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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I am often intensely curious about things. I will frequently stop everything I'm doing to look something up because I *need* to know. I am also easily distracted and may forget to look up the thing I was intensely curious about for... years, literally.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We had a very small birthday celebration for my boss. Nothing huge. He asked us "What is wrong with all of you?" (in a joking way) when presented with his bundt cake and card. I told him "Lots of things. I'll make a spreadsheet." And we laaaaaughed!

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I am also making my way through This Is Where the Future Bleeds by @mikebrooks668.bsky.social (I read it on lunch breaks and before bed). I am trying to persuade my husband to read it, because it's just the sort of book I think he'd enjoy. And yes, I'm loving it. I'm so glad I picked it up.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'm a little over halfway through Daggerbound by @tkingfisher.com . I have been giddy over the release of this book since it was announced. No spoilers, but so far it is everything I was hoping for and then some. Also, I got my mom to read the Clocktaur Wars duology...

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

:::deep breath::: I have officially submitted for the permanent position for the job I have been doing on an interim basis since last August. I really love this job, and I'm hoping I get this. I remembered to add some important infor on a prior job, so yay for that!

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Trans Rights Readathon Progress Update Completed: The Great Maple Mistake by Beck Grey In Progress: Some Assembly Required by Noah Bodie If you'd like to donate: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/... To participate: transrightsreadathon.carrd.co

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Here are the books I'll be reading for the Trans Rights Readathon. If you'd like to throw in your support, you can click on the links below. More info: transrightsreadathon.carrd.co Donate: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Cover of I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner

Cover of The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Cover of Some Assembly Required by Noah Bodie

Coverof The Great Maple Mistake by Beck Grey

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Probably not so quick update: 1) I'm super disappointed in some friends and have stepped away from that other platform that begins with F... it's still where most of my friends are, but damn if I need a break because...

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I've been feeling a bit better since Tuesday. I'm not as close to tears, and I'm tolerating frustration a bit better. But I'm also now dealing with bad news medically... probable diabetes and liver damage... so gee, that's fun. I'd still see the therapist next week even without that.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

So hey, I was my husband's caretaker when he had cancer... so basically 2014-2015. He survived, thankfully. Our child was 4 years old when it all went down. Anyhow, I never really dealt with the trauma. But now, I realize that isn't a viable strategy. So it's time for therapy.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

One of the VPs just started humming "La Negra." Like Pavlov's dogs, my fee tt started tapping out the opening steps. I miss dancing. I am in no shape to dance like that. But certain dances will forever remain in my muscle memory... not just my feet, either. They are embedded into all of me.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Do the people who run the USA Hockey site even realize the Women's Team also won gold? It isn't even mentioned on their home page, but the men sure do get the spotlight. Yeah, yeah, first time in however many years. Whoopee. And the women, who consistently medal... crickets. teamusa.usahockey.com

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Team USA Hockey

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

So, okay, I might have been doing a deep dive on romantic comedies right now. Meghan Quinn is pretty good, though I've DNF'd a couple of her books now.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Completed (over the weekend): A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking (audiobook) - I listened to this as often as possible when my kiddo and I were on longer drives... which happens a lot, actually. I had read the book previously, which got me to read a bunch more @tkingfisher.com books.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Finished: 1) Hemlock & Silver by T Kingfisher @tkingfisher.com. She does creepy so, so well. Also, great characters, excellent banter, and generally fun, twisty story. 2) Daindreth's Outlaw - Good story-telling, definitely a mid-series book. I have alreayd started the next. #releasetheepsteinfiles

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Current reads: All fantasy because the real world is a nightmare, and I'm pretty sure I can rely on these authors to give me a happier outcome than I foresee right now.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I'm just starting Hemlock & Silver by @tkingfisher.com. The intrigue is just starting. And look, I really love that we have a FMC who is awkward with kids. In spite of me having one, I've always felt awkward around kids in general (my own being one of a few notable exceptions).

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I am happy to report that all of my family's prescriptions have been moved from the local CVS inside Target to a new pharmacy with better customer service and, obviously, not inside Target. It's not much, but it's *something* I could do to stop supporting those who support the dictator.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

We had a very mild earthquake in our area. I like that the alerts give you a heads up. It was maybe 30 seconds, enough to think about what I was going to do if it was intense. I'm a jaded California native, though, so I still waited to see if it was worth crawling under my desk. It was not.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Sometimes it's really interesting to watch people who ignored your warnings find out *why* they shouldn't ignore your warnings. This is both a work and political post.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Pro tip: If someobdy says "Hey, you havne't send form [X]. What I have from you is forms [Y] and [Z]," you need to be extremely careful about your next step. If that is to send every email and form you've already sent and none of them are form [X], expect a polite but firm "BZZZT! WRONG!"

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I walked in to 44 emails in my inbox. That's significantly less than what I was receiving due to all the superfluous notification emails that are now sent to a separate folder. It's still daunting, though. The nice part, is most of my inbox emails didn't require any action on my part, either.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

I was under a bit of a rock this morning, but now I have this running in the background while I work, and check in from time to time (I'm responsible for phones and greeting visitors). I can't have anything on too loud, but I'm listening as much as I can. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ut...

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Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker

YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

To quote Firesign Theater: How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all? That's my work day today and most days. I would have rage quit this morning, but I need the medical insurance. This is life for the common worker in the U.S. Dystopian is an apt description.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I just love it when somebody sends me an old key request as a reminder, like I haven't already filled it. Because then I can send them back the email I sent to the end-user three weeks ago, cc'ing the sender, letting them both know that the key is ready for pickup and giving them my available hours.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

If something is an emergency, you don't need to explain exactly why. Usually, a description of what the isue is will be sufficient. Your rambling explanation is unnecessary and wastes time. This is especially true if the person answering your call immediately says "Got it. What's going on?" That...

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

ION... I just remembered last week that my kiddo is bridging from a Cadette to a Senior Girl Scout this year. :::sigh::: Just yesterday they were an adorable Brownie. Right? Yeah. So now that our cookie season is over, my first order of business is to fix up their vest. I mean, gardening, giving...

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I think the interview went well. I hope. It was something of a "getting to know you" type interview. I mentioned that I love reading. They asked who my favorite author is and why. T. Kingfisher, of course! Fantastic world-building, relatable characters, thoughtful social commentary... I love her.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Heading out to a 2nd Level Interview for a new position on campus. I have bad luck with these... Of the many positions I've had a 2nd Level Interview for, I've gotten hired *once*. I have better luck with getting hired straight off of a 1st Level Interview. Maximum Effort.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Bahahahahah! I just got blocked by some idiot MAGAT who thinks 47 is being persecuted because of the massive amount of lawsuits from his last administration and rulings against his current actions, and that the US government wasn't meant to be a democracy (a representative democracy). Yay!

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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

"Well, the economy is crashing, but at least we're ruled by a mad dictator who is about to persecute his opponents," said the suburban woman staring at the expensive eggs in the picked-over grocery story shelves ravaged by the trade war.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Just when I thought I was done with Field Agreements. Nope. So I'm going to the Union to get their help with filing to be listed as working out of class. Maybe some back pay, but at the very least, they get to pay me extra for the Field Agreements. Clerks shouldn't solicit or review contracts.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Woke up at 3:45 a.m. to the sound of rain hitting our bedroom window, hard. That's okay, I was up and down most of the night due to a strong bout of existential dread. My country is being torn apart. I fear for my kiddo's safety. I fear for my friends who work for federally funded programs. Yeah.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I am about to have a huge, onerous duty lifted from my workload and I can't tell you how happy I am. Because it's a lot, and I never should have been doing it. I used to be responsible for all of our maintenance projects, and now I am shedding the last bits of that except for requisitions.

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

No government can operate without the consent of the people. Without the expressed will of the governed. If democrats want our support, if they want us to stand behind them, then we need to see them standing up, and we need to see that yesterday, today, tomorrow, and every single day. /5

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

TFW you know you did every single thing you were supposed to do, but the next person in line dropped the ball completely... and you are still the person who has to fix it, and it's not even the first time it happened! Kinda livid this morning.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

There's nothing quite like getting dinged for an outstanding invoice *form last year* only to find out I did everything I was supposed to on my end, but the department responsible for actually paying did... nothing.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I have been tasked with writing down everything I do. Because, and this is true, nobody but me knows everything I do. Seeing as some of my duties need to be offloaded to a higher-level employee, and also I just plain might not be in this department much longer (we'll see), this is sensible.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 07/03/2025

The specks on strawberries are not seeds, but are actually fruits, called achenes. Each achene houses one seed. The red tasty thing you eat is an accessory to these fruits. Like a delicious handbag.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The past few weeks have been a study in how easy or difficult it is to stop shopping at stores/sites that have been a mainstay of my consumer activity for the past several years. Some are turning out to be very easy. Others, not so much, but I'm trying to at least lean on them less.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I just love getting emails saying "Hey, when are you going to handle these requests?" But when I search Outlook to see if I somehow missed them, I come up with nothing but the email I just read. I was polite, but pointed out this was my first signting of said requests. I'll handle them today.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I would say yesterday at work was busy and weird, but that's become the status quo. However, I found out at the end of the day that I was selected for a 2nd Level Interview for that position I interviewed for on Tuesday! So... yay for that! I tend to bomb the 2nd Level Interviews, but who knows?

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Oh look, California Rep. Ami Bera, who was one of the Democrats who voted to censure Al Green, is on Bluesky. I've let him know exactly how I feel about that. Traitor.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

TFW you finally overcome your ADHD inertia and bust through a whole bunch of work that had been put off... partially through no fault of your own, except you let it go on for, like, a month and a half *after* the initial issue was cleared.

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Just finished a job interview. It went pretty well, I think. I might not be the best fit for a part of the job, but I'm crossing my fingers that they will see that I can make up for it in other ways because dude, I'm a quick learner. Also, I wish I'd packed makeup wipes. I hate wearing makeup.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 26/02/2025

RNA xkcd.com/3056

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Fish’s Moon @fishesmoon.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Book Report Time! My reading habits have taken a sharp turn to smutty billionair romances. Why? I don't know, especially because in real life I abhor billionaires. But I have been mixing in some sci-fi and fantasy while I'm at it. So here's a recap of that.

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