Making scallion pancakes today www.seriouseats.com/extra-flaky-...

If you want to have empathy for the sadists you can but its a lot more complicated than imagining them as a sad baby They are more dangerous and far more lost than that.

Good morning! How are you holding up? What are you up to today? Emboldened by my success growing blue poppies from seed last year, I decided to try some more meconopsis species. The seeds were only available from the UK, so now I have a seed importer's permit :) Look at all these guys!

Where are the people who are really into reconstructing a scale model of a sloop from the Spanish-American War. I need more people who can explain to me the evolution of the frigate.

Anyone else have an encounter with a total stranger that they will never stop thinking about? I often think about the time I was in a bookstore waiting for a bathroom to open up, and a guy in one of the bathrooms was taking an incredibly loud crap while repeatedly yelling “SIRI, WHAT CITY IS THIS”

Compartmentalization going poorly today. Check back tomorrow.

Viv has put all of her gorgeous jewelry shop on sale to raise funds for Minneapolis mutual aid. I will match whatever she raises. All the money will go to organizations listed at www.standwithminnesota.com. it's a small thing we can do to help a community we love, but it's a thing.

Inspired by @outseide.bsky.social I made a french onion lentil soup and polenta to go with it... perfect for the cold weather.

Been doing research about the early 1900's and the theme again & again, is that change only came about through A) Mass strikes B) Combined with legal action C) Community support ($/Food/Shelter/protection during action) D) Willingness to fight back if necessary.

Old person to youngs: If at a certain point in your life people from long in your past start reaching out to you, like calling and texting and emailing you even though you haven't had anything to do with them for years, ANSWER THEM. It may be their last chance to talk with you. They may know it.

Nerves are feeling very jingly-jangly today so I am making this soothing polenta with root veggies for a little grounding www.domenicacooks.com/blog/2018/11...

Yay, the news is out: I'll be doing my first in-person event in North America in about 4 years (!), it's in Seattle, with the fantastic @kimberlylemming.bsky.social , organized by @clarionwest.bsky.social - AND it's a fancy tea party! I can't wait: www.clarionwest.org/event/steamy... #romancelandia

always stay for the moment when everything turns soft

Good morning! How are you holding up? What are you up to today? We just got back from a short trip to get some sun and warmth. We were lucky enough to see a vanilla orchid in bloom! They only bloom for a few hours, and must be hand-pollinated during that time to get the pods.

Loved this interview with Alison Bechdel, especially the end about creating comics and also activism vtdigger.org/2026/01/14/v...

Hi, bisexual romance writer here to tell you harrassing real-life bisexual actors is a shit thing to do and people need to learn some goddamn boundaries. (This post is about Canadian treasure François Arnaud who’s been really doing some emotional work as an out queer dude on the PR circuit.)

Loved this interview with Alison Bechdel, especially the end about creating comics and also activism vtdigger.org/2026/01/14/v...

I went out for fish and chips for lunch and those fries are the SALTIEST fries. Like burned my mouth from the salt and now I must drink a gallon of water

This content labeler is terrible!! The image is of two men *about* to kiss. I guess if a suggestion of a kiss is sexually suggestive … COME ON.

gay guys are guilty of sex and the city, and ryan murphy's entire output -- and -- there has just got to be a more sophisticated approach to understanding these relationships than declaring gays 'pure' and immediately becoming homophobic when the gay guys in question act like adult gay guys

sorry I want to go back to this: there was an essay about how straight women's love for m/m is because it's pure and free from violence and hierarchy, and the next day those fans took en masse to the internet to call a 40 year old gay potentially dating a 25 year old gay a groomer: blood libel.

This content labeler is terrible!! The image is of two men *about* to kiss. I guess if a suggestion of a kiss is sexually suggestive … COME ON.

Thank you @johnbirdsall.bsky.social for tackling the tuna melt in episode 4 of Heated Rivalry johnbirdsall.substack.com/p/those-tuna...

I have been invited to give the keynote speech on combatting authoritarianism at the Japanese-American National Museum's Echoes of History symposium on January 23rd in Los Angeles. You can buy tickets in person or to watch via the Livestream! www.janm.org/democracy/ev...

I was going to say something snotty, but I will just say beep boop boop instead

Looks like we got our first bisexual Star Trek captain!

Thank you @johnbirdsall.bsky.social for tackling the tuna melt in episode 4 of Heated Rivalry johnbirdsall.substack.com/p/those-tuna...

In the near future, a monster stalks the world's bedrooms. It has slain every other mattress and box spring it can find. Sofas are annihilated on sight. It reigns supreme. Horny couples have no other choice. But the temptation is what gets you killed. This Summer, there will be... ONLY ONE BED.

Hastings always whines to Poirot how whatever woman he’s been set up with is not to his liking. ”I need to figure out how to calculate cubic area so I can talk to to her.” Also in one episode he complains about having to share a room with Japp, the police commander, AND THERE IS ONLY ONE BED.

I had a need for a chocolate chip cookie, but no chocolate chip cookies, so I made these www.seriouseats.com/brown-butter... - I just add a cup of chocolate chips and voila! Also sprinkle with big flake salt, like Maldon.

A group of us have come together to continue to support food, lawyers, and organizing In Minneapolis These were all kind donations from physicians and scientists. I encourage others not able to go to Minneapolis to do their own part www.2harvest.org www.ilcm.org www.miracmn.com

It is being performed in Seattle through this weekend. I believe there should still be tickets!

just did this and I encourage you to do the same.

Just got home from seeing the musical A Beautiful Noise, which is the story of Neil Diamond through his music. It was so good. The guy who sang most of the songs, Nick Fradiani, was incredible. I had so many feelings. If you have a chance, go see it.

Just got home from seeing the musical A Beautiful Noise, which is the story of Neil Diamond through his music. It was so good. The guy who sang most of the songs, Nick Fradiani, was incredible. I had so many feelings. If you have a chance, go see it.

If you’re in the planning stages of a conference intended to take place in the US…move it. Don’t do it.

My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left. See? We just need to talk to each other.

Harrell's deputy mayor and direct city employee literally ran his corporate PAC, as depicted. No violation according to Wayne...but he fines Wilson for...her grandparents helping out with childcare during the campaign. This is literally insane. bsky.app/profile/jsea...

Is there a way to turn off/opt out of Gemini on my iOS devices? I havent tried to look it up thanks

I am a bit salty about being forced to blog on a Wednesday, but it's good news (mostly)--Amazon has finally been forced to take down the scam Kindle listing for The Demon's Librarian, and the official re-release is now up! But there are some oddities to this situation, and I go into them for the cu

Bonus: No matter how rich and dark you take it, you'll never get any bitterness here!

Internet, I need to go on a stupid run for my stupid mental & physical health. I do not WANT to, because it is hard and boring. Will you kindly bribe me with pics of your pets being adorable and/or ludicrous? I will tell you stories about mine on my return.

Anyway, live your life so that cartoonists - people who literally draw silly and sometimes obscene pictures for a living - don't find you deeply embarrassing

Among the cartoonists I know, Scott Adams was always a cautionary tale. Obsessed with his own perceived intelligence, he panicked when his popularity began to ebb, and leaned into hate to regain that rush of relevancy. I'd thank him for serving as a lesson if he hadn't done so much actual damage.

My story centers on the complicated relationship queer people sometimes have with their hometowns. Then I throw it in the blender with vengeful demonic queens, mercenary husbands, enchanted tongue piercings and a militia inspired by the Sacred Band of Thebes. Check it out!!

I couldn't afford healthcare even with the subsidies; the frantic emails about missing out before the final deadline do nothing. Jeez.

Happy Deductible Reset January to those who (don't) celebrate it! Poor @totallydonna.kitrocha.com has one (1) biologic that costs $3,800. We are trying to scrounge up money to pay for it! That means 20% off sale in the shop! (even on new things!) thebrokencircle.etsy.com

I have spent years of my life studying People Magazine and if this happened last year I would be floored — the magazine felt much more like an SEO farm than even a celebrity publication — but this is very much in line with *very* recent messaging

After an hour, no noticeable side effects! This is a new medication I’m trying for migraines.