the reluctant optimist
@ansatsusha.bsky.social
Aesthete. Atypical. Anarchist.
Pinned
I want to be where the wild things are.
I finally got around to watching Spy × Family Code: White (2023) & it was worth the wait.
The Forger Family continue to be extremely cute as they maintain their carefully hidden secret identities.
I wasn't going to watch S3 but this film convinced me to give it a chance.
#SpyxFamily
The Forger Family continue to be extremely cute as they maintain their carefully hidden secret identities.
I wasn't going to watch S3 but this film convinced me to give it a chance.
#SpyxFamily
February 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I finally got around to watching Spy × Family Code: White (2023) & it was worth the wait.
The Forger Family continue to be extremely cute as they maintain their carefully hidden secret identities.
I wasn't going to watch S3 but this film convinced me to give it a chance.
#SpyxFamily
The Forger Family continue to be extremely cute as they maintain their carefully hidden secret identities.
I wasn't going to watch S3 but this film convinced me to give it a chance.
#SpyxFamily
'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has grossed $722 million worldwide, including a remarkable $134.5 million in North American cinemas, making it the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time and further cementing anime’s status as a true theatrical force.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Meet the Mastermind Behind Anime Juggernaut ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’
Ufotable founder Hikaru Kondo discusses building a $700-plus box-office phenomenon — and what’s next for anime’s biggest franchise.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has grossed $722 million worldwide, including a remarkable $134.5 million in North American cinemas, making it the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time and further cementing anime’s status as a true theatrical force.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
'This world is an insanely huge onion.
It's round and made of countless lies layered over each other.
It's impossible to unravel those lies without tears.'
Timeless wisdom from a Spy × Family episode.
It's round and made of countless lies layered over each other.
It's impossible to unravel those lies without tears.'
Timeless wisdom from a Spy × Family episode.
February 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM
'This world is an insanely huge onion.
It's round and made of countless lies layered over each other.
It's impossible to unravel those lies without tears.'
Timeless wisdom from a Spy × Family episode.
It's round and made of countless lies layered over each other.
It's impossible to unravel those lies without tears.'
Timeless wisdom from a Spy × Family episode.
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This weekend, the ski jumping events (women and men) from Willingen, Germany, will be on TV, the last chance to qualify for next week's Winter Olympics in Northern Italy. ☃️
For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, persimmon, mandarin, avocado, egg, apple, melons, pear, cheeses. 🍜
For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, persimmon, mandarin, avocado, egg, apple, melons, pear, cheeses. 🍜
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This weekend, the ski jumping events (women and men) from Willingen, Germany, will be on TV, the last chance to qualify for next week's Winter Olympics in Northern Italy. ☃️
For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, persimmon, mandarin, avocado, egg, apple, melons, pear, cheeses. 🍜
For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, persimmon, mandarin, avocado, egg, apple, melons, pear, cheeses. 🍜
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It was good too. No regrets.
January 31, 2026 at 9:29 PM
It was good too. No regrets.
Never mind the jobs you've had or the classes you took, tell me 5 things you can eat until you explode.
Edamame beans
Hummus
Dark chocolate
Plantain
Kiwifruit
Edamame beans
Hummus
Dark chocolate
Plantain
Kiwifruit
Never mind the jobs you've had or the classes you took, tell me 5 things you can eat until you explode.
Cheese and grapes
Vegetable spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce
Carrot sticks and hummus
Sautéed potatoes
Cardamom buns
Cheese and grapes
Vegetable spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce
Carrot sticks and hummus
Sautéed potatoes
Cardamom buns
Never mind the jobs you've had or the classes you took, tell me 5 things you can eat until you explode.
Vegetable tempura
Sashimi
Roast potatoes
Flaked chocolate truffles
Malteasers
Not together though, that would be weird.
Vegetable tempura
Sashimi
Roast potatoes
Flaked chocolate truffles
Malteasers
Not together though, that would be weird.
February 2, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Never mind the jobs you've had or the classes you took, tell me 5 things you can eat until you explode.
Edamame beans
Hummus
Dark chocolate
Plantain
Kiwifruit
Edamame beans
Hummus
Dark chocolate
Plantain
Kiwifruit
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🍜 Mediterranean lamb, quinoa, couscous, red pepper and spinach, fresh spices and lamb stock.
I pressure cooked the lamb cubes in lamb stock for wonderful tenderness and flavor. The lamb was raised In the American Midwest.
#homemade #ethnic #food #dinner
#SundayDinner #foodie #entree
#dining
I pressure cooked the lamb cubes in lamb stock for wonderful tenderness and flavor. The lamb was raised In the American Midwest.
#homemade #ethnic #food #dinner
#SundayDinner #foodie #entree
#dining
February 2, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Hana's Jacob's Ladder technique >>>
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Hana's Jacob's Ladder technique >>>
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JELLYFISH CAN'T SWIM IN THE NIGHT
January 25, 2026 at 9:50 AM
JELLYFISH CAN'T SWIM IN THE NIGHT
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'The breath is like a single lamp, and as we hold it steadily, it lights up four rooms of our life - our body, our feelings, our mind, and the patterns behind them.
One quiet practice and the whole house becomes clear.'
One quiet practice and the whole house becomes clear.'
February 2, 2026 at 7:41 AM
'The breath is like a single lamp, and as we hold it steadily, it lights up four rooms of our life - our body, our feelings, our mind, and the patterns behind them.
One quiet practice and the whole house becomes clear.'
One quiet practice and the whole house becomes clear.'
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My almost nightly offering of the Moon from #SantaBarbara.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/9
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO: 800
#Moon phase: Waxing 50%
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/9
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO: 800
#Moon phase: Waxing 50%
January 26, 2026 at 5:21 AM
My almost nightly offering of the Moon from #SantaBarbara.
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/9
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO: 800
#Moon phase: Waxing 50%
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150-600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/9
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO: 800
#Moon phase: Waxing 50%
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St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, #London
Two mosaics in the chancel featuring musical angels & a choir by Salviati. 1882.
#MosaicMonday
Two mosaics in the chancel featuring musical angels & a choir by Salviati. 1882.
#MosaicMonday
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 AM
St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, #London
Two mosaics in the chancel featuring musical angels & a choir by Salviati. 1882.
#MosaicMonday
Two mosaics in the chancel featuring musical angels & a choir by Salviati. 1882.
#MosaicMonday
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*leans back in rocking chair, sighs*
Ah, so "upscrolled" is it now?
*continues whittling*
Ah, so "upscrolled" is it now?
*continues whittling*
January 26, 2026 at 10:25 PM
*leans back in rocking chair, sighs*
Ah, so "upscrolled" is it now?
*continues whittling*
Ah, so "upscrolled" is it now?
*continues whittling*
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When an old lady plays the fool, it is not in the course of nature that she should suffer from it many years.
#JaneAusten #TheWatsons
#JaneAusten #TheWatsons
January 26, 2026 at 11:36 PM
When an old lady plays the fool, it is not in the course of nature that she should suffer from it many years.
#JaneAusten #TheWatsons
#JaneAusten #TheWatsons
Standing on business can sometimes be lonely, difficult + opaque to other people.
But your soul will thank you for it.
But your soul will thank you for it.
February 2, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Standing on business can sometimes be lonely, difficult + opaque to other people.
But your soul will thank you for it.
But your soul will thank you for it.
Reposted by the reluctant optimist
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Use the term “touch grass” to indicate that someone needs to seek out reality, use the term “touch moss” to indicate that they need to seek out ancient forest magic beyond their mortal comprehension.
May 7, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Use the term “touch grass” to indicate that someone needs to seek out reality, use the term “touch moss” to indicate that they need to seek out ancient forest magic beyond their mortal comprehension.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
- Pride and Prejudice, 1st published January 28th 1813
#JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice
- Pride and Prejudice, 1st published January 28th 1813
#JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
- Pride and Prejudice, 1st published January 28th 1813
#JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice
- Pride and Prejudice, 1st published January 28th 1813
#JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice
Only photogenic people look good in Polaroids.
February 2, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Only photogenic people look good in Polaroids.
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#AdoorableThursday
V impressive/formidable sheet iron-covered door c.1400.
Decorated w 3 coats of arms representing Kings of Bohemia + Germany/Holy Roman Empire, + City of Nuremburg, so likely made for major public building in the city.
In London's V&A.
Click for full arched door. More detail in ALT
V impressive/formidable sheet iron-covered door c.1400.
Decorated w 3 coats of arms representing Kings of Bohemia + Germany/Holy Roman Empire, + City of Nuremburg, so likely made for major public building in the city.
In London's V&A.
Click for full arched door. More detail in ALT
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
#AdoorableThursday
V impressive/formidable sheet iron-covered door c.1400.
Decorated w 3 coats of arms representing Kings of Bohemia + Germany/Holy Roman Empire, + City of Nuremburg, so likely made for major public building in the city.
In London's V&A.
Click for full arched door. More detail in ALT
V impressive/formidable sheet iron-covered door c.1400.
Decorated w 3 coats of arms representing Kings of Bohemia + Germany/Holy Roman Empire, + City of Nuremburg, so likely made for major public building in the city.
In London's V&A.
Click for full arched door. More detail in ALT
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Two #Roman gladiators (a thrax and a murmillo) square up in the arena
Small piece of a mid 2nd century AD terra sigillata (samian ware) bowl
Found in London sometime before 1929
Exact context sadly unknown
📷 OA The Metropolitan Museum of Art Acc No 29.158.494
#FindsFriday
Small piece of a mid 2nd century AD terra sigillata (samian ware) bowl
Found in London sometime before 1929
Exact context sadly unknown
📷 OA The Metropolitan Museum of Art Acc No 29.158.494
#FindsFriday
January 30, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Two #Roman gladiators (a thrax and a murmillo) square up in the arena
Small piece of a mid 2nd century AD terra sigillata (samian ware) bowl
Found in London sometime before 1929
Exact context sadly unknown
📷 OA The Metropolitan Museum of Art Acc No 29.158.494
#FindsFriday
Small piece of a mid 2nd century AD terra sigillata (samian ware) bowl
Found in London sometime before 1929
Exact context sadly unknown
📷 OA The Metropolitan Museum of Art Acc No 29.158.494
#FindsFriday
After putting it off for a while, I finally read Chapter 236 of JJK.
IYKYK.
IYKYK.
February 2, 2026 at 7:25 AM
After putting it off for a while, I finally read Chapter 236 of JJK.
IYKYK.
IYKYK.