Phoebe "Phi" Philips

A recent moody selfie.

I like the part in this juror information video that says our government officials have to be accountable to the same laws as everyone else.

Who takes a FaceTime call in the jury pool waiting room? I've never had an iPhone but isn't there a way to decline those or not have them come out on speaker?

This Valentine's Day my polycule is all off doing their own thing. The "holiday" stopped having meaning years ago. I'm gonna binge watch Star Trek and eat yogurt-covered raisins. Partner drove to LA for a party. One meta is in her room doing homework; the other is at a jewelry-making class.

I'm pissed off at First American Home Warranty and I want to scream it from the rooftops. Every single service I used to rely on is garbage now. Warranties, Insurances, healthcare, it's all a scam to extort money from folks and deliver NOTHING.

Excited to attend a Star Trek parody of Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio by Pacific Opera Project tomorrow afternoon in my TNG era skant uniform. Trying to convince my partner to wear Vulcan/Romulan ears.

first poppy bloom of the season

I need real life friends to geek out about star trek with

My metamour was buying a car this weekend, and our partner and I tagged along. When the salesman asked how we all know each other, we all just paused momentarily. "Best friends who live together," I said. "Like the Golden Girls."

It's not a lie, but the whole truth takes much longer to explain.

Went to a screening of Star Trek IV (the whale one) at the @academymuseum.bsky.social Museum featuring guest speaker @georgetakei.bsky.social last night. Incredible experience. I love being around my fellow nerds so much. The George and Gracie costumes made me giggle. 🤭 🖖🏼

#startrek #thevoyagehome

I need y'all to retire certain uses of "absurd" and "illegal" and "distraction" in order to better process our current reality.

I can't make you, but I promise it's for your own good.

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

sunset

Dragged a lounge chair into the yard to fill up on Vitamin D for my hour off social media today.

For the past 4 days I have intentionally set the phone down to go outside for at least one hour. It has been the difference between feeling panic and despair, and feeling capable and grounded.
I also recognizing the privilege I have, as outside is only possible right now because I live in So Cal.

An old comment on Tiktok from November 2025 was removed today for community guidelines violations. I was describing the plot of Doctor Who.

Migrant families allege children held by ICE face unsafe and unsanitary conditions Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are a few of the allegations made by migrant families in recent court documents about thei...

Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are a few of the allegations made by migrant families in recent court documents about their children’s conditions while in ICE custody. https://to.pbs.org/4sY4hFY

I just said, "oh. They're hiding something. Time to visit bluesky and figure out what it is."

just punched me right in the heart

Spent some time outside today planting herbs and veggie seeds with my metamour. Spending 90 minutes away from my phone helped me dig out my emotional paralysis.

Read every word.

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

The rage is short circuiting my interroception and activating my executive dysfunction.

In other words, I'm emotionally all over the place, can't tell if I'm hungry or nauseous, and I'm addressing it by sitting here doing nothing.

YT link to the film Dave is referencing in his short yet 🎯 video:

youtu.be/0zPmQKoHfV4?...

Doc appt at 11am. The tell me to arrive by 10:45. It's 11:20 and I'm still in the waiting room. And I get to pay $55 (in addition to my premium and the bills they'll send me later) for the pleasure of sitting here wasting my time.

A 35 year old letter to the editor, written by a very ballsy 15 year old, about the Rodney King verdict.

Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.

tonight's sky

it's only 7pm so it's unlikely to be my last selfie of the year, but it might be....

Final home cooked meal of the year: braised beef shank with root vegetables and couscous

Noodle and Pocket on the sofa