no thoughts, head empty

I’m not even sure what this blog is anymore. Collection of hyperfixations? Perhaps.

[teal-tealwren]

all systems red

[soymoss]

Japanese Giant salamander painting sold to benefit the Shiga Giant Salamander Preservation Society hosted by the Cincinnati Zoo!

[archivistbot]

Martin: Jon, you are my lovebug

. I am an avatar of fondness for you. You are my anchor. My cinnamon bun, my sugar plum, my, my little beetle. I am so very very very happy. You are my beetle-bug, my jellybean man, my poppet, my ravioli, my ovaltine, my, my, my, my, my turnip… (gestures that he is looking for more words) You're my pickle-brine baby. But please remember, pickle brine is not a beverage.

ARCHIVIST:  Pickle juice. I don’t believe you.

MARTIN:  I’m afraid that’s your problem. How about a glass of water?

ARCHIVIST:  Right. (drinks water, sorrowful) Right.

[3000s]

🦞

🕳

crawdad go in holes

[aceynk]

woah.. do you know any other abilities of creatures

[funstyle]

I saw someone spell it "whimsicle" today. Like popsicle

[maggotsandcream]

Something I do find lovely about the first 4 Murderbot Diaries books (can’t yet speak on all of them) is:

Murderbot chronically finding new scientists/travellers to claim as “clients” (whether paid or not) like one of those sheepless herding dogs that goes around finding sheep (or anything else they can herd like a flock of sheep). Like it clearly has a protect humans instinct and a desperate need for enrichment.

Given its general lack of self awareness and unreliable narrator status, there’s no way in hell Murderbot is aware it’s doing this.

[silas-lehnsherr]

Murderbot: I just want to be left alone to watch my shows. I care nothing for these humans. I hate having clients.

Also Murderbot: *noticing unaccompanied humans that have nothing to do with it at all* Oh look, clients.

[julykings]

cold shock

[daftpatience]

more murderbot because!!!!!

[starfleetofficial]

Something I enjoy about Martha Wells writing and the Murderbot books is how often she plays with the way very close 1st Person narration can hide the physical reality of the character. Murderbot just spent three pages telling me about its very level headed ideas and then it cuts to and anyway the whole time I've been thinking about that I've been silently curled up on the floor like a dog while everyone politely waited for me to be done.

[galacticconcatenation]

(Cuddling in the feed.)

[batsandboba]

“scientists don’t want you know” is a phrase that always cracks me up because if you actually meet a scientist they will be shaking and crying like an overstimulated chihuahua with the need to let you know

[realanimalfacts]

1. A dog is full of joy

[sailorbrazil]

thursday..... and i bet you wish you were her

[cranity]

the sky's kindest, most radiant star

[cranity]

secrets are a heavy burden

[b0nkcreat]

They killed him. They swept him away

[calicotisane]