I was thinking about that recently and how it was a huge deal that would stop you in your tracks when a breaking news story came on back in the day. Especially if it interrupted something already on air. Now it’s just every story.
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A woman in red walking past buildings in Chinatown, Boston. A retro-style vertical tickets sign featured prominently in the top left of the composition.
I’d like to practice street photography more. Here’s one I recently took of my dear friend and business partner strolling around Boston, with a bag of treats from Tatte in hand. Loved that tickets sign and color palette. ❤️
YESSSSS. 100000% yes.
(Oh, huh, 1987 for Moonstruck. But, you get it. Just don’t want to be over here spreading misinfo.)
Today’s 90s movie rewatch as a coping strategy (double feature edition): Four Weddings and a Funeral 🥂 / Moonstruck 🌙
A short depth-of-field image of evergreen shrub branches in deep greens and mauves with warm glowy light in the top, righthand corner of the image.
The world is crumbling but here’s a pretty early morning photo I took the other day. More soft, moody vibes in this latest collection: eliseweeks.com/collection-6
Gotta love Maine Sec'y of State Shenna Bellows and our Gov Janet Mills, who said to t, "See you in court" re: trans kids in sports.
The admin has come after Maine in a big way with law suits, withholding funds, and threats.
t (small t always) should study up. New Englanders started the Revolution.
Today’s 90s movie rewatch as a coping strategy: Good Will Hunting
This is diabolical.
Color photo of the front porch of a duplex with the front doors and steps centered in the frame.
The latest collection is up: Symmetricalish. When things are feeling chaotic and tumultuous, it feels nice to stare at some simple, satisfying symmetry (with just a wee bit of tension). www.eliseweeks.com/collection-5
A cross stitch pattern of the Oregon trail with the caption you listened to RFK. Credit to @institchesbysara
In his Finding Out era
O. M. G.
Monochromatic photo of buildings on the hillside of Cortona, Italy with hills in the distance.
Really need to book some tickets to get the hell out of America for a bit. Until then, I’ll just be staring at this collection from our 2009 adventure in Italy. www.eliseweeks.com/collection-4
Today’s 90s movie rewatch as a coping strategy (Insomnia Edition): Ghost
Today’s 90s movie rewatch as a coping strategy: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
I’ve never been a gamer but my 11yo and husband have been playing Zelda BOTW and there’s something so mesmerizing about the music, weather patterns, and landscapes I feel I could watch/dissociate to for hours
A screenshot of photos from my summery peach and teal collection.
A screenshot of photos from my summery peach and teal collection.
A screenshot of photos from my city vibes collection.
A screenshot of photos from my city vibes collection.
Something that’s helping me offset the daily dumpster fire: doing a deep dive into my entire life of photos and curating into lovely little collections. Will be posting a new one 1-2x/month @ eliseweeks.com 📸
i will DIE ON THIS HILL
#handembroidery #audiobooks
Starting to follow the people on here who I’m pretty sure were the first people I started following when I joined Twitter in like 2009 is wild.