The Black Moon Over the Peacefield Calls My Name

late 20s, She/her, 🏳️‍⚧️ Still not sure what to do with this blog tbh

[skeletourism]

Diane, I have just administered Albert's first shot of estrogen

[the-haiku-bot]

Diane, I have just

administered Albert’s first

shot of estrogen

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[skeletourism]

NO FUCKING WAY

[ryan-sometimes]

When people justify using gen AI by talking about how it allows them to do (insert creative hobby) it sends me into a blind rage. The whole point of the creative hobby is to use your brain. Having a machine do it for you defeats the purpose. That’s like saying you’re getting into running marathons then just driving the 42km

[zmpl]

it’s funny how we’re getting to the point in the AI lifespan where you can feel the desperation from tech companies to have you use their AI features. instagram has moved their AI effects to the top of the menu when you’re creating a post for your story, exactly where the draw/edit button used to be. gmail is creating one-click AI-generated replies right before you open up the text box. spotify put a beta AI playlist generator on the front page that looks just like a search bar so all of their users accidentally click on it when they go to search for a song.

tech companies are shaking in their boots trying to prove to shareholders that their investment in AI is worth it, to the point where they’re tricking their users into using the AI features even for a split second in order to fudge the numbers. like awww is your little environment-destroying toy not wielding the results you hoped for? so sad!

[skeletourism]

Genuinely fucking insane that Andy Burnham went into the Makerfield by-election as basically the only labour-aligned politician that anyone in this country even fucking likes anymore - and not even likes THAT MUCH, he just happened to not be close enough to the current cabinet to not be vehemently fucking despised - and he seems to think that's a bad thing because every time I hear about the cunt he is doubling down on a bad, stupid, or outright racist policy position. The man who is supposed to be selling himself as an alternative to Starmer is doing EXACTLY WHAT STARMER HAS BEEN DOING, and his popularity is going to tank in the same way before the polls even fucking open. Feckless, Blairite scum who believes meritocracy is real and beleives he's entitled to come out on top of it at everyone else's expense.

Labour's complete and utter failure to meet the current moment with any courage or conviction would be fascinating if it weren't teeing up to give Reform and Restore exactly what they want & make it even easier for them to enact even more cruelty when they, inevitably, wipe labour off the face of the political landscape in the next election

[skeletourism]

the most leftwing you're allowed to be in this country before your opponents literally start trying to get you arrested is agreeing with 90% of the far right's positions

[skeletourism]

Genuinely fucking insane that Andy Burnham went into the Makerfield by-election as basically the only labour-aligned politician that anyone in this country even fucking likes anymore - and not even likes THAT MUCH, he just happened to not be close enough to the current cabinet to not be vehemently fucking despised - and he seems to think that's a bad thing because every time I hear about the cunt he is doubling down on a bad, stupid, or outright racist policy position. The man who is supposed to be selling himself as an alternative to Starmer is doing EXACTLY WHAT STARMER HAS BEEN DOING, and his popularity is going to tank in the same way before the polls even fucking open. Feckless, Blairite scum who believes meritocracy is real and beleives he's entitled to come out on top of it at everyone else's expense.

Labour's complete and utter failure to meet the current moment with any courage or conviction would be fascinating if it weren't teeing up to give Reform and Restore exactly what they want & make it even easier for them to enact even more cruelty when they, inevitably, wipe labour off the face of the political landscape in the next election

[deadpanwalking]

So I have a question that I only trust you to answer: I aspire to be a guy who's read Ulysses but google searches are giving me conflicting information on which edition is best. Gabler? Bodley Head? Random House? Which would you recommend?

I unequivocally recommend the Gabler edition for two reasons:

It's been the gold standard in Joyce studies for over three decades, which makes a lot of the scholarship more accessible to people outside of academia who are curious about critical perspectives on the text.

The line numbers and pagination are synced with Gifford's annotations, which are an invaluable resource for both first time readers and seasoned Joyceans, as they provide explanations and context for the references Joyce makes in the text. I think a lot of people (and ogres) are so intimidated by how dense Ulysses can get that it impacts their ability to become properly engrossed in the actual book, and the joy of discovery turns into another bowl of Kellogg's Cornflakes to resentfully shovel down in a bid for self-improvement.

That being said, the 1922 and 1961 editions both have their proponents—here is an article about how heated the discussion got at a James Joyce conference ("Miami J'yce") that took place about five years after the Gabler edition was released.

[deadpanwalking]

My Bravest Friends Are Rawdogging Ulysses. It’s Tearing My Book Club Apart.

Some people dare to read it without supplementary materials. I would never!

Here is an interesting perspective for those of you who are curious about the utility of guides and heavily annotated editions.

[skeletourism]

the podcasters who all helped Trump win term 2 are all starting to try and jump ship without taking accountability and whether or not they get away without being held accountable will be a great litmus test. If the next president is a Democrat I fucking garuntee you that they will act like their winning the presidency is the End of the Battle rather than the start of rebuilding all the shit Trump tore apart, and that their first order of business will be to act like none of that shit happened. They will halt or reverse a few relatively meaningless policies to get some headlines, and then let most of the machine operate the way Trump set it up, but maybe a bit quieter. If these people don't own up to their part in all of this, if no one learns any lessons about how it happened, it will just happen again

[thunderstruck9]

Criss Canning (Australian, 1947), Ranunculi, 1985. Oil on canvas, 86.5 x 76 cm.

[pangur-and-grim]

trying to couch nap but they’re observing me

[madicham]

I wanted to draw them

[my-artblog-is-ssjumi]

their shapes are compelling

[skeletourism]

Yes the card was stuck on the barcode 😭

thank u for confirming I legit do not even know who to email about this lmao. I fucking DM'd their patreon I cannot find an email address for their shop or anything

[nonlynear]

i’m haunted i’m unfuckable and i love you

[eebie]

[skeletourism]

Lmao was there supposed to be a Pham membership card in here??? Bc there wasn't!!!

Legitimate question who do I even email about this

[wyllravengards]

i promise you that white man is not underrated

[corvidaedream]

the weirdest thing about my wizard tattoo is that unlike the other tattoo i have, it's really reactive to my lupus

like the first signs of a flare up from stress/over exertion used to be red face + fever + rash on my hands

but the lines of my tattoo will become raised and then a little itchy before it progresses to that point

and im discovering that, yeah, if i just listen to the wizard and rest/recuperate/stop pushing myself when it starts acting weird, i can sometimes avoid triggering the other symptoms

early warning system wizard who lives on my shoulder reminding me to take care of myself

[dogwoodbite]

(guy who doesnt even like dating) ok well does anyone want to get entranced by my whole deal or no.

[skeletourism]

THIRD TIME IN A FUCKING ROW I have bought fresh fruit for granola only to go to make granola the next day and find it ALREADY COVERED IN MOULD WHAT IS FUCKING HAPPENING

Are there warning signs I should be looking for in the store I am missing??? are raspberries just Fucked Up right now?????? genuinely this is starting to feel like A Thing