What we thought was one distraught bumble bee was in fact an entire enormous colony of bumble bees making a nest/hive out of Gus' fur under the deck, so we won't be staining it until the end of summer in solidarity with our buzzing brethren. Go forth and be fluffy little ones. We can work on the front stairs instead.
I'm listening to the album atm and honestly the bassoon parts sound pretty damn good
daily dose of goat
hwachae season
Capitalism and fascism are so fucking boring.
"Without downloading any new pics, what's it like being in a relationship with you?"
I don't usually do memes, but this needs to be said.
Also: dem peets 🥹
This eastern lubber grasshopper says “are you lookin’ at ME??”.
#Insects #arthropods
[edit: yes, it is missing a jumpy leggy but seems to get around well enough to still find stuff to chomp upon. 💚)
I don't understand how we are halfway done with 2026 and it feels like both the blink of an eye and also ONE THOUSAND YEARS.
Apropos of random neural activities
Sinéad O'Connor sings Prince. Both gone far too early in their lives.
Choose a mundane superpower from this very limited list of them!
The Diana Initiative and Maker Village are hosting a Hacker Runway Workshop this year at #DEFCON34! Do you have fabric, notions, trim, or other sewing supplies in good condition that you'd like to destash? Bring them to the event!
I remember as a science-journalism student in London following the live stream from #CERN when the #LHC had its first collisions in March 2010.
I remember the glee during my first visit to the lab in June that year.
I remember my first day working at CERN that September and my several visits to the LHC’s cavernous underground spaces to see the #CMSExperiment, many as a tour guide.
I remember being surrounded by joy when we announced the discovery of the #HiggsBoson.
https://home.cern/cern-bids-farewell-to-the-lhc-and-enters-long-shutdown-3/
Toad sat on the edge of his bed. 'Blah,' said Toad.
Just finished listening to a Great Courses audiobook called Major Transitions in Evolution. Which sounds like the the most triggering possible title if you're a Christian Nationalist.
June 30 is Asteroid Day to raise awareness of opportunities and risks posed by asteroids, their role in the formation of our solar system, their impact in space resources and importance of protecting Earth from impact. June 30, 1908 an approximately 12-megaton explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, like due to a meteor air burst due to the explosion of a 50 to 60 m stony asteroid - the Tunguska event.
🧵1/2
*distant rumbling noises*
This one cracked me up, running around doing its best to take flight.
The spirit.