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Abby Barker

@abbybarker.bsky.social

TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. Reading, librarian, cups of tea, library advocacy, immunocompromised, pro-choice, scleroderma, interstitial lung disease, organ donation, ADHD and naps. She/her.

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Yep, there's definitely a g in there.

09.10.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Genuinely thought Antony Cat would outlive us all, but we've just said goodbye to him. Give your furry friends extra scritches from me today please.

08.10.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 0

Sending you healing thoughts

08.10.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean you just leave the plane at "I'm in the cockpit". Deploy ALL the emergency exits.

08.10.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Flu and COVID vaccines done.

08.10.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

07.10.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Once again reminding the library community that we don't need AI for terrible cataloguing. You've got me.

07.10.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm seeing the mental health nurse next Tuesday so if I need longer I can ask. After I've recovered from the shock if being seen in a week. A week!

07.10.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sitting on the sofa reading, so far so good! I feel so much better just knowing I don't have to go in.

07.10.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Signed off for a week with work place stress and an appointment to see a mental health nurse next week.

07.10.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

I for one am heartily sick of llamas promoting social justice through the medium of dance. It wasn't like that in my day!

06.10.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's been non-stop misery since January. I hope you're feeling better for time off.

06.10.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It really is, it's been weeks of thinking about it.

06.10.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Witchcraft!

06.10.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you lovely.

06.10.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. Apparently 8 months of almost daily being in tears is my limit!

06.10.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Phoned in sick with work related stress.

06.10.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Well thank you for that earworm my dear

05.10.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had to ask my friends where it would be in the shop.

05.10.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The absolute farce of being a 48 year old vegan and trying to buy Actual Fish for the cat.

05.10.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you managed to get to safety, we had one earlier this year and it was Not Fun!

05.10.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Me neither because I was *terrified* of it until I was about 25.

05.10.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven't seen Titanic either. I haven't seen 99% of films because they are all too long. Haven't watched a drama series since Lost put me off for life.

05.10.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ha!

05.10.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Antony Cat is losing the use of his back legs and how do people live with elderly pets, because it's heartbreaking.

05.10.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It's fine, we'll all win the lottery!

05.10.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dracula Daily is a great reread of it - it's an email newsletter that sends it to you in real time.

04.10.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm glad she's eating, it's so stressful when they don't. He is 17, it must be the age they become a worry.

04.10.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If it's any consolation our cat won't touch the renal stuff either. He will eat the 'soup' cat foods.

04.10.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And those chimneys aren't going to sweep themselves Jaf, everyone loses out!

03.10.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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