Harper to the judge: "Your driver's license doesn't list your height and weight at birth. It doesn't list where you used to live. It identifies who you are now."
Fairly basic, took the first initial of my birth name and that happens to also be a name and a bird I like and so it stuck!
Arden was swiped shamelessly from @seananmcguire.bsky.social and her faerie queen of SF and environs, and because Muir Woods is deeply dear to me :)
The ways in which were actively encouraged not to ride bicycles is wild and when you learn that history, along with the fact that roads were originally paved for bikes, the intro to The Wizard of Oz hits differently
was just part of the most beautifully executed plan with 10 people to get adjoining boxes for the newly added carnegie hall show. had simulaneous discord chat and conference call going, splitting our targets between calling in and the online queue. went off without a hitch. friendship is magic.
We did it!
Catch our crowd of delightful weidos jamming out at Carnegie Hall. They'll let you dance in the box seats, right?!
A brilliant sunset with light rays beaming gloriously off in all directions from the center of the frame, silhouettes of the pines on the horizon which seem to stop the light from fanning out any further beyond its current arc. There is a bright streak across the sky where the clouds are catching the light, and a hawk or a falcon was captured in the frame seemingly following the streak like a path or a trail.
Another Phoenix sighting βοΈπ¦βπ₯
Hey it's bandcamp Friday buy some music
Tired: STEM
Wired: SHWARMA PLLATE
Several rows of m & m chocolate chip cookies on a cooling rack on a blue countertop
I have baked once again
βIf the United States is at war, then Pete Hegseth is a war criminal. If the United States is not at war, then Pete Hegseth is a murderer.β
www.commondreams.org/news/hegseth...
It's amazing! I thought my first show was unarchived a nd was sad about it for a long time until I randomly stumbled across it one day - they'd used a completely different naming convention so I'd missed it searching before.
And same, I barely knew a handful of songs they played that night.
If circumstances allow, buy the tickets, is what I'm saying.
If you're lucky enough to remember it as vividly as I do, you can revisit the exact song that you realized meant you were gonna be listening to these guys for a long time to come. You won't know then about the vast network of friends you'll find because of it; that'll come in time. But it will come.
The beauty of loving a band that not only permits but encourages audio archiving of their shows is that you can, nearly a decade on, go listen to a replay of the first night you saw them live.
I didn't manage to get great photos of some of my #FandomMarket items before submitting but here's a better look at these guys. Currently sitting at $26.
5-inch stretched cotton canvas, acrylic painting with lots of texture, thick wooden frame, easy to hang.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
This cross stitch pennant is GORGEOUS and I can't believe it doesn't have any bids yet??? I love that little bird so much. www.32auctions.com/organization...
A nightmare employment report this morning.
Economistsβ expectation was +50,000 jobs.
Actual number was 92,000 jobs lost.
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www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
If you're doomscrolling, guess what? So far there are 51 kΔkΔpΕ chicks hatched and thriving this season, the same number of birds as we had in TOTAL in the 90s! Only one chick has died and there are still fertile eggs waiting to hatch!
Discernment
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For @time.com, I wrote a short essay about the first time, years ago, that I went to a ballet alone, where I entered the theater with a cheap, single ticket and emerged with a love of solo outings. I also chatted with people about activities they love to do alone, from hikes to movies to meals out:
Fetterman voted against the War Powers Resolution & says he'll vote to confirm Markwayne Mullin.
Feeling cranky?
Come to Fridays With(out) Fetterman -- this week it's at 1:30PM in Braddock, with speaker Michael Fanone!
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
BREAKING:
The Justice Department just posted online three FBI interviews that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files initially released.
They're related to unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump.
DOC 1: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
nice retrospective from my friend who made WigglyPaint - a good read for anyone who's wanting to have more intention behind their art software selection, and what it means to support folks who care about making their tools as open as possible, and how that gets abused
beyondloom.com/blog/onwiggl...
Ear doctor: Donβt use Q-Tips
Me already imagining putting a screw driver I found in the driveway in my ear when I get home: I womt
Me and my crew of concert perverts standing around rubbing our grubby little paws together upon hearing of the additional night just announced because we sold out the first show during pre-sale day 1.
You can't bring Firefly back in 2026, man. You can't be doing Lost Cause mythology in space in 2026. You can't be hitting us with the Joss Whedon properties in 2026. Stop it. Come on, man.
The #FandomMarket is LIVE and we are BIDDING! ON! ART!!!
I've been outrageously outbid already on some favorites AS IS RIGHT AND GOOD, keep kicking my ass, biddersβ¨
Let me share the things I've submitted, maybe they will be your new favorite things.
Permit me the indulgence of a good 'ol thread:
To counteract the SOTU vibesβ¦.can I tell you about some shenanigans currently happening in my building that have nothing to do with the HVAC?
>United States Senator talking about Nuremberg 2.0
