Notices by Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)

@skinnylatte O_O

@davidism How was it?!

In climate conversations lately I feel a bit like Arwen in her first appearance in Fellowship of the Ring, telling Frodo not to give in to the spreading evil infection of the Morgul blade as she works furiously with Aragorn and Sam to make a poultice out of kingsfoil.

Trying to tell people in the midst of climate catastrophe not to give in to despair and doomerism because it will consume their soul as I get my friends and their friends to apply plants to stop the poison... #ClimateDespair

Remember that this is super shitty but there are people out there who know how to use the "magic" of the natural world to mitigate the worst effects of #doomerism enough to get you to a safe place (might be mental, might be physical), where you can recover to the point where you *might* actually decide to tackle the crisis head-on and do the hardest thing in the world.

On that note, have some #solarpunk resources: https://solarpunkpresents.com/2023/02/23/what-is-solarpunk-to-you-anyway/

When in #Chicago of course the food base-line must be a perogi 😂 ❤️

#Midwest #Airport #Food #India #Indian #Funny #Poland #Perogi #Polska #Globalization #Chicagoland

@generika

*NOW WITH AI!!

@djflore Jaipur ❤️

We went the last time we were in #India - here is a #Pixelfed collction from our trip, including many photos from #Jaipur

https://pixelfed.social/c/604901779793932945

@SilverSalmonAK

I LOVE them! I listen to them and their albums with Steve Martin all the time Hope you enjoy! 🤗

@miladmzdh

Welcome!!

@agnes Good luck and have fun!

@trumpet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mvmHwCxw5A

@agnes Maybe we should push them to develop rockets to Mars. They we can send them there and let them build rival cities and keep the fight going. And then we can get on with our lives here and pretend the never existed.

Joking aside. It is a really depressing juxtoposition.

@RollingStone

I explicitly did not put a content warning on this. It does touch upon #USPol but I felt its central point is the #Christian witness practiced by the Cathedral. A border-line case for a CW but I felt that it was worth reading, even for those outside of the US. Apologies to my non-US friends if they are a bit annoyed by this. But I felt compelled from my heart to share something about a group of people I care very deeply about.

#Episcopal #Christianity #EpiscopalChurch

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Thanks @RollingStone for a GREAT article about the National Cathedral and the #Episcopal Church. A positive but balanced story beyond the typical narratives.

IDK that they have Matthew Shepherd's ashes. His parents were concerned that no matter where is grave was, it would be desecrated by the Westboro Baptist Church. The Cathedral volunteered to keep them safe.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-resistance-carter-washington-national-cathedral-1235235709/

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#Episcopalian #EpiscopalChurch #Anglican #Christianity #USA #Church #Cathedral #Christian #LGBTQ

@Thesergeantpie

This is great! Welcome to Mastodon and the Fediverse!

@warandpeas Two artists enter. One artist leaves. So much ink spilled. Oh the humanity!

#Bookbinding collection for #portfolioday

https://mas.to/@seanbala/113069545475305898
https://mas.to/@seanbala/112821278621134474
https://mas.to/@seanbala/111994683225373667
https://mas.to/@seanbala/111884963409828947
https://mas.to/@seanbala/111910746592932838
https://mas.to/@seanbala/111552842443807194
https://mas.to/@seanbala/110381697218259864

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#Handmade #Craft #Books #Bookstodon #Art #MastoArt #Handcraft #Paper #Bookmaking #Stationary

I wanted to share some of my work for #PortfolioDay. I do #bookmaking and #bookbinding in my spare time. I love doing something with my hands. I've had to take a small break since our child was born but I hope to get back into the swing of things in the new year with better paper, new ideas, and more patience. Please see the next post with links to over a many projects from over the past year!

#Handmade #Craft #Books #Bookstodon #Art #MastoArt #Handcraft #Paper #Stationary

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@jendiagammon Stay safe!

@liztai I wonder how having 40 episodes guaranteed to tell a story changes the narratives. I've reflected about how production constraints change story telling. For example, many British series are a small number of episodes. In the US, almost all series are approved season to season so it can be hard to tell complete stories. Shows used to have 20 episodes per season but now have fewer. And many streaming services shows have two endings - one in case of cancellation and one if it goes on.