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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

They throw plush @bart.gov cars into the stands at games, and we even have our own @oaklandballers.bsky.social Bartie!

A sticker of an anthropomorphic subway car wearing a B's baseball cap and holding a bat and ball

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I got myself a Swedish Princess Cake for my birthday. It's perfect.

A hand holding out a gold cardboard cake board with a small round cake on it. The cake is covered in green marzipan and decorated with white icing.

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Very possibly the last tomato and mozz of the season. What a birthday metaphor. Something something birth, death, the changing of seasons and middle age something.

A platter with tomato and fresh mozzarella salad garnished with basil. Prosciutto and a baguette are in the background.

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In which our heroine has turned 45, and has taken her first selfie therein.

Selfie of a white woman with short curly blonde hair and soft features

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I need to go wash off this face, and it's killing me.

Selfie of a white woman with short curly blonde hair and red lipstick looking like she knows she's hot shit

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I didn't even start to get hot until I was 35, so 45 doesn't hit as hard as it might.

Mirror self of a fat white woman with short curly blonde hair wearing a crop top and matching trousers

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Birthday is on Sunday, but my birthday dinner was tonight.

A fat white woman with short blonde hair in a crop top and matching wide leg trousers printed with large orange butterflies. An urban street at sunset is behind her, and her arms are over her head.

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I also spotted this in the same loo. Gender-neutral bathrooms are the only sensible choice, except for the fact that between pissing everywhere and whatever the EWW guy meant, most men should not be allowed in public.

A feminine hygiene trash can in a public bathroom Someone has written EWW on top. Someone else wrote "But periods mean that humans exist! So.... Amazing Thank You Love the femmes more"

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Speaking of Oakland generally and @oaklandreviewofbooks.org specifically, I spotted this at The Cat House last weekend.

Paper towel dispenser in a bar bathroom covered with graffiti and stickers including one that says Oakland Review of Books

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tofu-mushroom larb. This turned out well enough I'm officially using this instead of ground meat in larb going forward.

A shallow bowl of shredded tofu and mushrooms with tons of herbs. Behind it is a small pot of rice and a salad spinner full of lettuce leaves

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Had to pop by the doctor for meatsack maintenance, so I'm working from the library this afternoon. Libraries are lovely. Everyone has to be quiet. What bliss!

A kaleidoscopic mural on the side of a building with tall midcentury windows. It says OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I had this interaction yesterday, and I'm still grumpy. If you want to make a connection or have a conversation with someone who doesn't know you, you do not start with "No", not least when they did ask a question. This is needing to tell a woman she's wrong when you could mind your own business.

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I swear I mean it when I say I'm trying to leave some cute for everybody else, but this keeps happening.

Selfie of a white woman with short curly blonde hair, dangly earrings, and the aura of someone who knows she's a babe.

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm sure you don't have to be from Nashville to know who Conway Twitty is, but I bet it helps.

An old-fashioned neon trimmed sign with a yellow bird in a cowboy hat and boots playing a guitar that says TWITTY CITY and "Goodbye Darlin We'll Miss You"

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have choir on Thursdays at 7pm September-May, so we've been doing dinner at lunch. Today was beef stir fried with green beans and shitake mushrooms in oyster sauce.

A shallow bowl of beef and green bean stir fry next to rice

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Clergy and church leaders, your communities might be interested in joining a Protecting Children from Gun Violence Action Circle through my employer PPF. 9/30 - 10/28 1 hour, 5 Wednesdays on Zoom 12pm ET/ 11am CT/ 10am MT/ 9am PT Learn more and register bit.ly/Fall26Action...

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Bi Visibility Day to my fellow marvelous nonmonosexuals!

A woman posing like a Greek goddess in a shimmery purple caftan roben a and a gold crown with a fluttery cape of bi Pride flags and a rainbow parasol

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Pasta with gently braised green beans, peppers, and little tomato, and pancetta. The pecorino emulsified into the pasta water for the sauce like a dream tonight. Lush but light.

A bowl of twisty pasta with lengths of green beans and red pepper in a light, red-tinged sauce topped with grated cheese

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Black pepper tofu, my very most favorite that I was craving all last week in Missouri.

A shallow bowl with rice next to tofu cubes cubes, red peppers, and scallions in a dark soy glaze

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

TONIGHT! Join progressive Christians on Zoom for an #InternationalDayOfPeace book talk with my pastor, author Rev. Ben Daniel: "Speaking Against War with your Congregation, Community and Nation." 7-8pm ET/ 4-5pm ET bit.ly/4xyE6qt

A flyer with a man's photo and a book cover that says
Peace Conversations
GRACE OVER GUNS
Speaking Against War with your Congregation, Community and Nation
With Author Rev. Ben Daniel
In conversation with PPF’s
Rev. Bev Brewster
September 21,2026
7-8 PM ET on Zoom
Register at https://bit.ly/4xyE6qt

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ras el hanout and honey salmon with preserved lemon yogurt, sweet and spicy peppers, and bulgar pilaf.

Overhead view of a plate with salmon coated in a thick spice glaze on top of tan pilaf with a tangle of red and yellow peppers and blob of yogurt sauce, garnished with cilantro

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Slightly belated birthday flippies for the most excellent and beloved @gjcharlet.bsky.social!

A woman and a beardy male-presenting person flipping off the camera while smiling. They are holding hand stamped cards that look like knuckle tattoos. Her's says SEXY NERDY and the other person's says JOCK NERD

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Cold soba noodles in lime peanut sauce with crunchy vegetables

A shallow bowl of noodles hidden beneath strips of cucumber and bell pepper, scallions, cilantro, and crushed peanuts with a lime wedge

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

My brother is a badass. This is the "broken shaft & bearings on a 200 ton cooling tower on a 95° day & no parts for days & 3 stories of businesses with no air. Bearing failed and ground down the shaft to the point where the new bearing wouldn't fit snugly. Pulled off a hail Mary and relocated it"

A man kneeling behind a huge metal wheel gear thing

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Petrale sole with brown butter tomatoes and crispy smushed new potatoes

Overhead view of a plate with sauteed fish fillets topped with buttery tomatoes and basil next to crushed, browned small potatoes

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

You know who else looked not unlike a sexy Golden Girl?

Marilyn Monroe with short curly blonde hair

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Any fool can have good genes. I have talent.

Selfie of a woman with short, curly blonde hair and a soft face with surprisingly visible cheekbones

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Lemony yogurt pasta with charred garlic zucchini and green beans

A bowl of twisty pasta in a light, creamy sauce topped with zucchini slices and bits of green beans garnished with parsley

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Weird weather plus no estrogen made me crave something specific. This is a riff on the "dirty cabbage" situation that went around tiktok. Basically spicy braised cabbage with ground beef, bacon, and peppers. And Hawaiian rolls, those were important.

A shallow bowl of saucy cabbage and beef with some small dinner rolls

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

And with that, I say goodbye to Raimondi Park until next year. Love you, @oaklandballers.bsky.social. I'm already counting down to Opening Day. 💚💛⚾💛💚

A woman's hands holding onto a chain link fence. She has multiple green and yellow rubber bracelets on each wrist.

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My interests include: 1. Baseball 2. Looking fly as hell

Woman in a dark green dress, yellow belt, and green baseball cap posing in front of a mural in similar colors

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It's not easy being the most stylish @oaklandballers.bsky.social fan in The Town, but I make it work.

Woman in a dark green dress, yellow belt, and green baseball cap twirling in front of a mural in similar colors

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We're at Prescott before the @oaklandballers.bsky.social game. I met one of the player's moms because she liked my cute outfit. Ballers, tell Joey Winters his mom is a delight!

Selfie of a white woman in a baseball cap sipping a cocktail that matches her green and gold outfit.

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

White beans, charred peppers, and artichokes in spicy tomato cream with dill

A shallow bowl of beans and peppers in creamy broth topped with dill and parmesan alongside a chunk of sesame baguette

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

After the legendary Scrappy, this is the second best possum at the @oaklandballers.bsky.social tonight.

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

From my brother in Nashville. Oh Dolly, you are so missed.

Screenshot of a text message

Leaving soccer practice we drove by Dolly's house on Crockett Rd. I've never seen anything like it. Police directing traffic and a memorial of flowers the size of a school bus.

No duality if man with that woman, just pure good

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Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Now this is the good stuff! Oakland, you're so pretty!

A sunset in shades of lavender, peach, and tangerine

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