Pulled a bunch of handles today, will attach those to things tomorrow to make a dozen mugs and 4 beer steins. We'll see how it goes. (Handles continue to be my weak point in pottery world.) #pottery
She's so great, and obviously a very talented journalist, which is hilariously perfect.
Finished this last night. It's a dark fairy tale. Not for kids. Very very good. Novella size, but hey $7 on Kindle. www.amazon.ca/Butcher-Fore...
HOLY SHIT.
A dark money group, hidden behind a bunch of shell companies, is paying influencers thousands of dollars PER POST to attack @katmabu.bsky.social on social media a month before her election.
Thank you to the people who declined the money and went forward with this. So who's behind this?
Reading a pile of "best of" short story collection lists. Starting with this one lithub.com/the-10-best-...
Anyone who argues that AI can do your research for you was not the one who did all the work in the group project
Ok I recommended this one -- anyone else have short story collections they love?
Every once in a while I have to shake my mouse around a bunch to figure out where it ended up. Getting old is utter nonsense.
Finished reading www.amazon.ca/Best-Michael... last night. I think I'm just gonna read a bunch of short stories for a while. This is great and you should all read it. He's just very, very good.
Just discovered Grammarly was using me as one of its AI “experts.”
Ex-Trump National Security Advisor Nadia Schadlow: “Congress does not have a constitutional role in the declaration of war.”
@ezraklein.bsky.social : *READS HER THE CONSTITUTION* 🤔
Those are all really nice bowls. I am similar -- weighed out 12 1 pound lumps and threw 12 completely different cups. I've decided not to worry about it yet 😆
Have you heard of PubG? Anyhoo, an extraction shooter is a tactical shooter variant -- super shooty, often/usually PvP plus PvE, lotsa looting/upgrading/leveling, and you usually have to escape (the extraction part) at a certain place within a time limit. I don't play but they're fun to watch.
"Human writing often includes some clunky phrases, like this passage from Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, caused by the author's aversion to punctuation: 'As well ask men what they think of stone.'"
This is the stupidest g.d. thing I have read all day.
I talk to people outside.
Hehe i was thinking about that the other day. Need someone to 3D print a version of the patch that I can turn into a mold 🥀💀
a picture of 12 freshly-thrown mug forms (basically cups without handles), still on the bats
a picture of 12 freshly-thrown mug forms (basically cups without handles), still on the bats - a slightly different angle
I really really need to practice making handles, so threw a dozen mugs today. Consistency is still not there, but different shapes will want different handles, so that's a fun added challenge. These were all 1 lb balls of clay, and I've made some progress with my throwing larger forms. Yay!
What a sweet pair. I am so so so sorry for your loss. ❤️ ❤️
Oh i'm so sorry 💔
It's such a giant pile of crap.
It is literally insane. I am good with computer. I have tried every possible combination of possible ways to reset or recover my password. Nothin. My email is correct, my phone number (reluctantly added) is correct. NOTHING WORKS. Jfc FB, you are making it hard to not just rage quit.
I know I should just quit FB, but I still have friends in there I am not in contact with any other way. The problem is that I have the FB app on my phone where I'm logged in, but I cannot log in on my new laptop. Saved passwords don't work, password reset doesn't work, password recovery doesn't work
NEW: Contractors for Meta say they've been tasked with reviewing smart glasses footage in order to train the company's AI.
The contractors say they've seen videos showing wearers having sex, undressing & using the bathroom.
san.com/cc/what-your...
There are two weeks until my election, and AIPAC has spent $150,000 to create the worst attack out against me I have ever seen.
Let’s watch it:
Love the monochrome -- really centres the squirrel as the focal point and feels more intentional.
When you have the chance, please take the time to watch Harrison Ford's remarkable, beautiful Life Achievement Award acceptance speech. #ActorAwards
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_2...
Is this for the Kickstarter video or something? (They are so cute.)
I changed up how i wedge a little bit, which helped a lot, and I raised my wheel up by like 6" which helped *so much*. Zero back pain! (My triceps are a bit achey tho, lol.)
A photograph of 10 freshly thrown clay pots, ranging in size and shape as I was practicing throwing taller / bigger today.
A photograph of 10 freshly thrown clay pots, ranging in size and shape as I was practicing throwing taller / bigger today. A slightly different angle.
Since I've been doing glaze chemistry courses since October, I haven't had a lot of time to actually throw clay. Decided to fix that today. Threw a whole bag (22lbs) in 2lb chunks, practicing throwing taller / bigger. Pretty happy with the results (some are better than others). Learned a lot.
Rico!!
