Denise Ruttan

Very much enjoying the inflatable frog segment of the civil war.

I go to Starbucks because that's the only coffee shop in walking distance of my office, and I usually get a humble hot soy latte, but I must admit I am always stunned by the ultra-sweet drinks everyone else seems to get... they sound like toothaches in a cup to me

Yeah, I grew up in a suburb of Portland and the bike infrastructure there was so bad it was too dangerous to ride a bike to the store or to work. The transit system was also bad but I would rather have taken transit up there

I've been thinking about this a lot.
When we say "big tent" us rank and file types mean give us all the flavors, but the leadership seems to think it means be so bland you can't offend anyone.
I think about this in terms of chicken noodle soup.

Tree in sunlight, grass littered with fallen yellow leaves, Lake Michigan

Can’t beat fall in Chicago 🍂

Your ex sounds really vindictive and petty, this combined with his attitude about the piano lessons... ugh. He should want to keep the peace just for coparenting, but maybe that's just me

I have made it to the office today, then after work it's an author panel at the Salem Book Bin with Wendy Wagner & Kelsea Yu. Can't wait, I wanna buy both their books!

I'll give Trump credit for working on ceasefires in Gaza and Ukraine, but the Peace President doesn't send troops into his own cities or weaponize prosecutions against his political enemies. I hate this ridiculous timeline. How anyone can think he's a good leader boggles my mind

Yep. They don't think Puerto Rico is American, the racism/xenophobia is too obvious. I must admit I had never heard of Bad Bunny before now but I'm a pop culture ignoramus, but everything I've read is like, why is he any worse than Usher or Beyonce other than racism

The bright orange, still nearly full moon, in a black sky. Craters and lines are visible.

Tonight's waning gibbous moon.
#photography #NoTripod

I'm going to a Dracula ballet this weekend 😃

Everyone: omg I like totally love her

Me: she made my friend cry (who was a volunteer trying to help her), she is literally dead to me I would rather be illiterate than read her books.

Picture of a crowd going wild with enthusiasm

People over 40 watching birds at the bird feeder

This is my dance about how much transphobes suck.

Well, their whole attitude seems goth-friendly. Their whole history is just so tribal and dark, which would appeal to goths, or the metal crowd

Personally, few things cut deeper as an artist than having your work referred to as Content.

They should give the Nobel Peace Prize to antifa.

2025 is about reading the most dystopian bullshit you've ever seen and then having to still go to the store.

I get the feeling they'd like Halloween, they seem very goth over there

Ume update 🥹🥹

i am mad… because people are not just failing to be good to each other, they’re not even just minding their own business. the people actively working to destroy another’s rights and peace are just pissing me off to extremely dark heavy metal punk thrash fuzz industrial gangsta levels.

Don't underestimate me. I could do much worse.

A truly annoying hangover from 2010 lib politics is people thinking any attempt to understand the right is about having "empathy."

Dear Portland,
You’ve set an excellent example for the other cities. Your peaceful resistance is making my heart sing! You have already made ICE & this Regime look RIDICULOUS & it’s extremely satisfying. You are helping to GROW THE OPPOSITION to tyranny! We’re all so grateful.
Love, Me

He was totally one of my journalist role models, I miss him

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You have an amazing guy there 🥰

Also, yay for hockey being back 🏒☺️

Glad that I can finally catch the Kraken hockey team on a broadcast channel instead of relegated to Root Sports, which I don't get with my cable package and must watch on my ipad. Stupid that you have to pay a subscription to watch any local sports imo!

a brightly lit dungeon entrance, shining in the dark

here's my entry for *dungeon* with a bright, retro-computer-ish palette lospec.com/palette-list...