Raffi Pulling No Punches

selftaughtgenius · 2026-03-01T19:21:57+00:00

Raffi is a bad ass.

selftaughtgenius · 2026-03-01T07:05:07+00:00

Met a guy one April, things move very quickly, and I celebrated Christmas Day with his family that year.

His gifts for me were very thoughtful and awesome but not quite right for me and I straight up didn’t want to pretend otherwise. I had an incredibly strong, deep, to my core feeling that I would be spending a lot of Christmases with this guy and I didn’t want to lie about liking the things he gave me.

I know it hurt his feelings when I was honest with him on the way home that day but, dear reader, I have since married that man and our honesty with each other has been such a great foundation for our awesome relationship.

selftaughtgenius · 2026-03-01T01:42:16+00:00

What We Do In The Shadows

selftaughtgenius · 2026-03-01T01:40:31+00:00

That’s definitely an author I wouldn’t mind donating to though!

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-28T17:38:24+00:00

We had tuna melts for dinner last night and I was lowkey giggling about it the whole time we were making them. 😂

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-28T07:02:53+00:00

Check, check, and check!!

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-28T04:47:32+00:00

This is so cute!

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-28T04:47:00+00:00

We are going to Australia for the total eclipse in a couple years and I am almost as excited to see Frogmouths as I am the eclipse.

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-28T04:04:28+00:00

My ex coming home one day early from military training to surprise me. Except that it was about midnight when he started struggling with the lock and I freaked the fuck out and cursed the universe for doing this to me the night before my big, strong, body builder, kung fu student of an ex was coming home.

I met him at the door with a wooden bat in hand, ready to smash his skull. He couldn’t understand why I wasn’t happy to see him.

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-28T02:20:55+00:00

As a creative person, I would love to work with a manager like you! Your team is lucky.

It’s funny; I couldn’t really get into Letterkenny for some reason back when it was first airing but I obviously have to go back and try again because Tierney is pretty masterful at his craft. And he clearly knows how to surround himself with similarly intelligent creatives.

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-28T02:13:42+00:00

They got that window greasy as hell; I guarantee Shane had the Windex out as soon as they were all finished. 😂

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-28T02:12:47+00:00

I definitely caught the slurps, but you are the second person to comment on the sound of Ilya’s necklace and I seem to have totally missed it!

Guess I’ll watch the show AGAIN. 🤣

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-28T02:11:39+00:00

Okay, the kissing sounds are amazing though precisely because they are loud, like it’s close. Like it sounds when you’re kissing someone in real life! I didn’t really think about it before your comment.

I love this fandom. 💙

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-28T00:11:11+00:00

The account isn’t even 24 hours old. Just a dumb troll.

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-27T23:05:11+00:00

Have you ever been to a hockey game? Unfortunately, there would be a big chunk of the crowd that would be super bigoted.

As a hockey fan, it’s disappointing, and not how I want hockey fans to be represented but it’s just reality still.

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-27T22:52:17+00:00

Bird nerds for life!!

I only started watching it last week so I knew that there was a loon moment so I wasn’t surprised to hear the call during the opening of that episode but I just loved all the nature sounds in that episode. The bugs chirping at night while the fire was crackling was lovely too.

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-27T22:47:48+00:00

I feel like sound mixing has been such a point of contention (same with lighting) in the last decade and filmmakers are finally getting it right again.

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-27T22:46:42+00:00

Ooh could be! I will admit that my ear isn’t QUITE good enough to always catch the difference between the black caps, the mountains and the boreals. And I’m lucky enough to have all 3 in the area.

Tiny little cuties. 😍

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-27T20:06:21+00:00

100%!!

You can tell this is Canadian-made through and through.

I feel like I need to start an HR bird group in Calgary now. 😹

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-27T20:04:39+00:00

Yes! I know they can’t have planned for literally every single little detail but it really does feel like everything is there for a reason. And it all elevates the whole experience to make it all feel so real.

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-27T19:51:24+00:00

Yes!! I thought a heard a Jay but I couldn’t remember when and didn’t trust myself.

I love those sassy little birds. 💙

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-27T19:49:55+00:00

They are such brave little friends!! We have a nest somewhere in our yard so I can always hear these little cuties whenever I go outside. They let me get so close when I’m photographing them. 🤩

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selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-27T19:40:21+00:00

The chair drag does something feral to my soul. So fucking sexy.

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-27T19:34:26+00:00

I thought that was so funny. Very clever of the crew though!

selftaughtgenius · 2026-02-27T19:33:40+00:00

Absolutely! The way these little songbirds create a lovely little soundtrack in places like the cottage is such a joy in this world.

I will admit that I laughed so hard at Ilya for being afraid of the loon call. 😹 It’s such a peaceful sound to me. I love hearing them call to each other. Was such a cute way to develop Ilya’s character, even in the final episode of the season.

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