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sarahquaint

@sarahquaint.bsky.social

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Forensic scientist, fangirl, & trivia magnet. Spouse of rahaeli. Baltimore has two syllables. She/her.

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · Jan 23

a request: I’m making a concerted effort not to post or repost anything US politics related without using the uspoli hashtag. please poke me if you catch me slipping.

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 2d

*groans and applauds*

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 2d

I applaud you for not doing a murder. Yet.

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 2d

executive pay rate should be docked 5% each time they ask for it to be reset

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 2d

awww. she just wants you to learn to walk more quietly! she can show you!

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 2d

that would have been a very valid response

sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 2d

okay, but did the lid stay on the bottle?!?

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 2d

ha, now that's a smart/lucky mouse!

sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 2d

Walked into the kitchen this morning to feed the cats and found Anders crouched in front of the oven, staring intently at the gap underneath

Every autumn, there's one mouse who decides the warm house is a good idea despite the presence of five cats

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 2d

I hope it's not overwatering or too much direct sunlight

(what a great autumnal shade!)

sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 3d

at least it's a nice day?

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 3d

I know a lot of you aren't doing so well right now, but Jay, who's been a friend of mine for many years, is trying to keep their home after a series of medical crises. If you have a bit to chip in, I would appreciate it beyond words.

Wizened husk haunting corridors of the internet @unholyglee.bsky.social · 3d

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Meteorologist Katie Nickolaou @weatherkatie.bsky.social · 4d

These two couldn't get any cuter 🥰

Saffir and Simpson are 100% bonded and will be adopted together as soon as I find them the right home ☺️

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 4d

balderdash. next you'll be telling us that sleep is good and doomscrolling is bad??

(seriously, though, I'm glad it's improved)

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🎃CK DexterHaven🎃 @ckshowalter.bsky.social · 5d

Vintage Baby Queso establishing dominance. Vid courtesy of @empowlr.bsky.social

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 5d

"don't shit where you eat" definitely applies here. it's not fair! but it's true nevertheless.

sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 5d

nooooooo. why must we be punished for sticking around.

sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 5d

well, it was also racism. when the 1968 Fair Housing Act weakened formal redlining and Black people could buy houses in other neighborhoods, the white people up and left

but yeah: considering the better BethSteel and GM jobs were restricted to white men, when the jobs left, so did they

sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 7d

As a white Baltimorean (and the daughter, granddaughter, & great-granddaughter of same), I would like to invite this bigot to fuck off. Fuck all the way off the the suburbia those white people voluntarily ran to

The last time a well-funded nation bombed Baltimore was 1814

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 7d

I adore this!

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 8d

the Masque of the Woke Death

Angus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · 11d

“The Riyadh Comedy Festival” should be a Comic Strips Presents… episode about a group of edgy comedians staying at the same luxury hotel for the festival, all trying to out ‘edge’ each other and terrified of appearing woke, while also panicking as members of their group start disappearing.

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Steve 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 @wohyeahwohyeah.bsky.social · 12d

Timeline cleanser 🐈

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 11d

pattern credit to LuckyNguyenGift on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/1544...

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sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 11d

all the love! and way fewer swears than usual, thanks to the sweet and prepubescent audience

sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 11d

thank you! to quote the 10yo when I asked if the nose should be stuffed: "no, it's cuter if it's smushed!"

sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 11d

if you're a hypercritical perfectionist, I highly recommend making your first amigurumi in a single marathon session with the bubbly niece who requested it cheering you on the entire time

front view of a crocheted plush cow doll. it is mostly white with black spots, black hooves, and one black ear. it's made from a super soft chenille yarn which is an utter pain in the backside to work with, but makes for a damn cute doll. His head is stitched on at a slight crooked angle, but it was almost her bedtime and she's flying home tomorrow and I was quite tired at this point.

The back view of the same white cow, plush showing his little black tail. The center backs of his ears are also pink because I was in too much of a hurry to cover them with a second layer of yarn. But since the point of this was to spend time with my niece and make her something that she really really wanted that thing to be profusely for doing, a little details aren't the point.

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