tara 🎄
@magnolia2010.bsky.social
armed with will and determination, and grace, too. 40something encouragement auntie of conscience. mobilian. lawyer. doing my best. joy in the face of horrors. you can do this.
"we are concern, we are hope despite the times." - R.E.M.
"we are concern, we are hope despite the times." - R.E.M.
i am never beating the alabamian encouragement auntie allegations, lol.
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
i am never beating the alabamian encouragement auntie allegations, lol.
always go to the show, but double plus go to the show when a good band plays a small room in your live music desert of a small gulf coast city.
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
always go to the show, but double plus go to the show when a good band plays a small room in your live music desert of a small gulf coast city.
the singer on stage just told a long story about how she and her husband developed an inside joke after a lady yelled something at her at this very venue (thankfully not abusive, just typical mobilian not knowing how to act at a show). lord.
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
the singer on stage just told a long story about how she and her husband developed an inside joke after a lady yelled something at her at this very venue (thankfully not abusive, just typical mobilian not knowing how to act at a show). lord.
forgot to show y'all this year's handiwork. i love this damn season. 🎄
December 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
forgot to show y'all this year's handiwork. i love this damn season. 🎄
this whole list is exactly the conceptual framework i ask friends/coworkers when they get engaged:
do y'all LIKE each other as well as being attracted to each other
when things are falling apart will they build a wall of love around you
are they good partners in crime AND housekeeping
&c
do y'all LIKE each other as well as being attracted to each other
when things are falling apart will they build a wall of love around you
are they good partners in crime AND housekeeping
&c
and while in fact they were not getting any younger perhaps a better way of marketing the institution of marriage might include ...
December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
this whole list is exactly the conceptual framework i ask friends/coworkers when they get engaged:
do y'all LIKE each other as well as being attracted to each other
when things are falling apart will they build a wall of love around you
are they good partners in crime AND housekeeping
&c
do y'all LIKE each other as well as being attracted to each other
when things are falling apart will they build a wall of love around you
are they good partners in crime AND housekeeping
&c
there's so much overheated frothing in college football right now that all i can hear is tim meadows saying "oh hell no, i did NOT leave the south side for THIS."
a man in a white shirt and tie is standing in front of a yellow wall and saying `` immediately '' .
Alt: Tim Meadows in Mean Girls screaming IMMEDIATELY!
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
there's so much overheated frothing in college football right now that all i can hear is tim meadows saying "oh hell no, i did NOT leave the south side for THIS."
that's right y'all, it's time to trim the tree. colored lights, things i made from childhood to now, all the mismatched old glass balls that probably had lead paint on them. y'know, joy. 🎄
December 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
that's right y'all, it's time to trim the tree. colored lights, things i made from childhood to now, all the mismatched old glass balls that probably had lead paint on them. y'know, joy. 🎄
it is dark and coolish and rainy here, and i am celebrating by not leaving my house today and finishing my christmas decorating.
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
it is dark and coolish and rainy here, and i am celebrating by not leaving my house today and finishing my christmas decorating.
boy howdy, thank you, past me, for scheduling a three day virtual training starting today for a nice soft re-entry.
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
boy howdy, thank you, past me, for scheduling a three day virtual training starting today for a nice soft re-entry.
[i need to figure out what i need to do - i have been back home for almost 7 years and there are still too many times when i realize everyone i know here is hanging out without me, with pictorial evidence, and that is a depressing thought]
December 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
[i need to figure out what i need to do - i have been back home for almost 7 years and there are still too many times when i realize everyone i know here is hanging out without me, with pictorial evidence, and that is a depressing thought]
they have REALLY turned up the abrupt jarring insertions of ads into red zone today, dropping 30+ second video with audio mid-sentence into live action. they are doing everything they can to destroy it...
November 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
they have REALLY turned up the abrupt jarring insertions of ads into red zone today, dropping 30+ second video with audio mid-sentence into live action. they are doing everything they can to destroy it...
woohoo, new phone all set up. wasn't going to get one but verizon gave us the "please baby baby please baby baby PLEASE" deal AND let me keep my old one free and clear.
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
woohoo, new phone all set up. wasn't going to get one but verizon gave us the "please baby baby please baby baby PLEASE" deal AND let me keep my old one free and clear.
last day before weird december back to work-ish. let's rest up and make intermittent merry.
November 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
last day before weird december back to work-ish. let's rest up and make intermittent merry.
it was the best decision ever to move away from specific team fandom into more nebulized CFB fandom.
also: my real opinion is that none of this should be happening until the week after the season ends. but that would benefit the players, so we can't have that.
also: my real opinion is that none of this should be happening until the week after the season ends. but that would benefit the players, so we can't have that.
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
it was the best decision ever to move away from specific team fandom into more nebulized CFB fandom.
also: my real opinion is that none of this should be happening until the week after the season ends. but that would benefit the players, so we can't have that.
also: my real opinion is that none of this should be happening until the week after the season ends. but that would benefit the players, so we can't have that.
[my seemingly controversial opinion as an LSU alum is that lane kiffin is an egotistical flake, but that's a HUGE character upgrade for the school that had brian kelly and still employs kim mulkey]
November 30, 2025 at 7:21 AM
[my seemingly controversial opinion as an LSU alum is that lane kiffin is an egotistical flake, but that's a HUGE character upgrade for the school that had brian kelly and still employs kim mulkey]
woohoo, i love me some chaz mostert, so glad he won.
last australian supercars race is ABSOLUTE SCENES for the title right now.
November 30, 2025 at 7:08 AM
woohoo, i love me some chaz mostert, so glad he won.
last australian supercars race is ABSOLUTE SCENES for the title right now.
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 AM
last australian supercars race is ABSOLUTE SCENES for the title right now.
oh my lord, UVA has to play a 5-loss duke, that is too much chaos and i haaaaaaate it
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 AM
oh my lord, UVA has to play a 5-loss duke, that is too much chaos and i haaaaaaate it
welp. ol kalen may just worm his way out of this one yet.
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
welp. ol kalen may just worm his way out of this one yet.
yaaaaaaay the commonwealth cup curse is broken!
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
yaaaaaaay the commonwealth cup curse is broken!
i dislike the commonwealth cup so much. here we go into the breach.
November 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
i dislike the commonwealth cup so much. here we go into the breach.
holy hell what an ending at the bayou classic! that was WILD. 🩵💛
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
holy hell what an ending at the bayou classic! that was WILD. 🩵💛
for those interested: two minutes to halftime at the bayou classic. NBC/peacock.
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
for those interested: two minutes to halftime at the bayou classic. NBC/peacock.
this is actively antisocial behavior, especially since there's an area for larger vehicles off to the side.
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
this is actively antisocial behavior, especially since there's an area for larger vehicles off to the side.
the server at lunch, who is new here, has narrated his entire process of serving our food in charmingly specific detail. it's precious.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
the server at lunch, who is new here, has narrated his entire process of serving our food in charmingly specific detail. it's precious.