Is it more important to talk about the dangerous, child-endangering update to CDC’s website than “those files” one more time? Of course it is. AND ALSO: that timing is not a coincidence. …ironic given the spurious nature of the CDC update?

I know that “hautbois” is Duruflé’s archaic reference to “oboe” and is literally translated to “high trees”, but it always makes me giggle. #nice

Conflicting feelings this morning as I’m on my way to sing a song I’ve longed to perform since I’ve more or less ever heard it, but also by its nature, I’m singing it at a funeral. Trying to transmute the excitement into uplifting energy for the attendees. #faure #piejesu #iykyk #yk

I love my city.

I feel a bit less like a loon for squealing constantly at how adorably *French* the french balconies in are in Paris. It was like seeing cows on a road trip. Fast forward 6 weeks, and while the same balconies fit perfectly on this street Madrid, there is nothing “French” about them now.

Is wearing a sweater of hand dyed yarn in the most popular/recognizable pattern to a yarn store the equivalent of wearing the band’s tshirt to the concert? Or would it need to be a pattern or yarn exclusively associated with the store? #inquiringmnds

Heading to Madrid for a rendezvous with the first friend to take one of us up on the “you don’t have to come to Amsterdam to see us. We can hook up to other trips you take to Europe” offer.

This is what comes from machine learning and “intuitive” search results.

We don’t…. We don’t *really* think that whatever comes of Epstein is going to make a difference, right? Because of *course* he did.

I made it.

No spear-throwing centaurs allowed.

I don’t often post about “out of home” advertising, but when I do, it’s because they (flawlessly!) wrapped the whole tram shelter in the brand’s signature red color. Idk how standardized this shape is, but dang, Nintendo. You went hard.

Just a reminder: There has never been, nor will there ever be, an LGB community without the TQ+ community. We are fighting for liberation for everyone and our community will not be divided. Join the fight to protect LGBTQ+ rights: hrc.im/InYourArea

“Put a curse word in your search query,” they say. “It’ll keep the AI result away,” they say. Yes, and….

Living as an expat in post-brexit EU be like:

Every time I’m at the rijksmuseum I notice something new. Today it’s the murals above the alcoves in the “Great Works” gallery. Each one celebrates an artistic skill, complete with a muse.

Every time I’m at the rijksmuseum I notice something new. Today it’s the murals above the alcoves in the “Great Works” gallery. Each one celebrates an artistic skill, complete with a muse.

The audiobook versions of the murderbot diaries have become my go-to “comfort media”, which is delicious in a very meta way … or would be if I wasn’t in need of comfort media so often.

Love them. Can’t get enough of them. 🙄

Two years as an US expat in Amsterdam and I’ve apparently given over to “more patterns == winning”, “always wear a trench coat unless it’s already 25 outside” and “blavy doesn’t count if one of them is shoes”.

My child just referred to me as his “spawn point”.

I do this every year. And also, it’s 10pm and the summer solstice is still a good 20ish days away. How is it still this bright outside?!

Heads up, chat — new crafting rabbit hole just dropped. #micromacrame

I… I am fascinated by how this came to exist. youtu.be/MAD1r-1oQ2w?...

If you don’t have a bestie that will help you flesh out your weird-ass dream about an episode of Golden Girls into a spec script, you’re missing out.

It’s less sugar (minder suiker) *not* because they added artificial sweetener and *not* because they stuffed it with a third very sweet fruit. ….it just has even more cranberry and pomegranate in it.

Gefeliciteerd voor de verjaardag van onze koning! (Gelukkig Koningsdag)

The neighborhood’s wisteria is feeling itself today.

I love this city with my hele hart.

Once again, THIS IS NOT PIE!!! And also: THIS IS WHY ‘DUTCH’ IS SOMETIMES USED AS A SYNONYM FOR ‘FAKE AF’ OR ‘HASHTAGYOUTRIED’.

Good job, hometown!

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

Pro tip: approach the Minecraft movie not (just) that it’s terrible, but also that it’s Napoleon Dynamite’s Minecraft using the recent Jumanji movies as a crutch. Plus: you are not the target audience unless you or an info-dumping loved one are engaged in the fandom and not just the game.

My dear fellows, it’s not a good look to rant about how bad the Minecraft movie is and then also rant about youths enjoying it like an interactive cult classic. You just had fomo. You felt “old” and out of touch with your (grand)children. www.boredpanda.com/minecraft-mo...

Worst skin cancer rates in the world, you say?

I’ll allow it www.chattng.com

Hi, are you doomscrolling about tariffs? Have you had something to eat? Is there an offline activity you can do tonight instead, like read a book, compile a list of essential items you need to stock up on, or call an elected official about the recession ahead? Try not to stay up too late tonight.

Nobody: Me: This thing where (female) actors dress like they’re “Disneybounding” (ie: casual cosplaying) their character to premieres & award shows? I hate it. It’s not healthy for fans who already struggle to see actors as more than dolls. It can’t be healthy for most of them, either.

Sometimes you’re in a fancy bead/jewelry making store in Amsterdam and the lyrics/music is absurdly mismatched and you wonder how often this happens without you knowing because its not a language you know. youtu.be/un3NkWnHl9Q?...

It will be interesting to see how this compares to the toilet-paper hoarding chaos of the US at the onset of Covid. edition.cnn.com/2025/03/26/e...

Oh Brother, where art thou?

The existence of this joyful subreddit hating on a character in Stardew Valley is such a lovely example of the positive community building the internet can provide us. Moments of frivolousness are life-giving. www.reddit.com/r/FuckPierre...

Keeping the anti-anxiety meds in the same container as the pain pills may have some interesting consequences. #hydroxizinedustedaleve

Today in “neurospicy creative shenanigans”: - This mat would make a great inspiration board. - Sticky notes and washi tape failed…. Poscas? - Must test poscas on the back -donttouchit-letitdry-donttouchit-letitdry -OMG! Perfect moment to sneak a patch onto Ollie’s backpack! And mine! Go go go!

If I had a euro for every time a Dutch stranger was (initially) impressed with how well I speak Dutch, I’d have so many euros. If I had to give one back every time I had to *also* say “Sorry, nu kunnen wij en Engels spreken?”, I would have very, very few. #humblebrag #itsalsoembarrassing

In (bijna) 2 years I have gleefully adapted to many elements of Dutch/Amsterdam living. But no matter how hard I try for the incredibly specific “2-3 minutes before and on time is late” expectation, I continue to be either 20 minutes early or 5 minutes late. There is no in between.

#nonotes youtu.be/KoB2cqmYZNg?...

I…. was not expecting a pancake made of fried egg when I ordered “fried eggs with ham and cheese” at the pancake restaurant.

Were I a teacher of English Literature/History, Theatre, Queer Studies or any tangently related field, I would integrate this “modernized” production into my lesson plans. It is …. uneven, but so joyfully 100% feeling itself and Byron’s legacy. theimportanceofbeingearnest.ntlive.com/synopsis/

Sometimes my hard-won, automatically-deployed, anti-catastrophize-ing strategies backfire on me. I hate recognizing several “unintentional but tone-deaf and thoughtless” ways this might have happened, because it feels like something inside me is trying to make excuses for heinous leadership.