jack-o'-lantern 🌱

pangzi yelling at xiaoge, "think you're special bc you're handsome?"

wang pangzi just met zhang qiling exactly five seconds ago in a pitch-dark tomb but that doesn't stop him from noticing the most important things

TINY FRIEND

is this all ooc? yes. do i care? no <3 i have had such a week so needed to heal my soul with something cute

xiaoge showing up beside the bed at the crack of dawn like a kitty and presenting pangxie with this worm and caterpillar like “you”

pangxie starfished on top of each other and looking like death “we love you but it's 5.30am please just get back in the bed”

cute cartoon style drawing of zhang qiling (a man with dark hair in an emo fringe, a dark blue hoodie, and dark trousers and boots) digging a little hole with a trowel in a patch of dirt in the garden while holding a packet of seeds. it is nighttime and the moon is full and bright and the stars are out. there is a small worm popping it's head out of the soil, and a larger caterpillar sitting on his boot. they are all smiling.

did a silly little doodle of xiaoge secret gardening (and making bug friends) in yucun while pangxie are asleep <3

#dmbj

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Too ill to watch the gala tonight so will catch up tomorrow, hope everyone enjoys <3

My event in Portland today went well...

An oil painting of Kaori Sakamoto

I should get my own medal for finishing this despite the post Olympic slump

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🇯🇵 Kaori Sakamoto will be a flag bearer in the Olympics closing ceremony #MilanoCortina2026

deepedgeplus.kyodonews.jp/news/164328/

IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A WEEK!

Perfect little squirrel paw prints in the snow! Bigger in the front and smaller in the back.

Squirrel!

Photo of a clump of light purple crocuses amongst grass and leaf litter

They're finally here! (mental illness cured)

He felt Daneel’s steady arm about his waist and shame prevented him from doing what, at the moment, he most wanted to do—to turn and hide his face against the robotic chest. He might have been unable to resist if Daneel had been human—

asimov will be like this is a married heterosexual man and then write this. okay

Illustration of a sunfish (also known as a Mola Mola) floating above an aerial view of some farm lands. A plane flies next to the fish, really putting into perspective of just how large the sunfish really is.

I think that if sunfish could, the would be sunbathing in the sky ☁️
#art

Otter painting

Just gliding through 🦦

Bright yellow flowers growing from the ground (Adonis ramosa)

Delicate white-purple flowers growing from the ground (Eranthis pinnatifida)

Pink plum blossoms all over a tree

"kaori sakamoto saved women's figure skating" WAHHHHH 😭😭😭😭 it was such a smart observation from ashley that russian domestic skating & international skating are almost diverging into two different sports, and the person who set the standard for what international skating has become is kaori 😭😭😭😭😭

Again, Baley found himself crammed into the front seat between the two robots. He welcomed Daneel particularly, with his humanlike body warmth. Although Giskard’s textilelike outermost layer was insulating and not as cold to the touch as bare metal would have been, he was the less attractive of the two in Baley’s current chilly state. Baley caught himself on the verge of putting an arm around Daneel’s shoulder, with the intention of finding comfort by drawing him even closer. He brought his arm down to his lap in confusion.

PRESENTED WITHOUT COMMENT.

A Galápagos Reef Octopus (Octopus oculifer) floating in blackwater in a strange position. Its arms are outstretched in outwards with a slight curve, with their tips curled in a corkscrew pattern. Its suckers are visible. The octopus is angled so its beak is away from the camera and pointing left, and its head and mantle are pointing to the right and towards the camera. The octopus is light yellow-orange-brown with red suckers. There are little white bits floating in the water, illuminated by a diver's light.

Wow that's a great impression of, um, whatever that is. Great job buddy!

🐙📷Billy Bensted-Smith (inaturalist.ca/observations...)

Thank you, I must have missed that! That completely sucks for her but I am so glad it's nothing more serious like her back problems again or anything

Does anyone know why Tara withdrew? #fs ⛸️

Another quote from the interview:
"Everyone wants to win because they think that's the only meaning of the sport. I, on the other hand, skate because it's a very big challenge. I like it because it's a place where I can tell who I am. I'm free on the ice."
www.delfi.lv/mvp/51891089...

I'm not sure if this is the consolation prize she wanted, but Kaori Sakamoto will always be famous for fostering a period of excellence, grace, and good sportsmanship in women's figure skating, something it was severely lacking. Thank you Kaori, figure skating is better for having you. ❤️

🇺🇸 Amber Glenn #MilanoCortina2026

I'm just really proud and happy of the legacy that, especially Alysa is leaving on the sport - of taking a step back and her mental health, are really a test to 'you never know what the journey to success will be'.

Thinking this might be Kaori's last performance made me so emotional, I wanted to remember it all. I want to become a skater like that, who is unforgettable.

Of course, having more difficult content (jumps) is a way to become stronger, but there are other ways to be stronger as well. I want to become stronger across all elements.

🇯🇵 Mone Chiba #MilanoCortina2026

Even with putting out my best, it still wasn't enough, so it's a bit of a complex feeling of frustration. But being able to feel so much gratitude at this Olympic stage and skate like myself, and relaxed, for both the short and free programs

Alysa Liu’s Olympic run came with terms. Her choreographer helps her express them Liu is the best U.S. hope for an Olympic medal in women's figure skating, which would be the country's first in the competition since 2006.

“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.”

she did it! her! way!!

Tallink Hotels Cup - Women’s Short Program results