chickadee cafe

she/they lesbian artist 🌿

[artmagine]

The beautiful art of Thomas Blackshear II

[kingfucko]

i went to his website and saw even more great art! sharing some more which i particularly appreciated

[inlandwest]

[pinebird]

i wish i didnt have to stay indoors with my air purifier i wish we could have one single summer without 40 forest fires in each state on the west coast creating apocalyptic outdoor conditions

[pinebird]

frothing at the mouth at another indie perfume house discovery set that i cannot in good faith spend my money on right now after glancing at the bowl full of perfume samples on my bookshelf

[distantvoices]

Doechii by Brianna Capozzi for Victoria’s Secret

[allsortsoffuckedup]

Hey hey, as a librarian, can I just say don’t pace yourself at the library. I get a lot of customers saying “oh I shouldn’t get too many books out at once” but like you should!!!! Max out your card, take everything we have on a subject you’re interested in, make a book fort in your home. We love that shit! It doesn’t matter if you read them or not; just take them for an adventure and bring them back whenever they’re due!

For public libraries, one of the ways we secure funding year to year is lending. Governments don’t want to fund more books if they’re not being used and the way we measure use is by issues. Regardless of whether you read it or not, whether you have it for a day or a month, if you issue it to your library card, we get the stats! It makes the library look good!

Help your local library; get books out even if you know you can’t read them all!

[apolladay]

Have you ever had jury duty?

* yes, I’ve had it and been sequestered

* yes I’ve had it but I haven’t been sequestered

* I’ve been called for it but I was never assigned to a trial

* I’ve never been called for jury duty (even though I’m eligible)

* not eligible for jury duty/my country doesn’t have jury duty

* it’s complicated

* see results

Have you ever had jury duty?

yes, I’ve had it and been sequestered

yes I’ve had it but I haven’t been sequestered

I’ve been called for it but I was never assigned to a trial

I’ve never been called for jury duty (even though I’m eligible)

not eligible for jury duty/my country doesn’t have jury duty

it’s complicated

see results

Voting ended onJul 13

[random-brushstrokes]

Juan Téllez Toledo - Las espiritistas (1903)

[teaboot]

"I don't believe Tarot is real, but it does work"

Expand on that, king (genuinely curious)

I feel like…

okay, so it’s a lot like conceptual art, or like introspective meditation, at the risk of sounding pretentious

Like. It’s not so much about “the cards are a portal to a higher wisdom that knows more than me” thing- it’s more of a, “given the symbols drawn, could I interpret them posing a question or possibility or suggestion?” Followed by, “is this applicable to my current context? COULD it be?”

Like.

I don’t lay out á tarot hand and say “ah yes, the devil and the tower, I am about to be betrayed”

But I MAY lay out a hand and say, “okay, devil and the tower. Something treacherous and danger. Am I approaching a treacherous or risky situation in my life? What might be a tipping factor? Am I being deliberately reckless? Maybe I should spend some more time working on X project I’ e been thinking of before spending money on it” or “you know what, I HAVE been kind of uncomfortable with X thing, I should say something” or “yeah okay I KNOW Tom from work sucks to work with, I KNOW, yeah maybe I should consider ways of handling that”

Less of a magic oracle, more of a tool for doing literary analysis on real life. Like simplifying everything and laying it out flat so I can gain some distance to untangle my problems without in-your-head crap like projected feelings and social obligation getting in the way and muddying the waters.

So like. I don’t think tarot cards can legit tell the future, but I DO think that self-reflection, mindfulness, and consideration sometimes allow us to predict and calculate our own circumstances.

So, IMO- It’s not real. But it works

If that makes sense

[kiisaes]

everyone eat more vegetables NOW!!! and mention the last vegetable you ate in the tags so we're all on the buddy system. I'll start: bok choy

[carfuckerlynch]

we dont talk about cabbage enough. everyone take my hand let's all get really into cabbage. let's all sit in a big circle and study Korean cuisine for a while and get really into cabbage. we can do sauerkraut too. surely everyone in the world has something exciting to teach us about what to do with cabbage. OK? come on its time for cabbage

[lindleland]

there is so much to unpack in this clip

[lindleland]

[weepingwidar]

Maud Madsen (Canadian, 1993) - Heavy Snow (2025)

[anyataylorjoys]

The Watermelon Woman (1996) dir. Cheryl Dunye

[seeveekat]

Hey this movie is really important in queer history! It was the first feature length film directed by a black lesbian! You can watch it here for free!

I really recommend you do because while it is a rom-com (and a drama), it also looks at how the stories of black queers are over looked in history.

[oilpalette]

Coven by Brazilian artist Daniel Arthur

[arinewman7]

Flourish in Radiance

Jie Song

[myfairynuffstuff]

Chris Aggs (b.1951) - Studio at Night with Chilli Peppers. Oil.