Julia Sippel
@mostlygroceries.bsky.social
fairly mundane commentary from southeastern PA
Just got two pairs of new tights, & having tights that are not too small & don’t have any holes is SO nice—I can actually WEAR them & be comfortable!! Ironically, I spent SO LONG telling myself i didn’t need new, comfortable, non-holey tights because I never wore the tights I already had!
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Just got two pairs of new tights, & having tights that are not too small & don’t have any holes is SO nice—I can actually WEAR them & be comfortable!! Ironically, I spent SO LONG telling myself i didn’t need new, comfortable, non-holey tights because I never wore the tights I already had!
My experience of being alive is, among other things, trending more and more towards wanting to wear only wool socks
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My experience of being alive is, among other things, trending more and more towards wanting to wear only wool socks
My whole office smells so aggressively of bacon, what could the office neighbors POSSIBLY be doing
August 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My whole office smells so aggressively of bacon, what could the office neighbors POSSIBLY be doing
Just typed “spacement/placing” instead of “spacing/placement” and would never have noticed without the red squiggly underline
August 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just typed “spacement/placing” instead of “spacing/placement” and would never have noticed without the red squiggly underline
Lol just cooked halloumi in a pan for the first time & the way it poufed up & all the water came out & FOAMED?? The way it didn’t even START to brown? Terrifying! Thought I’d created a true boggy-cheese hell. And then! Poured off the water, turned up the heat & it crisped right up & was SO delicious
August 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Lol just cooked halloumi in a pan for the first time & the way it poufed up & all the water came out & FOAMED?? The way it didn’t even START to brown? Terrifying! Thought I’d created a true boggy-cheese hell. And then! Poured off the water, turned up the heat & it crisped right up & was SO delicious
just cooked a bunch of corn with so much butter and pepper and salt and a little thyme and garlic and then I immersion-blended it and added it to Annie’s mac and cheese along with a bunch of zucchini shredded & cooked down with even more butter/pepper, and damn is it good
August 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
just cooked a bunch of corn with so much butter and pepper and salt and a little thyme and garlic and then I immersion-blended it and added it to Annie’s mac and cheese along with a bunch of zucchini shredded & cooked down with even more butter/pepper, and damn is it good
One thing about me is I WILL be trying to do active listening for the story you are telling even if I am choking back sobs while you literally have your hands in my mouth grafting new gum onto my gums
May 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
One thing about me is I WILL be trying to do active listening for the story you are telling even if I am choking back sobs while you literally have your hands in my mouth grafting new gum onto my gums
There is nothing like an author who refuses to accept any basic punctuation edits to make me realize 1) how much I do actually understand the function and utility of punctuation despite usually operating mostly on vibes, and 2) how much I rabidly CARE about punctuation Making Sense
May 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
There is nothing like an author who refuses to accept any basic punctuation edits to make me realize 1) how much I do actually understand the function and utility of punctuation despite usually operating mostly on vibes, and 2) how much I rabidly CARE about punctuation Making Sense
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I think this is the first time I've lived walking distance from a grocery store and I'm out of my mind about it. I'll walk there several times a day. Oh did I forget to grab something? No big deal I'll simply Walk To The Store
May 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I think this is the first time I've lived walking distance from a grocery store and I'm out of my mind about it. I'll walk there several times a day. Oh did I forget to grab something? No big deal I'll simply Walk To The Store
sometimes you place a hold on a libby audiobook even tho it’s baseball season & you don’t have spare listening time for audiobooks…& then you see there’re 15 people ahead of you in line for the book & feel better cause it’s a long season but surely not THAT long
April 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
sometimes you place a hold on a libby audiobook even tho it’s baseball season & you don’t have spare listening time for audiobooks…& then you see there’re 15 people ahead of you in line for the book & feel better cause it’s a long season but surely not THAT long
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how is every week simultaneously ten thousand years long but also seemingly over before it even begins
April 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
how is every week simultaneously ten thousand years long but also seemingly over before it even begins
Me, with cinnamon-date-sweet-bread baking in the oven, suddenly catching a strong whiff of something VERY burnt and savory smelling: *runs to the kitchen in a panic*
Alex, already in the kitchen: *minding his own business, toasting an everything bagel*
Alex, already in the kitchen: *minding his own business, toasting an everything bagel*
April 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Me, with cinnamon-date-sweet-bread baking in the oven, suddenly catching a strong whiff of something VERY burnt and savory smelling: *runs to the kitchen in a panic*
Alex, already in the kitchen: *minding his own business, toasting an everything bagel*
Alex, already in the kitchen: *minding his own business, toasting an everything bagel*
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The CDC eviscerated divisions that oversee a database on accidental deaths and injuries AND the team that maintains a tool for tracking sexually transmitted diseases.
The EPA will stop requiring that industry measures greenhouse gas emissions.
If you don't measure, it's not a problem, right?
The EPA will stop requiring that industry measures greenhouse gas emissions.
If you don't measure, it's not a problem, right?
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...
www.propublica.org
April 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The CDC eviscerated divisions that oversee a database on accidental deaths and injuries AND the team that maintains a tool for tracking sexually transmitted diseases.
The EPA will stop requiring that industry measures greenhouse gas emissions.
If you don't measure, it's not a problem, right?
The EPA will stop requiring that industry measures greenhouse gas emissions.
If you don't measure, it's not a problem, right?
turns out there was nothing stopping me from having a jar of roasted red peppers and a jar of storebought pesto to make quick fancy sandwiches with
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
turns out there was nothing stopping me from having a jar of roasted red peppers and a jar of storebought pesto to make quick fancy sandwiches with
VERY much my shit
#TimelineCleanse - Check out this delightful, even joyful, little video about the affect of #beavers' damns on their environment ☺️
(w/a thank you to @katharinehayhoe.com for linking to it in her latest newsletter, which I totally recommend subscribing to - www.talkingclimate.ca)
#Wildlife
(w/a thank you to @katharinehayhoe.com for linking to it in her latest newsletter, which I totally recommend subscribing to - www.talkingclimate.ca)
#Wildlife
Beavers and Wildfire: a stop-motion story by Emily Fairfax
YouTube video by Emily Fairfax
www.youtube.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
VERY much my shit
I love the ethereal clutter effect and how sculptural this is (and also it sounds kind of nightmarish to work on, but maybe in a fun ever-evolving challenge way)
www.tarosorigami.com/new-york-fas...
www.tarosorigami.com/new-york-fas...
New York Fashion Week X Thom Browne | Taro’s Origami Studio
Taro's Origami studio was recently asked to help design and fold the New York Fashion Week runway set for luxury American fashion designer Thom Browne.
www.tarosorigami.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I love the ethereal clutter effect and how sculptural this is (and also it sounds kind of nightmarish to work on, but maybe in a fun ever-evolving challenge way)
www.tarosorigami.com/new-york-fas...
www.tarosorigami.com/new-york-fas...
I googled “good goldfish names” and maybe we could just name the cat Bubbles cause he looks like a goldfish most of the time
February 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I googled “good goldfish names” and maybe we could just name the cat Bubbles cause he looks like a goldfish most of the time
Me, stepping out my door into calm late afternoon sun: Oh ok, so it’s finally not FREEZING out here
Me, half a block later, walking into the wind at a 60° tilt, clutching my coat around me: Never mind, risked the great outdoors too soon
Me, half a block later, walking into the wind at a 60° tilt, clutching my coat around me: Never mind, risked the great outdoors too soon
February 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Me, stepping out my door into calm late afternoon sun: Oh ok, so it’s finally not FREEZING out here
Me, half a block later, walking into the wind at a 60° tilt, clutching my coat around me: Never mind, risked the great outdoors too soon
Me, half a block later, walking into the wind at a 60° tilt, clutching my coat around me: Never mind, risked the great outdoors too soon
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If you work at the Kennedy Center, or at an arts org grappling with how to respond to the new NEA guidelines, or have anything else to share about how Trump’s takeover of the arts is affecting you, get in touch: [email protected] or marinafang.72 on Signal
February 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you work at the Kennedy Center, or at an arts org grappling with how to respond to the new NEA guidelines, or have anything else to share about how Trump’s takeover of the arts is affecting you, get in touch: [email protected] or marinafang.72 on Signal
It’s become very apparent that when I’m editing on hard copy i catch all the missing/incorrect hyphens adjacent to the word “century” but I will never notice if the word “nineteenth” is misspelled, AND I am working with an author who regularly uses both “ninteenth” and “nineteeth,” so that’s fun
February 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It’s become very apparent that when I’m editing on hard copy i catch all the missing/incorrect hyphens adjacent to the word “century” but I will never notice if the word “nineteenth” is misspelled, AND I am working with an author who regularly uses both “ninteenth” and “nineteeth,” so that’s fun
I’ve been in something of a state of despair because it’s gray & icy, the world is a mess, & the cat won’t let me pet him, but then I ate some green lentils cooked in chicken broth & herbs d’provence with sautéed kale & peppery mushrooms & caramelized onions cooked in butter & now I feel hope again
February 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I’ve been in something of a state of despair because it’s gray & icy, the world is a mess, & the cat won’t let me pet him, but then I ate some green lentils cooked in chicken broth & herbs d’provence with sautéed kale & peppery mushrooms & caramelized onions cooked in butter & now I feel hope again
My laser pointer batteries are dying and the cat is salty because I carried him around like a baby for a min and also he ate all his food too fast
February 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My laser pointer batteries are dying and the cat is salty because I carried him around like a baby for a min and also he ate all his food too fast
Walked around a bird sanctuary before the Eagles game today and it seems like seeing this guy was indeed a good omen, go birds
January 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Walked around a bird sanctuary before the Eagles game today and it seems like seeing this guy was indeed a good omen, go birds
Hardwood camo cat
January 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hardwood camo cat
A bit of a dingus
January 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A bit of a dingus