how I plan to spend 2026

This 1920’s painting by Michalina Janoszanka is the vibe.

ALL WILL BE REVEALED

treacherous times on the ISS during christmas shutdown

hello

Good Art should kill you instantly

12 Ways to Beat the Winter Sads (#1 May Surprise You)

bought some fancy new inks today with the name 'safe wash', which you would think would wash off your printing blocks, sink, hands etc easily and safely, AND YET the hour I spent at the sink scrubbing away like Lady Macbeth says otherwise

*seeing the girl with the most cake* I want to be her...

need to genetically modify that pith out of existence, hope big ag is working on it

I thought this toy was called 'Mr Flipper, the Healing Seal', but after calling it that for many years, I'm starting to wonder if that was actually just a name used by one friend

bird is the worm of the sky worm is the bird of the dirt

pears, painted by james marion shull, 1938

i love "Terracotta mask in the shape of the head of a fox, dog, or bat ca. 600–480 BCE" so much he's so perfect

"i wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy" i would. that's the point of having a worst enemy. grow up and hate people like an adult

#FrogFriday 🐸: J. Martin Pollock “I AM AT THE ZOO BRING ME A FLY.” 1923 Lithograph in colours, backed on linen, 40 x 25 in. (102 x 64 cm) London Underground / London Zoo www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5...

I don't post about my union in public I don't post about my union in public I don't post about my union in public I don't post about my union in public

optimal time of day for glimpsing other people's cats through their wimdows

you are a good cat and a great friend

the poetry collection you mortal beings-in-time need for the darkest month is right here moonpalacebooks.com/item/0vBk0cP... (in the UK and Ireland order from @carcanet.bsky.social or @kennysbookshop.bsky.social respectively)

Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:

'the icicle and the sun' would be a good winter display name

looking for an item of vintage clothing to buy to fix the void in my soul, surely the next one will do it

Do I know anyone who's had a commentary published in response to their work? It would be really helpful to ask some questions about the process. DMs open, or those of you who know my human alter ego should feel free to use other means of contact.

If I met any of you in real life I would make myself appear so large

Free speech is more than me being allowed to say what I want. Everyone also has to like it and tell me I'm a smart and handsome boy

It doesn't happen very often, and gives me no pleasure to say it, but I think I'm going to have to destroy someone in print very soon.

parents unexpectedly coming to stay, time to remove all the books from the bookcase called things like 'healing from your relationship with your toxic parents' 😇

this seminar was actually pretty good, the best on the module so far, bizarrely, though I did do a patented 'fun activity' that may have helped them forget the initial ten minutes of telling-off

off to teach, aka have chatgpt responses to my questions read out to me for two hours

i'm not interested in reading my own emails why would i read someone else's

idk 'writing is unnatural...not good for everyone' is maybe worstpersonyouknowjustmadeagreatpoint.jpg

logging on / logging off

we live in egg society

Another creature seeks an audience

the river is high again you know what that means kids it's time for another sacrifice

replace 'writing a book' with 'making a shortlist for a book prize' and you have my version

r/AmItheAsshole I (22m) untied the green ribbon around my gf's (21f) neck and her head fell off

being under a blanket and listening to the same song on repeat

vegans love to post photos of their dinner on here and it always looks shit (important note: I am vegan)

You can *care* about many things and you can only take concrete & sustained action on 1 or 2 things.

ok but I want to talk about my favourite, radiatore, with special mention to mafalda corta for its resemblance to a sea slug

heart always sinks when I see this in student writing. Also started to wonder about 'urgent questions', after reading dissertation proposals this week

sad to discover that she's still looking at gateway to research and picking a study at random, my day surely creeps ever-closer

don't have anything interesting to say, I'm just on here to like all your posts

The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November. If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look. They welcome donations too.

one way i’ve found to deal with rejection is to throw yourself into a river and come back as a vengeful ghost