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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Does anyone know what the headwrap Taehyung is wearing in this picture is or where to get it? I, a sun-allergic person, REALLY want one.

A man on a golf course holding a palm frond facing mostly away from the camera. He is wearing a red baseball cap over a grey length of fabric knotted around his head; it may cover part of his face, too.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

For unknown reasons, this is how Nessie prefers to lie on me. On other people she is a normal lapdog if a lapdog weighed 60 pounds. On me she liked to flop her head on my chest and stare into my face like I’m about to announce free unlimited rice for everyone with brown eyes.

A silver dog stares into the camera from extremely close, her head between the photographer’s boobs and her nose next to the photographer’s chin.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Regret to inform you all I am now a private detective, a job that requires social skills, which I do not have. Anyone wanna hire a detective who is good at puzzles but bad at people? (Anyone else get assigned detective and want to be the people person and face-recognizer on a team?)

You are now forced to have the same job as the main character in the last book you read.
What is the job?

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I picked out a chunk with a bunch of them and changed them. Still 100% human.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Dude fantasy with a soupçon of dystopia

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My doctor’s office has a new furniture item and I know it must have a specific purpose — all the other chairs are normal — but I cannot figure out what it is. For nursing, maybe?

Chair/couch thing with two seats and only one arm, which is wide, slightly sloped, and padded.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

My mother’s cat is really not sure I’m acceptable, given that I came in here smelling like an Evil Dog

A black and white cat stares at the camera judgmentally

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist” If Godzilla counts as a celebrity, I am in significant trouble. If he doesn’t, I’m in …slightly less?

Taylor Swift with the caption “There’s nothing I can do about that.”

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

You are never too much, on main or otherwise. Nessie would say the same if you asked her.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Every hometown’s got the ominous megastructure. What’s yours?

The Queen Mary, a giant decaying boat with a Russian submarine in front of it. If you don’t think it’s ominous, you’ve never been inside it. It has real “luxury hotel that is never going to let you check out and where you will definitely discover at least one cursed object” vibes.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This is what I got when I clicked on one from the gift links feed

NYT gift link screenshot. It says “Someone unlocked this story for you.”

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

This moon has the most Mr. Cool Dude energy I’ve ever seen in a ring

A green moon with a red eye; the assemblage radiates the Cool Dude aura of a character in an ‘80s after school anti-drug special.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

One is flappy birds, the other is basically space invaders. They’re both on individual birds’ pages. They seem to only be available on birds you own that are currently with you.

A screenshot of a bird page from Roost. Drawn-in blue arrows point to two games.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Nessie had the best day of her LIFE at my sister’s house on Sunday.

Extremely happy silver dog in a living room

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

After four years of OT in my childhood, this is how I hold a pen.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Nessie understands hard days and is here to support you

A concerned but hopeful silver dog on her bed

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

We moved two pieces of furniture to slightly different locations, and Nessie is assuming this means her death is imminent. She is so sad.

A sad silver dog resting on a pink leg contemplates the end of the world.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy I mean. Yeah?

Two battling monsters with the label “NO KINGS BUT KONG/NO GODS BUT GODZILLA”

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Search your camera roll for “hell”

Tweet by C.M. Galdre

Wild bee: just getting snack
Me: no prob bee

Mason bee: just make house
Me: build a way b

Honey bee:jus sampling the lavenders
Me: you know I got an assortment

Bumble bee: hey *bonk* I jus
*bonk* I h
Me: *holds flower still*

Wasp: I'LL SEE U IN HELL
Me: U TELL THEM WHO SENT U

3:41 AM • 08 Jul 18

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Curious about stone/pricing on these

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

“Just don’t have feelings. Problem solved. Now get out there and run some laps.”

Screencap of an insta post. The caption says “You tell them. They doubt you.” The picture is of Larry Bird looking at Magic Johnson on the basketball court during their playing days. Bird is holding up his finger to his lips in a shushing motion. Above him it says “They always find out.”

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I was lured into a Buzzfeed quiz and since I have never seen any of these shows, I will be crowdsourcing my presentation on The Wire should this ever become necessary. Hold yourself in readiness, Wire-watching friends!

A screenshot of a buzzfeed quiz that asks “Finally, if you had to give a presentation on why one of these TV shows is THE BEST, which one would you pick?”

The choices:

friends
game of thrones
frasier
the sopranos
parks and rec
breaking bad
the west wing
the office
the wire

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Here’s the technique! (The screenshots continue on from the last one.)

and wash in cold water.
Insert the disk with the smallest holes in your food mill, and purée all the grapes through the mill into a bowl. If you prefer to use a blender or food processor, first cut the berries open and remove their seeds.
2. Put 1 cup of the puréed grapes into a small saucepan. Add the flour, shaking it through a strainer. Mix thor-

oughly until the flour is smoothly combined with the grape purée.
3. Add the sugar to the puréed grapes remaining in the bowl, stirring it until it dissolves com-pletely. Slowly pour the contents of the bowl into the saucepan, stirring constantly all the while.
4. Turn the heat under the saucepan on to low.
Stir constantly, cooking until the grape mixture

has simmered gently for about 5 minutes and has become rather dense.
Adjust heat if necessary to keep the simmer from turning into a boil.
5. Empty the pudding from the pan into a bowl, letting it cool completely at room temperature.
Spoon the pudding into 4 individual glass bowls, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but

not overnight, before serving.
6. Just before serving, take the bowl out of the freezer, put in the cream, beat it with a whisk until it is stiff, and distribute it among the 4 bowls.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I’m going through Marcella Hazan’s Essentials of Italian Cooking and I found a pudding recipe that made me think of you

Chilled Black
Grape Pudding
FOR 4 SERVINGS
1 pound fresh black grapes
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
A mixing bowl kept in the freezer
½ cup very cold heavy whipping cream
1. Pull off all the grape berries from their stems

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I can confirm that we here in Long Beach are not serving the lord. But we ARE serving pesto made with basil from our gardens in December, so this is a call everyone has to make for themselves.

Summer year 'round! With nearly 345 days of sunshine every year, Long Beach is the ideal respite for snow birds looking to escape the winter chill.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

I’m at my dentist’s for a cleaning and once again staying at my most hated decor item ever. He’s had it for a decade. I would love to take a hammer to it.

A disturbing vase made of weird protrusions with holes in them. Bonus: from a distance it looks like it’s made of molars.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Transformative works statements usually go in your AO3 profile. Mine currently looks like this.

Transformative works: Yes, please! If you want to remix, record, perform, translate, adapt, or fanbind any of my stories, go right ahead - no need to ask permission. Just please link back to the original story when you post your work (and please post it somewhere I can see it), and let me know (by comment, email, or the related works request) so I can go revel in whatever awesome thing you've done.
Same goes for art or whatever other creative things you might feel inspired to do.
A note for fanbinders specifically: If you'd like to share your typeset file with others, that's fine! Please let me know where it is and make sure I can access it, too. It's fine to send typeset files to a service for printing. It's also great if you want to change a typo or a formatting problem --please do! But if you can, please also let me know so I can fix it in the original document.
Please don't use my work for anything commercial (and especially don't sell copies), use my work to train AI, or host my work on other sites or archives without checking with me first.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Water is falling from the sky, and Nessie is not mad, just disappointed

A sad and disappointed silver dog who did nothing to deserve rain.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Dúo, what specific thing did I do wrong? Do you just hate me as a person?

A picture of an ear. “La oreja” is written underneath, and below that there’s a read “Incorrect,” with the correct answer given as “La oreja.” The entry and the correction are exactly the same.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

My sister’s cat would like to speak to the manager.

A floofy grey cat stares at the camera from a position on the floor. The stare is haughty and aggrieved. If the cat could speak, the words “incompetent peon” would definitely be involved

The floofy grey cat, having failed to obtain satisfaction, has moved to staring while standing on the coffee table.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

User number game! Mine is 58, which causes The Youth to stare at me in absolute consternation.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Very many hugs! Also here is Nessie in “Who disturbs my slumbers?” mode.

Silver dog lying mostly on a dog bed, her eyes open

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Accidentally clicked on a WaPo link and the popup offered me a monthly or yearly subscription, except their definition of monthly is — weekly?

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Filling out medical forms on the office’s iPad and I tell you what: I do want to be called my proper sir name.

A bad photo of a digital form offering a choice of how to be addressed in: First name only, proper sir name (spelled s-i-r space name), or other

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

I couldn’t get a pic in the banana tree, but these guys are from that flock! (Sorry for the photo quality; they are small and very skittish!)

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I feel like people need to appreciate the knitwear’s commitment to the craft a little more, so here’s a pic

An older man in a black jacket clutches what I first thought was a ferret but it’s probably a cane. He’s exchanging a meaningful look with a younger man. The younger man is holding a wicker tray (?) with an orange, a flask, and something covered by a checked cloth. The younger man is the vehicle for the real stars of the scene: a large striped brown knit cap and a long red knit scarf, which is worn over three visible layers of clothing, all with open necks.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

The book I’m reading reminded me that there was a real actual biopic about Thomas Kinkade and obviously I was forced to google it. Whoever wrote the Wikipedia plot summary, please know that I love you.

A screenshot of part of a Wikipedia entry. It reads:

Plot
In 1977, Thomas Kinkade (Jared Padalecki, dressed in an assortment of knitted accessories), a fine arts student at UC Berkeley, leaves his girlfriend (and semi-nude model), Hope Eastbrook (Gina Holden), to go home to Placerville, California for Christmas break. With his brother Pat (Aaron Ashmore), he drives home on a motorcycle with a sidecar that serves as the only operational family vehicle for the duration of the story.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Either I’ve lost the ability to count or this recipe author has

A screenshot of a recipe for “3-Ingredient Tomato Salad.” The ingredients list contains 6 ingredients, one of them optional. (Text follows.)

How To Make My 3-Ingredient Marinated
Tomato Salad
For two to four servings, you'll need:
• 2 large heirloom or beefsteak tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• Flaky salt and ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan, optional

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I don’t think you want to see my full holds list

Screenshot from Libby showing that I have 29 holds, 7 loans, and 10 notices. It also shows that Letter to the Luminous Deep is due soon.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Trekkies: If you see this post your first experience with Star Trek. (Look. We all come to Trek in our own way.)

Spock and Kirk from the Star Trek AOS are in the foreground standing in the Enterprise’s bridge. In the background are Chekov, Sulu, and Uhura.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Oh no this is the County of Los Angeles flag:

Just the saddest fucking flag. The seal of LA County on a blue field with a green bar at the bottom. On the green bar it says COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES in yellow, which means that “County of Los Angeles” is on the flag twice. Kenneth Hahn designed this flag and I am not surprised.

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

It’s terrible, I regret to say (but LA city’s is worse):

The flag of the city of Long Beach. It has a swoopy thick white line running side to side. The bottom is blue and the top is yellow. The yellow part has the city seal in it. The blue part has “CITY OF LONG BEACH” with “THE INTERNATIONAL CITY” in italics, because why not all caps and italics? Why not, I say?

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Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

To the extent that I was known at all, it was for this tweet about seeing a man carrying two full grown golden retrievers. (Had to grab the image from Google because I can’t get back into X.)

A tweet by
@thefourthvine: I
just saw a man pick up and carry 2 (TWO) golden retrievers. Large ones.
One on each shoulder. He was saying,
"You always do this. You SAID you wanted to go for a walk!" as he picked them up.
7:46 PM • 2018-12-19

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