Laura McGill

Boy wrapped up in a green coat, his head peeking out

"I'm a turtle."

Big wet dog wrapped up in a green blanket, the folds of the cloth stair artistically over one shoulder as she looks directly at the photographer

Portrait of a Doggo After Rain

It's Real Bad, right? We all agree that masked agents abducting people from their homes is a bad thing, yes?
Ok, so none of us like it but it's happening anyways. Welp. I already tried doomscrolling; that didn't fix anything. I guess the next step is protesting.

No worries, professionals assure me that I can expect a long life in which to enjoy this incredible variety of symptoms.

If you're wondering "what's wrong with Laura? I didn't know she was sick," don't worry. I have a half dozen diagnoses. I'm allergic to myself, my joints hate me, I'm below average at breathing, and I have the energy of a starving dickensian orphan.

I have a whole week without a doctor's appointment.
I've made progress, the slow "try this and come back in 3 months" kind of progress. But what a relief to stay home and keep to my schedule. The unparalleled luxury of being alone for 5 hours straight.

The vibe at the rapture was way off. Lights too bright. Trumpets too loud. Went home early.

I needed bigger pants so I ordered bigger pants but Great Calamity Befell me and the new pants are too big. I am now excused from the burden of pants altogether. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

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Thanks!

A woman holding a protest sign

The Only Minority Destroying the Country are the Billionaires
#handsoff #utah50501

A tweet saying hey fellow neurodivergent folks who were designate gifted growing up? They weren't wrong, they just didn't specify who the gifts were from. Turns out it was the fae.

I shouldn't have eaten their food or joined in their moonlight dance.
The fae gave the gift of vocab test perfection, but cursed me with time blindness.
Now, I can't tell the difference between 45 minutes and 2 hrs. All tasks are equally urgent.
I suffer still, though the vocab tests are no more

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I'm on the Internet!

This is a monthly book club hosted by LTUE - Life, the Universe, & Everything Symposium. If you're obsessed with Terry Pratchett Books like I am, you can listen to me fangirl alongside Kristy Gilbert and Elesa Hagberg.

James Harvey III, Tuskegee airman, leader of the team that won the US military's first aerial gunnery competition for combat aviators. AKA, Top Gun. James Harvey is a handsome Black man in WW2 uniform with an indomitableble look of calm confidence.

Tom Cruise in an aviation suit and Rayban aviator sunglasses from Top Gun.

Hey, while we're talking about erasing history:

In 1949 the US military held its first Aeriel Gunnery Competition, later known as "Top Gun."

The best of the best competed in dogfighting and other skills. The team that won, was the 332nd: The Tuskegee airmen.

So they refused to announce a winner🤡

It's a snow day and she's flying

Big white dog, belly up and yawning.

It's ok--more than ok--to disconnect and create. The news is less than worthless if it paralyzes you.

Anyways, here's my weird dog doing her weird pose.

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Utah: protect the collective bargaining rights of public employees like teachers and firefighters. Reach out to your reps and tell them NO on HB267

My trouble is that the snacks are always on the wrong side of the door

I would have been unstoppable If I'd just had any how to dress, stand, match foundation shades, speak to people, what to do with my hands...

Y'know what? I prefer my 30's

Thank you! Reading this changed the tone of my day.

"if Napoleon Dynamite grew up in Detroit"

"If I were a horse, I'd run as fast as I want without my mom bossing me around."

Surly, feral, and failing to meet my word count. My vibe remains unchanged since '95

Dang feathered surveillance drones. Get em off my lawn!

My least favorite thing about AI is when I see a cool picture of a bird I've never seen before I have to question the very existence of the aforementioned bird.

That scene made me want to be a better friend.

It also made me want to run elaborate scams on all of my friend's exes.

I finally followed all of my old beloved twitter accounts on bluesky

Here's hoping that scrolling feels like the good ol' days of twitter, rather than the late-stage trash fire of X

Typically, I mean that there is crying on my couch when I did not expect crying to occur.
I mean, like, I'm here for you. I respect your feelings and all, but like, the movie starts in 20 minutes. Are we getting our shoes on or...?

Because characters can never suffer too much!

I tell people what to do with their imaginary friends.

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