Having a bit of a meltdown today, because life is lifing at me a bit hard at the moment… but a hangover would only make it all 1000 times worse. Cheers to seven fucking years of not slowly destroying myself!
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Caitlinmonster
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mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Californian living in Scotland, moving to the Netherlands. Design leader, speaker, introvert, non-linear thinker. Studying at the Futures Institute. Discworld obsessed.
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@jackbrewster I broke up with a guy over it in 2017, literally ended the date when he told me he did not believe in vaccines. We had been together for a few months.
I think it is a reasonable convo to have with your son in 2026 unfortunately.
Today, my friend Stacey and I visited an orphan cemetery, tucked behind The Modern 1. So many babies and children used to die and we stopped so much of the loss. I feel like MAHA is a cult set on taking us back in time.
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@Meyerweb@mastodon.social I no longer know what is real and what is The Onion from reading the headline
Is packing three boxes a good rate for prepping for a move? I just need 2 to 3 hours of rest between each box. Totally normal. Super productive.
Just had the type of 25-minute nap that is like being rebooted…
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CW: excessive excitement, poor impulse control, accidental puns. 🌷
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@Luke@typo.social I love them. I did not have a yard when I lived on Bainbridge, these would have been perfect for “indoor” plants…
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@Alice@beige.party I like my nails to look nice and also detest the feeling of long nails. Curious to hear how they hold up.
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@Luke@typo.social I have a little 3D printed figurine of my favorite barbarian character from Hero Forge. My friend printed and painted based on my design. She has an axe in one hand and a 20 sided die in another.
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@cstross I am so glad I am not the only one. I came around the corner at Tesco and felt like I walked into Oogie Boogie’s plant-based cousin. The size of it enhances the HORROR.
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@amcvittie @oldredsubby 100%. I think this skill made me great at leadership but also is why endless enterprise Zoom meetings drained me so much.
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@Luke@typo.social It already is! Got in a walk with @jeffwatkins@mastodon.social , had an iced coffee, visited a stationery store, had a pedicure, and it is in the upper 60s and sunny here. Feeling very grateful.
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@elizayer@mastodon.social Absolutely. I have been describing it as focusing on bigger engines without fixing steering or replacing tires. Boats work too. Everything is so short-term focused!
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@Luke I updated my blog to different colours for this very reason… despite picking those colours before Claude.
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@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe Thank you for respecting that marginalized community with your apology. They have enough issues with Wonka taking out their union and replacing them with robots.
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@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe That is offensive, speaking about Oompa Loompa that way… (and you are 100% right)
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@RobW@iosdev.space 100%. It was a shock when I realized they are totally different birds. The ones here are so much cuter and so friendly. I often chat with them and feel like a cartoon princess when they chatter back.
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@elizayer@mastodon.social @dxzdb@mastodon.social Makes me think of the “I have one word for you: Plastics.” scene in The Graduate.
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online Yeah, total bullshit. Wait till you see my sword photo in Slack. I want my money back.
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online Have you see the abomination unto Nuggan that is the US curling jerseys? https://www.columbia.com/p/womens-usa-2026-jersey-2195821.html Like if Walmart had an AI design it but had run out of tokens
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online on cold days here I refer to 3 pm as Tauntaun Time because it is when we have to head home before full dark.
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online I remember reading in a history book about a man who died from an infection after cutting himself while trimming his toenails. I have a lot of issues with our modern world but I often think about how at least a nick on the toe isn’t going to put us 6 ft under anymore. Unless RFK outlaws antibiotics, who knows?!
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@elizayer@mastodon.social Yeah, it was a tough year for him. He is getting an MSc in Computer Science now, doubling down on it and seeing if he can restart the clock on internships and new grad roles. I really, really hope his new network in the UK can help him more. 2024 in the Bay Area was such a womp womp for these kids who did see it as a sure thing. I got here via liberal arts, so who knows…
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@apodoxus@mastodon.online Also valid. Long before the whole “Roman Empire” thing last year, I thought about the fall of Rome and the US. I minored in Mediaeval Literature and spent a lot of time wondering how Europe went from being so advanced to the Dark Ages. This all peaking just after a global pandemic feels on point after the Black Plague and the rise of Fascism after the 1918 pandemic.
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Also works with Nation in Retrograde like how people refer to Mercury in Retrograde
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