Amanda
@refinedladybug.bsky.social
Likes: Pastries, yarn, glitter, math, and the Carolina Hurricanes.
Finally having my ska phase.
She/her ❤️
Finally having my ska phase.
She/her ❤️
Good news, everybody!!
I had to wait to team up with J, because I was pretty sure we had some overlap in our Bandcamp wishlists.
But it was my goal to spend more on Bandcamp Friday than on Candles, and we definitely did.
We spent more than double on Bandcamp!
😅🎸🎷🎉
I had to wait to team up with J, because I was pretty sure we had some overlap in our Bandcamp wishlists.
But it was my goal to spend more on Bandcamp Friday than on Candles, and we definitely did.
We spent more than double on Bandcamp!
😅🎸🎷🎉
December 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Good news, everybody!!
I had to wait to team up with J, because I was pretty sure we had some overlap in our Bandcamp wishlists.
But it was my goal to spend more on Bandcamp Friday than on Candles, and we definitely did.
We spent more than double on Bandcamp!
😅🎸🎷🎉
I had to wait to team up with J, because I was pretty sure we had some overlap in our Bandcamp wishlists.
But it was my goal to spend more on Bandcamp Friday than on Candles, and we definitely did.
We spent more than double on Bandcamp!
😅🎸🎷🎉
This is a hilarious shuffle choice for rolling into the Bath and Body Works parking lot.
lol getting super hyped for Candles, I guess?
open.spotify.com/track/4M25oi...
lol getting super hyped for Candles, I guess?
open.spotify.com/track/4M25oi...
Let's Go (feat. Big D & Twista)
open.spotify.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is a hilarious shuffle choice for rolling into the Bath and Body Works parking lot.
lol getting super hyped for Candles, I guess?
open.spotify.com/track/4M25oi...
lol getting super hyped for Candles, I guess?
open.spotify.com/track/4M25oi...
Hmmm.
Candle Day AND Bandcamp Friday tomorrow!
Might be a rough day for the wallet, even with a gift card stashed away for candles. 😅
My candle list is ready, but my bandcamp list keeps growing...
You should send me your recs anyway. 😁
Candle Day AND Bandcamp Friday tomorrow!
Might be a rough day for the wallet, even with a gift card stashed away for candles. 😅
My candle list is ready, but my bandcamp list keeps growing...
You should send me your recs anyway. 😁
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Hmmm.
Candle Day AND Bandcamp Friday tomorrow!
Might be a rough day for the wallet, even with a gift card stashed away for candles. 😅
My candle list is ready, but my bandcamp list keeps growing...
You should send me your recs anyway. 😁
Candle Day AND Bandcamp Friday tomorrow!
Might be a rough day for the wallet, even with a gift card stashed away for candles. 😅
My candle list is ready, but my bandcamp list keeps growing...
You should send me your recs anyway. 😁
Mundane life update:
I ducked out of the house because I was in desperate need of a cheeseburger. 🤷🏼 I have some other errands I can run while I'm out, but mostly it was the cheeseburger.
There's one McDonald's near me (Kildaire Farm and Ten Ten), and their food is always 💯👍.
I ducked out of the house because I was in desperate need of a cheeseburger. 🤷🏼 I have some other errands I can run while I'm out, but mostly it was the cheeseburger.
There's one McDonald's near me (Kildaire Farm and Ten Ten), and their food is always 💯👍.
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Mundane life update:
I ducked out of the house because I was in desperate need of a cheeseburger. 🤷🏼 I have some other errands I can run while I'm out, but mostly it was the cheeseburger.
There's one McDonald's near me (Kildaire Farm and Ten Ten), and their food is always 💯👍.
I ducked out of the house because I was in desperate need of a cheeseburger. 🤷🏼 I have some other errands I can run while I'm out, but mostly it was the cheeseburger.
There's one McDonald's near me (Kildaire Farm and Ten Ten), and their food is always 💯👍.
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ANYWAYS, Bandcamp Friday in a couple days. If you really want to pay some artists, do it
December 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
ANYWAYS, Bandcamp Friday in a couple days. If you really want to pay some artists, do it
Hanksgiving time!
Now watching: Dragnet (1987)
Now watching: Dragnet (1987)
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hanksgiving time!
Now watching: Dragnet (1987)
Now watching: Dragnet (1987)
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happy thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
happy thanksgiving!
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A very thorough look at how canned Cranberry Sauce is made. www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/d...
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A very thorough look at how canned Cranberry Sauce is made. www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/d...
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I hope you all have a very Gritty Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I hope you all have a very Gritty Thanksgiving.
Back when I was in grocery land, I always had to work late on Thanksgiving Eve, and/or early the day after.
So we usually just stayed home.
One year, I was chatting with a customer about T-Day plans, and she said:
Oh! It's just you and your person? You should have a Hanksgiving!"
Me:...?
So we usually just stayed home.
One year, I was chatting with a customer about T-Day plans, and she said:
Oh! It's just you and your person? You should have a Hanksgiving!"
Me:...?
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Back when I was in grocery land, I always had to work late on Thanksgiving Eve, and/or early the day after.
So we usually just stayed home.
One year, I was chatting with a customer about T-Day plans, and she said:
Oh! It's just you and your person? You should have a Hanksgiving!"
Me:...?
So we usually just stayed home.
One year, I was chatting with a customer about T-Day plans, and she said:
Oh! It's just you and your person? You should have a Hanksgiving!"
Me:...?
Also, J decided he really wanted to make cocktail meatballs, but when I shopped, the store was out of the right sized ones.
My options were regular sized (like big ones for pasta), or "mini".
I felt how small they were in the bag and burst out laughing in the middle of the frozen aisle.
My options were regular sized (like big ones for pasta), or "mini".
I felt how small they were in the bag and burst out laughing in the middle of the frozen aisle.
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Also, J decided he really wanted to make cocktail meatballs, but when I shopped, the store was out of the right sized ones.
My options were regular sized (like big ones for pasta), or "mini".
I felt how small they were in the bag and burst out laughing in the middle of the frozen aisle.
My options were regular sized (like big ones for pasta), or "mini".
I felt how small they were in the bag and burst out laughing in the middle of the frozen aisle.
We haven't had cable in years, and that's fine...
But we do have an antenna!
So we figured we'd put the Parade on while we mill around this morning.
And the antenna was having a LOT of trouble finding WRAL.
But eventually, it got it! There was the Mario float!
...
But we do have an antenna!
So we figured we'd put the Parade on while we mill around this morning.
And the antenna was having a LOT of trouble finding WRAL.
But eventually, it got it! There was the Mario float!
...
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We haven't had cable in years, and that's fine...
But we do have an antenna!
So we figured we'd put the Parade on while we mill around this morning.
And the antenna was having a LOT of trouble finding WRAL.
But eventually, it got it! There was the Mario float!
...
But we do have an antenna!
So we figured we'd put the Parade on while we mill around this morning.
And the antenna was having a LOT of trouble finding WRAL.
But eventually, it got it! There was the Mario float!
...
Hell yeah, almost a year to the day!
This time it was a 9:30 showing, but we got together at 5:30 and rewatched the first one so it was fresh in our minds.
So earlier, but also...longer.
But it was great!
This time it was a 9:30 showing, but we got together at 5:30 and rewatched the first one so it was fresh in our minds.
So earlier, but also...longer.
But it was great!
Am I too old for a 10:00pm Sunday night showing of Wicked?
Yes.
Did I go anyway?
Also yes. Because my friend wanted to, and we're ALL too old, but YOLO and we'll all suffer together. 🤷🏼♀️
Yes.
Did I go anyway?
Also yes. Because my friend wanted to, and we're ALL too old, but YOLO and we'll all suffer together. 🤷🏼♀️
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Hell yeah, almost a year to the day!
This time it was a 9:30 showing, but we got together at 5:30 and rewatched the first one so it was fresh in our minds.
So earlier, but also...longer.
But it was great!
This time it was a 9:30 showing, but we got together at 5:30 and rewatched the first one so it was fresh in our minds.
So earlier, but also...longer.
But it was great!
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Multiple ICE/CBP sightings throughout the Triangle. I hate it here. Y’all please stay safe.
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DRNYZa9kQJ...
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DRNYZa9kQJ...
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Multiple ICE/CBP sightings throughout the Triangle. I hate it here. Y’all please stay safe.
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DRNYZa9kQJ...
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DRNYZa9kQJ...
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
Hey, we made it!
Which is more than I can say about most of the characters in these movies. 🤷🏼
October Movie #15:
Final Destination: Bloodlines
#31DaysOfHorror
Hey, we made it!
Which is more than I can say about most of the characters in these movies. 🤷🏼
October Movie #15:
Final Destination: Bloodlines
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
Hey, we made it!
Which is more than I can say about most of the characters in these movies. 🤷🏼
October Movie #15:
Final Destination: Bloodlines
#31DaysOfHorror
Hey, we made it!
Which is more than I can say about most of the characters in these movies. 🤷🏼
October Movie #15:
Final Destination: Bloodlines
We switched to a new software system at work, and...whew.
It was a tough week.
I guess the good news is that I get paid for working a bunch of extra hours that I didn't plan for?
But also....I worked a bunch of extra hours that I didn't plan for.
It was a tough week.
I guess the good news is that I get paid for working a bunch of extra hours that I didn't plan for?
But also....I worked a bunch of extra hours that I didn't plan for.
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We switched to a new software system at work, and...whew.
It was a tough week.
I guess the good news is that I get paid for working a bunch of extra hours that I didn't plan for?
But also....I worked a bunch of extra hours that I didn't plan for.
It was a tough week.
I guess the good news is that I get paid for working a bunch of extra hours that I didn't plan for?
But also....I worked a bunch of extra hours that I didn't plan for.
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reposting this one CAUSE ONCE AGAIN VERY RELEVANT
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
reposting this one CAUSE ONCE AGAIN VERY RELEVANT
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
Not a full length movie (but it is CINEMA *chef's kiss*), so I'll call it a bonus!
There was a little splash on social media when this came out, but I wanted to include it in the roundup so I held off on posting.
But...what??!
October Movie BONUS:
Fruithead
#31DaysOfHorror
Not a full length movie (but it is CINEMA *chef's kiss*), so I'll call it a bonus!
There was a little splash on social media when this came out, but I wanted to include it in the roundup so I held off on posting.
But...what??!
October Movie BONUS:
Fruithead
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
Not a full length movie (but it is CINEMA *chef's kiss*), so I'll call it a bonus!
There was a little splash on social media when this came out, but I wanted to include it in the roundup so I held off on posting.
But...what??!
October Movie BONUS:
Fruithead
#31DaysOfHorror
Not a full length movie (but it is CINEMA *chef's kiss*), so I'll call it a bonus!
There was a little splash on social media when this came out, but I wanted to include it in the roundup so I held off on posting.
But...what??!
October Movie BONUS:
Fruithead
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
We had time for another movie after FD5, but went for a palate cleanser.
I've liked everything I've seen from Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, Okja, and Parasite), and I love water monsters, so this has been on the list for a while.
October Movie #14:
The Host (2006)
#31DaysOfHorror
We had time for another movie after FD5, but went for a palate cleanser.
I've liked everything I've seen from Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, Okja, and Parasite), and I love water monsters, so this has been on the list for a while.
October Movie #14:
The Host (2006)
November 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
We had time for another movie after FD5, but went for a palate cleanser.
I've liked everything I've seen from Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, Okja, and Parasite), and I love water monsters, so this has been on the list for a while.
October Movie #14:
The Host (2006)
#31DaysOfHorror
We had time for another movie after FD5, but went for a palate cleanser.
I've liked everything I've seen from Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, Okja, and Parasite), and I love water monsters, so this has been on the list for a while.
October Movie #14:
The Host (2006)
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
Hey, good for me! This is the most I've watched in a horror franchise!
It has to be better than 4, right?
October Movie #13:
Final Destination 5
#31DaysOfHorror
Hey, good for me! This is the most I've watched in a horror franchise!
It has to be better than 4, right?
October Movie #13:
Final Destination 5
November 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
Hey, good for me! This is the most I've watched in a horror franchise!
It has to be better than 4, right?
October Movie #13:
Final Destination 5
#31DaysOfHorror
Hey, good for me! This is the most I've watched in a horror franchise!
It has to be better than 4, right?
October Movie #13:
Final Destination 5
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
Somehow, I saw FD3 in college, without having seen any of the others.
So a few years ago, we started at the beginning, and made it through 3.
We kept hearing how good Bloodlines is, so...you know. Time to catch up.
October Movie #12:
The Final Destination (FD4)
#31DaysOfHorror
Somehow, I saw FD3 in college, without having seen any of the others.
So a few years ago, we started at the beginning, and made it through 3.
We kept hearing how good Bloodlines is, so...you know. Time to catch up.
October Movie #12:
The Final Destination (FD4)
November 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
Somehow, I saw FD3 in college, without having seen any of the others.
So a few years ago, we started at the beginning, and made it through 3.
We kept hearing how good Bloodlines is, so...you know. Time to catch up.
October Movie #12:
The Final Destination (FD4)
#31DaysOfHorror
Somehow, I saw FD3 in college, without having seen any of the others.
So a few years ago, we started at the beginning, and made it through 3.
We kept hearing how good Bloodlines is, so...you know. Time to catch up.
October Movie #12:
The Final Destination (FD4)
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
lol, okay, okay. This one is definitely not horror. Except maybe that one scene.
J does an online movie night with friends every week, so I was on my own.
What's a movie that I love, but he will definitely not be sad about missing?
October Movie #11:
The Phantom
#31DaysOfHorror
lol, okay, okay. This one is definitely not horror. Except maybe that one scene.
J does an online movie night with friends every week, so I was on my own.
What's a movie that I love, but he will definitely not be sad about missing?
October Movie #11:
The Phantom
November 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
lol, okay, okay. This one is definitely not horror. Except maybe that one scene.
J does an online movie night with friends every week, so I was on my own.
What's a movie that I love, but he will definitely not be sad about missing?
October Movie #11:
The Phantom
#31DaysOfHorror
lol, okay, okay. This one is definitely not horror. Except maybe that one scene.
J does an online movie night with friends every week, so I was on my own.
What's a movie that I love, but he will definitely not be sad about missing?
October Movie #11:
The Phantom
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
J has one of those jobs that sometimes makes his brain turn to mush.
So when we were looking at the challenge lists, he said, "Oooh! Vatican horror!"
I thought that was oddly specific, so I checked the list.
It said Vacation Horror.
🤷🏼
October Movie #10:
Stigmata
#31DaysOfHorror
J has one of those jobs that sometimes makes his brain turn to mush.
So when we were looking at the challenge lists, he said, "Oooh! Vatican horror!"
I thought that was oddly specific, so I checked the list.
It said Vacation Horror.
🤷🏼
October Movie #10:
Stigmata
November 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
J has one of those jobs that sometimes makes his brain turn to mush.
So when we were looking at the challenge lists, he said, "Oooh! Vatican horror!"
I thought that was oddly specific, so I checked the list.
It said Vacation Horror.
🤷🏼
October Movie #10:
Stigmata
#31DaysOfHorror
J has one of those jobs that sometimes makes his brain turn to mush.
So when we were looking at the challenge lists, he said, "Oooh! Vatican horror!"
I thought that was oddly specific, so I checked the list.
It said Vacation Horror.
🤷🏼
October Movie #10:
Stigmata
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
J had seen this before, but every time it popped up as a recommendation somewhere, he'd say:
"I really liked that movie. I should rewatch it."
And eventually that became:
"I actually think you'd really like it, too...?"
So here we are.
October Movie #9:
Life
#31DaysOfHorror
J had seen this before, but every time it popped up as a recommendation somewhere, he'd say:
"I really liked that movie. I should rewatch it."
And eventually that became:
"I actually think you'd really like it, too...?"
So here we are.
October Movie #9:
Life
November 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
J had seen this before, but every time it popped up as a recommendation somewhere, he'd say:
"I really liked that movie. I should rewatch it."
And eventually that became:
"I actually think you'd really like it, too...?"
So here we are.
October Movie #9:
Life
#31DaysOfHorror
J had seen this before, but every time it popped up as a recommendation somewhere, he'd say:
"I really liked that movie. I should rewatch it."
And eventually that became:
"I actually think you'd really like it, too...?"
So here we are.
October Movie #9:
Life
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
Not exactly horror, but dinosaurs count as movie monsters, and sometimes gory?
The original probably counts as a horror movie.
And J is a Jurassic Park nerd, and we've seen all the others, so why not?
October Movie #8:
Jurassic World: Rebirth
#31DaysOfHorror
Not exactly horror, but dinosaurs count as movie monsters, and sometimes gory?
The original probably counts as a horror movie.
And J is a Jurassic Park nerd, and we've seen all the others, so why not?
October Movie #8:
Jurassic World: Rebirth
November 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#OctoberMovies
#31DaysOfHorror
Not exactly horror, but dinosaurs count as movie monsters, and sometimes gory?
The original probably counts as a horror movie.
And J is a Jurassic Park nerd, and we've seen all the others, so why not?
October Movie #8:
Jurassic World: Rebirth
#31DaysOfHorror
Not exactly horror, but dinosaurs count as movie monsters, and sometimes gory?
The original probably counts as a horror movie.
And J is a Jurassic Park nerd, and we've seen all the others, so why not?
October Movie #8:
Jurassic World: Rebirth