#nowordsforthis

[copperbadge]

Post office bounty!

I have quite a few of these waiting to get written up, because the post office gave me ALL MY HOLIDAY CARDS two weeks after the holidays were over, so there are more in the pipeline eventually. If you don’t want to see them, since most of them will be about this length, you can block “post office bounty” as a tag.

In the meantime: So much glitter in my life right now.

Clockwise from top left, the lovely cardinal is from @nightshadezombie, thank you for your greetings both to me and the Cryptids :) @nowordsforthis sent me the geometric card which reads “I survived 2020 and all I got was this lousy holiday card”, which I love, and so does Cap :D

@bookfanatic sent me a delightful red panda, one of my favorite critters, and thank you for the good wishes! Below that you can see a row of pets from the family of @algaegirl17 (the rest of the faces were Humans, so I hid them) and thank you for letting me know via ask it was coming! 

The kitty in snow comes from C. in MA, thank you for the good wishes and tell Umple and Mungo thanks too! The skycars, meanwhile (oh how I wanted to take skycars at Disney this year!) are from Daniel, and I think you should know your Tarot has been shown off a lot this year :) The lovely wrapped-gift is from @geekgirl76, thank you for the belated Chanukah wishes (everything was belated this year so I don’t mind in the least, lol) and lastly the snowflakes in the center are from @sarsypan. You are not wrong about what a weird year it’s been.

Thanks everyone for the cards! They did cheer up a rough January. 

[upnorthtco]

#nowordsforthis 😮☀️🌲 • • 📷 @jeffreyranderson 🌲 Birchwood Wilderness Camp (at Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDb65jbFBn-/?igshid=bq8ok3bctb65

[vatsarajdeo]

#lordshiva #statues #ranchirailwaystation #durgapandal #nowordsforthis https://www.instagram.com/p/BLgm6XED5zQ/?igshid=1aei324bpiwe2

[maaax-r-99-blog]

Seventh day... #zanzibar #backtoschool #nowordsforthis #sad #wehaveeverything #theyhavenothing #thinkaboutit (hier: Zanzibar, Tanzania)

[musiclife2306]

Today was perfect! The view, adventures and getting to spend it with my person! ☺️☺️💙 Hate it ever had to end!! #nowordsforthis #virginiaisforlovers #girlfriend #bae #blueridgeparkway #perfect

[ciscosavill]

#nowordsforthis (at The Alex)

[wordsnlyrics]

#nowordsforthis #chicagoischicago #suchaface #faceforradio (at Millennium Park)

[baulandphotography]

🔆💦🏝😍 #pai #asia #travel #backpacking #backpack #thailand #landscape #happiness #awesome #love #nofilter #nowordsforthis #instagood #instagram #instadaily #instame #dailyinsta #best #photo (hier: Pai, Thailand)

[the-vegan-warrior-princess]

😶 #nowordsforthis

[midniteroguearts]

God this is like a comic I made ages ago with mspaint. Rippidy Roo watcha gonna do?

[o2world]

...for the first time, let these photos speak on what's inside my heart and mind for the past 1,460 days. I'll always be the #Matiyaga! Okay, i'll stop typing na and upload... #ThankYou for the gift of friendship! #o2Moments #o2Loves #o2Memories • • #SmallThingsCount #nowordsneeded #NoWords #nowordsforthis #nowordsrequired #nowordstodescribe #friend #friends #bestfriend #friendship #friendshipismagic #friendwillbefriend #truefriendship #truefriends #truefriendships #friendshipgoals #friendshipgoal #loyal #truefriend #truefriendshipgoals #friendshipgoal #truefriendshipneverend #truefriendshipneverends #friendshipneverdies #loyalty #loyaltyiseverything #companion #companionship #people #inspiration #life #truth #respect #love #kindness #motivation #value #worth #september2017

[copperbadge]

nowordsforthis replied to your post “A brief overview of my day: I did the tour of the Bureau of Engraving...”

Blasphemy roulette sounds like something we would have played at my high school.

They did not look to be long out of high school themselves, I have to say. I was mostly watching this all in delight but one portion of me felt very old and another was like ‘Eyy, the kids are all right.” 

koramberlynne replied to your photo “Hirshhorn Museum! The Duchamp exhibit was slightly underwhelming but I...”

Looks like tetherball. *Dangerous* tetherball.

Especially since when you walk out onto the field to try and play the tetherball, security will come and get mad at you for “climbing on the art” :D

goldenmeme replied to your photo “Hirshhorn Museum! The Duchamp exhibit was slightly underwhelming but I...”

Sam how could you not mention that the rock has grotesque eyes and a mouth?

Look, I had to discover that for myself as I walked around it and if I had to, everyone else should as well. 

prairie-grass replied to your photo “Checked in on the Cryptids and caught Dearborn practicing her yelling....”

She's summoning SOMETHING

Probably Polk. :D 

rsfcommonplace replied to your photo “Hirshhorn Museum! The Duchamp exhibit was slightly underwhelming but I...”

Car Being Driven By Disappointed Rock is my favorite.

I will say the discovery that the rock has a face totally altered my interpretation of the piece, so well done artist I guess...

tehnakki replied to your post “A brief overview of my day: I did the tour of the Bureau of Engraving...”

That museum frybread is some GOOD SHIT.

Right? I was a little sad not to get some, but I really wanted some french fries. And I’ve had it before, so at least I know of its goodness :D 

arsenicjade replied to your post “A brief overview of my day: I did the tour of the Bureau of Engraving...”

I love the engraving tour, it's so fucking arcane

What struck me as super interesting about seeing the presses going is that it’s like, there’s layers and layers of security, no photography allowed, very strict rules, but the guys running the presses are like...every dude in every machine/wood shop I’ve ever met. Big burly working-class union guys who are using a spare 2x4 to prop up the part that never quite sits where it’s supposed to in the machine and wash their tupperware in the dump sink. 

kitsparrow replied to your post “oh my gosh, tell me more about this much ado about nothing timeline of...”

Sam, I am OBSESSED with this idea. What would you need to be bribed with to at least write it?

I’m not sure it could be written, is the thing. Like you could write it in the sense of novelizing the play, or you could write it into the play with a shitload of stage directions, but I don’t think either would be truly satisfying. I might do some kind of larger treatment of it, though, somehow. 

katestamps replied to your post “bibliofran replied to your post “Hi Sam! I was curious, and hope...”

Rescues will take old sheets and towels, if you’re replacing yours! They won’t care if they have holes.

Oh, good to know! Usually I reuse them -- I never lack for uses for fabric -- but that’s the kind of info it’s good to pass on. 

spadesandaces replied to your post “bibliofran replied to your post “Hi Sam! I was curious, and hope...”

When you buy new sheets, please review them! I need new ones but I’m afraid I won’t like whichever ones I buy

Which is one reason I haven’t bought yet -- sheets are kind of pricey, and often cheaper online, but I don’t want to buy sheets I can’t touch-test ahead of time. Especially since I’m shopping for lightweight summer sheets and all the ones I like the look of turn out on closer inspection to be flannel :P 

figtreeandvine replied to your photo “LOL, that’s like, half a mile from where I live! The perils of naming...”

If I were the sort of person who stole road signs I would send you the "Welcome to Polk County" sign I pass every time we go to the beach. Sometimes it sucks being a good citizen. ��

I have oft considered stealing the “Dearborn and Polk” corner street sign, but it just seems like so much work :D Thwarted by my own laziness, that’s me. 

thedarkbunny replied to your post “bibliofran replied to your post “Hi Sam! I was curious, and hope...”

Have you looked into dissipative gloves? They're not quite on par with a grounding bracelet, but they're pretty good at dampening shocks.

I’d never heard of them! But I looked them up and....they have a real supervillain look about them :D Not sure the cats would enjoy them either. 

nogling replied to your post “bibliofran replied to your post “Hi Sam! I was curious, and hope...”

You should probably invest in a decent humidifier, to help with the static. Also with your sinuses. Chicago is pretty dry, anyway, but it’s so much worse in the winter.

This is  very true, though I can’t say I’ve found humidifiers to be super effective in the sense of actually tamping down on the dryness or static. It feels kind of like leaving a faucet running -- more moisture is probably getting into the air, but it’s tough to tell. I think I’d need probably one of the sizeable, pricey industrial “humidify your whole room” ones to make it worthwhile, but my past experience hasn’t encouraged me to make that kind of spend. 

[trinketsofalifetime-blog]

Thank you to @greatscottimages for this incredible photo. It was amazing to work with you while we celebrated @moomerboomboom and @nowordsforthis and generally made good trouble. Love love love all around. (at St. Norbert College)

[ciscosavill]

#nowordsforthis (at The Alex)

[lebenskunstwerk]

Wenn du aus dem Fenster guckst und bei Regen trotzdem das Haus verlässt,wenn du schlechte Laune hast und dich jemand zum Lachen bringt,wenn dein Herz blutet und dich jemand in den Arm nimmt.Wie wir Musik hören,stundenlang Schaukeln,dabei die Wellen zählen,auf den Aufsichtsturm klettern in der Dämmerrung.Wie uns viel zu kalt ist,wir ins Meer rennen,mit den Ponys um die Wette plantschen,unsere Namen in den Sand schreiben.Hier gibt es so viele Dinge,die man nicht verstehen kann,wenn man kein Teil dieser Welt ist.Zu lachen einfach weil jemand anders lacht,keine Ahnung warum.Sich gegenseitig ärgern,sich entschuldigen wenn man zu weit gegangen ist,immer füreinander da zu sein.Wir sind alle unglaublich unterschiedlich,aber vielleicht gerade deswegen lieben wir uns so,unsere Familie,unser Zuhause.Denn es ist das schönste hier zu sein,egal wie anstrengend unsere Arbeit ist.In der Abendsonne an den Strand zu reiten,durch die Wellen zu galoppieren und den Strand entlang zu fetzen,es fühlt sich wie fliegen an.Das Wellenrauschen,die Möwen wie sie gemeinsam den Boden verlassen,die Hochlandrinder im See gebadet,diese Landschaft ist so wunderschön.Es ist toll zu sehen,wenn die Kinder langsam Fortschritte machen,das erste Mal zum Strand dürfen,sich plötzlich trauen zu sprechen obwohl sie so schüchtern sind.Es ist wunderschön all die Vasetten des Lebens in Farbe zu sehen,jedes Gefühl zu erleben,laufen zu lernen,aufzuhören zurück zu schauen sondern den Weg nach vorn zu bauen. Weinen,weil man so glücklich ist,über diesen Moment,dieses Gefühl angekommen zu sein,zu Hause zu bleiben,leben zu können.

[avengersacademy-supportgroup]

When Pepper mentions a potential recruit chewing on buildings who is that referring to? It's driving me crazy. Does Hulk eat buildings now instead of just smashing them? Is it some more obscure character I've missed? Is Hawkeye even more of a weirdo than I've given him credit for?

It’s totally Hawkeye being his weird self. 

But in all honesty I’m not sure who it could be.