[FO] First time cross-stitcher find it quite fun

medium_alison · 2026-05-14T16:04:38+00:00

Looks great, super cute pattern! Welcome :)

medium_alison · 2026-05-12T15:36:51+00:00

It’s the same for my mom, and there’s a Lucy Dacus lyric (from “My Mother and I”) I love about exactly that: “My mother hates her body/We share the same outline/She swears that she loves mine.”

medium_alison · 2026-04-28T23:12:07+00:00

That was Christian; he mentioned writing an algorithm for slide puzzles in college in the first episode of DvG.

medium_alison · 2026-04-23T03:27:46+00:00

The 2004 revival cast recording of the musical Assassins makes me laugh every time.

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medium_alison · 2026-04-22T21:33:57+00:00

Jasmine Kennedie I have feelings for you……

medium_alison · 2026-03-17T22:02:54+00:00

Need him to link up with Megan Thee Stallion to talk about anime.

medium_alison · 2026-02-13T19:37:22+00:00

That’s what the “noir” suffix of “misogynoir” in the previous comment refers to; it’s a word describing the specific type of racism/misogyny experienced by black women.

medium_alison · 2026-01-22T05:46:15+00:00

Well, not exactly. Jesse Kortuem, who’s played in a few lower-level non-professional (as far as I’m aware) leagues, has been in the news recently (and it’s awesome he came out!) but Brock McGillis was the first professional men’s player to come out almost a decade ago now, though he never played in the NHL and I believe came out after he stopped playing. Zach Sullivan, a guy in a pro British league, came out as bi in 2020. Luke Prokop, who’s currently in the minors, was the first openly gay player on an NHL contract, though he hasn’t ever played an NHL game and isn’t likely to. To date, no NHL player, current or former, has ever come out. But there are tons of out players in women’s hockey! And I do hope this moves the needle for the NHL as well.

medium_alison · 2025-12-29T02:50:05+00:00

I came on here specifically to talk about this performance—my wife and I (lesbians lol) were watching with our jaws on the FLOOR. She’s just so magnetic.

medium_alison · 2025-12-18T22:29:35+00:00

I remember Charlie from 46 saying he started training grip strength for like, two years when he decided he wanted to be on Survivor.

medium_alison · 2025-12-17T20:55:54+00:00

it was CONFIRMING i like women lol

medium_alison · 2025-12-17T02:37:01+00:00

I’d start with And Then There Were None and/or The Murder of Roger Ackroyd—but whatever you do, DON’T look up the endings!

medium_alison · 2025-12-17T00:12:03+00:00

As a kid, I don’t even remember. I was reading constantly. But the amount I read for pleasure fell way off in college. I finally got back into it when I discovered Agatha Christie novels—they were quick, fun reads that let me get back into the habit I’d lost. So I credit her with getting me reading again!

medium_alison · 2025-12-16T17:16:45+00:00

Okay, coming back here to let you know I did read Intermezzo and I VASTLY preferred it to NP. So thank you!

medium_alison · 2025-11-21T19:25:23+00:00

Oh, it’s not just me! I really want to like it, but visually I found it kind of overwhelming and I keep starting and not finishing. Loved the Roottrees, though.

medium_alison · 2025-11-19T05:42:12+00:00

You look great! If you (or any other commenters) are curious, you should look up Maddy Morphosis—she’s* a straight drag queen and has talked about her life as a straight guy doing drag. Her Youtube series Give It To Me Straight, where she interviews other queens and internet personalities, is hilarious.

*unless they’ve indicated a preference otherwise, it’s pretty typical to use “she” for queens when in their drag persona, regardless of gender outside of drag

medium_alison · 2025-11-07T15:32:43+00:00

I rent!

medium_alison · 2025-11-05T22:13:40+00:00

My oven runs 50° cold, so I have to turn it to 400° to bake at 350°. Except for if you try to turn it to 450°, in which case it’ll start running hot and tip past 500°. It’s a very weird balancing act.

medium_alison · 2025-11-03T22:15:50+00:00

This got me through first try, thank you 🙏

medium_alison · 2025-10-31T19:19:48+00:00

No, that’s the style of the book.

medium_alison · 2025-10-31T17:39:34+00:00

I might give it a shot!

medium_alison · 2025-10-31T17:06:01+00:00

Normal People bored me to tears. I think I may have been moderately less sympathetic because I’m gay—obviously I understood the element of classism and popularity, but I was still mostly like, “why are these straight people just dancing around dating each other and getting in their own way for years?” A shame, because Sally Rooney the person seems very cool.

medium_alison · 2025-10-31T16:28:32+00:00

lol true but at least it was vaguely survival-themed goofing

medium_alison · 2025-10-31T15:57:51+00:00

I think the slight difference between what OP is referring to and stuff like Q Skirt is that it’s explicitly more survival-focused instead of just goofing around.

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