hahahahaha oof.

WE DON'T TALK ABOUT 9000S

lol we all know what the "s" stands for there.

Ooooo nice. Not one I encounter very often.

Do I see a fellow Beretta M9/92FS Enjoyer?

the *really* spicy ones are moving on to Russian Orthodox lol

*a million ancient ancestors who survived for thousands of years by rigging weird contraptions together to solve problems all nod at another job almost well done.*

It absolutely tanked a comet for us, I'm willing to put up with a lot of attitude in exchange.

yessss, such a beautiful collection of corvid friends!

so that's the achievement for today I guess lol

Really awesome art market, tho I'm now recharging from meeting like a thousand ppl lol. Thanks to the ppl who were not weird about me answering art questions while my eyes were closed w/migraine aura. Thankfully, I don't get headaches after it, but I'm sure it's a little weird for ppl talking to me

Oof. no joke.

honestly teaching should count as a PhD in hostage negotiation if we're being honest. Who, exactly, counts as the hostage is ofc situationally dependent, but I think it's still valid.

Oh when did you fly over to the US?

(kidding kidding) sorry.

At least here, "hostage negotiation" is a skill the lanyard class picks up via day or weekend seminars. Very much like the "CQB" classes being offered all over around here ostensibly from ex-spec ops "experts". And also like those seminars, civilians can often attend lol

For CNN or any other US news org I think it's just pulling from the very very large pool of local cops who attended a day seminar once. Or, in truly impressive instances, read the book of someone who, at some point, might have negotiated with someone.

omg that looks incredible!

"One small tentative sniffy step for pine marten; one fluffy step for pine marten kind."

I feel like you have to gaze wistfully towards the horizon and mutter something like "ayup, winter's gonna be bad this year. Elbow is never wrong."

happy 5 week early birthday!