I designed a new #origami dragon today. I want to create a really simple one but that's easier said than done. This is neither really complex not really simple, but I like the result. It really looks like a lizard with wings although not able to fly without magical assistance due to the proportions.

An origami group I belong to challenged us to design models based on an 8x8 pleated grid. So far (since last Wednesday) I have a Corgi, a guacamaya, a cross, and a dragon. #origami

"As epic as it is queer" and sure to be banned in conservative libraries sooner or later; I can't wait to read this latest installment in the series!

My last evening visiting the USA, so I went all-American: a BLT with house potato chips and "shipyard pumpkin ale" with cinnamon and sugar on the brim.

Today I finished reading the Murderbot Diaries novels by @marthawells.com. Very entertaining! And not a very long read either, as a whole. The books kept my interest the entire time. I came away wanting more...

I finally got to finish watching Star Trek: Lower Decks! The finale was much more exciting than I expected. The strong coffee I drank this morning may have had something to do with it, but still... #STLD #StarTrek

I wish I had enough free time to just sit down and listen to music sometimes—not as background music while I do something else (which I do every day); as the focus of my attention, so I can really pay attention to the lyrics, sing along, pay more attention to the melodies, the flow of the album...

From time to time I'm struck by the huge proportion of my daily actions that can be accurately (if reductively) described as poking or tapping on buttons, switches, or touchscreens.

I was today years old when I learned that the prog rock band Yes covered a Simon & Garfunkel song! 🤯❤️

As someone who enjoys creative endeavors, I'm encouraged

explain your username: "Matthew" because I'm boy (my parents were going to name me Martha, my grandmothers' name, if I was a girl) and because they didn't want to name me Marion (my grandfather's name) but wanted me to have his first initial. "Green" because some ancestor lived on the village green.

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Victor organized a birthday party for me today (a few days before my actual birthday, for convenience). It was a blast!

"Tepeyac", a new modular origami mandala I designed two days ago to have something new to teach at the upcoming origami convention in Mexico City. #mandala #origamimandala #modularorigami

@danacorn.bsky.social Thank you for making me laugh and snort (through my unheavenly nostrils) with today's Phoebe and her Unicorn!

God, make him stop (Trump speaking at the UN)

Listening to Trump speak at the UN, above all when he seems to go off-script, is so cringe and embarrassing.

Friends who love “spooky season”: Help me flesh out my seasonal playlist! I’m not into death metal or music as loud or dark as that, but spooky classical music, rock, folk, etc. would be interesting.

I feel seen.

(1) People are already saying it's "spooky season," but Halloween is more than a month away. And our local supermarket, as of more than a week ago, was already selling both Halloween and Christmas items. I'm not sure how much is consumerism and how much is the fact that...

I only knew Damien Robitaille from his cute one-man-band videos on social media. Then I realized he has released albums... This song from his latest release is an instant classic for me!

Let's go! (Although I may get just 3 likes 🤣)

We're a long way from the best of the best of times!

Last night was our monthly meeting of friends to do origami. It was great fun, as always!

Al parecer, ya encontré cómo hacer que dejen de hablarme por el teléfono de la casa para vender servicios o para fines más nefastos: me hago el tonto, en inglés. Les digo, "Hello? Hello?... What?.... W-what?" y ahora son ellos que me cuelgan el teléfono. ¡Finalmente, paz y silencio en la casa!

I can make it through the week. I can make it through the week. I can make it through the week...

A great Fleet Foxes cover from several years ago that I just rediscovered today. The Force is strong with these ones.

Considering how much information I'm sure apps and websites etc. are harvesting about me, it's shocking how badly targeted some of the targeted ads are.

Music is essentially magic. With the right "spell" of words (if sung), melodies, harmonies, and instruments, a "magician" (musician) can influence people's thoughts, feelings, and even their bodies—including at a distance in space and time, thanks to recordings and "grimoires" (sheet music)!

A peppy song to give enthusiasm on a Monday after sleeping poorly! youtu.be/vbGdkM2ahPg?...

This whole album is really good! Pop/rock meets Canadian Inuk folk meets Lana Del Rey. Elisapie Isaac is new to me but I have to start listening to her older music too. youtu.be/ub2quU5Rhlo?...

"Shamigua", a modular mandala using the friendship base I came up with earlier this month on a playa in Oaxaca #origami #origamimandala #modularorigami #mandala

Why has it taken me so long to really notice Gerard Manley Hopkins? Why didn't my English teachers give him more importance? I mean, he's not easy to read, but wow!

I don't know what they're singing but I love it anyway www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ouA...

I'm woke up with anxiety this morning and it hasn't gone away, although there's no specific reason why (that I can think of, at least). I wish I had local friends I could convince to gather tonight for drinks and karaoke or something fun like that.

Erebor - watercolor and acryla gouache on paper Complete with Lake Town and a tiny Bilbo in an alcove ✨Prints on saIe!✨

I'm finding this miniseries very interesting and objective—I say this as someone who was fooled into being a member of the LC for two decades (I got out more than ten years ago, thankfully) without having been physically subject to sexual abuse, although every member was subject to other abuses.

Matt Berry's "Witchazel" album gets more magical every time I listen to it. #MattBerry

¡Muertos S.L. es de las series más chistosas que he visto recientemente! Me encanta.

I was just reflecting last night, after reading a chapter of @joabaldwin.com 's Relinquished Realms, that there are still new books today that captivate my imagination in a way similar to how Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Dragonriders of Pern, etc. did in my childhood. (1/?)...

I am an absolutely terrible liar. I have no poker face at all. I generally think honesty is the best policy, but it strikes me how inconvenient this involuntary transparency can be sometimes! I don't want to lie in a way that hurts anyone, but sometimes an untruth is compassionate and expedient.

I'm discovering King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. My goodness! What an interesting sound. I probably wouldn't have appreciated it a few years ago, but I've been experiencing a renewed appreciation for prog rock and hard rock from the 60s-80s, which kind of paves the way for KGATLW, in my opinion.

Modular origami on the beach in Oaxaca. "Soledad", a modular origami mandala I designed yesterday, with a seashell fragment in the middle. #modularorigami #mandala #origamimandala #origami #morigami

Possibly the most interesting article I read today. Definitely food for thought. qazinform.com/news/could-d...

A very ingenious video and a song with appropriate lyrics for these days... youtu.be/MOEULOSVNK4?...

Origami dragon folded from two dollar-bill-shaped rectangles (joined by folding, no glue). Designed by Richard Ellison, folded by me.

If you need some encouragement... "You're doing your best!" on.soundcloud.com/0y5UvnV0P1RE...

If there were ever any doubt about AI-generated video advancing to the point where it is really hard to tell what is and isn't real, this article shows that in some cases we're really almost there. The technology isn't perfect yet, but compare this to 2 years ago... arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/a...

I read that Apple is going to revamp the user interface on most of its devices later this year. I have a radical proposal: Make it so that the mute switch on the phone actually mutes the sound. All of it. 🫢🤫🙊 If you want sound, you have to move the switch to the "on" position. That is all.

ALMOST done diagramming this modular money mandala for OrigamiUSA for the PCOC book. I didn't fold it with actual dollars yet because I don't have enough $1 bills on hand but this is done with kami cut to size. It will look great with actual bills! #origami #modularorigami #moneygami #mandala