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Like is the Kremlin now the White House IT/foreign policy support line? Does Putin have his own button on Trump’s phone?

Do you think Trump calls Putin every night? Kind of like in a bedtime story way, only when the story is over and Trump says “I love you” before dozing off, Putin replies with helpful suggestions like “if you really loved me you’d start a war that would benefit me almost exclusively…”

memory shot her crystals as the clear ice most forms of noiseless twilights

pretty fucking insane that I have to institute a digital gambling ban in middle school after school library

"Forest with Sunlit Clearing in the Background" by Egon Schiele showcases a tranquil forest scene where the light gently filters through the trees, hinting at a clearing beyond. Schiele, known for his expressive and bold style, captures the essence of nature's serene beauty with his distinct use of earthy tones and subtle contrasts.

Forest with Sunlit Clearing in the Background, 1907
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/24780

battered (by herself) woman

I’m gonna look like I got clocked. I can feel the swelling. Damnit!

just smashed the door, opening inwards, into my cheekbone…

once again my students will be asking me if I’m in a fight club— sorry, kids! this here librarian is just chronically ill in a way that limits her spatial awareness and makes black-and-blue mountains out of molehills!

Not “haha” funny but like a spoken “lol…”

Is it just me or is there something wryly amusing about Passover starting on April fools this year?

yes— and from participating, in pretty much anything. it shuts us all out, perceptibly. “why bother?”

pretty much every complaint from the middle school kids boils down to damaged trust. AI is disillusioning young students.

the hitler youth book we have in the MS library is an excellent resource on this— I think it’s really helpful in pointing out the role/use of young adults in fascist movements, too

‘my queen! the most beautiful girl! god is good! god is a new yorker!’ - guy on broadway to me

and no I have no plans to write one anytime soon — gay vestal virgins have been buried indefinitely due to grad school

also worried that if I do find them, I won’t think they’re any good because my degree in latin literature, focused on erotic elegy, exposed me to so much BRILLIANT ancient literature (including the OG romance-ish novels!) that my expectations for those settings will just be too high/strange

as an author, I can’t ask “why are there no good* ROMANCE novels set in ancient Rome” but I can and will ask why I don’t know they exist !!!

*modern and decently well-researched plz&thnx

The actual case being made here, that AI can be a kind of sounding board or conceivably a tutor, is already satisfied by working with other human beings, which in addition brings benefits AI cannot bring.

Also, I am tired of the blanket assertions AI is here "forever."

I’m on allergy meds!!

I spent like two hours total outside / with windows open today and my skin is on fire, my throat is squeezed, my eyeballs itch, etc. I hate this!!!!!!!

anyone else’s allergies just fucking insane right now?

pretty frocks

hmm I think that’s too personal / not ideal formatting

I’m glad they have something to reach for.

persepolis parts 1 and 2 are some of the most checked out books in the middle school library this week. we have several copies of each and I couldn’t keep any of them on the shelves for more than what felt like minutes.

in artistry

fix your hearts or fucking die.

ah yes my nightly fit of silent scream-sobbing.

I don’t want it to be public or even like a big audience, and I want the audio to be there for whenever/if ever a friend wants to listen. I do want to make it a regular practice. Free, private patreon?

Recorded some of Greene’s Catullus translations. Still need to figure out how to put these recordings up somewhere private / invite-only for friends to listen to when they feel like hearing me recite poetry (never? often? don’t really care, mostly just having fun performing my favorite poetry)