A black and white pit bull in a pink collar is crushing my shin while a black rat terrier chihuahua is lying on my lap facing the other way.

These two are still extra needy today. They’re missing Mugen as much as the humans. He was definitely the leader of their pack.

*Hugs*

For context, until the pandemic I used to go out to the movies at least once a week. I’ve not gotten back up to that speed since. But PHM was a lot of fun.

Just got back from seeing Project Hail Mary in the theater. The last time I went out to the movies was (checks notes) Dune: Prophecy in December 2024.

I was slightly unwilling to leave my old dog alone for that long I guess. In related news, I have *so many* appointments in May now.

People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

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People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

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People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

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I’ll just be in my yard, walking with him while he smells all the stuff. And it’s a gorgeous day for it.

A white and black rat terrier is enjoying the smells of the yard.

The nice thing about having an appointment for at home euthanasia tomorrow is that it gives my son time to come down from Fargo to say goodbye. But knowing exactly how much time I have left with my buddy is making me completely useless.

My favorite thing about the tornado siren testing is when all the coyotes join in.

People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

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People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

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Creepy Nuts performing Otonoke at Coachella was everything I needed to see today. Those guys are so fun.

This movie is visually amazing, the director (Sanjay Leela Bhansali) always is. There's an entire Wikipedia page just for its accolades.

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How can there not be a better transfer from film anywhere?

Also, I have two copies of this movie on DVD, and they're both visually crummy like this video (they look like copies of copies of VHS copies?). I periodically check places for a better version, but I've never had any luck.

People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

(I sing this one when my husband is out of town, because I'm just melodramatic like that. But nobody tell him.)

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People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

(Couple of things going on here...)

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People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

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People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

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I think one problem is after the 90s we had thousands of movies trying to be Independence Day and like zero movies trying to be Mars Attacks.

The 28th Virginia battle flag is a Confederate battle flag that belonged to the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Captured by the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg, the flag was brought to Minnesota and exhibited at the state's capitol for several years before passing into the permanent collection of the Minnesota Historical Society after 1896 where it has remained since.

Happy Confederate Surrender Day from Minnesota where we still have your goddamn flag and we’re not giving it up.

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AI stands for “auto-incorrect”

People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

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Today needs a big tearjerker number, or at least that’s where I’m at.

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People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

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Okay, in my defense, these women are very tall and pale and dress all in gray. They aren't living statues; they're just super stoic.

But they do hang out in the woods a lot, and are very soft spoken. I stand by my description.

It might have been higher if I had thought to look sooner, but I'm currently in a chaos tornado of personal life stresses. So this was a nice little surprise to happen upon in the middle of my publishing admin this morning.

Screenshot of the top ten "Best Sellers" on Amazon in the free category of "Literature and Fiction." Number six is a certain "The Teashop Terror" by Cate Martin.

Sure it's a little weird to call it "Best Sellers" when all the books are free, but thanks to a Bookbub on Thursday I'm in the top ten of the very non-niche category of "Literature and Fiction." That's my pen name there at #6!

People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

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People who only listen to music that’s in English are really missing out on some of my favorite things in life.

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