Idle. Sometimes bone-idle. Trying to write fiction, intermittently. Also (still) trying to find the right chap. Easily distracted. Pragmatic leftie, convinced that inflexible ideological purity is not always helpful.
For more information, see the #introduction post which I've handily pinned below. It's time for my nap now.
Could you please help me find some folklore?
The Brothers Grimm recorded the story "Der süße Brei" about a magic porridge pot.
When instructed, it produces food until told to stop. One day, the owner forgets the magic word and the village is engulfed in porridge.
If you are NOT German or English-speaking, does your culture have a similar cautionary tale?
If so, what foodstuff is it about?
Thanks gang, boosts appreciated.
Look, I'm not saying I needed Princess Diana teabags* but it just seemed so beautifully passive aggressive of TK Maxx to be selling them three days before the coronation that I couldn't resist
*Has anyone ever?
So BlueSky forces every post to be sent to a proprietary AI service thing, because of course they do.
I told you not to trust this tech bro platform. Why do people just refuse to accept that tech bro software always has a fucking snake in the grass?
Some weirdo right wing jeopardy fan on twitter called me a “malignant virago” which is the coolest thing anybody has ever said about me
Imagine, if you will, that this space is occupied by a very detailed rant about inflation and groceries. Can't be bothered typing it. I'm happy to imagine your replies if that saves you time.
@PeterWyrm Local news only, I expect, though for some reason we get Sydney traffic news.
On a bus in Grenfell St. Just saw someone run out in front of buses, exactly where a woman was killed the other day doing exactly that. Much honking of industrial-strength bus horns. Solidarity with the bus drivers.
I'm on a bus again, thinking about my next instance and how it should have a local feed that's safe for browsing on a bus. That's not at all the case at present.
@brett Moving does get easier with repetition. No less annoying, but easier.
I think I should get some credit for having a false flag op that actually involves a flag.
Just thought I'd mention that I'll be changing instances again, sometime in the next few days. This will be my fourth instance since October. (Why stop at one?)
I fear I lost my audience this #evening.
Me: ‘If you feel like you’ve herd all these cow puns before, you probably have déjà-moo.’
Them: …
My ramen is unhappy with my life choices.
@fkamiah17@toot.wales Yep, one more spin. It'll probably be beige.party because it seems to be based on practical surrealism which is my usual refuge from reality.
@OutOnTheMoors I'll be leaving the instance in question soon, more or less because of this sort of thing. I'm just waiting for a clear hour when I'm fully awake.