Jess Rose

Happy Kentucky Meat Showiversary for those who celebrate!

For non-adherents: mystery meat(?) just fell out of the sky in 1876, multiple sets of people tried eating it because entertainment was different back then

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Hey this isn't hopepunk, I don't think, but what is this vibe called?

Asking so I can search for more things that feel like this.

As Isreal renews open war with Lebanon, @distributeaid.org has tourniquets, water filters, and wheelchairs already on the way to help civilians survive.

We also prepositioned hundreds of shelter nursing kits to help mothers and infants fleeing the bombs.

Donate to fund the next shipment 👇

Barcode scanning worked for about 60% of my books but there were a heckton of pre barcode books and ones published in contexts where there’s no isbn!

Spending my first day back at home being really chill and normal (manually adding Japanese language books from the 1950s into my library system)

It’s on my list for when I’m home, thank you!

Two cats sitting on a loveseat outside, with a clear plastic bubble of a rain shield around them.

A close up of the cats in the rain shelter. They peer back at the camera, dry and smug.

A side view of the car rain shelter, showing the back is open to allow cats to hop in and out. A tabby cat looks over her shoulder at the photographer.

Last of my Istanbul cat posts. Please enjoy this improvised rain shelter for cats which someone in Sultanahmet made from a loveseat, cardboard, plastic sheeting, an umbrella and love.

Gee Bill! How come your mom lets have two Finnish PhD dissertations on Pokemon?

Your smile in the preview for this is a delight!

A pretty tabby cat sitting dignified against a backdrop of flowers.

A tiny orange and white kitten asleep in someone’s lap

A calico cat rolling around to have her tummy petted.

A long haired cat sitting and looking at the camera with a half smile.

Choose your fighter.

(It’s a cuddlefight)

I am very bad at learning languages but very good at context and not getting stressed about friction in communicating, which seems to be just as useful as being good at languages.

I promise I will go back to posting about computers or data or open course soon but there are so many cats here and they’re all very good.

A bright red vending machine touting that it will take coins from any currency to dispense food for Istanbul’s beloved street cats.

The same machine but a close up shot showing the kibble is dispensed into a large shared bowl for cats.

Coin operated vending machines dispensing kibble for streetcats are my favourite shared infrastructure discovery this week.

A square, well worn water container outside a construction site. It has a label that says “Tuna Polyester” for delightful, unknowable reasons but it’s likely this is the brand name of the container.

Please, Mr Polyester is my father! Just call me Tuna.

Tara why would you do this to me

The cutest, softest streetcat curled up with her very fluffy soft tummy exposed invitingly.

Hey uhm, this is a trap, Y/N?

A black and white cat with a grubby nose, sitting straight up with his tail tucked against his body so he’s a solid bowling ball shape. He looks at the camera. He doesn’t look angry. Just disappointed.

Please admire this grubby baby who looks like a novelty salt shaker made out of resentment.

Bad news for me, I am increasingly tempted to start learning an agglutinative language

Omg it is!!!

Focusing on learning the most important Turkish words first, which is why I know the word for milk cake (Trileçe) is a loan word from Spanish.

The same orange cat, with an outstretched arm petting her.

A soft looking orange cat sitting on a black sofa.

Ran into a local celebrity in my hotel lobby. She’s so gracious with her fans!

Little tabby cat with a hand affectionately booping her nose.

An orange and white cat getting his ears petted.

A fluffy white and tabby cat getting petted.

A calico cat leaning so hard into getting petted that it’s difficult to tell what end of the cat is in the shot.

This is going pretty good so far

Sounds extremely possible I bet it was amazing?

A bag of Bebeto Fizzy Peach gummies. The bag proudly touts that they’re vegan.

I am a weird little freak for gummy sweets and these are the best I have ever encountered. Platonic ideal of peach gummies. Turkey remains undefeated at peach flavoured foods.

In Istanbul for some meetings but also to see how many different cats I can pet in a single week.

In a very good mood, get your bets in early about how this is gonna all go wrong.

As always, if folks have any feedback/suggestions for these threads, always so excited to hear them!

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