#Adrienne Muse

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Adrienne Muse

[tinystepsforward]

automattic vs wp engine mastterpost

adrienne's GitHub recap is probably the best place to see a comprehensive timeline of what's going down. it's been kept up to date. my (very out of date) previous writeup is here.

what's happened/other links

Matt has not logged off, just switched platforms, so there's lots on X/Twitter, Reddit, and Hacker News. it's really not worth wading through.

WP Engine actually filed suit.

the complaint includes some truly remarkable screenshots of Matt trying to blackmail the CEO of WP Engine.

which... personally i would not happily work for someone who just blackmailed me while not even my boss, but that's just me. he hasn't denied this at all, in fact confirming on Hacker News:

I haven't doxxed any private texts from other parties like they have. [source]

and, notably,

I even invited her to my 40th birthday on Jan 11, another text message she decided not to share. [source]

this gives me the creeps. in the context of the rest of the way he's talking to her, and the ways in which he's interacted with women in general, it's. not great.

also he slid into an ex-employee (also a woman)'s DMs asking why she was being mean to him bc he'd never been nothing but nice to her, while also making legal threats. so y'know, pattern of behaviour.

a good writeup of the social side of things

if you don't care so much about the open-source stuff, Steph Lundberg's writeup is, like her previous one on Matt's Tumblr meltdown, pretty solid and people-focused.

Mullenweg has already demonstrated egregious lapses in judgment and abuses of power, it’s just that up until now he’s wielded his power against vulnerable populations without access to high-powered lawyers and their own massive platforms.

a more technical writeup

this one is melodramatic in the same ways Matt was (uses war terminology), which i don't agree with, and which led to some... internal arguments at Automattic. that part's not my story to tell, but a little more on that later. it's a solid writeup of the actual WordPress side of things. there's some seriously dodgy trademark behaviour going on here.

of note: this blogger locked comments on his post:

and then Matt, uh, found a way around that:

wild!

10% of Automattic leaves

that's a link to Matt's blog post. here's an Internet Archive link.

in short, staff were offered a severance deal of the higher of $30k or six months' salary. while that's very generous, it's still very risky in today's tech market, especially (for the same reasons i mentioned when Matt was melting down on here) for people outside the US, people who need the health insurance, or people with young kids. despite that, 10% decided with very little notice (they had two days to decide) to leave.

However now, I feel much lighter. I’m grateful and thankful for all the people who took the offer, and even more excited to work with those who turned down $126M to stay. As the kids say, LFG!

i'm thrilled to see some of my ex-colleagues make it out. i'm keeping the rest who have stayed on in my thoughts. i don't know anyone who's wholesale shilling for Matt.

Matt's been pressuring staff to post in support of him, @-ing the entire company to vote on Twitter polls in his favor, and so on. many of the people who stayed have written blog posts about it, all starting with "I stayed". people on social media have pointed out the very clear pattern of Automatticians jumping into discourse to defend Matt, and it doesn't look good.

i don't have a lot to say about those posts, except to highlight Jeffrey Zeldman, whose "I stayed" post is perhaps one of the more honest ones. (his Rodney King reference was in poor taste, and he... i don't like his role at automattic, tbc) but like. he's nearly 70. he helped shape the modern internet and develop its accessibility standards. he has often put his neck on the line for disabled staff who don't have as much clout as he does. given the financial troubles he talks about and the state of this market and how old he is, i personally have read between the lines of what he's saying in a particular way.

fuck, man. i'm sad. i'm sad for all my friends who are creaking under the strain and watching others leave but who can't do that. i'm sad that many of them are left in teams which are half-empty or divisions where significant senior leadership are just gone, with no time to document what they had in progress.

i'm sad for Josepha Haden Chomphosy, the former executive director of the WordPress Foundation, who was dealing with a personal emergency and ended up having to miss WordCamp US (where Matt started publicly starting shit with WPE). she came back from that to a gigantic fire in the community she's invested a decade of careful, Matt-negotiating, stewardship to, and decided to take the severance offer. she deserved better.

other things Matt's been up to

mostly linking to comments or posts which compile things here, bc it's too scattered otherwise.

blocking people from the official WordPress X account if they disapprove of his actions.

publicly talking about a vulnerability in ACF, a plugin WPE maintains, which could put thousands of sites at risk. this is not normal, and he met with so much horror even from current staff that he deleted his post.

saying he comes across badly because he's "a little ASD", which is driving me personally up the fucking wall. he's never once said it before and he really is turning into Temu Elon.

generally bragging that he still has more planned. jesus fucking christ

continually saying that WPE's suit is against WordPress.org and the community, which is not true. on which note, his pinned tweet is certainly something:

his choice of lawyer is uh. the kind of guy to defend nestle against literal child slaves.

as always, while i think WordPress crumbling will disproportionately affect websites in poorer parts of the world, there are certainly tyrants who are causing much more immediate and potent suffering. if you've read this far, please do send anything you have spare to gazafunds.com.

[happyhourhijinks]

Grope Adrienne's chest (An accident by Ruko)

She could be forgiven for assuming it to be a trick. If this lady had a dime for every time some courageous horndog (no pun intended) had tried it over the years... Luckily for Ruko, he seemed earnest enough, and was at least easy enough on the eyes and close enough to her tastes that when he tripped in front of Adrienne, he was allowed to try and catch himself. And so his paw would happen to fall and squish right into her chest, rather than his face into an open palm like so many others before. Not that he wouldn't get off completely scot-free, Ruko would at least face a bit of teasing after the fact from a smirking simian!

"You know, most pokemon would charge money for a feel if you're going to skip dinner~"

[sci-firenegade]

Publicity picture for The Face of Treason (lost TV play) featuring Robert Harris, Adrienne Corri and William Russell.

The Stage - Thursday 05 March 1959

[goldensimisage]

RP Wish List (Gold and Adrienne?)

I've been meaning to stretch my legs again with Gold, and maybe have some kind of scenario that'd push him to learn a certain new move. More work, but it'd be more fun than just silently changing his bio page. As for Adrienne, something fun like her getting her hands dirty for the first time in a while could be neat. A heist like the old days.

[lvciddreamt]

@blcssom​

“what’s going on?”

[soda-boots]

Ep2 - a harsh, incandescent sorrow

I hate being alone. Ironic because I spend most of my time alone.

I always feel slightly left out. I don't even know if I want to go into this because I feel like I'm just feeding into all my negative feelings. What do you mean you feel like an outsider. You go to these societies and seemingly fit in. I feel so awkward interacting with people sometimes, in fact all the time.

They speak and I reply, but I never truly feel like I've succeeded with the interaction. Like I have I truly connected with you? This may just be me being overly critical with myself, but I truly feel like I never have anything useful to say. Maybe that's why I feel so compelled to write my feeling out and share them than say them aloud to other people. I talk aloud to myself in private, free from the judgement and the glare of others. In my head I'm surely the funniest and smartest person out there, right? My jokes are always the funniest to me. Im not scared of alienating myself from myself. Though I hate the sound of my one voice when its bounced back at me through a recording. It sounds whiny and dainty and unintelligible. No one ever understands what I mean 'mushrooms or mustard', " 'Immigrant song' - what's that?", you do mumble a lot. I just want to be understood, to be seen. To be noticed.

However, is that even true ? When people compliment my shoes it's like yay(?) thank you, but that's so trivial. I appreciate it. Moreover, I feel odd being actually perceived. Someone told me they found my instagram story funny and I was actually shocked that they paid attention to it. I'm always surprised when someone says something to me about something I post. Like oh you see me or this part of me that I've shown.

Ultimately, I think I just struggle being alone, but I enjoy my space and my atmosphere. Almost like I want to be secluded, but still know there are people around me, like when I'm at home. I yearn for that family dynamic whilst I'm not home. Where I can float in my own, but still reach out and merge and sunder from others. It seems like whenever I want to hangout with people, they're indispose. Though this isn't always true (and I will not act like people are running away from me). I hang out with people, and people want to hang out with me. I just yearn for semi-constant company is all at the end of the day.

Do I yearn for a partner ? a girlfriend ? Just a best friend that is around more? Do I want an eternal rest? I don't know. My thoughts are starting to slow, so I must be calming down. I think I need to learn how to just stay alone after moments of social interaction. I need to make my own music (both figuratively and maybe literally too).

I need to be ok with not knowing things and feeling left out because of that. It hurts a little, but what can I do.

album - vulnicura by Bjork. Slightly triggered by forwards beckon rebound by Adrianne lenker (I should listen to more of her stuff).

[nugothrhythms]

The always lovely Adrienne LaVey (previously credited as Ligeia Resurrected) talking about some new goth projects, some of which we have shared here before, some of which we have not.

[gatutor]

David Manners-Adrienne Ames-Clarence Muse "From hell to heaven" 1933, de Erle C. Kenton.

[goldensimisage]

This turned out to be one heck of an afternoon for Ruko. First the wannabe burglar, and now the hassle of waiting around, reporting the whole thing, and handing him off to the local Magnemite force. All the commotion made room for yet another entrance into the villa, however, and so by the time Ruko reentered to begin his cleanup, who else would be there waiting for him but the real owner of the home?

"Normally, I'd prefer not to have such presences poking around my property," She says as soon as the sound of the door closing reaches her ears. In the time it took for Ruko to get things settled, Adrienne had found her own way in unnoticed and taken a seat on the couch of her living room, already halfway through a burning cigar by the time her company returned. "But I suppose it can't be helped. I assume you had trouble today?"

Plotted starter for @goldensimisage

It had been about a week since Ruko began to stay with Adrienne. He ended up having to tell her a little about his past since night terrors were a problem for him. He expected to be kicked out, but instead she offered to provide him help. In exchange for her help he would make sure to keep the place tidy.

He made sure to cook, clean, and shop if she didn't have time. And when he wasn't doing any of that it was training both mind and body. And if all of this meant he had to deal with some flirting than he didn't mind.

Though it was during a round of meditation that he felt someone's presence. "I know you're there. If you do not reveal who you are and why you're here than I'll have no choice but to defend this household."

[d3vdgvrlll]

here we fucking go again (INTRO POST)

<name> maya

<age> 16- female

okay basically im like actually insane, ik everyone says that but dont try me lol. ive gotten backshots to my account like a million times, so i rlly dont have energy to do this againnnnn. i am kinky asf and prolly a hypersexual so if u dont fw that suck my clit ig???? basically, i girlblog but its like acc insane posting. if u dont like it just block, dont report. i post alot of nsfw shit, whether it be sexual or not, dont take it as an invitation to be innapropriate with me. (unless ur my age i jus don wan creeps in my dms anymore) I AM SO NORMAL ABOUT CAL GABRIEL AND MUSIC AS WELL!!!! same with media and shit. diagnosed OCD, PTSD, depression etc;

<DNI> NONE!!!! i literally do not give a single fuck. wanna kill people? chill. wanna rape girls? idc. nazi? sick opinion dude i hate jews too (im a practicing jew lol). racist? sick. say slurs ur not supposed to say? me too brah. schizo? hell yes kiss me. murderous? im alr wet. like i genuinely condone it all idc, ive seen so much shit in my life atp i just ball. not a bad person, just tired. or maybe i am a bad person, idrc.

<TW> gore, 3d, self hvrm, tcc, and lowk schizo posting

<music> jeff buckley (my husband), alex g, weezer, the cure, the smiths, the kooks, the kinks, radiohead, the red hot chili peppers, avenge sevenfold, metallica, system of a down, limp bizkit, Кино, the cocteau twins, rammstein, linkin park, megadeath, three doors down, led zeppelin, tom petty, pearl jam (yes im basic shut up), kimya dawson, the moldy peaches, petal, sweet trip, slowdive, elliot smith, tv girl, whirr, michael cera, the smashing pumpkins, cigs after sex, adrienne lenker, lana del rey, jack off jill, bikini kill, slutever, maequin pussy, soft cult, big theif, frankie cosmos, remember sports, cheerleader roadkill, reel big fish, car seat headrest, modern baseball, american football, tiugers jaw, vs self, joyce manor, deftonesssss, slipknot, pantera, korn, mazzy star, german error message, ptv, mcr, tom milsom, rob zombie, basement, glare, icp, seventh void, THE STROKES, canibal corpse, ethel cain, slayer, joy again, rotgut god, suzi moon, suicidal tendencies, amyl and the sniffers, surfbort, yucky duster, upchuck, the courtneys, msi, porches, taking back sunday, mbv, murderdolls, acid bath, throwing muses, nervous dater, slingshot dakota, blowout, nico play, great grandpa, solya, radiator hospital, municipal waste, napalm death, kittie, the voids, and so much more.

<my husbands> cal, spencer reid, felix catton, sid from skins, tate langdon (i know im basic 😔), joel miller, oberyn martel, joe goldberg, love quinn, victoria pedretti, emily prentiss, etc

<languages> i speak arabic, hebrew, spanish, and russian fluently. IF YOU NEED ME TO TRANSLATE SHIT I GOTCHUUUU

<interests> community, new girl, tcc (obv), skins, criminal minds, music mostly, SPACE!!! literature, physics, astronomy, NOT ASTROLOGY!!! and psych

[happyhourhijinks]

Ms Adrienne, has a certain Lucario caught enough of your interest to take a ride on a red rocket?

"As I said to the young man, he got himself a feel. I would enjoy getting one myself~ If he can handle himself with how innocent he comes off, that is."

[heartbrokens]

˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ barbie movie inspired names !!

under the cut you'll find feminine names, but work for any muse, that i've gathered from barbie animated movies . i am obsessed with all of these names, and these all give me a princess / ethereal vibe . they are all organized alphabetically. please reblog and like if you found this helpful !!

a — b ♡

adrienne, ariana, anneliese, annika, alexa, ashlyn/ashlynn, aramina, blair, brietta, brooklyn.

c — d ♡

calissa, catania, clara, corinne, courtney, delancy, delia, delphine, edeline, eden, erika/erica.

f — j ♡

fallon, genevieve, hadley, isabella, isla, jacqueline, janessa.

k — l ♡

kara, kathleen, katrina, kayla, keira, lacey, liana, lila, luciana.

m — z ♡

meredith, merliah, odette, sophia, raquelle, rosella, rowena, victoria.

[lvciddreamt]

there has to be some sort of code. “i think for most people, there is.” adrienne shrugged, stirring her drink with its straw. despite his attempts to cheer her up, she felt dejected, almost ready to give up on her night out and go home. but home was where jeremy was, so that wasn’t an option. revenge, on the other hand… is there anything that crosses your mind? was she a terrible person for the thought that occurred to her first? it wasn’t a thought, exactly — more like a vision of herself, pressed up against dawson and kissing him like her life depended on it. being kissed back, with the type of passion that had been missing from her life for far too long. but of course she couldn’t suggest that. she probably didn’t even want that, anyway. she was just broken-hearted, and looking for some way to get back at the man she’d wasted so much time on. except dawson was closer to her than she could remember him ever being; close enough for her to see just how blue his eyes were, even in the dim light of the rooftop bar. that, and his cologne smelled intoxicating…god, what was wrong with her? “i…i can’t do this.” she pushed back from the bar, wobbling slightly on her stool before getting to her feet. “i’m sorry. you’re — really sweet for trying to…i just can’t.” she reached for her bag, shooting him a weak smile. a part of her almost wished he’d follow her, but she knew it was for the best if he didn’t. “you’re a good guy, dawson. thank you, but i should go.”

As much as he wished there was some honest answer he could offer, Dawson had to force himself to remain silent when the brunette questioned whether or not Jeremy cared about what they had. He could’ve sworn his brother loved her with his entire heart, or he could’ve assured that it was for the better that her eyes had been opened sooner rather than later; but it wasn’t his place to tell. Talking about Adrienne had never been on the list of things the Wagner brothers did, and even if the elder assumed it was because Dawson didn’t like her all that much, the reality was quite the opposite. “There’s nothing stupid about it, I’d probably punch in the face any asshole who came after my girlfriend like that,” not that he had a girl back home, but it still worked to illustrate the point, “there has to be some sort of code.” Dawson knew what he was doing: trying to make Adrienne feel better, validating her feelings, but that didn’t stop him from noticing the irony. After all, he was also silently pining after someone in a relationship. Did that make him just as bad as Willa? Adding the element of his hypocrisy to the equation, of course. “I can’t tell you how she feels about this, but you know what? Fuck her and fuck Jeremy too. I say we should just.. get completely drunk and do some damage control.” It wasn’t the brightest proposal he’d ever thought of, but he still smiled like he was offering her a million bucks. “Let’s piss them off! I don’t know, we should–” words died on his mouth for an instant. ‘Cause what could be bad enough? “Normally I’d think about egging his car or TPing her house, but that doesn’t sound like revenge enough… Is there anything that crosses your mind?”

[lvciddreamt]

@goldenhovr​

“wow. you’d choose me over a sure thing like that?”