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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Reading “Dead Beat” by Leigh Bardugo. Hopefully I’ll be able to read a few more spooky books this month, but this is a good one to kick off October with.

“Dead Beat” by Leigh Bardugo (with the Lucky Day sticker from the library on it)

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy first day of fall! Crockpot has entered the chat.

A crockpot full of what will later be a very tasty and hearty white bean chicken chili.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Another one from my WIP, Obsidian Streets. The band is in the recording studio and Charles is driving everyone nuts with his perfectionism. #WIPSnips

The band played the last riff together eight times and then held out the final note until Charles signaled that the song was over. He gave the thumbs up to the engineer, who promptly stopped the tape.

Thomas slumped over his drum set and mumbled "Jesus Christ, can we move on now?"

Christopher balanced his bass guitar on his lap and shook out his hands, trying to keep his wrists from cramping up.

"Yeah man, let's play another song, I think we got it."

Kenneth's voice came through everyone's headphones as he talked into a microphone behind the sound booth.

"That was great," he said, trying to stay positive and professional. "Are we ready to move on, boys?"

Charles looked around their glass case of a recording booth and saw his fellow bandmates beginning to nod. He raised his hand and shook his head, walking over to the microphone in front of Robbie.

"I think we should just do that one more time," he said.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Printed out the draft of my novel & put it in a binder so I can mark all over it w/ red pens & highlighters. Something about seeing it all printed out is both daunting & kind of exciting. My goal is to get thing to the point where I feel okay letting a few friends read it. We’ll see how that goes…

A binder stuffed full of about 300 sheets of paper next to a bunch of highlighters and pens

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Okay, I’ll do one of these today! Here’s an excerpt from my WIP, “Obsidian Streets.” It’s an interaction between two record store employees. #WIPSnips

Hunter had dark circles under his eyes and was leaning against the counter, propping himself up by his elbows. His unruly hair hung in his face and he wore an old LCD Soundsystem hoodie. When Sydney entered the room, she was surprised that there was no music on. For once, Hunter was choosing silence.

"So," Sydney began. "I'm not answering the phone for a bit. The creeper is calling again, you deal with him if you want to. I'm tired of hearing about that dude's dick."

"Right, okay, yeah that sucks," Hunter said. Sydney waited for some sort of witty retort or sarcastic comment but it didn't come. He seemed distracted.

"Everything okay?" she asked.

"What?" Hunter looked at her as if he just realized she was in the room. "Oh, yeah. Yeah, I'm fine, I just had, um, a late night. I stayed up too late. Yeah."

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I keep finding myself at the nursery and every time I’m there I buy some pansies and put them in this planter. I really love pansies, they look like whimsical little flower people.

Purple, yellow, and maroon pansies in a planter

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Mixing the theme song for @imperfectpear.bsky.social’s show Vamps & Amps today. 🎹🎧

A cup of coffee, a MIDI keyboard, and two computer screens displaying a project in Reason.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Got the day off unexpectedly so I’m going to try to finish up this theremin kit I’ve been working on forever. 🛸 🤘

A circuit board with some wires soldered to it. More wires are in the background.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Gonna play some Ween covers with friends tonight. 🎹🤘

A shot of my keyboard (a black studiologic sledge) with a setlist of Ween songs taped to it.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Got this all set up for my day off tomorrow. 😂🤘

A laptop displaying the start screen for “Myst III: Exile”

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Reading “Vigil” by George Saunders this morning. I love the “Lucky Day” shelf at the library! 🍀📚

A hand holding the book “Vigil” by George Saunders. There is a sticker on the front that says “Lucky day!”

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Finished watching “Pantheon” a couple days ago & am still thinking about it. It was way more intense & existential than I was expecting. I loved it.

The poster for the show “Pantheon.” It features a girl with her virtual self behind her and the words “WHAT IS YOUR HUMANITY WORRH?” At the bottom it says “PANTHEON.”

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Prince is helping me play piano before work this morning. 🎹🐾

A small brown dog sitting on the bench in front of a piano, looking at the camera.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Some friends are coming over so I made cookies, but one batch came out super ugly so those will just be for me. 😂

A plate of banana chocolate chip peanut cookies

A plate of the cookies that got to big in the oven and came out all ugly and weird

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It’s been a minute since I’ve done one of these. Here’s a snippet from my WIP, “Obsidian Streets.” It’s 1973 & the band is recording their first (and only) album. Charles wants every song to be perfect & is being a bit intense about it. #WIPSnips

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

One day, future civilizations will study workplace break rooms in an attempt to understand our society.

A typed note in a break room that reads “Please Take Your Dishes to the Kitchen. We ask that you scrape and stack them neatly in the dirty dish area. Thank you.” Underneath it is a handwritten note that says “DNA will be tested on dishes left behind.”

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Finally watching “Scavenger’s Reign” & am really loving it. The animation is so beautiful & also a bit scary.

Still shot from “Scavenger’s Reign.” A person stands in the middle of an alien landscape.

Still shot of “Scavenger’s Reign.” There’s a white pod in the middle of a bunch of weird white trees leaning sideways. The ground is a shade of red.

A man stands next to a creepy-cute alien creature in some trippy forest. They are on a tree branch and are surrounded by other tree branches.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Took this guy on a big walk before any of the noise in the neighborhood starts. Now we’re keeping it mellow. He’s being A Very Good Boy. Calming diffuser is plugged in & dog CBD is on standby. 🐾❤️

A small brown dog (chiweenie!) lounging in bed.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Excited to read this one. “Bunny” was a trip & everything else I’ve read by Mona Awad has been unhinged in the best way.

A screenshot from Libby that says “The Wait is Over” and shows that “We Love You, Bunny” by Mona Awad is ready for me to borrow. 🎉

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Taking care of my parents’ chihuahua & this boy puts up such a fuss about eating even though he gets the best food. (He did eventually eat, he’s just a bit dramatic.)

A brown chihuahua sitting in front of a bowl of wet food facing away from it and looking sad.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Reading this book that’s been on my list for awhile and it’s very strange. 😂

E-reader showing the cover of “Made For Love” by Alissa Nutting.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Made this fancy recipe last night from “What To Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking” by Caroline Chambers. It was delicious! Seared tuna crusted w/ everything bagel seasoning, snap peas, & a tahini gochujang sauce. It was super easy too. Hardest part was finding gochujang at my local Asian market.

Seared tuna steak, snap peas, and a gochujang sauce on a plate.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Planted this rose bush earlier this year in honor of my late dog (the variety of the bush is “Gertrude Jekyll” and my dog was named Gertrude). It’s started to bloom & it’s beautiful!!!

A bright pink rose blooming on a small rose bush in a yard

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

This footage is not very good but I have to share this insane cover of “Sweet Caroline” I saw last night. This band is called “Tragedy” & they do mostly metal BeeGees covers but they had a moment in their set where they announced that for one song they were “King Neil Diamond.” 😂

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Please enjoy this clip of electronic Carmen with a vintage video of cats.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I want all of my neighbors to know that I proudly fly the flag for Gondor.

The flag of Gondor hanging proudly amongst my lavender bushes

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Baking lemon & blueberry cupcakes this morning. 🍋 🫐 Doubled the recipe because no one could give me a solid headcount on how many people are coming to the last minute Easter dinner my mom is hosting. 🙃

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Seeing this pop up when applying for jobs now. 😔 I feel like opting out automatically sends my application to the bottom of the pile but I’m doing it anyway. 🤷‍♀️

I wish to optout from having my resume reviewed by artificial intelligence as part of the application process.*

_ No
_ Yes

Continue

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

This is going to be cuter when all of the bulbs in the surrounding pots come up, but here’s something cheerful I did yesterday.

A cement head planter with yellow flowers growing out of the top sitting on the ground next to other pots

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

First baby tulip bloom spotted in my yard (and yes, I know, I need to weed).

A small orangey red tulip starting to bloom

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I’ve been hitting a wall with editing my novel but tonight I am going to set a timer & I have to work on this draft until the timer goes off. 😂

Laptop open on a table next to a lit candle and a can of ginger ale. Farther back on the table are some flowers that are wilting a little.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Please enjoy this picture of Prince in his natural habitat.

A small brown dog snuggled up in a blanket

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Got a Book of the Month box in the mail yesterday! 📚🎉 Haven’t read either of these authors before & I’m excited. Can’t decide which one to start first, I guess I’ll just see what mood I’m in when I sit down to read later.

Two books:
“Almost Life” by Kiran Millwood Hargrove
“Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil” by V.E. Schwab

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Bought these cookies at the Asian grocery store near my house & the expiration date on them is cracking me up.

A bag of lemon puff cookies. The expiration date says “Best before: Nov 26, 2026 AD”

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Half of my book is record store employees leaning on counters while at work, so this one was easy. 😂 Here’s a snippet from the first chapter of “Obsidian Streets.” #WIPSnips

Spraying the paper towel with cleaner once more, Sydney shoved her hand to the very back of the wooden storage space under the table. Without even looking, she knew she had hit the dustiest point yet. Her nose burned as she pulled the paper towel back towards her, bringing decades of dirt and grime with it. She sneezed twice, then stood up and sneezed again.

A tall, lanky dude was leaning against the counter. He wore a black Gary Numan t-shirt and made no effort to brush his dirty blonde hair out of his face. It was her newest coworker, Hunter.

"Goddamn," he said. "Are you allergic
to bullshit now?"

"No, just allergic to you," Syd said.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

OBSIDIAN STREETS In 1973, an unknown rock band recorded a concept album set in a fantasy world. All five members of the band disappeared and the record was never released. Decades later, the one remaining copy turns up at a record store, unleashing more than just weird old prog rock. #WSPit #W #A

In the top corner, the text reads “Obsidian Streets.”

There are 9 images in a grid:
1. Artistic picture of a lava lamp
2. A frog in a swamp
3. A mysterious forest
4. Close-up of a synthesizer
5. Old school reel-to-reel recording equipment
6. An electric guitar
7. Deep Purple
8. A hand sliding a record out of a sleeve (the person in this photo is wearing a flannel shirt)
9. Close-up of a denim jacket

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Today’s “Obsidian Streets” snippet is from the scene where the owner of the record store (Larry) invites two employees (Sydney & Hunter) into the mysterious basement of the shop (where he may or may not be living). #WIPSnips Also, I’m working up the nerve to participate in WSPit tomorrow. 😅

Larry invited her and Hunter to follow
him downstairs and even though it seemed very weird, they did. It wasn't long before they were in a part of the basement neither of them knew existed. They walked past stacks of old Harry Belafonte albums, a moldy shelf full of outdated techno CDs from the nineties, several life-sized cardboard cut-outs of KISS, what appeared to be a small shrine set up in honor of Alice Cooper, and a white ten-gallon bucket positioned under a leaky pipe before they reached their destination.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

My holiday amaryllis is finally blooming!

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I’ve got a snippet for today’s word! The word “metal” shows up about 20 times in my draft, describing everything from folding chairs to music. 🤘 This is from the chapter where one of the record store clerks, Sydney, gets kicked out of a band. #WIPSnips

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

He pulled a blanket onto the bed and covered up Lamby. 😭

A little brown dog (a chiweenie) sitting on the bed next to a chewed up lamb chop toy covered in a blanket

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

My dog typically destroys plushie toys but he just got this lamb chop that he LOVES and it’s so cute.

A small brown dog sitting on a bed with a plush lamp chop toy

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Having fun with synthesizers & old movies again… Here, have some weird Beethoven techno. 😁🎹🤘 #synthesizers #electronic #beethoven

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

It’s been awhile since I’ve just sat down in my music room to make some noise & see what happens. This feels like a good day to get back into that.

Computer screen with Reason pulled up, computer keyboard, headphones, and a MIDI keyboard

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Please enjoy this photo of my dog Prince being sassy.

A small brown chiweenie on the bed with blankets on top of him.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Today’s snippet is another scene in a recording studio (which is where a lot of this story takes place). #WIPSnips

It was no surprise to anyone that Charles' idea to whisper the word "whisper" quickly spiraled into something silly and unproductive. Thomas had been standing too close to the microphone and his "p" sounds popped when he said the word. Robbie was unable to get through a take without laughing. Charles wanted the word articulated in a certain way that no one managed to get right. Finally Christopher got so mad that he asked to take five and stormed outside without a jacket.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

There’s a magical land that my characters travel to in my novel & I’m still figuring out exactly how that all works, but here’s a snippet from Russell’s first trip there. #WIPSnips

"So, Russell," Frog Man said, lowering his guitar and fixing his gaze on the young man. "The lake. Will you drink from it and join us here in the Darkwoods for all eternity?"

"Um..." Russell stammered. Any intelligible words seemed to be stuck in his throat. He did not know what lake Frog Man was talking about but he had only just stumbled upon this land. Eternity seemed like a big commitment.

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lauren @entmoog.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Today’s snippet takes place in a recording studio. The guitarist, Charles, wants everyone to do another take of a song before moving on. The rest of the band is getting irritated. #WIPSnips

"We're trying our best, man," Thomas
said.
"I know, I know," Charles replied. "But it's not at one hundred precent yet." He turned to Robbie and added, "Don't for-get, the line in the pre-chorus section is
'Eyes of blue and skin of green, by his lonesome near the stream.""
Robbie tried hard not to roll his eyes.
"That's what I said, isn't it? 'Eyes of blue and skin of green'?"
"By his lonesome near the stream.'
Last time you said 'by the stream.' It's
'near.""
"Yeah, 'By his lonesome by the
stream.'"
"No, it's 'near the stream,' Robbie. 'By
his lonesome near the stream-'"
"No one's going to notice, man,"
Christopher interrupted. "It sounds just fine to me. Let's get on with it."
"People will notice," Charles said, his temper rising. "It will sound weird if you say the word 'by' twice in the same sentence like that, and that isn't how I wrote it."

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