char
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fannish with too much to watch. tired also. (she/her)
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Bats and Umbrellas by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1882
December 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Bats and Umbrellas by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1882
that feeling when you consciously work to relax your face once you realise you've been holding a rictus expression alone in your flat, but only manage to get partway there as your jaw is still clenched
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
that feeling when you consciously work to relax your face once you realise you've been holding a rictus expression alone in your flat, but only manage to get partway there as your jaw is still clenched
What if, radical thought, there was a high speed rail network linking the cities? So that, for example, delays on other services didn't affect the running of an express?
‘People had forgotten about it’: onboard the 7am Manchester-London train service saved from axe
Passengers welcome climbdown and say plan to turn Avanti West Coast service into ‘ghost train’ made no sense
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:45 AM
What if, radical thought, there was a high speed rail network linking the cities? So that, for example, delays on other services didn't affect the running of an express?
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December 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I did no grading or meal plans, but did finish Blood River, and then decided to once again tear out most of my cardigan sleeve to do it properly (25+ years of knitting, I know when an error will bug me if I don't fix it)
+ managed some laundry, despite the washer suddenly coming over all haunted
+ managed some laundry, despite the washer suddenly coming over all haunted
I did errands and chores today, but not laundry, vacuuming, or meal planning (aka guessing what vegetable/protein might need buying to pair with the starch on hand), so tomorrow might give me more reasons to put off my grading
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I did no grading or meal plans, but did finish Blood River, and then decided to once again tear out most of my cardigan sleeve to do it properly (25+ years of knitting, I know when an error will bug me if I don't fix it)
+ managed some laundry, despite the washer suddenly coming over all haunted
+ managed some laundry, despite the washer suddenly coming over all haunted
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I did the thing <3 gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...
the annual holiday love meme on dreamwidth is here! come spread some good cheer 💛
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I did the thing <3 gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...
I did errands and chores today, but not laundry, vacuuming, or meal planning (aka guessing what vegetable/protein might need buying to pair with the starch on hand), so tomorrow might give me more reasons to put off my grading
December 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I did errands and chores today, but not laundry, vacuuming, or meal planning (aka guessing what vegetable/protein might need buying to pair with the starch on hand), so tomorrow might give me more reasons to put off my grading
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What strikes me is that this is one of the best statements on the issue of GenAI that I've ever read.
December 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
What strikes me is that this is one of the best statements on the issue of GenAI that I've ever read.
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I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
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Multiple US and Canada Olympic rivals have gotten married in women's hockey!
I am seeing some comments like “what if pro athletes really did kiss???” and I am excited for those people to learn about the WNBA
December 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Multiple US and Canada Olympic rivals have gotten married in women's hockey!
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at least I get to see the supermoon
December 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
at least I get to see the supermoon
in a kind world tomorrow would be the last day of classes before we slide gently into the holidays with a week of presentations/tutorials but no, there's still two full teaching days after tomorrow bc this semester-long module got squished into six weeks and this is not a marathon we trained for
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
in a kind world tomorrow would be the last day of classes before we slide gently into the holidays with a week of presentations/tutorials but no, there's still two full teaching days after tomorrow bc this semester-long module got squished into six weeks and this is not a marathon we trained for
ceiling cat has upgraded to multiple cctv points, plus the traditional eyes-on surveillance
December 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
ceiling cat has upgraded to multiple cctv points, plus the traditional eyes-on surveillance
waiting at the dentist for emergency filling replacement (would that darn thing just stay put 😭) and unfortunately I am now ravenous. bodies, why!
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
waiting at the dentist for emergency filling replacement (would that darn thing just stay put 😭) and unfortunately I am now ravenous. bodies, why!
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EARLY CAT: What that?
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
EARLY CAT: What that?
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
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This is on Kanopy (in the UK, at least), if you'd like to spend an hour with a little gem
Tsuru Aoki and Sessue Hayakawa in THE DRAGON PAINTER
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is on Kanopy (in the UK, at least), if you'd like to spend an hour with a little gem
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to diminish the humanities is to miss out on a lot of little guys. that’s no way to live.
Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
to diminish the humanities is to miss out on a lot of little guys. that’s no way to live.
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
expectation: slide home from campus, consume media
reality: haul out the ol' HDMI cable and a hard drive, consume media while intermittently texting "help" to the ISP's chatbot for updates on when my home internet will be back working again 🥲
reality: haul out the ol' HDMI cable and a hard drive, consume media while intermittently texting "help" to the ISP's chatbot for updates on when my home internet will be back working again 🥲
December 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
expectation: slide home from campus, consume media
reality: haul out the ol' HDMI cable and a hard drive, consume media while intermittently texting "help" to the ISP's chatbot for updates on when my home internet will be back working again 🥲
reality: haul out the ol' HDMI cable and a hard drive, consume media while intermittently texting "help" to the ISP's chatbot for updates on when my home internet will be back working again 🥲
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today's whiplash has been watching several episodes of Blood River (I've watched up to 21 now!) and then switching gears to American Graffiti bc the undergrads are watching it tomorrow and I need prompts for their discussion
but now I'm all, what is 1950s hot rod culture if not jianghu on wheels
but now I'm all, what is 1950s hot rod culture if not jianghu on wheels
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
today's whiplash has been watching several episodes of Blood River (I've watched up to 21 now!) and then switching gears to American Graffiti bc the undergrads are watching it tomorrow and I need prompts for their discussion
but now I'm all, what is 1950s hot rod culture if not jianghu on wheels
but now I'm all, what is 1950s hot rod culture if not jianghu on wheels
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You really have to read this thread. The genius of Tom Stoppard, the fragility of memory, the magic of theatre — and the glorious stubbornness of a researcher who would not stop.
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
You really have to read this thread. The genius of Tom Stoppard, the fragility of memory, the magic of theatre — and the glorious stubbornness of a researcher who would not stop.
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me: wish there was something to post about other than being tired
me @ me: oh how about that amusing product you saw when idly browsing sales
me: oh good idea
me, 5min later: ...wait tho
me @ me: oh how about that amusing product you saw when idly browsing sales
me: oh good idea
me, 5min later: ...wait tho
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
me: wish there was something to post about other than being tired
me @ me: oh how about that amusing product you saw when idly browsing sales
me: oh good idea
me, 5min later: ...wait tho
me @ me: oh how about that amusing product you saw when idly browsing sales
me: oh good idea
me, 5min later: ...wait tho