Star (yes really)
@starelaine.bsky.social
Reader, costumer, too many Fun Facts. She/her
Actual statue of an ancient Assyrian king trying to keep his cat from going outside
December 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Actual statue of an ancient Assyrian king trying to keep his cat from going outside
Of course, across the Bay in Oakland the rule still stands! At least where it divides north Oakland/Temescal from West Oakland. Although the highway running alongside MLK does that too.
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Of course, across the Bay in Oakland the rule still stands! At least where it divides north Oakland/Temescal from West Oakland. Although the highway running alongside MLK does that too.
The Residence is a fun exception! She’s very classic Holmes-style Genius, equally rude but more self-aware.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Residence is a fun exception! She’s very classic Holmes-style Genius, equally rude but more self-aware.
This is wonderful and I hope it lasts for you, but I’m so sorry to report that the “four month sleep regression” is a thing. Maybe your kid will skip it though!
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is wonderful and I hope it lasts for you, but I’m so sorry to report that the “four month sleep regression” is a thing. Maybe your kid will skip it though!
Yeah, it was a big deal in my circles, but I had a musical theater obsessed middle schooler at the time. All her friends watched it daily that Christmas break.
October 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Yeah, it was a big deal in my circles, but I had a musical theater obsessed middle schooler at the time. All her friends watched it daily that Christmas break.
Yeah this was based on the incredibly successful Broadway show, which he wrote
October 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Yeah this was based on the incredibly successful Broadway show, which he wrote
While creating several new problems!
October 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
While creating several new problems!
Actually his short stories are great! “The Dead”, in particular, really holds up.
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Actually his short stories are great! “The Dead”, in particular, really holds up.
Yes, if you’re going to write about it you should at least attempt the reading experience Melville wanted you to have. If you’re reading for fun, do whatever calls to you!
October 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yes, if you’re going to write about it you should at least attempt the reading experience Melville wanted you to have. If you’re reading for fun, do whatever calls to you!
Yeah, you can skip them but you’re missing out. The experience of reading the middle third of the book is like experiencing a long sea voyage, it moves you out of ordinary life and into a different plane (where only the voyage - and whales - matter.) The only way out is through.
October 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Yeah, you can skip them but you’re missing out. The experience of reading the middle third of the book is like experiencing a long sea voyage, it moves you out of ordinary life and into a different plane (where only the voyage - and whales - matter.) The only way out is through.
Wow, you genuinely meant “unironed”. Damn, did the wardrobe crew quit right before the event??
October 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Wow, you genuinely meant “unironed”. Damn, did the wardrobe crew quit right before the event??
This is nonsense, but since your feed is full of anodyne, meaningless AI platitudes, I assume you actually can’t tell the difference between good writing/art and bad.
October 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is nonsense, but since your feed is full of anodyne, meaningless AI platitudes, I assume you actually can’t tell the difference between good writing/art and bad.
Zipper merge vs taking the last slice of cake: both so rude they simply won’t do them and will glare daggers at anyone who does
September 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Zipper merge vs taking the last slice of cake: both so rude they simply won’t do them and will glare daggers at anyone who does
That’s a great one!
September 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
That’s a great one!
Oh 100%, and more power to him. It’s the Very Tall GF and the whimsically mismatched earrings for me. I hope he sticks around for a while.
September 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Oh 100%, and more power to him. It’s the Very Tall GF and the whimsically mismatched earrings for me. I hope he sticks around for a while.
Why would they mirror the photo?? Insane behavior. Not locked, but also not your fault for not realizing that.
September 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Why would they mirror the photo?? Insane behavior. Not locked, but also not your fault for not realizing that.
Yes! I missed out on them last year
August 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yes! I missed out on them last year
Yeah, too much Gaiman and not enough Pratchett.
August 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Yeah, too much Gaiman and not enough Pratchett.
Ah, I’m a costumer, so I can’t speak for the lighting folks! I can tell you there are fewer people sewing but somehow just as many costumes required as ever.
August 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Ah, I’m a costumer, so I can’t speak for the lighting folks! I can tell you there are fewer people sewing but somehow just as many costumes required as ever.
Theater tech professional here: it’s not that we don’t care, it’s that every theater cut their technical staff down to the bare bone to survive the pandemic, and most of them never hired back up. We are expected to do the same quality of work in a shorter period with fewer staff. It’s impossible.
August 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Theater tech professional here: it’s not that we don’t care, it’s that every theater cut their technical staff down to the bare bone to survive the pandemic, and most of them never hired back up. We are expected to do the same quality of work in a shorter period with fewer staff. It’s impossible.
Look up kantha stitching techniques— it’s a traditional way to mend and reuse sari fabrics.
August 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Look up kantha stitching techniques— it’s a traditional way to mend and reuse sari fabrics.
Oh, that makes sense, thanks!
August 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Oh, that makes sense, thanks!
Do you mean they grow scales instead of feathers? Wow!
August 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Do you mean they grow scales instead of feathers? Wow!
Sounds like the perfect alternate use for the burrito tunnel concept. The baby would be nice and warm when it arrived!
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The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel (Idle Words)
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July 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Sounds like the perfect alternate use for the burrito tunnel concept. The baby would be nice and warm when it arrived!
idlewords.com/2007/04/the_...
idlewords.com/2007/04/the_...
A Japanese colleague once said (in a tone of polite disgust), “Americans think you need a room in your house for every single person and hobby in the family.” If you add in the giant awkward open plan living spaces, you get to 5k+ really quickly!
July 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
A Japanese colleague once said (in a tone of polite disgust), “Americans think you need a room in your house for every single person and hobby in the family.” If you add in the giant awkward open plan living spaces, you get to 5k+ really quickly!