Tanya, but dead inside. Even during the holidays.
@tanyaduncan.bsky.social
Quilting, jewelry, maker-of-things. She/her. Disabled but only on the inside. Intent on polluting the shades of Pemberly.
I don’t know how many ways I can tell ya’ll that I’m not a writer. Seriously. I wish I were.
I don’t know how many ways I can tell ya’ll that I’m not a writer. Seriously. I wish I were.
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Anything you may think is easy...probably isn't.
Sure, it's easy for *you*. You have the three T's:
Time, tools, and talent.
Take this into account, and then make a tutorial for other people to follow. :)
Sure, it's easy for *you*. You have the three T's:
Time, tools, and talent.
Take this into account, and then make a tutorial for other people to follow. :)
December 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Anything you may think is easy...probably isn't.
Sure, it's easy for *you*. You have the three T's:
Time, tools, and talent.
Take this into account, and then make a tutorial for other people to follow. :)
Sure, it's easy for *you*. You have the three T's:
Time, tools, and talent.
Take this into account, and then make a tutorial for other people to follow. :)
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I am begging you to keep making your thing, even if it is messy, even if you don't think it will sell. There are losers typing keywords into water-guzzling shitmachines and thinking they are a gift to the arts. YOUR THING IS ALREADY BETTER THAN ANYTHING THEY WILL MAKE BECAUSE YOU ARE MAKING IT!
December 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I am begging you to keep making your thing, even if it is messy, even if you don't think it will sell. There are losers typing keywords into water-guzzling shitmachines and thinking they are a gift to the arts. YOUR THING IS ALREADY BETTER THAN ANYTHING THEY WILL MAKE BECAUSE YOU ARE MAKING IT!
The work machine is much bigger than my home machine.
December 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The work machine is much bigger than my home machine.
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Vincent Price and his daughter Victoria picking out a Charlie Brown Christmas tree in Los Angeles, 1970.
December 6, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Vincent Price and his daughter Victoria picking out a Charlie Brown Christmas tree in Los Angeles, 1970.
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Any sufficiently advanced spaceship is indistinguishable from an Embassy Suites
December 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Any sufficiently advanced spaceship is indistinguishable from an Embassy Suites
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Star Trek TNG proves viewers crave a spaceship that looks like a mid-budget hotel. Fictional starships are usually metallic and futuristic but the public wants warm lighting, beige wall panels, and soft carpets like a Ramada Inn
December 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Star Trek TNG proves viewers crave a spaceship that looks like a mid-budget hotel. Fictional starships are usually metallic and futuristic but the public wants warm lighting, beige wall panels, and soft carpets like a Ramada Inn
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Fun that that this country is burning down because a handful of emotionally stunted dudes were furious they can’t get laid without living up to the low bar standard of “don’t be a fucking weirdo”
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fun that that this country is burning down because a handful of emotionally stunted dudes were furious they can’t get laid without living up to the low bar standard of “don’t be a fucking weirdo”
I work today, but I’m going back to bed for an hour because sleep is the best use of my time.
December 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I work today, but I’m going back to bed for an hour because sleep is the best use of my time.
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Statistically speaking, that experiment you want to repeat because you’ve hit a wall will probably fail, and then you’ll wonder why you wasted your Thanksgiving on something that could have waited until Monday. Sometimes the best thing you can do is recharge and rethink. Go see your mom.
During the Plague Year, I wasn’t able to travel home for the holidays, so I spent some time in lab catching up on extra work. I did not graduate any faster, but I did run into a PI who was all “WTH are you doing here? Go enjoy your staycation.” And honestly, that’s the attitude we need.
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Statistically speaking, that experiment you want to repeat because you’ve hit a wall will probably fail, and then you’ll wonder why you wasted your Thanksgiving on something that could have waited until Monday. Sometimes the best thing you can do is recharge and rethink. Go see your mom.
Similarly, if you’re emailing something, don’t use cursive if you want to me to read it.
PSA: If you’re giving a talk, your slide titles should be in black >24pt font if you wish for blind people in the back row (it me) to understand anything. Funky colors are not going to make your talk more interesting, but they WILL make text harder to read.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Similarly, if you’re emailing something, don’t use cursive if you want to me to read it.
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There’s Quiltfordshire England, Duvet France, Snugbuggörd Norway and all America has is Pillowpile Texas, we know nothing about how to sleep
December 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
There’s Quiltfordshire England, Duvet France, Snugbuggörd Norway and all America has is Pillowpile Texas, we know nothing about how to sleep
Just that one time in college.
I have just boarded a plane from the tail, and I wasn't aware that was something one could do.
December 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Just that one time in college.
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If you don't mind jokes about something you like, you will probably find this funny
youtu.be/yvoKPHXXhcI?...
youtu.be/yvoKPHXXhcI?...
Hot Frosty Pitch Meeting
YouTube video by Pitch Meeting
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
If you don't mind jokes about something you like, you will probably find this funny
youtu.be/yvoKPHXXhcI?...
youtu.be/yvoKPHXXhcI?...
‘Twas brillig
(I assume you know the rest)
(I assume you know the rest)
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
‘Twas brillig
(I assume you know the rest)
(I assume you know the rest)
Ok I’ve had rum and now I’m gonna tell you that Hot Frosty is a perfect light Christmas movie.
1.Netflix having its own Xmas movies on TVs is funny.
2.”oh she looks just like a girl I went to school with”: Mean Girls callback
3.The lead guy is actually hot and not creepy
4.The deputy is adorable
1.Netflix having its own Xmas movies on TVs is funny.
2.”oh she looks just like a girl I went to school with”: Mean Girls callback
3.The lead guy is actually hot and not creepy
4.The deputy is adorable
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Ok I’ve had rum and now I’m gonna tell you that Hot Frosty is a perfect light Christmas movie.
1.Netflix having its own Xmas movies on TVs is funny.
2.”oh she looks just like a girl I went to school with”: Mean Girls callback
3.The lead guy is actually hot and not creepy
4.The deputy is adorable
1.Netflix having its own Xmas movies on TVs is funny.
2.”oh she looks just like a girl I went to school with”: Mean Girls callback
3.The lead guy is actually hot and not creepy
4.The deputy is adorable
Hi I’m having an existential crisis now
OK, so I'm not going to accomplish... most of the things I wanted to.
December 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hi I’m having an existential crisis now
Worst way to find out you’re adopted.
Imagine seeing this on a Christmas tree and not knowing it’s from a movie
December 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Worst way to find out you’re adopted.
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Remember folks, during winter every ten degree temperature drop lowers your tire’s PSI by 1 so it’s very important to go to the gas station and notice that the air thing doesn’t work and then do that five more times at five different gas stations
December 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Remember folks, during winter every ten degree temperature drop lowers your tire’s PSI by 1 so it’s very important to go to the gas station and notice that the air thing doesn’t work and then do that five more times at five different gas stations
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
My beautiful Christmas quilt that I’ve worked really hard on…is 8” too big for my quilting machine. 😭😭😭
I will still get it done, but today will not be easy and there will be much swearing.
(My spouse said, “time to hand-quilt it!” and I didn’t murder him. Please clap.)
I will still get it done, but today will not be easy and there will be much swearing.
(My spouse said, “time to hand-quilt it!” and I didn’t murder him. Please clap.)
December 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My beautiful Christmas quilt that I’ve worked really hard on…is 8” too big for my quilting machine. 😭😭😭
I will still get it done, but today will not be easy and there will be much swearing.
(My spouse said, “time to hand-quilt it!” and I didn’t murder him. Please clap.)
I will still get it done, but today will not be easy and there will be much swearing.
(My spouse said, “time to hand-quilt it!” and I didn’t murder him. Please clap.)
Literally why I hate A Christmas Story.
(I would argue that The Family Stone, which I love, is centered around a mom who is TOO involved and cannot fucking let her adult children Be, but also cannot accept help lest her self-given halo slip.)
(I would argue that The Family Stone, which I love, is centered around a mom who is TOO involved and cannot fucking let her adult children Be, but also cannot accept help lest her self-given halo slip.)
ICYMI: @scarletteharris.bsky.social on harsh demands of mothering in Christmas movies.
"Holidays add weight...decorating, cooking, throwing parties for which various presents need to be procured, wrangling excitable children who just won’t go the fuck to sleep in anticipation of Santa Claus..."
"Holidays add weight...decorating, cooking, throwing parties for which various presents need to be procured, wrangling excitable children who just won’t go the fuck to sleep in anticipation of Santa Claus..."
Bad (White) Moms Dominate Christmas Movies
It's Christmas movie season. Why do so many feature bad moms?
the-flytrap.ghost.io
December 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Literally why I hate A Christmas Story.
(I would argue that The Family Stone, which I love, is centered around a mom who is TOO involved and cannot fucking let her adult children Be, but also cannot accept help lest her self-given halo slip.)
(I would argue that The Family Stone, which I love, is centered around a mom who is TOO involved and cannot fucking let her adult children Be, but also cannot accept help lest her self-given halo slip.)
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Minnesota nICE
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Minnesota nICE
in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I have eaten the pie
That was in the icebox.
The fuck were you saving it for
It’s pie.
It’s not going to get better with age.
That was in the icebox.
The fuck were you saving it for
It’s pie.
It’s not going to get better with age.
December 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I have eaten the pie
That was in the icebox.
The fuck were you saving it for
It’s pie.
It’s not going to get better with age.
That was in the icebox.
The fuck were you saving it for
It’s pie.
It’s not going to get better with age.
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Also USPS didn't loss money because it doesn't make money because it's not a business and if never makes money to begin with.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Also USPS didn't loss money because it doesn't make money because it's not a business and if never makes money to begin with.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.