Ghost octopus

Carrot octopods encourage you to make room for kindness and joy.

My friend B is a delight! If you've met B, you know this. They've worked hard toward getting their own apartment. Third floor, no elevator... so hiring movers is the last hurdle! If you can help, thank you! gofund.me/b745267c7

Heh. Bon Appetit, Your Majesty was a fun watch. Distinctly silly in places, but always knowingly, and worth it overall. Korean image-makers give it their all.

These essays are so fun to read! For bonus points: who can identify what I'm using for a bookmark?

Yesterday was the happy book birthday for MALFOY by @darklordofdance.bsky.social ! In case Malfoys happen to be on your mind, for some reason!

Something I missed from Korea: sogeum bbang. Let's see how this Paris Baguette one stacks up.

The fact that this was reposted by Timothy Snyder 😂

Thank you to our loyal listeners for helping us reach this incredible milestone. As of today, the podcast has officially reached 40,000 downloads! This show is such a joy to produce for our audience, and without you m, we wouldn’t be here.

I wonder what they're looking at.

Last day of summer.

Ooh. Kale.

I should organize my bookshelves to highlight writers I know.

Sun-ripened tomatopod.

But is there any such thing as too many Tae dolls

Thank you!

US President back-pedalling furiously after his administration treated some innocent hard-working Koreans like they were innocent hard-working Latinos.

Dessert mode ACTIVATE: Best pie: Concord grape Best ice cream: Haagen Dazs Caramel Cone Best donut: just-fried glazed Amish raised Best bar: the mighty lemon Best cake: chocolate with molten center Best other: cream puff, not-too-sweet pastry cream

Late summer hatchings.

When the news is too much, octopods help.

Good day, loyal listeners! Our own @lkdresses was interviewed yesterday for the 50th episode of @snapechatpodcast and we wouldn’t want you to miss that! Enjoy the discussion: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... #snape #severussnape #harrypotterpodcast

Thing I overheard my high schooler singing: "I want to be where the peaches are..."

"Of course scallions count as root vegetables!" "Friends forever."

Celebrating my second excursion to a McDonald's this century. The third will come later this month.

"I go by 'love apple.'" "Pomodoro." "Deadly nightshade." #octopod

Introducing Fig 8, an auspicious number not only for figure skating fans but for octopuses everywhere.

Today's pie contains Thomcord grapes, which are small and decidedly NOT seedless! (Well, they are now.)

Fantastic news! Rupert Graves is one of the guest stars in Series 2 of Mark Gatiss's Bookish, coming next year on U&Alibi!

We do know how to help people and make life better, as a society. We do. www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...

I didn't think I'd be able to identify the BTS members from this sketch, but I can. 😂

Time-consuming to halve and seed all the grapes, but totally worth it. Concord grape pie shared with @victoriajanssen.bsky.social

I would read an academic murder book in which the murder was solved by reading the syllabus

So! I know for a fact because @trillianstars.bsky.social wrote a play about Mary Shelley and I had to listen to all the new bits of research all day for a year — Mary Shelley in her letters called the monster Frankenstein. So go ahead.

Figs 4, 5, and 6.

I cannot be the only mom who thinks of the song "Golden" when trying to wake up her kids. "Up, up, up." "Youngwon-hi ggae-wool-soo ubneun..." This is a thing, right? Lots of other moms have the same thought?

The faintly audible fairground music in the background is perfect.

Remember early 2020 when phones used to autocorrect to corvid and asymptotic?

Almost Labor Day, the unofficial beginning of knitting weather.

After reading a few news articles this morning, a sudden temper tantrum. Goddammit, I have suffered with this faulty stitch counter for years that gets stuck and gives me the wrong number. I'm going to throw it out and spend $8 on a new one. Dammit. Okay. Deep breath. Back to caring about people.

I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset. In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia. In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)

Introducing Fig 1, Fig 2, and Fig 3.

Krasner: So, if what you have is a group of ICE agents, or even the military, coming into Philadelphia and committing crimes—assaults that are illegal, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, obstruction of the administration of justice—they can be prosecuted.

Yes, there really are spare buttons in there.

Small, purple, sincere.

#ZcavengerHunt location #1. Literally thousands of people lined up around Union Square. #CuomoCouldNever

Look at the gorgeous blue bench and cushions at Harriett's Bookshop! What a great place to get a copy of BLACK IN BLUES by @imaniperry.bsky.social

Spent my birthday making octo friends.

As Ukrainian and European leaders travel to Washington for discussions in the White House this Monday about ending Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well to remember these ten principles of negotiation. snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...

Got to deliver this felted Cornish pasty to @murduck.bsky.social in thanks for the delicious Cornish pasties he lovingly handcrafted for our family 11 years ago. I still remember how good they were!

Oh look, it's been years but she can still do it.