astonishing

We should be able to buy adderall, testosterone & estrogen OTC at Walmart while buying a gun should require 6-12 months of intensive therapy beforehand and monthly reapproval from your psychiatrist

okay, that's it. there are too many websites that start with Z. no more. zelle, zappos, zenni, zazzle, zeffy, zulily: you're all on notice

misread something talking about the universe arising from quantum SOUP as quantum SOAP, and now i want a creation myth where a world arises from a bunch of decorative soaps that exist and don't exist at the same time

#protests #Tempe #nokings #resist. A few of my favorite signs!

haunted eyebrow problems

ChatGPT Lost a Chess Game to an Atari 2600 And on the 'Beginner' difficulty level, too.

Deep Blue is 30 years old and was capable of defeating chess grand champions. It could be housed in a single cabinet.

ChatGPT spans untold data centers devouring massive amounts of electricity and it got its ass whipped by an 8 bit gaming console from the 1970s.

[vocalist sings assertive song]

a sketchy drawing in felt-tip pen on notebook paper. it shows a dark soaring bird with wings that hook back sharply, being observed by a small car saying "WOW". the road is captioned "who was this mysteriois bird???"

difficulties in bird identification

YEP

at the time i remember thinking "that makes sense, i wouldn't want to make people feel bad", but now i'm like "wow"

sometimes i think about how my life would have diverged if i'd gone to an elementary school that sent good spellers to big spelling bees, instead of rescheduling the class bees so that i wouldn't be present and make the other kids feel bad

a giant air-filled anthropomorphic boba tea, welcoming passersby to the store

this guy in particular: v friendly and patient

being disabled and awkward at stores is kind of like being the old crone in a fairy tale: if you're kind enough to give me a second to get my shit together, i will tip you like CRAZY. thank you #Bobazona !

Arabic 7up can, with the 7 as a stylized version of the Arabic word for "up" and the word "seven" written in Arabic over the red spot.

I find this satisfying in the same was as when I see cool fake brands in videogames with really clever designs.

Some visual designer nailed it.

[laughing inelegantly]

i once sprained my ankle not by getting off a bus, but two perfectly flat steps later!

oh no, you've been visited by the absurdity demon :(

TIL that after the shooting death of CEO Brian Thompson UnitedHealthcare approved many life-saving medical procedures it has been holding out on because of sudden internal panic and public scrutiny. So, Luigi (innocent until proven guilty) probably saved more lives than he took.

The first face, you show to the world. The second face, you show to your close friends, and your family. The third face, you only show the gas station employee at 3AM. It is the truest reflection of who you are

<333 that is v true. sending you chill brain waves (the kind i get from yolo paperweighting me)

mine was also ankylosaurus!!! COME AT ME, BRO!

how are you holding up?

first word: 👼
often a 🦔
:D

(almost all of them were in the yard, that is - a big chunk were at the riparian preserve, 2 in CA, and the rest in the parking lots of places where i got bored or overwhelmed)

hello BirdSky i now have 92 birds on my Life List and that's just since january!!! who knew there were this many different guys literally in my back yard

@bedlamsbard.bsky.social omg hey you're on bsky now!!! i missed you!!! (i'm slightly undercover, you know me under another username)

I had the most wonderful flight home from Denver. I met the nicest young man who sat next to me. He offered to put my bag in the overhead compartment and helped me with my tray. He was always polite, saying "yes ma’am" or "no ma’am." Anyone would be proud to have him as a son or grandson—so polite. People walking by were saying congratulations, great job, or even taking pictures. I turned and asked him, “Who am I sitting next to?” I looked at his Jaguar pants, smiled, and asked, “Are you an athlete?” He smiled and said, “I’m Travis. Yes, I was drafted by the Jags.” I already told my sons I want his jersey. He’s so humble and down-to-earth—I would have never guessed he was a professional athlete. JACKSONVILLE JAGS, you did good! I will be buying tickets. United Airlines, thank you for my seat assignment!

This is too wholesome

Struggling with long COVID? You may find yourself in "Return to Oz" A dark fantasy film from 1985 speaks powerfully to people, like me, dealing with brain fog and gaslighting

www.salon.com/2023/03/14/r... this is a REALLY good analogy, dang

sometimes i go through my ao3 history to clean out the stuff that's been deleted, and i think "man, i wish my brain had a "delete from history" button"

everywhere i go, there i am