this happens to me all the time. it means you should buy some swords

I know my musical tastes are not for everyone but I put on a new folk punk album and my cat got off my lap and left the room

Oh hey, looks like Libby has a built in spot to let them know what we all think of their recent announcement about allowing AI books in their systems.

"I'm putting together a team of every action hero played by Keanu Reeves. John Wick, John Constantine, Johnny Silv- wait, why are they all John?"

If y'all don't know about the Peculiar Book Club, you're missing OUT! Come join me and other amazing authors as we talk about our books, answer cool trivia, and sip one-of-a-kind cocktails!

Smeagol, the day we brought her home vs Smeagol today. She still loves Tolkien 💖

My cat, named Smeagol because she's a gremlin who likes pulling Tolkien books off the bookshelf, with her precious.

Hey kids! If you’re going to forge a pass to go to the school library, make sure you spell “library” correctly 🤦🤦🤦

this week I’ve been spending most of my time sewing instead of sitting at my computer. My cat has *noticed* and she is not happy (I have disrupted her nap routine)

Okay so it turns out the constant heat is actually quite important to get the dye to set. I'm not surprised but I guess I will have to get a fire pit after all. Most of the color rinsed out and the fabric is slightly tanner than an unbleached linen. I'll post pics when it dries.

imagine spending money on a new hobby when you could just use trash from your yard instead

Trying some natural dye with black walnuts today. My father in law brought me a bag of them from his yard.

This is tonight, folks! Mary Roach on the @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social! 7pm ET, here's the livestream link: 💙📚 🧪 #histsci www.youtube.com/watch?v=auLh...

Feels good to be back at Pennsic again!

Eyeing this tutorial for a sleeveless medieval side-laced dress and wondering if I have time to make one out of my curtains before I leave today (I don't, and I won't, but it is tempting) handcraftedhistory.blog/2020/12/14/m... #mysca

I made a bunch of Viking beads to wear with my new garb. Quite a fun stash-buster project and I will definitely be making more when I get back from Pennsic. #mysca

They did not even stop mocking marginalized people in their attack on fascists. "haha trump is GAY for Satan! also satan is GAY haha! we are very progressive"

Made a skjoldehamn hood with a scrap of fabric from @patches023.bsky.social #mysca

People will tell you to stick to neutral colors in your home decor but those people are wrong. Painted my stairs purple and I wouldn’t have it any other way

Dropped my sewing project mid-stitch as I was suddenly overcome by the urge to make some biblically accurate brooches

Actually starting to enjoy hand sewing! I made this medieval coif at an SCA event yesterday #mysca

Put on water for tea but accidentally made a Viking undertunic instead #mysca #ADHD

If I had a nickel for every time Pilou Asbæk was hired to absolutely ruin a great literary villain I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that its happened twice

Today’s adventures in handsewing: we’re playing how far can I get on this tunic before I stab myself!

Off Menu was a great book! First one of my summer reading picks and I will definitely be recommending it to my library kids this fall.

Happy #makeaterriblecomicday2025! It’s mandatory that you create some piece of sequential art — what it is and how you make it is up to you! Have fun! You might as well!

I wish more people understood that AI-assisted “search” is often this. Sure, here’s some papers to cite on this topic. … I very apologize, they are not real papers

Oh my God!? We've been added to the Library of Congress. A literary magazine that I make for fun in my basement as my midlife crisis has been added to the historical record, called the uh, ahem, Taco Bell Quarterly. We are the most prestigious literary magazine of all time.

I love libraries because you can do cool stuff like rent chainsaws

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

For #WorldOceansDay today, stunning colour lithographs from William Saville-Kent's The Great Barrier Reef of Australia (1893), created from the author's original watercolour sketches: publicdomainreview.org/collection/i...

This is part of digital literacy curriculum that school librarians teach. We teach evaluating sources. You want better digital literacy? Fund and support school librarians.

QLL's annual Pride Fundraiser is in progress - an awesome online library dedicated to provide access to queer books for anyone in the US. Their mission is more important now than ever. Please help if you can.

Collect them all or be crushed to death by them

Happy Pride

this would be a cute picture book i think. like where the wild things are

I saw this last summer! We went to the church where his body is and then walked a few blocks and up to the top of the museum so I could see his middle finger too

Y'all need to order one of these fucking cool shirts

SAM: I just don't know if we have enough food for the way back. FRODO: Sam, you beautiful himbo. It's so cute you think we're going back.

sorry, sorry, I’ll move it

We're excited to present a sneak preview for episode 4 of Murderbot, coming this Friday! #murderbot

Y’all this is the best thread on here right now

It was crayons

library: our summer reading theme this year is Color our World me: is it gay or is it crayons? library: i don’t know what you mean me: [explains what is gay and what is crayons] library: it’s a good program me: [looks at program] it’s crayons

this really happened

guy who is 5’4”: I’m 5’7” me, 5’9”, staring down at him: wow me too

I work in a high school library. All my students are teenagers. So why is manga being returned with ACTUAL HUMAN TEETH MARKS