a red sun rises; blood has been spilled this night
I may have created a (minor) monster. During that unbearable heat wave, I put a bowl of water down in the kitchen for Olivier, in additional to the larger one in 'his' room. Once temps moderated, I kept it there out of inertia, refilling it when I noticed it empty. Lately he's been bugging me, but upon checking he's got plenty of water, and some kibble (though there's the "omg, the dish is empty!" ring). So, I top up the food a bit and wander off to the kitchen for my own drink of water. He followed me, and made pitiful noises at the (empty) bowl in the kitchen. Apparently he likes that water better now? I guess I'd best keep it up, and maybe put down a slightly larger bowl.
An interesting essay on languages, with some good definitions of dialects, pidgins & creoles, how they develop and are used, and a bit on why this should be considered more when writing.
New Worlds: Dialects, Pidgins, and Creoles by Marie Brennan. Languages - or dialects. It’s a bit like trying to decide where species boundaries lie in biology, except the question is how mutually comprehensible they are. The answer can potentially lie anywhere along an unbroken spectrum. There’s even a concept in linguistics called asymmetric intelligibility, which describes a situation where speakers of Language A can more or less understand Language B, but speakers of B have a harder time understanding A. I’m told this applies between Swedish and Danish: Danes can parse Swedish without too much trouble, but Swedes have more difficulty with Danish.
This is heartwarming, and oddly satisfying: The internet’s not all bad: how a tweet led my dad to his dream job at Costco
After being laid off during Covid, my dad set his heart on a job at Costco. I told Twitter about it - cue a social media explosion
Dad had one more detail for me. He laughed as he said it. He said towards the end of his first shift, during a tour of the store, a bakery employee had off-handedly mentioned: “I wonder when they’ll hire the Twitter guy.”
To my dad’s utter delight, he got to say: I am the Twitter guy.
Before and after adoption comparisons - such wonderful improvement!
This is an interesting overview, though it doesn't go in-depth enough; I'd loved to learn more about the concert itself, as well as how the documentary came to be. The Story Behind the Harlem Cultural Festival Featured in ‘Summer of Soul’
Jesse Jackson, Nina Simone, B.B. King and 100,000 spectators gathered for a concert worth remembering
The footage shows seas of some 100,000 Black attendees whose dress and manner blend a Fourth of July picnic, a Sunday Best church revival, an urban rock concert and a rural civil rights rally. "You see the generations teetering," said Neville. "As opposed to, say, Wattstax, where you see a kitschy funkifying of 70s America. This is different: the tension between soul and funk, civil disobedience versus Black Power, the tension of Harlem itself at the time."
This may be the best video on the internet today! The post indicates "It’s rare to see a video with everything you need in one place." and that's so damn true. If you enjoy smiling A LOT, check this out!
In an HP scene, there's a discussion of Xmas with a character whose family celebrates Yule. he asks: “So, what do you say? Merry Christmas?” and the response is: “Yeah, merry Christmas is the standard. Though happy holidays has been making its rounds.” Now, I'm not a Brit, but I was under the impression it was more common to say Happy Christmas - is that true, is usage fairly split depending on the individual/family, or was my impression flat out wrong?
Olivier has very sproingy ears - whenever I'm messing with him and fold one back, they always refuse to stay that way, even for a moment. Instead, they immediately return to optimal 'ear' formation. It never fails, and every time I'm vaguely disappointed, because the inside out look is just plain amusing.
twistedchick posted this link: Because we all need something fun today. And she's right - it is fun, and you do deserve it!
Cat tower vs cardboard box - decisions, decisions. It's such a hard choice!
The photos make this space look really cool - how terrific that it will soon be open to tours, so people can see more history in person. Palatial, 2,000-Year-Old Public Building Revealed in Jerusalem
The grand structure, which once hosted events near the Temple Mount, will soon open to tourists
An enormous building that hosted public functions and perhaps city government meetings in ancient Jerusalem is reopening to the public some 2,000 years after its construction.
It's been absolute ages since I read any hockey RPF, but someone rec'd this, and I felt nostalgic for Sid & Geno. Now I think I need to revisit the tag - possibly not the main tag, but at least the pairings I care(d) about; so much was being posted by writers I didn't know, about teams/players I neither knew or cared about that I just sorta stopped. Hockey never lost my heart, but when visiting a tag feels like a chore, it's time to stop.
Hockey RPF fic rec:
Atlantic Flyway by
sevenfists
Summary: “I think I’m going to get into birding,” Sid said.
Zhenya was sitting on his balcony with his laptop on the side table, eating a burger and watching seagulls squabble on the riprap. “What’s birding,” he said absently, as one gull lifted its wings overhead, raised its rear end, and took a stringy white shit.
I like the author and figured it'd be enjoyable, and I'm glad I jumped in. it's good classic Sid & Geno; not deep, and definitely what I was in the mood for!
An interesting essay on languages, with some good definitions of dialects, pidgins & creoles, how they develop and are used, and a bit on why this should be considered more when writing.
New Worlds: Dialects, Pidgins, and Creoles by Marie Brennan. Languages - or dialects. It’s a bit like trying to decide where species boundaries lie in biology, except the question is how mutually comprehensible they are. The answer can potentially lie anywhere along an unbroken spectrum. There’s even a concept in linguistics called asymmetric intelligibility, which describes a situation where speakers of Language A can more or less understand Language B, but speakers of B have a harder time understanding A. I’m told this applies between Swedish and Danish: Danes can parse Swedish without too much trouble, but Swedes have more difficulty with Danish.
This is heartwarming, and oddly satisfying: The internet’s not all bad: how a tweet led my dad to his dream job at Costco
After being laid off during Covid, my dad set his heart on a job at Costco. I told Twitter about it - cue a social media explosion
Dad had one more detail for me. He laughed as he said it. He said towards the end of his first shift, during a tour of the store, a bakery employee had off-handedly mentioned: “I wonder when they’ll hire the Twitter guy.”
To my dad’s utter delight, he got to say: I am the Twitter guy.
Before and after adoption comparisons - such wonderful improvement!
This is an interesting overview, though it doesn't go in-depth enough; I'd loved to learn more about the concert itself, as well as how the documentary came to be. The Story Behind the Harlem Cultural Festival Featured in ‘Summer of Soul’
Jesse Jackson, Nina Simone, B.B. King and 100,000 spectators gathered for a concert worth remembering
The footage shows seas of some 100,000 Black attendees whose dress and manner blend a Fourth of July picnic, a Sunday Best church revival, an urban rock concert and a rural civil rights rally. "You see the generations teetering," said Neville. "As opposed to, say, Wattstax, where you see a kitschy funkifying of 70s America. This is different: the tension between soul and funk, civil disobedience versus Black Power, the tension of Harlem itself at the time."
This may be the best video on the internet today! The post indicates "It’s rare to see a video with everything you need in one place." and that's so damn true. If you enjoy smiling A LOT, check this out!
In an HP scene, there's a discussion of Xmas with a character whose family celebrates Yule. he asks: “So, what do you say? Merry Christmas?” and the response is: “Yeah, merry Christmas is the standard. Though happy holidays has been making its rounds.” Now, I'm not a Brit, but I was under the impression it was more common to say Happy Christmas - is that true, is usage fairly split depending on the individual/family, or was my impression flat out wrong?
Olivier has very sproingy ears - whenever I'm messing with him and fold one back, they always refuse to stay that way, even for a moment. Instead, they immediately return to optimal 'ear' formation. It never fails, and every time I'm vaguely disappointed, because the inside out look is just plain amusing.
twistedchick posted this link: Because we all need something fun today. And she's right - it is fun, and you do deserve it!
Cat tower vs cardboard box - decisions, decisions. It's such a hard choice!
The photos make this space look really cool - how terrific that it will soon be open to tours, so people can see more history in person. Palatial, 2,000-Year-Old Public Building Revealed in Jerusalem
The grand structure, which once hosted events near the Temple Mount, will soon open to tourists
An enormous building that hosted public functions and perhaps city government meetings in ancient Jerusalem is reopening to the public some 2,000 years after its construction.
It's been absolute ages since I read any hockey RPF, but someone rec'd this, and I felt nostalgic for Sid & Geno. Now I think I need to revisit the tag - possibly not the main tag, but at least the pairings I care(d) about; so much was being posted by writers I didn't know, about teams/players I neither knew or cared about that I just sorta stopped. Hockey never lost my heart, but when visiting a tag feels like a chore, it's time to stop.
Hockey RPF fic rec:
Atlantic Flyway by
sevenfists
Summary: “I think I’m going to get into birding,” Sid said.
Zhenya was sitting on his balcony with his laptop on the side table, eating a burger and watching seagulls squabble on the riprap. “What’s birding,” he said absently, as one gull lifted its wings overhead, raised its rear end, and took a stringy white shit.
I like the author and figured it'd be enjoyable, and I'm glad I jumped in. it's good classic Sid & Geno; not deep, and definitely what I was in the mood for!