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lorath.bsky.social
a jaundiced monarch
@lorath.bsky.social
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Eldritch nightmare, tremendous nerd, disabled, permanently tired.

Palusnebularum a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away and Kingintatters more recently.
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lorath.bsky.social
it's fairly cloudy here so i've also been enjoying cat snuggles from this guy
a black and white cat laying on a green and gold blanket. he looks a little smug but also interested in the person holding the camera.
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
lorath.bsky.social
only the most normal conversations
A small section of a screenshot from the game Elex, reading, "How about you stop eating people and work with me? (Negotiate)"
October 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
lorath.bsky.social
i was not prepared for this page in fabre's book of insects.
A WELL-DRESSED CATERPILLAR IN the springtime, those who have eyes to see may find a surprise on old walls and dusty roads. Certain tiny faggots, for no apparent reason, set themselves in motion and make their way along by sudden jerks. The lifeless comes to life : the immovable moves. This is indeed amazing. If we look closer, however, we shall solve the riddle. Enclosed within the moving bundle is a fair-sized Caterpillar, prettily striped with black and white. He is seeking for food, and perhaps for some spot where he can turn into a Moth. He hurries along timidly, dressed in a queer garment of twigs, which completely covers the whole of him except his head and the front part of his body, with its six short legs. At the least alarm he disappears entirely into his case, and does not budge again. This is the secret of the walking bundle of sticks. It is a Faggot Caterpillar, belonging to the group known as the Psyches.
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
lorath.bsky.social
a picture of baar dau, a rock hovering above vivec city in the video game morrowind. vivec, a mortal who has become a god, has sworn to protect the city from the rock above it as long as they love him the most. he then hollowed out part of the rock to turn it into a secret prison to punish dissenters. when he loses his powers, the rock crashes to the ground and destroys the entire city, plus triggers an eruption that destroys most of an island.
September 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
lorath.bsky.social
wow, those sure are some crocodile tears, kid.
a fish crow looking over its shoulder toward the camera
August 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
lorath.bsky.social
well, tuesday IS foul consecration day.
a screenshot from the game Dread Delusion. a text box says, "but though the flames of war... have subsided, there are still lingering threats. wikkan ccovens... lurk in dark corners of the union. their priests... nurture shrivelled godlets and perform... foul consecrations."
August 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
lorath.bsky.social
from a 2018 guardian article about reconstructions of ancient people.

i suppose we had seven years to push back against this kind of madness.
Text reading "Chris Stringer, the head of anthropology at the NHM, gets emails all the time, usually from fathers, saying it's scandalous that his daughter had to see a naked guy at the museum. It's always parents that make the problems"
August 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
lorath.bsky.social
lovely stuff:

synthetic arrangement (1922), oil painting by morris kantor.
an oil painting by morris kantor called synthetic arrangement. it has a lot of jumbled geometric elements with sharp corners that resemble stairs or paper folded like a fan. the painting is mainly tones of yellow and red with some orange and brown.
June 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
lorath.bsky.social
dad said it was my turn with the brain cell #cats #catsky #catsofbsky
a black and white cat looking up. the expression on his face is interested, but he also looks silly and a little brainless. a black and white cat looking to the side. he looks elegant.
June 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
lorath.bsky.social
a pensive and wet morning.

#cats #catsofbluesky
raindrops on a window with blurry trees in the background a fluffy brown and white tabby cat sitting on a windowsill. it's a rainy day outside a black and white cat laying on a blanket on a sofa. he's looking attentively at the camera.
May 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
lorath.bsky.social
one of the cats came to snuggle while we were watching tv, but either the sound effects were annoying him a little or the window fan.
a black and white cat laying on a green blanket. his ears are rotated halfway and he's looking at the camera with narrowed eyes. a black and white cat laying on a green blanket. his ears are rotated halfway. he is looking to the side of the camera.
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
lorath.bsky.social
it's that time again.
a rat sitting in front of a small toy xylophone/piano. he has an upraised paw as if he's about to press a key. the text under the image says, "neil banging out the tunes april 13, 2006"
April 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM
lorath.bsky.social
part of Not Even This by Ocean Vuong
An excerpt from the poem Not Even This by Ocean Vuong. It reads: I can say it was beautiful now, my harm, because it belonged to no one else. To be a dam for damage. My shittiness will not enter the world, I thought, and quickly became my own hero. Do you know how many hours I've wasted watching straight boys play video games? Enough. Time is a mother.
February 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
lorath.bsky.social
look at these incredible boys.

www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
A palette for eye makeup from predynastic Egypt. It is shaped like a pair of turtles or like a single two-headed turtle who is EXTREMELY flat and circular. There is one tiny foot sticking out to either side of the palette. The turtles have round eyes that are misaligned, giving them a silly expression.
February 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
lorath.bsky.social
these are fascinating. it has quite a few other pictures in the article.

241,000 to 335,000 Years Old Rock Engravings Made by Homo naledi in the Rising Star Cave system, South Africa

elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
a picture of crosshatched lines of various lengths.
January 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
lorath.bsky.social
i have a lot of fun with it. my brain doesn't quite work in the right way to design pixel art but i did enjoy trying to design a window (meant to be a gear, heh), and some custom flower boxes. there are a few mods going on in these pictures but the block combining and chiseling works in vanilla.
A screenshot from the game Vintage Story. A two story building with a peaked roof, cathedral windows, church-like arched doors, and a large round stained glass window on the front with a gear shape, but you could easily mistake it for a ship's wheel. The entrance is flanked by two autumn trees, and all of the windows have flower boxes on the sills. The tone is peaceful and homey. The plants look a little bit silvered with frost, because the picture is from the very early spring. Another screenshot from Vintage Story. It features a few arched windows and one narrow window. The windows have flower boxes on the sills, and the plants are bending to one side in the wind.
January 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
lorath.bsky.social
this seemed to fit the mood today when i came across it during a reread.
Two comic panels from Transformers: the Death of Optimus Prime. Metalhawk and Optimus are having an argument. Metalhawk: Autobots, Decepticons-- you were all cults. Make no mistake--I do not represent another faction. I represent Cybertronians. And we want our world back. Optimus: You can't blame us! The Autobots defended you against-- Metalhawk: Against a situation you helped create. The senate was corrupt, but you left it to the likes of Megatron to tear it down. The Decepticons were brutal, but at least they took action. Optimus: You're defending Megatron? Metalhawk: No. But is civil war the fault of the oppressed or the oppressors? Besides, it doesn't matter anymore. We outnumber you a undred to one, and there are more of us every day. It's time you left, Pax. It's time all of you left.
January 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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If anyone would like to see the full image.

According to Christie's, it's a 19th century anonymous painting on silk.
A 19th century painting of a cat and a lily, painted with ink on silk. The cat is white with black splotches, and it is looking up. The way it's drawn makes it look like the cat is frowning with great concern at something overheard.
January 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
lorath.bsky.social
One Last Poem for Richard by Sandra Cisneros.
A white page with text that reads: One Last Poem for Richard by Sandra Cisneros December 24th and we're through again. This time for good I know because I didn't throw you out--and anyway we waved. No shoes. No angry doors. We folded clothes and went our separate ways. You left behind that flannel shirt of yours I liked but remembered to take your toothbrush. Where are you tonight? Richard, it's Christmas Eve again and old ghosts come back home. I'm sitting by the Christmas tree wondering where did we go wrong. Okay, we didn't work, and all memories to tell you the truth aren't good. But sometimes there were good times. Love was good. I loved your crooked sleep beside me and never dreamed afraid. There should be stars for great wars like ours. There ought to be awards and plenty of champagne for the survivors. After all the years of degradations, the several holidays of failure, there should be something to commemorate the pain. Someday we'll forget that great Brazil disaster. Till then, Richard, I wish you well. I wish you love affairs and plenty of hot water, and women kinder than I treated you. I forget the reason, but I loved you once, remember? Maybe in this season, drunk and sentimental, I'm willing to admit a part of me, crazed and kamikaze, ripe for anarchy, loves still.
December 24, 2024 at 3:28 PM
lorath.bsky.social
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
a screenshot from the old lovecraftian adventure game Shadow of the Comet. a man with red hair and green eyes is leaning his head forward with an expression that seems both intense and like he's really fed up with something. a text box says "Really?"
December 18, 2024 at 7:04 AM
lorath.bsky.social
you've heard of illusory walls... now, get ready for...
Three mushrooms from the video game Elder Scrolls Online. There is an interaction point that reads "Illusory Mushroom" with the word "Examine" beneath it.
November 6, 2024 at 6:14 PM