Watson Neith
@watsonneith.bsky.social
A person overly concerned with books. Stories published in Translunar Travellers Lounge, We're Here 2021 (Neon Hemlock), Strange Machines (Apex), Nature Futures.
Bird edition:
-American condor (yes holy shit)
-blue heron
-peacocks*
-American kestrel
-parakeets*
*people did not make responsible choices
-American condor (yes holy shit)
-blue heron
-peacocks*
-American kestrel
-parakeets*
*people did not make responsible choices
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Bird edition:
-American condor (yes holy shit)
-blue heron
-peacocks*
-American kestrel
-parakeets*
*people did not make responsible choices
-American condor (yes holy shit)
-blue heron
-peacocks*
-American kestrel
-parakeets*
*people did not make responsible choices
Mine is a whole drawer and I don't show it to people because their follow up question is usually "and you use all that?"
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Mine is a whole drawer and I don't show it to people because their follow up question is usually "and you use all that?"
We have their food now but somehow they are not grateful. Big "ugh, finally you went out and hunted cans" demeanor in this household.
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We have their food now but somehow they are not grateful. Big "ugh, finally you went out and hunted cans" demeanor in this household.
Except that taking time off work tends to crater people's earning potential, so if you stay in the industry, by the time your kids no longer need fulltime care you will be further ahead in your field, leading to a bigger economic cushion in the future.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Except that taking time off work tends to crater people's earning potential, so if you stay in the industry, by the time your kids no longer need fulltime care you will be further ahead in your field, leading to a bigger economic cushion in the future.
Looks like I'm hoarding my entire life here.
Even with the scolding about how we aren't good consumers aside, every "new" phone is rolling out a bunch of new AI features that are going to be borked a year from now. Why buy unless you absolutely have to?
Even with the scolding about how we aren't good consumers aside, every "new" phone is rolling out a bunch of new AI features that are going to be borked a year from now. Why buy unless you absolutely have to?
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Looks like I'm hoarding my entire life here.
Even with the scolding about how we aren't good consumers aside, every "new" phone is rolling out a bunch of new AI features that are going to be borked a year from now. Why buy unless you absolutely have to?
Even with the scolding about how we aren't good consumers aside, every "new" phone is rolling out a bunch of new AI features that are going to be borked a year from now. Why buy unless you absolutely have to?
They're just staring at me like I can turn kibble into fussie cat tuna and salmon with goat milk (I cannot).
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
They're just staring at me like I can turn kibble into fussie cat tuna and salmon with goat milk (I cannot).
(we have plenty of other cans, she just thinks they're disgusting, plus these two have delicate constitutions and puke like we've poisoned them if we transition food too quickly like we have no choice about now.)
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
(we have plenty of other cans, she just thinks they're disgusting, plus these two have delicate constitutions and puke like we've poisoned them if we transition food too quickly like we have no choice about now.)
She just tried to exit the apartment so she could hunt cans on her own power.
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
She just tried to exit the apartment so she could hunt cans on her own power.
It has been A Day.
November 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It has been A Day.
I'm still not over the fact that they just decided she'd be the perfect West Coast editor despite (confused hand gestures).
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I'm still not over the fact that they just decided she'd be the perfect West Coast editor despite (confused hand gestures).
I don't know and I'm not really sure I want to understand
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I don't know and I'm not really sure I want to understand
One year I took a flight where someone had dropped a baggie full of sliced cheese under the seat. I meant to grab and toss it but forgot.... And a week later I realized I was on the same plane home because it was still there, only green now.
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
One year I took a flight where someone had dropped a baggie full of sliced cheese under the seat. I meant to grab and toss it but forgot.... And a week later I realized I was on the same plane home because it was still there, only green now.
I used to wear trousers on the plane. Now I guess I have to pick up some athleisure out of spite.
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I used to wear trousers on the plane. Now I guess I have to pick up some athleisure out of spite.
Look, I'm an adult and if I want to drink a whole bowl of cursed bone soup, I can.
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Look, I'm an adult and if I want to drink a whole bowl of cursed bone soup, I can.
I had a string of years where men would tell me this at parties and then pause significantly to see me, presumably, crumple with horror only to double-take when I said "I would hope so under the circumstances."
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I had a string of years where men would tell me this at parties and then pause significantly to see me, presumably, crumple with horror only to double-take when I said "I would hope so under the circumstances."
Maybe both, sequentially.
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Maybe both, sequentially.