Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college -Botany (loved learning to ID plants, still use it) -Entomology (raised hawkmoth caterpillars) -Creative writing (several variations) -Agricultural journalism -Canterbury Tales (concentrated summer session; my last class)

This is part of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.

My feed is dominated by sand discourse and it feels very nice. Almost as nice as very fine sand, which (sometimes) squeaks when you walk on it.

I suppose it's a good moment to mention that the most neglected subdivision of sand is 'very fine' (63-125 µm) so many people, including some sedimentologists, will just completely skip over 'very fine' and go from silt to 'fine' sand (125-250 µm) don't forget about 'very fine' sand! 😁

Practicing being cool and calm. Look how much I’m not screaming

Seeing the NYT switch to active voice feels like watching a seal holding back the apocalypse crack

Gurgling stream at ‘Gossip’s Corner’, Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada on 22nd December 2025 – by Laura Nerenberg fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/01/24/g...

that’s a fine expanse of cat

Half an hour after sunset but enough sunlight being bent through the atmosphere to light up Mr Allen’s flashy gorget today 🔥 🪶 hummingbirds SoCal backyard birds Caught by #mybirdbuddy

Share a tv show that raised you

Get in babies, we are hope scrolling tonight

Hedge filled to the brim with sparrows, Chicago, USA on 18th January 2026 – by Sarah Geis fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/01/18/h...

Stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you happiness.

THE JOY IS IN THE DOING AND BECOMING

She has a history of bullying other cats by sitting on them when there is plenty of room on the bed for everyone

Immediately preceding this: "KATHERINE, do not *lay* on him" So she's not laying on him. She's just very very close. If he leaves it's not her fault. It's practically coincidence (There's a decent chance she'll forget she was trying to bully him and they'll both fall asleep)

I present the #cat semi colon (Cc @bcdreyer.social)

No cheating, repost with the most recent photo of your pet.

It’s no guarantee but the first thing you should do if you see an outrageous story that’s just an image or screenshot or video with no link to a reputable source is to check the replies and see if someone is saying “that’s an AI fake.” And then don’t spread it either way because it’s not sourced.

If you don’t hear from me until after the full moon, it’s OK! I have just entered my other form temporarily! I will be back

Probably my favorite internet thing I've seen all year, if you haven't seen it yet: owlsintowels.org

As many of us begin Christmas meal prep, allow me to share the advice that my ER nurse sister puts in the chat every year: A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.

September 1, 1998

I hate when one of my pets shows up wet for some reason and then I’m all “gross why are you wet” and they’re just like “idk bro that’s a you problem now, could be a lot of things”

His faaaaaaace

Excuse me have you met the softest cat in the world?

The Met’s “Divine Egypt” show is spectacular, but instead of calling the section with these representations of Horus “Expressing the Divine,” they really should have just gone with “Angry Birds”

The moon is waxing gibbous

You can save a ton on Christmas gifts by remaining in the corn maze

The ear tufts on this guy

man fuck the atlantic for this headline are you serious

I worked at science libraries and computer labs in college while discovering, painfully at times, that I did not want to be a veterinarian, journalist, or teacher. I sure did like working at libraries, though. I’ve been a library paraprofessional working with electronic resources for 20 years now.

a tabby accessorises perfectly with any colour or pattern

In my day, courting involved dancing skyclad under a full moon, burnt blood offerings, and—this is truly the worst one—you had to talk to people on the landline Like, cables ran THROUGH THE EARTH, all manner of demonic voices came out & you were just supposed to say, “hi! this is Kerry speaking!”

i'm extremely normal and not sickos-yes about this at all aresluna.org/the-hardest-...

from this angle you can really see how jaunty his tufts are

It is pouring outside but she is round and cozy

Anyway this is why it's important that kids get to study the arts.

Nov 10th, Montreal, QC 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that

These three characters had better actually fuck each other in The Night Manager S2 because otherwise the BBC have moved well into bi-baiting territory at this point. They've promised us a bisexual threesome now and if they don't deliver one they'll deserve the online torrent of rage that ensues.

Describe your cat’s personality in one photo

Darkness. Dreams. Then, suddenly, a series of short, stabbing pains on your chest that draw you back to consciousness amd the early morning light. > SCRITCH KITTY You reach out your hand and scritch the kitty. The short stabbing pains stop and are replaced by a low, rumbling sound.

“I Thought I Heard Your Voice Just Then” is a new eight-page comic drawn by @jlaguff.bsky.social and written by myself. You can read it below or purchase it on a pay-what-you-want basis on Itch.io (which I recommend, Bluesky compression being what it is): hagaipalevsky.itch.io/thoughtiheard (1/2)

Awooooooooooo

The black velvet is an optimal backdrop for these use cases, because even black paper or plastic tends to reflect a lot of light. Velvet is especially good for iridescent insects, IIRC it's what we used for these guys at DPI:

i hope this is how you find out about dick cheney