Marika

It's just not a word I ever think to use. I guess because attraction is so individual? But then, so is perception of beauty. I use nice a lot, but in general, I think it's probably best to be specific. Clean? Bright? Modern? Cosy?

Oh Rubes, yikes!! Glad you're okay, death to cars (without people in em)

I'm at the old world dying / I'm at the new world struggling to be born / I'm at the ccccccccccombination old world dying and new world struggling to be born

Mia, this was great—I learned a ton, super interesting, always happy to hear you and Vicky chat.

I say this not as a something I think you can make happen immediately but—a lot of folks are in your situation and getting a few of you together to do childcare so a bigger group of folks can meet and attend stuff is a wonderful capacity to build.

Oh Marple! This is marvellous. I am (very earnestly!) glad that someone is getting some good goddamn news this week. Well done, you and Mimi 💚

Pressbooks SUCKS and I hate it!!

"The arts in NS are responsible for more jobs than fishing, agriculture and forestry combined."

So many folks refuse to acknowledge that new industries have replaced old industries.

I want a sponge
with the right allocations
That's light and airy
And topped with ganache

Mmm, metacake

Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, nothing particular to interest me on shore, and Isaac Chotiner pursuing me for an interview, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.

IT ME, A GLAD BUS ENTHUSIAST

Early in my copyright career I had a complex, nuanced take on the ethics of piracy. Now I'm like, fuck it, pirate copies are perhaps the main way any copies of corporate-owned media (esp tv/movies) are gonna persist through unrestrained corporate looting, have at it.

BEDIBLE, perfection

Walked into the Village with my hat off and my parka zipped down, trying to beam some of that vivid sunlight into my winter-addled brain. And to get oranges and ice cream in case that doesn't work

I've gotten really into crafting reddit and it's the BEST. Whenever the old cortisol is getting too high over here, I wonder over there to look at some pictures of colourful stuff made with thread. No news/politics (except protest art and gently admonitions not to get stuff at Hobby Lobby)

My favourite rejected Spice Girl

I just think another fat sumptuously-written historical lesbian gothic would fix me, y'know?

I wonder if Sarah Waters will ever publish another novel. I hope so.

NORMAL BOOING AUSTERITY

Seconding that I needed this beamed through this week from a non-standard source, thanks, Hayley, you're right and you should say it.

Yes, this!

I facilitate workshops on speaking to city council in my city, and my favourite section is "what do you need to be able to do this". I give examples--accountability buddy, person to sit with, reminder, research info, etc--and we discuss and problem-solve. It's a good way to get over the hump!

To everyone who cheerleaded Carney's faux speech in Davos & posturing as independent middle power -

His atrocious statement today backing US-Israeli attacks on Iran make clear that he & Canada are firmly aligned with dominant imperial interests.

And he did so while shaking hands with Modi in India

Yeah, the blood pressure and edema things, and that they're widely generalizable to the population.

Update: everyone enjoyed your replies very much and we all agreed with @librarian-m.bsky.social

Oh no this just ate so much of my night

There's a shitload of people out of work and a lot of important work to be done and it is madness-inducing how the overwhelming majority of our leaders don't care that those two problems can solve each other.

Oh YES this LOOK!!

Oh gosh you're in for such a treat!!