When the subject of artists’ earnings comes up online, a question that often gets raised is ‘Why don’t you just work together to negotiate better rates?’ or ‘Why don’t you just form a union?’ If you don’t work in the arts or a related industry, this is fair question to ask. 1/

the rest of the time, it probably involved a hyperfixation and the scariest excel spreadsheets you've ever seen, eldritch spreadsheets

Okay targeted ads, calm down

A pet sleeping next to you feeling so safe and comfy is genuinely the most any human can really ask for It makes you feel like maybe you aren’t so bad. You might even be good

At least I looked pretty cute for somebody who was only able to stand upright by the grace of 96 extra-large zipties

If you see me wearing a pair of 18th century stays and mincing around very carefully in the antique mall today NO YOU DIDN’T

Oops actually. I think I may have uhhhh dislocated/subluxated a rib Extremely on brand for me to think I’m making a relatable joke about aging when I’m actually experiencing A Serious Injury

I was taking a nice gentle stretch break at work today and felt something give in my back in that “uh-oh” way you start to recognize after a certain age… I am experiencing some Intense Suffering but frankly I’m more pissed off that this happened while DOING THE THING TO PREVENT IT

Burned out.

Amazing how much a Little Dog brightens up your household

Me making my bed: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck. Me laying in it: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!

Please share. Calling all bog lovers and peat aficionados - please drop a thumbs up or comment on this talk, and show TEDx why bogs are the best. My great hope is that we can drum up more bog champions in this world. With love and appreciation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWt9...

Things I learned at @terrorcamp.bsky.social this year: -the word “scurbotic” -the American Ornithological Society is my enemy -I would take a bullet for a Norwegian museum curator named Anders whom I’ve never met -you absolutely do not want to know how they figure out the age of a Greenland shark

The term "AI" is of course extremely unhelpful because it's come to signify a whole bunch of technologies based on machine learning. But one easy way to tell whether you're talking about something useful is that if the people selling it call it "AI," it's generally going to be garbage

sunbaby

I am sickly and have been left to my own devices for the evening so naturally I’m watching @realgdt.bsky.social’s ‘Frankenstein’ (2025) *again*

I am so tired of hearing about the deals. Please have mercy, stop emailing me about the deals

send ham

As is tradition, much like every holiday where I have 4 or more days off in a row - I have been stricken by some form of la grippe

Floor time

I will be eating these, fully feral, standing over the kitchen counter with a knife in one hand and an entire block of Kerrygold in the other

“ Social ideas and cohesion aren’t working well,” Zeeb-Lanz says. “And ritualistic violence is a very strong way to bring cohesion in a community.” “ a terrifying sentence to read in 2025 America thanks!! but this is a fantastic article that really heebies the ol’ jeebies:

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good morning to everyone but leafblowers, perhaps my most despised way we try to control nature

I regret to inform you all I have now finished the third Dungeon Crawler Carl book Yes it’s been seven (7) days since I started the first book No I’m not proud of myself 😔

me waking up and opening this app

no but this time I mean it: oh my God

“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”

SUNSHINE MENTIONED !!!!!

LLMs give people with delusional belief systems a way to organise those beliefs. The model fills in gaps, supplies connective tissue, and wraps the madness in formal language. It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.

whenever the sun sets at 4:45 pm i open a window, lean out and yell "WRONG" as loud as i can. that usually buys me another hour or two of sunlight

me scrolling past names like nuzzi and lizza

220 years ago today – Admiral Collingwood’s despatches with news of victory at Trafalgar and the death of Nelson, arrived in London, brought by HMS Pickle The picture is HMS Pickle, Bringer of News, by British marine artist Richard Grenville #RoyalNavy #OnThisDay #Trafalgar

Me: I need more fabric Me: but I should probay go thru my current stash Me: okay what if we only get more fabric with a specific project in mind. Me: ah, this is restraint. Me: yes, dicipline Me: :) Me: >:) Fabric stash: welcome brothers

I was fortunate enough to get a private appointment to shop in person at the Burnley & Trowbridge warehouse today (iykyk) and fellas… I am on a strict fabric purchasing freeze until I get through some of my current stash 🫣

One of my beloved clients gifted me a copy of Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman and I’ve been alternately reading the hardcover & listening to the audiobook The audiobook narrator sounds SO MUCH like Kronk from the Emperor’s New Groove and it is an absolute hoot

What if I watch Frankenstein (2025) a fourth time right now (I already have plans to watch it on Tuesday)

Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing By The Perimeter Fence And Screaming For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day today all who celebrate

Take photos of aurora if you can. Share as many as you want. Let the magical lights fill you with joy. Let sharing a communal experience bring you delight. Life’s too short to be a hipster if it’s preventing you from joy and connection. And seeing the full extent of magical sky lights!

Good news guys I'm super drunk so you're going to hear about the last guy who got shot in the American Civl wWar

yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing

Guy seething with jealousy: Well, I think the normal sky is already pretty cool

Me directly in the center between an Air Force base, Army base, NASA facility and the largest naval base in the world… the lights never turn off around here babyyyy 🥲

Since I no longer have any immediate costume-related deadlines looming, I decided to slow down and make something simple just for the sheer joy of process and technique. Started this self-drafted 18th-century shift yesterday and I’m sewing the entire thing by hand, no machine whatsoever.

I AM TIRED OF EARTH. THESE PEOPLE. I AM TIRED OF BEING CAUGHT IN THE TANGLE OF THEIR LIVES.

Shuffling around my house wearing sunglasses and earplugs complaining about how my hair hurts all morning before remembering migraines exist and I get them

Virginia heard something about the Gales of November and said “hold my beer” 75° to snow in 24 hours is crazy work

November 10 aka Eddie Fitz Day officially marks the beginning of Big Boat Season for me so hope y’all are ready for insufferable amounts of boatposting until like. March probably. I WILL be rewatching M&C a dozen times. I WILL be yelling about HMS Terror. I WILL be working on a model ship. LETS GO

he’s here