Meli

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 11, 2024 at 01:21 UTC

Awwww!

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 23:54 UTC

You did it! Wahoo

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R.B. Lemberg (they/them) @rblemberg.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 20:13 UTC

YOKE OF STARS (aka my fish communism novella) is releasing on July 16, 2024.

I've been off social media because of the state of my health.

If you feel like spreading the word about the book, I'd much appreciate it.

tachyonpublications.com/product/yoke...

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 18:54 UTC

You and me both.

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 18:29 UTC

i'm sure this is not news to any of my followers so i might delete it but like. *gestures around* sure is a time, huh?

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 18:28 UTC

this is the key to understanding why porn bans like those suggested in project 2025 make queer and trans people nervous--our mere existence is frequently considered pornographic and harmful to children no matter what we do

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 17:29 UTC

This is a good idea!

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 17:28 UTC

gespoopened!

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 17:27 UTC

someone remind me not to open alumni emails from the grad school degree i'm not using. they make me feel Bad

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 17:18 UTC

okay. i am awake! i am doing things. i am drinking mildly roasty black tea (swerve from @white2tea.bsky.social) white2tea.com/products/202...

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 17:13 UTC

eurgh

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 17:12 UTC

what good helpers!

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 12:34 UTC

If you've been waiting to get an ebook of THE IMPOSITION OF UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES, it's 🚨75% off TODAY🚨!! The sequel to the widely acclaimed THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES, itself named one of the best SFF books of 2024 by Esquire. Mystery, romance, and Jupiter! www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:58 UTC

Like this (though the preview looks weird)! it was only sold as part of a subscription www.instagram.com/p/C8Xch0aNce...

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Dia Lacina @dialacina.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 00:44 UTC

YOU GUYS WE HAVE TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING SO THE ECHIDNAS CAN DREAM

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 02:11 UTC

My arm is stuck under a cat

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 01:42 UTC

we are so alike

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 01:40 UTC

i both want to do things and do not want to do anything.

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 01:30 UTC

i want this variety of nice thing for you <3

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 01:13 UTC

i took one nap already today but i'm tempted to take a second one. big sleepy vibes abound

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 01:10 UTC

i know what most of these words mean and wish you luck on your problem solving!

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 21:45 UTC

😭

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 21:27 UTC

yes, I remembered correctly--wasn't a reporter, but was the NYT earlier this year www.thedailybeast.com/the-new-york...

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 21:25 UTC

didn't this also happen with another big paper, specifically someone they hired to do disability things? nyt maybe?

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 20:30 UTC

the booped and the unboopable

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 18:58 UTC

iced tea good #beveragePosting

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 18:41 UTC

meanwhile i am splayed out on the couch thinking about turning on the air conditioner

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 18:33 UTC

good cats

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kim @kimmymonte.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 18:20 UTC

demi lovato is short for demilitarized love potato

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 18:21 UTC

Proud to unwittingly be a cool friend 😆💖

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 18:16 UTC

yeah! we have a plex. it works nicely. Pat is the one who handles it though

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 18:13 UTC

you ever have a moment where you can't remember a word and go search something vaguely related to try to bring on the memory? anyway i have "extinct bug guys" in my search history now because trilobite was hidden under something in my brain

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 18:11 UTC

i love the trilobites!

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 18:00 UTC

This!! “People who write like THIS are wholesome; people who write like THAT are evil” no!!!! People are people!

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 17:58 UTC

I’m glad yogurt exists

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 17:55 UTC

Cat Sebastian’s book The Queer Principles of Kit Webb is on sale for like $2. I liked it and thought it was cute! www.amazon.com/dp/B08HZ4R7XP

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 17:53 UTC

I do love having an air conditioner. I think the point of life is not that but it might be staying cool in summer (method agnostic)

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 17:10 UTC

I restarted a Pokémon game recently for the same reason. It was a great choice tbh

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 22:17 UTC

Obsessed with these illustrations from a 1940s book on spoonbills

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:31 UTC

sometimes i feel like a Bad Disabled for doing a variety of things differently than chronically ill people are Supposed To, never mind that the Supposed To's themselves conflict depending on who's saying or implying it

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:29 UTC

i'm gonna finish the laundry sorting and start the machine and then i can DEFINITELY play pokemon the rest of the day

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:28 UTC

a surprise bonus adulting task (aka finally remembered to make a car appointment) was vanquished!

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:57 UTC

the .25 is sorting laundry into needs-wash and doesn't, which i did not finish

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:57 UTC

okay i did 1.25 adult tasks (2.25 if we count feeding myself) and now i'm at loose ends again

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:53 UTC

Maybe I’ll do laundry today.

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:52 UTC

Jam would like to follow Pat out to the balcony where he is emptying the water from the air conditioner

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:48 UTC

And the cutesy name too. Nope nope nope

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:41 UTC

Me: I’m gonna stop mindlessly scrolling [leaves computer] [opens phone] I bet you can guess what happened next

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Chris the Friend @christhefriend.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:34 UTC

I remember reading once somebody saying something to the effect of, "a bad movie is one where you notice people getting into and out of cars a lot". Does anybody know who said whatever it is I'm thinking of?

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Meli @mismatched.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:35 UTC

it does! but rarely--it's processed kinda like green tea but there's a smothering step in there too. this is the one i'm drinking www.bitterleafteas.com/shop/tea/non...

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