Perpetual LaoWai

Nerdy stuff. Gay stuff. End of list.

[samreich]

re: this week's episode,

[goldengirlssaywhat]

📺 The Golden Girls (1991)

[mybeingthere]

Diné Weaver Venancio Aragón

"From researching historic twill patterns in museum collections to dyeing wool with Kool-Aid, Diné (Navajo) weaver and instructor Venancio Aragón interlocks research and experimentation to expand the visual and technical vocabularies of Diné weaving. Working on the Diné upright loom, Aragón is part of a generation of Diné weavers who reinterpret ancestral knowledge through experimentation, carrying the medium forward on their own terms. As he stated in our interview with him, “I am not a purist.”

Based in Farmington, New Mexico, Aragón is trained in cultural anthropology and Native American and Indigenous studies, currently teaching at Diné College, the Navajo Nation’s tribal college. Before transitioning to full-time weaving and teaching, Aragón worked as an interpretive park ranger at the Mesa Verde, Aztec Ruins, Bandelier, and Petroglyph National Monuments, where he led tours and developed public education initiatives. He was born to the Tó’aheedlíinii (The Water Flow Together People) clan and born for the Naakaii (Mexican people). His maternal grandfather is of the Tsénahabiłnii (Sleeping Rock) clan, and his paternal grandfather is of the Naakaii (Mexican people)."

https://hyperallergic.com/dine-weaver-venancio-aragon.../...

[feralplantwife]

Here is Aragón's website:

Navajo wool weavings and tapestries by Venancio Aragon. Handspun yarns woven into rugs and wall hangings. Use of drop spindle and Navajo hip

And the link to the article above since the original one didn't work for me:

Diné Weaver Venancio Aragón Dyes Wool With Kool-Aid

The Diné weaver and teacher reimagines pre-trading-post-era weaving techniques, continually coloring his practice with new aesthetic and mat

[sleepyquietgirl]

I feel like I am taking crazy pills

[perpetual-laowai]

[perpetual-laowai]

Met up with some people from my China teaching program I hadn’t seen in nearly 20 years, and while we were reminiscing we started talking about who else we keep in touch with, where other people live, and who has kids.

[down-the-rabbith0le]

[perpetual-laowai]

Went to the Yoasobi concert in Brooklyn. On a weeknight. So tired.

[perpetual-laowai]

At the rate we’re going, across the main production, the London production, and the tour, by 2031 all gay, queer, and/or female comedic actors will have played Mary Todd Lincoln.

[dubiousculturalartifact]

The new Odyssey adaptation has inevitably gotten people talking about a Muppet version of it, and they’re frequently suggesting Kermit as Odysseus, Miss Piggy as Penelope.

I’m sorry but that’s thinking way too small, hear me out:

We need to have Miss Piggy as Odysseus, and Kermit as Penelope.

Think about it… who’s the more fickle, prideful, warlike one in that relationship? Who is absolutely ready to go ham, at a moment’s notice?

It ain’t Kermit

[anyroads]

Miss Piggy tied to the mast while Statler and Waldorf heckle her from the sea

[mindovermuses]

But who is the single human cast member in this tale? Who gets to put in an Oscar-worthy performance alongside the Muppets and what role are they to play?

[muffinflarp69]

There’s no single human, everyone is a Muppet except for one scene. Circe, played by Janice, turns Odysseus’s crew into humans who still behave animalistic and are all played by Academy Award winning actors.

[littlefleamart]

(source)

[perpetual-laowai]

This garden visitor looks a little worse for wear, but it was still floating around doing its thing.

[ironedorchid]

Kelly Link, 21st April 2026

[perpetual-laowai]

Made it through another round of torrential downpours - I suppose it’s better than last year’s drought. A quick loop of the current blooms and picked beans before the heat/humidity fully sets in.

[elgreytea]

What are you reading rn, why are you reading it, and what format are you reading it in (physical book, ereader, on your phone etc)

[perpetual-laowai]

The Almighty Dollar // A history of the concept of the dollar (not just USD) referenced on 99% invisible and I’m a sucker for material culture histories//Physical book.

Also::

Dear Monica Lewinsky// Thought the premise of a novel about praying to ML like a medieval martyr was a hilarious conceit// audiobook.

[bruzum]

[jethroq]

[perpetual-laowai]

Our AQI is currently 211 (predicted to get worse) and there is a team of roofers replacing our neighbors’ roof across the street.