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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 11h

LiveJournal will always be my spirit media

Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Whenever I find myself on the wrong side of exit liquidity (too often as of late) a wee, melancholy trader-elf sings a little Queensryche-inspired ditty which then plays on repeat in my brain-meats the rest of my waking day.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If I remember correctly, many of us abandoned LiveJournal when Brad/Six Apart sold it to a Russian company. Who owns and how social media is operated has always been so important.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I was told that steelhead trout is closer generically to Pacific salmon than Atlantic salmon is to Pacific. Certainly tastes similar. ☺️

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It's not meant to be pejorative; it's an in-joke to describe newly-minted, legal adults.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Over the last 6 years I've blamed, shamed, and gaslit myself near to death. You are most definitely not alone.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Me, to my recent graduate: Are the kids at school using AI to cheat...frequently? Infant Adult, laughing: Um, yes? Me: And how are the grades? IA: Awesome. This, from a well-respected, affluent school.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Would you care to share your recipe? I love gnudi but have failed miserably at it. I happen to have an extruder and yet I never would've considered it an option- sounds brilliant. Regardless, bravo! 👏

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'm sorry, I don't get it. <-- total party pooper

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

So, they want the streets filled with the disabled? Awesome for me.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

It's almost like... The mind... Might have something to do with our ability to "will."

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Oregon Trail Generation'ers exist in this liminal space where we grew apace the transition from analog to digital. Then, coming into adulthood alongside the 2008 financial crisis. For me at least, I feel it's given me a unique perspective that has kept me cautiously skeptical of the world around me.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I'm a futures trader. These "magical" moves have been absolutely ridiculous. Uncharted waters. The only people with edge in this market are the fancy people making these bets on blatant insider info.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Desperation is the sister of ingenuity?

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

... Not to mention the dreaded, usually multi-year diagnosis process to even reach the point of having a "team." 🫠

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Word on the street is that a tooth/root abscess is more painful (and certainly in some cases much, much longer lasting) than giving birth naturally.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I am likely permanently disabled because folk just couldn't bear being unable to be served indoors. Prime rib > my freedom

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I've never had lotus root, but I like basically every veg I've met in my life. How would you describe them? Would you say they are difficult to prepare for someone with less dexterity in the kitchen?

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Same boat here. I've yet to try acupuncture. I've had multiple epidurals, nerve blocks, and even some trigger point injections. Relief was incredible... For several days to weeks. Certainly not worth it when it's further damaging long-term and can't be administered often enough, however. I'm sorry.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I would quite literally publicly post my health records from the last 5 years if it meant I would get some answers, or a better team of doctors. Desperation is a glance, for sure.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Uncertainty in the market is sure to bring volatility, if nothing else. /futures trader has an opinion, what else is new

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

I'd say it's shocking that a global pandemic that killed millions in our own backyard couldn't get American culture to accept mask wearing while ill at a bare (ahem) minimum, but, yanno, America. Freedom to spread ☠️

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I like world music in an it's still 1993 in my heart, I'm wearing overalls with men's boxers and a short tank top, sucking on peach rings from Sweet Factory, and looking at all the cool shit in the Nature Company, kind of way.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Woah, I'm going to have to look into seeing if there's an OC chapter of the group. I ❤️ pie! (oh, and I'm also a POTSie)

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

My local Kroger has their discount mecca quite literally in the hallway to their public bathroom. Even though those discount stickers pop up everywhere around the store, I like to brag to my husband about all of the great, cheap shit I found "in the bathroom aisle."

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Sometimes we have to settle with relative, temporary relief. "Goodie! Today is a 6, not an 8." Managed to get 4 good hours of sleep in a row? Cool, maybe I'll have the energy to wash my hair today. 😏

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

This is not the country we should be.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

I don't understand why "Billionaireism is Amoral" is not a household phrase.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I'm partial to the Nature Company's playlist to drown out my tinnitus and fall asleep... Although that probably dates me😆

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Swimming 5k is no joke! But living with Endo is also no joke. Well done.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

😻 I love doppelganger kitties 😻

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Today's neurological oddity is pleasant (for once). Ah, the phantom smell of sweet, salty ocean. I'm at the recliner cum beach today. Thanks, faulty wiring!

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Also Christopher Pike, during my rebellion from Sweet Valley-Babysitting. 😂

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

+1 more fan of the app! Pro tip: check out r/toogoodtogo to see real world examples of people's hauls. Almost all of my local options have surfaced there, it's awesome.

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

What can us disableds do? How can I bear witness to my own demise? With words, I suppose. What a strange, sad little world we inhabit...

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I thoroughly enjoyed a few negronis, beef marrow, and some amazing people watching while dining at the bar. I then took the last train back to the airport. It was my first and thus far only trip to NYC. So fun!

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I arrived at JFK a few years ago for an overnight layover and instead of staying at the terminal I stowed my luggage and took the train into the city, nearly caught the last elevator up the Empire State Bldg, but then got myself to Bleeker St and found myself a lovely bistro at 1am...

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Chaparral Fortresse @fictionalmuse.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Thank you for bearing witness for those of us who can't. 👍

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