Ada Palmer
@adapalmer.bsky.social
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Novelist (SF fantasy), historian (UChicago Renaissance, Enlightenment, Italy, classical reception), composer (filk, Norse myth), disability (chronic pain), manga/anime (Tezuka), food, history pics #SomethingBeautiful Blog exurbe.com
Novelist (SF fantasy), historian (UChicago Renaissance, Enlightenment, Italy, classical reception), composer (filk, Norse myth), disability (chronic pain), manga/anime (Tezuka), food, history pics #SomethingBeautiful Blog exurbe.com
Hey, all: my Smile Jamaica brand House of Marley wireless earbuds ****went through the washing machine and the drier AND STILL Work!****
Just in case anyone is seeking a non-enshittified product at the moment.
Just in case anyone is seeking a non-enshittified product at the moment.
December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Hey, all: my Smile Jamaica brand House of Marley wireless earbuds ****went through the washing machine and the drier AND STILL Work!****
Just in case anyone is seeking a non-enshittified product at the moment.
Just in case anyone is seeking a non-enshittified product at the moment.
If Black Friday shopping is very important to you and you can’t avoid big chains where you are, try supporting one of these businesses that have been supportive of workers.
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If Black Friday shopping is very important to you and you can’t avoid big chains where you are, try supporting one of these businesses that have been supportive of workers.
Black Friday sales are tempting, but remember unions are calling for a mass shopping strike for national chains, esp. Amazon, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Starbucks, & Apple. If you shop between now & Dec 2, please support small & local businesses & avoid crossing the picket line 💪
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Black Friday sales are tempting, but remember unions are calling for a mass shopping strike for national chains, esp. Amazon, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Starbucks, & Apple. If you shop between now & Dec 2, please support small & local businesses & avoid crossing the picket line 💪
I had this in Italy recently. Giant shells in mac & cheese sauce. It was divine.
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I had this in Italy recently. Giant shells in mac & cheese sauce. It was divine.
This one grew as an unexpected volunteer in a disused pot near my balcony bird feeder; some feathered diner must have carried & dropped the seed.
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This one grew as an unexpected volunteer in a disused pot near my balcony bird feeder; some feathered diner must have carried & dropped the seed.
Cool detail! We recently realized the color word 4 the dark side of Hel, bloth, isn’t black (that’s svartr) it’s super dark blue, the color ravens shimmer in sunlight, & you get dying a black sheep’s wool w/ blue woad dye, the color Odin wears & saga warriors wear when riding out to die. Death color
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Cool detail! We recently realized the color word 4 the dark side of Hel, bloth, isn’t black (that’s svartr) it’s super dark blue, the color ravens shimmer in sunlight, & you get dying a black sheep’s wool w/ blue woad dye, the color Odin wears & saga warriors wear when riding out to die. Death color
Yep. Active resistance is the only path for reclaiming what they’re doing to the myths, as well as the only safe way to spot an ally.
(Sticker from Etsy. My usual response when people comment is “I don’t think the mixed-race, genderqueer, disabled Allfather is going to like Nazis much, do you?”
(Sticker from Etsy. My usual response when people comment is “I don’t think the mixed-race, genderqueer, disabled Allfather is going to like Nazis much, do you?”
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Yep. Active resistance is the only path for reclaiming what they’re doing to the myths, as well as the only safe way to spot an ally.
(Sticker from Etsy. My usual response when people comment is “I don’t think the mixed-race, genderqueer, disabled Allfather is going to like Nazis much, do you?”
(Sticker from Etsy. My usual response when people comment is “I don’t think the mixed-race, genderqueer, disabled Allfather is going to like Nazis much, do you?”
We finished the puzzle, everyone! @windyconisfic.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
We finished the puzzle, everyone! @windyconisfic.bsky.social
The “women in the workplace” discourse is a perfect moment to re-recommend the brilliant one-season anime “Hataraki Man” a study of the ways women working in the production office of a monthly men’s magazine each deploy femininity differently to achieve power in the workplace. On Netflix & blu ray
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The “women in the workplace” discourse is a perfect moment to re-recommend the brilliant one-season anime “Hataraki Man” a study of the ways women working in the production office of a monthly men’s magazine each deploy femininity differently to achieve power in the workplace. On Netflix & blu ray
Awesome! Here’s the current draft of the starter map for my class’s Italian version in 1492!
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Awesome! Here’s the current draft of the starter map for my class’s Italian version in 1492!
I think this was Third Grade Halloween. One guess which kid is me.
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I think this was Third Grade Halloween. One guess which kid is me.
My funds were out, but I found a friend to match!
October 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
My funds were out, but I found a friend to match!
Yay!! Thanks for taking part! Seeing you posting about your games here always makes me smile and feel warm. ❤️
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Yay!! Thanks for taking part! Seeing you posting about your games here always makes me smile and feel warm. ❤️
I saw a donation to South East Ohio Food bank for a moment. The post got deleted, but I went ahead and match donated anyway. Happy to help, Ohio!
October 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I saw a donation to South East Ohio Food bank for a moment. The post got deleted, but I went ahead and match donated anyway. Happy to help, Ohio!
Philabundance is such a great name! So many fond memories of coming from Bryn Mawr to take courses at Penn.
October 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Philabundance is such a great name! So many fond memories of coming from Bryn Mawr to take courses at Penn.
Wonderful that you were able to resume monthly too!
October 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Wonderful that you were able to resume monthly too!
Teamwork is the most powerful force we have. Thanks for helping! 🙌 Seeing Boston on yours made me smile remembering fun grad school days in Cambridge.
October 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Teamwork is the most powerful force we have. Thanks for helping! 🙌 Seeing Boston on yours made me smile remembering fun grad school days in Cambridge.
Matched! Made me smile thinking of my days at A&M
October 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Matched! Made me smile thinking of my days at A&M
Awesome! My grandpa was from New Mexico, excited to help his awesome community!
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Awesome! My grandpa was from New Mexico, excited to help his awesome community!
Decided to double match since you're the first one. Thanks for the teamwork!
October 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Decided to double match since you're the first one. Thanks for the teamwork!
How heavy is the base? Often the tell is that fake ones don’t use nearly as much metal since it’s expensive. Here’s a real base.
October 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
How heavy is the base? Often the tell is that fake ones don’t use nearly as much metal since it’s expensive. Here’s a real base.
Within Italy, individual historic city states are recognizing Palestine; I was there for the Florentine Republic recognizing it this September, announced from the Palazzo Vecchio. Powerful seeing the old granular polities still using their strength. Cities are REAL in a powerful way. (See Alt Text)
October 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Within Italy, individual historic city states are recognizing Palestine; I was there for the Florentine Republic recognizing it this September, announced from the Palazzo Vecchio. Powerful seeing the old granular polities still using their strength. Cities are REAL in a powerful way. (See Alt Text)