Reminds me of the lads selling in the alley behind my house, somehow made me feel safer walking home than if there was no one there.

This is just shit. Shit for staff, shit for students.

Phew, this is the update I was looking for.

Edinburgh:

Allusionist 225. Hues — The Allusionist You know what's an absolutely pesky kind of word to define in a dictionary? Colour names. A passel of lexicographers spent years - decades, even - trying different ways to describe colours in words fo...

Hello! The show is back from hibernation! Alumsionist @korystamper.bsky.social explains her multi-year quest to document the multi-decade quest to define colours for Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. Listen/read at theallusionist.org/hues and of course the podplaces

Panel 1: A father and son stand at a bus stop, the father holding a briefcase. The son asks, "Daddy, why do you have to go to work every day?" Panel 2: The father responds, "So we can have nice things, my boy." The son looks up at him. Panel 3: The son says, "But all of our things are shit." Panel 4: The father says, "You're shit." and gazes into the distance, lost in thought.

This painting is titled "Sidekicks II" and was created by the American contemporary artist Michele Poirier-Mozzone. Based in Massachusetts, Poirier-Mozzone is known for her "Fractured Light" series, which explores the transformative effects of water and sunlight on the human form. This particular work is an oil on canvas piece that captures a unique underwater perspective, looking up toward the surface. Her work often emphasizes

This painting, "Sidekicks II" by Michele Poirier-Mozzone, is an oil on canvas from her Massachusetts-based "Fractured Light" series, exploring water and sunlight's effects on humans. It depicts an underwater perspective looking up.

Technical drawing of some sort of motor with a numbered key. The key says: 1 erm.. 2 no, no idea 3 the spindle? 4 a nut 5 a sort of screw 6 don't know 7 you got me 8 same as 7 9 ditto 10 the end bit 11 bobby davro 12 spindle again? 13 propellor! 14 curvy triangle 15 round bit 16 big round bit 17 see above 18 the sheath 19 another nut 20 a bolt 21 a gasket 22 too small to see 23 the helment 24 lost that bit That's the lot.

Technical drawing

The combination of joy and relief in #13 is perfection.

Treble Clef: here are the notes I hope you like them ☺️

Bass Clef: I moved all your stuff, good luck finding anything, Ds are Fs now fuck you

Me, in a cardigan, looking punk as fuck

It's a nice day for a
Light sweater
It's a nice day for a
CARDIGAN

An orange boxy character drawn in pencil, biro, marker, pastel and ink

Times are tough so I've put a load more of my children up for sale. Mixed media original drawings in pencil, biro, marker, pastel and ink on heavy craft paper. www.ebay.co.uk/usr/happytoast

'Day Out', Acton Town Underground Station (2024) by Marie Lenclos
marielenclos.com

Alt text because this is too good not to share:

A sepia toned photo of a man in a very tall top hat, I think Victorian, stood on a balcony behind a very glum looking giant stone gargoyle, with its head in its hands.

So now I'm told that when cats bring in dead mice, they aren't "trophies", but a critique on your own ability to hunt and feed yourself. Which is a bit rich from an an animal that gives it the big leg rub when it fancies a pouch of salmon & herring, the grifting whiskery pricks.

jeffw-c One community, thousands of brands, and a whole lot of second-hand style. Ready to get started? Here’s how it works.

For people who would like their money worth, I sell some stuff here www.vinted.co.uk/member/31450...
As my grandfather's Legion d'Honneur (received for military action during WWII) and a collector AD&D 80s figurine.
Coming up this week, baby clothes & my father's hand carved Oriental style chess set

So glad this isn't just me.

Truth. If you really want a metric for determining if someone might be at higher risk of violent behavior, then (Oh, happy day!) you're in luck. Such a metric exists, and it isn't related to mental health. The best predictor of violent behavior is a history of violent behavior.

“I don’t know if I’m autistic” says woman whose special interest is autism A woman doesn’t know if she’s autistic despite being completely hyperfixated on autism, it has been reported.  Paige Thomas, 29, is unsure of whether or not she would meet the criteria for an autism…

Paige Thomas, 29, is unsure of whether or not she would meet the criteria for an autism diagnosis, yet simply relates to a bunch of stuff autistic woman say, do, wear and refuse to eat.

‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK The long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt

Sobering and depressing story about the awful conditions faced by several international students, and how this stems from the terrible politics behind university fees and immigration.

www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

Illustration of a black cat with huge yellow eyes sat atop a small table. A smashed vase of flowers lays on the floor which was very obviously pushed off the table by the naughty kitty. Cat speech bubble reads “first of all, how dare you”

The absolute nerve.
#art #CatsOfBluesky

can't say I usually enjoy a whimsical shop sign but credit where credit's due, this made me laugh when I walked past earlier:

Also just learned that my BiL thinks the moon landings were faked so there's also that.

Another fun fun family dinner discussing the calories in every food. Always nice to find myself having travelled back in time by 40 years or so.

A man and a little girl run down a hill, looking back over their shoulders in terror. The little girl holds a large blue egg under her arm. Behind them, an extremely large, menacing rabbit comes slowly over the hill towards them, with an empty basket on its back.

Happy Easter to those celebrating! Here is my very favorite Easter painting: “Happy Easter” by Michel Sowa.

Congratulations on solving the puzzle! Today's connections were:

- Verbs beginning with S
- Dog Names
- Specific tools used in the NBA Americaball Tournament of 1912 with the first and last letters switched around
- Famous Mikes

crimsonwastes cat when I'm snuggling him: I've never met you in my life. you bastard. you fiend. stop this at once cat when I'm busy doing something and can't pet him right that second: Where Is My Kisses From Mommy??? Where Is My Snuggles And Cuddles That | Crave So Dearly. You Are A Cruel And Unjust Mother And I Am Goina To Scream

See also cats while you’re sleeping: mother is asslep? Mother is vulnerable to predators in her slep? I shall stand guard directly on her tit

I still have to stop myself saying “real fuckin sexy just like you asked” whenever anything involves taking a photo

Still of Fletcher and Mr. Barraclough from Porridge except I have drawn a capybara face over Mr. Barraclough. Hence, Mr. Capybaraclough.

Mr Capybaraclough

Just ask for a book you big doodle heads!

It can't be that hard can it?