Elle
@elleisanisland.bsky.social
researcher writer walker of forests swimmer of oceans here for the funny and the interesting
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Here is the official announcement of the new writing book that my current husband and I have written, that will publish in March. You can get 3 chapters now if you preorder:
substack.com/@annelamott/...
substack.com/@annelamott/...
Anne Lamott (@annelamott)
Here is the official announcement of a new book and a great offer:
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Here is the official announcement of the new writing book that my current husband and I have written, that will publish in March. You can get 3 chapters now if you preorder:
substack.com/@annelamott/...
substack.com/@annelamott/...
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Me: I want a panic room inside a panic room in case I panic in the panic room.
Architect: You aren’t zoned for that.
Me: *panics*
Architect: You aren’t zoned for that.
Me: *panics*
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Me: I want a panic room inside a panic room in case I panic in the panic room.
Architect: You aren’t zoned for that.
Me: *panics*
Architect: You aren’t zoned for that.
Me: *panics*
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Florence, presenting her first draft to The Machine:
Ok so theme days are over.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Florence, presenting her first draft to The Machine:
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TFW you and your sisters are just trying to have dinner and catch up but some asshole in the restaurant is doing a painting of you.
"In a Roman Osteria" 1866 Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890) - Danish artist.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
TFW you and your sisters are just trying to have dinner and catch up but some asshole in the restaurant is doing a painting of you.
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There was another guy in the Pilates studio while I had my lesson today & I only made eye contact once, in an exercise called “Star,” & I mouthed the words, “My house.”
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
There was another guy in the Pilates studio while I had my lesson today & I only made eye contact once, in an exercise called “Star,” & I mouthed the words, “My house.”
I'm doing theme days here now. Nothing popular or fun. This is just for me. Today: for some reason: shellfish
November 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I'm doing theme days here now. Nothing popular or fun. This is just for me. Today: for some reason: shellfish
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this is now my emotional support crab
Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
January 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
this is now my emotional support crab
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Polish movie posters, 1970s
Here's 'Treasure Island'
Here's 'Treasure Island'
September 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Polish movie posters, 1970s
Here's 'Treasure Island'
Here's 'Treasure Island'
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if you're having a tough day I'll share my emotional support crab with you
September 11, 2024 at 5:33 PM
if you're having a tough day I'll share my emotional support crab with you
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I've always thought of orcas as being a little French so this doesn't surprise me at all
August 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I've always thought of orcas as being a little French so this doesn't surprise me at all
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Papa don't preach
I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach
I've been losing sleep
But I made up my mind
I'm keeping my baby
I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach
I've been losing sleep
But I made up my mind
I'm keeping my baby
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Papa don't preach
I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach
I've been losing sleep
But I made up my mind
I'm keeping my baby
I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach
I've been losing sleep
But I made up my mind
I'm keeping my baby
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always "spam risk" never "friendship opportunity"
November 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
always "spam risk" never "friendship opportunity"
"It's easier on the app!"
Not my problem. Improve your site.
Not my problem. Improve your site.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"It's easier on the app!"
Not my problem. Improve your site.
Not my problem. Improve your site.
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Got told, angrily, that I had chosen the most ridiculous possible present, and guess what? Wrong. They are adored. Take that, practical ones. The people yearn for whimsy
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Got told, angrily, that I had chosen the most ridiculous possible present, and guess what? Wrong. They are adored. Take that, practical ones. The people yearn for whimsy
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ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
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Sorry I'm 3 days late, I was eating a pomegranate.
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sorry I'm 3 days late, I was eating a pomegranate.
lol love how they send one guy out to negotiate
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
lol love how they send one guy out to negotiate
Ryan Lizza and Cheryl Hines should start a support group for whatever the hell it is that they are
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ryan Lizza and Cheryl Hines should start a support group for whatever the hell it is that they are
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I've always dreamed of becoming a skeleton that serves environmental storytelling purposes one day
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I've always dreamed of becoming a skeleton that serves environmental storytelling purposes one day
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POSSIBLE NEW IDIOMS:
Baby’s gone absolute brush bristles
Soup’s too thick
Rhinestone choker & gun in the garter
Kkssh! Check your upstairs window.
& THAT’S a Uruguayan mouthful
Picnicking the analysis
Shaking a pie tin while saying you’re Stevie Nicks
Loper, loper, time to get a corset
Baby’s gone absolute brush bristles
Soup’s too thick
Rhinestone choker & gun in the garter
Kkssh! Check your upstairs window.
& THAT’S a Uruguayan mouthful
Picnicking the analysis
Shaking a pie tin while saying you’re Stevie Nicks
Loper, loper, time to get a corset
November 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
POSSIBLE NEW IDIOMS:
Baby’s gone absolute brush bristles
Soup’s too thick
Rhinestone choker & gun in the garter
Kkssh! Check your upstairs window.
& THAT’S a Uruguayan mouthful
Picnicking the analysis
Shaking a pie tin while saying you’re Stevie Nicks
Loper, loper, time to get a corset
Baby’s gone absolute brush bristles
Soup’s too thick
Rhinestone choker & gun in the garter
Kkssh! Check your upstairs window.
& THAT’S a Uruguayan mouthful
Picnicking the analysis
Shaking a pie tin while saying you’re Stevie Nicks
Loper, loper, time to get a corset
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Missouri Judge Who Wore Elvis Wig in Court Agrees to Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
And I’m gifting this one because it’s really funny
And I’m gifting this one because it’s really funny
Missouri Judge Who Wore Elvis Wig in Court Agrees to Resign
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Missouri Judge Who Wore Elvis Wig in Court Agrees to Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
And I’m gifting this one because it’s really funny
And I’m gifting this one because it’s really funny
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…