Victoria Ismail

[every night at 2:00am]

BRAIN: big-time zoomies
BODY: stay in my roomies
STOMACH: all-out consumies
ANXIETY: impending doomies

I needed this.

Listen up folks. When your partner is venting, it's so so important to let them finish and then actually ASK THEM if they want advice or comfort, chocolate or wine, a back rub or a new kitty, an all expenses paid trip to the bookstore or a solemn oath of vengeance. This is the way. Trust me.

You never really know how much you appreciate a Q-tip until you don’t have one.

I have this struggle every day lol

A corgi / chuhuahua cross smiling at the camera.

Pancake loves you and thinks you're gonna be a-okay!

my 14-year-old dog’s new thing is making me carry him to the door in the mornings to go outside. he can still walk just fine, he’s just lazy. an inspiration

'Signs of Intelligence' by Michael David Ward, 1993. The USS Enterprise-D zooms through the cosmos. Subtle Borg patterns add texture to the background. I remember this from the cover of the Official Star Trek fan club magazine.

'Second Star to the Right' by Michael David Ward. The refit Enterprise sails towards the vivid cosmos.

'Sting of the Scorpion' by Michael David Ward, in which the USS Voyager flies alongside many Borg vessels. Very dynamic graphic composition on this one!

The Star Trek art of Michael David Ward
michaeldavidward.com/entertainment

I'm actually seeing interesting posts again. Not just doom and propaganda, despite the real world doom.

What if Ea-Nasir’s copper was fine and that tablet was just the Sumerian equivalent of a crazy Yelp review?

that’s it, you’re going on my starter pack of people who piss me off

starter pack of academic imposters and it's just you

going to create a starter pack for researchers studying in-group/out-group dynamics and leave about half the relevant people out of it

A gentle reminder that if you enjoy a fic, leave a kudos for the author. A comment too, if you can. Fic writers put so many hours of effort into their works and deserve to have their hard work and dedication acknowledged and celebrated!

A 5-year-old stomped into a restaurant in a princess dress, held up her arms and shouted "I'M HERE." I just hired her to be my life coach.

a man in a suit and tie is standing in a hallway with other men applauding . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in a hallway with other men applauding .

Word on the street it's popping here

My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.

Morning.

I don’t know how to tell you this, but the point of buying books is to, at some point, read them.

I know. It was surprising to me too. 😭

nude beaches are out, nude libraries are in

If you ever get lost in the Milky Way galaxy, here is a map.

I love this app and the community we are building on here.

photograph of a black kelpie in tasmania called "izzie" who is entirely surrounded by sheep (charlie mackinnon)

"okay! i've got all the sheep! hallo?! boss?? I HAVE ALL THE SHEEP!"

I’ve seen enough to make a call: Bluesky is going to be a legit competitor to Twitter.

Sweet.

Throwback to the time we sat our cats down and told them we were adopting a dog. I cannot stress enough that this is the ACTUAL picture from that conversation 🤣