gave me a 3% healing boost just from the immaculate vibes
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I just watched Ina Garten make a pot roast on YouTube and I think it gave me a 3% healing boost just from the immaculate vibes
InuYasha holds a special place in my heart, and I loved this video describing its main villain as grief
youtu.be/pfE0mLPNvi0?...
youtu.be/pfE0mLPNvi0?...
The Isekai Anime Where Grief Is the Villain
YouTube video by MeloMikal
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
InuYasha holds a special place in my heart, and I loved this video describing its main villain as grief
youtu.be/pfE0mLPNvi0?...
youtu.be/pfE0mLPNvi0?...
Also having to watch newscasters decide if and how to say “grab snatch” in real time is a trip
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Also having to watch newscasters decide if and how to say “grab snatch” in real time is a trip
Had that dream where I forgot to go class all semester
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Had that dream where I forgot to go class all semester
Someone sounds bitter
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Someone sounds bitter
I have a cold and I do not enjoy it. The cats, however, are ABSOLUTELY enjoying it because I’m not moving much and thus am good snuggles
December 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I have a cold and I do not enjoy it. The cats, however, are ABSOLUTELY enjoying it because I’m not moving much and thus am good snuggles
Head fic: Daisy Duck from Kingdom Hearts absolutely roasts Kylo Ren
December 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Head fic: Daisy Duck from Kingdom Hearts absolutely roasts Kylo Ren
Been struggling with end-of-year blues and grief over my brother and grief about my relationship with my family
December 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Been struggling with end-of-year blues and grief over my brother and grief about my relationship with my family
Quelle surprise
Brett Ratner, the director of "Melania," the new documentary about First Lady Melania Trump, was spotted in the Justice Department's Friday release of thousands of files on Jeffrey Epstein, Vanity Fair reported late Friday.
Director of Melania Trump film exposed in Epstein files drop: report
Brett Ratner, the director of “Melania,” the new documentary about First Lady Melania Trump, was spotted in the Justice Department’s Friday release of thousands of files on Jeffrey Epstein, Vanity Fair reported late Friday.Among the thousands of files released by the DOJ Friday, internet sleuths wer...
bit.ly
December 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Quelle surprise
I got out of bed for chicken salad and some days that’s just how it’s going to go
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I got out of bed for chicken salad and some days that’s just how it’s going to go
I have a complicated relationship with my parents as an adult but when I was a tiny child they let me name our goldfish Jacob Marley so in some ways I recognize myself as their daughter
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I have a complicated relationship with my parents as an adult but when I was a tiny child they let me name our goldfish Jacob Marley so in some ways I recognize myself as their daughter
I had a dream I found a hard drive buried in red clay dirt labeled “Ronald’s incendiary material” at my old high school
December 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I had a dream I found a hard drive buried in red clay dirt labeled “Ronald’s incendiary material” at my old high school
I’ve been expecting this since they forced users (like me and other creatives especially) with public followers to convert their personal profiles to “professional mode”
Facebook is testing a monthly $14.99 subscription, and telling users they need to subscribe if they want to post more than 2 links a month.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/f...
Facebook is testing a link-posting limit for professional accounts and pages | TechCrunch
Meta said that the test impacts professional accounts and pages on Facebook.
techcrunch.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’ve been expecting this since they forced users (like me and other creatives especially) with public followers to convert their personal profiles to “professional mode”
Triangle music friends! Grrlbands NC Carrboro (collective for classes for women/enby adults) has their Winter 2026 lineup up!! I’m taking the Empire Records class for rhythm guitar! Anyone wanna join me? Classes are ~$200 but a sliding scale is available
www.grrrlbands.org/archive-join...
www.grrrlbands.org/archive-join...
December 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Triangle music friends! Grrlbands NC Carrboro (collective for classes for women/enby adults) has their Winter 2026 lineup up!! I’m taking the Empire Records class for rhythm guitar! Anyone wanna join me? Classes are ~$200 but a sliding scale is available
www.grrrlbands.org/archive-join...
www.grrrlbands.org/archive-join...
What’s your favorite (or one of your favorite) songs from the Empire Records soundtrack?
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
What’s your favorite (or one of your favorite) songs from the Empire Records soundtrack?
Is anyone using Pokemon Sleep as a sleep tracker? I’m using it again and enjoying it. DM me for friend code!
December 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Is anyone using Pokemon Sleep as a sleep tracker? I’m using it again and enjoying it. DM me for friend code!
The cats are quite happy the electric blanket is on
December 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The cats are quite happy the electric blanket is on
Reposted by Merry-tricula
My friend checked out his grade school history book from the library and took this photo. This is how slavery was taught in Virginia elementary schools for two decades. Two. Decades! (History of Virginia - A Fourth Grade Textbook)
December 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My friend checked out his grade school history book from the library and took this photo. This is how slavery was taught in Virginia elementary schools for two decades. Two. Decades! (History of Virginia - A Fourth Grade Textbook)
I read this piece and I still don’t understand. The problem isn’t “no one has new ideas,” the problem is late-stage capitalism filters out risk
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I read this piece and I still don’t understand. The problem isn’t “no one has new ideas,” the problem is late-stage capitalism filters out risk
Yes, all of these.
I am not the target audience for this list because I am an Elder
I am not the target audience for this list because I am an Elder
Show your age
17 (have never used a fax machine, a record player, or a phone booth)
17 (have never used a fax machine, a record player, or a phone booth)
December 16, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Yes, all of these.
I am not the target audience for this list because I am an Elder
I am not the target audience for this list because I am an Elder
Thanks to Facebook ads I have a new fear of drowning in my car because I haven’t bought a window breaker tool yet
December 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Thanks to Facebook ads I have a new fear of drowning in my car because I haven’t bought a window breaker tool yet
It’s only slightly above freezing but Juniper only understands it’s sunny and the window should be open
It is not
She would to register a complaint
It is not
She would to register a complaint
December 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It’s only slightly above freezing but Juniper only understands it’s sunny and the window should be open
It is not
She would to register a complaint
It is not
She would to register a complaint
Reposted by Merry-tricula
the faux-AI evangelists see the artistic process as a race to get to a finished product, instead of something valuable in itself. the process is where you develop those skills you don't have yet, it cannot be skipped, it is where the art happens
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
the faux-AI evangelists see the artistic process as a race to get to a finished product, instead of something valuable in itself. the process is where you develop those skills you don't have yet, it cannot be skipped, it is where the art happens
Reposted by Merry-tricula
the robot trying to steal my job isn’t even good at it! it consumes like 1000 gallons of water to make a 6 minute podcast that’s aggressively wrong more than half time! i can make a much longer podcast using way less water. i don’t even shower on days that i’m writing.
New: When the Washington Post ran tests on its AI personalized podcasts, the paper found that between 68% and 84% (!!) of the pods had potential issues.
Still, the paper decided to release the product anyway, saying it would “iterate through the remaining issues”
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
Still, the paper decided to release the product anyway, saying it would “iterate through the remaining issues”
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
December 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
the robot trying to steal my job isn’t even good at it! it consumes like 1000 gallons of water to make a 6 minute podcast that’s aggressively wrong more than half time! i can make a much longer podcast using way less water. i don’t even shower on days that i’m writing.