Erika Bakse
@erikabakse.bsky.social
I like knitting and parrots and data. she/her
my brain is mush for many reasons but my husband made me a cocktail and now I'm watching the Brandi Carlile tiny desk followed by the David Byrne tiny desk concerts and I feel a little better
December 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
my brain is mush for many reasons but my husband made me a cocktail and now I'm watching the Brandi Carlile tiny desk followed by the David Byrne tiny desk concerts and I feel a little better
apparently my daughter writes music now?! (I did not teach her this)
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
apparently my daughter writes music now?! (I did not teach her this)
Every time I see a statement that starts with "Dear X Community" my brain immediately assumes the worst (closure, loss) thanks to how many of these messages have happened as a result of Covid.
It doesn't go away even when I've already read the message and know it's OK. An immediate trigger. Fun.
It doesn't go away even when I've already read the message and know it's OK. An immediate trigger. Fun.
December 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Every time I see a statement that starts with "Dear X Community" my brain immediately assumes the worst (closure, loss) thanks to how many of these messages have happened as a result of Covid.
It doesn't go away even when I've already read the message and know it's OK. An immediate trigger. Fun.
It doesn't go away even when I've already read the message and know it's OK. An immediate trigger. Fun.
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It's true!
We offer Discover & Go - get free and discounted admission to local museums and attractions for Berkeley residents.
We offer Discover & Go - get free and discounted admission to local museums and attractions for Berkeley residents.
Did you know that the Discover & Go program offers California library cardholders access to free and discounted admission to local museums and attractions, including the Cartoon Art Museum? It's an easy way to save money and still have fun. Check it out: discoverandgo.org/ #library #savings
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It's true!
We offer Discover & Go - get free and discounted admission to local museums and attractions for Berkeley residents.
We offer Discover & Go - get free and discounted admission to local museums and attractions for Berkeley residents.
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And if you can buy two books today, get this one, y’all have no idea how much I want there to be more in this series and that only happens when we buy the books.
Into the Drowning Deep by @seananmcguire.bsky.social is on sale for $2.99 digitally. It's one of my favorite books. It makes Mermaids horrifyingly fascinating!
Into the Drowning Deep
Amazon.com: Into the Drowning Deep eBook : Grant, Mira: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
And if you can buy two books today, get this one, y’all have no idea how much I want there to be more in this series and that only happens when we buy the books.
finished BURY YOUR GAYS by @chucktingle.bsky.social last night. Loved it. An homage to classic horror but brought into the present wonderfully. I loved how Misha reclaimed his narrative. And I wish I had a friend like Tara!
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
finished BURY YOUR GAYS by @chucktingle.bsky.social last night. Loved it. An homage to classic horror but brought into the present wonderfully. I loved how Misha reclaimed his narrative. And I wish I had a friend like Tara!
As someone who used to work at Ask.com - this is true we were very silly people
if ask jeeves had become the dominant search engine instead of google, we would be living in a very different reality right now
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
As someone who used to work at Ask.com - this is true we were very silly people
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Et, in Arcadia:
We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it...
We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it...
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Et, in Arcadia:
We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it...
We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it...
Kids ran around at the park with a friend and I got knitting time! Win win
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Kids ran around at the park with a friend and I got knitting time! Win win
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Talked about my work in audiobooks with a family member and just found out that he asked my sister if she knows who “Charles Tingle” is
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Talked about my work in audiobooks with a family member and just found out that he asked my sister if she knows who “Charles Tingle” is
lol we have so much food
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
lol we have so much food
The baby likes Thanksgiving dinner!
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The baby likes Thanksgiving dinner!
used braeburn apples instead of jonagolds in the pie and I'm digging them!
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
used braeburn apples instead of jonagolds in the pie and I'm digging them!
Turkey is getting literal thumbs up from the 5 year old I win (it is very juicy and delicious)
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Turkey is getting literal thumbs up from the 5 year old I win (it is very juicy and delicious)
1 cowboy boot? wut
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
1 cowboy boot? wut
lol was that a commercial for software to fix your AI agents' mistakes?
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
lol was that a commercial for software to fix your AI agents' mistakes?
toddler has figured out how to use her sister's booster chair as a walker, despite being a very proficient walker already. I guess if it keeps her out of trouble...
November 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
toddler has figured out how to use her sister's booster chair as a walker, despite being a very proficient walker already. I guess if it keeps her out of trouble...
wine has been deployed
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
wine has been deployed
The newly minted 5 year olds has learned to say "we hate the cowboys" unprompted whenever she sees a Dallas logo. Her father is SO proud
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The newly minted 5 year olds has learned to say "we hate the cowboys" unprompted whenever she sees a Dallas logo. Her father is SO proud
cleaned the table of kid crafts to have space for food
kid brings out all new crafts all over the table
sisyphus has nothing on child-rearing
kid brings out all new crafts all over the table
sisyphus has nothing on child-rearing
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
cleaned the table of kid crafts to have space for food
kid brings out all new crafts all over the table
sisyphus has nothing on child-rearing
kid brings out all new crafts all over the table
sisyphus has nothing on child-rearing
Pies are assembled and baking I am officially done with Thanksgiving prep!
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Pies are assembled and baking I am officially done with Thanksgiving prep!
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drew a Thanksgiving hand turkey
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
drew a Thanksgiving hand turkey
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"..if you measured income inadequacy today the way Orshansky measured it in 1963, the threshold for a family of four wouldn’t be $31,200.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000."
Christ
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000."
Christ
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"..if you measured income inadequacy today the way Orshansky measured it in 1963, the threshold for a family of four wouldn’t be $31,200.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000."
Christ
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000."
Christ
I finally get to wear my derpy and sussy pj pants because I was hiding them from my child because her birthday present was also kpop demon hunters merch anyway, they're great and also I have a 5 year old!
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I finally get to wear my derpy and sussy pj pants because I was hiding them from my child because her birthday present was also kpop demon hunters merch anyway, they're great and also I have a 5 year old!