Ai companies are trying to buy credibility through Hollywood endorsements but all I see are artists permanently branding themselves as scabs

The moss garden at Giou-ji.

The moss garden at Giou-ji.

Fresh maple leaves and bamboo at Giou-ji.

The moss garden at Giou-ji.

Mossy sort of a morning.

#Arashiyama #嵐山 #Sagano #嵯峨野 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #moss #kyotorain

A black and white comic, three panels stacked one on top of the other with white gutters. In the top panel, a toad looks questioning as a balloon from off panel exclaims, "You poor creature!" In the middle panel, the toad looks quite literally the most crestfallen I've ever seen a face as the balloon from off panel says, "It must be so hard..." And in the last and bottom panel, the toad lights up, stars appearing around their head, warmed by the words in the balloon from off panel that continues, "...being the most beautiful toad in the world!"

was recently reminded of one of my all-time favorite bits of sequential acting, drawn by Natalya Lobanova

Omg we clearly meant 4/22, not 5/22. 😂😭

This sale is TODAY.

An ACNH screenshot of a traditional Japanese tatami room with floor seating at low tables filled with set meals, shoji walls, and sliding doors leading out to a deck overlooking a grove of cherry blossom trees in bloom. It's night and the room is dimly lit.

A nighttime visit to Red Crane Ryokan's dining room.
#AnimalCrossing #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons
#acnh
#NintendoSwitch

a poorly drawn baby corn (the cat) with his famous flat top

baby corn the cat curled in a loaf position on a light-colored bed. he has very large, round, eyes and a tiny body!

not even a single thought

dhuartson: Don't let anyone talk you out of spending $15 on a new hobby. That $50 will be the best $400 you ever spent.

This is not wrong.

a pelican looking at the camera with their pouch slightly open so their top beak(not sure if this is what its called) is open over a large gap

First of all, bird.

Second of all, bird.

Mostly importantly, bird. 🪶

The image is a 5 panel black and white comic. Panel 1- A person is standing, visibly angry. "That's it. I'm tired of society. I'm finding a remote shack and remodeling it so that people stay away!" Panel 2- The person now stands in front of a run down looking shack with bones and knives hanging from it, along with an upside down pentacle over the front door, and barbed wire on the front fence. "There! Perfect!" Panel 3- The same person is now relaxing on a reclining chair next to a window, eyes closed. Panel 4- From out side the window a new person can be heard saying, "My name is Zak Bagans and I'm here at the mysterious knife shack" Panel 5- The person looks out the window to see that Zak Bagans from the show ghost adventures is standing outside gesturing towards the house with a person filming him. They yell, "Oh son of a bitch!" In between the last panels is (C) Shubbabang

An ACNH screenshot of a lounge area with seating and a large window overlooking a courtyard garden with cherry blossoms trees in bloom.

An ACNH screenshot of a lounge area with seating and a large window overlooking a courtyard garden with cherry blossoms trees in bloom.

An ACNH screenshot of a lounge area with seating and plants on display.

An ACNH screenshot of a lounge area with seating and a large window overlooking a courtyard garden with cherry blossoms trees in bloom.

The lounge at Red Crane Ryokan: Spring Edition
#AnimalCrossing #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons
#acnh
#NintendoSwitch

A green frog mascot wearing black shades, orange jacket and shorts, and a blue shirt strikes a pose in a used book store.

Jubapyon is a gregarious cool frog who sometimes appears in Takafumido Book Store in Azabu Juban, Tokyo.

people who do autobody repair annoyed that the name "dentist" was already taken

A table is set with a green leaf-shaped placemat holding a glass tea cup filled with green tea, a small plate with cherry blossom pattern holding a transparent jelly with a cherry blossom suspended inside, and a ceramic houhin brewing vessel. Along the back of the table are cherry blossom decorations including two glass bowls holding cherry blossoms floating in water.

A close-up of a transparent jelly tea sweet with a cherry blossom suspended inside on a small plate with a cherry blossom pattern.

A close-up of two glass bowls filled with water with cherry blossoms floating on top and a cherry blossom kusudama paper flower ball.

Today's tea is Yumesuruga Sencha from Charaku with Sakura Jelly wagashi from K. Minamoto.
#tea
#teasky
#teaware

Sliding is the best

滑るのは最の高ですっ☆

Our days can be tiring, so save some energy for the important stuff, like reading books, brewing tea, and shapeshifting into a were-bear to protect the old forest.

A cartoon illustration of the Eye of Sauron sitting on a couch with a cup of coffee scrolling his phone in a messy apartment. Caption reads "The Eye of Sauron just couldn't get focused that day."

Rough start. #grickledoodle #lordoftherings #tolkien #horror #rough #focus #eyeofsauron #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

a doodle of an artist kitty looking at an empty sheet of paper

the kitty bangs its head on the paper

there’s now a stamp of the kitty in the paper, and it has a bandage on the forehead

creative process

1. Boy, Amazon is in a heap of trouble. Evidence made public yesterday by California AG @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov shows blatant price fixing. And there are so many examples. Here's Amazon scheming with a pet food supplier to get Chewy to raise its prices.

Amazon Levi's and Walmart Agreed on Increased Retail pricing for Khaki Pants Amazon sent Levi’s links to Khaki pants that were priced lower on Walmart.com [$25.47 to $26.99], saying it “hop[ed] these can get resolved over the next few days.” The next day, Levi’s reported that “I talked to Walmart and they have partnered with us to … take Easy Khaki Classic fit back up to…$29.99 immediately” and provided links to show the increased Walmart price. Amazon acknowledged that Walmart raised its price and confirmed it had matched that higher price: “the updated pricing of $29.99 is now showing up on [Amazon].”

Amazon, Hanes, and Target Worked to Raise the Price of Apparel: Amazon sent Hanes links to Target.com and Walmart.com showing lower prices than were on Amazon, and Hanes confirmed that it “reached out to Target and Walmart to have the prices increased.”

Amazon, Agrothrive, and Home Depot Worked to Raise the Price of Plant Fertilizer: Amazon complained to vendor Agrothrive about lower prices for Agrothrive’s products at Home Depot, to which Agrothrive responded: “Yes, just got out of a meeting with the Home Depot manager and she has agreed to raise the prices this time.”

Amazon, GlobalOne, and Chewy Agreed on Increased Retail Prices for Pet Treats: The plan was written in an email between Amazon and its vendor, GlobalOne. For its part, Amazon would raise GlobalOne’s Canine Naturals pet treat prices to get Chewy to follow, then GlobalOne would “reach out to Chewy” to let them know that Amazon was increasing the pricing and “would ask that [Chewy] follow.” In other words, if Chewy agreed, Amazon would increase its retail pricing for the Canine Naturals pet treats and Chewy would match the price increase. The plan materialized. Amazon told GlobalOne that the pricematch override was in place, and to “let Chewy know to update [pricing] immediately.” That same day, GlobalOne confirmed the “ones that went up on Amazon immediately went up on Chewy [happy face emoji] … Overall this looks like it’s working!” The result of Amazon, Chewy and GlobalOne’s price fixing agreement was to increase the retail prices of over ten Canine Naturals pet treat products on Amazon and Chewy.

We’re sharing new evidence in our case against Amazon clearly showing the megacorporation is involved in price fixing.

It’s clear as day: Amazon is colluding with vendors and other retailers to make your life more unaffordable.

We’ll see them in court.

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online

David Inshaw (b.1943)
The Raven, 1971.
oil on canvas.

'SWIMS' upside down is still 'SWIMS.'

A table is set with black tea in a teacup with saucer, a molasses cookie on a small plate, and a hardbound edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of Four.

Recent Tea: Oregon Coast Edition featuring Drizzly Days smoky black tea (Oregon Tea Traders) and a molasses cookie.
#tea
#teaasky
#teaware

poorly drawn cat with very long legs

a picture of a white-and-gray cat lounging on the edge of a bed, its front legs hanging straight down unusually long toward the floor

A cartoon illustration of a happily deranged looking cat on a doorstop clasping its hands in joy. Caption reads "Today seemed like yet another perfect day to leave a dead bird on the doorstep."

Oh glorious joy. #grickledoodle #cat #bird #perfect #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

Your daily affirmation:
Remember - You need authority to appoint others, but you never need anyone's permission to disappoint everyone.

I’ll teach you how to play.

遊び方を教えてあげますっ☆

“Still punk” I whisper as i watch Black Flag’s live Coachella feed from my bed in my pjs at 6:30 pm

Am going hard on green tea 🍵