Cat’s have finely tuned senses. They know exactly when you’re almost out of a meeting, and have to pee real bad. This is when they dance on your bladder. 🐱
Cat hat. 🎩 🐈⬛
Great read. How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias — ProPublica.
Finished reading: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers 📚
🍿 Letterboxd let me know that my 2024 stats in review is fully done. I thought it was already, but I stand corrected. Big horror year. And then there was the movies! 🥁
From Manton Reese.
We are ready for something that we control. We are ready for something quieter. We are ready for something true. We are ready to bring back a little bit of the old web as a shield against a web that feels increasingly like an ad engagement machine instead of a publishing platform and community for people.
I see this yearning as well. Addictions are hard to break, and I think it’s obvious social media and the corporate web have addictive properties, by design. There’s no panaceas, but there are real, owned, humanistic alternatives. Blogging is one.
Started reading: John Waters by James Egan 📚
Started reading: Babel by R. F. Kuang 📚
Listening to “Babel” by R.K. Kuang on the subway while someone the same car is reading it. Years ago a guy sat next to me and we both read “IT”. A toast to underground literature coincidences.