Sarah Jesudason

This is why new book displays in bookstores bring me some level of anxiety. Did I order that four months ago? Did I forget that one?

Liquid does not actually have gender. Wear what you wish!

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

YouTube video by Edgar Aldrett Tom Lehrer - "Silent E"

I suspect there are a certain number of people who think they don’t know Tom Lehrer who, in fact, do. youtu.be/91BQqdNOUxs?...

So, Cher all the way down. #believe

Monetbanned for liking water lilies too much.

I have to recut the sleeves of a jacket I’m making, and I’m mad because it’s my own thinking-I-was-clever that messed them up. I had cut them regular pattern length, remembered they would be too long, and made too much of an adjustment. Argh. #sewingsky

I believe they don’t want the files. They want video.

I had one. At one job I had in my teens, so many of my coworkers had them that for April Fools we put up a banner claiming to be a Saab dealership.

When we were in the 80s, we got overdosed with the Big Chill soundtrack. I vowed not to make younger generations suffer my nostalgia trips. From what I can tell, this current 80s soundtracking is not Gen X-driven.

Laughing at myself because I couldn’t recall what my rarely worn scent I chose today for a minute. It’s Chanel No. 5 EdP. Does not at all go with my outfit, centered on a very warm floral Kaffe Fassett print pants, unless I’m going for PNW Golden Girl. #perfumesky

I tracked down the Philippe Stark bottle of this, admittedly more for the design (which arrived with a scratch, and does not stand independently- quite disappointing). I can understand why the scent has endured.

Wil not thou, come see about me?
Ich shal be al oon, daunsinge, oh certes babye.
Telle me thy distresses and doubtes,
Say unto to me everyethinge, ynside and out.

Chose the only-occasionally-worn Penhaligon’s Vaara for SOTD. I smell like I’ve been smacked by a very fancy carrot. #perfumesky

So one of the major book wholesalers included a book by a non-indigenous, Creationist author on a Creationist press, which also has no professional reviews, in their “Amplify Indigenous Voices” marketing blast. #libraries be aware. #collectiondevelopment

Back of the scent cabinet for today: Kenzo Power. I respect that they named this gentle powdery spicy whisper “Power.” The only hint on the bottle that the name might be commentary instead of description is a simple floral doodle near the base. #perfumesky

I wasn’t in the “all new Trek is trash” camp before, but now it’s utterly worthless.

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

The project of wearing the little-loved bottles continues. Today: eLdO’s Remarkable People. By the time I left for work I wondered if I had put any scent on at all. I could smell nice soap. This got shelved because I thought was anosmic to it, but perhaps it’s just too… unremarkable. #perfumesky

Grabbed Keiko Mecheri’s Genie des Bois out of the back of the cabinet today. My bottle is old and has an elongated silver top. It’s probably a little formal for my day. Smooth, violets not cloying, should wear more often. #perfumesky

Oh, I would have been a sucker for the name.

We are being killed by the dumbest people on Earth.

Well, Well,Well, Not So Easy To Find A Government That Doesn’t Suck Shit

By King George III

I completely understand what the esteemed author is saying about staying “on” at appearances for the sake of fans, but my favorite moments are when I’ve been able to see the human behind the curtain. (Have not met said esteemed author; thinking of others I have met.)

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The Passing of George Kent | chorusofwesterly

On the loss of a local legend of classical music - and a first-rate old salt - George "Bunky" Kent.

Every community should be so lucky to have someone promoting the arts, in this case for nearly 70 years. Mr. Kent's impact is impossible to overstate.

www.chorusofwesterly.org/the-passing-...

How To Protect Your Immigrant Neighbors From ICE Raids Answering common FAQs on countering ICE raids, and providing 7 meaningful ways to better protect our immigrant and undocumented neighbors

I'm a human rights lawyer. I have represented immigrants & asylum seekers my entire career.

As you see ICE increase its attacks on immigrants, here are steps you as a US citizen can take to be an ally & protect immigrants from ICE and CBP absue. (No paywall)
qasimrashid.substack.com/p/how-to-pro...

$400, buy 1, get 7 free.

ChatGPT is down but The Museum of English Rural Life still stands, proving once again that Silicon Valley cannot compete with the history of rural England and its people.

The ROM, and the Rex.