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icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2026-02-08 07:00 amMomma cat brings her itty bitty baby to the person who's been feeding her, leaving them no choice bu
Be nice to one cat, and you may end up getting a two-for-one deal.
People always talk about how aloof cats are, how uncaring, how they don't need us and only tolerate us because we give them food. These people don't get it. These people have never had a cat love them. We, as people who have and do, know what cats are really like. We know that cats love humans. They're simply picky about who they give their love to. And that, we think, is fair. You need to be kind to a cat for a cat to love you. If you think all cats are aloof, then you most likely don't treat them with the kindness that they deserve, and they don't give it back to you. Vicious cycle, really. But all you need to break it is one act of kindness.
This person fed a stray kitty once, and she immediately started coming back. She felt the kindness right away. And then, the person kept feeding her and feeding her, showing her kindness over and over, and eventually, the kitty decided to bless the human by deciding to adopt the human. Oh, and she brought her baby too.
icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2026-02-08 06:00 am24 Feline Funnies Featuring the One Squad That Will Furrever Rule the Internet: Cats
If there is one thing that everyone knows, it is that cats rule the internet.
This is something that has forever been true and will forever continue to be true. We don't think that there is a single person who could argue with that. Since the beginning, cats have had a hold on the users of the internet like nothing else. It does not matter what is going on in the world. Cat memes will always be created and shared and loved. Things around us could literally be on fire, but log onto any social media platform, and among all the craziness, funny cat memes will prevail.
We need these silly cat memes. We need them for our souls. We need them the most when these crazy things happen. They are the purrfect distraction. They make us smile every time, without exception, even over the silliest meme. Cats rule the internet, everyone knows it, and really, everyone is thankful for it, whether they say it explicitly like we do or not. Honestly, us making memes like these is our way of saying thank you to cats for ruling the internet and our hearts. It is our way of showing them the appreciation that they deserve as our mighty rulers.
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book_love2026-02-08 11:07 amBones rules
Turn-of-the-last-century grammar lessons. Basic, sound grammar, with some additional interest in his choices of sentences to analyze. Many from poems, and with some interesting placing of the parts of a sentence.
He does note that any word can be used as a verb, even then.
mabiana) wrote2026-02-08 04:41 pm(no subject)
I fell for an AI account on Bluesky for a while, which annoys me. It turned up after I posted a flower photo and had nature photographies with some remarks posted over a longer period, and the number of followers and followees almost matched, so it didn't click right away and I stupidly followed back because pretty pictures. Then I got a decidedly overly enthusiastic DM asking for my name and for literary discussions, followed by a flood of comments to my previous posts. When I then looked closer at the account, I realized the photographs were geographically all over the place and the remarks accompanying them strange blah blah and the number of followees had exploded. Thus it is now blocked and I guess I've learned to be more suspicious.
It even spoils the fun of making new online friends now. Booh. Not to mention the stupid spam comments bothering authors on AO3.
At work we have had catalogues unavailable because AI bots behave like DDOS attack when they are harvesting bibliographical data.
Netflix is currently in a feud with German voice actors. They are boycotting dubbing jobs for Netflix, as Netflix wants to make it mandatory in their contracts that they allow AI to be trained with their voices without them getting paid. So they basically want them to work on making their work redundant for free. WTF. I'm glad that I have never gotten around to subscribing, so now I don't have to feel obliged to get used to doing without the service.
Am I now sounding like one of the people once who declared the internet the end of all that is good and well?
maevedarcy) wrote in pinchhits2026-02-08 12:36 pmThree is Not a Crowd Pinch Hits Due February 21
Event link:
threeisnotacrowd Pinch hit link: PHs post at our comm
Due date: February 21 2026 23:59 (GMT-3)
We have 7 Initial Pinch Hits looking for a loving home. The deadline for all of these Pinch Hits is Feb 21st 2026 23:59 (GMT-3).
PH 1 - I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Video Game), Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series)
PH 2 - Crossover Fandom, Ace Attorney, Layton Kyouju Series | Professor Layton Series, Mumintroll | Moomins Series - Tove Jansson, Persona 4, Persona 5
PH 3 - The Starving Saints - Caitlin Starling, Watashi o Tabetai Hitodenashi | A Monster Wants to Eat Me (Manga), The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
PH 4 - Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime & Manga), Haikyuu!!, Love and Deepspace (Video Game), Link Click (Cartoon)
PH 5 - KPop Demon Hunters (2025), Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series), Our Flag Means Death (TV)
PH 6 - Candela Obscura (Critical Role Web Series), Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series), Dimension 20 (Web Series), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Hogwarts Legacy (Video Game), Magic and Romance - Sara Raasch
PH 7 - Mission: Impossible (Movies)
sisterdivinium) wrote in halfamoon2026-02-08 12:25 pmDay 8: gif recs, Bad Sisters - Eva, Ursula, Bibi and Becka Garvey
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pensnest) wrote2026-02-08 02:58 pmno ceiling when i'm in my zone
As the episode drew to a close, Dorothy Wordsmith was heard to say, "Oh, dear, Mr Sheats has forgotten his stockings. I shall preserve them in this basil pot." And I was overtaken by relentless giggles.
Seriously. If you think you might enjoy listening to a radio comedy based upon the humble lives of several lakeland poets, let me hasten to assure you that you would, indeed, you would.
And now, I must paint.
ofearthandstars) wrote2026-02-08 09:39 amFriday Five: Dream-on Edition
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1. What did you want to be when you were a kid?
At around 8 or 9 I knew I loved animals and wanted to be a vet, but then at some point I realized that the job required cutting in animals and seeing them in pain, and I realized that may not be for me. In late middle/early high school I was a high-acheiver academically and everyone told me that I should be a doctor, but I think I was more interested in science and math and at one point was seriously considering biology/ecology and/or meteorology. When I left for college, I had no idea what I wanted to do for certain, based on all the advice and competing interests, and it took far too long to settle on a major. I ended up turning back to atmospheric sciences, which are similar to meteorology but have more of an exploratory feel and also a direct impact to helping people. Hence I levelled out as an environmental scientist.
2. What is your proudest accomplishment so far?
At the most basic level, I have survived some awful things. Since this questionnaire seems focused on job/career and because I (unfortunately) have tied a lot of my self-image to my professional job, I would say... I was damn proud to be a part of implementing some of the first climate change regulation in the United States under the Clean Air Act and supporting subsequent climate regulation for the last fifteen years. Unfortunately, due to the consequences of November 2024, that is now all at risk of being ripped apart, which is devasting for a whole host of reasons. Where this country goes from here will dictate whether it ever survives/comes back.
3. What is your dream job?
I don't know how to answer this anymore. I had a dream job but it has been twisted and convoluted in the last year. I hate how environmentalism is politicized when it literally is about protecting the systems that support life on Earth. Sometimes I dream of becoming a park ranger, mostly because I want to be away from people and out in nature, but realistically that would require some level of BLET and also probably relocation, both of which don't actually appeal to me. Is there a place for a burnt-out and slightly-wounded person to simply take gentle care of the land and woods?
4. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I cannot even begin to speculate after the last year.
5. What does it take to make you happy?
I actually do have a strong ethical core and I want to be doing work that aligns with that. This is why I have never set my sights on a higher paying job in industry (working for a chemical or oil and gas company would be much more lucrative). But I feel like it would present as much of an ethical conflict as my current predicament, and at least my current arrangement has a chance of turning things around for good (I hope).
james_davis_nicoll) wrote2026-02-08 08:57 amNine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov
An assortment of (mostly) SF from just before Asimov's Sputnik-inspired hiatus from SF.
Nine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov
elainegrey) wrote2026-02-08 08:53 am(meme)
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1. What did you want to be when you were a kid? Writer, scientist... teacher probably came to mind.
2. What is your proudest accomplishment so far? My inner transformations.
*3. What is your dream job? *To survey and map properties for native and invasive plants, documenting the seasonal change and wild life, and helping the stewards understand the history and natural communities of their place.
4. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I hope i am thriving with Christine in retirement, involved with local community -- native plant people? spiritual (yoga? Quaker?) community people? -- creating, caring for my body, stewarding home and yarden,
*5. What does it take to make you happy? *Awareness and looking up from my complaints.
elainegrey) wrote2026-02-08 08:44 am(meme)
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1 what's your favorite kitchen appliance? My immersion blender with chopper and processor attachments
2 do you have a collection of anything? North Carolina made pottery. A small mask collection. I have large accumulations of books, plants, seeds but i'm not sure accumulation has the intentionality of collection.
3 what's the best job you've ever had? My current role is very satisfying.
4 what's the worst job you've ever had? It was the manager, not the role, that was miserable.
5 what's your favorite piece of furniture and where did you get it? I do not have a favorite piece. We have Christine's grandfather's quarter sawn oak craftsman desk that is meaningful, and the previous owner made a kitchen island with concave front, a cherrywood top and some other wood for the curved cabinet and drawers. It is a gorgeous piece no matter how many times i catch my hips on the corners which arc out.
6 what's your go-to recipe when you want to make something that requires minimal effort?
Bread and cheese isn't a recipe.... The "minimal effort" is confounding me. Minimal effort for one person is a muchness for another: i think nothing of cutting up fresh veg but it's a barrier for Christine. She makes things that require stirring which -- look if i have to do something to keep it from burning, it's not minimal effort.
7 are you married or do you intend to get married? Married for 35 years this year.
8 do you have kids? do you want them? No. "Want" seems weird to me in this context, although it seems a common enough frame for most people.
9 are you on good terms with your parents? It was very complicated with my mother. With my Dad, for a basic understanding of good terms, yes.
10 do you have siblings? do you hang out with them? My sister is near and we spend time together when we can; my brother is far and we try to make time to video conference.
11 do you vote? YES
12 what's the biggest purchase you've ever made? Our home.
13 what are your hobbies? Currently various yarden activities that are hard to delineate between hobby and maintenance and stewardship.
14 what's a hobby you'd like to get into? I'd like to return to photography, fiber arts (crochet and sewing and fabric dyeing), and visual arts. I wonder if poetry and writing are still interests.
15 do you collect anything? I am not currently collecting pottery as i have boxes that are not on display, and my mother's collection is in a little limbo. The masks and the art we have is not hung. I suppose i am collecting things that would make living comfortable if the power goes out for an extended time and yard, forestry, and gardening tools.
16 how long have you known your oldest friend? Over forty. Not doing math.
17 are you a member of any clubs or associations? The professional group IdPro. The NC Botanical garden and the NC Native plants society.
18 have you ever changed fields in your career or education? Not during education, but i have gone through a number of changes in specialist knowledge.
19 how many wisdom teeth do you have and have you had any removed? I think they are all removed.
20 what's your favorite beverage? Keemun tea.
21 do you have any living grandparents? No, but my paternal grandmother made it to 104.
22 do you have nieces/nephews/godchildren/other kids in your life that aren't yours? Niblings are in my life, more or less. I'd welcome them more in my life.
23 what's the coolest place you've visited? Is this temperature? Or hipness? Because when i was in Ohio last week is was 0°F (-18°C). But only a few places i've been to in Ohio seem cool.
24 what's your most recent degree and has it been useful to you? I have not used my certificate in GIS, but would like to.
25 would you rather own a dishwasher or a laundry machine if you could only have one or the other? Er, dishwasher, but there are not many laundramats where i live now. One five miles away, and if that didn't suit, one fifteen miles away.
26 do you make a list before going to the grocery store or just wing it? List
27 what's your favorite household chore? Erm....
28 what chore do you hate the most? Erm....
29 do you have houseplants and how are you at keeping them alive? I bring plants in for the winter, and this year they are not doing so well.
30 what's your living arrangement? who do you live with, in what kind of building, do you own or rent or other? My spouse and i live in a what i will call a cottage, although it lacks traditional cottage style elements. The weathered cedar siding inspired our front porch rework to have raw cedar log posts and live edge, rough cut slats in the railing, with "stone" facing on the masonry. Inside is cozy, cluttered, and comfortable as opposed to stylish. We "own" it, and will really own it hopefully in less time than the ten years left on the mortgage.
Day 8 Theme - Pet Peeves
Here are some ideas to get you started: There are some things that really get under her skin. Maybe it's someone who shows up five minutes early to a meeting while she's still getting ready, maybe it's that the store doesn't stock her favorite guilty pleasure item, maybe it's that her significant other keeps beating her at checkers. Sometimes the little things needle away and she hits her breaking point. Show us what bugs her and how she deals with it.
Just go wherever the Muse takes you. If this prompt doesn't speak to you, feel free to share something that does. You can post in a separate entry or as a comment to this post.
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jazzyjj) wrote in awesomeers2026-02-08 07:03 amJust one thing: 8 February 2026
Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.
Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished!
Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!
Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.
Go!