Three queer hyperfixations in a trench coat

*sent, fuck

Yesssss, @alchemy-tits.bsky.social send me this link, and it is so gooooooood. Picture after picture (after picture, yay!) of owls in towels for the good neurotransmitters

owlsintowels.org

The cheerful horniness of basically that entire cast also made me queer

(Shoutout to a smokingly gorgeous Gina Torres wearing a thin multiply-wrapped leather necklet and leather vest, I’m so gaaaaaaaay for her aesthetic in this show)

Who made it so you couldn’t take a break from embodiment and come back when you were done with vacation as a being of pure whateverthing? I didn’t agree to a hostage situation in here. This is bullshit

YES. Many years ago, @rahaeli.bsky.social introduced me to the concept of the “happy call” (I may be misremembering the term she used, but), of deliberately trying to convey up someone’s management chain a /positive/ customer report

I was at a level of Going Through It yesterday such that when the last medical provider of the day asked me how I was doing, I replied with “I’m here, ain’t I?” and regretted that it was nearly certain she did not get the reference

It can be an unbelievable relief to have someone acknowledging your humanity in a sucky or stressful situation, truly

I have learned that having the fortunate timing to approach an airport desk worker after they’ve dealt with a hard case and laying just a little bit of “man, seems like you’re having a day, too” sugar on the conversation will, more often than not, net me a friend who will do their damnedest for me

My first thought was “Oliver Twist”

I have no aspirations to alpine climbing, but if I did, those mountains are absolutely in the category of “I don’t necessarily believe in a mountain’s temperament, but I am fully prepared to accept that it may believe in me and act accordingly and with respect”

Also that K2 eats climbers on a whim, whereas Chomolungma will usually at least give climbers a sporting chance (aka “enough rope”, pun fully intended), although tourism climbers don’t necessarily realize that distinction

Post from Angelica Chong saying "There is something incredibly satisfying about reading the first page of a book, and immediately something in your brain sits up and goes 'oh, I'm going to like this'-- and then every subsequent page proves you right."

What is best in life, reader edition.

A short-haired mackerel tabby with green-gold eyes perched on a brick wall with light yellow house siding behind her. Her left ear is tipped, and her chest and belly are tawny with a little russet shading. But shouldn’t you be feeding her instead of of admiring her, hooman??

Morning mugging for the camera

Twenty years ago, I saw the way the winds were blowing and elected for a tubal occlusion procedure. I already knew I didn’t want to ever be pregnant, and I was determined that that choice not be taken from me with what lay ahead in the US. And Kate is too right, every headline is another cut

This may be the first time I have EVER read about a UBI experiment that didn’t end (yet) with “it worked fantastically, so of course we fucking cancelled it”

I am intrigued in spite of myself

Younger me used to eat entire canfuls of pitted black olives, and basically the only reason I don’t now is that I’m too fucking lazytired, heh

I love how the little black smudge at the corner of her mouth makes her look extra fierce and determined!

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people?

Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help!

A thread!

I know a lot of you aren't doing so well right now, but Jay, who's been a friend of mine for many years, is trying to keep their home after a series of medical crises. If you have a bit to chip in, I would appreciate it beyond words.

As you get older, try to keep an open mind for what younger people enjoy, and engage with it how you can. This is easier the more you do. You'll enjoy a wider band of stuff, younger people who need you will find you more approachable, and you won't turn into a "in my day" grump.

Shit, even stuff I don’t like personally I can find a way to say something good about. “That musician isn’t really my thing, but makes a certain type of dude reeeally angry, and for that alone I like them!” gets a lot of play

The cult-classic film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, premiered in theaters 50 years ago today. As a teenager, a closeted, evangelical Christian Steven Michael Carr finds his people at The Rocky Horro... TikTok video by The Moth

My sibling sent this to the chat, and I thought it was gonna be a funny bit, which is where it started but not where it went at all - and I was so not prepared to find myself sobbing at the last minute and a half of it www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMhUj6ur/

Out here frantically texting @alchemy-tits.bsky.social like “SEANAN LET ME GIVE YOU MY MONEYS”

A little family-run bodega recently opened up near me that has the GOOD snacks (Dominican ice cream!) and I am like I WILL SPEND DAILY MONEYS HERE, YOU MUST NEVER CLOSE

YouTube video by Chess In Concert - Topic Where I Want to Be

Oh

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Tawny owl

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

When one of these dingdongs tells you you're wrong for hating AI, consider that you might not hate it enough. Lean into it. Find new ways to hate

Kiiinda making my point for me here 🤣

I fucking love data nerds