I saw this post a while back and it stuck with me, and feels rather relevant here. Doesn't matter if your good actions are "performative", what matters is that you're doing them in the first place.

If a bat touches you and you're not controlling it like this with thick gloves and knowing what you're doing You need to get a rabies vaccination and I'm deadly serious. If a bat *touches* you.

DO NOT TOUCH WILDLIFE. DO NOT FEED WILDLIFE AND HABITUATE IT TO HANGING OUT AROUND HUMANS. DO NOT HANDLE WOUNDED WILDLIFE, CALL A PROFESSIONAL. EXTREMELY DO NOT BREASTFEED BATS.

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*loudly* it sure is lucky that all @poopraven.bsky.social 's books are on kobo plus, so i can catch up *wink wonk*

I also have a fully updated reading goals post, where I listed all of the challenges I took part in, as well as the books I read over the year. Except the rereads. Hopefully you'll find something that might interest you in there! queensbookasylum.com/2025/01/22/t...

Since 2025 is over, and I'm done with all of my challenges, can I also interest you in checking out the fully updated Sound of Madness 2025 post? It has ALL the info, the books I picked, review links where available, etc., etc. The new board goes live tomorrow!👀 queensbookasylum.com/2025/01/07/t...

Before I show you my new Sound of Madness board and my reading goals for 2026, we still need to look back at 2025 Q4. A quick recap, I pick 5 of my favorite reads, and also report on how I progressed with my different reading challenges. My top 10 reads post will follow next week!

👑📚BOOKS OF 2026📚👑 In 2026, I'll attempt to run a thread about what I'm reading throughout the year. I'm not really good at regular updates (totally failed in the last 2 years)... but I'm trying😆 I will also include a review link where available. Happy reading, everyone!

Salespeople should not work on commission, they should be salaried like everyone else.

we have too many dystopian stories and not enough utopias. even beyond politics, we've lost our imagination for a better world. we don't have jetpacks because we stopped dreaming about jetpacks.

Everyone you'll ever meet knows stuff you don't.

All Broadway shows should be recorded and the videos available for purchase by anyone

My cat snores louder than I do, and I really don’t mind because it cracks me up.

Talent is 20% of being an artist at max. The biggest part of making art is developing and improving skills, it's hard work, sometimes including tears and frustrations, self doubt, ect.

Small acts of art, even just for yourself, are really good. Doodle! Hum! Write a tiny poem. It's all worthwhile.

There's not a wrong way to make food as long as you get fed and anyone who says otherwise is trying to farm engagement.

Every dog or cat in a video game should be pettable.

You should write that book. Even if it is bad.

I like pineapple on pizza. In fact, pineapple, onion, peppers/capsicum and chorizo make a fine flavour combination.

Realism and non-fictional history and nature are all fine and good, but more people need whimsy in our lives. Watch cartoons, make a Winx club OC, play with a toy We're not meant to be serious all the time

When some thing goes around online about what colour a dress is or what word you can hear, I'm totally fine accepting other people seeing or hearing it differently from me. It doesn't need an argument. Perception is weird, isn't that great?

The use of references doesn't makes you a worse artist. It's part of the process.

And while we're at it, throw in Chinese Opera writ large

Everyone should become more familiar with Hong Kong cinema, particularly pre 80s

Art is good for everyone & folks who don't consider themselves to be artists should still develop a creative practice

Why do they not make gloveless fingers, since fingerless gloves exist

There is almost nothing funnier than a regular person saying they could accomplish something professional athletes do (hit a home run off a major league pitcher, win a game of tennis off a pro, etc.), and then being given the chance to prove it and getting completely wrecked

beans are the best of foods, and we should all eat way more beans of every variety

The interrobang is a better punctuation glyph than the semi-colon.

the sound that snow makes when you walk outside in actual cold (below -20C/-4F) is elite

The Animorph books (YA books from the 90's by K.A. Applegate) went WAY harder than most people realize. They are mostly remembered for the derpy morph covers showing a kid turn into an animal, not the sprawling space opera within, with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, and the horrors of war.

"The Race" by Yello still fucking slaps

Plaid and leopard print are neutrals. In fact, anything can be a neutral if you love it enough. It is so time we collectively move on from the worst color to ever exist: beige

Most people would be happier if they drank more water.

Sisko is the best Star Trek captain. (Hopefully not an aggressive take? I mean, They're All Good Captains, except, you know, the awful ones who aren't core characters... and Lorca, ugh...)

The more housework you do, the more housework there is to do. So we should do less. QED. No further questions at this time.

Playing games on easy is fine. Not everyone has to play for the challenge or to learn how to deal with frustration. The real life is already frustrating enough for most of us. A little bit of stress makes a mess of my guts, why would I do that to myself?

Vegan/vegetarian food is delicious you should try some even if you're not a vegan yourself! 🍃💕

This book is now subtitled The Lion, The Witch, and the Horror Eldritch I don't make the rules

Microsoft Office has died.

oh lawd he comin

I can't believe it's been 5 years without actual consequences for the riot.

A reminder: Ending healthcare for trans folk is political violence. Caging and deporting people who seek asylum is political violence. Arresting those who protest genocide is political violence. Political violence is pervasive, made persistent by politics that consign groups of people to death.

It’s #BritishComedyQuotesDay in the Pastafarian calendar! From Cabin Pressure, written by John Finnemore… ✈️ ~~~ Carolyn: Please tell me you aren't still playing 'Simon Says'. Douglas: I can't do that... for two reasons.

US naval aircraft flew over Ireland during pursuit of sanctioned oil tanker www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

oh lawd he comin

And finally the first TFL/Geneal notes scribble for the year featuring one of @poopraven.bsky.social 's excellent lads, the amazing @ephemerawoman.bsky.social 's Caffeinated Cryptids and a couple of small stickers from @blackmotheyes.bsky.social 's excellent Alien Heart.

Withered Hill, by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social (pub by @canelobooks.bsky.social) is quite an excellent folk horror novel, one that trusts the reader to put it all together and whose atmosphere remembers of Midsommar's. Full thoughts: jamreads.com/reviews/with... 💙📚

Confirmation for my claim that Trump targeted votes cast by Black voters: “We had evidence that they were targeting certain States & particularly certain parts of certain States, generally URBAN PARTS OF STATES, to have those votes thrown out w/no factual basis WHATSOEVER.” (Emphasis, my own) (p.80)