Well done, UK! Bacter’s silverskin pickled onions are excellent late night “I have a craving“ snacking. Not sure if it’s so good for any potential romantic partners, though
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Silent films and the silent era, same as the birdsite
I am not into it so I can’t say from firsthand experience but I heard some people say the adult coloring trend is fading. Here’s hoping! Coloring itself is a fine hobby but this iteration with hundreds of dollars in alcohol markers was so toxic (pun intended)
Pink zinnia. Those looping petals were a joy to sketch. And I got to dip into my rarely-used pale red-violets. This was fun! (Copic markers and Staedtler liners.) #OliveArtClub
My greatest gardening ambition is… a banana squash! Emboldened by my success with Crenshaw melons and a large, warty mystery gourd, I am tackling the banana next year
You: Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Me: (holding back tears) So true, man. (vitamin went down sideways)
These little pumpkins are ridiculously photogenic 🌱
Back at some color, tried to apply what I learned on the pumpkin. Kind of wish I hadnt started on the black liner but oh well! #oliveartclub
Movies Silently@moviessilently.bsky.social · yesterdayFor this week’s #OliveArtClub, please make art based on this zinnia. All skill levels, all mediums, no AI. I took the photo (and grew the zinnia), feel free to share or sell human-made art
Gray area. In Dickens. I love Dickens but you don’t read Dickens for gray areas. The man named a vapid social climber Veneering, for god’s sake
I am now just blocking anyone I run into who is unironically going on about how bad seed oils are. It is as much of a tell as calling women “females” in my opinion. Viva canola!
This week's review covers HOW A HORSESHOE UPSET A HAPPY FAMILY (1912), an Edison comedy centered on the stereotype of illiterate and superstitious Irish Americans. The mother of the family finds a horseshoe that brings luck, all bad! moviessilently.com/2026/08/30/h...
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family (1912) A Silent Film Review
An Irish American woman finds a lucky horseshoe and brings it home, only to discover that it has lots of luck– bad luck!
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ZaSu is contemplating her doorway interaction with Professor Fate.
It’s not practical or possible for most of us to grow all our food or even most of it. But if you were on the fence about gardening and have the means, this is the time, friends.
Our food supply is just MadLibs now. "_____ has been recalled due to possible contamination with _____."
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 19h agoOver 10,000 cases of tofu have been recalled due to possible contamination with ink.
People try to do this in silent film discussions on Bluesky. Some dude tried to pwn me on Birth of a Nation using it. Sir.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 15h agoI was on a group Zoom call where one of the participants was sharing his screen. He accidentally shared the one where Gemini is ingesting our call, summarizing it in realtime, and offering reply suggestions. I didn’t even know that was a thing! So even when talking to a human, it might be a bot.
Outlook is down, but we're also on the verge of the artificial general intelligence singularity.
I grabbed a grayscale set of soft pastels on sale a while back. Silent movie title cards frequently included pastel art and I thought it would be fun to copy some of them
I remember this well, along with the early 90s neon triggering a migraine, so that was fun as a grade schooler. I also remember the first movie that I took apart on a somewhat adult level: Up Close and Personal, which I was dragged to because the chick wanted to hear the new Celine Dion song
arr@arr.bsky.social · 17h agomy daughter is watching Hook and it's so magical to re-experience that from a child's perspective: the first time you realize a movie can absolutely suck shit
Just realized this must be why the paleo people think we ate nothing but meat in ye olden dayes: how else can you explain the massive amounts of leather?
The Fake History Hunter@fakehistoryhunter.net · 18h agoNiels did it again! www.facebook.com/CouldBeWorse...
Another flower for #OliveArtClub. I cheated a lot more on this one than I did on the sunflower, or I'd still be drawing it tomorrow.
Movies Silently@moviessilently.bsky.social · yesterdayFor this week’s #OliveArtClub, please make art based on this zinnia. All skill levels, all mediums, no AI. I took the photo (and grew the zinnia), feel free to share or sell human-made art
It’s now a taco place (not a bad thing) but it was a small building that smelled like plastic cases and carbon paper. The shelves were six feet tall and there were movie posters above them. We went once a week and got a movie each
Chloe N. Clark@pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · yesterdayTell me about the video store of your past please
I think a lot of people use “CGI” as a catch-all for the airless quality of all green screen movies in which some members of the cast may never have met despite sharing scenes. I find a fair number of studio-bound talkies have a similar stifling feel.
For this week’s #OliveArtClub, please make art based on this zinnia. All skill levels, all mediums, no AI. I took the photo (and grew the zinnia), feel free to share or sell human-made art
Greetings from King Toad, who moved out of the pumpkin patch and back to the melon bed, as is his divine right
People who grow stuff - any idea what this is? This is a mystery plant that I let go. I thought it was a baby pumpkin (grew those last year) but this is more round and bumpy?
Home renovation underway so quickie breakfast for dinner with Green Zebra and Black Prince tomatoes
(pops head up) Looks like the little babies cried themselves to sleep re: Slay the Spire 2 and have stopped review bombing (or Steam has found a way to filter them out) I will get it as soon as it's out of early access