jamie
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I never know what to put here. she/her
I swear I'm a real human and not a bot or thief or whatever. unless you have cheese. I might steal that given the opportunity.
I swear I'm a real human and not a bot or thief or whatever. unless you have cheese. I might steal that given the opportunity.
I don't mind a legit "I hate this" but the way so many people follow it up with an actual or implied "and therefore you should too" slash "and you suck for liking it" is a thing that drives me completely insane.
There’s an old Henry Rollins routine about wanting to be obnoxiously into the last music people thought he’d be into and I feel like a lot of my cultural interactions are that level of spite but filtered through actual willingness to enjoy things.
‘I hate this.’
‘Great! I love it!’
‘I hate this.’
‘Great! I love it!’
January 27, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I don't mind a legit "I hate this" but the way so many people follow it up with an actual or implied "and therefore you should too" slash "and you suck for liking it" is a thing that drives me completely insane.
So a bonus of being A Lifelong Reader is the affect/effect, who/that, lay/lie situations of the language are hardwired in. Easy. But the flip side is I, a mid-40s mostly articulate human, sometimes mispronounce a word so egregiously I want to retire from humanity.
affect = verb
effect = noun
But…
effect = noun
But…
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
So a bonus of being A Lifelong Reader is the affect/effect, who/that, lay/lie situations of the language are hardwired in. Easy. But the flip side is I, a mid-40s mostly articulate human, sometimes mispronounce a word so egregiously I want to retire from humanity.
Occasionally a post makes me think "this site has the juice" and this was today's.
Oh, my god, Sarah. You can’t just ask me to show you my husband’s pogs.
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Occasionally a post makes me think "this site has the juice" and this was today's.
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ugh why is everybody calling my masked armed death squads who kidnap kindergartners the gestapo
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
ugh why is everybody calling my masked armed death squads who kidnap kindergartners the gestapo
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"we don't want people thinking Democrats are for open borders" I am! who gives a shit!!! my life has been immeasurably improved by the presence of immigrants in my community, regardless of their status, there is literally no downside there! why would I give a shit!!!!
January 17, 2026 at 10:08 PM
"we don't want people thinking Democrats are for open borders" I am! who gives a shit!!! my life has been immeasurably improved by the presence of immigrants in my community, regardless of their status, there is literally no downside there! why would I give a shit!!!!
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one problem with learning is it will make you so angry at how stupid everything is
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
one problem with learning is it will make you so angry at how stupid everything is
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"Burn this motherfucker to the ground", Toad said to Frog.
Frog nodded and smiled as he lit the match.
Frog nodded and smiled as he lit the match.
January 7, 2026 at 1:58 AM
"Burn this motherfucker to the ground", Toad said to Frog.
Frog nodded and smiled as he lit the match.
Frog nodded and smiled as he lit the match.
I've always been partial to a skulk of foxes, but a cauldron of bats is up there for me. 🤌
Collective noun for bats: in modern parlance, a colony. But if you want to go old-school, it's a CAULDRON of bats!
January 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I've always been partial to a skulk of foxes, but a cauldron of bats is up there for me. 🤌
I mean mayyybeeeeeee I do need to make a new year's resolution after all
My sincere year-end thought isn’t an original one, but its importance has been underscored to me repeatedly over the last 12 months: be free with telling the people you love that you love them, casually, and at every chance. Great love, small love, every type of love.
December 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I mean mayyybeeeeeee I do need to make a new year's resolution after all
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
December 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
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and Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, shouted-
Tax the fucking billionaires into nonexistence and feed the hungry children
December 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
and Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, shouted-
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, sighed when he heard the scream, but he finished shaving before he did anything about it.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, where the shadows lie, One Tim to rule them all, One Tim to find them, One Tim to bring them all, and in the darkness, bind them.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, blew up the Death Star.
December 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, sighed when he heard the scream, but he finished shaving before he did anything about it.
"what was the last illegal thing you did?" "...underage drinking?" 😂
December 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"what was the last illegal thing you did?" "...underage drinking?" 😂
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It’s one penis, Michael. What could it cost, $150,000?
December 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It’s one penis, Michael. What could it cost, $150,000?
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People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.
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One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
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in the words of the great philosopher Strong Bad:
"I dunno. Maybe there *is* a goodminton."
"I dunno. Maybe there *is* a goodminton."
November 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
in the words of the great philosopher Strong Bad:
"I dunno. Maybe there *is* a goodminton."
"I dunno. Maybe there *is* a goodminton."
This is perfect.
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is perfect.
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Everyone is hope scrolling now
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Everyone is hope scrolling now
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REPUBLICANS IN DISARRAY
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
REPUBLICANS IN DISARRAY
Mar Awa's shit eating grin is my current favorite thing. I love it so much. Unmatched petty hater energy. I crack up every time I look at it. More of this, please.
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
October 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Mar Awa's shit eating grin is my current favorite thing. I love it so much. Unmatched petty hater energy. I crack up every time I look at it. More of this, please.
AI could never.
My wife just described a couple as “Dilbert skinwalkers” and reader, I jumped for my phone so fast to post this.
October 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
AI could never.
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I like to think the Muppets would be 100% behind the Portland protests
October 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I like to think the Muppets would be 100% behind the Portland protests