Tamsen Orme
@tamsen.bsky.social
I won't live in a world without cheese.
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Tamsen Orme
@tamsen.bsky.social
· Aug 20
Having just watched Highlander I'm very pleased to have snagged the @tamsen handle on here. There can be only one!
Someone has been reading my dream journal.
New Yorkers need affordable homes. New Yorkers need great public libraries.
So we're building both.
Today, we took the next step toward creating a brand-new library and more than 200 affordable homes at the New Utrecht Library site in Brooklyn. Because public land should serve the public.
So we're building both.
Today, we took the next step toward creating a brand-new library and more than 200 affordable homes at the New Utrecht Library site in Brooklyn. Because public land should serve the public.
June 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Someone has been reading my dream journal.
Bob Mortimer tearing an apple in half is my Tom Holland Umbrella, and if you understood that sentence we can be best friends.
May 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Bob Mortimer tearing an apple in half is my Tom Holland Umbrella, and if you understood that sentence we can be best friends.
Marty just gave me the Mother's Day card he made at school, and while all his answers are accurate, I worry they paint me as a gambling-addicted invalid. Then again, I am posting this from my favorite place: bed. Happy Mother's Day!
May 10, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Marty just gave me the Mother's Day card he made at school, and while all his answers are accurate, I worry they paint me as a gambling-addicted invalid. Then again, I am posting this from my favorite place: bed. Happy Mother's Day!
My boss is offering to get everyone coffee tomorrow, but I don't drink coffee, so I'm trying to figure out the etiquette of asking for a cinnamon roll or a smoothie instead.
May 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
My boss is offering to get everyone coffee tomorrow, but I don't drink coffee, so I'm trying to figure out the etiquette of asking for a cinnamon roll or a smoothie instead.
I was trying to get this pig nose to stay in place for a costume I'm working on, and I feel like this might be my favorite picture of me ever taken.
April 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I was trying to get this pig nose to stay in place for a costume I'm working on, and I feel like this might be my favorite picture of me ever taken.
Moving our Tupperware lids to a cabinet at eye level, where I can easily see and sort through them, has reduced my rage by 85%.
April 20, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Moving our Tupperware lids to a cabinet at eye level, where I can easily see and sort through them, has reduced my rage by 85%.
If you don't have time to read the book before you see the movie, I found the CliffsNotes version of Project Hail Mary.
March 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
If you don't have time to read the book before you see the movie, I found the CliffsNotes version of Project Hail Mary.
Our city library put on a Mario tournament for Mario Day. I made this warp pipe and question block for the photo booth, and I'm very pleased with how they turned out.
March 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Our city library put on a Mario tournament for Mario Day. I made this warp pipe and question block for the photo booth, and I'm very pleased with how they turned out.
Tell me why my phone leapt ahead for Daylight Saving Time, and my fit bit, which is synced to my phone, also leapt ahead, but is now seven minutes slow.
March 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Tell me why my phone leapt ahead for Daylight Saving Time, and my fit bit, which is synced to my phone, also leapt ahead, but is now seven minutes slow.
When I drop food on the floor I don't just leave it there; I kick it toward the other end of the table so I can pin it on one of the kids.
March 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
When I drop food on the floor I don't just leave it there; I kick it toward the other end of the table so I can pin it on one of the kids.
My new thing is that whenever I catch myself slouching, I take a sip of water. So it won't be long before I've transformed myself from a dehydrated hunchback into a hunchback that is constantly wetting my pants.
January 14, 2026 at 12:04 AM
My new thing is that whenever I catch myself slouching, I take a sip of water. So it won't be long before I've transformed myself from a dehydrated hunchback into a hunchback that is constantly wetting my pants.
This morning my boss told me I have to consolidate a 19-month construction project into 10 months, and the math isn't mathing.
January 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This morning my boss told me I have to consolidate a 19-month construction project into 10 months, and the math isn't mathing.
Just took an everything shower and moisturized head to toe. 2026 is going to be the year we moisturize, accessorize, unionize.
January 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Just took an everything shower and moisturized head to toe. 2026 is going to be the year we moisturize, accessorize, unionize.
Well, my resolution for this year is to never stay up until midnight ever again.
January 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Well, my resolution for this year is to never stay up until midnight ever again.
Today is our 18th anniversary, which is obviously the dental floss anniversary.
December 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Today is our 18th anniversary, which is obviously the dental floss anniversary.
Now that it's been unwrapped I can post photos of my gift to Sam. It's a retirement calendar with one circle for every day, counting down to his 65th birthday (which is 22 years away). It comes with a hole punch and all the holidays are marked.
December 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Now that it's been unwrapped I can post photos of my gift to Sam. It's a retirement calendar with one circle for every day, counting down to his 65th birthday (which is 22 years away). It comes with a hole punch and all the holidays are marked.
Please enjoy my goose dressed as the ghost of Jacob Marley for Christmas.
December 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Please enjoy my goose dressed as the ghost of Jacob Marley for Christmas.
My own sister sent me a Christmas card with glitter on it, so I'm racking my brain to try and figure out if this is revenge for wronging her in some way.
December 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My own sister sent me a Christmas card with glitter on it, so I'm racking my brain to try and figure out if this is revenge for wronging her in some way.
The first item on today's to-do list (check electrical) went very poorly. I flipped a breaker on and it sparked, made a loud noise, and tripped the power to the entire house. The electrician came out, opened the panel, and confirmed that "something definitely exploded in there."
December 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The first item on today's to-do list (check electrical) went very poorly. I flipped a breaker on and it sparked, made a loud noise, and tripped the power to the entire house. The electrician came out, opened the panel, and confirmed that "something definitely exploded in there."
We're ready for Christmas at my construction office.
December 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We're ready for Christmas at my construction office.
My kids always have more cash than I do, so this morning when Marty was going through his wallet for book fair money I asked if I could borrow $20. He said sure and handed it over, but then asked "What are you going to spend it on?" and I was forced to admit that I needed it to buy lottery tickets.
December 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My kids always have more cash than I do, so this morning when Marty was going through his wallet for book fair money I asked if I could borrow $20. He said sure and handed it over, but then asked "What are you going to spend it on?" and I was forced to admit that I needed it to buy lottery tickets.
I agree that they shouldn't dump Bush's Baked Beans on the winning coach, but that's only because I'm going to insist they fill a dunk tank instead.
December 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I agree that they shouldn't dump Bush's Baked Beans on the winning coach, but that's only because I'm going to insist they fill a dunk tank instead.
Sometimes I think about quitting my job, but then Sam points out it would mean giving up my "London habit," as he calls it. I'm not going to lie, I've developed a taste for international theatre trips, which is why I'm currently at odds with my boss over how few paid vacation days we get.
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Sometimes I think about quitting my job, but then Sam points out it would mean giving up my "London habit," as he calls it. I'm not going to lie, I've developed a taste for international theatre trips, which is why I'm currently at odds with my boss over how few paid vacation days we get.
This remains the most useful hack: tape a folded piece of paper below the hole you're drilling, making a pocket to catch the dust and debris.
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This remains the most useful hack: tape a folded piece of paper below the hole you're drilling, making a pocket to catch the dust and debris.
One time in high school I went up to the second floor for English, but when it came time to go back down the stairs for my next class, my legs wouldn't let me because of how sore I was from PE. I was literally stuck at the top of a stairwell trying to maneuver down the steps without bending my legs.
In the gym yesterday, doing leg day: "wow this is great, I feel so good!"
In my house today, crawling up the stairs while whimpering like a kicked puppy: "oh god, why"
In my house today, crawling up the stairs while whimpering like a kicked puppy: "oh god, why"
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
One time in high school I went up to the second floor for English, but when it came time to go back down the stairs for my next class, my legs wouldn't let me because of how sore I was from PE. I was literally stuck at the top of a stairwell trying to maneuver down the steps without bending my legs.