The best advice i can give any creator is do it before you're good at it, do it BEFORE you're happy, do it while you suck, do it while you're doubting yourself and get stuck the fuck in, because waiting around to be "good enough" is a motherfucking trap of the highest degree. You'll get good along the way and better after ever project is complete. Remember, this is the greatest thing you've ever created, and then you'll do something else. You're only ever gonna get better, but not if you stand still.

For anyone keeping up with the Stranger Things "secret good finale" conspiracy (yes, it is just the Sherlock "secret good episode" thing with a new show.) the current theory is that tomorrow, in place of SNL, the actual finale of Stranger Things will air. They are presenting this as something plausible, and not something that Lorne Michaels would have beaten the Duffer Brothers to death over if they even suggested it.

The stranger things finale is going to drop on Martin Luther King Jr Day because Stranger Things embodies the values of MLK

Close enough. Welcome back Johnlock truthers!

The subreddit also has a 60 page masterdoc of all their evidence, if anyone wants to archive that for the inevitable youtube video that's going to be made.

we poppin the BIGGEST bottles when Secret Good Finale happens in half an hour!

my car viewed through my window

North African Marsh Owl (Asio capensis tingitanus), family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, NW Morocco

photographs by Ignacio Yúfera

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

12/13/2025 Ensenada, Mexico

the spotted harrier, sometimes known as the smoke hawk, is a medium-sized australasian bird of prey. the bird has a distinct facial ruff, much like ones frequently found on owls, that gives them the appearance of a broad head in relation to their body. the tail is prominently barred with black markings, and the wing tips are black as well. the bird stands tall on long yellow legs, a distinguishing feature that makes them easy to recognize. like many other members of the family accipitridae, they are sexually dimorphic, with females being significantly larger than males. they are terrestrial birds often found in open grasslands and woodlands; while they are most often spotted in native grassland, they can also be found in agricultural land and inland wetlands. they primarily feed on terrestrial mammals, ranging from bandicoots to small rodents, but will also hunt small birds, reptiles, and even large insects on occasion. in the past, the species heavily depended on introduced rabbits for prey, as many of their original prey sources suffered sharp population declines. however, after the spread of rabbit calicivirus, the numbers of introduced rabbits dropped sharply, and the birds were forced to once again diversify their diets. spotted harriers lay small clutches of 2-4 eggs. clutches are laid within stick nests lined with eucalyptus leaves; females are primarily responsible for building the nest. they are most vocal during the breeding season, when males deliver food to their mates or when defending territory, but are largely quiet otherwise. they are currently designated as a species of least concern, with a large population size and broad range.

funky fishes

Painting of my finch, Mocha

Proving again that you’re never too big to play with toys.

I love when Ultras help a vehicle like it’s an animal. The humans in the car honk the horn in thanks as it drives away.

reminiscing on when i went cave diving a couple years back & another dude who was in there was playing minecraft music out of his backpack so i just heard c418 slowly approaching me from within an actual cave. shoutout to that guy

i briefly experienced what it was like to be steve for real for about 4 minutes

There really really ought to be a book about how the staple crops of different civilizations shape and influence those civilizations, and I really want to read it.

Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky and A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (three are alcohol, three have caffeine) are not quite that, but may still be of interest?

I read Salt back in the day and it's so so good, second the rec. I have heard of 6 Glasses and not read it but I am sure I would probably love it. Gotta see if the library has it. Thank you!

Gonna throw Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert in the ring here! You'll never see the modern world the same way again.

A Short History Of The World According To Sheep by Sally Coulthard blew my mind. So many things are tied to wool and sheep and weaving and so many words and phrases are tied to wool, people have no idea.

Example words which come from textiles/weaving, if not specifically wool (go look them up!): subtle, shoddy, tabby, Brazil, rocket, twit, warped, going batty, on tenterhooks, text...

Generational differences!

i don’t want to be angry anymore i’m never going to hate again unless someone says something really stupid or if i see something i don’t like at all or maybe just whenever i feel like it