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Riding the bus to Kitchener. Space is... cramped. But it's only an hour. #marcycan

Two ladies having a whole lot of fun sitting on a tiny budget bus bench

November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM

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The great white north

(Toronto is slightly south of Portland)

November 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM

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Bye Colorado! Lots of little fuckups (almost got my seat given away) but got them sorted out. Flight is ahead of schedule. My leg is really hurting so I'm going to be moving real slow at YYZ, but that's okay. I don't have a deadline

November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM

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Denver airport is very big and impressive. I have enough of a layover to give myself a bit of a break and a leg stretch. The second flight is an hour longer

Fun fact: a little earlier I was thinking "I didn't dress colorfully enough"

November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM

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In the air. Hard part is done (the transfer should be pretty easy 🤞)

November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM

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Con: got the full patdown because Fat
Pro: they were very nice and professional and called me "ma'am". First time for that. Even though I do not look very ma'am right now

Over an hour to get to the gate. Taking a breather and resting my legs

November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM

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Veblen actually uses the example of a visually and functionally identical counterfeit to explain Veblen goods in Theory of the Leisure Class. I think you're right that it can be both — you can easily think of a good that would be unreasonably expensive to produce but which would not sell at a profit

It is at this point, where the beautiful and the honorific meet and blend, that a
discrimination between serviceability and wastefulness is most difficult in any concrete case. It frequently happens that an article which serves the honorific purpose
of conspicuous waste is at the same time a beautiful object; and the same application
of labor to which it owes its utility for the former purpose may, and often does, give
beauty of form and color to the article. The question is further complicated by the
fact that many objects, as, for instance, the precious stones and the metals and some
other materials used for adornment and decoration, owe their utility as items of conspicuous waste to an antecedent utility as objects of beauty. Gold, for instance, has
a high degree of sensuous beauty very many if not most of the highly prized works
of art are intrinsically beautiful, though often with material qualification; the like is
true of some stuffs used for clothing, of some landscapes, and of many other things in
less degree. Except for this intrinsic beauty which they possess, these objects would
scarcely have been coveted as they are, or have become monopolized objects of pride
to their possessors and users. But the utility of these things to the possessor is commonly due less to their intrinsic beauty than to the honor which their possession and
consumption confers, or to the obloquy which it wards off.

Apart from their serviceability in other respects, these objects are beautiful and
have a utility as such; they are valuable on this account if they can be appropriated or
monopolized; they are, therefore, coveted as valuable possessions, and their exclusive
enjoyment gratifies the possessor’s sense of pecuniary superiority at the same time
that their contemplation gratifies his sense of beauty. But their beauty, in the naive
sense of the word, is the occasion rather than the ground of their monopolization or
of their commercial value. “Great as is the sensuous beauty of gems, their rarity and
price adds an expression of distinction to them, which they would never have if they
were cheap.” There is, indeed, in the common run of cases under this head, relatively
little incentive to the exclusive possession and use of these beautiful things, except on
the ground of their honorific character as items of conspicuous waste. Most objects
of this general class, with the partial exception of articles of personal adornment,
would serve all other purposes than the honorific one equally well, whether owned
by the person viewing them or not; and even as regards personal ornaments it is to
be added that their chief purpose is to lend éclat to the person of their wearer (or
owner) by comparison with other persons who are compelled to do without. The
aesthetic serviceability of objects of beauty is not greatly nor universally heightened
by possession.

November 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM

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The back cover of Laura Nyro's _Eli and the Thirteenth Confession_ is relevant (she's kissing her childhood self). This album helped me transition

Laura Nyro in silhouette kissing the forehead of a girl, representing her younger self

November 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM

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I realize now that photos don't make the difference as clear, but it is significantly more vivid blue now and the roots had gotten very grown out. I asked to take off some length so I have room to grow before it starts pooling on my shoulders

Marcy with her new haircut, a chin-length shag with choppy brow-length razor-cut bangs in a kind of tealy-oceany blue

Marcy the other night, with the same haircut but grown out a few inches, and having faded to more of a turquoise

November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM

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@alexsaysstuff.bsky.social @djinnandtonic.bsky.social Almost spooky

Two posts from mentioned users from the same minute; Djinn & Tonic is responding to the dismissal of the ICE sandwich throwing case by saying 'ICE AGENTS KEEP MOVING, THIS IS A DIJON MUSTARD TOWN', and Dr Alex Cruikshanks is responding to a story about the new Batman movie villain being "not done in a film before" with panels of "The Condiment King", who is screaming about squirting people in the eye with dijon

November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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8 AM hair appointment means just throwing myself together, but this is the before pic

(I'm mostly just recoloring and trimming, unless my stylist convinces me otherwise)

November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM

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Girlfriend asleep, time to post fish

I had the Nuri spiced mackerel today; they are out of this world. These are small fish the same size as 3/5 sardines & prepared the same way. The texture is firmer, meatier, and a bit drier than pilchards, but still quite tender. Very tasty & good beginner fish.

November 6, 2025 at 5:51 AM

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This is the one that jumped out at me but there's a few others that I have at least read

November 6, 2025 at 4:51 AM

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a picture of Mega Froslass, which Marcy the Snorunt will eventually evolve into. It is a very tall slender.... something, with icy horns and draped-sleeve arms

[friend]: Trans dream right there
marcy: What, to be a giant elegant monster that an anime girl keeps in a ball?
[emoji reacts: rofl, YES]

November 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM

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It is just a tremendously stupid model. Earlier I was googling "call an audible" to make sure I remembered what it meant, and it thought maybe it meant to call customer service for the audio book app

AI Overview
"Calling an audible" is an idiom for changing a plan at the last minute, originating from American football where the quarterback changes a play at the line of scrimmage. It can also refer to contacting Audible, the audiobook service, for customer support. The most common interpretation is changing a plan, but the user may also be looking for contact information for the Audible service.
Meaning of "calling an audible"
In football: The quarterback changes a play at the last second based on the defense's formation.
In general: To make a last-minute change to a plan in response to new information or circumstances. For example, a band could "call an audible" and play a different song than what was planned.
How to contact Audible customer service
If you are looking to contact the audiobook service, you can find support through the Audible website.

November 6, 2025 at 3:24 AM

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This picture caused me to say something that I had to rebuke *myself* for saying

Oh my god Marcy

(The actual thing I said is censored)

November 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM

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Aww, thank you dear!

I didn't hear what they did. However, I did look for pictures of the Discworld witches and found this detail from an absolutely amazing print www.discworldemporium.com/product/the-...