Phnee
@ratherastory.bsky.social
Queer Canadian Quaker. Former Montrealer living in Ottawa. No chill.
Prepping for Tuesday, because saving the world is unglamorous.
She/her.
I like my angels the way I like my coffee: COVERED IN BEEEEEEES!
Prepping for Tuesday, because saving the world is unglamorous.
She/her.
I like my angels the way I like my coffee: COVERED IN BEEEEEEES!
I have never had one that wasn’t excruciating, but doctors (male and female) always insisted I was exaggerating and that “it can’t be that bad.” They don’t want to give out pain relief because they deep down believe it’s natural that women should suffer
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I have never had one that wasn’t excruciating, but doctors (male and female) always insisted I was exaggerating and that “it can’t be that bad.” They don’t want to give out pain relief because they deep down believe it’s natural that women should suffer
OMG I loved those books! Those and The Wishing Chair books.
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
OMG I loved those books! Those and The Wishing Chair books.
I’m sorry Science Baby is causing you so much stress right now. Yay for still having symptoms, at least, and I hope the OB can allay any worries when you go in. ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I’m sorry Science Baby is causing you so much stress right now. Yay for still having symptoms, at least, and I hope the OB can allay any worries when you go in. ❤️
Could it be that Science Baby is causing you to have a new sensitivity to the lotion?
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Could it be that Science Baby is causing you to have a new sensitivity to the lotion?
Yup. It’s not only galling laziness, but it’s poor hiring practices to automate everything and never have humans involved in the process at all.
December 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Yup. It’s not only galling laziness, but it’s poor hiring practices to automate everything and never have humans involved in the process at all.
For the same reason they make you upload your resume and a cover letter and then make you retype your resume into boxes and drop-down menus on their website: so that they can automate as many screening processes as possible.
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For the same reason they make you upload your resume and a cover letter and then make you retype your resume into boxes and drop-down menus on their website: so that they can automate as many screening processes as possible.
I have a job (for now, anyway) with Transport Canada. 🙂
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I have a job (for now, anyway) with Transport Canada. 🙂
*hugs* Hang in there! This is one of the most stressful parts of pregnancy (I know this from my friends, not personal experience, FWIW). You got this. ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
*hugs* Hang in there! This is one of the most stressful parts of pregnancy (I know this from my friends, not personal experience, FWIW). You got this. ❤️
Yes, but Sharon is an excellent and informative writer.
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Yes, but Sharon is an excellent and informative writer.
Many years ago, one of my friends wrote a one-act play in which he kept a pun on a "transparent plot device" going for an entire scene that took place in a cemetery. I feel like you and your husband would appreciate that. Those were good times. :)
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Many years ago, one of my friends wrote a one-act play in which he kept a pun on a "transparent plot device" going for an entire scene that took place in a cemetery. I feel like you and your husband would appreciate that. Those were good times. :)
Sounds like you found a keeper! Conversely, if your plot is large enough, you can hide all sorts of sins in there...
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Sounds like you found a keeper! Conversely, if your plot is large enough, you can hide all sorts of sins in there...
Yes, I think that definitely plays a big role in it.
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Yes, I think that definitely plays a big role in it.
I do miss that. Sure, there were similar problems to current social media, but I remember having in-depth conversations and huge comment threads that allowed for more nuance.
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I do miss that. Sure, there were similar problems to current social media, but I remember having in-depth conversations and huge comment threads that allowed for more nuance.
Oh, cool! I joined in 2002 because all my much cooler friends had an LJ. ;)
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Oh, cool! I joined in 2002 because all my much cooler friends had an LJ. ;)
I do miss the conversations I used to have with my friends in comment sections on LJ. I feel like that art has been sort of lost since the advent of shorter-form social media and the appearance of the Almighty Algorithm.
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I do miss the conversations I used to have with my friends in comment sections on LJ. I feel like that art has been sort of lost since the advent of shorter-form social media and the appearance of the Almighty Algorithm.
I wasn't an early adopter, but early enough that I needed an invite code to get one, and I bought a permanent account for $100 back when that was a thing. XD
December 1, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I wasn't an early adopter, but early enough that I needed an invite code to get one, and I bought a permanent account for $100 back when that was a thing. XD
I'm in the same boat. I was the right age but somehow never made it off LJ and into MySpace. Perhaps I missed the window by a couple of years.
December 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I'm in the same boat. I was the right age but somehow never made it off LJ and into MySpace. Perhaps I missed the window by a couple of years.
I mean, I am not here to kink shame.
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I mean, I am not here to kink shame.
Not all heroes wear capes!
a man in a suit and bow tie holds his hand to his forehead in front of a chalkboard that says subject
Alt: Jack Black (a white man with medium-length brown hair parted on one side) salutes aggressively (and incorrectly) while standing in front of a green chalkboard.
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Not all heroes wear capes!
Do you perchance remember the title or the author? I must read this obvious masterpiece.
December 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Do you perchance remember the title or the author? I must read this obvious masterpiece.
PLEASE tell me this fic is on AO3?
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
PLEASE tell me this fic is on AO3?
RIP to my notifications. If you tried to talk to me today I likely didn't see it.
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
RIP to my notifications. If you tried to talk to me today I likely didn't see it.