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i’m tired
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Once I start learning how to play bass again it’s all over for you fuckers
>Arrive to the bus stop 4 minutes before its scheduled
>See the bus at the light at the previous block so I do a little jog to make sure I get there before it arrives
>It doesn’t move, I can still see it down the block. I wait and hope it’s in service bc the next bus isn’t for another 30 minutes…
January 13, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I just remembered why I prefer editing photos using a tablet and stylus…trying to click a slider and adjust it ever so slightly is rough on the hands
January 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Is this a safe space to say I believe in the theory that humanity was cursed when the cubs won so in order to make it right again the bears gotta win
January 12, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Booked a share ridehsare ride and I wasn’t first in last out. Driver asked me how I was doing and if I watched the game (tengentially, I did) and asked if I’m from Chicago and I said yeah. Then when I got out he said have a good night and go bears and that was fun
January 11, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Shout out to ME doing 3 entire Chapel Roan song for karaoke tonight
January 11, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Thinking about how my downstairs neighbor texted our group chat at 12:51am about an alleged furnace sound occurrence for me and my roommate. But I wasn’t home and also it was 1am. Then I get home and my roommate texts the group chat at 1:34am (shortly after I get home) asking if it’s been resolved
January 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Tonight when I sang karaoke I got a big whistle from the guy in a cheese grater foam hat and honestly it was an honor
January 11, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Once again witnessed a last-minute-yet-monumental win by the Bears in a bar and it was exciting to be there in person
January 11, 2026 at 5:22 AM
The first two songs on my official 2026 playlist are jpop. Absolutely amazing start so far
January 10, 2026 at 6:52 AM
When it’s time to eat but I’m not hungry 🧍🏻
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Email list providers that require you to type in the email you want to unsubscribe from the email list when you click the “unsubscribe” link are evil. You know who I am. Stop.
January 9, 2026 at 11:29 PM
The way it’s 60° in January in Chicago
January 9, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Thinking about that person who was cross stitching the entire Breath of the Wild tapestry. Hope they’re doing well I wonder if they finished or not
January 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Thinking about a couple months ago when I met someone and told them I’m from New Mexico. Then they, a white person, made a “are you legal” joke to me, a white person. What a wild thing to say to someone you just met wtf
January 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Nothing grates on your sense of self worth like finding a job listing that 100% fits your qualifications, then you continually work on editing your resume for 3 hours only to find that the job listing is gone. Nothing like feeling like you qualify only to find that the emotional work means nothing
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
>arrives on time for the scheduled bus
>said bus arrived early
>the next bus is in 15 minutes
January 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Like what do u expect from a country started and built on centuries of g/nocide and sl/very. It has always been like this and the only way to stop is literally uprooting and starting over. There’s nothing to “go back” to. This is it.
January 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
My neighbor is using the washing machine which means I’m not “avoiding” doing laundry today 😎
January 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
A year ago I was stressing out about giving notice to my job about quitting so I could move to Chicago. Now I live in Chicago and I’m still unemployed.
January 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The GPS was being sorely unhelpful the other day when I was already outside walking 🙄
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Like an hour and a half ago I heard a bump from the bathroom and my roommate scolding their cat. I walk in and nothing is amiss but my bottle of micellar water is VERY bubbly…a mystery 👀
January 3, 2026 at 8:19 AM
It’s insane to me that I was 15 15 years ago. Half my life ago. I was a baby. I feel like I’ve been an adult in my 20s (and 30s) for like 20 years
January 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Saying this out loud so I don’t forget. Tomorrow I’m going to: go to the grocery store for cookie ingredients and prosecco, shower, bake cookies, HAVE FUN
December 31, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The universe really, very clearly, said “stop buying mini cucumbers you dumb bitch”
December 31, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Jump scare I think the next door nervous finally moved in while I was out of town
December 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM