Plasterwork of a skeleton blowing bubbles set against a pale blue wall.
I am so, so tired. And I know you are, too.
Here's “Death blowing bubbles,” 18th century. The bubbles symbolize life's fragility. This plaster work appears on the ceiling of Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg, Germany. After the monastery’s dissolution, it became a hospital.
We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
Imagine saying this about an agency that has helped millions of people around the world avoid malaria, obtain clean water, and gain access to food & health care. Especially when you’re the world’s richest man & your net worth is something like 20 times this agency’s annual budget. What a foul soul.
Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
A small book shaped like a romantic heart, with handwritten poems inside.
Thanks for all the kind messages after yesterday's wobble. 💙
The “Heart Book” from c.1550 is a collection of 83 Danish love ballads collected at the court of King Christian III. It's the oldest known Danish manuscript of its kind, and an early example of the heart signifying romantic love.
being a 19th century feminist ally was such a layup. imagine the brownie points you'd get for being on the forefront of stuff like "women's hearts won't explode if they exercise"
I think my favorite thing about Australia is that each bird here has its own unique beautiful bird song that sounds like a human or many humans crying out in the most terrifying and distressing way you have ever heard
one major improvement i've seen in the world over the course of my lifetime is the emergence of lightly-salted sweets. i just swung by a bakery to pick up a chocolate chip cookie and it had the slightest flaking of kosher salt on it. that shit went crazy. i think we're doing great in that department
A mom just came in SO EXCITED to find a map store bc her son would LOVE it.
She tries to be coy. "My son is... Really into maps. Real special kid."
I'm like, ma'am, this is a map store. Half my customers are on the spectrum. I have a trains and transit section. You're among friends.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Googly eyes have been added to the cover artwork
Reader, I googlied him
I just know that transforming into a towering pine on a mountain slope would fix me
I genuinely can't believe that I'm made out of meat.
lol. so our stove beeps when something is put on it without it being switched on. i am alone in the house.
from the kitchen: *beep*beep*beep*
me: cat! are you on the stove?
from the kitchen: *ka-thunk*
Hi for next week's That's Marvelous I'm working on a non-gift-guide gift guide! If you'd be okay with me including it, I'd love to know what's the best gift you've ever received. This can be a favor (a friend cleaned my apartment) or a thing (a new comforter)! Specifics only matter if they matter!
Sometimes our brains can have too many tabs open
I like how Little Shop of Horrors stops for a second and goes “yeah I’ve got a real fuckin beef with Dentists!!” and then goes back to the plant stuff
the pros and cons of looking out the window a drawing of a woman looking out a window pro: you can see whats going on in the world con : you can see whats going on in the world
i only need one thing from target
i only need one thing from target
i only need one thing from target
Report on how you like it 👀
@nvansistine.bsky.social can this be our new con hobby?
When, 200 years after your death, your home is turned into a museum honoring the guy your wife had an affair with ... www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.
will be reposting things I don’t even like but see as necessary for developing the culture here. like introducing wolves to a new environment
Button in post composer to set who can interact.
Various interaction settings
Btw, when writing a post you can set who can interact with it - reply or quote.
Note that you can change this setting *after* the post had been made and got replies. Essentially you can lock your thread if you want.
Wait I didn’t realize you played her! I’ve seen so little of MHA but Chris showed me the festival (concert) episodes and your performance made me cry!
I bought myself a little embroidery kit. I feel like stabbing something dozens of time (in a productive way) would do me well.
Today's best correction. Do not even try to compete.
