Elli G (she/her)

New thread for 2026: list of books I’ve read this year Goal for the year: 150

If Oxford can do it, hopefully it will be a call for more to have sustainable native plantings around their dwellings

#TilesOnTuesday Three of the four steps up to high altar @gloucestercathedral.org.uk have magnificent lion-bedecked risers, for any #tinylions aficionados around. The odd #medieval survivor among the Victorian tiles I think....

I was so moved by this Christian dad’s response to a despondent trans kid whose father wouldn’t support their care on “Christian” grounds. It’s never OK to use Christ as a weapon of hate. God is love. 💗 www.reddit.com/r/cisparentt...

Go to your camera roll & search “boat” & then post a pic of a boat you like

We shouldn’t need such things but good on Cincinnati for being willing to find a way to support these families who need a better long term solution — they didn’t let perfect become the enemy of doing something

Deep thoughts: how does a person fly with no bag, no purse, no jacket, or no other visible way to carry items??? Items currently with me I couldn’t imagine leaving behind: Glasses (& case) Pill case ID Ear buds Phone Tissues Water Pen Backup battery Pager & extra battery Sweater & scarf

I don’t live in an appropriate state, but I’ve done something similar for marches and strongly recommend — we need to use our pastoral authority to advocate for those who may be targeted

St. Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago has placed more than 100 crosses outside the parish. Each bears the name of someone who died in ICE custody or during an immigration enforcement action. Union workers built the traveling memorial, which began at Holy Name Cathedral last month.

Driving into Scotland and the sign mentions Eyemouth — time for a reread of Shadowy Horses by @susannakearsley.bsky.social

For the first time ever I am offering small art prints of a few of my paintings! These five are currently available as 8x10 prints in my etsy store. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Juice xkcd.com/3308/

If a White Sox player hits a single, double, triple and homer in the same playoff game, it's now called an encyclical.

My nephew is producing with friends from the Baltimore School of the Arts Gershwin’s opera “Trouble in Tahiti” in January. Blown away that this is produced, directed, sung, costumed, and played by high schoolers. If you are in Baltimore, don’t miss out! theatreproject.org/trouble-in-t...

I actually wrote a paper about this opera back in college… too bad I’ll be out of town for the performances since I’ve never heard it live!

You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks? The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. (📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)

I very much appreciate that the radio is slightly ahead of the NBC video feed of the Sox vs Yankees game so I can listen and only look up if something interesting occurs while also not having to listen to the random people on NBC

The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)

(Recently shared with me again) Core member of the Bad Decisions Book Club because something I just can’t stop reading….

Various years I ended up at the annual ice cream social / state of the institute event at the MIT Kavli Institute due to family ties — oldest project discussed every year? Voyager — PI John Belcher usually present to give the update himself :)

When I was an exchange student in Germany, I had the great benefit of being able to go to the Hamburg opera almost a dozen times because the school had 20 Mark tickets — result: I like opera. This is a great way to try & let more people learn they too enjoy it!

giving money directly to the people involved with the problem is pretty much always the best answer, from conservation to poverty, but the people with all the money hate that

When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊

The journey isn't over, but it's worth taking a moment to reflect on this.

This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY