*sighs* Infinite Jest. I read it when I was severely depressed and it was exactly what I needed at that moment.

3 photos from this morning's walk, whoo mid week holiday. #RockinTuesday and #TidesOutTuesday (tides don't go real low this time of year by daylight at least) & I am inviting myself to #EastCoastKin even though I live on the *far* west coast. 😁 #phoneography #photography #oregoncoast #beach #jelly

NEWS! The ABA Admin Law Conference is FREE this year, in light of the shutdown. Great for admin law practitioners, academics, and students. It'll be Nov. 21 but you'll also be able to access recordings for 30 days afterwards. 6 FREE hours of CLE (approvals pending), including 3 ethics hours:

Hold on - I need to find my Zip drive.

hi, can you do me a favor? take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them thank you, this is for science here is my contribution

preparing a class on animal histories

Discworld QOTD, from Thud! "‘Dancing around without her vest and practic’ly no drawers on. Is that any way to behave?’ Nobby considered this deep metaphysical question from various angles. ‘Er…yes?’ he ventured."

🚨EMERGENCY JELLIES DEPLOYED🚨 www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeWh...

This is such a delightful twist.

Happy Sunday! 🦛 💙 Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago! 📷 by me #Archaeology

Remember the finger painted Jellyfish? Let me know if you know of a good home for him. 🫀 #sciart #jellyfish #painting #acrylic #bsnm #sealife

As the owner of an independent bookstore, I must ask all of y'all to do the opposite of this forever and ever, amen.

This week was a lot. Time to hang out with jellies for a bit. 💙

who wants to see a cute little seastar and his friend the jellyfish

Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum “Am I dyin’?’ YES. ‘Will I die?’ YES. Granny Weatherwax thought this over. ‘But from your point of view, everyone is dying and everyone will die, right?’ YES. ‘So you aren’t actually bein’ a lot of help, strictly speakin’.’”

Seriously, every long-haul flight is like The Jaunt.

i needed cheering up so i drew a potato

🎣 Monographie der Medusen Jena: G. Fischer, 1879-1881. [Source]

Omg! I manifested this If anyone needs it later. 2 hours of the jellyfish room www.youtube.com/watch?v=GluZ...

getting some questions on this so here's an explainer

Hey chat, I have to go workout before I can flog this tonight but if Friends of Alf raises another 8 grand this evening, we can push the total raise for feeding America to seven million smackerroos. That 7, followed by six zeros!

It's #WorldJellyfishDay

It's world jellyfish day! don't forget to eat all your black jellyfish frittata or you'll have 365 days of bad luck

It's World Jellyfish Day! 💙 (It's also National Sandwich Day. I don't recommend trying to combine your celebrations.)

Jellyfish as taken through my polarized transitions lenses:

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Gosh, I think this is basically done. I’ll look at it again in the morning when the light is better but I’m not displeased.

A jellyfish glowing in the morning sun.

A note on this story: A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration has to use contingency funds to pay for SNAP benefits. City officials tell @maustermuhle.bsky.social they're reviewing the decision, but either way city funds will be available to ensure no benefit payments are missed.

I didn't buy candy since I rarely have trick-or-treaters in my building, but it's good to know if someone does come by, I can just hand them a potato?

I like how my costume came out

With alt text

*checks watch* Someone might want to warn JapaneseSky.

I've been telling everyone at work for the last few months that I want to be a jellyfish because 1. They have no brains, which would be nice, I'm tired of having a brain, mine is mean and 2. Floating in the ocean. These two things would bring me eternal happiness

Filenames: the marginalia of the digital world

New from me: Everything is awful, so treat yourself to a timeline cleanse by hopping on the best train ride in the world, the Bernina Express. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/all-aboard...

"Entre imaginaire & réalité" 🪼💙🪼💙🪼 #octobre #photography #NaturePhotography #nature #jellyfish #méduse #seaweeds #ocean #Brittany #Breizh #Bretagne #PelagiaNoctiluca #invertébré #invertebrate Finalement, j'ai bien fait de ne pas aller #nager 😅

A digital sketch for a drawing. I love sketching digitally even if the plan is to finish the drawing using traditional media.

We've released a new data tracking tool @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, enabling exploration of affordability metrics over time & by state in the US: www.urban.org/data-tools/a... We also released a set of recommendations about how to address rising costs of living: www.urban.org/apps/policy-...

"It is a test which can be objectively discerned by the informed consumer by asking: Is the chocolate like substance laid over the other elements so as to form, in whole or in part, the outer surface of that finished product viewed sensibly?" I love The Law

Four weeks into the federal shutdown, rent is about to be due and next month’s SNAP benefits are at risk. We previously made this list of ways to give and receive help locally — but need your help: Where else can our neighbors find food? Share any meal or grocery distributions you know of ⬇️

Anybody wanna go to Earth's new moon and check it out?

"Jellycorns" (unicorn jellyfish) All 4 panels feature a swarm of jellycorns (unicorn jellyfish) gently drifting in the ocean, saying nothing, just being. #unicorns #jellyfish #HWF #hornedwarriorfriends #marinebiology #ocean #webcomic

Handing out individual sardines for Halloween

remembering one of my favorite video game sagas of all time www.pcgamer.com/the-strange-...

Just read a post about jellyfish and they've now climbed way up my ranking of creatures I like

It's gonna be so fun... Frog by Day, Frog by Night, Frog by Transit

#3goodthings 1. Today I learned that sometimes the jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium get tangled and the keepers have to gently untangle them by agitating the water (not the jellyfish) with an acrylic rod. 2. Rain tomorrow; we need it. 3. DVD of "High and Low" I requested on interlibrary […]

GOURD FEED! bsky.app/profile/did:...