men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 21mFoster cat progress: Lovie only lets me pet her when she's eating. Which isn't great, but it's something. Today, for the first time, Lovie rushed over to yell at me about the daily wet food allotment while I was opening the can. I am become Foodbringer, Bringer of Food 120
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Not fat but short & extra hideous so honorable mention 1470
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Boy oh boy I sure love living in Ohio & getting a sheaf of these in the mail every goddamn day because Republicans have nothing to run on but hate 010
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Forgot I took these pics at the dog park lmao. Griddle instantly learned to jump through the hoop a few weeks ago because this guy, Bob, was handing out treats for it, & now every time he goes near the hoop he gets swarmed with dogs. Griddle has also tried to go home with Bob & another Treat Haver 130
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Ah yes northeast Ohio in the NYTimes for the stupidest possible reasons 110
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Rode that high outside to sand the big door to the chicken coop, which has swelled slightly over time & stopped closing securely. Couldn't get the bolt to line up with the bar anymore so I pulled it off & jury-rigged a fix. Now the bar holds the door shut & the hole holds a handle to yank it open. 100
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If she can feel safe & enclosed, maybe she'll relax. But I'm going to have to put Nova in a carrier before I attempt this. I hope I haven't completely ruined our friendship. She's such a sweet little cat when she doesn't think I'm murdering her sister. I'm so tired I have tunnel vision. Tomorrow 110
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Embodied Exegesis: Transfeminine Cyberpunk Futures ed. Ann Leblanc. This is the good weird shit I love. I don't think there was a single story or poem I didn't enjoy, and a rip-roarin' introduction to boot. Recommended if you like cyberpunk & posthuman stuff. 100
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Very busy day yesterday. I took the morning off to volunteer at a preschool for underserved children with some coworkers. We sanded & painted a bunch of very beat-up cubbies for the children. Idk why they wanted them black but the paint might have been donated? Idk. Anyway they look good as new 💪 120
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Doing mystery pepper roulette for lunch, which is where I slice up all the garden peppers currently in our fridge, dip them in hummus, & find out in real time whether they're spicy or not. First one was a Serrano lol (I did leave the labels in the pots but the sun bleached them all off) 120
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Truly we are run by the stupidest among us. And the senator wouldn't even apologize after embarrassing himself in front of everyone lol 010
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Finally have an update on the foster cats. Nova has decided we're fine and is a lap cat now. Lovie is still fucking furious. I petted her for a little while last night while she was cornered in her cave bed, & she held still for it, but hissed the whole time. Here's Nova being cute at least 050
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I guess I'm just doing a cottagecore thread now so here's the pile of fucked up cabbage plants we yanked out of the garden this morning. The chickens have been going at it off & on & I expect it to be gone tomorrow. 000
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Speaking of using more eggs, we hit 7 dozen on the counter so I'm now starting to freeze them for winter when the egg factory goes into low-power mode. Exactly 2 dozen whipped eggs fits perfectly into the huge mini muffin tin Ernest got at a garage sale. We'll see how easily they come out. 110
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I've more or less got the gluten-free bread recipe down, now, so I'm starting to experiment. The Bob's Red Mill gluten-free flour seems to give me a fluffier loaf, and honey makes it lightly sweet. This time I added an extra egg and - surprise! It's like a fucked up challah, which I used to love. 130
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#34: Other Covenants: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People. Not being Jewish I imagine I missed some nuance, but it's always fascinating to read speculative fiction rooted in a culture not my own. I felt strongly enough about this one that I backed it on kickstarter. 200
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 21/09/2026These cats still won't let me touch them after having days to decompress. Nova screams at the top of her lungs if I try to touch her. Lovie just acts feral. I'm going to have to move them to a smaller space than Ernest's office to try to get them comfortable. 110
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Whoever got gas before me put an even hundred into their tank 011
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So anyway this is how we figured out Ernest's office door is loose right now (changes with the seasons as the entire old wooden house flexes). This is my jury-rigged solution for the night. Better setup in the morning, or maybe I move them upstairs, we'll see. Cat pics when they calm down. 110
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Smh my head when the shitty attack mailers I get every single day can't even proofread their work. Also they put Mamdani's face on this like 3 times. We live in Ohio. There's a good chance a bunch of people receiving these have no fucking clue who he is 261
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Ok, got some non-expired Oatly & it's not terrible. Less creamy & oddly sweet given the ingredients list. But probably the closest I'm going to get. It's not like I'm drinking big glasses of it every day, it's performing fine in coffee, & I'll try it with some rice Chex sometime soon. Panic averted 120
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Lmaoooo literally nobody got a badge today. It's ok we still love you guys 100
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Lmao are you kidding me Ernest ordered some Oatly/groceries to our house since he's at work & I'm exhausted & only 2 cartons showed up & they're 2 months expired 100
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ok fuck it we're trying the Oatly and then we're going old school 220
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Me: why can't I find the delicious oat milk that doesn't set off my allergies anywhere Chianti: because fuck you, that's why 210
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Dog park was wild today. Griddle got adopted by a pair of new golden retriever-mix puppies named Daisy and Duke. I confirmed with someone in the know that the big end-of-season dog swim hasn't happened yet and they haven't set a date. Last year it was apparently the beginning of October. 010
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Finally received pics of the two foster cats we're taking on late next week after they get spayed! They're apparently very friendly but these were taken at the vet & they were not happy to be there 060
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#33: Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Warped by K.W. Jeter. Started for Star Trek Day. First novel in the DS9 continuity, so the author took many stabs in the dark. Don't hate it but I don't know that it really held together. Leans heavily on Bajoran mysticism in a way that's clearly drawn from Season 1. 200
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Got the bed! It was a huge hassle to take apart, get out of their house, cram into the car, transport 5 blocks or so in 2 trips, and then drag up to our third floor with minimal help. I need 7 naps before I can put the thing together. Not to mention I have to move some furniture to place it. 010
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Ok. Cracked a little over 30 pits, three of which had double kernels, which I just learned is a thing! Discarded three kernels as clear duds, leaving me with about 3 dozen seeds for this experiment. Wrapped in a wet paper towel, into a ziplock, into the fridge, see you after Christmas. 020
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 05/09/2026My halfhearted attempts to sprout some peach pits from like 2 years ago were stymied by me letting them dry out until they were no longer viable. This year I'm gonna take the kernels out & cold-stratify those instead. This is one summer of peaches & nectarines. 100
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 04/09/2026#32: Kalyna the Soothsayer by Elijah Kinch Spector. Queer woman with no psychic abilities has to fake-prophesy her way through deadly fantasy court intrigue. I appreciated a lot of what this book was doing but my anxious ass is not cut out for this level of tension. I was so stressed lol 200
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Ah son a bitch ICE was in town this morning & I'm only finding out well after the fact. It's hard to organize against these quick, surgical strikes, which of course is the point. A government at war with its people using guerilla tactics. 100
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old? Didn't say *best* movie so I gotta go with Kirkland Indiana Jones & the Search for Lost Nazi Gold (Sahara), which is fun as hell. Liked it so much I own it on DVD 210
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Ernest harvested a couple more cabbages and some leeks today for fancy Sunday dinner. It feels very cool to be able to walk outside and pick stuff from the garden. I suppose that if it didn't, it wouldn't be worth the effort. But we've never grown either of these before & they turned out great. 010
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The emotional rollercoaster of gardening: hooray, the biggest spaghetti squash is ripe -- oh noooooooooooooooo 180
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 28/08/2026#31: Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher. Fantasy romance, sequel, same world as the first, but wonderfully gayyy. UV/Kingfisher's writing is so simultaneously funny & deep, I feel like she's beginning to approach Pratchett. (I'm a horror weenie & can't read her horror tho.) Large Francis I would die for u 130
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 23/08/2026#30: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. I was prepared to dismiss this as overrated, but I actually fucking loved it. The creepily prescient (2014) tale of a pandemic that nearly wiped out humanity, told before, during, & after the event through people connected by fate. Haunting, fascinating. 110
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 22/08/2026#29: The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities From History. A cheery, entertaining survey of weird literary miscellany from the dawn of writing to a delightful Chuck Timgle mention at the end. Lavishly illustrated with examples & photos. A Christmas gift. 100
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 19/08/2026#28: Wild Faith by Talia Lavin. I started this a while ago, but it's so painful & horrifying I had to read it in little sips. Extremely relevant to our times. Puts together a lot of the past decades of evangelical-constructed alternate reality to explain why we're now ruled by psychopathic creeps 100
men's werehouse @elizaeffect.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Spent multiple hours finally shoveling all the garbage out of T5's former bedroom & was patting myself on the back for getting shit done until I took a big sip of water & opened the closet 😐 210