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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I could have been chilling this fever and this heat wave all along.

Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

After work yesterday, I went for a quick hike on Mt Diablo to see any tarantulas. They only come out a few weeks a year. Didn’t see any until we got back to the parking lot. Terrified a friend with this pic.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy 5pm eastern time on Penguins game day to all that celebrate

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m still bonding with the new guy, but it’s going well. A name finally stuck. Werner Anschließen. He’s kind of a drab grey, so Werner has been a great fit. Anschließen is the German for plugging in an appliance. And has the cool ß

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you’re a curler and like fun, hit up the Cross Border Bonspiel in Calgary. Such great people and fun competition. Can not say enough about the folks at North Hill

A signing welcoming the bonspiel at North Hill Curling Club, Alberta’s club of the year

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I may not be playing, but my skip is. And y’all need to yourself a skip who will do Madonna at karaoke

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

But as someone who has been to all 10 Cross Border Bonspiel, I got to throw out the opening stone. First rock since March. Had to use a stabilizer but didn’t fall coming out of the hack and that was enough of the win

Me and my sweepers, K from my club and B from the home club

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Feels weird to not be playing, but so much fun watching so many friends.

6 sheets of curling action at North Hill Curling Club

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I packed my running shoes and that cuts down on the amount of snacks I can bring back so I made sure I used them. 3 miles at altitude is roughly 6,000 miles to me.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Speaking of half naked, we got new pics from inside our library. The circ desk is a literal hole. And the second floor is completely stripped.

The support pillar remains, but the built in desk is gone and there is a huge hole

From where the carrels were, you can see straight out from where the book stacks were

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Leaving campus tonight, this absolute unit of an owl was perched on the street light watching the road. I’ve never seen one that big in the light (7pm light at least)

A big owl in a zoomed in iPhone photo taken through a windshield at a stop sign

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Two days of pebbles and scraps later, we have a playable ice surface. And I’m so tired and fried, I don’t think I even want to curl.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Whose got two thumbs and get to pump up her tire to get to works d will spend another few hours at a tire shop for the second time in two weeks? This girl.

Portable air pump adding 15 pounds of pressure to my tire. At least it wasn’t fully flat

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

prepping a demo for a digital marketing class tomorrow, and I'm using CCM and Bauer as examples (because they won't pick hockey skates for their project), and I ran across this meme and I snort laughed at the reference desk.

a meme showing the evolution of pokemon characters from charmander to charmeleon to charizard over a photo of Macklin Celebrini, Connor McDavid, and Sidney Crosby sitting in a row in that order.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today has been nuts. Like all the days since school started. But at least today was a Crafternoon day and after setting up for everyone, I made these.

A series of painted rocks with googly eyes including a shark, sheep and penguin

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

After 7 days of this, my shoulders are so sore. I’ve got weird hose shaped bruises.

Me, with heavy blue hose slung over my shoulder

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The one night this week I don’t mind being here

People standing in a line holding a hose while we flood the curling ice

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@synonymforwet.bsky.social I blame you for having that last song recommendation show up in our curling club's walk-up songs playlist

A spotify playlist that recommends Santana's hit song Smooth featuring Rob Thomas

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

All houses, lines, and decals are set. A flood to cover it all. Then most floods the rest of the week. Whew. Finish line in sight.

People standing in a line on ice holding a hose

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Starting to look like a curling club

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Earlier this week I overheard “when we have officials and inspectors visiting, I can’t have them see a chair with ‘cuck’ on it.” I now have context for the cuck chair at ye curling club

A red folding chair with rye word CUCK bedazzled on it at ye curling club

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Still at it sealing the paint. I hate everything

A line of people holding a hose on freshly painted ice

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It’s hell day at ye curling club. Also known as plant day.

Two guys spraying white paint over the ice

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Dialect map going around again. When I did the NY Times one, yeah, it was right. San Francisco/Fremont. Fremont is an oddly specific city, but I’m Bay Area to the bone. Sorry about it.

A map showing my dialect pattern is in the most similar to San Francisco and other California cities. And Colorado.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Only the right is the very rough and ever more so eroding shoulder and my tire exploded on the impact. I’m fine. Ludwig is fine. His shoe? Not fine.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New editions to the pre-paint under the ice critter collection: dinosaurs!

Tiny dinosaur head frozen under a layer of ice

Tiny dinosaur body frozen under a layer of ice

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Uh oh. They gave me the hose to drive for the shower.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Ice is back with a brand new edition

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I also really liked this donated rock, as well.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Another successful weekend of welcome Crafternoon in the library. Amazing creation from the rock painter. And she left it for our rock garden.

The Golden Gate Bridge painted on a rock

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I saw one!! The California license plate series changed for the first time in 50 years and I saw my first of the new series. It’s just backwards. Instead of 1ABC123 it’s 123ABC1

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Cutting into pipes running pressuring glycol is fun. I took this pic before I jumped in to plug holes. Took a few shots of glycol to the face but I’m alive

A huddle of people preparing to patch a pipe

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The good news is we thought to turn the ice plant on a day early so we could spot any glycol leaks before we put water down. The bad news is there were leaks.

Exposed cooling pipe dug up from the sand base with blue towel wrapped around the patches to see if it leaks any more

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In defeat or victory, hail Saint Mary’s, hail. Welcome new kiddos. I’m glad you’re here.

Tried to get a discrete pic of the group.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is my third charge and the hardest to get a pic of. This is Evie the chinchilla. She’s much cuter than she photographs. And is so soft it almost doesn’t feel like you’re touching her.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It’s been hard to get pics of my latest petsitting charges because the are both voids. But Boo finally cooperated. And then Moo joined him is a lounge about on the light floor.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Can’t see the lunar eclipse because of hazy and clouds. But the sunset is ridiculous. The one positive to smoke

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

And I fell in love with this painting. That is the face I make when students who missed three assignments ask if they can do extra credit.

A painting of a women with read hair and a headband looking sternly out of the canvas at the person looking at the painting

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Good god! It’s a Lichtenstein!

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

But it has been with it. Beautiful sky over Oakland.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This handsome dude has been hanging around the library recently. Hasn’t checked out any books though. Seems to think his look are enough to get the ladies attention.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New catsitting house. For the next two weeks, I have two void cats. This is Moo.

A black cat on a blue chair in front of art

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I hate that I clicked on this headline to give it a click. But my lord in heaven. It is HIS daughter. He is raising HIS daughter.

Who Is Wladimir Klitschko? The Champion Raising Hayden Panettiere’s Daughter

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Quality time with my great niece today.

A little brown dog with point ears and a red ball in her mouth

Same little red dog napping in the couch

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I didn’t get a good pic of him being my bed buddy because he burrowed under the covers all night

One lump under the covers is my legs. The other is a dog.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Also, my friend had an overnight dogsitting emergency, so her old guy hung with me the last two days. He came to work with me today and got a good pic of him being a library dog before his mom got back and picked him up.

A little black dog with white paws wearing glasses in front of a book shelf

A little black dog curled up in a ball in a dog bed under my desk

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Having a handy nephew was great again. #3 and his daughter came over after work to help me fix a few things (like the curtain rod) around my apartment. My great niece mostly just supervised.

A dude on a step stool hanging a curtain while a Brien dog walks by.

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Aww! My skip surprised us and got a handle engraved. Rancid Graham 4 eva!!

A blue handle with our team name and initials

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