Kari in PDX
@themetatron.bsky.social
Gen X. Recovering librarian. Portlander (Oregon). Tired. Married to @dougmakingstuff.com.
I’m in my 50s and my nose has been running almost nonstop for months now. TIL there is a term for this phenomenon: senile rhinitis.
I am DEEPLY offended.
I am DEEPLY offended.
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I’m in my 50s and my nose has been running almost nonstop for months now. TIL there is a term for this phenomenon: senile rhinitis.
I am DEEPLY offended.
I am DEEPLY offended.
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[an olympic skating pair finishes their routine]
me: wow that was amazing
the commentator: what a shame
me: wow that was amazing
the commentator: what a shame
February 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
[an olympic skating pair finishes their routine]
me: wow that was amazing
the commentator: what a shame
me: wow that was amazing
the commentator: what a shame
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well i for one couldn’t be more excited for the possibilities of AI. finally a technology that answers the age old question ‘what if clippy was wormtongue’
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 PM
well i for one couldn’t be more excited for the possibilities of AI. finally a technology that answers the age old question ‘what if clippy was wormtongue’
Round things. Squirrels, come get your round things
Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
February 10, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Round things. Squirrels, come get your round things
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When the world’s expecting a #SuperbOwl but you fear you’ll only disappoint them
February 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
When the world’s expecting a #SuperbOwl but you fear you’ll only disappoint them
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Here is an otter snoot to help you through the day.
February 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Here is an otter snoot to help you through the day.
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you know how in Buffy there was an episode where she was clinically dead for a few seconds and that meant another slayer appeared? That happened to post Malone and that’s how we got jelly roll
February 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
you know how in Buffy there was an episode where she was clinically dead for a few seconds and that meant another slayer appeared? That happened to post Malone and that’s how we got jelly roll
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The folks at @fridaytea.com have your back when it comes to delicious tea blends.
Might I recommend Night Market? It is on sale at the moment and I buy the biggest bags of it I can. SO GOOD.
www.fridaytea.com/products/nig...
Might I recommend Night Market? It is on sale at the moment and I buy the biggest bags of it I can. SO GOOD.
www.fridaytea.com/products/nig...
January 31, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The folks at @fridaytea.com have your back when it comes to delicious tea blends.
Might I recommend Night Market? It is on sale at the moment and I buy the biggest bags of it I can. SO GOOD.
www.fridaytea.com/products/nig...
Might I recommend Night Market? It is on sale at the moment and I buy the biggest bags of it I can. SO GOOD.
www.fridaytea.com/products/nig...
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stede trying to eat ed's beard
January 31, 2026 at 2:25 PM
stede trying to eat ed's beard
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Two Bohemian Protestants with disagreements about the appropriateness of defenestration in Prague have a gay romance, that is called a yeeted rivalry.
Two textile creators with different thread counts have a gay romance, that is called sheeted rivalry.
Two meteorologists in the same city byt different networks have a gay romance, that is called sleeted rivalry.
January 31, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Two Bohemian Protestants with disagreements about the appropriateness of defenestration in Prague have a gay romance, that is called a yeeted rivalry.
I graduated from college 35 years ago, I don’t remember any course names besides Russian Autobiography. Also, Jesus: History, Myth, and Mystery.
5 university classes:
🦕 Palaeontology 101
🗽 The Founding Principles of American Politics
🪦 The Archaeology of Death
🔱 Greek and Roman Art and Architecture
🌳 Environmental Law
🦕 Palaeontology 101
🗽 The Founding Principles of American Politics
🪦 The Archaeology of Death
🔱 Greek and Roman Art and Architecture
🌳 Environmental Law
5 college classes:
🌬️Breathing
🎙️Oral History
🧠Theories of Cognition
🤸Russian Acrobatics 101
📚US Hist thru Lit & Film
(wish i could remember the baroque lib arts titles for all these classes but i'm pretty sure theories of cognition was "babies, birds, & bots: [something something what is a mind?]")
🌬️Breathing
🎙️Oral History
🧠Theories of Cognition
🤸Russian Acrobatics 101
📚US Hist thru Lit & Film
(wish i could remember the baroque lib arts titles for all these classes but i'm pretty sure theories of cognition was "babies, birds, & bots: [something something what is a mind?]")
January 31, 2026 at 6:25 AM
I graduated from college 35 years ago, I don’t remember any course names besides Russian Autobiography. Also, Jesus: History, Myth, and Mystery.
What a shame
Apparently it is NOT ok to refer to cleaning supplies as "janitalia".
January 31, 2026 at 1:50 AM
What a shame
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Perfectly normal beginning to every great Dartmoor love story, in my experience.
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Perfectly normal beginning to every great Dartmoor love story, in my experience.
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Nine years to the day since Graham Linehan foresaw his own fate.
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Nine years to the day since Graham Linehan foresaw his own fate.
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Throwing Muses
Michelle Shocked
Joan Baez
Indigo Girls
Pink Martini
Throwing Muses
Michelle Shocked
Joan Baez
Indigo Girls
Pink Martini
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Garbage
The Pretenders
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Indigo Girls
Aimee Mann
Garbage
The Pretenders
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Indigo Girls
Aimee Mann
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
Ani DiFranco
Emile Sandé
Janelle Monae
Suzanne Vega
Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
Ani DiFranco
Emile Sandé
Janelle Monae
Suzanne Vega
January 24, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Throwing Muses
Michelle Shocked
Joan Baez
Indigo Girls
Pink Martini
Throwing Muses
Michelle Shocked
Joan Baez
Indigo Girls
Pink Martini
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If we have to redo the politics of the 1970s can we at least get a contemporary equivalent of Steely Dan
January 21, 2026 at 4:18 PM
If we have to redo the politics of the 1970s can we at least get a contemporary equivalent of Steely Dan
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📺 OMG—who made this?! Noah Wyle has a message for all you—vaccine skeptics…
Share with a friend who needs to hear it.
Share with a friend who needs to hear it.
January 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
📺 OMG—who made this?! Noah Wyle has a message for all you—vaccine skeptics…
Share with a friend who needs to hear it.
Share with a friend who needs to hear it.
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The cast and crew of ‘HAMNET’ dance to “We Found Love” by Rihanna to celebrate the end of production.
January 21, 2026 at 5:48 AM
The cast and crew of ‘HAMNET’ dance to “We Found Love” by Rihanna to celebrate the end of production.
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As a long time Laika fan I'm extremely excited to be involved in this.
January 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
As a long time Laika fan I'm extremely excited to be involved in this.
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"The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy—then go back to the office & sell every one of the poor bastards down the tube for a nickel apiece."
Hunter S. Thompson - '72
Hunter S. Thompson - '72
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy—then go back to the office & sell every one of the poor bastards down the tube for a nickel apiece."
Hunter S. Thompson - '72
Hunter S. Thompson - '72
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Shout out to the top 5 goods in the world. It's all, up to no, finger lickin', Johnny B, and Renee.
January 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Shout out to the top 5 goods in the world. It's all, up to no, finger lickin', Johnny B, and Renee.
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One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com
The only reason I can think of to believe in heaven is that I’ll be reunited with my pets when I get there. RIP, sweetie.
January 9, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The only reason I can think of to believe in heaven is that I’ll be reunited with my pets when I get there. RIP, sweetie.
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Such a happy surprise to find 22 new episodes across 2 series. 🙂
The host is Siobhán McSweeney. Best known as:
The host is Siobhán McSweeney. Best known as:
a nun says " you might want to think about wosing up "
ALT: a nun says " you might want to think about wosing up "
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Such a happy surprise to find 22 new episodes across 2 series. 🙂
The host is Siobhán McSweeney. Best known as:
The host is Siobhán McSweeney. Best known as: