Thalia [tə'lɪə]

Pickles the seal gave @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social a kiss! Which is more adorable, the seal or our genuine, wonderful mayor?

Just when you think, “Well at least ai can’t replace my job as a mom.” That poor child is gonna need so much therapy.

Ah, NYC radiator season is upon us. When the steam pipes start blasting heat and it makes absolutely no difference how tightly you close them. The apartment is a sauna. Our kid woke us up at 2:30 am because he was so hot he’d had a nightmare that he was trapped in a burning building. 🥵

Something I wish more people would realize.

One more fall #photo from the drive (palisade parkway)

Fall foliage along the Palisade Parkway. My poor colorblind kid can’t see the autumn colors, just all looks the same to him!

I hear the hole in the ozone layer has improved. Remember when that was the scariest climate crisis we were facing?

Hope scrolling this trending topic this morning. 🥰 Negative bias is real, human (and necessary for survival!), have to actively fight it by looking for the good.

Happy #caturday my friends 🙂

If you encounter ICE, here's what every New Yorker should know.

Just because you do not take an interest in politics, does not mean politics won't take an interest in you. - Pericles Get out the vote! 💙💙💙

Give me 4 versions of you: I have very little main character energy, so I couldn’t find many photos of ME. But these are all from different special times.

Photo taken from the Oberbaumbrücke (not far from East Side Gallery in Berlin). Fun fact: Berlin has more bridges than Venice! #travel #photography

Ms. (almost) 9: “S is kinda like a Brooklyn person.” Me: “What does that mean?” Ms. 9: “You know, they think they’re really great, but they’re not.” Say you’re from Queens without saying it. 🤭

Throwback to almost 10 years ago. None of us can decipher what he was saying in the middle of this story. 😆 toddler storytime was so cute

It’s rarer these days, but sometimes I manage to capture something nice too. #photography #berlin

Cloudy skies and empty boulevard. I liked the composition of this one (another snap taken by husband on his run, so I can’t take credit for photo or run 😅)

*whisper* it’s funny because it’s true

I want to contribute to the beautiful photography on Bluesky too! My husband manages to get some really nice snapshots on his runs, like this one #photography #running

My Discover feed was full of beautiful photography this morning. Photos taken by real people. How lovely! ☺️

Celebrated 15 years of being together (13 married) at Chef Emily Yuen’s Yingtao. We got to sit at the kitchen side counter and watch all the masters in action. I absolutely love what they’re doing here to bring traditional Chinese flavors together with Michelin star gourmet dining.

I wore an off-the-shoulder top today and my daughter asked if it was supposed to be like that. “Oh! Like the ’80s!” she said. My husband added, “That’s like the ’40s for us.” I then proceeded to crumble to dust.

Another great visit from Gary Snyder sensei. New York City will always be his aikido home away from home. When I’m 70 I hope to still have this kind of flexibility and good knees 😆

Every day, Mamdani proves that something better is possible. That we do not have to accept what corporations and their political shills have decided we are worth. He makes doing things that we've been constantly told are impossible look easy.

Why is it so hot in the middle of October 🫠

This was so beautiful I looked up Neat Martinez on TikTok and his whole page is full of these (with an occasional music video thrown in) Mother Teresa meets Latin urban music artist. 🫶

Ruin a book by adding a word The Three Bean Body Problem (I don’t know why these never get old, but I’m here for it every time it comes back around)

By the Strunkies 😆

I made myself air fryer s’mores for breakfast because I’m a grown up and I’ll eat what I want.

More this. Less “perfect” AI slop. Thank you.

This is the first ugly Christmas sweater I’ve ever been tempted to buy. Bao, tea, bowl of rice, dragons, boba, and throw in some bamboo for greenery?? It’s so ridiculous I feel like I have to have it.

People getting hung up on whether this happened in the Bronx or Manhattan… here is map with border of Bronx and Marble Hill neighborhood that sits on the Manhattan side of that border. Now let’s return to the important issue: ABOLISH ICE.

I was so excited to check this out but the results were just boring and accurate. What’s a girl gotta do to leave behind a funny Amazon trail of breadcrumbs?

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

They compare iFLY wind tunnels to skydiving, but obviously not the same at all. Being buoyed by a strong wind and flying through the air in a controlled environment=Fun. Falling out of an airplane at 14k feet above the ground=Terrifying.

My first Kamayan. Went to Ihawan in Woodside, Queens to celebrate a friends birthday. Full disclosure: we were given utensils and didn’t have to eat with our hands. Is it still a Kamayan if you use a spoon and fork?

Let’s not downplay what a miracle story this is because NYCHA is not City. It's state funded. So anything that deals with its renovations is a bajillion times harder to fund.

Active recovery at Berlin Aikido Kokikai 😁 Check it out if you want to practice aikido in English while living in Germany

It is done. 3/6 majors completed 😁

I’m too tired to do anything except hide in my hotel lobby and charge my phone until mein zimmer ist bereit. 3 months of Duolingo German 🤣

I’ve arrived in Berlin and need to sing the praises of Scandinavian Airlines. ✈️ Our JFK flight was delayed almost 2 hours, and 57 of us were connecting in Oslo. The connecting flight delayed departure by 40 minutes so we could ALL make it! That’s how you do airline customer service. 👏

AI could never 🤣

The only kind of politician I want to see posts about.

Finished reading “Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng. A tragedy about what happens when parents want everything for their children that they didn’t or couldn’t have, and their children just want to make their parents happy. @pronounced-ing.bsky.social 😭😭😭 #booksky