L Biery
@bujoldy.bsky.social
Instructional designer, writer, practicing equanimity in 2020+ is hard af
Old English?? Someone needs to toss this person a copy of Beowulf.
January 22, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Old English?? Someone needs to toss this person a copy of Beowulf.
This is perfect. No one does relatable unhinged like Olivia Coleman or clueless bravado unhinged like Melissa McCarthy. We also need at least one of the Derry Girls.
January 21, 2026 at 3:03 PM
This is perfect. No one does relatable unhinged like Olivia Coleman or clueless bravado unhinged like Melissa McCarthy. We also need at least one of the Derry Girls.
Excellent choices. Now I want to make it a musical 🎶 hmmm
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Excellent choices. Now I want to make it a musical 🎶 hmmm
And here we have a classic. What do you do with a drunken sailor?
Drunken Sailer - Irish Rovers
YouTube video by Momratz
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 4:10 AM
And here we have a classic. What do you do with a drunken sailor?
This is a whale of a song…
The Mariner's Revenge Song
YouTube video by The Decemberists - Topic
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM
This is a whale of a song…
First read, and in the beginning Ish delightfully reads as a word drunk Shakespearean fool in the early chapters, which for the sake of the narrative will have to shift, but it was fun.
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
First read, and in the beginning Ish delightfully reads as a word drunk Shakespearean fool in the early chapters, which for the sake of the narrative will have to shift, but it was fun.
He was tasked with teaching reading, writing, arithmetic and the Bible, but as an over educated schoolmaster, sneaks in tales of the Iliad and the Odyssey, sometimes confounding his students by slipping into (bad) Greek.
January 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
He was tasked with teaching reading, writing, arithmetic and the Bible, but as an over educated schoolmaster, sneaks in tales of the Iliad and the Odyssey, sometimes confounding his students by slipping into (bad) Greek.
Just making sure I asked to be added. 🐳🐋
December 30, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Just making sure I asked to be added. 🐳🐋
I sensed he wanted to remember her in an idealized, romanticized past. But he was there, and did not announce himself to her, and give her a choice in NOT seeing him. I really have a hard time with the male/female power dynamic in those times. Good old granny came through for her though.
December 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I sensed he wanted to remember her in an idealized, romanticized past. But he was there, and did not announce himself to her, and give her a choice in NOT seeing him. I really have a hard time with the male/female power dynamic in those times. Good old granny came through for her though.
As much as I empathize with the need to self-soothe and sympathize with how hard it is to discover a new way to do it, handing money over to elite over the holidays is too close to a stamp of approval for me. I’ve slowly found other ways.
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
As much as I empathize with the need to self-soothe and sympathize with how hard it is to discover a new way to do it, handing money over to elite over the holidays is too close to a stamp of approval for me. I’ve slowly found other ways.
My father and uncle both found they had prostate cancer through screening. My uncle chose aggressive treatment, my father chose the least aggressive. Either could have chosen no treatment. It’s about informed choice. And with no screening, there is neither information or choice.
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My father and uncle both found they had prostate cancer through screening. My uncle chose aggressive treatment, my father chose the least aggressive. Either could have chosen no treatment. It’s about informed choice. And with no screening, there is neither information or choice.
The ice, the labor involved in the meringue, the fruit, especially if exotic, I can see the status markers.
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The ice, the labor involved in the meringue, the fruit, especially if exotic, I can see the status markers.
I can’t think of a time he’s properly been invited to see her, other than the first time. He travels to her on pretenses. Never invited inside by her. Sees her on a bench. Along road on way home from church. Lies in wait outside Beauforts. Surprise carriage. It’s so aggressive.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I can’t think of a time he’s properly been invited to see her, other than the first time. He travels to her on pretenses. Never invited inside by her. Sees her on a bench. Along road on way home from church. Lies in wait outside Beauforts. Surprise carriage. It’s so aggressive.
It was powerful. May is furious and determined to win this battle. I
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It was powerful. May is furious and determined to win this battle. I
It’s such a slap. Thoroughbred horse breeding was a solid gentleman’s hobby. Horse-dealer you say? That’s just a shady job.
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It’s such a slap. Thoroughbred horse breeding was a solid gentleman’s hobby. Horse-dealer you say? That’s just a shady job.
Well that makes sense.
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Well that makes sense.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that two fields that have a significant majority of women in them were chosen either.
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that two fields that have a significant majority of women in them were chosen either.
Her contemporaries, thinking. DH Lawrence was considered obscene, hmm, Joyce too, most were cerebral though, Woolf did not do passion, Katherine Mansfield portrayed more fire, even in queer subtexts, this does make me wish I’d read more Americans. Maybe, like new Paris gowns, passion best shut away?
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Her contemporaries, thinking. DH Lawrence was considered obscene, hmm, Joyce too, most were cerebral though, Woolf did not do passion, Katherine Mansfield portrayed more fire, even in queer subtexts, this does make me wish I’d read more Americans. Maybe, like new Paris gowns, passion best shut away?
It’s so odd. I wonder if it seemed as odd to readers in 1920?
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It’s so odd. I wonder if it seemed as odd to readers in 1920?
I keep forgetting they knew each other as children. It sparks intimacy and affection at the party. And he certainly is more accepting of who she is than the others. Her behavior at times makes me doubt romantic love though. It’s an odd portrayal. All tears, no passion.
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I keep forgetting they knew each other as children. It sparks intimacy and affection at the party. And he certainly is more accepting of who she is than the others. Her behavior at times makes me doubt romantic love though. It’s an odd portrayal. All tears, no passion.