AI will never eat half a case of mini chocolate chip muffins and that's why it will never write good

auuuuuugh submitted a short story to somewhere I really care about, time to put a rubber band on my wrist and flick it every time I'm tempted to check the submission queue 😅😅😅

I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

A squiddy for today's #TransArtMay... was always fascinated with old scientific illustrations of squid which often depict them in what seems to be an upside down manner which feels absurd as we all know squid will need to be right side up when they walk out of the ocean to take over the world 🤷🏻‍♂️🦑

oh my god there’s video and it’s beautiful

Don't dull your shine for anybody! ✨ #dimension20

"We project what we expect out of fiction onto works which break those expectations, and we break them back until they are contorted into spectral illusions which have absolutely nothing to do with the actual, existing text." Excellent essay. Don't act like a passive sponge only seeking comfort.

Lonely people on the internet when they see an animated girl with a butt:

Frot dog

Watership Down implies the existence of Earthship Up, a heartwarming and optimistic tale about a bunch of fish who live happily ever after.

With the release of The Mandalorian and Grogu, we are going to see a big uptick in adoptions. As someone who works in Grogu rescue, I will remind you: when you adopt a Baby Yoda, you are committing to its 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘯. Grogus can live up to 900 years. They can also move shit around your apartment.

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT

Good morning

as the days get warmer, remember: if you’re hot, they’re hot! bring them in the pool to cool down.

There isn’t much left to say except that your children will be less well-rounded than you. Less well-read than you. Less intelligent than you. Less able to problem solve than you. Leas worldly than you. Less empathetic. Less equipped. And more helpless. For the first time in living history.

LEVEL 1: The text supports a transgender reading of the protagonist. LEVEL 2: The text supports a transgender reading of the author. LEVEL 3: The text supports a transgender reading of the reader.

For anyone who needs some Zen today (sound on).

at 39 years old and nearly five years on HRT, my body keeps changing considerably don't ever let anyone tell you that the changes stop after two years or that you transitioned "too late" 💜

Seen in Logan Square

I want someone who thinks the US is a truly god-blessed, Exceptional ™ "city on the hill" to explain this fucking phenomenon to me.

I can accept the Muppets being in commercials because they’re showbiz people. I cannot accept the Sesame Street Muppets being in commercials because they’re educators.

My full-spoiler review of @swankmotron.com's new Ghosts of Timkovichi is live! BattleTech fans, come check it out!

I think at this point I need to admit that I have no idea what I'm doing with my website and need someone to help 😅 anybody out there got some HTML skills and a willingness to work pro bono?

My full-spoiler review of @swankmotron.com's new Ghosts of Timkovichi is live! BattleTech fans, come check it out!

My kitty Jester had to go to the vet overnight to unblock his urethra, I am struggling to pay off a 3,000 debt and need some help getting it down, if you have resources to pitch in or want to pass this around I would be immensely grateful!! My user on PayPal is @DanielRoseboy

"If socialization really worked the way that some people imply when they wield “male socialization” against trans female/feminine people, then gender conversion therapy would work every single time."

Please do not try to clock “balanced list of threes” as an AI tell because that’s been classic rhetorical structure for going on three millennia and it’s baked into all our writing now, I‘m begging people to read more old things

Giving this a bump in anticipation of the book dropping tomorrow - I'll also have a more in-depth review (including some spoilers) going up on my website tomorrow!

interesting rationale from a prospective juror in the Elon Musk Twitter stock manipulation case

I was privileged to be given an ARC of @swankmotron.com ’s upcoming #BattleTech novel, Ghosts of Timkovichi, which releases on Friday – so here’s a quick(ish), spoiler-free look at some of the highlights of Bryan Young’s longest BT novel yet (and my longest thread!😅) (1/17)

linkin park implies the existence of zelda in park

A lovely salmon for today's #TransArtMay because sometimes going against the flow is worth it 💜

I was privileged to be given an ARC of @swankmotron.com ’s upcoming #BattleTech novel, Ghosts of Timkovichi, which releases on Friday – so here’s a quick(ish), spoiler-free look at some of the highlights of Bryan Young’s longest BT novel yet (and my longest thread!😅) (1/17)

star trek is a great example of something that benefits from "filler" because ultimately the idea is for you to care about this ship and their crew as they're flung into troublesome situations - and you need time to develop that connection if you've got a ragtag band I want to get to know them

"enemy of the state" okay💗 yay💗

New Mountain Goats day is an unofficial holiday. Take the day off.

The dearth of media literacy thing has been around for a while, but never mind interpreting texts critically, a lot of people now just straight up do not know how to even watch a TV show or movie in the first place anymore.

"Beleaguered" is a wonderfully expressive word. I am beset by troubles so manifold that they have formed a league. I am playing host to a diplomatic summit of the United Nations of Fuckery, and negotiations are *not going well*.

Rapidly.

someone asked me about cozy games the other day, and because I was laid up with a bad back, I wrote a little for my newsletter about cozy games as a simulation of labour www.anxietyshark.ca/imitations-o...

The real message of Frogger is the dangers of commuting in a city that doesn't have reliable public transit.

Can confirm

An evergreen sentiment but one that needs repeating. (Opossum originally made for MIBF but we decided on the flowers instead!)

Kara hitting the nail on the head