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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I wonder if they're the same 3 I saw last week!

3 bucks with notable antlers standing near an apartment building at night

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Apparently a "feels like" temperature of 101 is what finally settles a 2 year old doodle down

A red and cream parti golden doodle laying on her side on a light colored wood floor. She's not sleeping, just too hot to be bothered

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I hate to tell you, but if you zoom in on the tub of megabloks the kid in this picture is playing with, you'll see that they beat you to this

A yellow tub of megabloks with a black lid. The set is workbench themed, with usable plastic screwdrivers and a wrench, as well as stickers on bloks that represent a pencil, paintbrush, saw, etc.

On the tub is a label showing a picture of a blonde white kid pretending to hammer on his workbench tub. The designers used the picture of this label featuring the kid playing as the label on his megabloks set too

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The average American has three friends.

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Adding on $3.00 of fees for the privilege of paying 25 cents (per message!) to text your incarcerated loved one is A SCAM

A screenshot of the screen to deposit funds into the required messaging app to send messages to incarcerated people at a Michigan jail.

It shows that the minimum deposit amount is $10, and that they add on $3 fees. They have a section offering to round up my $13.00 deposit to $14, $15, or $20, but it doesn't explain what that means.

I covered up my phone number and the name of the jail my family friend is in.

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Not thrilled to see this on the Trevor project chat's terms of service 😒

A screenshot of a paragraph that reads:
Artificial Intelligence
We may use artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing (“AI”) in connection with our operation of Crisis Services. For instance, we may use AI as part of the Crisis Services intake process in order to determine the appropriate place for you in the queue if all of our counselors are occupied. We may also use AI for analysis during and after conversations in Crisis Services, such as for detecting conversation themes. While we will only use AI that we believe functions well, and we apply high ethical and anti-bias standards in our use of AI, we cannot control or predict the outcome of AI in any particular case. AI may not accurately predict your individual risk level and may not assign you to a place in the queue that reflects your particular case. Neither The Trevor Project nor any of our employees, volunteers, or agents will be or is responsible for any outcomes of AI. Note that we do not use AI as a substitute for trained counselors once you are connected with a counselor through our Crisis Services – our counselors are real people.

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This is one I saw the other day that I identified with

Three bulk dispenser bins of rice with pull down levers to fill up a container. The center bin has a blue post it note below the lever with handwriting that says "please pull on me gently, I am old" the word gently is underlined and there is a sad face drawn after the word old

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

PSA: the friends of the AADL shop has Star Trek Catan for only $10!!

A photo of the game star trek Catan with a price sticker that says $10.00

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Made a fairly ugly loaf of challah today, but it tasted okay, and 12 hours ago it was just an idea and a collection of ingredients in my pantry. Shabbat shalom friends, let's keep bringing our ideas to life and shining light in the darkness

On a cooling rack on top of a black stove is a 6 strand braided challah that is larger on one end than it is on the other. The sides are browned but the top is pale and split along some of the strands. A rainbow spatula is visible on the edge of the stove.

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

"A resolution addressing prohibition of civil immigration enforcement in city properties and programs is on the agenda. We will demand that the Ann Arbor City Council make our city buildings, facilities, and programs safe for all residents!" Contact your rep if you can't attend in person! #A2council

A blue and yellow poster that reads "pack the room! Please show up to demand that our city buildings, facilities, and programs are safe for all residents! A resolution is on the agenda. Let's make Ann Arbor an ICE-FREE ZONE!

Ann Arbor City Council meeting Monday February 2, 7pm

301 E. Huron, Ann Arbor

It has a QR code in the corner that says "scan for more info"

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

S. Beal being ignorant and wrong on Facebook, another example of "fork found in kitchen"

A screenshot of a post from Stewart Beal, slumlord extraordinaire, on Facebook that reads

Imagine you govern a city that is often 10 degrees and you institute policies to intentionally make driving around downtown diabolical by removing parking and driving lanes and installing bike lanes which no one can use because its 10° outside.

Then you approve the construction of 25 monstrous buildings in which people who own 2 cars live and definitely arent biking anywhere (except when they DRIVE their bikes to gallup park on the weekend) because who does that plus it is very often 10 degrees.

Driving in Ann Arbor now is literally diabolical!

And just think of all the businesses and restaurants who now have yet another challenge to struggle with.

😫😫😫😫

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I attended this mini webinar last month that might resonate with you! They should be getting it on their YouTube channel sometime this month.

A slide deck slide that reads "Cultural Autism Studies at Yale

The Panic of Being Misunderstood

Christopher Cosby

Monday December 8, 2025
3pm EST, 12PM psr, 8pm GMT"

At the bottom are logos for CRCDD and CASY sparks.

On the right hand side of the deck is a photo of a white bearded man wearing glasses, headphones, and a backpack

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

When I took the cats to the vet last month they had a tablet in the room running an AI transcriber, didn't even mention it to me or give me the option 🙄 (they at least paused the recorder when they left the room, which was the only reason I knew it was being used!!)

A photo of a counter at a vet office with a value size package of cat treats, various information cards and displays, and a tablet in a case that says "record"

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Update: second one with temperature modifications looks MUCH better than the first one. After it baked uncovered I ended up throwing them both in for 30 minutes covered with foil to make sure the bottoms were cooked through. Deeply unfair that I have to wait until morning to taste mine 😭

Another slab pie with crumble topping in a square foil tin. Juices have bubbled through the crumble in a few places at the edges, and the top is lightly browned, with no burned spots. It's taller and rounder than the first pie, which is in the background of this picture, looking blurry and sadder

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I'm not really a "new years resolution" type of guy, but since listening to How We Survive this season I've been trying to be more mindful about food waste. Today I took all the saddish apples and plums in my fridge and turned them into this (experimental) apple plum slab pie with a crumble top

A browned pie in a square foil pan on top of my oven. On a plate in front of it is half of the mini test pie I made with the leftover dough to be able to check the bottom doneness throughout baking

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Update: air frying the leftovers was the right move

A yachaejeon vegetable pancake with lots of browned crispy bits on the edges and chunks of broccoli and purple cabbage visible. There's a small puddle of Trader Joe's
Yangnyeom Sauce on the plate for dipping

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I know I'm posting and reposting a lot of rage-inducing stuff rn, so here's a service doodle to shake things up a bit. Her service dog test includes being able to work in restaurant settings, so today was her first 1 hour trial at a cafe. She did great aside from occasionally laying in the walkway 😅

A red and cream parti goldendoodle wearing a purple vest is laying on the polished concrete floor of a coffee shop. She's staring to the side because she's watching my hands to see if I'm going to give her a command - or better yet - a treat!

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Getting set up for my second annual "wow, things are fucked up" neighborhood bonfire to check in and see how everyone is coping and how we can support each other

A small bonfire in a square fire pit with empty chairs visible in the background

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

There's a ladybug crawling into my coat pocket, who here is good at deciphering omens?

A ladybug with lots of spots crawling inward from the edge of my coat pocket.

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Can we also talk about this extremely cursed figure in the floor?

A screenshot of Trump's truth social post about the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. The bathroom itself is gaudy and poorly designed, with a toilet right next to a very large window. I've circled in blue a section of the marble floor that is bookmatched in a way that makes the grey veining look like a creepy being with it's and raised like its conjuring something. The face looks like a sort of demonic skeleton, or like a cartoon caricature of the clown from IT.

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Do you think another squirrel dared him to sit here to loudly eat his acorn? Do you think he thinks holding his tail over his head will make him invisible to hawks or is it just keeping his ears warm, or does it make him feel fancy?

A fox squirrel is sitting on the flat top of a bare tree that got heavily trimmed by DTE a few years ago. It is hunched over chewing on an acorn and its tail is curled up and over its back, sticking up on the top of its head like a burlesque headdress

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Turned on my phone to check something and it happened to still be in selfie camera mode, revealing this stunning fall sky above me. A nice reminder to look up and appreciate this moment

A rich blue sky interspersed with fluffy white clouds

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

A still from the Princess Bride of Princess Buttercup in a red dress and green gloves, riding a horse

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Fun encounter on our nightly walk. Servicedoodle was entirely oblivious but sat patiently every few feet until we could get close enough to get a good photo without scaring him. Nice of our neighbor to provide a free buffet!

A buck lit by the streetlight standing in the front yard of a house surrounded by wildflowers. It has small antlers but I don't know enough about deer to know how many points.

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Sometimes the cats only use the box in certain ways when it's a little broken! Look how much more space Ginger has for stretching out

A screenshot of the photo album section of Neko Atsume 2. The photo in the center is of an orange cat with white socks and white ears facing away from the camera. The cat is laying down inside a cake box that has 2 sides opened up so that the cat's rear feet, tail, and butt are sticking out one side and the cats head and front paws are sticking out the opposite side

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

The longer I look at this marketplace listing the more questions I have...

A white person's hand is holding a pair of painted boots. The listing is titled Star Wars R2D2 boots but the cartoon R2 on the boot closest to the camera has red accents that don't match the R2 from the movies. They do, however, match the AMERICAN FLAG waving in the wind(? Space wind?) behind R2. The words "let's roll" are in a whimsical cursive font above the flag, and are visible on the inner toe of the other boot. We can tell that this R2 flag motif is on each boot in at least 3 places. The rest of the boot is a blue and black galaxy with stars. They're listed for $65

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Here's a small selection. Once I retrieve the camera and don't have to stand in the woods getting attacked by mosquitoes to actually review all the pictures and videos I'll have more to share!

A slightly blurry extreme closeup of a squirrel peering into the camera.

A nightvision view of a raccoon staring at the camera and cautiously walking toward it

Most of the frame is covered by a deer's blurry cheek. The only way we know it's a deer is it's body with long spindly legs at the right edge of the picture

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I really like this "Mac Sports Rock n Lock Director Chair" from Costco! The rocking motion allows me to adjust my position frequently so I don't get sore. Folds up relatively compact. I sit in it for like an hour a day when I'm playing fetch with the dog

A screenshot of the item page from the Costco app. The photo shows blue and black/gray director-style chair with a small pocket on the right armrest

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Our dentist office is so great with AuDHD kids. Super flexible and willing to change plans and reduce demands, was even willing to do some of the procedures last visit while he stayed in his wagon. Alas, even with a service dog, lorazepam, and weighted stuffie/blankets, it didn't work. On to G.A. 😬

A red and cream parti goldendoodle wearing a purple service dog vest that says "in training". She's laying patiently on the floor of the dentist office, relaxing while she waits for her next command

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

PSA: if your end of summer peaches are starting to get a little sad, put them in a salad with leaf lettuce, beets, goat cheese (I only had feta, which is also fine), honey roasted pistachios, and a white balsamic vinaigrette

The salad described in the tweet on a blue plate

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

A very good team at the dentist today

A cream and red parti goldendoodle who could use a bit of a haircut is sitting on a kid's lap, providing deep pressure therapy. She's wearing a service dog vest that says "in training". The kid is sitting up in a dentist chair, and their face is covered with a green splotch for privacy

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

I shouldn't even have to say this, but PLEASE don't bring your pet cat to Costco. It's not funny, it's not cute, it's disrespectful to people with allergies, and every non-service animal taken into a store makes it so people with legitimate service animals face more scrutiny

A black cat riding in the child seat part of a Costco cart. It's laying down and though it's hard to tell from this picture, it didn't look particularly happy or comfortable in person

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Finally tested negative! Took a break from testing for a few days because I couldn't keep spending $10 a test to be disappointed. Still masking around the pets (the kids are gone for the weekend) for a few more days to be safe, but when Monday rolls around, my face will finally be freeeeee

A negative COVID test on a gold and white paisley sheet

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Good news for people who were worried that NextDoor might stop being entertaining after the August election...

A screenshot from next door of a comment saying "I’ve never heard of RCV. I didn’t look it up on purpose. I’m going to base my opinion off the comments here, as a test. It’s just to see what happens."

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

I was so annoyed to see that Power School has a new AI feature. It feels so inescapable right now.

A screenshot of the Power school app. The app's center icon takes you to an AI chat bot called "power buddy".

It says "Hi (name redacted), I'm power buddy, and I'm here to help. What can I do for you today? There are thumbs up and thumbs down icons below the message, and suggested prompts like "show current grades", "assignments due this week", "show today's schedule", "show attendance for current term", "bulletins". You can also enter (by typing or speaking) your own question. Below the text entry box is a warning that says "power buddy is AI and all AI can sometimes make mistakes. Your chats may be monitored and stored."

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

It has been 13 days since I first developed COVID symptoms. I have missed a full week of time with my youngest (would have been more, but the first infection overlapped with a weekend that he would have been at his dad's anyway so I'm not counting those days). I'm heartbroken and angry and resentful

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

If you have dropped all COVID precautions and you're walking around spaces like dentist offices and hospitals without a mask, YOU ARE PART OF THIS. Vulnerable people and their vulnerable kids are at risk and being harmed because you aren't willing to experience mild discomfort. Please do better.

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

No ambiguity with today's test 😕 Hoping to get Paxlovid, but apparently you have to get lucky with a provider who will agree to prescribe it and not everyone at my PCP office will so keep your fingers crossed I guess

A positive intelliswab COVID test still standing up in the bottle of solution.

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I used a hack I learned in the due date club forum trenches (IYKYK) to see if I could verify whether this is positive. What are we thinking?

Side by side photos, the first is of an Abbot Binax test with its usual white and pink color scheme. The other photo has inverted colors, which can sometimes make a positive pregnancy test more obvious. I think I see a second line but I'm obviously not sure because I'm bringing it to the Internet

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I was going to end the thread there, but instead I want to end it on hope. This note in the paper (despite being extremely boomer energy and all "wahh, the youth!!") was a reminder that there have ALWAYS been Jews fighting for peace and a free Palestine. I'm proud to be part of THAT legacy. 4/4

An old newspaper blurb that reads "MEMO TO ZIONIST COMMISSION"
The Bergson-sponsored League for a Free Palestine is reported to have begun organizing Jewish high school youth. First airline have been made in New York's borough of Brooklyn and in Chicago. Zionists have waited too long to organize youth and have given too little encouragement to the various youth problems put on the agenda properly and the Youth Commission formed. Now with the Bergson group moving in, the strategic importance of the Youth Commission should be self-evident to all Zionists

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Valid point! Sometimes it can be a nice reminder of the many different people we share the Internet with, like this old comment thread. I'm not sure what they would do if bits and memes started popping up on the timeline there...

A comment thread from next door between 3 people whose names and photos have been scribbled over in different colors to differentiate the 3 commenters. Blue says to red "nosy neighbors need new activities in my opinion" and below their sentence they use punctuation marks to make a person shrugging like we did in the pre-emoji days.

Red replies "I don't know what those things are under your sentence.

Green replies to Red saying "its a person with arms"

Red replies to green saying "oh, I see it now."

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

I've been having a hard time getting back into the habit of doing my session notes since my vacation, so I decided to try working outside to reduce in-home distractions. Dog, shade, perfect July weather, I really couldn't ask for a better outdoor office space

The edge of a teak tray table with the corner of a laptop visible on it is on the foreground. A cream and red parti golden doodle is laying in the grass/ground cover (lots of plantain, clover, and creeping charlie, sorry-not-sorry) smiling while taking a break from chewing on a purple rubber ball. A climbing dome, swing, and wooden playhouse are partly in frame

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Q (they/them) @caffeinatedqueer.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Then again, I will never be able to appreciate a kong filled with peanut butter and pumpkin the way that she does, so really I shouldn't judge

A red and cream parti goldendoodle wearing a purple collar is laying on a gray dog bed and licking a pink kong with gusto

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