Katie MacBride

@msmacb

Journalist, librarian, dog spoiler, goat wrangler. Subscribe to my free newsletter about substance use & addiction recovery. askasoberlady.substack.com.

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Katie MacBride@msmacb· 6d

It’s funny, I just happened to mention this in my newsletter today—the first and only time BMI has come up

“For most of my life, I was chronically underweight. At first, there was no real reason for it—I was just a skinny kid. Later, I discovered I had an undiagnosed colon issue and needed surgeries, all of which led to dropping more weight and a significant change in diet. Until recently, the only time I had a “normal” Body Mass Index* was after I graduated college, when I started drinking roughly a fifth of vodka every day.
Drinking that much every day boosted my caloric intake faster than eating ever could. Food was not terribly important to me; drinking was the most important thing in my life. Though they didn’t know the reason for the change, people who had been worried about my perpetual stick-thinness suddenly rushed to tell me how good I looked. How I finally looked “healthy.”

Katie MacBride@msmacb· 7d

“Put *me* in a life jacket!? I will dive headfirst into the sand in protest”

A black chiweenie in a blue life vest diving headfirst into the sand.

Katie MacBride@msmacb· 14d

I don’t know what happened while my phone was in my pocket, but I *am* offended

Waze app with “ok I’m a” in the search bar and a suggested location of “I’m a hoe” in Oklahoma

Katie MacBride@msmacb· 15d

It’s fine; it’s just I have no reason to live

Katie MacBride@msmacb· 17d

Post a perfect album from the 90s (I’m only doing this to remind everyone how fucking good this album is)

Katie MacBride@msmacb· 20d

Relatable

Tom Holland pukes during ‘hot ones’ interview

Katie MacBride@msmacb· 26d

Huge day for the goats: the wind brought enormous willow branches down last night, which for them is like cheeseburgers falling from the sky

Katie MacBride@msmacb· 29d

🚨 the feral cat in our yard had kittens and they are currently living behind our shed in a pile of old straw🚨

A black kitten on top of a bunch of old straw

Grey tabby kittens on top of a bunch of old straw

All of the aforementioned in the same place

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Jul 9

I wrote about the love of my life: The 2000 Sandra Bullock film, 28 Days open.substack.com/pub/askasobe...

“Sandra Bullock and the best rehab movie of our time” askasoberlady.substack.com

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Jun 30

Accidentally took this with portrait mode but oh man look at this beauty

Close up on the face of a black chiweenie puppy dog with a white line down her chest that makes it look like she’s wearing a lil dog tuxedo

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Jun 24

I’ll take “headlines that didn’t age well”for $200

A masterfile complete database screenshot of a people magazine headline from 2009 that says “How to party like diddy”

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Jun 24

Hey I have an idea, why don’t we let the voters decide what is or isn’t “too far left,” you actual losers

““Tuesday's primaries represented a major political gamble for the 34-year-old mayor, whose strength is surging, and a potential headache for Democratic leaders, who fear that the Mamdani and his loyalists may push the party too far left ahead of November's midterm elections — when voters across the nation will decide which party controls Congress for the last two years of Trump’s final term.”

Excerpt From
“Mamdani slate sweeps Democratic primaries in New York, ousts 2 incumbents from Congress”
The Associated Press
https://apple.news/AsHz171WwTUGx5a4aEpqQzA
This material may be protected by copyright.

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Jun 10

I mean, Dirty Dancing portrayed abortion as dangerous because it was illegal and that’s just…accurate?

Variety headline: If Hollywood Is So Liberal, Why Did Movies and Shows Like 'Dirty Dancing,' 'Party of Five' and 'Sex and the City' Portray Abortion as Dangerous and Shameful?

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Jun 8

Not to be pedantic but I feel like when you’re firing missiles at each other, you’re kind of already doing the war thing

Wall Street journal headline: Israel Hits Back at Iran after Missile Attack, Renewing Fear of War

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Jun 4

Wrote about my sober, Sorkinly problematic king. askasoberlady.substack.com/p/how-can-yo...

“How can you get enough of feeling like this?” askasoberlady.substack.com

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Jun 3

“What actually matters”

In defense of Ivan’s trump: a chris cillizza joint

Chris collision uses emojis to convey the likelihood of people getting healthcare

Cecily strong was wrong about Hillary Clinton’s appearance being off limits: a chris cillizza joint

Chris cillizza questions if don lemon should be considered a journalist

Katie MacBride@msmacb· May 20

seems like we’re doing great

Very well headline: how to cope with not wanting to live or die

Katie MacBride@msmacb· May 18

Look at these beautiful, lazy bastards

Four goats sunbathing together on a couple of raised platforms

Katie MacBride@msmacb· May 15

When your selfish B of a mom isn’t sharing her toast

A black chiweenie with her front paws on my leg, general expression affronted

Katie MacBride@msmacb· May 4

I know that fast fashion is bad but I also know that I’ve had this dress from h&m for over twenty years and that is pretty good

Some dumb bitch (me) in a dress w/ blue, white, and brown butterflies on it

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Apr 25

Hell yeah

“Millionaire US big game hunter, 75, is trampled to death by five elephants while hunting antelope in central Africa” with pictures of the guy and a bunch of animals he murdered for sport

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Apr 23

Rude of Robert Reich to steal the title of my memoir for his newsletter

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Apr 22

Maybe the only good WSJ story in history

Wall Street journal hed/dek: “The New King of ‘Jeopardy!’ Is the Nicest Champ Ever
Jamie Ding is on a historic winning streak, but his superpower has nothing to do with gameplay. It’s his likability.” With a pic of my king Jamie ding

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Apr 20

Would you like to see this muskrat that I thought was a tiny beaver?? Of course you would

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Apr 15

Four words to say what should take 4 letters: rape. Allegations of rape.

“This week brought us another “will they ever learn?” moment in American politics. Eric Swalwell, a prominent Democratic House member and a front-runner in the race for California governor, had his political career blown up by allegations of degeneracy and abject stupidity.”

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Apr 12

Augustus Gloop over here getting stuck in the feed bag

A white and brown goat with his head all the way through a feed bag and one of his legs suck in the bottom of the bag

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Apr 3

girl, same

Pope Leo lying facedown on a rug (prostrating himself) with a nice lil pillow while praying because Good Friday I think?

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Mar 30

Blowing off work to text my middle school friends and break the news that chilli is a trumper #lefteyewouldnever

Headline: TLC’s Chilli addresses reports that she donated to Trump’s re-election campaign (she also allegedly reposted a video claiming that Michelle Obama was not born female)

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Mar 29

As Rome burns

Screenshot of NYT’s The Ethicist column “Can we ask our son to go on weight loss drugs in exchange for a house?”

Katie MacBride@msmacb· Mar 13

I love her so fucking much