farah naz rishi 🐦‍⬛

my 30 year old cousin (who i introduced to pokemon when he was a toddler) brought his baby to our place for the first time and we discussed at length what her first starter pokemon would be.

ngl it feels kinda magical

The GOP is willing to let people lose paychecks and starve and panic to keep this list secret. That's the "pro-life" "America first" party for you.

Call your reps. And at their local offices!! ESPECIALLY if you have GOP reps.

it makes me really sad to see ordinary people defending (and worshipping) billionaires.

there are no ethical billionaires! yes, even if they’re a woman! full stop!

Melinoe

and to you as well

i keep hearing “potty 4 u” in that one charlie xcx song

which ngl kinda slaps

thank you so much!! 😭💕 ugh i love stardew so much

i just love that this exists!!!

actually feeling that old thing called happiness because i get to see the stardew valley orchestra tonight

Right? The precious humanity in acknowledging and thanking this robot that helped us understand so much about space—it’s just so lovely. Ugh. I’m crying!

You ever think about how NASA, in its farewell to the rover Opportunity, played ”I’ll Be Seeing You” by Billie Holiday in order to “sing her to sleep” in her final moments?

🥲

Adding my voice to the chorus: the Sumud flotilla never entered Israeli waters. that is a lie. The Gazan coast is Palestinian territory (not even spiritually, like actually in international law) so the Sumud flotilla has not violated Israeli sovereignty. The Israelis intercepting them however…

the sweetest babies!!!! yes!!!! ugh i would lose my mind

If you haven’t been paying attention to the EA takeover because you’re not a gamer, here’s why it should concern you anyway.

2 out of 3 people in the US play video games —and right-wingers are gearing up to control their content.

Their messaging, their propaganda. Coming to a console near you.

i was snorkeling once and saw a PUFFERFISH and honestly, that was one of the best moments of my life 😭

there are so many animals that if i got to meet in person, it’d feel like meeting a celebrity. like if i got to see a wild pangolin or a fruit bat, i’d start sobbing

i love copyedits because they remind me that i somehow still haven’t figured out how the passage of time works, as well as basic addition.

once again, i am humbled.

Btw, if you’re gonna buy mums this year*, don’t. Buy asters instead. Mums are not native to N. America, asters are. Ideally one grown without pesticides but I know that’s hard to find. Any aster is better than a mum.

*if you live in N. America

I don’t make it a habit of making fun of strangers’ emails. But online etiquette has seriously gotten WEIRD these past few years and these emails are so unhinged 😭

Another unhinged email from an interested adopter for my foster kitten: “I would love to have her.”

No “hello.” No sign-off. No details or questions. Just that single line.

?????

grief is like that unwanted guest who shows up at your party but you can keep yourself distracted by all your other guests

until everyone leaves and now it’s just you and grief who won’t take the damn hint and go away

EW NO 😭😭😭😭 omg how do you even respond to that

one general thing i’ve noticed when fostering kittens: when cishet men email their interest in a kitten (which is rare), it’s always framed as “this kitten looks like it will be good addition for *me*” as opposed to, “do you think this kitten and i will be a good fit?”

UGHHH you’re so right. and i LOVED our flag means death :(

the lack of campiness in modern media feels like yet another casualty of fascism (i miss my campy tv shows and fashion)

friendship will always be my favorite love story tbh

showed my foster kitten a big basket of my dog’s toys so she could play with something new.

she chose…a hair clip that had somehow fallen in there.

welp, it’s been a full 24 hours since my flu/covid booster shots and i’ve experienced no real side effects besides a sore arm and some general sleepiness? but every other time i’ve gotten a booster, i have felt like death (fever, chills, sweats, exhaustion, nausea, etc).

i’m saved!!!! 😭

✨

done!! i’m very proud of myself because i’m scared of needles and vaccines always make me feel like i was hit by a truck. but i did it!!!!