Ahhh, I knew it! I've been seeing these all over Maryland the last few years, and no one I asked knew what they were. Yet another fast-growing invasive plant, sigh.

If you loved the story of competence and progressive government reform in The Hands of the Emperor but you really wanted to see them kiss? Check out Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter. Trust me.

Photo of Pedro Pascal wearing a dark grey blazer and loosely tied necktie, paired with short blue denim jorts. He is holding some cream coloured roses in one hand and the other is over his crotch where he has suggestively tucked his index finger into his fly. You’re welcome.

I might be misreading things but it feels like the timeline could use a picture of Pedro Pascal in little shorty jorts

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

And now I see TBQ and I had the same thought. XD But still! That will be very cool to see on the big screen.

I mean, it's not *not* about soapmaking.

The @stechlab-labels.bsky.social labels make Bluesky a completely different experience. I highly recommend them - it can really help, when you're getting angry at a bad take, to notice that someone's posted 50 times a day, feeding off the rage they stoke.

I've taken in her ornery old cat. It's been pretty rocky so far, but I wouldn't want her going to anyone else.

Yessssss we figured that out with my dad. Keep the cell phone up for at least a year, or until you're sure you e got everything under control.

Truly, the amount of stuff in it feels smothering to me. Not just one lifetime of stuff - my parents basically bought it furnished and the previous owners left a lot behind in the garage, basement, and sheds.

I am starting to figure some things out. Cleaning is going to be a very long-term process.

Oooh. But that's beautiful! I'll bet you feel great in it.

It's ridiculous because two weeks ago I had 0 houses and no prospects of ever buying one, and now apparently one isn't enough. But just. I don't want to live in this house, but I'm also not ready to give it up just yet.

Oooh, pics of the coat? Or at least a link?

I am contemplating the idea of buying a house in a location I actually want to live in, moving the stuff I want to the new place, and turning the ancestral manor into a long-term rental. Which feels a little ridiculous. But also, maybe not?

The Shelter Trilogy In a new America where civilization as we know it has ended, every hour counts. Everything is ticking along perfectly in the sanctuary community of Osto until a band of raiders arrives intent on viole...

Had a great time reading at BSFS tonight. It was good to see so many friends and to talk about the Shelter Trilogy to such a large audience!

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If your child is smiling down at their phone, they may be watching an old Turkish shoe shiner brush a cat.

The white flag, aka the official flag of the Confederacy

Wishing you and yours a very merry Confederate Surrender Day.

25th amendment. Impeachment. I will support any avenue to remove Donald Trump from office. We cannot leave this man in charge of America’s nuclear weapons as he threatens to end an entire civilization. And Congress must not fund this reckless administration.

When the camera is on a rocket, you can have eclipse any time!

Fuck, the lurkers support him in emails.

Oh, god damn it. I'm so sorry.

Dice, though...

How do you honor someone's life without feeling trapped by it? What are you obligated to continue or maintain, even if you have no interest in it yourself? I used to love this house, and now I don't know what to do with it.

Refilled the birdfeeders yesterday, checked the mailbox in the evening, took my morning pills at the kitchen counter... nothing like reenacting the life of someone who's passed to make you question everything.

No call out or anything, no description of his death or final actions, nothing even about how tragic it was. I was so incensed I wrote my final term paper for the class over it.

In The Tale of the Heike, there's a several-page-long diversion about a bunch of people going to great lengths to save one young noble during a battle. Heroic! Exciting! Thrilling!

A couple hundred pages later, that same young man dies in another battle and was just... named in a list of the dead.

Slowly starting to return to baseline here. I have to say? I love my friends and feel so incredibly supported by you all, both online and off. Thank you all for your sympathies. <3

Which is to say, my mother is dead. It probably happened Friday night. We'll be dealing with the formalities tomorrow. For the moment, I'm still kind of in shock.

At least there are only so many times in life one can discover the cold, lifeless body of a parent.

How was your day? I'll bet mine was worse!

We were on a tour of four east coast liberal arts colleges and Bryn Mawr was the last stop, and somehow the moment I got out of the car, I knew it was the right one. None of the others grabbed me, but I *knew* BMC was right.

I feel pretty confident in saying at this point that you’ve fallen for another white man with a vocabulary and no conscience, and help is available