Demand-Side Sheepdog
@writing.dog
That Weird Chicago Submarine Lady; also, a literal coyote who can type. Writing dog, history geek; she/her/DOG/etc. Romance at short notice is my specialty; deep space is my dwelling place, but I keep a flat in Berlin. Solidarity forever!
There is a house in Worceſter they call the Rising Sun
And it’s ſituate on the banks of the canal in Droitwich
(Being the only one)
And it’s ſituate on the banks of the canal in Droitwich
(Being the only one)
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
There is a house in Worceſter they call the Rising Sun
And it’s ſituate on the banks of the canal in Droitwich
(Being the only one)
And it’s ſituate on the banks of the canal in Droitwich
(Being the only one)
Wile E. Coyote catches the Road Runner in exactly one episode—where, having been shrunk down in size, he can only ask: NOW WHAT DO I DO?
Anyway on (surprisingly) only my second attempt I have separated and extracted a Quantity of elemental sodium, although I have no idea why :P
Anyway on (surprisingly) only my second attempt I have separated and extracted a Quantity of elemental sodium, although I have no idea why :P
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Wile E. Coyote catches the Road Runner in exactly one episode—where, having been shrunk down in size, he can only ask: NOW WHAT DO I DO?
Anyway on (surprisingly) only my second attempt I have separated and extracted a Quantity of elemental sodium, although I have no idea why :P
Anyway on (surprisingly) only my second attempt I have separated and extracted a Quantity of elemental sodium, although I have no idea why :P
You may be interested to know that one of the coyote’s signature crimes around the turn of the century was stealing melons, an act of mischief farmers swore happened regularly up until the 40s or so.
(I assume this youthful prank was their gateway to the darker thrill of seducing housepets)
(I assume this youthful prank was their gateway to the darker thrill of seducing housepets)
November 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
You may be interested to know that one of the coyote’s signature crimes around the turn of the century was stealing melons, an act of mischief farmers swore happened regularly up until the 40s or so.
(I assume this youthful prank was their gateway to the darker thrill of seducing housepets)
(I assume this youthful prank was their gateway to the darker thrill of seducing housepets)
…I realize my posts have kind of been... different, of late, so let us inaugurate Monday with a new Blessed Dog, who was very alert and attentive for a grey, clammy end-of-October day <3
I hope that you are all doing well, though, and that you have a good week!
I hope that you are all doing well, though, and that you have a good week!
October 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
…I realize my posts have kind of been... different, of late, so let us inaugurate Monday with a new Blessed Dog, who was very alert and attentive for a grey, clammy end-of-October day <3
I hope that you are all doing well, though, and that you have a good week!
I hope that you are all doing well, though, and that you have a good week!
Good afternoon, all~ I hope you are well! Have some foliage from my psychiatrist’s office, where we have decided that my level of Sad Bitch Pills is fine where it is but my dosage of Dumb Bitch Pills should go up. I am optimistic! Maybe because I am better at not being Sad these days :D
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Good afternoon, all~ I hope you are well! Have some foliage from my psychiatrist’s office, where we have decided that my level of Sad Bitch Pills is fine where it is but my dosage of Dumb Bitch Pills should go up. I am optimistic! Maybe because I am better at not being Sad these days :D
Finally got around to putting a sticker on my new laptop!
The body is round :3
(and belongs to a charismatic denizen of Tierpark Berlin)
The body is round :3
(and belongs to a charismatic denizen of Tierpark Berlin)
October 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Finally got around to putting a sticker on my new laptop!
The body is round :3
(and belongs to a charismatic denizen of Tierpark Berlin)
The body is round :3
(and belongs to a charismatic denizen of Tierpark Berlin)
Seasoning… complete-ish. Kosher salt for scale.
It’s so shiny! :3
It’s so shiny! :3
October 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Seasoning… complete-ish. Kosher salt for scale.
It’s so shiny! :3
It’s so shiny! :3
don’t lie to me, “new york times” crossword checker. i damn well know where a coyote puppy’s place is >:[
October 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
don’t lie to me, “new york times” crossword checker. i damn well know where a coyote puppy’s place is >:[
Good morning, all~ I hope you’re having a good week! I did not encounter a new Blessed Dog this morning. I encountered *two* new Blessed Dogs this morning. The brown one looked over at me and I instinctively told it “that’s right, you’re a dog!” as if this was in dispute.
Like a normal person :D
Like a normal person :D
October 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Good morning, all~ I hope you’re having a good week! I did not encounter a new Blessed Dog this morning. I encountered *two* new Blessed Dogs this morning. The brown one looked over at me and I instinctively told it “that’s right, you’re a dog!” as if this was in dispute.
Like a normal person :D
Like a normal person :D
The ratio of energy used for space heating to cooling is also constant across household income, and more or less constant by household size and square footage.
(Numbers in million BTU/year, average within cohort; data from the EIA: www.eia.gov/consumption/...)
(Numbers in million BTU/year, average within cohort; data from the EIA: www.eia.gov/consumption/...)
September 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The ratio of energy used for space heating to cooling is also constant across household income, and more or less constant by household size and square footage.
(Numbers in million BTU/year, average within cohort; data from the EIA: www.eia.gov/consumption/...)
(Numbers in million BTU/year, average within cohort; data from the EIA: www.eia.gov/consumption/...)
Incidentally: lest the “global” part lead you to ponder: “well, do fewer people *globally* even use air conditioners?” heating takes more energy than cooling in every region of the United States, ranging from 1.2:1 in the Southwest (where it's closest) to 13:1 in New England.
September 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Incidentally: lest the “global” part lead you to ponder: “well, do fewer people *globally* even use air conditioners?” heating takes more energy than cooling in every region of the United States, ranging from 1.2:1 in the Southwest (where it's closest) to 13:1 in New England.
Good morning, all! I am back at the office after two weeks of being sick, which is… whatever, I guess. But on the other hand, today started with a new Blessed Dog, so I can and will have no complaints <3
September 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Good morning, all! I am back at the office after two weeks of being sick, which is… whatever, I guess. But on the other hand, today started with a new Blessed Dog, so I can and will have no complaints <3
Good morning, all~ the day brings to us a new Blessed Dog, and I think that this is important and valid. I hope that you are doing well, that you have a sufficient quantity of blessed dogs in your life, and that the week is all ready treating you all together all right <3
September 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Good morning, all~ the day brings to us a new Blessed Dog, and I think that this is important and valid. I hope that you are doing well, that you have a sufficient quantity of blessed dogs in your life, and that the week is all ready treating you all together all right <3
I enjoy not just the tone with which the OED sometimes editorializes, but also how it is always in opposition to usage snobs. I find this… humanizing :P
September 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I enjoy not just the tone with which the OED sometimes editorializes, but also how it is always in opposition to usage snobs. I find this… humanizing :P
I am not convinced Lufthansa knows more about airports than they do baggage.
September 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I am not convinced Lufthansa knows more about airports than they do baggage.
I like how the pictograms appear to depict, specifically, the air-surface visual signals for when you are being strafed by an A6M “Zero.”
September 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I like how the pictograms appear to depict, specifically, the air-surface visual signals for when you are being strafed by an A6M “Zero.”
…and from afterwards. I hope you are having a lovely day!
September 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
…and from afterwards. I hope you are having a lovely day!
Good afternoon, all~ hello from the deluge…
September 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Good afternoon, all~ hello from the deluge…
Anyway, @jay.bsky.team, I thought you were taking the high road :| How do you *know* he’s already in the Bad Place?
(nice work calling it early btw)
(nice work calling it early btw)
September 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Anyway, @jay.bsky.team, I thought you were taking the high road :| How do you *know* he’s already in the Bad Place?
(nice work calling it early btw)
(nice work calling it early btw)
Extremely Conwaycore vibes here outside the city walls of Dubrovnik, on an increasingly stormy afternoon <3
September 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Extremely Conwaycore vibes here outside the city walls of Dubrovnik, on an increasingly stormy afternoon <3
Kotor is very pretty!
September 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kotor is very pretty!
Anyway, hello from Montenegro, a country whose ports are full of cats, and isn’t that nice? I hope you are doing well and know where at least one change of clothes is :3
September 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Anyway, hello from Montenegro, a country whose ports are full of cats, and isn’t that nice? I hope you are doing well and know where at least one change of clothes is :3
Today in old newspapers: *slander*. But also, you have to howl at the emergency vehicles, because otherwise how else do they know whose territory it is? :|
September 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today in old newspapers: *slander*. But also, you have to howl at the emergency vehicles, because otherwise how else do they know whose territory it is? :|
So I had an idea about what was limiting my H₂O₂ distillation before, and designed a new experiment to test said idea.
My biologist fiancée (the only one of us who actually knows chemistry): “Good luck!”
I either did not need this or I *extremely needed it* XD
My biologist fiancée (the only one of us who actually knows chemistry): “Good luck!”
I either did not need this or I *extremely needed it* XD
September 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So I had an idea about what was limiting my H₂O₂ distillation before, and designed a new experiment to test said idea.
My biologist fiancée (the only one of us who actually knows chemistry): “Good luck!”
I either did not need this or I *extremely needed it* XD
My biologist fiancée (the only one of us who actually knows chemistry): “Good luck!”
I either did not need this or I *extremely needed it* XD