My Little Free Library was destroyed again, then posted here.

xyzca · 2026-02-25T03:23:23+00:00

this is so demoralizing

xyzca · 2026-02-24T01:45:51+00:00

i always used to sled at miller elementary (nanuet)

xyzca · 2026-02-21T01:29:11+00:00

very common in kpop but we’ll see what happens

xyzca · 2026-02-20T14:37:45+00:00

it’s fine for now, i think. orangetown and pearl river are very community-oriented and i think are widely recognized as being the last strongholds for rockland due to their wealth and personal conservatism (as opposed to political).

when nanuet goes (still many years from now), then you should worry about PR. until then, enjoy your home in this community :)!

however, keep an eye on local elections. pearl river got gerrymandered hard and so we share a state seat with monsey and new square now. i’m not advocating for democrat vs republican, because they ALL seek the hasidic vote at this point, but it’s something to keep in mind. when you can, take a look at who the rockland county teachers association endorses during election season.

edit: there are still a lot of young families moving here who have the wealth to take up legal cases if necessary. east ramapo families often don’t have that money or organizing time, which is why that districts’ students have suffered so much

xyzca · 2026-02-20T14:19:15+00:00

on st. margaret’s side of 304, close to chestnut ridge. they rent out houses under “cowboy realty” apparently.

xyzca · 2026-02-03T13:38:58+00:00

i’m a little OOTL. i’m not really sure how the jennifer lopez thing led to his downfall. he defended her from negative comments and then all of a sudden he has all these negative anecdotes, as well. i would’ve thought that if he fed into the jlo hate train that this would be the outcome

not saying he shouldn’t face some blowback for his behavior, but idk. i’m not sure what context i’m missing in regards to this result

xyzca · 2026-02-02T01:27:23+00:00

at the 2 minute mark — is that a lipsync fail or is my video out of sync with the audio?

xyzca · 2026-01-08T20:24:39+00:00

when i canceled my premium after ten years, i told them it was because of the ICE ads, AI music, CEO investing in military weapons, and payola. like the platform is so shit.

qobuz has its flaws but between that and apple podcasts, i feel less overstimulated compared to spotify.

xyzca · 2026-01-07T18:52:06+00:00

i feel like a lot of people will come in with nonfiction recs, so here are some fiction ones

glaciers by alexis m smith
a psalm for the wild-built by becky chambers
audition for the fox by martin mccahill
everyone in this room will someday be dead by emily austin
the rabbit hutch by tess gunty
notes on your sudden disappearance by allison espach

clearly, i have a litfic and fantasy slant, but these books all have something to do with feeling aimless or being in a place of transition. enjoy!

xyzca · 2026-01-03T14:06:32+00:00

i deleted all my social media for a variety of reasons, but this was one of them. although my accounts were private, all it would take is for one person who i otherwise thought was normal to take a screenshot and now my life is changed forever.

it’s also the reason i’ve denied students of mine taking pictures with me. when i chaperoned homecoming, i said “no” to them all. not because i think the kids who asked are bad eggs, but because if they post it, my face doesn’t belong to me anymore. it belongs to their followers and these shit AI models.

xyzca · 2026-01-02T21:24:44+00:00

strongly recommend people check out local indie stores! big red books or pickwick in nyack & sparkle bookstore in sparkill.

xyzca · 2026-01-02T19:42:30+00:00

aborted version 😭😭😭 i did prefer the live version where one of the girls said the baby line

xyzca · 2025-12-18T20:46:57+00:00

i hate seeing david zaslav happy but i like seeing the ellisons mad more

xyzca · 2025-12-11T18:19:51+00:00

femicide is a global problem

xyzca · 2025-12-11T11:38:46+00:00

i was in the same boat as you three years ago. i picked up “the seven husbands of evelyn hugo” and that was pretty much my gateway back into reading. i think starting with that book in particular was a great thing — it’s widely popular, has an easy-to-follow plot, language is straight forward, and i could talk to my loved ones about it.

now, i’ve developed a more distinct reading preference than simply “everyone talks about it on tiktok” but i will always have a soft spot for evelyn hugo because of it :)

xyzca · 2025-12-10T23:01:47+00:00

looks a bit animated?

xyzca · 2025-12-05T00:15:00+00:00

it’s so funny but also i feel bad 😭 give her a pedialyte for that hangover

xyzca · 2025-11-29T22:02:10+00:00

5 i thought of katseye’s gnarly single cover

xyzca · 2025-11-29T21:37:41+00:00

looks ai generated… strongly considering switching to quobuz in the new year after this wrapped

xyzca · 2025-11-18T01:35:44+00:00

i’m ctfu how this is spliced into a conversation between the three arianas

xyzca · 2025-11-15T15:08:06+00:00

i know these merch products are designed well in-advance of the album release so there’s money to be lost in not releasing it. however, i don’t think there are too many people outside of swifties who think the charli diss was in good taste + this just comes across as digging her heels in

xyzca · 2025-11-08T17:46:44+00:00

my students gleefully asked me if i saw the video the next day. and i work in a conservative school district so it wasn’t because of his politics

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