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[nonstickwaffleiron]

as an archivist I am begging you

put dates on everything

don’t believe digital stuff is preserved forever - if it’s really important (documents, photos, etc) print it out

name your files accurately I know it sucks but please

don’t destroy the original just bc you scanned it

rubber cement is the devil’s adhesive use photo corners and quit gluing shit

you will NOT remember write it down

if you staple things to the inside of a folder I will find you

your public library probably has equipment to digitize old media for free or can at least get you connected with somewhere that does!

[magicalunknownfun]

"With the storm at your back and the stars in front of you, you keep going.

You keep going."

-Claire North, Slow Gods

Words cannot describe how much this line sucker punched me in the heart. I had to just sit and breathe. This book is beautiful.

[yourstrulyanndy]

Every single K.J Charles book I have ever read has had the vibe of putting 2 cats in a room together until they become inseparable or kill each other.

[magicalunknownfun]

And we are all here for it. 😄

[comicaurora]

Wolf looks pettable.

It's one of her top three characteristics!

[audsoll-blog]

And her others?

[comicaurora]

Prey Drive and Sick Flips

[magicalunknownfun]

Welcome to the gray tabby club!

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

since booklr's feeling chatty today: what's the most unique book you've read recently? the one that's been very different to anything else you've come across before

mine would be The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter, which is an Australian crime novel told in poems with a butch lesbian PI as the protagonist 👀

[gaystation4]

[glowingghosty]

i don't say this very often so you can trust me when i say for the love of god please unmute

[foxofninetales]

Audio description: Very loud trilling purrring.

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

Very important kitty noises

[teaboot]

I think your cat is probably a dove

[petermorwood]

The cat is ringing, pick up!

[naamahdarling]

....PURRGLING!!!

[magicalunknownfun]

I unmuted. My cat woke from a dead sleep to stare at me with betrayal in her eyes.

[strangely-not-alive]

Making resin eyes for my sculptures.

I filmed the full process in case it helps someone who wants to give it a try.

[magicalunknownfun]

I am in awe of the creative magic of some people. Because I would have 1000% sliced myself with that exacto knife and just ended up with a bloody mess.

[kaeraesketches]

✨ Oop! My hand slipped, and 🌈Gays🌈 happened 🤭! Shocking everyone, I’m sure. I was in desperate need of something soft and sweet when I drew this, and it did manage to bring me some peace. I hope it does for you, too!

This one went live on Pa🌳on a few weeks ago, but I figured it would be a good time to share here now. Hope y’all had a good holiday weekend! 💜

[jenpsaki]

Okay obviously this is ghoulish but that aside…does he think Jill is giving Joe cancer screenings? Like, is he really that stupid that he thinks that if you’re married to a doctor that person also becomes your doctor?

[magicalunknownfun]

Also, she's not that kind of doctor? She has a doctorate in education.

[irishshauna]

[marmotini-of-the-world-unite]

Learning this was an intentional genocide changed me.

[fighterkimburgess]

I know most of those following me know this, but just to make it super clear. An Gorta Mór (The Great Hunger/the Great Famine) was a deliberate genocide of the Irish people. There was enough food grown in Ireland to make sure everyone was alive and healthy and survived. Instead it was exported, sent to England and elsewhere for profit while men, women, and children starved in the streets. While the English landlords fucked off and evicted starving families who couldn’t afford rent. While babies were too weak to cry and died at the side of the road.

They tried to kill us, but they did not succeed. And we owe so much thanks to the other oppressed peoples, in particular the Choctaw Nation and the Masai, who sent money and grain to us.

Let me repeat that. The Choctaw Nation who had just gone through the Trail of Tears sent us money to try save Irish lives. It’s led to an understanding between Irish people and Native American tribes, most recently when we donated to the Navajo and Hopi fundraisers for COVID-19 relief, because while it may be a different tribe, Irish people will never forget those who helped us and we’ll help back.

The entire population of the island is less than seven million people. We’re still a million less on this island than pre famine. And it’s not that long ago. My grandmother’s grandparents lived through it. We’ve told the stories, it literally changed the DNA of the country. We have a national fear of renting, because so many people were evicted. People joke about Irish people always offering loads of food, but it’s because there’s that cultural memory of not being able to.

They tried to kill us, but they did not succeed. We will not let them take our lives, we will not let them take our language. We lost so much, but we will not lose it all.

[saltedweather]

This is why I get so angry when people say “it was the potato famine, it was because of monoculture/microbes.”

Nope. The potatoes were the only thing Irish people were allowed to fucking eat, because as pointed out, the rest of the crops they were growing were for their landlords to ship to England. So when the one “worthless” crop they were allowed to eat rotted in the field, the English crown, empire, landlords, all shrugged and carried on. People starved to death lying next to productive fields.

[magicalunknownfun]

The podcast After Dark did a great two parter on this. I had to turn it off and listen to it at home (instead of at work) because I was so upset. One British politician actually suggested that the Irish could eat grass, if they were really starving.

[shamebats]

Antibacterial soap??? For your body???

[cunt-force-therapy]

I wash my wretched walking corpse with bleach and formaldehyde to prevent bacterial accumulation

[shamebats]

You are an inspiration to us all

[gaphic]

if you’ve had a significant surgery you’ve probably been told to shower with antibacterial soap, and they literally tell you not to use it regularly because it FUCKS your microbiome. you can tell, too- your skin feels fucking disgusting and weirdly sick for days afterwards

[roach-works]

to specify: antiseptic hand soap can be fine if it's just your hands because you use those to touch everything in the world and then eat with em. helps cut down on the amount of germs and viruses and harmful bacteria you transfer into your mouth.

the rest of your skin can benefit from washing with soap and warm water, but antibacterial soap used as a regular cleanser can take it too far. you're actually supposed to have bacteria on you. your microbiota is a healthy and helpful part of your immune system. going scorched earth full sterilization on skin can make it dryer, weaker, and sicker.

[magicalunknownfun]

I use antibacterial soap when I have new tattoos. But only on the tattoos, and just until they are healed.

[xiranjayzhao]

Nobody is obligated to read a book that no longer piques your interest but I just think it's absurd to give "there are so many Chinese-inspired fantasies now" as THE reason when that label is so broad and every book that falls under it will give you a different reading experience and therefore they are not interchangeable with one another 💀

[magicalunknownfun]

And then there's me. Who wants ALL the Chinese-inspired fantasy.

[mcu-fandom]

I find it so funny that in Homecoming, Tony was all like “my father didn’t give me a lot of support so I’m trying to break the cycle and be supportive of you”

Had all his suit features be called “baby monitor” and “training wheels”

Used his angry dad voice when he said “this is where you zip it, the adult is talking” and “because I said so >:(“ when Peter talked back and was like “teenagers 🙄” to the woman handing out leis.

Then told Peter that if he got hurt in anyway, Tony would feel like he was responsible for that…

Like that guy never even hanged out with that kid one on one yet by that point and was already like “you’re my son now and I’m gonna support you and look out for you.”

[totally-ikea]

“Why is snoop dogg at the Olympics-“

WRONG QUESTION!

WHY ISNT MARTHA STEWART THERE WITH HIM?

[softbrah]

she is! she’s joining him for the equestrian events because, and I am quoting her directly, “Snoop is afraid of horses.”

[butch-ragh-barkrock]

Update:

[gendernewtral]

this is 100% real btw

[elodieunderglass]

In Paris this week, he said: “I am interested in the horses that dance and I want to give them some carrots and apples … make sure they’re fed before they do their thang.”

Stewart explained the pair’s dressage plan.

“Snoop called me and said he knows I know horses, and he’s a little fearful of horses,” the businesswoman, philanthropist and octogenarian Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model told NBC on Friday.

“I’m still scared of horses,” Snoop said.

“Have you ever ridden a horse?” Stewart asked.

“No,” said Snoop. “I’m scared.”

“So we’re gonna do dressage,” Stewart said.

[bliss-bliss-bliss-bliss]

This is so lovely and heartwarming that I almost didn't notice that Snoop's wearing knee high spats

[bliss-bliss-bliss-bliss]

EPILOGUE

He got to meet the horses!!

He even got to feed them carrots like he wanted to, even though he seems to be nervous! Such courage and valor! /Gen!

This is clearly the coolest day of that white guy's life. It's the coolest day of the horse's life. This is the coolest day of all of our lives. Mr Dogg, thank you for being who you are.

[urgentkettle]

Can we just take a sec to also thank Mr. Snoop Dog for saying that he was scared to do something and called a friend to help him. And then did the scary thing. I think that admitting you’re scared of something takes courage and inner strength.

[vaspider]

Add-on: Martha said she was going to get him a very gentle horse so that he could learn to ride, and was going to keep the horse for him with her horses at her stables. Snoop seemed a little nervous about that while they were talking on TV, but Martha insisted that if they just got him the right horse, he'd be able to learn to ride, and if he'd say he'd just try it, she'd do the work of finding him the right horse, essentially.

[magicalunknownfun]

Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart together at the Olympics was my absolute favorite thing of 2024.

[magicalunknownfun]

Everyone.

Stop whetever you are doing and READ THIS BOOK!

What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher.

This book freaked me out, in all the best ways. I found myself burrowing deeper and deeper into my blankets, and could not stop reading!

Alex Easton, a former soldier, arrives at the decrepit and rotting Usher estate after receiving word that their childhood friend is gravely ill, possibly dying. They find her, and her brother, so changed as to be almost unrecognizable. Add in sleepwalking, a ghostly, glowing lake, and strange animals and you have the perfect read for spooky season.

Seriously, I can not remember the last book that made me shiver (and laugh, Alex is a very funny and sarcastic character) and simply say OH MY GOD so much.

I loved this book. I devoured this book. I read this book in one sitting (it's really not very long). Give yourself the best kind of Halloween treat and read this book.

T. Kingfisher has just shot to the top of all my favorites lists, will definitely be seeking out more of her books.

Also! There's a sequel! Definitely going to be buying that one as soon as payday hits.

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

:) <3 our welsh cutie (x)

[triflingthing]

Lamp Light Books (a literary themed hotel) in Sapporo. The lobby is a library coffee shop.

[magicalunknownfun]

I would never leave.