👩‍🦯The Blind Fraggle

Call me Kate or Katie. , Recent kidney transplant recipient! Almost totally blind, I'm here for Muppets, Star Trek, cartoons, fanfiction and friends. I also am finding I spend a lot of time talking about the need for alt text. Please use it.

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2026-04-16 09:18:19 UTC

So Lilo keeps scratching at the treat cart and I keep telling her no no no. Finally I give in and pour out the few treats I have left in here, which aren't her favorite but she will eat when she sees I'm not giving her anything else, and she leaves the room. Well then! Hopefully she'll eat them in the middle of the night.

2026-04-06 03:23:18 UTC

Some birthday pictures! #Birthday
https://cdn.masto.host/fandomink/media_attachments/files/116/355/615/747/304/754/original/2b2c4814c3c09950.jpg

2026-04-05 14:13:02 UTC

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@nprofile…n9mx Ah, I'm so glad! I opted not to buy it yet. I've been reading it online. Will buy it when my next Audible credit comes in.

2026-04-04 21:19:11 UTC

Sitting here feeling angry and disgusted the evening before my birthday, with no dinner plans. I'd like to say that only my mother could make me feel this way, but sadly I know a few people who could, and they all happen to be in my family.

2026-03-31 18:54:10 UTC

I've been making so many quick notepad files lately with just a few lines jotted down in each about different things that will make no sense to me in a month, but I won't delete or reorganize any of them, lol.

2026-03-30 01:05:40 UTC

According to Me TV FM, today is world piano day. Does anyone here play?

2026-03-29 04:13:57 UTC

We got back about an hour ago, and I'm so tired! I want to read for a bit, but I think I should just go to bed. That probably means I'll be up before dawn, lol, but at least I'll be rested. That's assuming my leg doesn't start hurting again and make me get out of bed. Night all!

2026-03-28 20:00:37 UTC

Am I the only one who still says "celphone" instead of just "phone"?

2026-03-28 19:27:14 UTC

We're'll be leaving for dinner and the Celtic Woman concert soon. I'm putting some finishing touches on the Irish music stick I'm making for the ride. I've got everything I can think of, about 2 hours and 15 minutes maybe of music, but I feel like I can do more.

2026-03-28 13:43:20 UTC

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@nprofile…g6hg Thanks!

2026-03-28 09:04:37 UTC

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@nprofile…g6hg Ooh, what's in it?
I've had a great night! Been reading all night. Now it's early Saturday morning and I'm contemplating going to bed, lol.

2026-03-28 07:37:13 UTC

Lilo just gave up on getting me to go to bed and lay down on my desk behind the keyboard, lol. I couldn't pull it out very far, but I did an inch or so to give her as much room as I could. She seems quite happy about it all!

2026-03-28 06:54:52 UTC

Some people like movies precisely because they're "so bad they're good." I never got that with movies, but I do with music. Sometimes loud obnoxious pop music is just what the night calls for.

2026-03-27 21:45:45 UTC

Lilo has taken to resting her twitching tail on my keyboard. Well it's better than walking on it. #CatsOfMastodon

2026-03-27 20:31:28 UTC

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@nprofile…mhhk Thanks, I'll look into it!

2026-03-27 05:08:19 UTC

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@nprofile…9n4n Ah, right, that. I did mean for recording. My phone is limited, but I'm sure I could make something work. It's not going to happen any time soon, anyway. Just thinking. Thanks!

2026-03-27 05:04:20 UTC

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@nprofile…9n4n Thanks. It seems obvious, but I really didn't think of the phone! Lapel mics might be easier though. My problem would be, what would I connect them to?

2026-03-27 04:58:39 UTC

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@nprofile…9n4n Ah, then maybe I could get by with just a mic.

2026-03-27 01:19:33 UTC

One of my dream dumb purchases I'd make if I had the money to thow away on really expensive dumb stuff is a binaural headset and microphone. Now the only reason I keep saying it's dumb is because I'd have no idea how to use it. I wouldn't want it for too much, just using it for making really high-quality recordings of various things: singing while walking through the house, walking through the park, Etc, but I wouldn't know what else I would need for that. Think it might be a bit much effort.

2026-03-26 16:54:01 UTC

I was accused of being passive-aggressive. Honestly, it's not completely undeserved, but nor is it completely accurate. The truth is when I'm angry or upset, I like to take joy in tiny rebellions that most people wouldn't even recognize as such. Like, if you get me really steamed maybe I'll use your bathroom and use the last of the toilet paper and don't even try to replace it. Dumb things like that. In fact I'd like to be more passive-aggressive, but I'm too passive. I've gotta work up to that.

2026-03-26 16:13:10 UTC

My popcorn finally came! This is a good insentive for me to make lunch. If I eat lunch, I can have some chocolate popcorn for dessert!

2026-03-26 15:35:51 UTC

How could I never have noticed that the company I ordered from twice has a Shoppify site? Well, there goes another good thing I found gone...

2026-03-26 03:24:37 UTC

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@nprofile…hqtz Usually it gets concerning when everything is open and it sounds like it's coming right into the house, lol, but today I learned to appreciate it. I don't think I'll ever complain about it again, not that I ever really did.

2026-03-25 21:50:39 UTC

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@nprofile…kl8e My mom's partner.

2026-03-25 21:48:57 UTC

It just started pouring, and my window and the sliders are open. It's loud, but I find it lovely, and I'd much rather hear it than traffic, the neighbor's TV, or Bob chattering.

2026-03-25 17:35:25 UTC

"Lowkey" is the new "litterally". Yes, they are real words, well a word and a phrase people have turned into a single word, that have very good and particular meanings that no other word quite fits the meaning of, that are so overused, often inappropriately, that they practically have no meaning. Even when they fit I hesitate to use them now because I don't want to seem like I'm just mindlessly following the trend.

2026-03-25 06:21:27 UTC

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@nprofile…rtua @nprofile…w0kq Sounds interesting!

2026-03-25 06:08:07 UTC

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@nprofile…xtkj Always wondered how you make nutmilk. I like oatmilk, myself.

2026-03-25 04:56:34 UTC

Turns out that when looking for an old Reddit comment, searching Fluent Reader is much more efficient than combing back through my old email. My first time doing that. Works great!

2026-03-25 01:27:57 UTC

The thing about online radio stations is, they're hard enough to find anyway, and when you do find them you might find 1 out of 10 you actually like and works, but when you do it's so worth it!

2026-03-24 21:26:09 UTC

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@nprofile…2x84 There's a lot. How they treat animals. You don't have to fawn over my cat, but at least don't push her away or make a rude comment if she comes by to say hello.
Double standards. It's okay for them to do certain things but heaven forbid anyone else do it.
Too much soapboxing about social or political issues. Even if I agree with you, enough is enough.
Not caring about issues that don't involve them. Not even trying to see anyone else's point of view.

2026-03-24 20:41:02 UTC

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@nprofile…nzr6 @nprofile…2x84 Ooh, that bothers me so much! You don't have to have life goals or know exactly what you're doing, but the interests/caring about stuff?
In a class we were introducing ourselves, and were told to share 1 of our interests. Came someone's turn and they said "I don't have time for interests." Um, no, everyone has time for interests. It's fair to say, I don't have time to pursue my interests, or, I don't have time for hobbies, but interest isn't a matter of time.

2026-03-24 20:28:36 UTC

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@nprofile…ypte @nprofile…2x84 Yeah. Sometimes it takes me a while, but usually I'm the type who makes a first impression very quickly. And not just about people, but places and situations as well. And I hesitate to say anything because judging too quickly is bad, I can be wrong, Etc, but yes, I usually know how I feel after just a few minutes.

2026-03-24 18:24:36 UTC

I woke up with Come Dancing by the Kinks in my head. #SongsInMyHead

2026-03-24 08:22:26 UTC

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@nprofile…u05n What?

2026-03-24 07:49:35 UTC

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@nprofile…x9c6 I went to a Lindt store once. I loved getting all the kinds they don't sell in the drug stores, which is most of them! I think key lime was my favorite.

2026-03-24 07:29:52 UTC

Wow, everyone's getting in on the Dubai chocolate trend. Even the popcorn shop I used to go to has it! #Food #Chocolate #Popcorn

2026-03-24 04:25:42 UTC

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@nprofile…h4f4 @nprofile…zjal My aunt asked me what I wanted for my birthday and I'm making a small list of all the places I might like to get a giftcard for.

2026-03-24 04:24:51 UTC

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@nprofile…h4f4 @nprofile…zjal I just realized I can log out and check that way. Thanks!

2026-03-24 02:02:41 UTC

Can anyone tell me if you have to have an Audible account to send someone a gift? Thanks.

2026-03-23 19:19:46 UTC

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@nprofile…xx8g What are you using for Mastodon now?

2026-03-23 19:06:02 UTC

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@nprofile…xx8g Did you already install it or just download it?

2026-03-23 18:33:36 UTC

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@nprofile…xx8g On Tweesecake control up and down changes the volume for sounds.

2026-03-23 07:39:18 UTC

I forgot how much I used to like watching random peoples' family moments on Youtube, lol.

2026-03-23 06:23:09 UTC

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@nprofile…55vq It gives me chills to think about, but in a good way!

2026-03-23 06:22:19 UTC

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@nprofile…xjkk Oh, I will!

2026-03-23 06:21:09 UTC

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@nprofile…xjkk Ooh, this sounds fun! Thanks! It's a longshot, but at 1 point there was a site with Muppet ringtones free for the taking. Do you happen to have those?

2026-03-23 06:19:29 UTC

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but it would be the same idea!
This is the biggest example I think, but it seems to me there have been other things like this lately. Things from my childhood that have been resurfacing and sort of concluding or grounding themselves in unexpected ways.

2026-03-23 06:17:12 UTC

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So I downloaded it and was wondering what to do with it. I used it for the "messages" sound in my personal fastSM soundpack because my computer quacking at me is just the kind of whimsy I look for. Just now I thought hey, why don't I use it for a ringtone? Then I can have a phone that quacks! Sure, it won't look like a duckphone from the 80s, (if that was even a thing. I wouldn't be surprised considering the novelty phones that were popular in the 90s, presumeably they were in the 80s too),

2026-03-23 06:08:47 UTC

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When I was in preschool, I remember for some reason we were talking about phones 1 day and the teacher told me that her phone made a quacking sound like a duck. Now I'm sure you can imagine as a 4 or 5-year-old, I was fascinated by this idea! I chattered on about it at home like little kids do, thought about it, and then forgot about it mostly. Today when I listened to that sound, it came back to me! I thought yeah, wow, this is what I always thought that would sound like!

2026-03-23 06:00:29 UTC

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So a weird, wonderful thing happened to me today. One of those things that sounds small and kinda silly, but meant something special to me. So I never thought of myself this way until now, but I am a bit of a collector (hoarder), of fun sounds that I use for soundpacks, ringtones, system sounds, and stuff like that. Today courtisy of @nprofile…r82c I downloaded a quack sound. It didn't sound like a real duck, more like a toy or someone immitating a duck to be silly.

2026-03-23 05:09:29 UTC

An interesting thing I've noticed, both on my home and notifications timelines. If a toot is too old, I can't actually read it. All I can see is the name of the user and the time it was posted.

2026-03-23 05:04:04 UTC

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@nprofile…qxwf @nprofile…9n08 Just say in an author's note at the end of the last chapter that this one is over, but there will be more sidestories to come.

2026-03-23 04:40:49 UTC

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@nprofile…4446 @nprofile…qray Thank you for phrasing it better than I did the other day.

2026-03-23 01:22:23 UTC

We still have our mourning dove family, Lovey and Dovey, but I don't think Dovey, the male, likes the garage much. Lovey goes out every day, and Dovey comes to visit a couple of times a week as far as we can see. Is it normal for a mated pair to live separately? #Birds

2026-03-23 00:58:41 UTC

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@nprofile…lyzd Ah, you know, I never even knew it did that until you said so just now. I'd always been doing control up and down. Now it makes more sense, except I still don't know why you would need to do that. But thanks!

2026-03-22 21:06:43 UTC

What's the point of the boundary sound in fastSM? In Tweesecake it changed the sound volume, but here it doesn't.

2026-03-22 16:36:55 UTC

I wanted to show you all a Muppet Family Gathering, the crown jewel in my Muppet art collection, but the Deviant Art picture is no longer there. Maybe I'll make a video of it one day. I've got a lot of pictures and wall hangings, most made by friends, but this one's the biggest and my favorite. #Muppets

2026-03-22 15:03:43 UTC

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@nprofile…n3fz Ah, I didn't know that. Thanks.

2026-03-22 06:01:14 UTC

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@nprofile…9n4n Hopefully this works. If not I can try changing the file format.
https://www.dropbox.com/home/30%20Days%20to%20Rediscover%20Your%20Creativity%20%5BB0FNBJDN1S%5D

2026-03-22 05:54:06 UTC

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@nprofile…9n4n If not, I downloaded it. I might be able to send it to you.

2026-03-22 05:53:28 UTC

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@nprofile…9n4n You found it?

2026-03-22 05:34:04 UTC

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@nprofile…9n4n Thanks. I bookmarked it.

2026-03-22 05:33:32 UTC

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@nprofile…9n4n No harm in checking, I guess.

2026-03-22 05:32:28 UTC

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@nprofile…9n4n Ah, probably not. It seems like an Audible exclusive.

2026-03-22 05:28:32 UTC

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@nprofile…9n4n Nope, it's this one. Enjoy!
https://www.audible.com/pd/30-Days-to-Rediscover-Your-Creativity-Audiobook/B0FNBJDN1S?qid=1774157238&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=PRW7VNMKTTZNJXD8QBXA&plink=k2eTQM4UomUrgvv2&pageLoadId=5mHwMbMtnUOCMjb3&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1

2026-03-22 04:49:48 UTC

Alright, my desk chair is only a few feet away. Usually I like to sit there because I like using the larger keyboard, and I only sit here when Lilo's in my chair, or when mom and I are watching TV. But I forgot how nice just sitting in bed when I don't have to can be. Just reading or watching TV, not feeling like going to sleep, but just covered up relaxing.

2026-03-22 04:08:44 UTC

I can't believe this. I'm actually in my bed before midnight! Not planning to go to sleep just yet, but I'm sure it won't be long.

2026-03-22 03:05:49 UTC

Just thinking out loud here. You know those conversations you wish you could have with other people but you end up having them with yourself and still somehow end up feeling just a little bit better afterwards? Yeah, I'm doing that, but this is good stuff so I'm writing it down.
Yeah, I've got stories to tell. But I stopped telling them when it became evident that people didn't want to hear them, and then I forgot how to tell them.

2026-03-22 00:41:29 UTC

I bought the Audible program 30 Days to Rediscover Your Creativity. I should try to do it in April.

2026-03-21 23:51:24 UTC

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@nprofile…auhe I really should check this out if it's dubbed!

2026-03-21 23:47:03 UTC

The craft fair today was small and something unpleasant happened during it, but I may've gotten someone new to check out #TheWanderingInn, so I'm quite happy about that!

2026-03-21 20:03:47 UTC

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@nprofile…zjal I don't see anyone online either. I don't think I have 10 total, lol.

2026-03-21 19:29:54 UTC

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@nprofile…7hpz @nprofile…szk7 I'm sorry. Anything I can help with?

2026-03-21 19:23:44 UTC

Is anyone still using Thrive? I just opened and updated it. I'd hate to think it was a passing fad that ended before it even got started.

2026-03-21 19:15:51 UTC

It's common for me to take naps during the day, but it's rare I feel like I get an actual do over to the day! I didn't have such a great night (though I did try to get a good sleep this time). I was having not such a great day. Not the worst, but just not the best. Shortly after breakfast Mom and Bob went out, and I snuggled back into bed and had a great sleep, and now am feeling pretty good! The coffee shop we go to for trivia is having a craft fair later, so we may go to look around.

2026-03-21 06:14:56 UTC

I went to get a chocolate bar from the fridge, but 2 fell out, so yaknow, I had to eat them both. I couldn't possibly open the fridge again and put it back in. Nope nope, not me! lol

2026-03-20 18:24:27 UTC

Growing up in the 90s they still used songs from the 50s and 60s for commercials. I've been thinking of a few lately. I miss them. Lots of good memories of watching Jeopardy.

2026-03-20 03:19:52 UTC

Tonight's trivia was general knowledge. I came in 4th place! Normally I don't care, I'm just there for fun, but I want more free drink coupons so it was just a bit frustrating, lol. Next week is mythbusters, and I think I'll be pretty good at that. After Mom and I went for a walk in the park because it was such a nice eveninG.

2026-03-19 06:33:14 UTC

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Anyway, here's where the body positivity part comes in. One day Charlotte comes up to me and we start having a conversation, and I told her I couldn't really swim, and I figured I was too big to learn. She told me that actually being fat gave me a better chance of being a good swimmer because I could float better, and it's something I've never forgotten.
P.S. I can swim a bit better and have taken some lessons since then, but I still wouldn't call myself a swimmer.

2026-03-19 06:25:31 UTC

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So she took lessons, and she worked hard at it for a year. Then she described the night he stood on a bridge in the moonlight, and she swam from the shore over to him and proposed.
Alright, it sounds rather plain to me now, but the way she described it was just breath-taking!

2026-03-19 06:20:03 UTC

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On my first or second day there, I met a 96-year-old woman named Charlotte. The director told me she had checked herself in after her second husband died because she didn't want to be alone, but she was as fit and sharp as anything! One of those to whom the term 'feisty old woman' would apply. The director then went on to tell me the rest of Charlotte's story. When they were dating, her husband discovered she couldn't swim, and told her he wouldn't marry her until she learned.

2026-03-19 05:56:06 UTC

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In 2007, I volunteered in a nursing home. Mostly I sang to the residents, but there was also a woman who wanted me to write her story, which I did. This..is not that story, but another one I heard by chance. I spent a lot of time there and got to know many of the people there.

2026-03-19 05:53:39 UTC

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For some reason the theme of the evening seems to be water. Oh, incidently, it's Pisces season! Interesting, but unplanned by me.
This started out being a thread about body positivity, but as I sit here listening to water-themed music, I want to tell the full bittersweet and beautiful love story.

2026-03-19 01:32:55 UTC

I want to learn something. Let's make this a random thread of #InterestingThings

2026-03-18 21:21:37 UTC

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@nprofile…4n7a Are they on Disney+? They might be on Audiovault.

2026-03-18 21:19:22 UTC

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@nprofile…4n7a I haven't seen either of the TV shows.

2026-03-10 06:59:44 UTC

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@nprofile…x9c6 Aw, thanks!

2026-03-10 01:25:04 UTC

Here I am in a shirt my cousin sent me. I gotta remember to wear this one when I go to NY!
https://cdn.masto.host/fandomink/media_attachments/files/116/202/268/470/197/282/original/eb6f2e702fce6662.jpg

2026-03-09 06:33:04 UTC

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@nprofile…yeak @nprofile…g3c7 Like a dragon!

2026-03-09 04:09:31 UTC

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@nprofile…9vmh Well, it's not like he doesn't do anything. Like I said he does cook sometimes and help with some of the housework. When I said that I meant like he can do no wrong in mom's eyes and she keeps making excuses for him and ignoring that there's anything wrong.

2026-03-09 04:07:35 UTC

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@nprofile…9vmh And yes. Breaking promises, living like he's the only one in this house. He woke me up at 7 in the morning last week yelling about something on the news. Never found out what. He's mean to our cat, it's gotten so he barely eats anything my mom makes and often insults it, repeatedly. He's a MAGA asshole... He cranks his videogames up as loud as possible... He's just a near constant source of stress.

2026-03-09 04:02:58 UTC

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@nprofile…9vmh She acts like she's living in the 1950s, that's how.

2026-03-09 03:59:30 UTC

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@nprofile…9vmh He really is that much of a loser. In many ways. He's actually a good cook when he bothers. Better baker. It's just he'll spend days talking about something and getting us excited for it, then either never get around to doing it, or decide at the last minute to do something different.

2026-03-09 03:52:35 UTC

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@nprofile…9vmh Lol, it's my mom's partner, and I don't. Yeah, my last post was a bit more harshly worded than what I would go for on here, but he really is pretty infuriating.

2026-03-09 03:47:02 UTC

Even if your favorite fandom hasn't had new fanfic in 2 years, keep watching it and don't give up hope. That could change in a blink! Just happened to me! #Fanfiction

2026-03-09 03:44:37 UTC

I ate the last doughnut and left the empty box on the counter, closed. Petty payback for the non-Cacciatore.

2026-03-08 22:01:43 UTC

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Turned out to be a lie. All he made was meat with sauce. Figures, the loser! Did I ever talk about the time I was missing my uncle's chilli so I asked if he could make it. "Oh yeah, sure I can make chilli!" So I wait for ages and finally he says, okay let's make it. It had absolutely no spice in it. By definition, it was not chilli. Now again, I'm filled with disappointment, but more anger than before since I've had more time to learn what a waste of space he is.

2026-03-08 20:49:25 UTC

Bob is making chicken and sausage Cacciatore, and the house smells amazing! #Food

2026-03-08 19:57:27 UTC

I regret all those lost years and even decades where I forgot who I was.