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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

My MIL ironically sent this meme to a group chat on Labor Day weekend. Very unfortunate that the boomers have discovered the 6 7 meme and are using it to wish misery on children. Just wait until they grow up and realize how bad the boomers have made things for younger generations! Hilarious.

A meme set against the background of a beach sent my my mother in law. The text says “Wait until the ‘six seven’ generation finds out the real 6-7. Up at 7. Work til 7. 6 days out of 7. Until 67.”

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Mitch McConnell burned down 10 years ago.

Frame from Bob’s Burgers of Linda getting her hair braided and gleefully singing the Harry Truman song. The text had been edited to say “Where is Mitch McConnell? He’s dead in the ground, he’s dead in the ground, dead dead dead dead dead.”

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

My mom used to make these cookies during summer when I was little. I haven’t had them in a long time. Yesterday I made them for the Symbols of Peace and Resistance Picnic. I love how they turned out.

A plate of half-moon shaped cookies resembling little watermelon slices with little seeds of black icing.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Bluesky has been giving me a really hard time uploading post that include photos so hopefully this works this time. I have been growing mushrooms this year.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I’ve been teaching cooking club after school and this week I had to try making pupusas. This was a practice trial before teaching kids how to make them. I filled mine with roasted garlic and queso fresco.

Two vintage dinner plates with strawberry plant design. Each plate has three golden brown pupusas on it.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Another banger of a meal: nori-wrapped tofu with rice and miso glazed eggplant.

A plate of food: five square slices of tofu wrapped in nori and fried till crispy, a mound of rice, and some Chinese Eggplant glazed in a brown sauce of white miso.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

My apologies for the very filthy bus window but I saw this in the parking lot of our field trip this past week and there’s a lot to unpack here.

A photo of a cyber truck with an Autism “puzzle piece” wrap that says “inclusion matters and has a QR code on the rear. It is pictured through a very dirty bus window.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Bulleted facts about it the impacts from the article. NEA knows the impacts. So how can its continued push of generative AI show anything but a lack of commitment to its stated beliefs about climate change and environmental justice?

Bulleted facts from that article: “ single generative AI text query consumes energy at four or five times the magnitude of a typical search engine request.
Generating a single image using AI consume the same amount of energy as charging a phone to full power.
Training one large AI model consumes nearly 5 times the lifetime emissions of the average American car.
Data centers-giant warehouses filled with endless rose of computer servers that are continuously working to complete tasks-used 4% of total US electricity in 2023 and that number is expected to jump 7 to 12% in the next three years alone.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I was very disappointed to see NEA encouraging teachers to use generative AI in their teaching practices and in the classroom, especially when paired with NEA’s affirmed belief in Climate and Environmental Justice. I just sent some feedback and I hope they will do better in the future.

A screenshot of a feature article published by NEA Today for the January 2026 issue. The article is titled “How AI is changing the way you teach” and says “Educators use artificial intelligence to support not replaced the human connection and learning.” The accompanying picture shows a smiling young woman at a laptop.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

@timthinksthings.bsky.social and I made homemade pasta and a sauce recipe inspired by Good Fellas that he’s been wanting to try for Valentine’s Day. Then we rewatched The Birdcage. 🍝 🤤 ✨

A photo of an antique pasta maker in good condition, pictured in front of its original box, which is approximately from the 1950s.

A photo of uncut freshly made linguine noodles resting on a pastry mat.

The finished raw noodles resting on a baking sheet as they await the boiling water.

The freshly cooked noodles on a plate, topped with a thick homemade red sauce.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I just wanted to greet everyone today by sharing this photo of my cat doing such a very cat thing.

A gray tabby cat sitting in a box that is clearly too small for her. Her body is overhanging the box like a loaf of bread that has been baked in the wrong size tin.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I just finished reading “Persephone’s Children” by Rowan McCandless so Xavier University can finally have its book back. Now I’m ready to start “Mister Magic” which has been on my reading list since @timthinksthings.bsky.social read it a while ago.

A dark purple paperback book with a white label taped on that marks this book as having come from OhioLink, an Ohio library network. The book’s title and author are not fully visible, but one can see maple seeds and pine cones pictured on the cover.

A dark pink book sitting on a place mat next to a white ceramic mug of tea. The book’s title cover says “Mister Magic: A Novel” and “Kiersten White: #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Hide.” Placed between the title and the author is a black TV set in silhouette. The TV screen shows bands of color much like a screen test. The TV is dripping a dark liquid from the bottom towards the bottom of the cover.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 10/08/2024

Yay! If you know anyone still without power, I’ve been seeing that the Cleveland Liberation Center has been open and providing emergency services to people without power. I see it’s open again today from 9-9.

A screenshot of a flier from the Cleveland Liberation Center. The text on the flier says “ Emergency Open Hours. First Energy leaves 300,000 Ohioans without power. Free: food, amenities, activities.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

I baked this basque cheesecake over the weekend for my mom’s birthday. I added a blackberry swirl from the preserves I made from my own blackberries. 🤤 Next time, I’ll try the chocolate variation. 😁

A slice of basque cheesecake on a small plate. The plate has green leaves around the border. The cheesecake has blackberry preserves in the cake.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

This fundraiser has very few donations. Because it is in $CAD, if you use Euro or USD, your donation will go much farther. Please support this campaign by donating and sharing. #Gaza #GazaGFM #NotSpam #HelpGaza #MutualAid #Help #Support #HelpSky #FreePalestine

Screenshot of the quote posted fundraiser. The header shows a black and white photo of a smiling boy. The title of the fundraiser says “Heba’s Heart-wrenching Story of Survival and Loss in Gaza.” The fundraiser progress bar shows that $195 out of $35,000 CAD has been raised towards this fundraiser.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 13/07/2024

My cat is the sleepiest perfect angel.

A gray tabby cat lying on her side on top of the sofa with her feet, stuck in front of her and her eyes most way closed

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 03/07/2024

I crocheted this cat pod for my cats and so far, all they do is sit on top of it. This was from a few days ago. Today this one briefly went inside to explore. I hope they’ll start curling up inside soon.

A gray tabby cat curled up on top of a crocheted orange and pink cat pod on the carpet.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 19/06/2024

Currant affairs. Time to make some jelly.

A white bowl decorated with green leaves around the edge filled with fresh red currants.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Shontel Brown’s form letter in response to people contacting her about 🇵🇸 continues to be full of misinformation. She keeps pretending that this all started on Oct. 7 because recognizing 🇮🇱’s attacks for more than 7 decades and immediately before Oct. 7 doesn’t fit the narrative!

A form letter emailed to me from Congresswoman Shontel Brown dated June 14, 2024. The text says dear friend thank you for contacting me regarding the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel. as your representative in Congress, I appreciate hearing from you. I’m deeply concerned about the loss of innocent lives beginning October 7, 2023 when Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli settlements, bordering the Gaza strip. The ensuing conflict between Israel and Hamas has resulted and continued loss of life and the need for humanitarian aid for all impacted, including those in Gaza .

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Kholoud’s fundraiser has been very slow and her husband has been very sick and was recently in the hospital for emergency treatment. Please please donate and share. #NotSpam #Gaza #Palestine #Help #Support #GoFundMe #MutualAid

The head image from Kholod’s fundraiser on GoFundMe showing pictures of her family and the progress bar that shows $1,780 Canadian dollars have been raised out of the $38,500 goal.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 10/06/2024

The #DoctorWho episode that launched a thousand fan fictions.

A still photo from the current season of Doctor Who: episode title “Rogue” which premiered on June 7 of the Doctor and another character played by Jonathan Groff dancing together in a ballroom. They are in regency era costumes and behind them, an audience also in regency era costumes looks on.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 08/06/2024

A few days later, I got this letter from Mohela that I needed to pay $2 due by the listed date & that $2 was going to be my monthly payment moving forward. The letter clearly expected me to enclose a check for the stated $2. Confused, I called Mohela again & asked them why my payment amount was $2.

A statement from Mohela asking for payment of the amount due, an amount stated to be $2.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

I’m looking forward to all of my June reading. I’m almost finished with Our Wives Under The Sea. Has anyone read any of these?

Five books laid out so that their covers are visible: Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield, Self-Portrait in Green by Marie Ndiaye translated by Jordan Stump, Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by Lamya H, Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang, and How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 30/05/2024

One of the kids at school was drawing something on his white board and we asked who it was. We couldn’t understand his answer so we asked two other kids who it was and they both said “Oh yeah that’s Baldi from Baldi’s Basics.” Has anyone heard of this? Why is this something all the kids know about?

Very early simple computer graphics of a stick figure man holding a ruler in front of a blackboard. The graphic text says “Baldi’s Basics Yum! Historicality”

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 26/05/2024

I’m really pleased to have a piece in the June 2024 issue of The Funny Times. You can get your own copy or read it online at FunnyTimes.com.

a photo excerpt of a newspaper article titled “MadGabs Clues Written by the Automatic Closed Captions During Your Virtual Meeting by Caitlin C. Baker.” Meeting themed MadGabs Clues such as “Weenie dew, guest star dad” appear in speech bubbles. The answers to the clues appear below on small print.

The cover of the June 2024 issue of The Funny Times.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 12/05/2024

Where I learned to love homosexual tension.

A scene from Xena: Warrior Princess where Xena and Gabrielle are holding each other by the arms and looking in each others’ eyes seemingly with relief.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 05/05/2024

That sassy Darth Vader moment reminded me of this iconic pun from Moonstruck.

A scene from Moonstruck (1987) at a fancy restaurant where a college student stands up and throws water on her older professor who she’s been seeing as she tells him “You can kiss my aspirations, Professor!”

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 26/04/2024

It’s interesting that there are more democrats and independents with No Opinion than there were 6 months ago.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 14/04/2024

Thursday was National Pet Day and Professor Meowriarty’s fourth annual Gotcha Day.

A close up of a gray tabby cat lying curled up. One eye is visible and looking at the camera.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 04/04/2024

Is it just me or does this character on Bob’s Burgers look like Laura Dern from Jurassic Park?

A scene from Bobs Burgers shows a white woman with a short blond haircut and a purple button down shirt over a white t shirt taking facing the viwer.

The same female character from Bob’s Burgers is standing next to her husband, and behind Tina and Tammy.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

Goodnight, everyone. Today’s been a nightmare.

Still from Harry Potter. Harry is saying “I’ll be in my bedroom, making no noise and pretending that I don’t exist.”

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 31/03/2024

Happy 7th birthday to Professor Meowriarty!

They don’t know meme. A cartoon of a man standing in a corner with a drink and a party hat and looking at two cats. They text says “they don’t know it’s their birthday.”

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 29/03/2024

Does my cat want attention or not?

A still from the old Tootsie Pops commercial. A cartoon of a little boy holding a Tootsie Pop and looking up at an owl in a tree. The text says “The world may never know.”

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

Here’s the treats, they can’t be beat, they make me want to stomp my feets. When they come out, I want to bleat: “TREATS!”

A gray tabby cat is blurry as she tries to quickly devour her bedtime treats from the floor.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 27/01/2024

So a few days ago, someone at work offered me this gigantic monkey and it’s always been a minor dream of mine to have a stuffed animal this big so obviously I couldn’t say no.

Gigantic stuffed monkey sitting on a bed. It’s about 6 feet tall.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

Thanks! She’s so goofy. Our other cat is named Purrlock Holmes. Your cat is so pretty too!

A gray tuxedo cat with hazel eyes is sitting on a black shelf and looking at the camera.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 19/01/2024

Oh and our bathroom is getting redone.

A demolished bathroom. The walls are exposed and the tub has been torn out.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 19/01/2024

What a week. Three days of no school due to inclement weather following an already long 4 day weekend for students (PD on Friday and holiday on Monday). Fortunately as a teacher, I get to use this time off from work to catch up on the work that I don’t have time to do at work.

A view from inside looking out from a window at a residential street covered in snow. At a bottom of the photo, a cat is sitting on a window cot and looking out.

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Sad Girl Antics @tenaciousc.bsky.social · 01/01/2024

Me every New Year’s Eve vs. Me every New Year’s Day.

A page from The Monster at the End of This Book. Grover has his hands clasped and is pleading. The speech bubbles say “Please do not turn the page. Please. Please. Please.”

A page from The Monster at the End of This Book. Grover has his hands thrown up in exasperation. His speech bubble says “You turned another page! You do not know what you are doing to me! Now… Stop turning pages!”

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