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A librarian. And an enjoyer of all things Star Trek (and a whole host of other pop culture things). whatevs. she/her

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RΓΆyksopp - 'Speed King' (Official Visualiser)
YouTube video by RΓΆyksopp RΓΆyksopp - 'Speed King' (Official Visualiser)

The sport whistle is forking annoying (It makes me think I'm still hearing the chirping fire alarm) so more music is much needed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADhy...

10.11.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mark Farina - Dream Machine [J Boogie Mix]
YouTube video by housefalldown Mark Farina - Dream Machine [J Boogie Mix]

The landlady finally sent a minion to deal with the chirping fire alarm (which amazingly hadn't completely destroyed my nerves 7 days in) but now I need to block out the sport whistle being blown next door (basketball? volleyball? ugh, this is why I hate sports) www.youtube.com/watch?v=uclf...

10.11.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL, I can take all the notes I want... except I can't decipher my handwriting later.

Heee! Who needs notes when you got kitty love??? πŸ’™πŸ’—πŸ’œ

09.11.2025 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Five Lego figures in fantasy-type garb are on a hilariously terrible rendering of a row boat.

Five Lego figures in fantasy-type garb are on a hilariously terrible rendering of a row boat.

Nerd happenings today. πŸ€“πŸ§β€β™€οΈ

09.11.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My brain doesn't do math (it's a real basis for why I selected librarianship as a profession), so when my eyes glance across this, my entire being is in a world of pain...

And yet... and yet... Hahahahahaha!

08.11.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Animotion - Obsession
YouTube video by AnimotionVEVO Animotion - Obsession

LOL, it's a school night, so maybe finish before midnight? (They've descended into some schlock so I'm just gonna put my own favorite schlock here to help block out the sound of them). www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIs5...

03.11.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's been so long that I can't for the life of me remember how bad or good the previous season was but I know I finished it so on to the next I go! Keeping my expectation my low though...

02.11.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For this reason, the Gates memo presupposes a false dichotomy regarding climate outcomes: The choice we are faced with is not between "good for us" & "the end of the world," but instead how much harm we are willing to tolerate, and endure, in the years to come. [8/n]

30.10.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Big Tech Makes Cal State Its A.I. Training Ground

Not gonna lie, at every level it's been quite hard to fend off the sycophantic adoption of AI at my institution. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/t...

27.10.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Orange book with a golden mouse embedded. The horror. The horror.

Orange book with a golden mouse embedded. The horror. The horror.

It's like McSweeney's is trolling me for my life happenings back in December 2024...

26.10.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An orange book cover with a blue label reading, "Carefully tear along perforation and wrap dust jacket around this very small book. 
WARNING: BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE

An orange book cover with a blue label reading, "Carefully tear along perforation and wrap dust jacket around this very small book. WARNING: BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE

Seems like there's gonna be more hijinks on this year's "how to open this book" directions πŸ˜†

26.10.2025 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of both the 2024 and 2025 McSweeney's Advent Calendars.

Photo of both the 2024 and 2025 McSweeney's Advent Calendars.

Last year I didn't finish the McSweeney's Advent Calendar until this year (I really pushed to make it a real Christmas in July type thing but never posted about it). So this year I think I'll start early and hope I'm not bored with Christmas before December whatever.

26.10.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg, right? The "they were found" messages seem so rare. I was relieved to get it.

25.10.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the middle of watching Weapons I get all the alerts of a missing 12 year old child in my neighborhood 😱. I'm not yet sure how the movie ends but I'm extremely relieved here in real life that I got all the subsequent messages that the child was found.

25.10.2025 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Me: wordless squee
Starr Lee: awesome review! πŸ’œ

23.10.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Paper ticket! Haven't gotten one of those in a long time!

Paper ticket! Haven't gotten one of those in a long time!

Kaytranada grooves in the laser light show on a platform in the middle of a sea of dancing fans.

Kaytranada grooves in the laser light show on a platform in the middle of a sea of dancing fans.

Katranada's music platform is lofted above the crowd - very fun! Photo by EV

Katranada's music platform is lofted above the crowd - very fun! Photo by EV

Justice is the pretty, pretty lights.

Justice is the pretty, pretty lights.

Saw Kaytranada and Justice in Oakland last night. Original tickets had an obstructed view so we got reseated to much better seats (lol, so my photos were 10% less shitty πŸ˜†).

23.10.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My friend gave me a Longaberger basket for my birthday along with a book on the company. Neither make me an expert on that brand of basket (mostly I assume all baskets look alike 🀣).

22.10.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Peter calls daughter Etta to him while Olivia looks on dropping book in panic (with a picnic basket seen to the side).

Peter calls daughter Etta to him while Olivia looks on dropping book in panic (with a picnic basket seen to the side).

Peter continues to call Etta to him while Olivia runs frantically towards them (with the picnic basket seen in the background).

Peter continues to call Etta to him while Olivia runs frantically towards them (with the picnic basket seen in the background).

My Fringe re-watch feels like its winding down - we started season 5 already! But in a most unexpected hmmmmm moment, I'm wondering if that was a Longaberger basket in s5e2??? πŸ€”πŸ§

22.10.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hard to see the passing of such a wonderful voice in the Star Trek fandom. I'll miss her insight and brightness she brought to everything she did. πŸ––

14.10.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What, moi? Lol! Thank you!

Those things turning 40 now will turn 50 in due time and you'll be 😱

13.10.2025 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Lil butler dude statue.

Lil butler dude statue.

I assume a lot of things turn 50 every year... but it's just now that I'm paying attention that it seems everything is!!! πŸ˜†

13.10.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol, I'm getting more inspired πŸ˜†

13.10.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Recently I asked my coworker - the music librarian! - what their fav music movie is... LOL, they immediately dodged my question and asked what MY favorite music movie is. Without missing a beat I said Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Sure sure sure there are troublesome bits, nonetheless - FUN!

11.10.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heh, I chuckled! But I also adored that one with the big hands πŸ˜†

Almost makes me want to check and see if any of those dangling threads have been completed... almost!

11.10.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Taylor Swift Mystery: Which Musso and Frank’s Booth Is β€˜Best’?

I dragged a friend here (def not for Swift reasons, for all the other Hollywood reasons) (the stuffed celery was pure love) and now I'm wondering which Ocean's Eleven I'd have to watch to see it in film πŸ€” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/d...

11.10.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe actually sign those bills on your desk specifically focusing on trans protections too while you're there.

10.10.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 504    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
A sundog - a vague smear of a rainbow  - shines above the neon Club Raven sign.

A sundog - a vague smear of a rainbow - shines above the neon Club Raven sign.

In honor of me trying to get over the horrors I saw in midtown last week, I post the beautiful sight of a sundog I saw in the sky as I walked to dinner yesterday.

06.10.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Deftones - Change (In The House Of Flies) [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Deftones Deftones - Change (In The House Of Flies) [Official Music Video]

In honor of Aftershock, which I did not attend, I play for you the one Deftones song I know I love. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPpD...

06.10.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't like to drive and now I'm like, oh walking is taking my life in my hands too? My heart weeps for the families πŸ’”https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/woman-65-struck-by-car-in-midtown-sacramento-collision-dies-at-hospital/ar-AA1NO22Y

04.10.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was me last night. Just, ugh. Things I couldn't possibly unsee seared into my brain keeping me awake all. night. long.

04.10.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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