Manda M
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The nicest goddamn dame that ever lived. 📍Twin Cities transplant

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Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
15h
I've been revisiting an old career (sign design) while working on a project, and it's given me the opportunity to stop by a favorite corner of the internet - Debra Jane Seltzer's album of vintage signs, architecture, and attractions.

If you're into design (or roadside history) check it out.
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2d
[Me opening this app first thing in the morning and scrolling through the first few posts]: Mm...kay. Cool...cooool...

[Yeets phone into nearest body of water]

Logging off for the remainder. It's National Coffee Cake Day, so get off here and hit up Colossal! Gonna try to get over there later.
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
4d
Holy shit the peanut butter eggs from Abdallah Candies are so good. Perfect ratio of peanut butter to chocolate shell.
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
7d
3pm burrito? Don't mind if I do.
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
1w
You know it's a school day when you can find an empty spot in the kids' lot at the park.
A dog standing in the kid-designated, sidewalk-chalked "Kids Parking" area at the neighborhood park.
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
1w
If all of the motivational posters in my high school had been replaced with this, it would have made me a better person.
A screenshot from a vintage catalog of erasers, showing a row of lovely erasers in neutral and red hues, as viewed from the top, with the text “BE AS PROUD OF YOUR ERASING AS YOU ARE OF YOUR TYPING” underneath.
Gary Hornseth @garyhornseth.bsky.social
Cover, erasers catalog
Weldon Roberts Rubber Co.
Newark, New Jersey
c. 1961

A headline within the catalog: “BE AS PROUD OF YOUR ERASING AS YOU ARE OF YOUR TYPING”

Image: Catalog Collections via @archive.org; archive.org/details/weld...
A catalog cover with a white background titled "Weldon Roberts Erasers" along the top in red script with the slogan underneath: "They correct mistakes in any Language". The image displays five different types of erasers in a line along the bottom: a red rectangular "334 INDIA" eraser, a pink oval "MASTER PINK 2020" eraser, a green pencil-shaped "Green Glow No.448" eraser, a red stop-sign shaped "3900" eraser with a brush attached, and a light blue rectangular "555 DUPLEX - Pen / Pencil" eraser. Catalog is labeled CATALOG NUMBER FIFTY. Internet Archive upload in 2025 by member: frogkabobs
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
1w
100 more days like this, please
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2w
Slept in my Fountains of Wayne t-shirt and woke up in a bad way

[whispers] I have absolutely nothing to say
z. @zanadu.bsky.social
Slept in my John Wesley Harding t-shirt and just woke up.
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2w
Gah, I’ve misinformationed on the internet! Apparently, this *was* part of one of the day’s organized marches - but it merged with a big enough crowd coming from the other side of 94 (that I was in) that I had no idea. A drawback of being 5’1” in a crowd is having zero context 😅
Manda M @bettesays.bsky.social
It’s hard to share the scale in photos, but to try to give an idea: I Ubered to the MN history center, not realizing John Ireland was closed to pedestrians. This group of people wasn’t one of the organized marches - just those of us crossing 94 to get to the Capitol.
A large crowd walking to the MN state capitol grounds
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2w
It’s hard to share the scale in photos, but to try to give an idea: I Ubered to the MN history center, not realizing John Ireland was closed to pedestrians. This group of people wasn’t one of the organized marches - just those of us crossing 94 to get to the Capitol.
A large crowd walking to the MN state capitol grounds
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2w
My third No Kings - haven’t ever seen this many people at the Capitol. Not even close. A few favorites so far

A large crowd at the No Kings protest in Saint Paul, MNA large crowd in front of the Capitol building in Saint Paul, MN for the No Kings rallyThe Minnesota state flag flying in front of the Capitol building A cargo bike with license plates that read “MN ROCKS” and “MN COOL”
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2w
Headed out! If you see a petite lady in a lightly-chewed blue LA Dodgers hat and long tan coat, please yell hi! 👋

If you’re at home today, you can stream the whole deal live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/O_GHFjR...
Offprint
@offprint.app
2w
It's taken far longer than expected, but we are here, open beta! 🚀 ready for writers to start their journey on Offprint.

Soon you all will be receiving an email notifying you that your invite request has been approved. Take a look around, we will be available for any questions you may have!
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2w
Upping my local attire game this week with

Racket (support local news! racketmn.com @racketmn.com)

and Icedozer (support a local school! danktech.io/icedozer/ @danktech.io)

So what do I need to get next...?
A white tee with the Racket MN logo across the front, laying on a hardwood floorA white tee with a child's drawing of an Icedozer Kind Machine across the front, laying on a hardwood floor
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2w
One of these features the truest words ever spoken about beach picnics. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
A screenshot of four film posters from Letterboxd - from left to right, In a Lonely Place, The Matchmaker, The Misfits, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Erica
@ericamauter.com
2w
If you primarily heat your home with electricity, apparently Xcel has a new Electric Space Heating rate reduction program as of 1/1/26 that they are not actively telling anyone about. mn.my.xcelenergy.com/s/residentia...
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2w
A wouldn't really call this a brief "history" of the MTV Idents, but the video compilations in here are great. I desperately miss seeing weird little animated bumpers on tv channels. Nick, Cartoon Network and IGN all had some great ones too.
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2w
But are the kids still learning this, is what I want to know
The Cool S
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2w
Norovirus is still making the rounds and it's just as miserable as everyone says. Take care, out there! On Day 3, so it's time for a sick day comfort watch of Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility. Very much in the "Give me an occupation, or I shall run mad" stage of flu.
Alan Rickman sporting a damn good hat standing amidst a field of tall dried grasses as Col. Brandon in Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility.
Manda M
@bettesays.bsky.social
2w
For a long time, mobile sites didn't work well for purchases (especially using safari on iOS) so I got into the habit of always using my desktop for purchases/forms - any more involved process I didn't want to have to start over.
J P @johnathanperk.bsky.social
Somebody said millennials usually use their laptops (instead of smartphones) for major purchases, including booking flights. I can’t stop thinking about this.
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