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K. A. “Kick Åss” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:59 UTC

Your move, Hemingway

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

You might already know about this, but there's a store called Dandelion over on Lyndale that has lots of beautiful yarns. I think they have classes, too

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 19:50 UTC

Oh wow, that sounds so scary. Glad he's alert and showing some spirit, at least

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 19:48 UTC

The wings aren't boiled, they're grilled and then tossed with "crab boil seasoning," per the description. Served with corn and potatoes

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 18:00 UTC

Ok, we’ve all mocked the ranch bites. But some things sound good! Crab boil wings from Soul Bowl? Wild rice bowl from Indigenous Food Lab? I’d try those!

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 16:07 UTC

The wings from Soul Bowl sound great!

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 16:04 UTC

I like ranch dressing but this looks vile

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:51 UTC

Abso fucking lutely The bigger the headphones, the more easily I can ignore whatever stupid thing the drunk on the bus says to me

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 20:08 UTC

whose is correct

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:20 UTC

we needed that rain

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:35 UTC

I was going to make fun of the way Adams handles the trash bin in such a weird awkward manner, and then I realized, "whoa, New York hasn't had those trash bins before?!" and then I also realized, "he's just weird and awkward in general, isn't he?"

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 16:09 UTC

This is such a cool song and I had no idea it existed before I heard it as the intro to "What We Do In The Shadows." What an awesome voice.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImAl...

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 12:43 UTC

I don't bike much but as a pedestrian I'm excited for this! The sidewalk on the Broadway bridge is narrow and has no real separation from the cars speeding by, and it's not very pleasant.

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 18:49 UTC

My grandfather-in-law had a joke that went, "Inside every old man is a young man wondering what the hell happened." I'm not old yet but I'm beginning to suspect he wasn't actually joking.

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 18:46 UTC

nice! on a warm day, too!

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 14:01 UTC

Ah, I see what you mean—I totally messed up my links there. Meant to link Amazon in one post and Netgalley in the other but something clumsy happened. Yes, Amazon has pre-orders and Netgalley sends out a certain number of ARCs for members to review pre-publication.

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 12:49 UTC

I wonder if she makes the same objection to child beauty pageants

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 12:45 UTC

I actually have no idea why that is. 🧐 Thank you!

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 01:17 UTC

The Natural Born Killers soundtrack blew it up

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 01:08 UTC

Bonnie Raitt’s cover of Spider John Koerner’s "I Ain’t Blue" (MN connection bonus points!)

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 00:18 UTC

Unwound "What was Wound" which is a great fucking song

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 16:34 UTC

Oh hey! I just realized this book I translated is available for pre-order! If you like weird, dark, kinda fantastical novels with dashes of the surreal and sprinkles of dry humor, you might enjoy this novel by Manuela Draeger, published by @uminnpress.bsky.social :
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:24 UTC

what if the salient question is not "is Biden too old?" but "is Trump an authoritarian sociopath determined to destroy democracy?" Because then I think I get to dismiss this reporting

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 01:54 UTC

my end of Longfellow is quiet, other than fireworks

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 01:36 UTC

my saintly dog, keeping her shit together (for now anyway)

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 20:17 UTC

well, now I'm curious.

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 20:07 UTC

I think the problem is the verbs are all in different modes and tenses

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 19:49 UTC

I have been editing steadily and virtuously for hours and then I look at the news and see this. There is so much terrible writing in the world

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 15:31 UTC

Between the rain and my overdue work and the pending Christofascist dictatorship, I'm finding it difficult to muster up a lot of enthusiasm for the 4th this year

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 13:55 UTC

"blowing a hoolie" is pretty wonderful, you must admit

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 20:31 UTC

I saw them way back when, and it was a fun show—but even if it were the exact same show I would not pay $600 to see Soul Coughing.

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 04:21 UTC

now everyone’s just grateful to die before the Reich

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 03:35 UTC

I did go to UW-Madison for a couple years, but have never spent more than a night or two in Milwaukee. I’m sure it’s a cool place though!

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 15:24 UTC

Did Simonetti write this?

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 19:37 UTC

It’s easy to pull, but the roots are still there and the plant grows back and keeps spreading. Evil, I tell you

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 16:43 UTC

those are pure evil

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 13:03 UTC

reflective underwear even!

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 21:53 UTC

Aw, I loved Dulono's! It was one of my regular haunts when I lived on that side of town.

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 21:51 UTC

what could go wrong?!

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 19:31 UTC

Lupines. They’re very pretty but an invasive species.

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 18:55 UTC

Several times lately, I’ve heard a song on the radio and thought, "Oh, this sounds familiar, what ubderappreciated protopunk 70s band is this?” And it is, in fact, the Bug Club.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=lNI0...

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 17:43 UTC

Do people still expect ethical consistency from conservatives? Personally I expect blatant hypocrisy and I am very rarely surprised.

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 01:04 UTC

Watching the Track & Field Olympic Trials—I love how even at this level, bibs are attached with the humble safety pin also, what a bunch of bad ass athletes, so cool

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 21:26 UTC

I want them to use their fucking spell checker

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 13:56 UTC

I got it in two today!

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 23:38 UTC

good christ almighty, are you trying to give us all nightmares?!

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 16:31 UTC

Memes are stupid. Maybe 5% are funny but most of the time, guys, it's retelling the same joke over and over and it's just fucking boring.

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 15:48 UTC

Man, I wish to god there were a drug that made dementia patients lucid and normal for a couple hours. What a lovely fantasy.

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 15:46 UTC

I had some friends in high school/early college who really loved his work but I bounced off pretty hard. Glad to see this takedown so I can, ironically, feel like I was right all along

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Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 23:15 UTC

Is there a single person on earth who looks more like an over-swollen tick

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