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Cami Kaos (she/her)

@camikaos

Storyteller, chaos wrangler, advocate. Living in the liminal with grit, wit, and gluten-free snacks. I'm a glorious mess...

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Thank you, thank you <3 I know you do.

07.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why is no one talking about Oregon eliminating QSBS tax breaks…? – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community Shame on me. I haven’t been closely tracking on this. But it’s coming up more and more often in conversations with startup founders and investors. β€œWhat is…?” you ask? The f…

I had NO IDEA this was happening until Rick showed me the article. I'm fuming. siliconflorist.com/2026/03/06/w...

07.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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unless I do… I’ve never been able to satisfactorily explain this, but I don’t like to be touched. Unless I do. And by never been able to satisfactorily explain it, I mean to anybody. Including mysel…

I don't like to be touched. Unless I do.

New post. It's about hugging, bodily autonomy, the feral generation, and turning 49.

camikaos.com/2026/03/06/u...

07.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Current status: trying to convince my brain that I wrote down all of the piece of writing we’re going to get out of me for the night and there is no need to edit and post.

As you might have surmised it’s not convinced.

06.03.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oof

06.03.2026 07:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my friends has a new hyper-fixation, but he's gone out of town, so I am going to have to wait at least a week to hear about it. What if he's no longer hyper-fixated when he gets back?!

04.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If we’re all becoming home chefs with AI, ChatGPT is the Easy Bake Oven

01.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have no defense. I’ll figure it out. πŸ˜‚πŸ«Ά

01.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Huh. Maybe I need a whimsical calendar in my life.

01.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s too buggy and all over the place which leads to saying dangerous things. I’m keeping in mind we were early adopters but if you’re hoping for support for a chronic illness it’s not there.

28.02.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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saving things… I remember the first time I ever saw a deck of tarot cards. I was a teenager standing in the back corner of Vacaville’s Lesbian Bookstore. Next to a case full of silver pendants with all sorts of m…

It’s not that I had too many tarot decks.

It’s just that I wasn’t shuffling them.

saving things... camikaos.com/2026/02/27/s...

28.02.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Were they confused by requests for live action remakes starring muppets? Because adding muppets changes everything.

25.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It always has such a cohesive visual theme in movies…

25.02.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice.

23.02.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘©β€πŸ³πŸ˜½

21.02.2026 05:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When I get a notice from a clothing line I like that a new color has been released and I go excitedly look at it... what am I hoping that they've made another color of black?

Sigh. Spring colors are still black in my house.

20.02.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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contact not required… I’m on a second day of full rest. Which sounds dramatic. But it’s because I left my house on Monday. This isn’t a story about a bad driver.Or a death threat.Or even the adrenaline crash that follow…

Apparently sometimes almost counts.

camikaos.com/2026/02/18/c...

18.02.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
AI Startup Scorecard: Here’s What Gets Funded Now (Feb 13 2026) Oregon startup news
AI Startup Scorecard: Here’s What Gets Funded Now (Feb 13 2026) Oregon startup news YouTube video by Rick Turoczy (turoczy)

Something for everyone. I mean, so long as you're interested in startups or whatever. youtu.be/JmiPY1NCgEU

14.02.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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on sitting in the shower… Earlier this week I stopped my partner mid-whatever-he-was-doing to talk. Despite comfortably shouting about all that’s wrong with me here on the internet, in my real life I don’t really like to ta…

Sometimes you’re writing about a shower stool. Not the plot twist I expected. But we accommodate.

camikaos.com/2026/02/13/o...

13.02.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, I too like numbers and all
the meaning we can squeeze outta β€˜em - and tho I love math, I am not a big fan of arithmetic.

A lovely lil’ passage to go along w/your morning beverage.

11.02.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you have other pants, Rick! Just put on other pants.

11.02.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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friday the thirteenths… I like dates. I mean… I also like going on dates, but only if it’s not with a person I don’t know. I like dates with people I already know and love. Dates where I’m expected to convince someone to …

New writing: friday the thirteenths.

About dates, patterns, and claiming a small stretch of time on purpose.

Also grateful for friends like @katelovesmath.bsky.social who make numbers feel a little less hostile.

camikaos.com/2026/02/10/f...

10.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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nocturnes: someone has to sleep… I remember these nights13 going on 50sitting out on the roof smoking clovesburning incensebelieving no one could tell the differenceand sneaking aroundso very quiettrying not to get caughtnot to ge…

Couldn’t sleep.
Wrote a nocturne.

camikaos.com/2026/02/09/n...

Lightly edited.
Heavy on vigilance.

09.02.2026 10:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You guys, I found a bunch of my poetry from the 90s and I have actually had enough therapy that I love myself so hard for crying out with soooo much effort and so many references to blood and darkness. Oh spooky little Cami. It gets better.

05.02.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The LezWatch.TV character of the day is Keeley Jones from - #LWTVcotD - https://lezwatchtv.com/character/keeley-jones/

02.02.2026 10:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The LezWatch.TV character of the day is Keeley Jones from - #LWTVcotD - https://lezwatchtv.com/character/keeley-jones/

02.02.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

turns out when the government is sanctioning murder and calling it order, the nervous system doesn’t power down. insomnia is what my body does when the world is on fire and calling it normal.

So I wrote… about insomnia and a childhood nickname I hated.
camikaos.com/2026/01/23/c...

26.01.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Everyone Said Hardware Startups Were Dead (Jan 23, 2026) Oregon startup news
Everyone Said Hardware Startups Were Dead (Jan 23, 2026) Oregon startup news YouTube video by Rick Turoczy (turoczy)

Don't call it a comeback… Or do. I mean, you're an adult. Call it whatever you want. youtu.be/-oueDhxiEd0

24.01.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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nocturnes: nightmouth… Night andI can only imagine unhinging my jawto open my mouthwideenough to devour the worldbut I’d prefer the ice cream. CK

wrote a very short nocturne about wanting to eat the world.

it’s called nightmouth

read it here (yes it’s short, yes i’m still making you click) camikaos.com/2026/01/23/n...

24.01.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm never more offended by adds in my inbox than when I'm at inbox 0

23.01.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0