Holly
@coldandabsurd.bsky.social
an insufferable cacophony of earnest cringe
fandom + shelter cats + buzzkill politics
fandom + shelter cats + buzzkill politics
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I don’t like living in a place where I can have a fun silly night then log on and read the deluge of unthinkable horrific shit that happened in the three hours my phone was in my pocket.
October 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I don’t like living in a place where I can have a fun silly night then log on and read the deluge of unthinkable horrific shit that happened in the three hours my phone was in my pocket.
weird new subgroup of person I met at the Weird Al concert: 7-8 year old kid who was only there for the Michael Jackson covers
October 1, 2026 at 3:37 AM
weird new subgroup of person I met at the Weird Al concert: 7-8 year old kid who was only there for the Michael Jackson covers
Has anyone else seen Puddles Pity Party? It felt like the kind of show you’d see at 2am in a dungeon in Edinburgh with twelve other people except there are several thousand people here.
October 1, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Has anyone else seen Puddles Pity Party? It felt like the kind of show you’d see at 2am in a dungeon in Edinburgh with twelve other people except there are several thousand people here.
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as always, the answer here is to listen to survivors and then to push for actual, meaningful change. but when that doesn't happen, the focus shifts to pressuring survivors to relive their trauma and share it in public forums, be confronted by it in public forums, and THEN have nothing happen
September 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
as always, the answer here is to listen to survivors and then to push for actual, meaningful change. but when that doesn't happen, the focus shifts to pressuring survivors to relive their trauma and share it in public forums, be confronted by it in public forums, and THEN have nothing happen
I’ve been asking the same question (who is your favorite Pokémon) at every live event I attend for a few years now and to be fair this is the best (or at least most thoughtful) response so far
September 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I’ve been asking the same question (who is your favorite Pokémon) at every live event I attend for a few years now and to be fair this is the best (or at least most thoughtful) response so far
I’ve perhaps said yes to too much. In the next four weeks I have events in five cities, a full workload I have to be in person for, and apparently for one of those weeks I’m feeding someone’s cat.
September 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I’ve perhaps said yes to too much. In the next four weeks I have events in five cities, a full workload I have to be in person for, and apparently for one of those weeks I’m feeding someone’s cat.
Deeply interested in the economics of how cheap to midrange hotels always have a microwave and free breakfast and more expensive hotels rarely do. Like do rich people just have no use for leftovers and love to spend $50 on brunch or what
September 29, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Deeply interested in the economics of how cheap to midrange hotels always have a microwave and free breakfast and more expensive hotels rarely do. Like do rich people just have no use for leftovers and love to spend $50 on brunch or what
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the Heroic Protector Fantasy is rarely of real use to women, it's just wish fulfillment about male posturing and it frequently exacerbates violence
it's also much easier to imagine yourself kicking the ass of an obviously villainous stranger than to to actually intervene where you have influence
it's also much easier to imagine yourself kicking the ass of an obviously villainous stranger than to to actually intervene where you have influence
September 28, 2026 at 11:55 PM
the Heroic Protector Fantasy is rarely of real use to women, it's just wish fulfillment about male posturing and it frequently exacerbates violence
it's also much easier to imagine yourself kicking the ass of an obviously villainous stranger than to to actually intervene where you have influence
it's also much easier to imagine yourself kicking the ass of an obviously villainous stranger than to to actually intervene where you have influence
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the time has come for a paradise lost adaptation that really gets into the angel sex
I think the tendency to take older intellectual property and making it dark and gritty has run its course. Time to start adapting older texts to be maximally horny.
September 28, 2026 at 4:28 PM
the time has come for a paradise lost adaptation that really gets into the angel sex
Never sending a post to friends again
September 28, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Never sending a post to friends again
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Just realized my formerly frozen lunch was left sitting in my car for five hours. I’m risking it. In RFK’s America whatever you eat is likely enough to kill you anyway.
September 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Just realized my formerly frozen lunch was left sitting in my car for five hours. I’m risking it. In RFK’s America whatever you eat is likely enough to kill you anyway.
We live in a time of manufactured outrage but the Choosin Texas thing feels like the most blatantly manufactured outrage in a minute. And I’m saying that the same week as the covid conscious lesbian bar fiasco.
September 28, 2026 at 12:19 AM
We live in a time of manufactured outrage but the Choosin Texas thing feels like the most blatantly manufactured outrage in a minute. And I’m saying that the same week as the covid conscious lesbian bar fiasco.
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🍕One more sleep til Pizzamas! 🍕
In celebration of the most wonderful time of the year i give you:
👨🏻🍕The Pizza Johnt! 🍕👨🏻
(Johnt, Font👀)
The font is available on my Ko-Fi, but during Pizzamas if you reply with proof of pizzamas purchase/PIH donation, i’ll dm you it for free!
ko-fi.com/dftbarachel
In celebration of the most wonderful time of the year i give you:
👨🏻🍕The Pizza Johnt! 🍕👨🏻
(Johnt, Font👀)
The font is available on my Ko-Fi, but during Pizzamas if you reply with proof of pizzamas purchase/PIH donation, i’ll dm you it for free!
ko-fi.com/dftbarachel
September 27, 2026 at 11:18 PM
🍕One more sleep til Pizzamas! 🍕
In celebration of the most wonderful time of the year i give you:
👨🏻🍕The Pizza Johnt! 🍕👨🏻
(Johnt, Font👀)
The font is available on my Ko-Fi, but during Pizzamas if you reply with proof of pizzamas purchase/PIH donation, i’ll dm you it for free!
ko-fi.com/dftbarachel
In celebration of the most wonderful time of the year i give you:
👨🏻🍕The Pizza Johnt! 🍕👨🏻
(Johnt, Font👀)
The font is available on my Ko-Fi, but during Pizzamas if you reply with proof of pizzamas purchase/PIH donation, i’ll dm you it for free!
ko-fi.com/dftbarachel
Surely NextUp rewind could get rid of the 23 minutes of screensaver where they were running late during the original show.
September 27, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Surely NextUp rewind could get rid of the 23 minutes of screensaver where they were running late during the original show.
Hello this is Starlight
September 27, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Hello this is Starlight
Been watching the Amanda Seyfried Elizabeth Holmes series and Alan Ruck’s casting as the hapless Walgreens guy is absolutely pitch perfect.
September 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Been watching the Amanda Seyfried Elizabeth Holmes series and Alan Ruck’s casting as the hapless Walgreens guy is absolutely pitch perfect.
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"There are people who seem to have totally healthy relationships with their parents. I always find it fascinating when I meet them. They're a rare breed. And every time I run into one, I feel like they're playing some elaborate collective trick on me."
Ask Alex: How do I get along with my difficult parent?
"I had a stupid argument with my mum recently. She's of a generation that like to carry on like nothing happened, whereas I can't stop thinking about it. When criticized, she becomes defensive and mea...
it-can-only-get-stranger.ghost.io
September 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"There are people who seem to have totally healthy relationships with their parents. I always find it fascinating when I meet them. They're a rare breed. And every time I run into one, I feel like they're playing some elaborate collective trick on me."
Whenever we successfully legislate against Ticketmaster’s fees and dynamic pricing can we also make it illegal to not let you buy tickets if you leave one empty seat beside you?
September 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Whenever we successfully legislate against Ticketmaster’s fees and dynamic pricing can we also make it illegal to not let you buy tickets if you leave one empty seat beside you?
Had a terrible day yesterday and then a tattoo artist I was going to consult with next month had an opening so I am getting a tattoo today!
September 26, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Had a terrible day yesterday and then a tattoo artist I was going to consult with next month had an opening so I am getting a tattoo today!
Just finished Hollywood, Ending. It’s my favorite of John’s fiction, but I think it still falls behind his nonfiction in my personal enjoyment. It’s been nice being in what feels like a worldwide book club this week. Going to his tour stop Tuesday.
September 26, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Just finished Hollywood, Ending. It’s my favorite of John’s fiction, but I think it still falls behind his nonfiction in my personal enjoyment. It’s been nice being in what feels like a worldwide book club this week. Going to his tour stop Tuesday.
Can’t wait for the micropenis from The Curse to get a second showing
September 25, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Can’t wait for the micropenis from The Curse to get a second showing
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I don’t defend America on much, but…
I am not here to defend Tic Tac Toe vis a vis "does it mean anything" or whatever, I'm just saying Tic Tac Toe sounds like a fun children's game and Noughts & Crosses sounds like something they probably did during the Spanish Inquisition
September 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I don’t defend America on much, but…