nanette
@nanette.bsky.social
a middle-aged librarian living on the flatlands of central Illinois
magnificent weirdo, guardian of the corn trophy, teller of stories
“music critic” at thebestthing.blog
not a professional account by any means, it gets weird in here
magnificent weirdo, guardian of the corn trophy, teller of stories
“music critic” at thebestthing.blog
not a professional account by any means, it gets weird in here
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nanette
@nanette.bsky.social
· Jan 2
most of you (probably) know that I am a librarian, specifically a public librarian who specializes in collection management
so in 2025 I’m going to post book stuff occasionally, when I read something that I want to share
currently thinking I will pin this thread and add to it throughout the year
so in 2025 I’m going to post book stuff occasionally, when I read something that I want to share
currently thinking I will pin this thread and add to it throughout the year
one of my most anticipated books of 2026 is this 700+ page book about terrorism in the 1970s, which is one of the very specific and odd topics that I am interested in (another is drug cartels and these are both Very Specific Interests that I share with my dad)
The Revolutionists by Jason Burke: 9780525659433 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE • An epic, authoritative, gripping account of the years when a new wave of revolutionaries seized the skies and the streets to hold the world for ransom ...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
one of my most anticipated books of 2026 is this 700+ page book about terrorism in the 1970s, which is one of the very specific and odd topics that I am interested in (another is drug cartels and these are both Very Specific Interests that I share with my dad)
the best gift I have ever purchased is this inexplicable candle, which I gave to my brother
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
the best gift I have ever purchased is this inexplicable candle, which I gave to my brother
we’re so close to the end of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social! today’s semifinal match is between the pixies and the cure, but it also determines who wins the corn trophy! vote wisely!
Best Album of 1989 – Semifinal: (1) Pixies – Doolittle vs. (4) The Cure – Disintegration
Previous posts:R1: Pixies, in which Nanette is kissed by a lizard and Jon is unimpressedR2: Pixies, in which Jon was kinda bummed about both albums and Nanette talks capital A-Art vs DIYR3: Pixies,…
thebestthing.blog
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
we’re so close to the end of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social! today’s semifinal match is between the pixies and the cure, but it also determines who wins the corn trophy! vote wisely!
we have an incomplete set of number candles and I had to find something to approximate 11 so I went with 2 + 3 + 6
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
we have an incomplete set of number candles and I had to find something to approximate 11 so I went with 2 + 3 + 6
it’s pretty much the perfect day to listen to disintegration a whole bunch of times and Doolittle maybe once
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
it’s pretty much the perfect day to listen to disintegration a whole bunch of times and Doolittle maybe once
the @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social elite eight round closes with a harrowing battle between de la soul and fugazi! I listened to A LOT of fugazi albums yesterday for your edification and delight
Best Album of 1989: (3) De La Soul – 3 Feet High and Rising vs. (11) Fugazi – 13 Songs
Previous posts: R1: De La Soul, in which Nanette has been waiting for De La Soul to grow on her and she’s getting there and Jon makes a lengthy baseball analogy R2: De La Soul, in which Nanette unc…
thebestthing.blog
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
the @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social elite eight round closes with a harrowing battle between de la soul and fugazi! I listened to A LOT of fugazi albums yesterday for your edification and delight
the 11 year old (holy shit she’s 11 today!) was singing along with “movin’ on up” in the car this morning and I was VERY PROUD
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
the 11 year old (holy shit she’s 11 today!) was singing along with “movin’ on up” in the car this morning and I was VERY PROUD
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My Bloody Valentine are back
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
My Bloody Valentine are back
the soon to be 11 year old’s cake is done!
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
the soon to be 11 year old’s cake is done!
back in 2020, my oldest drew this picture of a lion who is fed up with your bullshit
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
back in 2020, my oldest drew this picture of a lion who is fed up with your bullshit
it’s the PENULTIMATE round 5 match of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social, featuring the Beastie Boys vs the B-52s, but I’m talking jellybones, erotobots, and pink helicopters thanks to the most recent album by the B-52s. also Apple Music being dismissive and a terrible euphemism for genitals
Best Album of 1989: (2) Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique vs. (10) The B-52s – Cosmic Thing
Previous posts: R1: Beastie Boys, in which Jon gets kicked out of a bar and Nanette eats birthday cake R2: Beastie Boys, in which Jon denies Bob Dylan a second time (but ended up not really) and Na…
thebestthing.blog
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
it’s the PENULTIMATE round 5 match of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social, featuring the Beastie Boys vs the B-52s, but I’m talking jellybones, erotobots, and pink helicopters thanks to the most recent album by the B-52s. also Apple Music being dismissive and a terrible euphemism for genitals
happy birthday psychocandy!!
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
happy birthday psychocandy!!
today’s @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social match is between the cure and nine inch nails, a decision that would have driven me to despair at age 19. but I am here to share the good news about the Tron: Ares soundtrack which has the best NIN song in AGES
Best Album of 1989: (4) The Cure – Disintegration vs. (5) Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine
Previous posts:R1: The Cure, in which Nanette has big feelings and Jon is angry at ten peopleR2: The Cure, in which Nanette discovers red lipstick and Jon likes the Soul II Soul follow up moreR3: T…
thebestthing.blog
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
today’s @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social match is between the cure and nine inch nails, a decision that would have driven me to despair at age 19. but I am here to share the good news about the Tron: Ares soundtrack which has the best NIN song in AGES
TEAM SPRINKLES!!!
BREAKING: We’re getting six (!) edible mascots at this year’s @poptartsbowl.com!
- six edible mascots, three on Team Sprinkles and three on Team Swirls
- fans get to vote on which mascot team to sacrifice to Mouth Heaven at game’s end, the biggest edible mascot sacrifice EVER
- six edible mascots, three on Team Sprinkles and three on Team Swirls
- fans get to vote on which mascot team to sacrifice to Mouth Heaven at game’s end, the biggest edible mascot sacrifice EVER
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
TEAM SPRINKLES!!!
welcome to round 5 of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social! today is Pixies vs NWA, and we’re mixing things up/avoiding fatigue by writing about recent releases by related artists. also Kim Deal is cool
Best Album of 1989: (1) Pixies – Doolittle vs. (8) N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton
Previous posts: R1: Pixies, in which Nanette is kissed by a lizard and Jon is unimpressed R2: Pixies, in which Jon was kinda bummed about both albums and Nanette talks capital A-Art vs DIY R3: Pixi…
thebestthing.blog
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
welcome to round 5 of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social! today is Pixies vs NWA, and we’re mixing things up/avoiding fatigue by writing about recent releases by related artists. also Kim Deal is cool
play trivia with me this December! two quizzes a day on a variety of topics, and proceeds benefit trans lifeline and world central kitchen (two excellent causes)
Support 2025 Trivia Advent-ure Calendar
Support 2025 Trivia Advent-ure Calendar
ko-fi.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
play trivia with me this December! two quizzes a day on a variety of topics, and proceeds benefit trans lifeline and world central kitchen (two excellent causes)
this aurora skirt is going to look super cute on me
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
this aurora skirt is going to look super cute on me
we have reached the ULTIMATE BATTLE of round 4 of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social and it’s Nirvana vs Fugazi! all the 90s skater boys are torn up about this one
I’m voting for fyoo-gazi (thanks Robb for the mispronunciation that has lived in my brain since September 1991)
I’m voting for fyoo-gazi (thanks Robb for the mispronunciation that has lived in my brain since September 1991)
Best Album of 1989: (6) Nirvana – Bleach vs. (11) Fugazi – 13 Songs
Previous posts: R1: Nirvana, in which Jon shares a couple of cassingle purchases and Nanette talks legacy artists and oldies radio R2: Nirvana, in which Jon loves Boston indie rock and Nanette enjo…
thebestthing.blog
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
we have reached the ULTIMATE BATTLE of round 4 of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social and it’s Nirvana vs Fugazi! all the 90s skater boys are torn up about this one
I’m voting for fyoo-gazi (thanks Robb for the mispronunciation that has lived in my brain since September 1991)
I’m voting for fyoo-gazi (thanks Robb for the mispronunciation that has lived in my brain since September 1991)
afternoon listening is this album, which is what the top should have been! this album reminds me of November/December 1992 because I listened to it incessantly and used lyrics from it as an epigraph for a mortifyingly overwrought bit of personal narrative about a breakup
The Glove - Blue Sunshine (Full Album, 1983)
YouTube video by Enriko Kartsivadze
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
afternoon listening is this album, which is what the top should have been! this album reminds me of November/December 1992 because I listened to it incessantly and used lyrics from it as an epigraph for a mortifyingly overwrought bit of personal narrative about a breakup
today’s @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social matchup is between De La Soul and Neneh Cherry and I SURPRISED MYSELF! and no, not because I can hold two pieces of doo doo in my hand (thanks, de la soul)
Best Album of 1989: (3) De La Soul – 3 Feet High and Rising vs. (19) Neneh Cherry – Raw Like Sushi
Previous posts: R1: De La Soul, in which Nanette has been waiting for De La Soul to grow on her and she’s getting there and Jon makes a lengthy baseball analogy R2: De La Soul, in which Nanette unc…
thebestthing.blog
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
today’s @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social matchup is between De La Soul and Neneh Cherry and I SURPRISED MYSELF! and no, not because I can hold two pieces of doo doo in my hand (thanks, de la soul)
this song is devastating
A Perfect Miracle
YouTube video by Spiritualized - Topic
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
this song is devastating
my least favorite contributions to the best album discourse are the ones where someone comments that if you don’t vote for their preferred album, you suck/are joyless/are full of shit/have poor taste. say something substantive, don’t just drive by and yell out the window like a clown
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
my least favorite contributions to the best album discourse are the ones where someone comments that if you don’t vote for their preferred album, you suck/are joyless/are full of shit/have poor taste. say something substantive, don’t just drive by and yell out the window like a clown
we’re creeping toward the end of round 4 of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social, and today the B-52s face off against the Stone Roses! two albums that I owned as a teenager, but only one that I’ve returned to over and over and over
also SOMEONE is still talking shit about “Don’t Stop” (he’s wrong)
also SOMEONE is still talking shit about “Don’t Stop” (he’s wrong)
Best Album of 1989: (7) The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses vs. (10) The B-52s – Cosmic Thing
Previous posts: R1: The Stone Roses, in which Jon does something blasphemous and Nanette has quibbles with the song order R2: The Stone Roses, in which in which Jon disagrees with J.D.C. and Nanett…
thebestthing.blog
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
we’re creeping toward the end of round 4 of @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social, and today the B-52s face off against the Stone Roses! two albums that I owned as a teenager, but only one that I’ve returned to over and over and over
also SOMEONE is still talking shit about “Don’t Stop” (he’s wrong)
also SOMEONE is still talking shit about “Don’t Stop” (he’s wrong)
new donut place opened today. I had the strawberry filled bismarck and it was INCREDIBLE
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
new donut place opened today. I had the strawberry filled bismarck and it was INCREDIBLE
good morning, @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social voters! today’s match pits the beastie boys against Madonna! and I have a question for the 49+ crowd: did you own Paul’s Boutique prior to 1992, or did you buy it after you got super into one of their later albums?
I await your responses!
I await your responses!
Best Album of 1989: (2) Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique vs. (15) Madonna – Like a Prayer
Previous posts:R1: Beastie Boys, in which Jon gets kicked out of a bar and Nanette eats birthday cakeR2: Beastie Boys, in which Jon denies Bob Dylan a second time (but ended up not really) and Nane…
thebestthing.blog
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
good morning, @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social voters! today’s match pits the beastie boys against Madonna! and I have a question for the 49+ crowd: did you own Paul’s Boutique prior to 1992, or did you buy it after you got super into one of their later albums?
I await your responses!
I await your responses!