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💝 Ugh, it's the worst. Feel better.

The house I grew up in was listed for sale today for the first time since the 1960s. Seeing it empty for the first time too. Really hoping to find it a new family. #LifeisChange

Right? I saw it as a child and it has never left me.

October playlist alternating between Bad Bunny and Hipster Halloween.

Do you have a library or park you can go to? A dog park? I find there are always nice people who boost my mood at parks and libraries. It might take time to build up to a hug. Sending you good vibes. 💝😍

My phone is dumber than phones used to be. Why is that? It doesn't capitalize a lone i , it doesn't change id to I'd, even when followed by rather. And today it changed muddling to cuddling and meddling, when muddling was what I meant.

Adorable fluffy orange kitten displays a more authentic color than Dear Leader (he’s also indescribably more cute)

Despite the ongoing war in Portland there are still kittens waiting to be adopted at Oregon Humane Society and Cat Adoption Team 🦁 Get yours while supplies last! #cats #catsofbluesky #adoptdontshop #WarTornPortland

So messed up.

I'll happily remain in the minority.
In the last 6 weeks I've seen
Weapons
Jaws 50
Caught Stealing
The Fantastic Four (more than once)
The Long Walk
All the President’s Men
Ne Zha
Nothing beats being at the theater.
Period.

If Trump starting shit with IKEA results in Sweden weaponizing access to the Skarsgärds I will become radicalized in ways the world is not prepared for.

“If you don’t own a gun, you can’t have an opinion on the Second Amendment.”

Cool take!
Now do uteruses.

A cartoon illustration of a woman with a bandana around her head, wearing a very short French maid's outfit and high heels, sitting on a washing machine and drinking hot tea.

I'm at the laundromat. Coincidentally, I am also dressed like this 1940's woman wearing a French maid's outfit, portrayed on the wall.

A masked person in front of a 30 yard dumpster, full of household waste, partially covered with a blue tarp. Everything looks damp.

It was a long week.

Peonies can be too strong a smell for some, but i love them. I once found a perfume called "muguet des bois," which smells like lily of the valley flowers. 💖

Peonies, lily of the valley, movie theater popcorn, old books, fresh cut grass, pine trees, cooking with garlic.

A surprised-looking woman stands inside a very large empty dumpster.

My plans for the week.
#Dumpster #CleaningOutMyFamilyHome

When I volunteered at the Sundance Film Festival, there was a guy who looked a bit like Robert Redford, who would wear a long camel-colored coat and walk right into venues as if he owned the place. We vols called him NotBob. It was a wonderful fest in a beautiful part of the world. RIP Bob Redford.

Happy First Day You Can Bring Seasonal Decor Into the Consignment Shop Day to everyone who celebrates. To everyone trying to lighten their loads, I feel you. #LessIsMore #CleaningOutTheFamilyHome

This makes me sad. Thank you for mailing your book to me in the US.

Photo of an artist on a raised platform creating a mural of a lace pattern on a building with windows

Polish artist NeSpoon from Warsaw, known for her street art featuring traditional lace pattern imagery #womensart

Smart humor helps make it a bit more bearable.

Pumpkin spice Odor Eaters

I don't need a phone reminder to change out the cat pheromone atomizer thingy because the one cat suddenly attacking the other cat for no reason is my monthly reminder. 😿#CatLadyBlues

You'd be surprised how often I find myself sing/saying in conversation, "All the girls say he's pretty spry for an old guy." Is Offspring still alive because I'd download that reboot. #GiveItToMeBaby

Just started a new #FridayReads (yesterday), Chuck Wendig's The Staircase in the Woods. I read his pandemic book right before our pandemic so I have a bit of trepidation with this one. #AmReading #Booksky

Giving away tens of thousands of books this weekend in an effort to keep them out of landfills. Do your heirs a favor and downsize your own shit.

Some great cattle

An excellent bovine, known far and wide for the sensitivity and wit of its songwriting

Some cattle who have unwisely moved genres, from Americana to rap metal

An iconic LP shot involving a bull and a calf who have just formed a multigenerational agrarian funk band

For a period of a couple of years during the 2010s I was employed regularly by cattle to shoot the covers for the albums they had recorded. It was always wonderfully inspiring to witness the love, hard work & passion they had put into their music, & I really think that comes through in the photos.

I cannot stress just how important it is to let people have their early Halloween decorations and pumpkin spice drinks and be as basic as they wanna be this year without making them feel some type of way about it. Like, for your own safety.

A garden of many blooming Chinese lanterns plants with dark green foliage and orange flowers(?) extends away from the camera.

Close-up of an orange Chinese lantern bloom surrounded by Green leaves.

My Chinese lanterns are fabulous this year! This is not bragging because I literally did nothing other than not mow them. #garden #joy #bloomscrolling #ChineseLanterns #AGoodOrangeThing

I don't know about where you live, but here you could make bank (and new friends) by being a petsitter. Or a handyperson. Or ideally a petsitter who will do odd jobs while our cats watch you so they're less sad that we're away. #CatladySays