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conqueringsquid

@csquidlette.bsky.social

please don't put me in any starter packs. i'm not that interesting. Just a little squid who likes dinosaurs, books, and RPGs. Learning Welsh. Never leaves the house. šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ

created November 7, 2024

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1/9/2025, 6:23:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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31/8/2025, 4:43:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ducky šŸ¦† (@justducky.bsky.social) reposted

I can’t find the lie in this.

Venom is an example of a villain who evolved into a hero because he was popular with readers and writers decided to rehabilitate him. By contrast, Magneto evolved into a hero because every decade since Reagan it's harder and harder to pretend he's wrong
31/8/2025, 12:03:04 PM | 9954 2157 | View on Bluesky | view

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Library āœ… Bow tie āœ… Perfect video āœ…

30/8/2025, 12:02:09 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I had this problem with plumbing stuff last month. One easy fix turned into me having to disassemble my whole dang toilet.

30/8/2025, 12:00:10 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dia VanGunten / Writer (@pinkzombierose.bsky.social) reposted

 I just don't think you're fulfilling your whimsy macros, bro. You're not trinketmaxxing. You aren't achieving your peak crow performance. Are you even trinketpilled, bro? Have you done your
29/8/2025, 5:32:28 AM | 95 38 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

4th grader just walked into the house singing No Doubt so I think I’m doing ok as a parent.

29/8/2025, 10:44:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Me too, kinesin, me too.

29/8/2025, 10:30:37 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My ex-husband’s cat would *only* sit on my lap in there. It was the weirdest thing.

29/8/2025, 10:24:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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29/8/2025, 10:21:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dia VanGunten / Writer (@pinkzombierose.bsky.social) reposted

I felt this way about him as child and I still feel this way. It doesn’t make sense to me that he exists. He’s like a caricature or an archetype, a fairy tale allegory or a flat man.

29/8/2025, 3:30:25 AM | 28 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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You’re cute though, random stranger.

29/8/2025, 10:04:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeah I have a lot of that on my feed and I don’t even know what show they’re referring to half the time.

29/8/2025, 10:04:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I did not realize this account was on here. I spent my middle/high school years obsessively reading Anne McCaffrey books with Whelan cover art. This is wonderful.

29/8/2025, 9:41:04 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wasn’t that actually one of the funnier urban legends? That he was ex-special forces and hiding tattoos under his cardigans?

29/8/2025, 7:20:00 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I missed that part but wow. That’s extra sad.

29/8/2025, 1:59:14 AM | 12 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Like in the same way hearing someone say ATM machine over and over again gets to me. It’s not a dig at her.

29/8/2025, 1:56:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I agree with her but every time she said chatbox instead of chatbot I had to fight the urge to rage quit the video.

29/8/2025, 1:54:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Did you see this part?

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29/8/2025, 12:22:11 AM | 120 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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29/8/2025, 12:19:48 AM | 47 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sounds fake

29/8/2025, 12:16:50 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Before spell-check was a thing, someone had to go through and look for all the misspelled words. How would you know if you got a copy with a typo?šŸ¤”

29/8/2025, 12:15:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is that before or after the sternly worded letter on the Collins scale?

29/8/2025, 12:04:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Domestication is a hell of a thing.

28/8/2025, 11:56:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

The cat that has lived under my daughter’s bed since Sunday has begun to accept my offerings of affection.

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28/8/2025, 1:27:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Holy cow. You need a new rating scale for dogs like this.

28/8/2025, 1:17:40 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

I’ve successfully avoided leaving my house for long enough to my car insurance company to send me warnings that they’re going to unenroll me from their stalker app discount program because they haven’t captured enough driving data recently.

26/8/2025, 6:09:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That IS a really nice pen.

26/8/2025, 3:25:12 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It is Halloween, Christmas, and the Sweltering.

26/8/2025, 3:13:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I mean, they tried to kill me beforehand, but yeah. Same.

26/8/2025, 3:01:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ex-husband brought a cat to my house last night. My dog is being a total angel about the whole affair so far. Hasn’t tried to get into the room the kitty is in, hasn’t made any noise, nothing at all. Might actually work out ok.

26/8/2025, 1:25:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

Ok?

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25/8/2025, 11:34:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

I am going to try my damnedest to get out of this city by 2027. My contracts with my current employer will have run out by then and degree #4 will be done too. Wish me luck. People who’ve been here as long as I have rarely seem to make it out.

24/8/2025, 10:12:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Eric Campbell (@16biteric.bsky.social) reposted

Zen Buddhism: "The inattentive are dead already." My #ADHD Ass: "Great. That's just great."

21/8/2025, 8:56:31 PM | 26 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

My eyes and my brain are not playing well together today. I keep misreading things in really funny ways, which is fun, but also kinda makes me feel like I’m becoming illiterate.

20/8/2025, 1:02:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Baby hedgehogs are hoglets

19/8/2025, 10:44:28 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture š–¼š—‹š—„ā“‹ (@crk5.bsky.social) reposted

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18/8/2025, 9:48:51 PM | 1283 107 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

Love how my feed is half books, 49% politics, and 1% Taylor Swift conspiracy theories.

19/8/2025, 4:31:44 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

Not sure exactly which demographic the algorithms have put me in, but I get more pharma ads now than I’ve ever seen in my life.

19/8/2025, 1:42:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

Let me look at how many alarms you have on your phone and I’ll tell you if you have ADHD or not.

18/8/2025, 8:46:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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How dare you digitally alter this footage to frame her for this crime. My client is innocent!

18/8/2025, 6:38:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

I picked up the first Joe Pickett book to fill a minimum order from ThriftBooks and didn’t know there was a tv show when I snagged it. Now I’m (yet again) invested in a two season tv series that ended before I ever heard of it.

18/8/2025, 5:50:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I loved mine. I had one in high school. It never leaked and felt amazing on my back. I don’t know if it would be as nice now or not, but it was great then.

18/8/2025, 4:45:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Has anyone made a St. Donna prayer candle with this on it yet? I’d buy one.

17/8/2025, 3:54:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

Every time I leave my house it costs money and/or reminds me why I don’t want to be around the general public. There’s nothing out there worth paying the price.

17/8/2025, 2:21:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I miss scrounging through sales bins for the combo sets that had multiples games nobody ever heard of that would be packaged together for super cheap.

16/8/2025, 9:23:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I haven’t even gotten past the pear, really.

16/8/2025, 9:19:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That is an Ewok

16/8/2025, 6:58:16 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I wish my dog would tolerate a bath that well

16/8/2025, 6:32:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I lived in a part of the country that got zero channels. We were lucky if we could catch a radio station on a clear day.

16/8/2025, 6:24:37 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If that makes me a filthy cheater, so be it.

16/8/2025, 4:55:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

I take honor mode very seriously but some things are worth the hard reboot to save my run. Like accidentally hitting Scratch with his own ball in camp and starting a civil war.

16/8/2025, 4:55:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I love love love having a dog that’s smarter than I am and needs to be kept busy, but a whole lot of these babies end up abused or in shelters because people don’t know what they’re in for. :(

16/8/2025, 2:41:10 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I had one! Border collie / greyhound mix. They’re smart, high energy, and explode when they’re excited so they do get into trouble with people who can’t keep up with a gotta-go-fast dog that’s smarter than they are. Same with other herding dogs and the maligators. They need the right people!

16/8/2025, 2:39:01 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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16/8/2025, 2:32:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Now I have the band in my head because I’m a xennial. All hail me…

16/8/2025, 1:39:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I also love them. They’d be amazing as stickers.

16/8/2025, 1:35:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m glad you caught it early! It’s so scary when the newbs are sick.

16/8/2025, 1:32:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I know there’s nothing in it. You know there’s nothing in it. But this character doesn’t know there’s nothing in it…

16/8/2025, 2:14:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Checking every barrel and vase like I haven’t played this game 213 times in the last two years.

16/8/2025, 2:13:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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16/8/2025, 1:07:22 AM | 9 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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I have to pay for my pest control. You’re getting it for free!

16/8/2025, 12:58:47 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s a crying shame too. I never get free snakes. :(

16/8/2025, 12:56:58 AM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The funniest thing about this is the lack of caps and quotation marks because you know Newsome is getting under his skin.

15/8/2025, 10:38:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shawn Patrick Farrell (@shawnfarrell.bsky.social) reposted

Quiznos? Cosi? Subway? Jimmy John's? Jersey Mike's? Any sub shop I visit from this day forward will be judged not only on the taste & value of its sandwiches, but their weight, velocity, & stability of their wrapping.

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15/8/2025, 12:51:00 PM | 10934 2585 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

And another happy Friday to everyone that isn’t working to keep the US from having a reasonable and functioning healthcare system that doesn’t bankrupt people.

15/8/2025, 5:25:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Cat thinks it’s Paul-sitting.

14/8/2025, 8:45:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh no he’s doing the hand thing though. No invisible accordions!

14/8/2025, 1:33:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He’d be the safest man in prison with that story.

14/8/2025, 1:17:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If Trump gives him a medal, I really need them to put ā€œBig Ballsā€ on it to drive home the Idiocracy of it all.

14/8/2025, 1:15:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Casey Explosion (@caseyexplosion.bsky.social) reposted

Other people have better imposter syndrome than me I bet

13/8/2025, 11:54:01 PM | 4681 890 | View on Bluesky | view

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I do wonder what it’s like for people who don’t assume that they’re wrong all the time.

14/8/2025, 12:57:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This sayeth the wise assbutt

14/8/2025, 12:44:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

13/8/2025, 10:29:20 PM | 29447 11564 | View on Bluesky | view

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I hate to agree with MGT about anything, but that American divorce thing sounds more tempting by the day.

13/8/2025, 7:42:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That is such a great protest idea.

13/8/2025, 7:37:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So far so good!

13/8/2025, 7:34:16 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ok, but those presidential debates would be amazing to watch.

13/8/2025, 6:49:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Today is my dog’s sixth birthday. I only know this because I’ve gotten more ā€œhappy birthdayā€ emails for her than I’ve ever gotten for my own birthday.

13/8/2025, 6:45:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture yellowlikedaisy šŸŒ™šŸ„€ (@yellowlikedaisy.bsky.social) reposted

it’s an everyday battle 🫣 #booksky #bookmeme #reading #bookish

the urge to doom scroll the urge to read my book
13/8/2025, 1:53:29 AM | 234 33 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

I love putting holds on books at the library with long wait times because sometimes I get the notification they’re ready weeks/months later and I do not recognize the title at all. It’s a surprise gift from past me.

13/8/2025, 4:53:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This cat had a very important business meeting that you made him late to.

13/8/2025, 6:29:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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13/8/2025, 6:24:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don’t know who it was who did this, but I have never been able to unsee it.

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13/8/2025, 3:22:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ginger the garden witch (@mkkraemer.bsky.social) reposted

I don’t know who needs this today, but here you go..

Image of an eye on a starry night sky with text that says ā€œEmbrace imposter syndrome. Revel in the fact you have fooled everyone. You are a Trickster Goddess.
11/8/2025, 6:40:44 PM | 4504 775 | View on Bluesky | view

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This one got me a ā€œbest momā€ comment so they can’t be *that* bad.

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11/8/2025, 8:29:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You’re tearing me apart, Lisa!

11/8/2025, 8:20:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sent my little off to her first day of school this year with green hair. I don’t think anybody is gonna give her trouble but seeing this on my feed has me ready to fight if I need to.

11/8/2025, 6:54:57 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Chronic Illness Humor (@chronicillness.bsky.social) reposted

My doctor makes a lot of money while my chronically ill ass has just been solving medical mysteries for free

11/8/2025, 3:25:47 PM | 185 24 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, that did make the news that I saw and she’s awful.

9/8/2025, 8:06:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I definitely miss mine being little enough to OHP.

9/8/2025, 4:41:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mine turned 9 this year and I’m still asking that.

9/8/2025, 4:40:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Call me Goorge.

9/8/2025, 4:19:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Watched the Ben Affleck Daredevil last night and I totally forgot that Jon Favreau was Foggy Nelson in that. Since D&W happened, I’m gonna need Kevin Feige to figure out how to resolve this somehow. Also Colin Farrell was the worst part of that movie and I don’t think he gets nearly enough credit.

9/8/2025, 3:21:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

Watching the first Tobey Spider-Man and I don’t know when J.K. Simmons became my type but apparently he is now. Time to go play BG3 for the 95th time.

9/8/2025, 12:43:30 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A happy Friday to everyone except for the consulting dentist that rejects claims for my insurance company. You can have the day you deserve and I hope it costs you $2500.

8/8/2025, 7:07:20 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture conqueringsquid (@csquidlette.bsky.social)

Non-allergic rhinitis sucks. I already wake up with allergy symptoms every day for no reason and nothing treats it, but now we’ve had wildfire smoke dumping particulates into the air all week so my whole face has been a faucet for days now. I’m miserable.

7/8/2025, 4:45:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You seem to be the one moaning.

6/8/2025, 1:45:55 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was looking at a post on xitter the other day and didn’t realize it was a retweet from new pope (tm) and sort of forgot Christianity was a thing temporarily and misinterpreted a plea to the Lord as being about serfdom instead of religion. Gonna start doing that on purpose because it’s way funnier.

6/8/2025, 4:41:27 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Nicki Washington, Ph.D. (@drnickiw.bsky.social) reposted

On this Chairteenth, we celebrate the good folks of Montgomery, especially our guy AquaMayne. Special shout out to the folks who, within 72 hours, recreated this in their apartment complex. A COMMUNITY!! šŸ’€

6/8/2025, 12:47:53 AM | 7573 1742 | View on Bluesky | view