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Kafkaesque
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Recovering lawyer & former historian, turned fragrance critic. #ExPostie.

Love: German shepherds; history; space; photography; art; science; TV; Star Trek; Top Chef; Camus; animals; nebulae; cooking; gastronomy; & yes, fragrances.
The Democrats' election successes were only 4 days ago & yet, tonight feels like the fall of DC & the Democrats. I can't wrap my head around what utterly useless, whimpy, pointless & pathetic scabs they are.

@schumer.senate.gov & @democrats.senate.gov, u are cowards & an embarrassment. Be ashamed!
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
📷🧵 3. The majestic, snowy Himalayan mountains are a beautiful backdrop to Tibet's starry skies. Photo: Samuchenko again. #Photography #Tibet #Zen #EastCoastKin #Nature #landscape #Astro #Scape #Travel 🏔️🌌⭐
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
📷🧵 2. The Milky Way gleams brightly in the night sky above a cloud-covered lake in Tibet. Shot by Samuchenko again.
#Photography #EastCoastKin #Nature #landscape #Astro #Scape #Night #Travel 🏔️🌌
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
1. "The Calmness of Eternity" won 🇺🇦 Yevhen Samuchenko many photo awards, incl. CNN 2019 Photographer of the Yr, Runner-Up.

He's known for his shots of starry night skies; #Tibet lacks light pollution making it a top 📷 destination. #EastCoastKin #Landscape #Astro #Nature #Scape #Night #Travel 🏔️🌌⭐
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Oh my, yes! Starring the only woman who could possibly live up to the description of the queen's otherworldly beauty: the spectacular Ursula Andress.
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's probably just me, but man, De Niro's Netflix cyber-terror thriller #ZeroDay is just so bloody f*g tedious & irritating to watch.

Great actors in a thin boring story that's a mishmash of cartoon characters & conspiracy theory tropes. Literally forcing myself to finish it. May skip ahead. #TV
November 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
📷🧵 7. Kanas Lake is in China, not Tibet, so technically Florian Delalee's photo doesn't belong in this thread, but I'm struck by the similarity of the serpentine, turquoise water to his photo of Yamdrok Lake. #EastCoastKin #Nature #scape #Travel #Landscape #Photography #Himalayas #Mountains #Zen
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
📷🧵 6. Yamdrok Lake (L) is considered a sacred lake; in local mythology, she's a transformed goddess. Known for stunning electric turquoise water set agst snow-capped mountains.
#EastCoastKin #Nature #scape #Travel #Landscape #Tibet #Photography #Himalayas #Mountains #Zen
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
📷🧵 5. Urban density takes on new meaning when you see Seda, also in West Sichuan, Tibet. It's the largest Tibetan Buddhist academy in the world w/ 40,000 Buddhist monks coming from all over Asia to study.
#EastCoastKin #Nature #scape #Travel #Landscape #Tibet #Photography #Himalayas #Mountains #Zen
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
📷🧵 4. Monks pray on a misty mountain top overlooking the incredibly dense city of Yarchen Gar, a #Buddhist monastic complex in W. Sichuan #Tibet. It's one of the largest concentrations of nuns & monks in the world! #EastCoastKin #Nature #scape #Travel #Landscape #Photography #Himalayas #Mountains
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📷🧵 3. Namtso Lake, Tibet, with the snowy peaks of the Himalayas behind.
#EastCoastKin #Nature #scape #Travel #Landscape #Tibet #Photography #Himalayas #Mountains #Zen
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📷🧵 2. Shangri La – Yunnan.

I was obsessed with #ShangriLa as a child after reading Lost Horizons! The old B&W movie was wonderful, too. (L. Rider Haggard's "She" was another great one in the same vein.)

#EastCoastKin #Nature #scape #Travel #Landscape #Tibet #Photography #Himalayas #Mountains #Zen
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📷🧵 1. Escape to the Himalayas, called the world's rooftop, Tibet & Shangri-La with photographer Florian Delalee who spent a decade exploring the Tibet Autonomous Region.

First up, the majestic Himalayas, the world's highest 🏔️ range. #EastCoastKin #Nature #scape #Zen #Travel #Landscape 1/?
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Damn. That's rough. So, so rough. My heart goes out to both of you.

I don't know if this Rainbow Bridge poem will make it worse; I hope not. Crying helps with the grief.

🫂
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you're looking for wholesome fun & sweetness, the Great Canadian Baking Show has it all. FREE on Roku (w/ ads).

Identical to the way the #GBBO used to be w/ true amateur bakers. Gorgeous shots of Halifax, BC, & Canada. Lots of "ehs." Adorable actor Dan Levy cohosts. (Judges are meh, imo.) #GCBS
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
You know, it's pretty good stuff, creating extra rich and creamy lather, so I wouldn't mind using it myself, lol. ;)

In case you're being serious for a pet of your own, I use Wahl's 4 in 1 calming shampoo: a.co/d/1htnLr3
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
3. A happy boy after romping wetly on my bed, drying himself off on my linens instead of his towels. (His baths are timed for laundry day, so it's fine.)

Now, nap time!

"What indignities I have suffered today. Better go to sleep before the nail clippers come out!" #Dogs #GSD #Pets #GermanShepherd
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
2. "Wait, what? It's bc I'm going to the vet on Monday??

THE VET?! 😳😫 Waaaaaah!

No, no, the crusty, bleeding scabs all over my nose, lips, & thighs are fine. Nothing fixes my skin allergies anyway. Please cancel it; I'll be a good boi!" #GSD #Dogs #GermanShepherd #BathTime #Pets #HappyThings
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A tale in 3 (photo) parts.

Earlier today, a Hairy German - now sparkling clean, extra fluffy, & smelling of lavender chamomile - cried out to the heavens in outrage:

"But I didn't waaaaant a bath! How could you abuse me so? I only enjoy water the other 99% of the time!" #GSD #Dogs #GermanShepherd
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Dancing Queen, pretty in pink, right before she rips her lover's head off post sexual intercourse & eats it?

Mother Nature was in a mood when she made preying mantises!

📷: Andri Priyadi, 2nd place, 35 Photography #Macro photography competition. #MacroMondays #EastCoastKin #Insects #Nature #Scape
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Hitting the gym: insect version w berries instead of weights.

Tiny but mighty, it seems. Looks like one ant is supervising the others' work in balancing fruit, Carmen Miranda style.

📷: Dzulfikri, winner of the 35 Photography competition. #Macro #MacroMondays #EastCoastKin #Insects #Nature #Scape
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Yup, he did.

Rose de Nuit was lovely in its original form. God knows what it smells like now.

I hoard my Fourreau Noir bell jar with its now vtg formula. Practically untouched since this photo, 10+ yrs ago.
November 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Striking #ArtDeco Niki de Saint Phalle "FLACON AUX DEUX SERPENTS" #fragrance bottle w/ intertwined gold serpents, standing a 14 inches high.

Yours for a mere $1,498, lol. ebay.us/m/5l1FLD

FYI, it's a factice (display dummy) bottle, so no "juice." #Cologne #Perfume #Vintage #Fashion #Style #Design
November 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
J'en veux! Lusting for this antique, French cut crystal, gold decorated, ornate #fragrance bottle on eBay to add to my vtg collection.

Does anyone have $4,200 to spare? 😆 It's one of a kind, so buy it you're a #Perfumista who can. #Perfume #Vintage #Fashion #Style

www.etsy.com/listing/1795...
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
For the perpetrator's FAMILY, not for the *child victims* who cried while he hit them, slapped them, & then violently shoved his microscopic pimple penis into them as they screamed.

Like poor Katie Johnson. (See, affidavit re her rape by both #Epstein & Trump.)

Oh, the things I dream & wish for.
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM