This is important.

I’m sharing a new set of kitten expressions. The expressions may be small, but every little change carries so much feeling. Even with simple lines, they are so much fun to draw. #shouxinsketch #petart #animalart #illustrationartists #sketch

PRIDE after 40

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RIP Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026)

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the DARKSIDE PUMPKIN TOADLET

I did the slow birb thing, pls join me there (same u/n as here)! Get a free bird when you sign up with my code E82ZH6. roostsocial.app/invite/E82ZH6

Thinking about why women might not want to use a product that has forced itself into every software interface to confidently shout things that are wrong

difficulty scheduling the follow-up session is also true to its inspirations

I was putting off opening/unpacking some homewares that looked like they arrived damaged (they did) and the returns process for this particular outlet is deeply annoying but please know that I have "initiated the process" and hopefully get my money back

Possibly the most frightening talent of the brown bear is an uncanny ability to blend seamlessly into the environment in an almost chameleon-like manner, allowing them to easily surprise their unsuspecting prey.

18th-century Japanese helmet (kabuto) featuring a gold-leafed octopus crest. hakaimagazine.com/article-shor...

Topical.

avoiding grading? me? don't know what you're on about, and yes it was extremely vital that I wipe down my front door after lunch today

the fact that I did anything at all over the last two days is a miracle, but what I should have done is loads of marking, and instead I only did a bit (this is going to become a problem very soon)

A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

the little monitor that reads the electricity meter (which I never see the point of, tbh) is doing the digital equivalent of fretting at me about unusual usage. little guy, you're not going to make me feel bad about running the a/c when the sun blazes against an east-facing room with zero shade

third bookcase has been wallpapered and built! sorting all the books and bits across the three shelves will be for a cooler day, but I'm glad to have this part done

today I'm looking at a forecast high of 34C (in May! in the UK!) and I guess my bank holiday plans now include setting up the portable a/c and maybe not much else

definitely overdid it yesterday and today it also feels like I'm getting a cold (hopefully mild!) while I had plans for today, they've been scaled back to: a few chores, lying flat in the dark, not feeling too sorry for myself, etc.

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The important point to remember is NO SHE DOESN'T. What was published yesterday were guidelines for service providers. They impose NO obligations on individuals and are NOT the law. People want you to believe otherwise, to intimidate trans people. But they haven't yet criminalised their existence.

Now with added subtitles

pour one out for the guy hoping to get luggage onto the first off-peak train to London on a hot bank holiday weekend

"This is what it looks like when workers hold the line – it sends a message to every media company in the country that AI cannot be used to circumvent union contracts or undermine journalistic integrity." Academics please take note!

4pm on Friday ahead of a long weekend, almost - *almost* - tricking myself into getting into a flow on marking. so close you guys.

A few new works. Soft and fluffy, a tiny kitten gently passes by 🐱 #shouxinsketch #petart #animalart #illustrationartists #sketch

Cis allies doing this is a real part of the response to this hate. Make compliance expensive, complicated and not worth it:

GARBAGE - dashare.zone ADMIN

the fuck it will

my gf works corporate and is on a training about AI and there's a word cloud for "what do you use AI for." the largest word by far is "Nothing" and the trainer is PISSED

I should have washed my hair but instead I did a pass over my closet to move it a bit more towards "organised" and away from "moving in, shove crap anywhere" 😬

Not now, Elder Gods From Outside Reality Frozen Under The Ice For Aeons

“A Pizza Hut franchisee claims the chain’s AI-powered delivery system, meant to optimize orders and speed up deliveries, instead backfired and cost it more than $100 million.”

Good apology while also making it clear that the issue is Stripe and, further up, the institutions Stripe has to answer to. We really do have to keep bothering Stripe and making noise about it if anything is to change

Lunes. Buenos días

womenwhomeantbusiness.com/2021/12/28/e... The amazing story of a lady who built Batchelors Foods and cared for her workers and even tackled the thankless task of improving British Rail Catering @garius.bsky.social

who’s that diva

yes it's just started raining but i will do my outdoors chores while the laundry is going. there is a PLAN.

A stern reminder that the forming of human pyramids during the Victoria Day weekend is subject to the City of Toronto vertical loitering bylaws. Horizontal ground-level formations of inscribed human sheet cakes are recommended instead.

Thread!

I'm still trying to sell my MCR tickets for the July 11th Wembley show. Two friends can't go so we're trying to get these bought by someone will love the show! VIP tickets with special gifts to go along with great seats! Please share. secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/23006306C... #mcr #mcruk #mcrtour

broadband happened! in time to join a meeting where the presenter is having her own connection issues! hooray!

Spotted on Tumblr…

today I've got charity pick up early in the day, and broadband connection happening at some point in the afternoon, so I'm wfh and desperate to make a dent in marking

full respect to the train manager who refuses to add "see it, say it, sorted" to their rote safety preamble as we depart the station

WHOEVER WINS... WE LOSE.