desert desertion

In a feeble attempt to make good use of my cabin fever and (almost) dismal summer holiday, I have thus begun this sad excuse of a tumblr, within the confines of what civilization would call a "loony bin" but is in fact an actual house. It is from this...

[thegreatgildy]

[classic-hollywood-glam]

Myrna Loy

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Star Trek (1967)

[1talapia-007]

[capturingdisney]

Visual development art by Hans Bacher for Mulan.

[summertimenoir]

James Cagney, 1939

[mournfulroses]

Edgar Allan Poe, from Tamerlane & Other Poems of E. A. P.; “The Sleeper,”

[deadmotelsusa]

Western Stars Motel of Nara Visa, New Mexico, pictured in the 1960s vs 2025. Closed.

[fic-dumpster]

[fire-frog]

Me with Noir Flint Marko

[1five1two]

[idiot-wind]

I need this strange little man a somewhat concerning amount

[desertdesserts]

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else." -- Theodore Roosevelt

[nauseatedwaitor]

Stephen for the New York Times

[fbdbsgdg]

Charleston, South Carolina

February 2026

[mobius-m-mobius]

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert winning the 2025 Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series 🙌

[farewell-to-lorien]

Gateway Walk, King Street, by Doug Hickok.

[naithegiraffe]