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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Why do I only ever see bald eagles when I'm driving? I saw one today though.

ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ghostbusters. I saw it at a museum sleepover at the science museum in Worcester, in a sleeping bag next to the owl exhibit, which had a red light in it for some reason. The combination of scary movie and creepy owl light was way too much.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm sadly not shocked by most of the information coming out about Cornell. The one exception is the staggering amount of ketamine involved. Those guys had so much ketamine. How? Why? What the hell?

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

As usual, the issue with breast cancer awareness month is that it's just awareness OF breast cancer, not of anything ABOUT breast cancer.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's quarter close. I'm gonna be a nightmare to get hold of for the next 3 weeks.

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

I finally finished all the socks that have been hanging out on the printer. They're waiting for their first wash now. There's a new sock on top of the printer, because we wouldn't want the printer to get cold or lonely.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Teenager in Residence has asked if he can complain to me about English class again tomorrow. 💕 My child, fulfilling all my wildest dreams 💕

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Started bagels before work today and just pulled them from the oven. I ate the previous last bagel earlier this week, so I'm not allowed to touch these until teenager in residence is home from school. I'm off book for this recipe and no stand mixers were harmed.

A parchment-covered baking sheet containing three everything bagels

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

This seems like another way that Somerville is the basis for John Gaius's Empire. He's absolutely the kind of licensee that rams a tree with a truck because he couldn't get a permit to cut it down, though.

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

I have a dream, that, one day, all the people I have told to watch *Heated Rivalry* who haven't watched it yet will finally get around to seeing the thing, and then to telling me that I was right. It would be funniest if it was the same day, but I'm also okay with individual days. I'm flexible.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I wound up in the maximum small town traffic jam today: behind a school bus waiting for a flock of turkeys to cross the street.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There is a point in non-monogamous romance where I start to feel like the answer to "Why Choose?" is scheduling, and that point is usually three. This is absolutely a post about Lauren Boebert.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My mom says she's in her 40s, which is an interesting claim, because I'm no longer in my 40s.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I've been sending my resume into the void for over a month now, but I finally got a request for an interview today!

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There are contractors working on my back deck. There are two prices I have to pay for this. One: Boatloads of money. This is a bargain compared to alternative contractors who charge boatloads of money AND want to talk me about their problems. Two: The dogs cannot play in the yard right now.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This week feels almost dangerously low on work, but quarter end is impending, so I'm trying not to worry about it.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sometimes, I try to make use of fitness advice intended for normies. I'm averaging 48 hours to realize that those folks have all of their original parts in the manufacturer-standard configuration, whereas the covers have been off my innards more than enough to void the warrantee.

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

I'm reading a thing on Kindle Unlimited. This author has a *problem* with the word "and." I viscerally understand this, because I have the same. Here I go into the scene, creating what I think is rythmic urgency, but when I read back, it's a nightmare.

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

I keep tossing socks on top of the printer as I finish knitting them. Possibly, I'm overdue for tucking the ends in and getting these into rotation.

A pile of socks on top of some office equipment.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

My daughter is dropping by for dinner, which re-opens the "did I make enough bagels" question - absolutely I did not. The question now is, do I make only one more triple batch of bagels, or two? The small batch is very small. Triple is the right approach.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I have about 4 quarts of mint leaves, so I guess the mint syrup project should go in the big pot.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I've been having hip pain, and trying to keep track of what activities impact it. So far today: Getting out of bed = horrible Putting on socks = wretched Walking dogs = fine Kneading bagels by hand = Absolutely no pain Online job hunting = Hideous. The actual worst Why my HIP, though?

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

I have a new small batch bread book (the Rebecca Eisenberg one, because "Small Batch Breads" is not a unique title). I started making bagels after walking the dogs, and have just pulled them from the oven. We may be about to have some bread issues here.

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

I am imagining what would happen to ballet as an art form if companies began advising dancers on improving function instead of losing weight. Malnourished people don't jump all that high, so I think it would be amazing.

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

There's a town event in the park, so my dogs are asking the most important question of their little furry lives: Has anybody dropped a sandwich?

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

Had a conversation about D&D classes with my kid and decided I'm a dwarf bard. Every 10 years or so, I think dwarf bards get together and test the instructions in Dwarven songs. Get drunk, forge stuff, build a trebuchet just to make sure no problematic homophones have snuck into the lyrics...

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We've reached the stage of back to school where the dogs have noticed we're down a teenager. They have checked the full set of locations and are keeping a close watch on the remaining teen. They absolutely blame me.

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

I do use "y'all" for Americana from time to time. Words originating in my more native folkways, like "wicked" and "regulah" are broadly misunderstood by people who can't pronounce Cochituate. bsky.app/profile/jack...

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Older kid goes back to the dorms tomorrow, so I'm making chicken tikka, apple pie and chocolate muffins. This is absolutely the kind of decision-making I engage in when I'm not feeling anxious at all. I forgot to add sugar to the pie crust, which is also an indication that I'm doing great.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Somehow, even though the world is full of horrors, I am supposed to wake up and walk the dogs and go to work and maybe dance class. Increasingly, the "go to work" part feels irrelevant. Sure, it's nice to have money, but the dogs are definitely more important.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I just have to get through Thursday and then I have a bunch of time off, it's just that Thursday feel extraordinarily far away.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I am hearing a LOT about how the Massachusetts contestant (contestantsts?) for the Patriot Games is not from Massachusetts. I knew this. I just didn't know it was so unique to Massachusetts that it would be called out so much.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Like a lot of suburban dog owners, I've been passively training my dogs to cross with the walk signal, which is easy because the walk signal makes loud clicky noises and announcements. I now need to train my ex to cross with the walk signal when he walks my dogs.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Took the dogs to the vet for a checkup yesterday, so I heard ALL the corgi singing. Totally cracked up the vet assistant by critiquing Parker's audition for Gavroche.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Beautiful Sunday marred by a computer crash that took unsaved writing with it. Going to knit furiously in the backyard, which is obviously the only thing that will make anything better.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I am really bothered by the photo that's going around of McConnell in hospital that's supposed to support the argument that he's not dead. What it comes down to is: I can't believe it. Not hyperbolie. I physically am not able.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I have a nascent plot bunny here, about a small-town funeral director who winds up in a reverse harem with some aliens as a result of circumstances and tragicomic cultural misunderstandings.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I was betrayed by my software. I have a new, overwhelming hatred of Carta. I may also be pissed to a law firm. Ask me how. Ask me why.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I now, for the first time since my pre-chemo shave in 2012 (followed by a decade of pixie cuts), have long enough hair to put it up with fancy French pins. It looks real cute, which, as anyone whose grown their hair out knows, is code for "it's about to fall down."

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I was talking to someone about books today and they mentioned one I thought my kid had read. No, said my friend, it has some very ADULT themes. That's what my kid likes about it. He's 16. If he encounters adult themes too much IRL I'll have to start giving sensible advice. We try to avoid that.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I have now failed to post the pictures of myself in an almost correct fifth position three times. Either the universe or bsky is telling not to get too cocky. Also, while I can achieve it, I cannot move from it.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I bought men's shorts and I'm wearing them for the first time. Yes, of course there's pockets for days. Also, there's enough waist adjustability for an entire pregnancy in here.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I am having some challenges at work that could be easier if I spoke German. Unfortunately, every German class ever starts out with "hello" and "thank you" and stuff, and not "tax return" or "amortization of capital lease expense." *kicks rocks*

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Yesterday, I succeeded in doing a promenade turn on each foot, without wrenching a calf. I'm off to ballet class, where I have no doubt this promising trend will crash and burn.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I would like to present the following as Exhibit A for the case There Are Good Uses for Comic Sans, Actually. I will not be hearing counterarguments.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Important things I have achieved since the official start of my workday: I have chosen a kind of tea. It was either the floral Earl Grey or the Lapsang Souchong variation, and I am already a little overinclined to be obliging this morning, so LAPSANG SOUCHONG.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

There is a long list of things I need to do this morning that doesn't overlap AT ALL with things that seem important to me this morning.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I was avoiding some statement review today, so I am really well set up for food this week. I have pulled pork for sandwiches, chicken marinating to make biryani, and homemade raspberry syrup. Also, I did get around to the statement. My laundry, however, remains unfolded.

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ricevermicelli.bsky.social @ricevermicelli.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I got something called Spicy Globe Basil at the garden center a few weeks ago. Looking at it planted, I am more and more convinced it is off-label oregano.

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