What a terrible thing to befall the “Buy My Course,” gym selfie pfp, hired-girlfriend community right before they spend the holidays completely alone

I know too much about poisonous plants to ever be normal at parties ever again.

Woke up and immediately started infodumping about found footage horror - the only genre of film making to have even less prestige than pornography. There are several reasons I don't have an academic career but my taste may be one of them lol.

Half Dome and a wide view of the valley as seen from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park - #landscapes #outdoorphotography #pdxphotographer #beautifulEarth #yosemiteNP

okay, re the "you will get [bullied]" thing wrt to posting beginner art. as someone who has been posting beginner and mediocre art for well over a decade at this point: becoming a lolcow because your art is bad is the very rare exception, not the rule.

Good morning from Rembrandt and Raphael. #dogsofbluesky #dogs #sighthounds #skyhounds #italiangreyhound #whippet #blueskydogs #iggy #iggysofbluesky #notawhippet #greyhounds

Almost a cardigan: all that remains is to sew the steek, cut the steek, knit the button bands, and sew on buttons.

Listen boys, learn to make simple pasta dishes. Pasta cures loneliness.

7.23.2024 | 🐢 #redearedslider #redearedsliderturtle #waterturtle #aquaticturtle #petturtle #turtlepet #turtletank #turtle

The AVATAR movies have this strange effect on people in that they fervently feel that they have to defend their opinion on them, good or bad, even when no one’s asking. 2025 was a pretty great movie year, and I’d much rather be talking about other movies. That’s my defense.

Wishing you a blessed Solstice and the joy of the light returning 🔥

I wonder if part of why I can't keep up with conversations or respond in a timely manner is because multiple partners/friends over the years would get upset/punish me if they saw me online and I didn't respond fast enough On top of ADHD forgetfulness And depression (I'm invisible everywhere now)

Got Christmas gifts for family but not for the office this year... I've been too depressed to go all out on festivities. I didn't do Christmas cards either. I may get them candy at lunch tomorrow though when I have to be at the office!

BLESSED YULE AND HAPPY SOLSTICE TO THOSE WHO CELEBRATE 🌲🕯️🌟 THE SUN IS GONNA COME BACK

Anyone else ever feel guilty about what you do, all of the time, literally everywhere, and constantly feel like you need to say sorry or ask permission?

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Testing out the paper in my new #sketchbook 🌿✨️ I'm really feeling textured brown and recycled/upcycled paper lately. #blueskyart #sketch #horror #artadventcalendar #traditionalart

In case you forgot, my geckos are cute as hell.

Cool view from above the marine layer tonight! #Sunset #LaCumbrePeak #SantaBarbara #Photography #WinterSolstice

#ArtAdventCalendar #Day21 "Lark Bunting" Colored pencil on drafting film. #Birds #ColoredPencil

Exeter. November 2025 #streetphotography

Didn't do much this weekend again. I think I may have some sort of auADHD burnout. Either I chase anything that gives me a dopamine rush or I become emotionally paralyzed and do nothing. Depression is a vicious cycle

this is also why I am on here talking about books & art & generally entertaining folks with my chaos anctics. this is not a brief period of resistance on the path to resuming normal. while I hope life is not always quite this frazzling, this is my task for the rest of my days. joy & spite.

As everyone knows who has ever written a book or manuscript review, summarizing a text is essential work. It’s the first step of an analysis. If you haven’t summarized the text there is no way I believe that you have understood it.

Post 15 books you read in 2025 that you recommend. One book per day for 15 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. 6/15 #15booksin2025challenge #Booksky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readersky

I'm now adding to my list of people I'm never arguing with again: Cyclists, romance readers, wrestling fans, proshippers. Idk what it is about these topics but people in these groups get mean when criticized

Genuinely delightful that I can watch an NBA game and see back to back Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark commercials

wow they made AI so smart that it's citing sources we didn't even know existed

this is the first year I legit wanna be a gym New Year’s resolutioner but like, you know—-stick to it

The greatest distance between two people isn't miles—it's the silence of things left unsaid. Can’t find the words…? Drop a song.

I do love buying brand new vinyl from indie bands but... part of the joy of a record player is that you can inherit part of someone's beloved record collection that they are looking to rehome. Physical media is the best

AI: But I could be your companion, come up with your ideas for you, write your emails and do basic admin tasks, make your art, be your search engine Me: But that's not what I want you for AI: So what do you want me for? Me: There's the question you should have asked first

I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap

I am enjoying my book of fiction but last night I read math and it was 100 times as exciting, I’m sorry but this is just the way it is

At the holidays I tend to think of grief I am thinking of all the things I want to say to Matt but he didn't make Christmas with pancreatic cancer And I am thinking of my cousin who died of AIDS in his 30s. My family made quilts for him but never spoke of queerness May their memory be a blessing

I‘m here to ruin everyone‘s Christmas again by telling you that Richard Hunt, the Muppet performer Muppets Christmas Carol is dedicated to (with Jim Henson), died of AIDS at age 40.

in retrospect i think the entirety of my relationship with my parents can be derived from the fact that they spanked me once when i was ~4yo and then decided they would never do it again—however their reason was not bc the experience was so traumatizing for me, but bc it was so upsetting for *them*

When the whole world gets you down there's only one thing that truly warms my heart and that's music. I can honestly say I wouldn't want to live in this world without it, not for even a second. Music is the only religion I need.

Concerts booked for next year: Nefresh Mountain, Ruston Kelly, Fruit Bats, Suzanne Vega, Patty Griffin, Silversun Pickups After the holidays may book: Florence and the Machine, Jonah Kagen, Dar Williams, Jeff Tweedy, Keb' Mo', The Barr Brothers, Dry Cleaning, Clinton Kane, Father John Misty

I love movies so much. Someone has something they need to express so badly they build a team of talented people who create a completely new world and decide how to present it to you to tell a story and make you feel something. What an astounding art form. Games are the same way.

Also saw two movies today. It Was Just an Accident was a brilliant, quiet, morally ambiguous Iranian film about a revenge gone wrong. Keeper was less brilliant, but it is worth watching for the folk horror atmosphere and Tatiana Maslany's performance. She was amazing as always #filmsky

I didn't feel well at all today so no Avatar for me, I also wasn't as excited about it as I thought I might be. I haven't seen 2 yet even. Also decided I need a concert budget. I'll stick with 1-2 concerts per month. And Broadway I'm planning: Book of Mormon, Les Mis and Phantom ☺️

Please show your best, kindest to retail staff right now. This is the worst time of the year for them, and too many people are only too willing to dump their frustrations out on them.

I'm awake and I don't want to be. Idk if it's peri or insomnia or both, but I have this annoying habit of waking up wide awake at 4 or 5 am. I think I'll try to go back to sleep

Post 15 books you read in 2025 that you recommend. One book per day for 15 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. 5/15 #15booksin2025challenge #Booksky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readersky

“We see you” is nice. But nice isn’t really useful. Want to help trans people? Throw us a few bucks. Give us some work and chances to share our art. Ask what we need. We can’t live on “You’re valid.”

I worry for the cyclists of Bluesky sometimes. They act like because cars can kill you then it's all on drivers to follow safety precautions. Safe, defensive bicycling is imperative no matter how you feel about cyclist rights.

Share your mood for the weekend! 🖤

I see all these stories on Facebook about how to tell if someone is secretly fighting their feelings for you and all I can say is if you have to constantly wonder about how they feel about you, they don't really want to be with you