Lorelei
@loreleif.bsky.social
Middle-aged geek. Queer as fuck. Jewish. Into music, sf/f/horror, and all things Arthurian. Overeducated. Will fight bigots. She/they.
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
October 1, 2026 at 2:40 AM
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
Yayyy! Look what the preorder fairy brought me! (And because I know some people are being very normal about it: haters will be mocked or blocked.)
September 29, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Yayyy! Look what the preorder fairy brought me! (And because I know some people are being very normal about it: haters will be mocked or blocked.)
Me in college: Why do I need to take physics as a premed major? I don't need to know how a microscope works to use one.
Me now, in manicure class: *learns all about electricity*
Life is determined to make me well-rounded. Sigh.
Me now, in manicure class: *learns all about electricity*
Life is determined to make me well-rounded. Sigh.
September 28, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Me in college: Why do I need to take physics as a premed major? I don't need to know how a microscope works to use one.
Me now, in manicure class: *learns all about electricity*
Life is determined to make me well-rounded. Sigh.
Me now, in manicure class: *learns all about electricity*
Life is determined to make me well-rounded. Sigh.
We really need to find a way in sanserif fonts to tell lower-case L from upper-case I. Because I need to know if we're talking about a guy like my Uncle Al or a machine like someone's AI.
Actually, both kinda suck, but still.
Actually, both kinda suck, but still.
September 27, 2026 at 10:39 PM
We really need to find a way in sanserif fonts to tell lower-case L from upper-case I. Because I need to know if we're talking about a guy like my Uncle Al or a machine like someone's AI.
Actually, both kinda suck, but still.
Actually, both kinda suck, but still.
Happy to report that if anyone, like me, was missing their PSL, DaVinci's pumpkin spice syrup is awesome!
(No, I don't have a local coffee shop. Yes, I adore Sbux. No, I won't go there while the union's requesting a boycott.)
(No, I don't have a local coffee shop. Yes, I adore Sbux. No, I won't go there while the union's requesting a boycott.)
September 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Happy to report that if anyone, like me, was missing their PSL, DaVinci's pumpkin spice syrup is awesome!
(No, I don't have a local coffee shop. Yes, I adore Sbux. No, I won't go there while the union's requesting a boycott.)
(No, I don't have a local coffee shop. Yes, I adore Sbux. No, I won't go there while the union's requesting a boycott.)
Let me just say for the record that there is a lot more infectious disease training involved in manicuring than I had anticipated!
(This is not a bad thing, both because I am a geek and because I like not getting sick.)
(This is not a bad thing, both because I am a geek and because I like not getting sick.)
September 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Let me just say for the record that there is a lot more infectious disease training involved in manicuring than I had anticipated!
(This is not a bad thing, both because I am a geek and because I like not getting sick.)
(This is not a bad thing, both because I am a geek and because I like not getting sick.)
In the last week, I've been whinging about my sore arm (got flu and Covid shots; I think it's the Covid arm) and had two different people tell me "that's why I don't get them!"
I had to tell both of them it's damn well better than getting sick. Why do people not get that?
I had to tell both of them it's damn well better than getting sick. Why do people not get that?
September 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
In the last week, I've been whinging about my sore arm (got flu and Covid shots; I think it's the Covid arm) and had two different people tell me "that's why I don't get them!"
I had to tell both of them it's damn well better than getting sick. Why do people not get that?
I had to tell both of them it's damn well better than getting sick. Why do people not get that?
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Repoost yf once upon a tyme you were a denizen of a diale-uppe BBS and wyth your entyre soule you remembir the birde-screeche-dissolvinge-ynto-static noyse
September 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Repoost yf once upon a tyme you were a denizen of a diale-uppe BBS and wyth your entyre soule you remembir the birde-screeche-dissolvinge-ynto-static noyse
Do a unit in class about the importance of nutrition...stop at McD's on the way home because I was starving.
September 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Do a unit in class about the importance of nutrition...stop at McD's on the way home because I was starving.
Dear lord, someone get me a job so I can get off of NextDoor before I throttle a neighbor through the screen.
September 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Dear lord, someone get me a job so I can get off of NextDoor before I throttle a neighbor through the screen.
Ugh. Looking at apprenticeships too, because hey, I'm not above learning a new trade!
About 95% of these "apprenticeships" are "do the whole low-income job but for even less money". They don't teach anything, they just want cheap labor.
About 95% of these "apprenticeships" are "do the whole low-income job but for even less money". They don't teach anything, they just want cheap labor.
September 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Ugh. Looking at apprenticeships too, because hey, I'm not above learning a new trade!
About 95% of these "apprenticeships" are "do the whole low-income job but for even less money". They don't teach anything, they just want cheap labor.
About 95% of these "apprenticeships" are "do the whole low-income job but for even less money". They don't teach anything, they just want cheap labor.
Did a skills assessment to see what careers I'd be good at, in case there was something I hadn't considered that I might enjoy.
This is my top match. I feel it might be just a *little* optimistic on the salary.
This is my top match. I feel it might be just a *little* optimistic on the salary.
September 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Did a skills assessment to see what careers I'd be good at, in case there was something I hadn't considered that I might enjoy.
This is my top match. I feel it might be just a *little* optimistic on the salary.
This is my top match. I feel it might be just a *little* optimistic on the salary.
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With HBO releasing that new trailer, just a reminder that you don't NEED to engage with anything created by someone who uses their wealth to finance the physical, psychological, and emotional torment of trans people. You don't NEED to watch, or read, or buy any of it. Doing so is an ugly choice.
September 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
With HBO releasing that new trailer, just a reminder that you don't NEED to engage with anything created by someone who uses their wealth to finance the physical, psychological, and emotional torment of trans people. You don't NEED to watch, or read, or buy any of it. Doing so is an ugly choice.
I would like to announce that this is the best thing ever. www.mashandmallow.com
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August 29, 2026 at 3:11 AM
I would like to announce that this is the best thing ever. www.mashandmallow.com
Ugh. Lost the stone on my rook piercing. Replaced it. Lost that one. Tried to replace it, the backing came out. Tried to get it back in, made my ear bleed, never got it back in. I give up; this one is going to close up.
August 28, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Ugh. Lost the stone on my rook piercing. Replaced it. Lost that one. Tried to replace it, the backing came out. Tried to get it back in, made my ear bleed, never got it back in. I give up; this one is going to close up.
@sluggodoug.bsky.social I won Siouxsie roulette! I’m taking today off! And Monday! And Tuesday!
Okay, I got laid off a few weeks ago. But hey, you and Siouxsie made my morning better. (Even if my autocorrect hates Siouxsie.)
Okay, I got laid off a few weeks ago. But hey, you and Siouxsie made my morning better. (Even if my autocorrect hates Siouxsie.)
August 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
@sluggodoug.bsky.social I won Siouxsie roulette! I’m taking today off! And Monday! And Tuesday!
Okay, I got laid off a few weeks ago. But hey, you and Siouxsie made my morning better. (Even if my autocorrect hates Siouxsie.)
Okay, I got laid off a few weeks ago. But hey, you and Siouxsie made my morning better. (Even if my autocorrect hates Siouxsie.)
And yet another job posting wants to talk with me and is a complete scam. That makes three.
My energy is being sapped by applying to and engaging with these fake postings, and I've had it up to here. Don't these people have anything better to do than kick people when they're down?
My energy is being sapped by applying to and engaging with these fake postings, and I've had it up to here. Don't these people have anything better to do than kick people when they're down?
August 27, 2026 at 3:13 AM
And yet another job posting wants to talk with me and is a complete scam. That makes three.
My energy is being sapped by applying to and engaging with these fake postings, and I've had it up to here. Don't these people have anything better to do than kick people when they're down?
My energy is being sapped by applying to and engaging with these fake postings, and I've had it up to here. Don't these people have anything better to do than kick people when they're down?
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Shavua tov all! Elul is here, and the High Holidays are just 18 days away!
We're raising our 5k goal now to prepare Ohel Eidot CHeMDaT"A for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and to support our synagogue's ongoing work.
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We're raising our 5k goal now to prepare Ohel Eidot CHeMDaT"A for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and to support our synagogue's ongoing work.
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Venmo | Ohel Eidot CHeMDaT"A
Use Venmo to connect with Ohel Eidot CHeMDaT"A (@oecdc) - Ohel Eidot CHeMDaT"A is a traditionalist modern Orthodox synagogue by and for African-American/Caribbean-American Jews.
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August 23, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Shavua tov all! Elul is here, and the High Holidays are just 18 days away!
We're raising our 5k goal now to prepare Ohel Eidot CHeMDaT"A for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and to support our synagogue's ongoing work.
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We're raising our 5k goal now to prepare Ohel Eidot CHeMDaT"A for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and to support our synagogue's ongoing work.
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Today/tonight's low-cost entertainment is an Insidious marathon.
These movies are genuinely good! Really enjoying them. Sensible people that I care what happens to, judicious use of jump scares, and genuine creepiness! (Also wow, set design, location scout, music, and photog should all get awards.)
These movies are genuinely good! Really enjoying them. Sensible people that I care what happens to, judicious use of jump scares, and genuine creepiness! (Also wow, set design, location scout, music, and photog should all get awards.)
August 23, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Today/tonight's low-cost entertainment is an Insidious marathon.
These movies are genuinely good! Really enjoying them. Sensible people that I care what happens to, judicious use of jump scares, and genuine creepiness! (Also wow, set design, location scout, music, and photog should all get awards.)
These movies are genuinely good! Really enjoying them. Sensible people that I care what happens to, judicious use of jump scares, and genuine creepiness! (Also wow, set design, location scout, music, and photog should all get awards.)
I'm applying for manicuring school. It's an accredited post-secondary school, so they have federal regulations to follow.
They need a copy of my high school transcript.
They need a copy of my high school transcript.
Cheryl Hickey's 'Seriously?!' Reaction Meme
Alt: Cheryl Hickey's 'Seriously?!' Reaction Meme
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August 19, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I'm applying for manicuring school. It's an accredited post-secondary school, so they have federal regulations to follow.
They need a copy of my high school transcript.
They need a copy of my high school transcript.
Realized today that one reason I'm coping fairly well with this shit is that while I have a ton of stress about being unemployed...I no longer have stress about my job.
That's a pretty big relief, honestly.
That's a pretty big relief, honestly.
August 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Realized today that one reason I'm coping fairly well with this shit is that while I have a ton of stress about being unemployed...I no longer have stress about my job.
That's a pretty big relief, honestly.
That's a pretty big relief, honestly.
Wow, job fairs are tiring! Hot and standing and walking and smiling and oof.
Gave out some resumes, got some cards, we'll see if it goes anywhere.
One place hires for clinical studies. NGL, that would be pretty damn cool for some interim money.
Gave out some resumes, got some cards, we'll see if it goes anywhere.
One place hires for clinical studies. NGL, that would be pretty damn cool for some interim money.
August 14, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Wow, job fairs are tiring! Hot and standing and walking and smiling and oof.
Gave out some resumes, got some cards, we'll see if it goes anywhere.
One place hires for clinical studies. NGL, that would be pretty damn cool for some interim money.
Gave out some resumes, got some cards, we'll see if it goes anywhere.
One place hires for clinical studies. NGL, that would be pretty damn cool for some interim money.
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"Thank you for updating to Woman™ 51.0. This release includes important security updates, several unexpected hardware changes, a completely redesigned relationship with alcohol, and expanded support for saying 'absolutely not' without explaining yourself." buff.ly/31NgFok
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August 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"Thank you for updating to Woman™ 51.0. This release includes important security updates, several unexpected hardware changes, a completely redesigned relationship with alcohol, and expanded support for saying 'absolutely not' without explaining yourself." buff.ly/31NgFok
Had a video interview for a job today. Two minutes in, surprise! Cat barf. *facepalm*
Overall I think it went well, though. I hope. It sounds like a cool place! Crossing my fingers.
Overall I think it went well, though. I hope. It sounds like a cool place! Crossing my fingers.
August 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Had a video interview for a job today. Two minutes in, surprise! Cat barf. *facepalm*
Overall I think it went well, though. I hope. It sounds like a cool place! Crossing my fingers.
Overall I think it went well, though. I hope. It sounds like a cool place! Crossing my fingers.