Don't you dare blame my town for this shit, Gemini

Confused that googling for "were-pomeranian" doesn't immediately turn up fanart for "The House in the Cerulean Sea". Sure, he's not the main character or anything, but like... were-pomeranian. Wait, no, there's *one* link from a place with stickers of all the characters. That a start.

Hey uh Philly Bluesky, anyone in the market for an extremely sweet and affectionate kitten bud? This is Willow, she has sort of adopted me but my two grumpy senior cats are not likely to be friendly roommates

After finishing it at long last, there's an even more obtuse mental crossover in the ending / in the Ellimist book, reminding me of something towards the end of Vernor Vinge's book Fire Upon the Deep, but both things are too spoileriffic to even muse about properly

Since German for soccer/un-American football or whatever is Fußball, I've decided to refer to the sport as fuss-ball. It seems appropriate given all the commotion

You gotta see us artists as cats bringing you dead/dizzy cockroaches in the middle os the night. You might not enjoy it much, but we do it so wholeheartedly.

A couple decades later I'm finally reading through the Animorphs and have made it within a few books of the end, and feel like this is the Maziani from Cherryh's Alliance & Union universe, but with polymorphing. Now THERE's a scary image Signy Mallory but she's the grown-up Rachel or Cassie

Mourning the loss of Clover this morning. Dunks is half as expensive but with none of the veggies, and no handy compost cups (they keep food scraps from rotting out bags too fast). Gonna have to check out bom dough next week. Not sure what other options there are for breakfast eggs before 9am

The nice thing about designing stuff with organic forms is that sometimes you're not gonna get any better description of a shape than "thingy" or "doodad" The other way is when a coworker at the Knee Mines called a shape "pedunculated" and I was dead certain it was, like, a made-up dad-swear

Only 50 more! C'mon, we can do this!!

Last weekend @awkwardrdragon.bsky.social and I took Robin down to visit my parents at the Delaware shore. It was a great time! Although Robin was sick for a day, which was less than ideal, but that happens.

After reading this newest essay of mine, one of my readers said via email, "This is probably the best article I've ever read advocating for UBI. And one of the best you've ever written." If you haven't read it yet, please do. Maybe you will feel the same way. 🎲 www.scottsantens.com/the-angine-d...

A totally serious guide to making strawberry mochi 🍓 🎬: @noarustar.bsky.social

You can now RSVP to my book release party! AND even pre-order a book (including the new Dark Science Companion) to pick up at the event! I recommend doing this sooner than later if you're planning on coming, we only have so many seats! tinyurl.com/darkscience2...

I was so confused wondering why there was a package for *me* until I clocked the Dresden Codak / Dark Science logo. Eeee! #dresdencodak

If you can spare a minute, my current situation is bordering dire. I've got to cover my two elderly parents, their medical costs, our home, and our taxes. So I'm opening up commissions for character portraits again! Your business will be more than appreciated! www.patreon.com/posts/154024...

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For some reason "AI is just like watching Netflix" is back in my feeds so I took that as a sign to update my data tracking for Netflix. The company's energy use rose 1% from 2021 to 2024. Compare that to: Google: 71% Nvidia: 88% Meta: 96% Microsoft: 119%

you are loved, and we will win

Just sitting right here for no particular reason at all. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Has anyone investigated the possibility that the transformation of "Sesame Street" into "Elmo & Friends" is actually the result of Abby's magical meddling? Forcing this little region to revolve around her best friend, keeping him in early childhood, all the while reducing the local human presence

primary use cases for AI, an ongoing list: - pornslop - academic fraud - eroding our collective sense of truth - cyberpsychosis - dementia acceleration - fucking a jagged hole through the arts - search engine enshittification - fascist panopticon - anti-intellectualism - war crimes

If you want an ethical way to experience how cool and awesome and smart and beautiful farm animals are, visit a sanctuary like @woodstocksanctuary.bsky.social or @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social!

We're holding a #fursuit auction to make a donation to ACLU Kansas as they work to oppose SB 244. SB 244 is an anti-transgender bill that has invalidated the driver’s licenses and birth certificates of people who have changed their gender markers on these documents. Cont.👇 #fursuitmaker #furry

Palate cleanser

if you are also horrified by the news that Kansas is invalidating drivers licenses belonging to trans people, here's a tangible way you can help trans rights are human rights 🏳️‍⚧️

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker This was never about woman's sports

The level of inhumanity towards children in particular is just It's I just can't

Hey #BookSky look at this AMAZING video narrated by @itsdanicarr.bsky.social !

orthodontists, if you don't already have a fursona, then by default you're a beaver

Pretty optimistic info for those of us who can't imagine getting into an indefinite exercise routine, but could maybe manage it every other season or so: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIXq...

A WEATHER ASSOCIATE IS REPORTING A VERIFIED SIGHTING OF ICE/DEA/SOMERVILLE POLICE IN EAST SOMERVILLE THIS AM

/ THE WEATHER IS HAPPENING ABOLISH ICE 3" STICKER / SPEAKS 4 ITSELF / SELLING SLITELY BELOW COST OF STICKER/SHIPPING / BC IT IS A *RULE* THAT B4 PURCHASING / U *MUST* DONATE 2 www.lucemass.org/donate / THEN U MAY PURCHASE / merch.weatherishappening.com/product/abol... / ITS THE HONOR SYSTEM

Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday. It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.

Edging towards a meltdown after two years of trying to basically raise a very difficult child nearly solo, internally convinced that he's so difficult because Fred can't handle messes and he and our previous downstairs neighbor can't handle screaming. But now it's too late anyway

americans hate it when they're shown on tv doing something cool

I think that was the first time I've ever seen someone chomping unironically on a bigass cigar. Shoutout to the guy in the big earth-mover shoveling snow out on Washington street, you made my morning

This is the most Big Stroller Weather I've had to deal with since becoming a mom. The lightweight little umbrella stroller with its itty-bitty wheels must languish. I imagine parents with three-wheeled joggers tipped over sideways on the snowbanks (Maybe the three-wheelers navigate this fine, idk)

Best way to honor today is to abolish ICE and their concentration camps

It's a STACKING HORSES GAME, I repeat, it's a STACKING HORSES GAME, this is not a drill!! makerworld.com/models/22811... @itsdanicarr.bsky.social @criticalrole.bsky.social @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social

<Elmo> Two, is a wonderful number Two, is nice Two, it's you and a buddy Punching ICE </Elmo>

My family's dealing with a whole lot right now, with my mother's dementia and my father's cancer both in late stages, an elderly dog, and mounting debt. Anything you can spare would mean the world, and even sharing helps! gofund.me/2d5250128

Something I noted internally during the Baby Era was a tending to stochastic enjoyment of things: there's no time to sit and enjoy a meal, but eat the same tasty thing enough times and you build a model of how it pleases you. Probably this arises from age and insufficient mindfulness, too

I've been struggling with FOMO since taking Robin home from ANE early Saturday morning I keep having to re-justify it in my mind, but when you get to the part where my back gave out and I basically dropped Robin onto an already-panicking Smudge's bed - going home was a valid decision Still sucks

And thank you to the woman who was giving these out today. I didn't realize different whistles meant different things. Sharing FYI... #IceOut #Resist

You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.