Instrumentality: New Mexico is a good watch

Discord is going to demand every account use facial recognition or give them our real ID in March. Let's write them right now and explain how much "no." support.discord.com/hc/en-us/art...

With hosting and licenses, assuming about 20GB transfer a month for a new forum, you're looking at: - $169/year for forum license - $50-200/month for hosting (depending) So that's about $14,616.90, if you want to do things fully above-board.

Vrai-coded characters

very proud of having edited this. having my own history with Japanese imperialism made it feel personal, and i was so happy to get to spotlight such a detailed analysis of all the problems with localization that removes the political heart of a work

This sonnet was so much fun to write. It’s in This Elegance and thank you to @newenglandreview.bsky.social for originally publishing it 💜

Loot that drops after defeating me: -chewed-on straw -bag of edibles -fancy collar (rare) -hand-crocheted cap with sad fuckin lore about wife guy two days from retirement

At this point Benoit Blanc's husband has to stay a cipher, because everyone will inevitably be disappointed when he doesn't match their very elaborate headcanons (I'm partial to 'former gentleman thief')

Please share the now complete link for tickets to my book launch and livestream on 3 March. I really appreciate your support, sorry to chop off a vital bit of the link! tinyurl.com/2u9pcjfr

this is probably a losing battle but like, the articles you read are written by people, not the website. people can write good things for websites you don’t like and bad things for websites you enjoy.

lesser known quirk about bluesky: if you follow someone but then block them, it still shows you as following them. unlike the former bird site, you have to unfollow before you block! I wish they’d fix this and also let us do soft blocks (let me remove followers I very much do not want pls)

I think about this Baldwin quote so often (the larger point is lovely, but this lil bit sticks). Feels like my 30s has been a repeated thwacking with the knowledge I can be a dipshit and a fuckup, but I needn't stay that way. Then again, I felt the same leaving home. Maybe this is just life?

So, fun fact. New York requires clear communication of price increases through the same channel used for billing, as well as affirmative consent of the price increase.

A little information for protesters having to deal with LRADS, the new sonic weapons the feds are deploying against citizens:

Samurai Flamenco turned a decade on October 10. Watching as it aired was one of the craziest and funniest things I experienced. Please give Samumenco a chance, Manglobe died for this one.

Is there a burnout hole you can crawl into where everything just goes on pause for a couple months

I still don’t have enough to pay my phone bill, the 15th is the absolute latest before they start harassing me (which happened this month and I’d like to not have that repeat if at all possible) I’m getting close to not needing to ask for money anymore but until then 🙇🏻‍♀️❤️

On the whole the NANA dub is really good (I really enjoy when shows bring over an actor who normally works in English-language cartoons, it adds a cool texture), but it is super weird how hard it avoids namedropping luxury brands. Fashion is huge to that show--the brands are purposeful to character

"If Vrai liked that show it goes in the hole" is a weird policy for Crunchyroll to have is all i'm saying

The team @fightforthefuture.org built this easy tool to email and call your Senators and tell them to JUST VOTE NO on funding ICE, and it specifically calls out the danger of "body cams" as reform. Use it. Spread it: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...

I don't think I remember this episode of Scooby-Doo

Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter How it started, How it's going

Just for fun, my 2025 top 10 1. The Summer Hikaru Died 2. ZENSHU 3. Kowloon Generic Romance 4. Maebashi Witches 5. Ave Mujica 6. This Monster Wants to Eat Me 7. Necronomico & the Cosmic Horror Show 8. Rock is a Lady's Modesty 9. Medalist 10. "I'm sure it rules but I have not had time" (Apoc Hotel)

I'm seeing a lot of posts to call your reps but little on actually how. 5calls.org is a great site where you can put in your zip code and get numbers for your house representative and two senators. You also can get a script if you're like me and stumble over your thoughts.

In truth, Summer Hikaru Died was the AOTY of my heart --- but I'll have another chance to talk it up when the second half comes out, and ZENSHU is a very special project that deserves to shine

In truth, Summer Hikaru Died was the AOTY of my heart --- but I'll have another chance to talk it up when the second half comes out, and ZENSHU is a very special project that deserves to shine

Fuma Conspiracy sorta got eclipsed by the backlash to TMS shittily trying to change out the cast and Yuhji Ohno for cheaper models (which worked! Yay! But TMS then said no formula changes for 2 decades! Boo!) But it's a stellar OVA, esp if you like Cagliostro. Murasaki is my fave guest star girl

All joking aside, this legitimately unacceptable @crunchyroll.com. Subtitles for on-screen text should be the default feature regardlesss of whatever language track you're watching, and this is important context that dub viewers are missing out on because you couldn't be bothered to add them

Every episode of NANA is just me yelling "JESUS CHRIST YOU GIGANTIC LESBIAN" at increasing volume

Anime Feminist Recommendations of Fall 2025 2025 closed out with some wildly ambitious shows that weren’t afraid to take big swings. www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...

my son needs an important dental surgery that will cost $5k-$6k. I thought I would be able to cover it, but we've been hit with a series of unexpected expenses. with my husband disabled and unable to work, it's been so hard for me to keep us afloat all these years... paypal.me/PrettyTransl...

2026 Winter Premiere Digest We’re up to our ears in joseimuke anime this season, and we couldn’t be happier! Here's all our seasonal reviews in one convenient location. www.animefeminist.com/2026-winter-...

SHIBOYUGI death mansion officially more ethical than the Beast Games

#minneapolis #minnesota #fuckice

Momo's followup is next week and I am hoping this treatment ends soon. $300 a week in meds and $400 per appointment after $13,000 in medical expenses is killing me. Anything helps. Y'all have helped so much tho. $6500 here and $1800 in private donations and item sales goes a long way. I love y'all❤️

Roll Over and Die – Episode 1 You can improve any genre by adding gay to it, but…does the “kicked out of the party” microgenre deserve to be elevated by lesbians? www.animefeminist.com/roll-over-an...

I tend to use my (fairly common) middle name when I order takeaway to save on pronunciation woes, and you would not believe the number of cashiers who see me walk up and immediately start hallucinating extra letters

I said "adding gay makes any genre better" and God put ROLL OVER AND DIE in front of me as a challenge

Here's a list of mutual aid, food orgs and more helping in Minneapolis during this siege. #minneapolis #fuckice #minesota linktr.ee/mplsmutualai...

I’m likely going to be out the rest of my work week, so support truly means a lot right now. I’ve gotten some help this far and am incredibly grateful and appreciate any further assistance

Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter – Episode 1 The world hasn’t yet had a BL about an accountant solving a royal conspiracy by investigating paperwork, and how wonderful that we do now. www.animefeminist.com/isekai-offic...

Lot of online 💿🐴 about A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation NOT Being a Romance Actually, and I think someone needs to tell the mangaka.

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

If you know anyone who's hiring a front-end web developer remotely, please share Chris' info with them! His current place is giving off bad vibes, so he is looking for opportunities. He's the other half to @hand-designed.com so y'all seen his work! cabrailsford.com

It's a curling iron 😞

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I think one of my favorite things about book is that it is not computer. book pulls me away from computer. good to have book when computer is bad.

Been rewatching Golden Girls. Grew up with the dub, it's crazy how different the sub is.

It's "Vrai has big feelings about old shojo" o'clock