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Pretenders (*snort*) to the cheesecake

Sarah Hayden@wearyourshaydes.bsky.social

I really did not expect the conservative embrace of Cheesecake Factory like they’ve loved it the whole time - your beloved Cheesecake Factory was forged in Beverly Hills, baby, you are pretenders to the cheesecake

17h

Attended "Bubble Church" over the weekend.

Welp.

It's a penalty-fest out here.

Phooey

That was kinda like Ebs goal the other night, but not in our favor. Dammit.

Hello, #seakraken fans!

Scrappy Cat takes advantage of the penalty he drew. We're tied, 1-1 #seakraken

Was there a penalty out of that end-of-period hullabaloo?

Hello, #seakraken fans!

I'm mentally starting the game over

Catton"s ability to draw penalties is a secret sauce he needs to package.

Best $5 purchase evaaaaaah! 🎃 👻🕯⚰️🪦🧹🕷🪾🍁💀 #spookyseason

@sarahseeandersen.bsky.social

Well, my holiday shopping is done.

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Sarah Andersen

I will 💯 take a regulation win over Utah! 5-3 #seakraken

Salmon sandwich! 4-3 #seakraken

Let's go #seakraken!

Argh, PK just mispronounced Catton's name 😑

Now questioning anyone espn refers to as Russian.

Let's go #seakraken!

Let's avoid penalties, shall we, hmmm?

Unscore!

Let's go #seakraken!

Espn didn't send their first stringers to broadcast this game. It's pronounced Catton, not Cayton. Dumbasses.

Monty! 3-1 #seakraken on a 5 on 3 pp!

Let's go #seakraken!

Ah, man. We're tied.

Matty makes Utah pay for that push into the goal. 2-1 #seakraken

Let's go #seakraken!

Ebs gets it done! Somehow. #seakraken 🐙

Hell yeah, reading

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

AOC: "As AI begins to encroach in our society, their goal is to take your cognition away from you. AI's goal is to take your thoughts away from you, your ability to think away from you, so that you become dependent on a machine ... reading books is active resistance"

I was in line long enough to be disturbed by the typography. What is going on here? The commitment for whimsical falls short.

rangemedia.coMeasure to require "biological sex" verification for all WA girls’ sports athletes on November ballotIf passed, the hedgefund-millionaire-backed ballot measure would enact one of the nation’s strictest examination requirements for girls’ athletics.

I voted against this pervy bill.

Washington State Democrats@wadems.org

Doctors and nurses are voicing their objections. I-638 would require EVERY girl who wants to participate in sports to go through biological sex verification. That means expensive, invasive, and utterly gross examinations. Protect our kids and let them play. Vote NO on I-638

@sarahseeandersen.bsky.social

I also voted to keep taxing the rich.

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@jesseyules.com

Replying to @stevedangle20.bsky.social

This Panthers thumping is the feel good game of the season.

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Sarah Andersen

"Pastoral" -André Alexis #booksky #332 ⭐⭐⭐/5 Picked this up because I enjoyed "Fifteen Dogs" by the same author. Hits similar disturbing notes as that book, but in a small rural town. Lots of interiority, honest reflection of faith & why people get together, fall in love. But it's unsettling.

"Taipei Story" -R.F. Kuang #booksky #340 ⭐⭐⭐/5 A college student of Chinese decent goes to Taipei to find cultural identity/connection with her family while learning Chinese. It all seems to go sideways, in awkward fashion, but I think she may have succeeded on some level. Didn't really like the MC.

"Reality in Ruins: How Conspiracy Theory Became an American Evangelical Crisis" -Jared Stacy #booksky #341 ⭐⭐⭐/5 While exploring the faults in the evangelical movement, the author falls into sermonizing & not interrogating the faults in taking any religious approach to politics. I'm over it.

"Eros the Bittersweet" -Anne Carson #booksky #338 ⭐⭐⭐/5 Musings on Greek romantic poetry/meanings of love that I wish I had during my college humanities courses. Not sure I'd recommend it unless that's your area of interest, picked it up because of the author's recent Nobel award.

"Lettering Alphabets & Artwork: Inspiring Ideas & Techniques for 60 Hand-Lettering Styles" -Jay Roeder #booksky #339 ⭐⭐/5 60% of this book is copy/paste instructions. The rest are examples of lettering illustrations that are admittedly cool. It's not a great book for learning how to letter.

"The Teller of Small Fortunes" -Julie Leong #booksky #336 ⭐⭐⭐/5 This is peak cozy fantasy - no real dangers, no MC romance, small wins, rural setting, small dramas. Read this if you want to keep on an even keel. I do not expect to see this inspire fanfic, but you never know.

"Poisonous Plants and Fatal Fungi: The Lore and Lure of Deadly Botanicals" -Sandra Kynes #booksky #337 ⭐⭐⭐/5 Main reason I wouldn't keep a copy as a reference is the woeful lack of illustrations. C'mon. I want to see the plants & be able to ID them. Some interesting lore/background tho.

"Veronica Speedwell #10 A Ghastly Catastrophe" -Deanna Raybourn #334 ⭐⭐⭐/5 Solving crimes in Victorian London, but with today's sexual mores and feminism. Fun but unlikely.

"Charlotte & Thomas Pitt #1 The Cater Street Hangman" -Anne Perry #booksky #335 ⭐⭐⭐/5 Solving crimes in Victorian London, but with era-appropriate manners & social stratification. The romance is restrained & the crime is unhinged.

"Real Artists Wear Black" -Danielle Krysa #booksky #333 ⭐⭐⭐/5 Zooms through every lie you've heard (and told to yourself) about being an artist. It was fine. I enjoyed some of the featured artwork more than the actual advice, tbh.

kingarthurbaking.comGiant Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop TartThis homemade pop tart is nearly 12 times the size of the original and at least 100 times more delicious. The buttery, sweet crust is filled with brown sugar and cinnamon and then generously frosted. ...

I'm the only poptart fan in my house, and this recipe is 15 servings. Decisions, decisions...

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social

I think the world needs to know that King Arthur Flour has a recipe up for a gigantic homemade Brown Sugar Pop Tart. You're welcome. www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gian...