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Lousy Hotel Avoided

Last summer, I noticed an insect bringing a bit of leaf to plug the hole in a bit of bamboo that is part of one of those folding director’s chairs. Huh? A leafcutter bee, how interesting, and thought no more about it. I particularly failed to notice when, or indeed whether, ...

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Of Day

I hear the birds singing as I sit by the window and look out on the horizon. I like looking at all the colours of the sky in the moments after sunset, when ambers recede and the sky becomes ever more blue before night time. I hear the sound of my fingers typing on my keyboar...

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Lattes

I watched the movie "Valentines Day" (2010) for the first time today, which stars, among others, Taylor Swift. The energy in this scene (especially the enthusiastic and excited way in which the words are said, while Taylor carries a huge bear) 1 fills me with joy:
[call out: "Save the Lattes!"]
Taylor: They're putting lattes in the vending machines? Finally!
Taylor: Robbie, I am so glad you are taking care of this.
Robbie: You got it.
Taylor: And, I like caramel lattes, just FYI.
I am not a fan of caramel lattes, but I do love this scene!
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🎬 Sunshine

letterboxd.com/danielpietzsch/film/sunshine-2007/

Movie poster for “Sunshine”.

This was fantastic. It has a great crew with its space-movie typical in-fights and betrayal, stunning imagery, gripping action; and absolutely fucking golden space suits. I wish I could watch this in a cinema at some point again.

👍 Recommended!

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🎬 Rear Window

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Movie poster for “Rear Window”.

“Harryyyyy!??” 🚬🙄

Abolutely did not regret watching this again.

👍 Recommended!

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new

in change, new
beginnings – of
stories and; what
if.

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the writer’s mind

making notes and reviewing quotes,
collected from day and night:
here, there are stories.

i revel in observing, and
in place-
making.
where am i? how do i feel?
what does this mean to me?

i think of the melody of words
their cadence and shape and tense
and from all, i feel:.
from words, wonder;
with words, wonder.

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I just finished War and Peace, here are some thoughts

On my 22nd birthday, two years ago, I had a pretty pleasant day. I don't really remember what about it was good, I probably had an enjoyable task at work and a good time with collegues; and in my good mood, I also went down to the book shop right outside my workplace and picked up War and Peace. The cashier made a little comment as he scanned the book, apparently impressed or surprised.

Why'd I pick it up? Well, why would anyone want to read the book? Because it's a classic and everyone says it's good. Was it? Yes! But not in the sort of way I expected it to be.


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This is exciting. Just uncovered my old Kodak Zi8, bought January 2010 and not used since mid 2011. Charging it up now and hoping to make use of it. I wonder if there are any mods.
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“If I had done what I originally intended, I could have been building a slum tenement occupied by ruthless assassins ...

“If I had done what I originally intended, I could have been building a slum tenement occupied by ruthless assassins waiting only for their next victim.”

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#insects #microwildlife

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TIL follicetum, and although I already knew about prickles, thorns and spines, I had my memory of them refreshed, thanks to the Botanists in the Kitchen.

https://gather-and-sow.ghost.io/gather-and-sow-july-2026/?ref=gather-and-sow-the-botanist-in-the-kitchens-newsletter

#botany

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just bought a translation of the original draft of War and Peace. it's so fucking over for me

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This is important. A false positive is by no means the same as a negative, although as Kaiser Fung explains, that does require a bit of (slow) thinking.

https://www.junkcharts.com/slow-thinking-required/

#cyclospora #foodsafety #statistics

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Wonders of Web Weaving, Episode 12

The twelfth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out:
In Episode 12, I chat with Georgie, the author of Hey Georgie about, among other things, writing about travelling, blogging as a self-reflection tool, why someone should start a personal website today, and more.
I hope you enjoy the episode!

Wonders of Web Weaving also has an RSS feed you can use to follow along from wherever you get your podcasts.

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🗓️ Bizzo! & Friends

Bizzo and Friends brings together some of the best improv in New York City, hosted by local faves Bizzo!

For our July show, we are planning some fun surprises for one team member’s birthday, so come join the fun.

Come on out to see Bizzo! And also friends! I’ll be playing with Bizzo!!

Details: https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/bizzoandfriends/bizzo-amp-friends

The RAT NYC

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Another investigation reveals just how desperate the food industry is to avoid any kind of regulation or even advice that might affect sales. Cryptospora cases continue to explode despite being “under control”. Things are quite a lot better in Europe, which is also being told to do more for pulses and beans.

Waves of interest in nutrition and rising interest in the warm Middle ages round out this week’s Eat This Newsletter

https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-310-focussed/

#newsletter #food #farming

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Blogs, websites, and identity

In Camera, one of the songs on her latest album, CharliXCX sings: When the camera's on I can be anything that I wanna be And I can feel the things I don't normally feel When I heard these words, I couldn’t help but think about them from an art history perspective. Portraits ...

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Streams

I wrote this post on Thursday, July 23rd, and reviewed and slightly refined it today. I have left the post as a stream of consciousness – a snippet of my mind as it was on the morning I walked around and saw the world. Walking among the stream of people; of stories of life ...

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Bookshelves

I woke early — it has been warm lately. It is strange how you can find a burst of energy at 5am, but today it came, for I decided to organise my bookshelves, sorting what books I am ready to donate to the local charity shop. I picked up books — stories — and thought about t...