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Technical customer support gremlin. Genderqueer (they/them), polyam, ADHD. Lives in the woods with a menagerie. Former arachnophobe turned spider fan. Disney parks nerd. Birder. Swamp witch. Gun owner.

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So my hips themselves are flexible, and some of the associated muscles are. I can sit in butterfly with my knees basically flat to the floor.

But if I try to straighten my legs out then I end up at a 90Β° angle every time πŸ˜‚

13.03.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So I was looking into this and I think it's that my hips are flexible, so my turnout IS good. I always assumed it was bad, especially because I can't do a straddle. I never could, even when I was dancing multiple times a week for 10 years during my childhood. How did those muscles never stretch???

13.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

When Israel says their violence is done to protect all Jews and make the world safer for us, we can only look at incidents like this and see that is obviously not true. They’re making it more dangerous for us EVERYWHERE.

13.03.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 447 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
β€’ The vehicle is registered to a man in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, who was originally from Lebanon, law enforcement sources told
CNN. Authorities are investigating reports that the man told people that he had family members who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon in recent days, those officials said.

β€’ The vehicle is registered to a man in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, who was originally from Lebanon, law enforcement sources told CNN. Authorities are investigating reports that the man told people that he had family members who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon in recent days, those officials said.

It is horrific what happened to this man’s family. But some Jewish American children worshipping at a synagogue in Michigan are not fucking responsible. This is another case of blaming all Jews for the actions of Israel. This is why we constantly beg you not to do that.

www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

13.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 781 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7

Would it be weird if I someday tried to record a duet of myself.

Especially if that was the flower duet.

Especially when I'm not a fucking opera singer.

😬

13.03.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Took advantage of the fact that my husband was not home for a bit to force myself to sing a bunch because I have some weird spots in my voice since I had that cold.

I THINK I proved to myself that my voice is still intact o_O

13.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah JEEZ

13.03.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like I was told I cannot hoard the sneks...πŸ˜‚

13.03.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh you weren't kidding πŸ˜‚

12.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It feels like it's all this shit right? Friendly fire, our own planes going down...

12.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I work with Israelis and even most of *them* do not support what their government has done and is doing.

And a lot of USians just seem to assume that all Jews are Zionists, all of them support what Israel is doing, and then also a lot of people are just flat out antisemitic regardless.

12.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I really hope that no one has to question how horrified I am by this synagogue attack.

A lot of gentile Americans, I think, don't understand how to differentiate between Israel and Judaism and I really think that is making a lot of things worse right now.

12.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorryyyyyyyy!!!

12.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That one's impressive

12.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How many of my tax dollars were in that refueling plane

12.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know it's not going to be much but these giant fucking flakes feel like a personal attack

12.03.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FUCK OFF SNOW

12.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

All of them so far? 🫠

12.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

12.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I poached two and put them in my soup, which also came out really good. Of course I didn't measure anything but it was chicken better than bullion, soy sauce, fish sauce, squeezy ginger, mirin, rice vinegar. Mung bean noodles, enoki mushrooms, daikon, napa cabbage.

12.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fresh eggs have started again how do I ever live without this flavor 😭😭😭

12.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Critically endangered kākāpō parrot has standout breeding season A total of 59 healthy kākāpō chicks have hatched over the last few weeks, according to the latest tally by Aotearoa New Zealand’s Department of Conservation. This marks one of the most successful recent breeding seasons for this critically endangered bird, whose last breeding season was four years ago. The kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus), a flightless bird […]

aww yeah more kakapos!

(h/t Istvan)

12.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NO NO NO THE UPDATE HAHAHAHA

12.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"She dumped me on the spot." HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAA

12.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i got outreach from a recruiter today where the head of cs is "very keen" on me

but also they're looking for someone who is "ai focused" and

well

didn't look at any of my linkedin posts, did you, eh

12.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

can we be SURE it's mike dukakis, though? if only he had some kind of nametag on.

12.03.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

months after she was elected i'm sure

12.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ME TO SQUEESH HIS FACE >:[

12.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

so that's 5v4 and they still get to appoint...some other fash.

sigh.

OH WELL

12.03.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

one of the 3/5 fash members of the school committee in my town surprise-resigned, having moved to the next town over

her term goes for another YEAR and they now get to appoint someone to replace her...

which you'd think, ooh, 2v2, it could be okay!

nope, the 3/5 fash select board also appoints.

12.03.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0