Definitely Annie!

A photo of a Lilac-breasted Roller perched on a tree branch. The bird has a purple chest, blue body, and pale head.

The Lilac-breasted Roller is always dressed for spring. This monogamous bird mates for life, with courtship rituals that include swooping, diving, & rolling through the air. Lilac-breasted Rollers are so at home in the sky that they can breed in flight!
Photo: Justin Ponder, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist

AGAINST ALL ODDS, THOSE WHO BELIEVED BLUESKY THAT THE CRASH WAS DUE TO A DDOS

AND THOSE WHO DIDN'T BELIEVE BLUESKY AND WERE SURE IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE AI VIBE CODING

WERE

BOTH

RIGHT

An exit stanchion in a building reads “Dramatic Exit.”

This rehearsal studio understands its customers.

New Glastonbury Tor Greetings card designs in stock online and in my shop in Glastonbury. £12 for a pack of four delivered (UK). Other Countries shipping added in the basket. 2027 calendars are also in stock at £12.99 each (discount for two or more). 🙏💜
www.visionsofsomerset.co.uk/greetings-ca...

A flatscreen display on a "smart" water fountain, demanding to be reconnected to the internet.

In 1999, I was playing a decker in Shadowrun, and tried to distract a guard by hacking a water fountain to overflow, and my GM said "why would a water fountain be on the network? That's fucking stupid. No you can't try."

Well it's 2026 and I just want you to know, Phil, that I FUCKING CALLED IT!

4:33pm EDT: Moon in Taurus sesquiquadrate Vesta in Pisces. If you're overwhelmed, clean out your sock drawer. You can't accomplish everything right now. But you can do ONE thing. 03°Ta27' D 18°Pi27' D

Man coming out of his Well, Actually to infuriate womankind

Yes, in previews! Opening soon.

Lost boys playbill with neon Lost Boys logo (After intermission)

Did I like it: yes! One actor seems not able to carry his role, but overall it was strong. Ended up moving into an empty seat about 4 seats over bc I was squished against a low wall that was stealing precious leg room. Some intense strobe effects (a bit much) and loud bangs that made me jump.

Playbill for the Lost Boys in front of empty stage.

The Lost Boys in Previews!

On the way back down. Sunrise this morning from Glastonbury Tor.

I know from experience that leaving Substack has a cost. No other platform is as *easy* to get up and running, any time you change platforms, you're going to get significant churn. But, my friends who are on Substack--I don't think it will get easier to leave, might as well do it now.

w h a a a a a t t t t the fuck

I made a mistake assembling ikea furniture. It's fixable, but annoying. Mad at myself and annoyed that this enormous item is half assembled.

There IS in fact a process ⬇️ But an apology--pals, that's the FOURTH thing on the list. NOT the first.

I have no time for the "You don't offer a path back! You lack compassion!" crowd. There IS a path but it's really rigorous & if people don't want to do the rigorous work of repair, THAT'S ON THEM!

Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.

The reporting on OpenAI and Sam Altman I've been working on for the past year and a half, for @newyorker.com, with Andrew Marantz: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Legit, this is why I drink half-caf on vacation. I want the cozy but not to be caffeinated to the moon.

I do NOW but legit thought someone was lying to me when I first heard what it was made from.

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake By A Horse Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food. I am thinking I would like to try cake. Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape. Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy. Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much. I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on." Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.

It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

AO3 is finally out of beta after 17 years It’s about time.

AO3 is finally out of beta after 17 years

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

Saw Beaches tonite! (For free). Act 1 is long, wondering what they will cut while still in previews. I nominate about half of the husband song for starters.

$450!!! Wow.

No, double bonus!!!

it is just a well known fact that the third cup of coffee is the one that makes you less anxious and solves all your problems

Sunrise from Glastonbury Tor this morning.

The sun starts to rise towards mid-archway now as we head towards Summer. The first one I have had this year as it was so quiet up there this morning. Taken in St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor.

HADESTOWN Filmed West End Performance is Coming to North American Cinemas The live, West End capture of Hadestown will be released theatrically in North America on July 24, 2026. The UK will follow at a date to be announced. Learn more here!

The filmed West End performance of @Hadestown, featuring original Broadway cast members will be released theatrically in North America this summer!