Leni Catherine
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Me assembling something: "Oh sweet, it came with an Allen Wrench. I'm going to throw it in the junk drawer for the next time I need an Allen Wrench to assemble something."
My kids in 60 years: "And that's how we inherited Mom's collection of 376 Allen Wrenches."
My kids in 60 years: "And that's how we inherited Mom's collection of 376 Allen Wrenches."
October 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Me assembling something: "Oh sweet, it came with an Allen Wrench. I'm going to throw it in the junk drawer for the next time I need an Allen Wrench to assemble something."
My kids in 60 years: "And that's how we inherited Mom's collection of 376 Allen Wrenches."
My kids in 60 years: "And that's how we inherited Mom's collection of 376 Allen Wrenches."
This was not the future Wyld Stallyns promised me.
August 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This was not the future Wyld Stallyns promised me.
call me a fruit salad, if you will.
August 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
call me a fruit salad, if you will.
At this point, I really would prefer the Jurassic Park dystopia.
July 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
At this point, I really would prefer the Jurassic Park dystopia.
Not to be dramatic, but like YouTube is the worst thing to ever happen to parenting.
May 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Not to be dramatic, but like YouTube is the worst thing to ever happen to parenting.
A little girl at the library told me her favorite princess was her sisters and I have not yet emotionally recovered from that response.
April 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A little girl at the library told me her favorite princess was her sisters and I have not yet emotionally recovered from that response.
MTV'S Cribs really set my expectations way too high for how organized my fridge would be.
March 2, 2025 at 5:34 AM
MTV'S Cribs really set my expectations way too high for how organized my fridge would be.
Trying to find small bright spots in some dark days.
Today my daughter asked me what nail polish tasted like. I told her yuck, don't eat nail polish, it tastes like chemicals. She said "like octopus and jellyfish?"
This girl confused chemicals with tentacles and I cannot stop laughing about it.
Today my daughter asked me what nail polish tasted like. I told her yuck, don't eat nail polish, it tastes like chemicals. She said "like octopus and jellyfish?"
This girl confused chemicals with tentacles and I cannot stop laughing about it.
February 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Trying to find small bright spots in some dark days.
Today my daughter asked me what nail polish tasted like. I told her yuck, don't eat nail polish, it tastes like chemicals. She said "like octopus and jellyfish?"
This girl confused chemicals with tentacles and I cannot stop laughing about it.
Today my daughter asked me what nail polish tasted like. I told her yuck, don't eat nail polish, it tastes like chemicals. She said "like octopus and jellyfish?"
This girl confused chemicals with tentacles and I cannot stop laughing about it.
I don't know who decided couch potato was an insult, but they really got that wrong. Couch and potato are two of my favorite things.
January 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I don't know who decided couch potato was an insult, but they really got that wrong. Couch and potato are two of my favorite things.
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This makes the radar face make so much more sense…
January 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This makes the radar face make so much more sense…
One of the most radical things you can do in this world right now is read.
January 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
One of the most radical things you can do in this world right now is read.
Fellow librarians, for no reason whatsoever, what are your favorite dystopian novels?
January 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Fellow librarians, for no reason whatsoever, what are your favorite dystopian novels?
The older I get, the more I realize that there are two types of people: people who view sci-fi stories as inspirations and those who see them as warnings.
January 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The older I get, the more I realize that there are two types of people: people who view sci-fi stories as inspirations and those who see them as warnings.
Nightly affirmation: "I promise you are not dying and you're not a horrible person."
My OCD: "Okay..and hear me out first...but what if you were?"
My OCD: "Okay..and hear me out first...but what if you were?"
January 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Nightly affirmation: "I promise you are not dying and you're not a horrible person."
My OCD: "Okay..and hear me out first...but what if you were?"
My OCD: "Okay..and hear me out first...but what if you were?"
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An era in which people create their own realities and truth no longer matters, promoted by mass media owned by oligarchs: a librarian's nightmare.
January 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
An era in which people create their own realities and truth no longer matters, promoted by mass media owned by oligarchs: a librarian's nightmare.
"Your voice is crumbly, Mommy."
...so glad I got an MFA when my 4-year-old can just spew out poetry off the dome.
...so glad I got an MFA when my 4-year-old can just spew out poetry off the dome.
January 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
"Your voice is crumbly, Mommy."
...so glad I got an MFA when my 4-year-old can just spew out poetry off the dome.
...so glad I got an MFA when my 4-year-old can just spew out poetry off the dome.
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Balancing wanting to be positive and enjoy life with the continued awareness that there are monsters among us.
January 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Balancing wanting to be positive and enjoy life with the continued awareness that there are monsters among us.
Anyone else having the realization that 2025 is their villain origin story? It's giving Cruella.
January 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Anyone else having the realization that 2025 is their villain origin story? It's giving Cruella.
"Why are you being rude to me?" my child asks as she takes a handful of my M&Ms and a swig of my freshly poured ice water.
January 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
"Why are you being rude to me?" my child asks as she takes a handful of my M&Ms and a swig of my freshly poured ice water.
It is honestly so brave of me to go to work when my cat looks this cute.
January 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It is honestly so brave of me to go to work when my cat looks this cute.
Mood: You know that episode of Gilmore Girls where Rory writes a really mean review of a specific dancer? That but it's me writing a review of myself.
January 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Mood: You know that episode of Gilmore Girls where Rory writes a really mean review of a specific dancer? That but it's me writing a review of myself.
2024 really didn't deserve to be a leap year.
January 1, 2025 at 4:33 AM
2024 really didn't deserve to be a leap year.
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Time zones are fascinating. Australia is already in 2025, Europe is still 2024, and the USA is currently in 1939.
January 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Time zones are fascinating. Australia is already in 2025, Europe is still 2024, and the USA is currently in 1939.
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December 29, 2024 at 11:12 AM