same old ghost 🌿🍂

"Man and horse—here we have tamed power, mutual subordination, and much more" [me, nodding sagely] Hades and Persephone

Hello so what are everyone's favorite language learning apps (& otherwise)? From what I understand, duolingo isn't what it used to be, but I'm not sure what the best alternatives are

One of my favorite thing about ghost hunting videos is the scrambling to rephrase things in a way that people from centuries ago would understand. The idea that not only are there dead people listening, but those dead people are gonna be super confused about your whole deal

It tickles me. It's very human and very cute

Currently managing veterinary appointments for my dogs and lord I don't know how anyone could do this without pet insurance. If you don't have pet insurance, get pet insurance right now (and choose one that doesn't drop older pets!!)

So you're saying I have the "oh no, I'm into you" Hades & Persephone duet from the Russian Orpheus rock opera stuck in my head and I'm meant to just go about my day

How much kidnapping do we have to ignore to say Hades is a feminist king

There's arriving to the party early and then there's me realizing the reason why I'm struggling to track down the Russian rock opera "Witch," about a witch and the inquisitor who falls in love with her, is that it hasn't been fully written or staged yet

Bartender: what'll it be for you Me: [turns to look at the patron beside me. It is Philip K. Dick. He is hit with a beam of pink light, and his eyes widen in shock and wonder] Me: I'll have what he's having

I have once again invented, while appreciating the soothing quality of warm water while washing my hands, the concept of a bath

Know that nearly all of my grievances with behavioral economics as a field trace back to this man

Thinking back on the time I performatively got into nuclear science in middle school

And when I performatively started reading Ray Bradbury because I wanted to impress the head of school's husband

Just heard some strange music coming from my room; I wondered if my earbuds had turned a video on, but I hadn't been listening to anything like that; and then I realized no, this was the sound of radio channels and static being flipped through when there's no one there, like in a horror movie

I watched a video on the failed NEOM project today, and while it was v informative, they could have cut it to 30 seconds by just explaining that the Saudi Crown Prince is an even more off the rails version of Ludwig II of Bavaria

Not to name names, but I am thinking of one particular tech commentator who became increasingly embarrassingly combative online