“The simple pleasure of eating or smelling something—it feeds into your mental health and wellness. And if that’s declining, there’s no opportunity for you to recover from the other symptoms because it’s just manifesting into the spiral of darkness.” thecounter.org/covid-19-cause…

'This basement feels like a basement, and not in a good way.' - Eric, House Hunters

Roger Rosenblatt on celebrity auctions: '...the outpourings of our hearts become evidence of immortality. Take away that evidence, give it up as if it were any old commodity, and feelings are no different from asparagus tongs.' - in TIME 1998 content.time.com/time/magazine/…

Angus Trumble, such a lovely person and a way with words as quoted in memoriam: "...the building is the most valuable object in your collection, and it's certainly the most complex, It's like inhabiting a very sensitive, lumbering endangered mastodon..." canberratimes.com.au/story/7937923/…

'It’s more than just tiredness, the fatigue weighs over you like a heavy blanket, unable to move your limbs from under it.' #LongCovid

Digitized collections almost always involve selection, because digitization is expensive and not everything is or can be digitized. If such processes are not clearly spelled out, the digitized images you access are a partial view of what is there. 4/

The Pencil Pines are flowering!!

Hard core though probably🌼 #SundayMorning

On intense study bouts: 'Information pierced my mind and rooted itself in my psyche with startling clarity, lending itself to instant and perfect recall. I gobbled up words, pages, chapters. My highlighters bathed knowledge in a rainbow of colour.' - @JustTwenteen in Breathe n36

I don't remember message boards so much, more chat rooms and online diaries. Plus all the geocities websites!

Jessica Langer Kapalka, PhD Let us establish any and all commentary on other people's bodies as the ultimate faux pas.

I can’t believe every state doesn’t have ambulance fees included in your electricity bill. It’s so cheap and free to those who are homeless. Why isn’t every state fighting for what we have in QLD?

emily barwick said it best, “leather production is not about minimizing waste—it’s about maximizing profit.” the meat industry could not sustain itself on sales without the leather industry and vice versa. specifically, cow-leather is a co-product , NOT a by-product.

We're hosting a palm reading workshop in Canberra on Sun 30 July, a relaxed afternoon of learning about possibilities in your palms. Make personal palmistry diagram notes, & create a custom hand portrait with photographer Earth Skin Heart. $155 Humanitix, we'd love to see you!

TW Spider Possibly Triangulate Cobweb spider? Or someone completely different?

One thing that keeps coming up in my research is beauty workers who would like guidance on helping transitioning and gender diverse clients. There’s no training for this in beauty schools and many don’t have the vocabulary or understanding of gender issues

This would be so amazing for any event even beyond concerts - weddings, markets, conferences - in place of a wristband

the grief of wanting to be in community but looking around at unmasked faces everywhere

"How to Talk to Your Loved Ones About Covid, v2" is now live at covid.tips! We've added sections on traveling safely, talking to kids, grieving the old normal, and more. We hope this updated guide will help you navigate conversations during the holidays and beyond.

happy pride to palestinian queers happy pride to sudani queers happy pride to congolese queers happy pride to disabled queers happy pride to queers with long covid happy pride to queers left behind these recent years you all deserve a happy pride too 🫶🏾