@easterngray.bsky.social
mostly lefty stuff; in/add sci-fi, birds, wine stuff here and there (cont.).
photos when I particularly like one I took.
cannot overstate my hatred of gen ' ' ' ai ' ' '.
of course I have blue [eyes] and pronounce: he/him/his
photos when I particularly like one I took.
cannot overstate my hatred of gen ' ' ' ai ' ' '.
of course I have blue [eyes] and pronounce: he/him/his
add it to the list of fave secondary motivations, lol! that and the erstwhile
September 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
add it to the list of fave secondary motivations, lol! that and the erstwhile
From an interview with writer Susanna Clarke—
September 6, 2025 at 5:30 AM
From an interview with writer Susanna Clarke—
mfw I throw a birthday party
August 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
mfw I throw a birthday party
@themerl.bsky.social I have acquired merch of the lad!
August 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
@themerl.bsky.social I have acquired merch of the lad!
posted this in a reply already but I love this photo so much. I'm yet to pin down what exactly I like about it so much, but. Look at how amazing the water is in the top of the frame!
(out of frame: the companion to this red winged blackbird yelling at me from the top of the bridge :) )
#birds
(out of frame: the companion to this red winged blackbird yelling at me from the top of the bridge :) )
#birds
August 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
posted this in a reply already but I love this photo so much. I'm yet to pin down what exactly I like about it so much, but. Look at how amazing the water is in the top of the frame!
(out of frame: the companion to this red winged blackbird yelling at me from the top of the bridge :) )
#birds
(out of frame: the companion to this red winged blackbird yelling at me from the top of the bridge :) )
#birds
the way the water is rendered reminds me of a photo I took a few months ago; the water looks literally *drawn* if you zoom in (up at the top).
very very cool how something as quotidienne as water changes through various mediums :)
very very cool how something as quotidienne as water changes through various mediums :)
August 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
the way the water is rendered reminds me of a photo I took a few months ago; the water looks literally *drawn* if you zoom in (up at the top).
very very cool how something as quotidienne as water changes through various mediums :)
very very cool how something as quotidienne as water changes through various mediums :)
How your email finds me
August 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
How your email finds me
I bet you can get a reasonable starter set (chef's, paring, serrated) of knives at goodwill for $5, and have them all be very sharp within 10m with one of those sharpener doodads.
I got all these and the knife block for $8 (for the work kitchen lol) a few weeks ago!
I got all these and the knife block for $8 (for the work kitchen lol) a few weeks ago!
July 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I bet you can get a reasonable starter set (chef's, paring, serrated) of knives at goodwill for $5, and have them all be very sharp within 10m with one of those sharpener doodads.
I got all these and the knife block for $8 (for the work kitchen lol) a few weeks ago!
I got all these and the knife block for $8 (for the work kitchen lol) a few weeks ago!
I wish I had as much faith in Americans as Iranian reformists in 1999
July 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I wish I had as much faith in Americans as Iranian reformists in 1999
I continue to be irritated at the book the head baker at KAF, which combines some of the most insufferably precious prose with some really excellent bread recipes. seen below is his ciabatta, which sits pretty at a low-intensity 36h. really truly outstanding.
April 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I continue to be irritated at the book the head baker at KAF, which combines some of the most insufferably precious prose with some really excellent bread recipes. seen below is his ciabatta, which sits pretty at a low-intensity 36h. really truly outstanding.
all right I texted her it wasn't that bad. did I skip a raise entirely? No but as things go half off is alright. still, $1600 for a 1 bed 🙃
![a text conversation between the poster and their landlord, which reads:
poster: hi [landlord] I would indeed like to renew. However I was wondering if we could discuss a ... limited increase in rent, due to the largely static state of the apartment, as well as the current economic forecast being, err, bleak. I'm not expecting any break or reduction in income (which is why I'm fully confident I will continue to be able to pay rent as-is) but nevertheless I suspect just about everything is going to get somewhat, if not substantially more expensive.
Thank you though as always for being wholly reasonable and understanding.
Landlord: Hi [poster] We usually do about a $100 increase each year, which is what we did last time as well.
Would a $50/mo increase work for you?
Poster: Meet in the middle-that seems totally fair! I would be more than happy to accept that. Thank you [message gets cut off]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zhdxnbfl6f2ouqkh7yzx4mld/bafkreifxn4nh4eioxipt7umuuuqoqcsi2wwsx5fryvl3ivptcx3h5hab6a@jpeg)
April 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
all right I texted her it wasn't that bad. did I skip a raise entirely? No but as things go half off is alright. still, $1600 for a 1 bed 🙃
i ran out of tortillas so i forced myself to make some and that was a huge mistake because they're a) comparably good to the store bought ones (and could probably beat 'em if i tried) b) water flour and butter (will try lard soon) are cheap and c) they take like, maybe an hour.
can't go back now 🙃
can't go back now 🙃
March 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
i ran out of tortillas so i forced myself to make some and that was a huge mistake because they're a) comparably good to the store bought ones (and could probably beat 'em if i tried) b) water flour and butter (will try lard soon) are cheap and c) they take like, maybe an hour.
can't go back now 🙃
can't go back now 🙃
ooo see the important part for me is I like to play with danger (and also not play with caps at 2am), so i seek out open-top glasses. currently my two faves are a birchbark mug by a local potter I adore and a hefty glass from luminarc.
(ice cold water at 5:00 sounds heavenly though)
(ice cold water at 5:00 sounds heavenly though)
March 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
ooo see the important part for me is I like to play with danger (and also not play with caps at 2am), so i seek out open-top glasses. currently my two faves are a birchbark mug by a local potter I adore and a hefty glass from luminarc.
(ice cold water at 5:00 sounds heavenly though)
(ice cold water at 5:00 sounds heavenly though)
dinner is late and magpie has accepted my body heat as a momentary substitue. however, my hands are now tied: I can't get up to feed the cat as the cat is on me
March 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
dinner is late and magpie has accepted my body heat as a momentary substitue. however, my hands are now tied: I can't get up to feed the cat as the cat is on me
lmao, I didn't even register you were wearing a keffiyeh in that photo. this one is great but I also love this one:
February 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
lmao, I didn't even register you were wearing a keffiyeh in that photo. this one is great but I also love this one:
every time!
February 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
every time!
Thank you Tony, it is hard not to give into despair rn. Though Magpie is always reminding me that is no excuse to not take the rest I need.
February 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Thank you Tony, it is hard not to give into despair rn. Though Magpie is always reminding me that is no excuse to not take the rest I need.