it's a-me, ashes

@ashes.theotheramb.com

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Unabashed & cheerfully weird. IT Professional. Writer??? Hobbyist Dev. ADHD AF. Casually Bi. Married. Parenting an unexpected number of delightful kids. Extremely tired. She/her.

Picture of a Duck Cake, unleashed on hapless US moms by Bluey, made in 2026.
Photo Silksong (a video game) on a TV. The player is talking to Creige, the bartender in a location called Halfway Home.
GIF of John Economos with the caption, "Well, I'm not the one who made my brain" while gesticulating toward his head in a way that implies a scramble. The scene is from a S02E05 of Peacemaker, after the character talks about a gory picture he had as his phone background.
A small box covered in blue tulle to look kind of like a pond. There are four colorful crocheted fish in the box.
Screenshot of the bottom of the policy article on email signatures. On the left the footer says "What this helpful?" with "Yes" and "No" buttons beside. On the left it shows the current statics of "8% helpful - 64 reviews."
Screenshot of a bullet point from the Disney+ subscriber agreement updates email sent on 02/10/25: "We are clarifying that, as we continue to increase the breadth and depth of the content we make available to you, circumstances may require that certain titles and types of content include ads, even in our 'no ads' or 'ad free' subscription tiers."
A screenshot of a section from the ZDNet article, "CES 2025: The 13 most impressive products so far." The headline reads "4. A device that gives your phone a full charge in seconds" over a photo of a phone being inserted into a black rectangular device about four times the size of the phone. The photo attribution is "Kerry Wan/ZDNet." The text underneath reads: "In what might be one of the best mobile accessories we've seen at CES so far, the Swippitt charges your smartphone in just two seconds. You simply insert your phone (with the compatible battery phone case on it) into the Hub, and your case battery gets swapped out for another fully charged 3,500mAh battery that should last you a full charge."
A black cat laying on a couch, catching and chewing on a strand of blue yarn. The yarn is stretched from the left (off screen) to the right on a yarn spinner, which has a small amount of yarn already on the spindle.
An edit of the "Whole Man Disposal Services" meme. It features a simple vector art image of a garbage truck with "New Outlook Disposal Services" written on the side. The New Outlook icon is falling out of the back of the truck. Underneath the image is the caption "Yes, the entire client."
Screenshot from Microsoft Teams with the name blurred next to a Psyduck avatar. The message reads: "not today, satan."
A still from the movie "Love, Actually." The Prime Minister and Natalie are sitting in the backseat of a car, looking at each other, with a child in an octopus costume wedged between them. The text reads "cockblocktopus" in all caps.
A cropped screenshot from Facebook Messenger on a phone, showing highlighted text with a context menu above the text. The text reads: "Doug just farted so hard he woke himself up from a half-sleep." The context menu options above the selected text are "Cut," "Copy," "Paste," "Write with AI," and "Share."
A photo of a quiche on a wooden cutting board. It is successfully holding its share after being removed from a spring form pan (not pictured). Everything is very yellowish beige.
Screenshot of a text message: "Bruh if you want hot chocolate you should answer your knocking door."
Three children, ranging from 7 to 2 years old, are standing in a snowy backyard, facing away from the camera. It's the first snow of the season. They're all looking around in wonder.
"The Book on Pie" by Erin Jeanne McDowell on a kitchen counter.
A large black cat in a white plastic bin. He's squinting into the distance with eyes that I think are probably green, maybe more greenish yellow. there's a baby gate in the background to protect a fireplace, and blurry toys on the floor behind the bin.
Crochet rectangle draped over my knee. At least a dozen loose ends, mostly red and white, dangle across my leg.
Photo of the duck cake -- chocolate cake with chocolate frosting -- which is now cut. Its butt and face have been cut off. You can see the bamboo skewer running through the head.
A duck cake on a lazy susan. It's frosted with chocolate frosting but has no other decoration yet.
A duck cake on a lazy susan, rotating to show it in all its ducky glory. It's frosted with chocolate frosting. Its head is covered in kettle corn. It has white eyes and three M&Ms for buttons down its front. It has a precarious wobble.
Front view of an unfrosted chocolate cake on a lazy Susan. It is vaguely shaped like a duck, made of two rectangles, and two squares together shaped into a circle. It's held together by frosting between layers, bamboo skewers, and prayer.
A GIF of a scene from the TV show Bluey. Bandit (the father) has dropped the head of the duck cake on the floor. He turns around and sinks to the ground in dismay while Bluey (his daughter) watches with concern.
A four-year-old standing by a bed wearing a Bluey shirt, Paw Patrol pants, and Baby Shark socks. The toddler's face is cropped out of the photo.
A young child wrapped entirely in a fuzzy blanket, tense during "Moana."
Screenshot of two messages. First message: "I typed 'pray' into the emote search and it came up with several two-handed emotes, a necklace that is maybe a rosary if you squint, and... a shrimp?" Second message: "SHRIMP HEAVEN NOW"
GIF, from Bob's Burgers, of Bob Belcher saying to his family, "You're my family and I love you, but you're terrible. You're all terrible." White text with green outline. I think they're all in a bathroom, unsure.
A black cat named Dresden, walking in green grass, looking off to his right (viewer's left).