what's up, buttercup?

she/her, fuck jkr

[middleagedenragedmama]

I’m at the age and appearance where I’m ignored by the opposite sex. Some women my age find that depressing, and it’s especially a struggle if you’ve spent your life getting your self esteem from how attractive men found you.

I didn’t struggle with turning 50, and to be honest, I’m just happy to be alive. But it is fucking freeing to be invisible to men. I cannot express how good it feels to be unnoticeable. I don’t have to make polite conversation. I don’t have to smile in public. I can don my headphones, sport my rbf, and do what I want.

I’m wearing a skirt with unshaved legs. I’m sporting a ponytail that resembles George Washington. I’m wearing paint splattered slides because they are my most comfy shoes. I’m skipping the expense of Botox and covering my grays. I’m knitting at a concert. I’m wearing a visor. I’m embracing my crone era, and it’s so freeing to do things because I want to and find it enjoyable and not because men expect it.

If I’d only realized this in my 20s!

[depsidase]

[depsidase]

[xueyangapologist]

“that fandom is so annoying” i hate to break it to you but every fandom is annoying. all of them. if you’re in a fandom you’re annoying. i’m in several fandoms i’m extra annoying. everyone on this website is annoying.

[middleagedenragedmama]

I wanted to learn to foundation paper piece, and a friend’s birthday seemed the perfect time to hone a new skill.

Note: I’ve owned this fabric longer than I’ve known what a terf is. I do not support jkr and will never give her another dime. Do not buy this fabric except if you find second hand. I’m guessing this fabric is older than my child who is almost as tall as me.

I found the pattern on etsy and it was a bit futzy. It took some finagling to get it to look like a book, and maybe it was me, but everything didn’t really line up. I messed with it and I think eventually I pulled off “it looks like a book,” so I’m marking it a success.

This is the tutorial I use to make book sleeves. I made this one paperback size or ereader size.

FPP was a cool thing to learn. I really appreciate the construction of it, and I will definitely make something else using this technique.

[middleagedenragedmama]

A while back I saw elph13’s ig post here, and proceeded to tell everyone I know about it. I’m fascinated to learn about folks writing process, and this was amazing. This author (of The Heir to the House of Prince - a masterpiece) is handwriting in these antique book journals?!?

I knew getting one of these journals could heal me, so I I kept trying to buy one, but either it’s me or they are just frequently out of stock.

I know you are thinking, hey, don’t you bind books? Yea, yea, but I couldn’t wrap my head around how to actually take an antique book and do this. I put a pin in it and figured maybe someday.

My birthday rolls around, and I open a box to find this. @stopallsnowblind had taken my absolute favorite book and made me the exact journal I wanted. I teared up flipping through it, it was just so incredibly thoughtful and perfect.

So, bottom line, there’s no stopping me now. I have the best friends.

[middleagedenragedmama]

I wanted to try foundation paper piecing so I made the art from the tuna scene in heated rivalry. I love that quilting can be classic or modern.

I wasn’t exactly sure what to do with it after. I considered a wall hanging, but it was a gift and you never know what people want on their walls. I settled on a small pillow, which I think turned out fine.

The pattern is by the same shop that I got the pattern for my pride and trans flag wall hangings. Really easy to follow instructions.

Pattern:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4449798684/fpp-team-hollanov-fan-art-pdf?ref=share_ios_native_control

[notlayingroses]

Everything I read about recovering from burnout is like “it takes months or even years to fully recover” and it’s like okay…. I have a weekend before I gotta clock in on Monday

[depsidase]

[jellyfilledeyes]

"Waa why aren't fandoms fun anymore" because you keep policing people's headcanons, make fun of cosplayers,make fun of selfshipers, make fun of beginner artists and just make fun of people for having fun 😐

[outromoony]

Books: Main characters must follow the plot.

Fanfiction: Okay but what if they went to IKEA and fought over furniture instead?

[stopallsnowblind]

49/100, and another buddy-read! 👯‍♀️📚

This ended up provoking a lot of interesting conversations, and quite a bit more horror than I went in expecting to feel. 20 years seems to have erased quite a bit from my memory, because I saw almost none of it coming. 😅

I’m having the best time doing these reads with you, @middleagedenragedmama 💕 On to the next one!

[middleagedenragedmama]

I needed to write a paragraph and email it out to the big wigs. I wrote it, emailed to my boss, and he promptly returned it and said, “I ran it through chatGPT, you can use this if you want.”

My paragraph was fine - got the message across, professional, and direct.

Are we now using ChatGPT to write four paragraph emails? He’s 15 years older than me, meanwhile I don’t even know how to use ChatGPT.

I sent my paragraph. AI is making us dumber.

[peaches-and-dream]

i think one of the first people who figures out ilya is in a secret relationship is the bears team doctor bc suddenly after years of never bringing it up at all he comes in with a picture of his back with a bunch of moles circled in red like hello are any of these cancer? What about this one? and the doctor asks what exactly about the moles concerns him and he just shrugs

[robinminustherichard]

My blog is unsafe for anyone thinking of watching the fucking Harry Potter show btw

[valenlovescheeze]

i love letterboxd

[middleagedenragedmama]

@stopallsnowblind we’d die!

[writingdose]

one of the best feelings tbh

[middleagedenragedmama]

I was like this with Ritardando by Courfee and also Fine Line by Goneinseconds. Both had me taking breaks because they were just so good I couldn’t take it.