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Geeks out over: Pop culture, comics, knitting, YA books, Disney, Jane Austen, all-things-British. (I am/was nextjen on the bird site.) She/her/hers.

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Lady electricians FTW

05.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Talking with a nutritionist made me realize my food aversions are partly texture issues: stuff that is piece-y and/or mushy. Cottage cheese, fish, mushrooms, eggplant, tofu, crab, etc. (Some of it, too, is generational: A lot of stuff I was made to eat as a kid that I refuse to eat now.)

03.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, not me opening the windows because it's warm when two weeks ago it was snowing.

20.02.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have used Airtable for two years with little to no lag, and today -- the week we expand to multiple departments -- it goes down. Huzzah.

20.02.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*sees a typo*
*has urge to fix it*
*sits on hands because it is no longer my problem*

07.02.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Emma Mix: Emma Woodhouse's Version (Jane Austen)

Emma Woodhouse playlist #JaneAusten open.spotify.com/playlist/2BU...

16.12.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Northanger Abbey Mix: Catherine Morland's Version (Jane Austen)

Catherine Morland playlist #JaneAusten open.spotify.com/playlist/3eH...

16.12.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pride & Prejudice Mix: Lizzy & Darcy's Version (Jane Austen)

Lizzy and Darcy playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/51K... #JaneAusten

16.12.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Persuasion Mix: Captain Wentworth's Version (Jane Austen)

Wentworth playlist. #JaneAusten open.spotify.com/playlist/0Ys...

16.12.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Persuasion Mix: Anne Elliot's Version (Jane Austen)

And here's my Spotify playlists for Austen characters:

Anne Elliot: open.spotify.com/playlist/0W4... #JaneAusten

16.12.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Jane Austen (The life and legacy of the great 19th-century English writer who defined the novel of manners.) | Britannica Videos, Images and Interactives for Jane Austen (The life and legacy of the great 19th-century English writer who defined the novel of manners.)

Guide to the characters in Austen's novels www.britannica.com/biography/Ja... #JaneAusten

16.12.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Jane Austen (The life and legacy of the great 19th-century English writer who defined the novel of manners.) | Britannica Videos, Images and Interactives for Jane Austen (The life and legacy of the great 19th-century English writer who defined the novel of manners.)

Map: Book locations www.britannica.com/biography/Ja...
#JaneAusten

16.12.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
List of Jane Austen Film and TV Adaptations | 250th Anniversary, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, & Movies | Britannica Jane Austen’s beloved novels have inspired equally popular screen versions. Here’s a roundup of films and TV series based on her work.

List of Jane Austen Film and TV Adaptations www.britannica.com/topic/List-o... #JaneAusten

16.12.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Why We Love Jane Austen 250 Years Later | Britannica It is a truth universally acknowledged...

Video: Everything We Know and Love About Jane Austen
www.britannica.com/video/why-do... #JaneAusten

16.12.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's Jane Austen's 250th birthday today! We did some great work enhancing our content at work. Check 'em out. #JaneAusten

16.12.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sadfaces when you cancel your work travel plans (which include holiday parties) because you're sick and don't want to be *that person* who goes to the office sick.

07.12.2025 19:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mid-November: omg I will never finish making people's Christmas gifts in time.
Early December: Oh. I'm done.

03.12.2025 00:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Abella-la-la-la for the Holidays

If you're in the holiday mood, this is your annual reminder that my sisters and I curate a holiday playlist on Spotify. Currently it's at 51.5 hours -- that's 989 fun/traditional/wacky/weird songs. For added fun: Try guessing who added what. open.spotify.com/playlist/49R...

01.12.2025 20:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, Thanksgiving week. When half the office tries to cram five days into three and the other half is off.

24.11.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You remember that sound of a door opening on AIM when someone entered? I always imagine that when I sign into Slack

21.11.2025 13:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot of google search page that claims ERRONEOUSLY that"You have bewitched me, body and soul" is a famous quote from Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, spoken by the character Mr. Darcy to Elizabeth Bennet. This quote is NOT in the book.

screenshot of google search page that claims ERRONEOUSLY that"You have bewitched me, body and soul" is a famous quote from Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, spoken by the character Mr. Darcy to Elizabeth Bennet. This quote is NOT in the book.

Google. You can stop the madness.

14.11.2025 18:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

when the 4pm Friday meeting you were just remembering is blessedly canceled

14.11.2025 14:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Night sky with tinges of green and dark purple

Night sky with tinges of green and dark purple

Night sky with tinges of green and dark purple  and stars

Night sky with tinges of green and dark purple and stars

Did I see the northern lights tonight? Maybe? πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™€οΈ

12.11.2025 02:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Charles Dance has really cornered the market on playing emotionally distant/abusive British patriarchs of wayward children.

10.11.2025 02:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What We Lost When CondΓ© Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue This article is part ofΒ TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...

β€œCondΓ© was content to hold Teen Vogue up as a prop for diversity, youth representation and progressive ideals when it benefited it, and then to unceremoniously discard the entire publication”

a sad, too-fucking-familiar story

04.11.2025 18:14 πŸ‘ 327 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5

A wedding and a (totally unrelated) funeral in just a few weeks' span.

04.11.2025 19:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Decoding Medical Jargon from Television Emergency Rooms | Hospital Dramas, ER Terms, TV Show ER, Terminology Explained, & Facts | Britannica TV medical shows use jargon for drama. Reality check: Shows often exaggerate, simplify, or misrepresent real hospital terms.

For fans of The Pitt, ER, various other hospital shows

30.09.2025 14:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Washington Post Fired Me β€” But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced. I spoke out against hatred and violence in America β€” and it cost me my job.

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

15.09.2025 11:07 πŸ‘ 45152 πŸ” 15725 πŸ’¬ 2493 πŸ“Œ 2155
screenshot of Scholastic facebook post showing a book on Taylor Swift and a poster of Travis Kelce and the text reads: They're also a perfect pair at the Book Fair.

screenshot of Scholastic facebook post showing a book on Taylor Swift and a poster of Travis Kelce and the text reads: They're also a perfect pair at the Book Fair.

*claps*

27.08.2025 00:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aaaaaand cue the "happy taylor swift" playlists

26.08.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0