Yes I missed the rocket launch because I'm on a random Brazilian island but on the other hand I did get to watch these two dogs barking at crabs

Beaches, boats, snorkeling, holes, things of that nature

Good morning

Always a treat to be in a country when it's featured on this account

Farm Rio clothes here are like 1/3 the price of what they cost in the U.S., I'm gonna come home from Brazil with a new wardrobe

Checking in from Ilha Grande

Casually eating the inside of a palm tree for dinner

Today was cachaça + waterfalls

Back on my bullshit (eating flan for breakfast)

Still kind of mad I missed the Duke-UConn game tho

I tried Brazilian wine for the first time tonight and it was surprisingly decent! Brazil's wine growing region is at the same latitude as Argentina, South Africa, and Australia so it kind of makes sense

Golden hour in Paraty

Making it through the first full day of vacation after a redeye and finally collapsing into bed is one of the best feelings

The many colors of São Paulo

Bom dia, São Paulo

Making everyone on our plane miss their connections so he can get home for 10.5 hours of executive time

I find it kind of funny that I'm missing No Kings tomorrow because I'm going to Brazil, the only country in the Americas that decided to keep doing the monarchy thing after breaking loose from the Europeans

I'd like to see a Brazilian mosquito try

What witchcraft do they put in steroid shots? This shit is magic

Love to be at urgent care getting X-rays 24 hours before I'm supposed to go on vacation 🫠

We have really regime change

This is a AAA appreciation post

Wow I feel this so hard right now

Good morning to all of nature's creatures except for the wet Bradford pear trees whose stench assaulted my face repeatedly during my run this morning

Holy shit Iowaaaa these have been the most incredible two days of basketball

Dylan Darling is the first player in NCAA Tournament history to win a game at the buzzer with his first points of the game www.sports-reference.com/cbb/friv/nca...

That last shot in the Vandy-Nebraska game oh my god my heart is racing

Took my kid to the movies today, there were 5 trailers and all of them were sequels or remakes. Bleak. On the plus side, "Hoppers" is delightfully unhinged and isn't based on existing IP, go buy a ticket to support original stories

Never change, Bluesky

My book club disbanded tonight after 17 years and I am somewhat distressed about it

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the essay arguing "sometimes you've just got to make some people mad" has, in fact, made some people mad

Happy Friday, Alexandria! It's @oconnell.bsky.social's birthday and ALXtra is celebrating with our favorite March Madness memes, budget bento boxes, and Alexandria's continued superiority over all other Virginia localities

thank you @beckyhammer.bsky.social learning so much from your Bad Bunny 101 that you provided for free. now I am that friend who won't stop talking about Bad Bunny.

ALX friends, tonight is the Rosemont Civic Association's 1st virtual meeting - which we've been asking them to start doing, and old timers have resisted. If you're in Rosemont it would help the cause if you tuned in, even if you're not able to watch/listen to the whole thing! I can DM you the link

Sure we may be ranked below a place called Pflugerville, TX but I will gladly embrace any list in which we aren't beaten by fucking Charleston, SC

I love the first day of March Madness so much you guys. Things have been super stressful lately and we need this chaotic joy

You would think I'd be desensitized by now to the fact that our local newspaper runs a monthly column dedicated to the general concept of being mad about everything

FIVE names? In this economy?

Out: Beast mode In: Alexandria mode

I think if BTS released a new song it would fix me

Anybody know what was going on with the press conference/video shoot in front of the Sylvan Learning on MVA this morning?

The repost spam bots are out of control this week

This is my 8yo's first time really sitting down and watching the Oscars with us and she wants to know why the winners don't thank their favorite foods in their acceptance speeches

Always love to see my old buddy Conan

Tremendous combination of yard signs on display here

As of last night I've seen all the best picture nominees. This is my ranking with the films grouped into tiers. Rankings within each tier are a little squishy Sinners The Secret Agent One Battle After Another Hamnet Marty Supreme Train Dreams Bugonia Sentimental Value F1 Frankenstein

Best Picture Nominees categorized by if they say the name of the move in the movie: 1) They say the name of the movie multiple times in the movie: -F1 -Frankenstein -Hamnet 2) They say the name of the movie once: -Marty Supreme -One Battle After Another -The Secret Agent -Sentimental Value

Saw a gentleman dressed as a 17th century pirate on the Gallery Place platform, now riding the yellow line with a Dr. Mario cosplayer. Experiences you don't get to have in a car!