paintedmaypole/k8
@paintedmaypole.bsky.social
She/Her. A lot of k-pop, BL, & all-caps style enthusiasm. DM if you are looking for a less fannish ver of me. 🧀💜!🔑💚!🌙💙!💎💛!🥦🧡!🦔♥️!
Holidays are now an awk standoff where my dad never calls and I don’t want to call him, but I also don’t want him to be able to complain that I don’t call him?? And, then I worry that it’s somehow all my fault and I’m a bad person for not calling him (or wanting to) and then I still don’t call him.
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Holidays are now an awk standoff where my dad never calls and I don’t want to call him, but I also don’t want him to be able to complain that I don’t call him?? And, then I worry that it’s somehow all my fault and I’m a bad person for not calling him (or wanting to) and then I still don’t call him.
Every time I look at Sailor Moon merch being sold in the US, I inevitably come to the same conclusion: Needs more lesbians.
a man and a woman are in a yellow car
ALT: a man and a woman are in a yellow car
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Every time I look at Sailor Moon merch being sold in the US, I inevitably come to the same conclusion: Needs more lesbians.
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I am so tired of the skin smoothing effect. Can we please get over this tool? The uncanny valley is not a place I want to hang out in.
Stray Kids "Do It" M/V
YouTube video by JYP Entertainment
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I am so tired of the skin smoothing effect. Can we please get over this tool? The uncanny valley is not a place I want to hang out in.
Is anyone else paying attention to the fact that Dan and Phil have finally come out and announced that they have, truly, been in a relationship for 16+ years and the fangirls were right all along? Because, after years of silence, they’re pivoting and it now seems to be the main focus of their brand?
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Is anyone else paying attention to the fact that Dan and Phil have finally come out and announced that they have, truly, been in a relationship for 16+ years and the fangirls were right all along? Because, after years of silence, they’re pivoting and it now seems to be the main focus of their brand?
I keep hoping ticket prices for ARTMS will drop, but no. They continue to have rows of unsold tickets and hop people will pay $150+ for a club show.
Whyyyyy??? I am totally willing to attend this concert, but I am not willing to pay that much for a club show.
Whyyyyy??? I am totally willing to attend this concert, but I am not willing to pay that much for a club show.
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I keep hoping ticket prices for ARTMS will drop, but no. They continue to have rows of unsold tickets and hop people will pay $150+ for a club show.
Whyyyyy??? I am totally willing to attend this concert, but I am not willing to pay that much for a club show.
Whyyyyy??? I am totally willing to attend this concert, but I am not willing to pay that much for a club show.
Me, trying to explain this to The Robot:
“There’s no actual carpentry. It’s mostly just Taemin posing artfully next to objects that are supposed to approximate carpentry.”
(We need animated gifs of this. I will make some, but probably not until Thursday.)
“There’s no actual carpentry. It’s mostly just Taemin posing artfully next to objects that are supposed to approximate carpentry.”
(We need animated gifs of this. I will make some, but probably not until Thursday.)
태민 (TAEMIN) - 2026 SEASON’S GREETINGS [A JOINER’S DAY] Teaser
YouTube video by 태민 (TAEMIN)
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Me, trying to explain this to The Robot:
“There’s no actual carpentry. It’s mostly just Taemin posing artfully next to objects that are supposed to approximate carpentry.”
(We need animated gifs of this. I will make some, but probably not until Thursday.)
“There’s no actual carpentry. It’s mostly just Taemin posing artfully next to objects that are supposed to approximate carpentry.”
(We need animated gifs of this. I will make some, but probably not until Thursday.)
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[Black & white illustration based on the book Charlotte's Web with a pig looking at a spider's web that says "fuck ICE" with the spider hanging off the bottom]
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
[Black & white illustration based on the book Charlotte's Web with a pig looking at a spider's web that says "fuck ICE" with the spider hanging off the bottom]
Can you get pinkeye from your cats? Because there’s definitely something wrong with my eye and the main precursor seems to have been my cats competing to see who can rub themselves over my face more.
November 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Can you get pinkeye from your cats? Because there’s definitely something wrong with my eye and the main precursor seems to have been my cats competing to see who can rub themselves over my face more.
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please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
lol. I’m still faithfully using Pinboard?? It doesn’t seem to be able to autoarchive AO3 anymore though, which is tragic.
For fans of Pinboard and Delicious, an open social bookmarking tool based on ATProto!
I made something! Monomarks.at is an open social bookmarking tool along the lines of Pinboard or Delicious, and it's based on ATProto, because I was inspired by @danabra.mov's widely-read post. Log in with your Bluesky account to save bookmarks and browse links posted by the people you follow. 😎
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 AM
lol. I’m still faithfully using Pinboard?? It doesn’t seem to be able to autoarchive AO3 anymore though, which is tragic.
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One of my favorite niche headcanons/fic genres is the concept of KinnPorsche and Love in the Air crossover AUs where either Kinn/Porsche or Pete/Vegas have adopted/raised various LitA kids. The problem is that there is never enough coherent and readable fic to satisfy me.
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
One of my favorite niche headcanons/fic genres is the concept of KinnPorsche and Love in the Air crossover AUs where either Kinn/Porsche or Pete/Vegas have adopted/raised various LitA kids. The problem is that there is never enough coherent and readable fic to satisfy me.
Umm. What has SJ’s Siwon done this time?? Do I want to know? (I do, but I’m also scared. Tell me anyway?)
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Umm. What has SJ’s Siwon done this time?? Do I want to know? (I do, but I’m also scared. Tell me anyway?)
Okay, listening to EXO harmonies on my headphones helps. 😍
Baby You Are
YouTube video by EXO - Topic
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Okay, listening to EXO harmonies on my headphones helps. 😍
Good news! My new meds doctor says it’s 100% plausible my mood issues are being epically exacerbated by perimenopause. (FINALLY!) Bad news! I’m having a “I just want to inexplicably cry all the time!” day and I need to work like a functioning adult. 😭😭😭😂😂😂😭😭😥
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Good news! My new meds doctor says it’s 100% plausible my mood issues are being epically exacerbated by perimenopause. (FINALLY!) Bad news! I’m having a “I just want to inexplicably cry all the time!” day and I need to work like a functioning adult. 😭😭😭😂😂😂😭😭😥
Please tell me I'm not the only person seeing the Britney references in Rosalía's "Bagdad." And the Cry Me a River music reference? Anyone? Anyone?
ROSALÍA - BAGDAD (Cap.7: Liturgia)
YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Please tell me I'm not the only person seeing the Britney references in Rosalía's "Bagdad." And the Cry Me a River music reference? Anyone? Anyone?
Okay, this has Hannibal vibes. I'm intrigued...
Official Pilot | เหตุเกิดที่คุณเชฟ | My Chef in Crime The Series
YouTube video by My Chef In Crime The Series
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Okay, this has Hannibal vibes. I'm intrigued...
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Work was feeling stressful this morning before it even started so here’s a quick doodle. They revamped their brushes and I feel like they express my sketchy style so much nicer. From episode 8 when brought ZYL home.
October 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Work was feeling stressful this morning before it even started so here’s a quick doodle. They revamped their brushes and I feel like they express my sketchy style so much nicer. From episode 8 when brought ZYL home.
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Cheating with an LLM is the easiest thing in the world for a student to do, but it creates a massive, laborious headache for a prof, if you intend to take it seriously. There’s meetings, emails, discussions, moral dilemmas. It’s just incredibly burdensome, on top of everything else right now.
I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Cheating with an LLM is the easiest thing in the world for a student to do, but it creates a massive, laborious headache for a prof, if you intend to take it seriously. There’s meetings, emails, discussions, moral dilemmas. It’s just incredibly burdensome, on top of everything else right now.
Please tell me this is fake. Does the NY Post, in New York City, really not understand the use of the word Aunt here? Does someone also need to sit them down and explain what a Play Cousin is?
October 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Please tell me this is fake. Does the NY Post, in New York City, really not understand the use of the word Aunt here? Does someone also need to sit them down and explain what a Play Cousin is?
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
Le Sserafim’s Spaghetti is fun, but all I hear when I listen to it is:
AZEALIA BANKS - 212 FT. LAZY JAY
YouTube video by Azealia Banks
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Le Sserafim’s Spaghetti is fun, but all I hear when I listen to it is:
I looked for an animated gif that would express the degree of “I don’t wanna” that I’m experiencing today, but no gif would suffice.
October 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I looked for an animated gif that would express the degree of “I don’t wanna” that I’m experiencing today, but no gif would suffice.
I have a cold that will not leave my body. It’s not Covid, I’ve repeatedly tested. I’m just in that annoying state where it’s been 7+ days, I am technically feeling a little better, I have to get back to normal work hours, and yet I really just want to nap for about 75% of the day.
October 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I have a cold that will not leave my body. It’s not Covid, I’ve repeatedly tested. I’m just in that annoying state where it’s been 7+ days, I am technically feeling a little better, I have to get back to normal work hours, and yet I really just want to nap for about 75% of the day.