Kelly J. Baker (she/her)

That's a good idea ❤️

❤️

I don't know if it was because I prepared myself for only the possibility of negative feedback or if it's because my life is sort of a wreck right now.

But I couldn't handle it.

I got glowing feedback from my mentor on a hard writing assignment, so what did I do?

I crashed out. Complete sobfest.

A purple block tile with a white stripe in the middle. On the stripe is the theme of the conference, "Challenging Narratives". Below that on the right hand side is information about the conference: 28 - 29 May 2026, Online, US-CST. On the lower left hand side is the Implicit Religion logo.

CFP IR US: The call for papers for the Implicit Religion US Conference, "Challenging Narratives" is live. #IRUS

CFP DEADLINE: 3rd April 2026

CFP: www.implicitreligion.co.uk/ir-us/implic...

CFP PDF: cdn.prod.website-files.com/616453adbf9f...

I have a writing assignment from my mentor that's hard emotionally, so I'm doomscrolling to avoid it.

Yeah, that's a solid plan.

"Fuck this day," she says, and it's not even 7:30 am yet.

"We are supposed to have our constitutional right of the freedom to film, to be a member of the press. I don’t feel like I have my First Amendment right as a member of the press," Georgia Fort said.

https://bit.ly/4qcOQHt

I also loved her as the psychiatrist in The Last of Us most recently.

I can't count how often we re-enact the "fold in the cheese" scene at our house.

71 seems so young.

Yeah, I feel you.

"Fuck this day," she says, and it's not even 7:30 am yet.

Yes.

I have a writing exercise assignment from my mentor that I started, but I just can't find the care to work on it today.

Amid ‘Heated Rivalry’ Craze, USA Hockey Quietly Bans Trans Athletes The organization did not announce that it passed the ban in November.

Oh, OK.

❤️

Thank you ❤️

❤️

Decided to make a no bake cheesecake* as an actual treat.

*gluten-free graham cracker crust, y'all

Had a meltdown today as a little treat.

There's apparently body cam footage of Alex's murder. Do people know this?

This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.

I am gonna try and do some work on a short critical paper this morning, but my focus is fucking gone, man.

Having a hard time giving a shit about my manuscript in progress and work for my MFA program because of *gestures to everything*

Renee Good was also a helper and—by all accounts—a wonderful human being, working to protect her community when she was summarily executed by the regime’s Gestapo.

But it’s also important to emphasis it’s still wrong and illegal to summarily execute anyone, regardless if they were a “good person”.

National Nurses United (@nationalnurses.bsky.social) The largest RN union in U.S. history, with more than 225,000 nurses nationwide.

NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”

Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’ After Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year’s Eve

Keith Porter was shot and killed by an off duty ICE officer on New Years Eve in LA.

The officer alleges Porter pulled a weapon on him but the family and other witnesses deny that.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A tabby cat curled up on a blanket but glaring at the camera over his tail

Meanwhile, one of my cats is in his villain era.

Thank you.

Didn't realize how fragile I was until something small in the grand scheme of things happened today and I almost completely lost it.

Right?!