Day 10 of #Februllage. #Oblivious

Swear to god I could not tell you which two teams played in the Super Bowl last night, but I know who performed at half time.

Today’s theme is #bottle. #Februllage

Mixed curling appears to me to be women shouting at men while those men mop the floor.

The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.

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This mesmerises me. It’s sleight of hand on an industrial scale.

The answer is “Yes.” Why must we complicate things?

So much noise lately about “water fasting.” Is this like “wild swimming,” ie: fasting?

*looking at the Mona Lisa* there is no way a turtle painted this

Theme for today’s #Februllage is #Concrete

@kelseyfeed.bsky.social Happy birthday Trouper!!!! Smudge and I send regards. And sticks.

Hearing Rain, starring Joan Crawford has been restored!? One of my favourite Shoe Entrances. Or as my friends and I used to chant (to a mambo beat): “Bracelet, bracelet, shoe, shoe!” youtu.be/fPzMnaeu2OQ?...

Literally have zero idea what the hell they're talking about with this snowboarding. And the height is making me want to puke. All joy here.

Sat down to check something. Now trapped.

ICYMI: Embla Books, the digital-first imprint of Bonnier Books UK, is opening its submissions for the first time, accepting fiction manuscripts directly from unagented authors 👇 #BookSky

ok. does anyone know if it's twice per athlon or every two athlons

The experiment with a tracing paper created problems. Then again the theme is Rain and it does look wet. Going to keep drying, pop it under some dictionaries, and see later.

Restoring the balance after the naughty human left the flat for a whole hour.

Backup #Rain for #Februllage in case a different thing I tried doesn’t work out. It’s drying now. This was a quickie.

But… but is there *ANY* way this could be a woman’s fault…?

Ah, it’s one of those days.

Stood up for 1 second ti rinse a cup. Opportunistic Miss left her fleece covered chair for mine. It’s a cat’s life.

It was never a big factor in choosing not to be a parent, but the persistent precarity of my finances, both when supporting a layabout husband and as a single person, mean at least one less child grew up in poverty. Reform is an ass.

Watching an odd little movie, The Pale Blue Eye or something. Christian Bale as haunted detective, Harry Melling as Edgar Allan Poe, and goodness, Timothy Spall, Gillian Anderson. If nothing else, the casting director did a good job.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Biba exhibition open now @DovecotStudios

I am seeing Gremlins.

Caught up on #Februllage. Yesterday’s theme was #Star and today’s #Jellyfish.

Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me

Looking forward to returning to Wolverhampton on Sunday - tickets here wolvesliteraturefestival.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Also via Web Curios. I was at 77 before I screwed up by trying to share it so please play this pleasing game.

Via @mattmuir.bsky.social and this week's Web Curios: nyctransoralhistory.org

Great day for book post, with thanks to @otherkirsty.bsky.social and @atlanticbooks.bsky.social !!

Instagram currently trying to destroy me via videos of shelter and rescue dogs choosing their new human friends to go live with. (I had a similar experience with one of my best-ever cat companions at NY's SPCA. No wonder my heart's molten right now.)

🔊 Calling UK early career researches in astro, particle & nuclear physics. Please sign this open response to the proposed cuts at STFC ⚛️🧪🔭 "Protecting the UK's reputation as a science superpower requires not only investment, but continuity, confidence, and people" ✍️ ecr-openletter-stfc.github.io

Today I learned: 'The youngest of three, Melling grew up in Mill Hill, in Greater London, and has plenty of actors in his extended family — his grandfather, Patrick Troughton, was the second Doctor Who.' #Pillion

I ran into Sue Johnston in a ladies room -- she was washing her hands, I was entering a stall. I said, "Please don't be alarmed when I walk into the room to interview you in five minutes. I promise I'm not a stalker."

@tealcartoons.bsky.social and I are going on BBC Radio Northampton to discuss our kids' book. He told me I didn't need to worry about my appearance since it's radio, so naturally I spent all morning getting ready.

Jeff Bezos' wedding last summer cost somewhere around $50M. That, alone, could have saved all 300 positions cut today at The Washington Post for a year. Of course, he wouldn't have to choose. He could do both because he's worth $250B, which is nearly the GDP of New Zealand.

For those keeping score at home:

Lunchtime #Februllage. Today’s theme was broccoli. Yes I went there.

Someone wanted a snuggle.

The big tech founder whose 417-foot, $500 million superyacht needs a 256-foot, $75 million superyacht to "shadow" it -- because the bigger yacht lacks a helipad -- had to cut his paper's newsroom almost in half, for reasons

If anyone has a gift link to this. . . Thanks.

Saw this on another social media outlet and it pretty neatly encapsulates the sorrow I am experiencing: "It's fucking wild we need a dead man's emails to believe the testimonies of 1000 women."

New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped