Pamila Payne

Jebus, the intensity. The whiplashing moral quandaries. After the pilot I wanted to binge this series immediately. After the second episode I was glad I can’t.

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert “Peaceable Kingdom” - Patti Smith (LIVE on The Late Show)

The poetry at the end. So very beautiful.

Oh yay! Now it’s working! Episode two, here we go!

Rhea Seehorn‘s screaming face looking up into a happy face yellow space. the Pluribus logo above.

Trailer for Pluribus, Rhea Seehorn howling like a coyote in a deserted cul-de-sac, her insane half chuckle at the end. Yup, I’m in. Just watched the first episode and wow! What a pilot! Now Apple TV is choking & won’t load the second episode. WTF?

Bright full moon, soft filmy clouds.

Beautiful sky tonight.

Kate McKinnon Podcast Episode · Good Hang with Amy Poehler · 10/28/2025 · 1h 8m

What an absolute delight! Also, the dopamine hit from hearing Kate McKinnon has the same Meyers Briggs as me was a weird little boost.

Blurred night view of cityscape through rain spattered window glass.

I miss the rain.

You so often make my day with your sunny flowers. Thank you.

Audiobook cover design for Spook Country, by William Gibson. Black graphic representations of high rise buildings lean in ominously from the edges, crowding the text of the author’s name and book title over pale sky and dark grey clouds.

"A nation consists of its laws. A nation does not consist of its situation at a given time. If an individual’s morals are situational, that individual is without morals. If a nation’s laws are situational, that nation has no laws and soon isn’t a nation." Spook Country, William Gibson

I learned about Jane Goodall‘s work when I was a child and always loved her. We’re losing our good elders.

Conservationist Jane Goodall, renowned for chimpanzee research, dies at 91 While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to humans.

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. https://to.pbs.org/4mIl8Ig

Totally.

Trees are my people.

Hugs friend. 💗

Defective shower head connector is cracked.

Defective shower head connector sprays water from crack, unable to function properly.

Choose your L.A. literary adventure with these 5 new novels and writer hangouts We asked the authors of five novels set in and around Los Angeles why they chose that setting — and where they like to hang out around L.A.

It was fun to talk to the @latimes.com about The Payback, why I chose to set the book in Glendale, and my favorite LA hangout spot.

There is no shame worse than poor teeth in a rich world | Aeon Essays If you have a mouthful of teeth shaped by a childhood in poverty, don’t go knocking on the door of American privilege

While searching for dentists who still take Medi-Cal, this excellent essay found me. My teeth were ruined in infancy by tetracycline. They’ve been a source of pain and shame my whole life. Fuck the system that denies dental care is as essential to good health for poor people as it is for the rich.

Me holding my copy of Crime Ink: Iconic, looking overexcited and possibly (probably) unhinged.

It’s alive, IT’S ALIVE!!! Crime Ink: Iconic is in the Fausthaus! So excited and proud to be part of this cracerjack antho from Bywater Books. You’ve all preordered it already, right? If not you need to remedy that shit, pronto.

Grayscale screen grab from Downton Abbey: A New Era Tom Branson And Lucy Smith/Branson on a sunny, rocky beach in the south of France in 1928. They wear bathing suits. Lucy spreads out a towel for them to sit on while Tom stands by. (Allen Leech & Tuppence Middleton)

Grayscale screen grab from Downton Abbey: A New Era Tom Branson And Lucy Smith/Branson on a sunny, rocky beach in the south of France in 1928. They wear bathing suits. They sit facing the sea but are looking at each other. Text beneath Tom reads, “I love you, you know.” (Allen Leech & Tuppence Middleton)

Grayscale screen grab from Downton Abbey: A New Era Set in 1928. Myrna Dalgleish, a platinum blonde film star swathed in fluffy white fur stands at a microphone reading from a script in the Downtown Abbey library. Text beneath her reads, “Hang on a minute. I turned me head round there.” Standing behind her are her director, Hugh Dancy, Lady Mary, Mr. Molesley, and others observing. (Laura Haddock, Jack Barber, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle)

Grayscale screen grab from Downton Abbey: A New Era Set in 1928. Lady Mary stands at a microphone reading from a script in the Downtown Abbey library. Standing beside her, the director, Hugh Dancy, and Mr. Molesley, observing. (Michelle Dockery, Jack Barber, Kevin Doyle)

The unbearable summer heat days are upon me, flaring up all my chronic symptoms. Resting is non-negotiable so I rewatch comfort shows. Downton Abbey: A New Era was so enjoyable with my monitor on grayscale. Never thought to do that before! Really made it feel like a vintage film.
#downtonabbey

Although it is still early. 👀

Slow, gentle #earthquake in Los Angeles. Went on long enough to think about that 8.8 the other day. Some day it will probably be us. But not today, Richter scale!

👏👏👏👏👏

And here we are again. But stupider.

It’s still there.

YouTube video by FUTURA Miksu/Macloud, makko, t-low - Ich will (Official Video)

Boys.

The Weather & Climate Livestream From May 28th to June 1st, join meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US for a 💯-hour livestream! We will share our science and show why America's forecasts are worth saving. [Photo: N...

Still going on. Even if you don’t have time to watch/listen you can tune in and leave it playing in the background to give them a boost. We need these climate scientists and they’re doing what they can to combat the damaging cuts.
#climate #weather #climatescience

Street art mural/portrait of young Latina woman with her hair up in a braided crown, wearing a hoodie, painted in monochromatic gray tones, surrounded by a halo of gold, brown, tan swirling patterns, and a circle of gothic text. The background wall is also painted with ghostly gothic text/textures. The vibe is glorified and Madonna-like.

Street art mural/portrait of young Latina woman with her hair up in a braided crown, wearing a hoodie, painted in monochromatic gray tones. All of the surrounding graphic elements have been painted over, isolating the woman against the stark wall with two black windows over her shoulders. The vibe is vulnerable and lonely.

2018 vs 2025. This is how it’s going.
East Hollywood, CA.
La Reina de Thaitown circa 2010 EL MAC. #streetart #sad

Pink fluffy flowers on a shrub with a delicate spiderweb highlighted by soft golden sunset light.

The mental health walks are still going awesome.

Red, pink, and coral colored snapdragon flowers in warm sunset light.

Some days I feel desperate for joy and any little bit of beauty brings tears to my eyes.
#flowers #spring