Veronica

Lover of linguistics and podcasts

[Veronica @v_borders]

@violetghosts_ @NightValeRadio @MagicTavern @AlbaSalix is also comedic fantasy, but scripted
@DeathbyDyingPod (humor-leaning) and @LostCatPod (horror-leaning) have a similar strange world and vibes adjacent to night vale
@CryptoNature is lovely, strange, and soothing

[Veronica @v_borders]

@smartereveryday Please also do some research yourself on hamster cages - hamsters need a lot more depth and also a lot more floor space! Lots of pet youtubers have good info on cages you can search for. Pet stores sell too-small cages bc they take up less shelf space and they can stock more

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@MateiPanzaru @Plutoburns @itsthatboi75 @EuphoriTori And if the minute the kid isn't obsessed with frozen they want to be a boy again, they go back to being treated as a boy no harm done. And if they still say they're a girl? Also fine! Sometimes it's a phase, but often it's not. The decision doesn't have to be final

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@sadladyknight Resumes are the worst. If you need a second pair of eyes I can take a look, especially if you're going for corporate jobs

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@sadladyknight I experienced the same thing with ice cream yesterday?? Turns out peas are magical

[Gretchen McCulloch now at @gretchenmcc.bsky.social @GretchenAMcC]

ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE

In this case, @mad_davenport performing @toutovlepo's Grinch in Latin
https://t.co/ZAGbIpuluM

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@GretchenAMcC -finding an ep for a show I'm not subscribed to
-searching in transcipts
-more info re: non-audio things mentioned
-for fiction, the cast
-want to buy something from a sponsor and looking for a code I heard (usually doesn't work but worth a shot! I wish shows had a sponsors page)

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Nothing better while anxiously awaiting an important phone call than hearing @AllusionistShow mispronounce my home state repeatedly on @NightValeRadio 😂

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@sadladyknight I recently learned that people keep them as pets?? and they come in all sorts of colors, like bright orange!

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@ryanestrada All orange vegetables kind of taste the same. Carrots, sweet potatoes, squash (of which pumpkin is a variety, and many canned pumpkins are other kinds of squash!)
It's sweet because bananas are very sweet. I use them in my oatmeal all the time, no sugar needed!

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@wtnvcecilos My own list is of recs is like 50 podcasts long but I can't do them all justice in a tweet. So here's just one:
The Amelia Project @amelia_podcast is a comedic show about a secret agency that helps people fake their deaths and create a new life. It's energetic and a lot of fun!

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@visual_linguist And lots and lots of people stick to recipes their whole lives, even if they have the recipe memorized or sometimes make substitutions. But that doesn't ever mean they're bad at baking or cooking

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@visual_linguist This reminded me of baking/cooking! I can just "be creative" in those areas, but only because I've spent years building up a vocabulary of flavors/techniques. The first few times you try something, you find a recipe, you copy. It should be the same for all creative endeavors!

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@sadladyknight Baking is almost certainly a safer option though. Not sure why my brain jumped to tomato sauce before brownies. Or even pie crust, which is something a lot of people put a little booze into

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@sadladyknight Cook with it? Vodka sauce is a thing, and I don't see why you couldn't make a tomato sauce with raspberry vodka instead of plain vodka. Pair with just a shitton of caramelized onions and mushrooms and you've got yourself a weird but probably palatable pasta

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@oldgodspod @cybergayth I grew up in the midwest and only ever heard "appa-lay-shun", always referring to The Appalachian Mountains. then in college I encountered "apple-latch-uh" and "apple-latch-un accent". I thought the pronounciation was context-dependent, like how rhetoric/rhetorical are different

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Got my first political ad today. It had strong Mr Rogers vibes and now I'm dreaming of a world where public discourse around politics isn't 95% vitriol

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@Plokia66 @IAmSayer @Archive81 @oldgodspod @podcastmabel @eskew_podcast @InGreaterBoston @OFCRadio and for “gosh this fandom is lively and fun!” Greater Boston is a pretty good one for that too, but I’d also recommend checking out @thepenumbrapod and @TheZoneCast

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@Plokia66 @IAmSayer @Archive81 @oldgodspod @podcastmabel @eskew_podcast for some lovely intertwining plotlines (but more lighthearted) I'd recommend @InGreaterBoston and @OFCRadio. Bonus: Our Fair City has a healthy dose of "WTF is wrong with this employer" as well