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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just got dutch subtitles for one of my least favorite ads, which made me hate it more. Not naming and shaming because I'm scared it's a new tactic.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We've got some wild mullet action going on here now. Major party in the back

A plastic skull with chia sprouts growing out of it

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 01/10/2026

Huh. Today in "always look up the etymology because sometimes you're just repeating a myth but sometimes it's weirder and more incredible than you could have possibly imagined" www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/c...

Screenshot of Merriam Webster etymology note for cockamamie:
By the look and sound of it, cockamamie (also spelled "cockamamy") could have something to do with a rooster and the outrageous sound it makes. But in fact, cockamamie is believed to be an altered form of the term decalcomania, which refers to the process, invented in the mid-19th century, of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper to surfaces such as glass or porcelain. (The word referring to the picture or design itself, decal, is a shortening of decalcomania.) The word decalcomania comes from French, with décalcomanie combining the verb décalquer, meaning "to trace" or "to transfer by tracing," and -manie, meaning "-mania." Starting in the 1930s, painted strips of paper with images capable of being transferred to the skin were called decals or—in children's slang—cockamamies. Those familiar with today's temporary tattoos will understand quickly that these were regarded by many as silly novelties, lending the word cockamamie the necessary leeway for application to anything ridiculous.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bluesky is just encouraging use of alt text by making sure images don't load

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The fun part of building out a new home office is collecting books from all over the house and going, yeah, that's basically me on a shelf

A bookshelf shelfie with a potted plant and a little pumpkin on top.

The books on the shelf are:
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Figure Drawing by Andrew Loomis
Reinventing Comics by Scott McCloud
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Betty Crocker's Cooky Book
The Joy of Cooking (a softback newer edition)
The making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Bunny Borg ttrpg rulebook
Pok Pok cookbook
A practical guide to Linux
Portland Cooks cookbook
Space Gits rulebook
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm sorry for my sins, and I'm sorry for lying

a purchase order for torani forest pine and diamond syrup flavors

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Somehow I apparently absorbed zero of the plot of Nine to Five through cultural osmosis

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I forgot to buy energy cubes and now I don't have the energy to buy energy cubes

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Boy I sure did pick a humid day to fully rearrange my basement 🫠

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Looking up how to make a London fog and getting called out for being a basic PNWerner by Wikipedia

Variations of the London fog involve substituting the tea leaves and using milk alternatives. It is popular in the Pacific Northwest and on Canada's West Coast.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have such a weakness for odd syrup flavors. Might need this to go with my "Galaxy" syrup - make a galactic pine Italian soda

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's going to be in the 80s next week? Whyyyyyy

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My doctor's scheduling line has the crunchiest borderline midi sounding version of Greensleeves on pipes I've ever heard. Clinically designed to make you give up.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

All this smart house stuff but we don't even have a window that closes itself in the morning so it's not too chilly to get out of bed

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I think Oregon should just pass a bill saying the back of the flag is the front of the flag now. I love him, your honor

The back of the Oregon state flag,a yellow beaver on a blue background

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Miiiight need to cut this guy back.

A plant attempting to escape from a terrarium by pushing the cork out of the container it's in

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just a little stupid gorgeous out. 58° and I'm finally back in the mood for outdoor exercise.

A beautiful view of Mt Hood and the Columbia River from the marine drive multi use path

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I like that my life is essentially the opposite of Choosin' Texas, ie brought a partner here from Texas and he was like "oh yeah even if we break up I'm not moving back to Texas. Fuck Texas."

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Has anyone done a found footage Dracula? I think it would be very bad but very true to the epistolary style of the original and I would watch it immediately.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm looking for a little round screen because I want to have one next to my desk with a vintage ship portal window frame so I can gaze into the distance of the ocean while I work. This one looks like what I want but from the product video I think it's actually a rectangle in a circle frame. Evil.

A screen cap from a video showing black bars at the top and bottom of the video

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Guys you're killing me with the iced coffee posts. Because every time I see one I want another iced coffee. I can't drink that much coffee, I'll die.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Likely post to see right after I hear a fog horn from the river

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The unidirectional window light means Godzilla's got some real motion lines going

A Godzilla chia pet. It kind of looks like he's got slicked back hair

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day

Take five minutes to not destroy civilization

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Mark your calendar for the good news! (None)

An email from ikea - one line says None and the next says KATHLEEN, marknyour calendar Good News!

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

God I love grey rain clouds overhead beautiful blue sky and matte painting clouds at the horizon

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Never been gladder to have quit meta products.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sorry, I'm back on the candle powered lava lamps again. What an incredible background prop in a Mad Max type thing that'd be.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

God damn I have the worst luck

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I wonder who the funniest US politician to have a portrait of in the background of a work call would be. Schwarzenegger, especially if you don't live in California, is pretty good but I know there's funnier out there.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

An example of how "I'm going to be the best by doing the thing I was told to do so hard" can be a trap is when I got my ears pierced as a kid, they told me I needed to rotate them a couple of times a day so they wouldn't stick, so I rotated them whenever I thought about it and they never healed.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

They should invent a cigarette that doesn't kill you

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I always love the use of dipilatatory creme vs razors to signify that you're in an advanced age in sci-fi.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Only his forehead hair has grown. It's a look.

A plastic skull with chia seeds growing on it

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The answer to "do I know how to use tile nippers" was quick, informative, and very messy. "Surely I can do this with manual tools," I thought, like a fool.

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Finally watched this earlier this week after experiencing it mostly through watching high schoolers do one scene of it over and over. Fun time! Some grimacing and collar pulling at various isms but frankly no more than a comedy from the 1980s. My first non Looney Tunes Peter Lorre exposure!

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Fun fact: it only took three generations for the offspring of my great grandmother, who got dressed up to go to town, to start going to the grocery store greasy and covered in a bewildering amount of rust

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I need to do some experimenting, but it definitely zooped that dye right into the print! Neat!

A tye dyed shirt with a kind of patchy dachshund print on it

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I think man repeats thing I've said in a meeting and everyone is suddenly like "oh good idea!" is the most common one of these I've run into. But let me tell you how I'd die for the coworkers who point out that I just said that. Be that person!

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Me earlier today: I am invincible. I can do anything, if I set my mind to it. Me after carrying an 80 pound bag of cement and having it burst and get into my pocket and my phone: hopital

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Kathleen @burritomadness.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

First ice dye in a while! Fingers crossed these are colors I liked and they go together!

Some powdered dye on top of ice on top of a T-shirt

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