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abracanabra

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I'm a ray of fucking positivity, that's what. Have keyboard, will compliment/support random strangers. Also share gruesome writing tidbits and science facts because SIENSE!

Likely to boost cat pictures, delightfully weird science/history facts, books and short stories (esp. SF, fantasy, horror, or mystery), artworks, photos of urban landscapes and street art.

  • she/her, name pronounced "AWE-bruh STAFF-inn WEE-bee"

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mishellbaker, to random
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An assignment in my Fundamentals of Computer Science class was to post a logic-based joke. This is what I came up with off the top of my head at 8am:

abracanabra,
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@mishellbaker Good enough that I'm remembering it to tell to my kids later!

AbandonedAmerica, to random
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Abandoned farm. I learned two fun facts on this trip. The first is that stinging nettles were mixed in with the weeds surrounding the barn. The second fun fact is that even if you just brush against them, stinging nettles are surprisingly painful. Anyway, here's more abandoned houses and farms if you are interested: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/abandoned-homes

abracanabra,
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@AbandonedAmerica Very nutritious, though! Sometimes eating stinging nettles is the best revenge (boil them first to soften the stingers).

abracanabra,
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@AbandonedAmerica I've made soup and pesto from stinging nettles--tastes much like any other green! I did regret grabbing a handful without gloves before cooking them.

abracanabra, to Goth
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Creepy-cool atmospheric crow mythology / history of textiles installation at TMORA (The Museum of Russian Art) today.

Gold-wrapped branches with fine threads spun between them and bells, with a video of the snowy Mississippi River in the background.
Close-up on crow mask with mirror ball eyes.
Close-up on golden crow-human feet.

abracanabra, to animals
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Oreo is usually very good about not jumping on counters when I can catch her. But there was a bird on a wire.

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    abracanabra,
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    @LLS I'd settle for proper comment threading...

    abracanabra, to animals
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    "Nothing to see here. Go on, walk through the door..."

    abracanabra, to animals
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    "No, THIS is how you solve an equation!" Helpful cat helps.

    abracanabra, to books
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    1. New hot water bottles arrived! They have cute little sweaters to keep them extra warm. 🤩 Now me and the kids each have our own again.
    2. An unexpected new delight: Michelle Sagara's Shards of Glass. Magic school/dark academia, and no need to have read anything else set in that world first. Loving it!
    3. Fiiiinally got my market list out, and replied to a few long-overdue emails. .

    abracanabra, to animals
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    The lamp was weighted to be an outdoor lamp, so it is actually stable enough for these shenanigans!

    abracanabra,
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    Well, mostly.

    abracanabra,
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    The dismount was a little uneven.

    abracanabra, to random
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    Dear Editors,
    Pretty PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep your submission guidelines up for reference, even if submissions are currently closed. Hide the submission link or the submission email address, by all means, but keep the deets!

    abracanabra, to random
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    1. I climbed on the roof and put up Christmas lights! In Minnesota, getting this done before Thanksgiving is a victory, because soon ice and snow will make roof-climbing ... inadvisable.
    2. SFWA weekly Zoom writing dates. Camaraderie + writing productivity = what's not to like?
    3. My kids' Sunday School assignment was making protest signs and doing a peace march along a busy street, and that warmed my Mennonite heart. Very proud of them.

    abracanabra, to random
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    1. I fixed broken wiring on my desk's fairy lights (I NEED their light and hygge now!). It took 20 minutes and was very fiddly and I really thought I was going to fail, but I did it!
    2. I scheduled a plumber to fix a leak in the basement slop sink.
    3. I tackled editing the written-incredibly-out-of-order, missing bits, important beginning of my WiP's final act. Gotta get it straightened out before errors iterate.

    natania, to random
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    I was navigating old antique shops in my dreams last night, and lecturing people on passementerie.

    Fashion historian problems.

    abracanabra,
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    @dec_hl @natania I also had to look that word up! And so I learned that there is a local shop called Palladia Passementerie, which sells passementerie, should you have need of such a thing. This is also how I learned what galloons are... https://www.palladiapassementerie.com/

    abracanabra, (edited ) to books
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    What's worse than being ignored by your god?

    Worse is having your god owe you a favor. Particularly when he's a trickster.

    Anari has won his god's undivided attention. If he can survive it, he will have one chance to save them all. Fortunately, Anari has a few tricks up his own sleeve.

    https://www.amazon.com/Unkindness-Ravens-Tricksters-Mark-Book-ebook/dp/B07F5NV7BG

    "a world full of magic, with tangible gods and tangible scents, sounds, details. It’s a fascinating story..."

    @bookstodon

    abracanabra,
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    @sloanetalest @bookstodon Aw. That's next on my to-write list--from the PoV of the House Horse heir, who had a whole life and a co-wife all lined up for when she won ... and then she didn't.

    abracanabra, to animals
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    1. Helped a friend dig her yard up, with my 12yo son, and my bad knee is not even angrier than usual at me today!
    2. Actual blue sky in November.
    3. My ridiculous cats continue to be ridiculously amusing. Yes, Creamsicle was trying to sleep literally upside-down.

    abracanabra, to random
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    1. I got my car back!! It's been 1 1/2 weeks, thanks to trouble getting a part for the old rustbucket. Highlights included an epic bus/walk to get my kid's school computer to him yesterday morning.
    2. The unparalleled commentaries of noted giallo horror historian Tim Lucas (If you like horror and you haven't heard a Lucas commentary, treat yo' self!)
    3. IKEA. Tins of Christmas ginger cookies are out! 😍 And their veggie dogs are sooooo goooood.

    abracanabra, to food
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    1. The feel of wrapping my electric lap blanket around my back and feeling that radiant warmth seeping in.
    2. Made a new hoisin chicken stir-fry recipe using CSA veg. including mibuna greens and jicama (great sub for water chestnut), plus okra (fried) and ALL MY PICKY EATERS LIKED IT. Miraculous.
    3. Wrapped up listening to all the Author Ad Challenge Q&A and bonus videos before they disappeared. Learned some stuff.

    abracanabra, to Horror
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    1. Friday! I didn't have to browbeat the kids into doing their homework that evening--I have the whole weekend for that.
    2. I wore my winter coat to the kid's bus stop. So when I also accidentally locked myself out of the house ... I didn't freeze. It was only mildly inconvenient to wait for Phil's rescue with his keys.
    3. Publication! A Halloween-themed quarterly anthology, including my "You Are in the Heart of the Corn Maze."

    abracanabra,
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    @cynblogger Thanks! Perfect timing for spooky season, too.

    abracanabra, to random
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    1. I went to the school's parent-teacher group and helped plan future things in the face of despair. Adulting! Also, I got to be Idea Person, one of the roles that I'm good at in organizations.

    2. Misty autumn days. The best.

    3. I am very grateful that my little robot vacuum goes and cleans up spilled cat litter so I don't have to!

    abracanabra, to random
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    1. Finally dropped my car off to have a broken headlight replaced (case broke last winter, though the light still functioned).

    2. Vigorous discussion with spouse over lunch date. Good Internet vs. Bad Internet, differences from Doctorow's Enshittification Hypothesis. (How) can we fix it?

    3. Stayed up till midnight to wrap up an Amazon Ads for Authors series of videos, and learned some new tricks.

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