Here's one of the pages from it - a little trick of mine to create a souvenir for my brain when I travel somewhere new.

Can confirm these work, WisCon has employed them for any in-person conventions. Ypou can go even cheaper depending on filters; buying them in bulk helps.

saw this post years ago and will never ever forget it. sometimes you need to tend to the place from which you create, before you can create again

Just did inventory on these after shipping out the first round and this week's orders. We have at least 1 of every size! Help me clear 'em out (and fund our org in the process) SquidFacts.net

Pretty useful for everyone and more proof you don’t need AI

the swamp of despair (from 2018)

I’ve been feeling a bit uninspired lately (see world / current hellscape). Today, a link touting “how to find inspiration where no one is looking” landed in my inbox. Seeing that it was an Aaron Draplin interview, I knew it would be a good listen. It absolutely was. youtu.be/R9dTTTJkKXE?...

It’s wild how hazy orange the sky gets on a not so great air quality day. We’re not in the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” range quite yet, but will be shortly. 120 AQI is our forecast for today.

Menswear Menagerie: Clothes I'm wearing this summer.

In a world of men who think the only way to be a man is to stand on the necks of everyone else, be a Sam Neill.

Meet the Next Generation of New York City Skateboarding. This might be my new favorite skate video? It follows a pair of young skaters around the city as they chat about their friendship and try skating everything that is even remotely skateable. [kottke.org]

BIG NEWS: I have a new short story collection coming out in September & I'm doing it a different way, publishing it in collaboration with the new collective @breakthroughbook.bsky.social. You can read about it - & assist with printing costs by ordering a copy - here: www.tom-cox.com/my-next-book...

Boule! 🍞

where have all the captions gone?

Life has been better without Meta. It’s okay to quit it. 😉

Had a lot of fun with @makinaro.com for Friday night game night playing @davidmalki.com’s BOLTED! ⚡️

I love hearing about niche businesses like this. Here, we have “Hidari.” Like Aya's partner, some would think the market is too small to be viable. But today, they're also creating their own products within that niche! A nice inspirational story to start the day. 🙌 hidari.com/pages/our-st...

Needed something silly to watch and saw The Weird Al Show is streaming on Peacock. I’m crying laughing at this Prodigy Firestarter parody. It’s the thought of Weird Al studying Keith Flint’s movements and expressions to get them just right. All of it. It’s so good! 😂 youtu.be/gNbx6iF-vQI?...

Am I too late to start growing my own veg this year? There always seems to be something, lately, with our food. This cyclospora outbreak is concerning.

Taking some time to explore The Public Domain Review’s Image Archive. The infinite view option is fun! 🖼️ pdimagearchive.org/infinite-view/

🐙 Giant Pacific Octopus 🪸 Sculpted from Clay + Glass Corals ✨ 💓 #Octopus #WildlifeArt 🦑🐡

Spent the last hour searching the neighborhood looking for a dog who was loose during Ollie and I’s morning walk. I knew which house she belonged to. So I went back out to see if I could find her. A neighbor found her brother though! 🥳 They didn’t know where he lived so I walked them over.

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Just a reminder that I have prints available at Inprnt if you're into that sort of thing 😊 And there's a sale going on! My store: inprnt.com/gallery/vmad...

I just posted 8 original drawings especially for my fellow mycophile friends. #mushrooms #mycophile #fungus #fungusamongus

It’s a boule! 🍞

My LYS sent an email yesterday where they offer up their space to those who need it to stay cool in this heat. No pressure to purchase anything. Just to take care of people. THIS is the kind of community care I love to see. 🙌 www.youtube.com/shorts/_4Fnp...

JUUUUUUUPITER

Went on a musical journey this morning. There was a song we used to play at Dr. Sketchy’s Philly back in the day that really liked. I couldn’t find it in any of my old playlists, so went on a long search. Trying to remember the artist’s name. The title of the song. Anything. Nothing bubbled up.

Letters from Lionel J. Frogby? Umm… yes, please! 😍

Archaeologists uncover 2,500-year-old bronze chariot, shedding light on Tartessos. The only documented parallels belong to the Etruscan civilisation, which reached its peak in central Italy between the 8th and 5th centuries BC. #Archaeology #Spain

OK so now the secondary question is: Given the following options, which is the best title. Results are binding (A) Puzzle di Pasta - A Duel to Noodle On (B) Pasta Pronto - A Puzzle to Noodle On (C) Spaget 'Em - A Pasta Puzzle for 2 (D) Noodle Battle - A Pasta Puzzle for 2

Boule! 🍞

Some old Hoggle and Ludo pencil sketches. #Labyrinth

A little garden break. 🙂

Here’s what’s happening this week at Work in Progress! I’m especially excited for Thursday's Writing Retreat tester. There’s always something that needs writing when running a solo business. Having a full day dedicated to it feels good. After testing, plan is to produce a public version. More soon!

Restaurants using AI slop in their signs and social media sucks. But we asked a legal expert: is it illegal? www.weareravenous.com/ai-slop-rest...

✨Crystal Moon Cottage✨ Art size: 2.5x3.5" Acryla gouache on paper $55 (includes US Shipping) Available! DM to claim (PayPal/Venmo preferred)

Perfect ("satirical") summary of the AI bubble. The whole thing is gold: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-...

This is a beautiful interview.

This statuette of a cat @metmuseum.org is from Late Period–Ptolemaic Period Egypt, ca. 664–30 BC, and likely represents the goddess Bastet. Fine Caturday to you 👀

Eight years later I am replacing the other half. And as I saw in a meme, your biggest opp really is the person who owned your house previously.

I've referenced this @wondermark.com comic a few times this week already. 🤖 wondermark.com/c/1577/

We are working our way through identifying all the plants in our neighborhood. So edifying! So much fun! 🌱 And every single one is named either: “Lovers’ Last Breaths on the Fog” or “Epiglottitis” or “Clotted Liver Spurge” And you can never, ever, guess which it will be.

Thursday???? In this ecology??? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Listening to a podcast where AI is mentioned: what was anticipated to be a 2-year project turned into 2-days. BUT coworkers can't find ANY of their reordered documents. Laughed off + raved about how happy they are w/fast results. Absolutely delusional. Documents are gone/wiped, but no biggie! WTF. 🤦

This week at Work in Progress! 🥳 www.joinwip.com

Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.

Went out and enjoyed CNY Pride fest today! Such a beautiful, sunny day. But those rays were WAY more powerful than anticipated. Got home and immediately took a nap. 👵🏻😄