Joanna B (she/her)
@thewelllostmind.bsky.social
Nonfiction writer, when brain cells allow.
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Heads-up, Austin. ICE operating out of Buda (=south Austin suburb) this weekend.
January 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Heads-up, Austin. ICE operating out of Buda (=south Austin suburb) this weekend.
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-human tries to use art to perfectly communicate something they see or feel
-they fail
-in failing, their fingerprints get all over the art
-other humans see the fingerprints and find them beautiful, learn something unexpected about the human that created the art which is beautiful
-they fail
-in failing, their fingerprints get all over the art
-other humans see the fingerprints and find them beautiful, learn something unexpected about the human that created the art which is beautiful
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
-human tries to use art to perfectly communicate something they see or feel
-they fail
-in failing, their fingerprints get all over the art
-other humans see the fingerprints and find them beautiful, learn something unexpected about the human that created the art which is beautiful
-they fail
-in failing, their fingerprints get all over the art
-other humans see the fingerprints and find them beautiful, learn something unexpected about the human that created the art which is beautiful
“An excellent choice, madam,” I say as my cat decides where on the bed she wants to sit, adjusting my own legs accordingly
January 3, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“An excellent choice, madam,” I say as my cat decides where on the bed she wants to sit, adjusting my own legs accordingly
Was worried for a second that my pet insurance was about to give me a 2025 wrapped
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Was worried for a second that my pet insurance was about to give me a 2025 wrapped
Starting the new year right: watching Taskmaster Champion of Champions
January 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Starting the new year right: watching Taskmaster Champion of Champions
I’m so curious about the dynamic between Catherine’s cat and Precious (who she maybe seems to adopt) after the events of Silence of the Lambs
December 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I’m so curious about the dynamic between Catherine’s cat and Precious (who she maybe seems to adopt) after the events of Silence of the Lambs
Josh O’Connor has leant his sizable charisma to so many undeserving institutions: the royal family (Charles in particular), the Catholic Church…tennis. And I say that as a fan of the sport.
December 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Josh O’Connor has leant his sizable charisma to so many undeserving institutions: the royal family (Charles in particular), the Catholic Church…tennis. And I say that as a fan of the sport.
This is a real life “Single and Fabulous?” moment
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is a real life “Single and Fabulous?” moment
Shin Ramyun knows what their commercial needs to sell specifically to me: a Spice Girls song
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Shin Ramyun knows what their commercial needs to sell specifically to me: a Spice Girls song
How has Blumhouse not yet made a low-to-mid-budget movie about SantaCon? The horrors are right there!
December 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
How has Blumhouse not yet made a low-to-mid-budget movie about SantaCon? The horrors are right there!
AI will never be a writer because it kills everything but it’s darlings
December 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
AI will never be a writer because it kills everything but it’s darlings
Me to the caller ID about 90% of the time:
a cartoon of king of the hill saying i dont know you
Alt: Bobby Hill from the cartoon King of the Hill shouting, “I don’t know you!”
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Me to the caller ID about 90% of the time:
AI is being foisted upon us endlessly like the nonconsensual sprays of perfume you used to get walking through a department store. Both give me a headache.
December 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
AI is being foisted upon us endlessly like the nonconsensual sprays of perfume you used to get walking through a department store. Both give me a headache.
Okay, but what effect will the Netflix/Warner Bros deal have on us lowly Americans finally seeing some new Pottery Throwdown?
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Okay, but what effect will the Netflix/Warner Bros deal have on us lowly Americans finally seeing some new Pottery Throwdown?
My library book has a perfumed smell from the previous reader, and I’m getting weirdly sentimental about the sensory connection to someone in my community that the library has created.
I blame hormones.
I blame hormones.
December 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My library book has a perfumed smell from the previous reader, and I’m getting weirdly sentimental about the sensory connection to someone in my community that the library has created.
I blame hormones.
I blame hormones.
This is a superficial observation unworthy of the stakes of all of this, but I finally realized who Kavanaugh’s face reminds me of: Glenn from Superstore
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is a superficial observation unworthy of the stakes of all of this, but I finally realized who Kavanaugh’s face reminds me of: Glenn from Superstore
Finishing a book is all fun and games until you have to decide what to read next
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Finishing a book is all fun and games until you have to decide what to read next
I have introduced my mother to the concept of “girl dinner.” She’s on board.
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I have introduced my mother to the concept of “girl dinner.” She’s on board.
Building back trust with my nostrils after a week of coughing, congestion, and sniffles
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Building back trust with my nostrils after a week of coughing, congestion, and sniffles
Ah, yes, Black Friday. The morning when I’m reminded of everyone who has ever heard a rumor of my email address. Unsubscribe powers, activate!
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ah, yes, Black Friday. The morning when I’m reminded of everyone who has ever heard a rumor of my email address. Unsubscribe powers, activate!
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They should have done Agatha Christie’s entire catalog in Wishbone adaptations
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
They should have done Agatha Christie’s entire catalog in Wishbone adaptations
Saw a billboard on the highway that said, “You can hold it,” for a Buc-ee’s that was 92 miles away. That beaver has unrealistic expectations for the human bladder.
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Saw a billboard on the highway that said, “You can hold it,” for a Buc-ee’s that was 92 miles away. That beaver has unrealistic expectations for the human bladder.
I swear to God, we still can’t get Daria (and several other 90s and 00s shows) on streaming or DVD with the original music because the licenses didn’t anticipate those formats and they’d have to pay for each song again, but we’re getting this shit?
All three major record labels — Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music — have reportedly licensed their works to a music AI streaming service
Major Music Labels Strike Deals With New AI Streaming Service
The world’s largest music companies have licensed their works to a music startup called Klay, which is building a streaming service that will allow users to remake songs using artificial intelligence ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I swear to God, we still can’t get Daria (and several other 90s and 00s shows) on streaming or DVD with the original music because the licenses didn’t anticipate those formats and they’d have to pay for each song again, but we’re getting this shit?
I firmly believe in the therapeutic power of screaming along to Sarah McLachlan’s “Stupid,” and I think more people should try it
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I firmly believe in the therapeutic power of screaming along to Sarah McLachlan’s “Stupid,” and I think more people should try it