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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Apparently there was an earthquake last night, but I missed it because (as a former Californian) I sleep through anything less than a 6.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is basically the beginning of Annie Jacobsen’s book Biological War: A Scenario. Cool.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I just downloaded Audible (trying to get a few freebies for our drives to Boga) and it’s so fucking depressing to see all the Harry Potter books in the top 10. Like, WHYYYYYY

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Kirsty Webeck @kirstywebeck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s awesome they let them play footy at the Kylie concert.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today a client showed me a photo of the Kylie mural in the CBD. Man, they did her dirty. She looks like Linda Blair in The Exorcist.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It’s not even 6:30pm and it’s still light out and I’m falling asleep. I both crave and loathe DST this time of year (talk to me in Feb and I straight up loathe it)

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

RIP Duncan Sheik. I had totally forgotten about your 1996 hit earworm until today and now I’ve decided it should be adopted as an anthem for French Bulldogs (and all other brachycephalic beasts) youtu.be/A-oh-tP6RvA?...

youtu.be

Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing (Official Video)

YouTube video by Atlantic Records

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Busted canoodling with his new pig friend

Hitch the white French Bulldog giving side eye while nose to nose with his orange squeaky pig.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Getting my Jimothy fix via the NYT this morning and run across my old high school pal Oscar. Last caught up in 2022 at friend reunion in WA (he’s lived in SEA for 20+ yrs now). Proof some of us Central Cali farm kids got out 😂 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...

…get fan clubs and bumper stickers.
Oscar Velasco-Schmitz, a friend down a few blocks, recently saw two gangs of raccoons duking it out in a late-night brawl. They battled across his trees and the neighbor's roof. The sound is seared in his mind.
"A cacophony
WrestleMania throwdown!" is how he described it.
There was a small one getting worked over while another hung on for dear life, Mr. Velasco-Schmitz recalled. Was it Jimothy?
Maybe, he said, but he sure hoped not.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Oh shit @doctorow.pluralistic.net reposted me. Hey people, don’t follow me for any smart stuff. I just talk shite and post pics of @rossfloate.bsky.social worrying the dog

A French bulldog being carried like a disgruntled sack of potatoes, staring into the camera with one eye squinted and the other wide open as if he’s just realised this indignity is going on the internet. Behind him, a bearded man in oversized glasses looks down at the camera, apparently complicit in the whole situation.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I hope Lady Gaga takes better care of her kid than she did her French Bulldogs.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Off-topic: Nearly 20 years ago) colonising dead threads on Fark.com as our own little temp chat-rooms (grown-ass adults but we cbf w/ IRC). Was the first thing i thought of when AU’s teen social media ban started @rossfloate.bsky.social @joshghiloni.me @cynmarphi.bsky.social @drewcurtis.bsky.social

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hey baby my boobs are A.I. - *lifts shirt* Actually Incredible

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I don’t want to podcast with my eyes

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Ross Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Darth we have pies at football games! I made a website about pie appreciation. good-pies.com

good-pies.com

Good Pies

Because they're all good pies.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Mom is super excited that Fresno’s channel 30 sent someone to Melbourne to cover the NFL bullshit 😂 She’s just excited they’re here - doesn’t give a shit about football (like mother, like daughter)

Screenshot of iMessage from my mom:

Deni
Fresno, CA, United States

Deni:
Channel 30 is in Melbourne for the 49ers and Rams football game!

Me:
Yeah, it’s been all over the news here all week!

Deni:
I can’t believe Channel 30 sent a reporter!

Deni:
Is it close to you?

Me:
The MCG? Yeah, it’s just in the city

Me:
That’s where we saw Billy Joel!

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hitch doing his best “sexy Chicken Maryland”

A cream-coloured French bulldog sprawls across a dark couch, his back leg stretched dramatically out behind him like a plump chicken Maryland ready for the oven. His chunky thigh, little paw and black-tipped bunny tail take centre stage, all bathed in purple-blue evening light.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is the most brutal episode of Hard Quiz I’ve ever seen. Every contestant sucks at their own topic and the general questions. I wish Ross was home so we could ridicule them together.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ross is napping. Let’s have a day-fire 👹

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Of course yesterday (40km/hr gusts w/ intermittent showers) we said “let’s just go home tomorrow, less stress” and then we woke up to perfect weather and barely a hint of a breeze. Guess we’re staying tonight 😂

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ross drove to Kerang to get us pies from Gray’s (because Swan Hill Bakehouse is closed on weekends, in defiance of the Good Lord’s stance on pies). He also got me an eclair because it was my birthday yesterday (today in ‘Murica)

A very nice little eclair with a bottle of sparkling water, a bottle of HP Sauce, and a bottle of Heinz Ketchup in the background- with a lake, sunny skies, and puffy clouds behind all that.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

That buff Hutt was a little too Rule 43 for my taste. Yucky.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Watched SONG SUNG BLUE last night and I don’t know if it’s his preferred state ora side effect of being a Marvel product, but Hugh Jackman just looks like he’s made of beef jerky. A golem made of beef jerky wearing a brunette Prince Valiant wig and sequinned vests.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Guess who got knocked back as a blood donor because of my tiny veins? Guess Lifeblood doesn’t like a challenge. Didn’t even attempt to tap one. I guess I’m just used to the ruthlessness of pathology phlebotomists (who usually go thru the back of my hand after several failed attempts)

A pale forearm held palm-up in bright sunlight, proudly displaying the faintest possible suggestion of veins after being deemed unsuitable for blood donation. A white French bulldog in a blue harness stands beside the chair, looking on as if equally unimpressed by the vascular situation.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I fed this monster two tiny bites of scrambled egg at 11am. By 5pm he was gassing us out for over an hour. Never again.

A sleepy white French bulldog lies belly-up in a plush grey dog bed patterned with dark stars, one paw tucked awkwardly over his chest and his head wedged into the side cushion, looking deeply committed to doing absolutely nothing, while farting like a champ.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I leave the ABC Kids channel on for the rare occasions Hitch is going to be home alone. Neighbour has come over to walk him and said he was sitting on the couch watching Bluey. I’ve also not turned the tv on and he’s fine. I dunno. He’s just a chill dog.

Sceeenshot of news article:
Human Behavior

Psychology says people who leave the TV on for the dog before leaving the house aren’t being silly — they’re doing what people do in every attachment relationship, which is trying to reduce how much their absence is felt

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I have done a sum total of nothing today (except capitulate to my dog-tyrant’s whims) and it feels good, man.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’m really happy that northern Victoria has had so much rain but oh my lord the mozzies are something else. Just getting around in the bight sunshine in the middle of the day like they’re a protected species.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Being here on a Wednesday (and it’s not Xmas holidays) feels deliciously transgressive

Location: Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia

A wide, tranquil lake beneath a vivid blue sky filled with dramatic layers of white and grey clouds. The calm water reflects the sky, while dark silhouettes of large eucalyptus trees frame both sides of the scene and a grassy shoreline stretches across the foreground.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Going to bed at 7:40pm like a boss. A farmer boss.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Whenever Ross wants to drive up on a Friday after work, I argue the case for leaving at sunrise on Saturday- purely because there’s no night-pies.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Making a new birb freind at Lake Boga. Been giving him like one piece of dog kibble a day. He’s skittish, but already coming to our door. Hitch is not into it.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I was going to wake Ross up for the sunrise but I took pity on him and let him sleep in and did a timelapse video.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I really hope someone in Horsham has heard of Annabelle

Screenshot of a news article from the Wimmera-Mallee News featuring an older woman with short grey hair and glasses smiling beside a brightly coloured handmade knitted clown. The clown wears a red hat and nose, yellow ears, a striped rainbow jumper and patterned overalls. The headline reads, “‘Please take me home’: Who owns this mysterious clown?” and explains that the unfinished clown was found in a bag outside Horsham’s Craft for a Cause shop and is waiting to be reunited with the person who originally ordered it.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

There is nothing more fun than a dumb dog. I love him so much and it takes so little to entertain him 😂

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Here’s Ross last night taking a photo of Lake Boga turning pink at sunset. We’ve seen it so many times but every time we’re here we can’t resist photographing it AGAIN. And I felt like I had to put him in the photo because otherwise it doesn’t even look real.

A man stands at the grassy edge of a perfectly still lake, holding up his phone to photograph the sunset. The water mirrors soft bands of pink, peach, lavender and pale blue across the horizon, with a few navigation markers in the distance. The whole scene is so calm the lake barely appears to be water.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I’ve been obsessed with the idea of those powders that make coloured flames in a fire (copper salts, I think?). I found a bunch on Temu for cheap (after seeing them on other websites for $$$). I’m very happy with it + now I’ll probably never buy them again because novelty is a fleeting emotion

ose-up of a round outdoor fire pit at night, with burning logs glowing orange beneath vivid blue, green and yellow flames. The colourful firelight illuminates the rusted metal rim while the surrounding area fades into darkness.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I totally forgot that Ross made me review MEGALOPOLIS with him.

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Don’t get me wrong- I am self-employed and I love my work and my clients, BUT! I have the next 10 days off and I don’t have to speak to a goddamn soul aside from Ross or the dog and I am so pumped.

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Ross Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hey who out there keeps a website/blog? Pref with rss? It's for science! The fun kind! Not the commerce kind! (Science value may be negligible)

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

ABC should replace Songs of Praise with Songs of Braise - singing worshipful odes to tough cuts of meat while demonstrating the art of low and slow cooking

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erinmargrethe @erinmargrethe.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

So, I never listen to any device in public, ever since I got my first Walkman in 1985. I just need to hear what’s going on around me because…safety. That said, from 2006-2020 I always performatively wore my wired earbuds to deflect any strange male conversationalists.

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