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Work took us to a place with axe throwing, and I did this, which I think legally means I'm the director now.

Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The good news is I finally got to pull out my fuzzy sweater at work. The bad news is, that's because the high today (in Colorado! In October!) is like 90, and the AC is raging.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I still can't watch the sewer monster episode of The X-Files.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Me: Ugh why does my sinus itch so bad?? I better not be getting sick! Me earlier today at the barn: *makes joke about how well the ragweed crop is coming in*

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Goddammit. The contempt these people have for everything wondrous and good and *human* is so grotesque.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We have an upcoming staff event and just got the lunch menu, and as far as I can tell the vegetarian option is a toppings taco. Which like...could be worse, but they know we have multiple vegetarians on staff! Why do they do this??

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The GI disease kitten I couldn't save was named Woodstock. It's been over a decade and I've worked with probably thousands of cats since, but I remember him and I hope my donation helps another cat have a better life than he did.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I just found mold on a mostly-eaten sandwich WHILE my cat was vomiting on the rug, and I just think that should be illegal.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Honestly, even a horse stumbling in shallow-ish mud could feel fairly dramatic, and a rider who is attached to their horse would probably dismount rather than risk the horse falling next time. But my last horse didn't care about tripping and HATED slipping, so mud freaked him out just by existing.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I brought my coffee outside to drink on the deck (because why have suburban house if not enjoy suburban rituals), and it could almost be described as brisk out here! This is very exciting.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I literally had to interrupt therapy a few weeks ago to get my cat off the stove. My therapist did validate that my cats are naughtier than average, though 😅

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Professionalism is looking at the Fat Bear Week bracket with your boss during work hours, but not referring to any of the bears as a "boss bitch." Even if they are.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Apparently, it's going to be a "get heartburn from oatmeal" kind of middle-aged day. I miss my carefree youth.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is incredible. Peak internet.

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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thank YOU. I believe profoundly that the only correct response to pleasure is gratitude rather than guilt

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just saw an older dude walk down the creek path fully reading a paperback. Just nose-down in a book, out for a stroll. Living the dream.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh yay I can stop watching it on YouTube! This show is so good it cured my fear of my flying (I watched it on a plane and forgot to be nervous).

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I've done this with leftover garlic naan. Can recommend.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Got so excited for fall (it was technically in the 50s when I left for work!) that I wore a cute sweater today. Had to ditch it within half an hour of arriving at work. Climate's haunted.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Anecdotally, I would guess youtube is one of our top visited sites. I love to see the computers getting used for enjoyment in addition to the stuff people think we "should" offer!

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My library is lucky that we were able to make sure our lab computers have cd/dvd drives and headphones available. Those are our listening/watching stations now - people can access our library media or anything they can stream, and boy do they.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 27/09/2026

it’s nice to know that, as a nerdy and insufferable kid with good standardized test scores, I could really have turned out a whole lot worse

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Listen, it's not Dolly's fault I can't bake even from a mix. This brownie goo is delicious 😅

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Through the magic of Dolly, will I successfully bake something? Stay tuned to find out!

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My last job interview was in 2020. My cat attended. I got the job. It is so annoying to me that we still want to treat job applicants like they are being granted an audience with super special royalty.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I genuinely stopped including "public" in the name of my library in emails for this reason. Not worth the risk.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I desperately need to know what KIND of worms. In the absence of an answer, I am going to imagine petstore mealworms. Like a hedgehog.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Got my updated flu and covid vaccines! Very appreciative of my state and my provider both being like "yeah, vaccines are good actually, vaccines for everyone!" Simple walk-in visit, nice chat with a nurse, protected. Done.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It took five minutes of talking to a therapist about my "anxiety" for them to be like, "Did you know you have OCD?" That made a huge difference for me, and I hope it does for you, too!

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm so annoyed that I know what this is about (this time. Because also, evergreen).

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 21/09/2026

I truly do not understand what is happening with Lauren Boebert and I do not want to and am annoyed that I may be compelled to learn things just by existing.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I mean, I don't know the technical definition, but it sort of seems like your block IS the closest greenspace now, thanks to you.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I think it's important to accidentally swallow a little toothpaste occasionally. To keep things interesting.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I still have a leather jacket I got in high school, and one of my younger coworkers told me they liked my "vintage jacket." RUDE.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I would have definitely guessed that was common knowledge...

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I ate too many vegetables and now my tummy hurts, the me story.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I really hate the framing of these stories as "an AI agent broke out and hacked something." No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Great, thanks, Jeopardy writers. Now I gotta explain this to my spouse.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I just booked an October weekend escape in the mountains at a place with no AC, and I'm only now wondering whether I will end up regretting that choice. It's October! Surely it will have cooled off by then! Nevermind that we just fully melted a glacier up there. October!

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 18/09/2026

honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or care

arstechnica.com

UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges

For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I got that text, too, and yelled at my phone, startling my cat, which made me even more annoyed. 🤬

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Honestly I have almost no holds on it. I got one patron request (despite it already being in the catalog) but there doesn't seem to be that much interest?

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Kir @librarytrying.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Man, if I thought our AI overlords would treat me like I treat Bagel the cat, I would become a tech bro.

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