Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

That last bit, especially.

song for a missing sister or two

https://genius.com/Joanna-newsom-peach-plum-pear-lyrics

(Seriously, I do think I like them. It brings Masto one step closer to the expressive medium that LJ was. I needed some trace of a "species whiteboard" back in my life.)

Wait, are these metadata fields in our profiles new, or did I just never notice them until @anthracite started talking about them when she updated her instance?

I like them! 🐯​😇​

Yeah. Looks like one of those mornings where I'm very likely to get myself in trouble by talking again. Gonna take the high road and go take a nap instead.

I know. I'm an American hero. You don't have to tell me.

https://slate.com/technology/2018/08/who-is-poppkinkream-the-reddit-user-fighting-for-a-fact-based-internet.html

#shortdurationpersonalsavior #shordurpersav

Okay, between the hideousness of this figure and, let's be honest, the fact a BoingBoinger is into them, I think I finally understand the loathing of Funko Pops.

https://boingboing.net/2018/08/31/sigh-i-bought-the-gene-fren.html

NGL, I think in the grand scheme of things, accidentally training up "lesser" species to take our place is the only actually useful thing humans are doing right now. If you really want the Earth to have a bright future, buy your local raccoons and coyotes some educational toys, then step back and accept the sunset of humanity gracefully. We've already basically blown all rights to this planet.

("your" refers to the Masto gestalt mind, and my generally crusty orientation towards it these days; it's not a subtoot about anything or anyone in particular <3 )

"no"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHash5takWU

@kel@dragon.style @mona@cybre.space Hey there! Hope I've got the right instances. :) This weekend's gonna be a bit rough, but I'd love to pick a date for when I get back! I should be back on the 13th, how would the 15th or 16th work out for you?

(Full disclosure: Kerry Thornley had some beautiful and noble ideas during his early life, but died a bigoted, paranoid, anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist. Shame be upon him, but the fact his brain shit the bed late in life-- mental illness was probably involved-- doesn't mean his testimony about the counterculture wasn't insightful, and probably applicable to the current situation on Mastodon. Attracting the general public's the worst thing you can do to a subculture. :( )

From Kerry Thornley's "Zenarchy":

Did some very productive brooding late last night (not being sarcastic). Started this morning with biscuits and gravy with Peggy followed by several hours of dragon cuddles. The bad brain weather's cleared up a bit, and I'm actually getting work done. Good enough for me.

"Reasonable Clown Posse"

I'm not sure if it's a cover band, or just the ICP after years of conscientious therapy and rehab, but there you go.

Personally, I'm thinking same line-up, but they're a jazz-funk combo, with lyrics about the undesirable health effects of Faygo, proper knife safety, and the legitimacy of conventional theories of electromagnetics.

(cc: @LeDiva for old times sake <3 )

https://www.businessinsider.com/sinister-hunger-stones-dire-warnings-surfaced-europe-2018-8?utm_source=reddit.com

One on hand, this whole story unnerves the shit out of me, and I'm not easy to unnerve with mere history. On the other, somebody cleverer than I could spin one hell of a dark fantasy screenplay out of these "hunger stones."

http://rall.com/2018/05/02/america-is-one-of-the-few-cultures-with-insults-for-smart-people

At first, I thought, "Huh. This article isn't really based on much evidence. 'Geek' is a specialized term; Google Translate is literal-minded and doesn't handle synonyms well. I'll bet if I looked deeper into this, I'd find plenty of foreign slang for nerdy people."

Then I looked at the byline, and saw it was by Ted Rall. And I went, "Oh. That explains it." And I went back about my business, after complaining here, because I have zero respect for Ted Rall. Zero.

I had a normal conversation with some not very normal people (about tacos) and it went fine and I am feeling much less like A Tiger In Exile. Honestly, that was all I really needed. =^___^=

So I think I'm gonna try swallowing my fear that people don't hit me up any more for a REASON, and that reason is more than just Seattle introverts being Seattle introverts. It's time to reach out.

I don't know. It's hard not to interpret every little signal as a covert "fuck off, Eeyore," when I'm in this depressive mode. But it seems to be the most honest, if not necessarily safest, option.

(Twilight Sparkle: if this fails, I blame YOU.)

I honestly don't know how to handle not having the social opportunities come to *me*. I realize I've been absolutely terrible at it, fretting over nobody contacting me, while I go months without contacting anybody.

It's hard. Peg's place is too small for comfortable visits. And I've still got a lot of self-doubt and fear lingering from The Bad Stuff last year. I don't know. I'm trying to get over it and do better. I just don't have a clear path.