Diana
@dianakdesign.bsky.social
Design & cyanotype, Chicago history, textile freak.
People need to disable this feature of their cars! Women have been saying for years that it's dangerous (you park, all your doors immediately unlock and whoever is there has immediate access to you from every door) but many people don't know they can turn it off.
January 31, 2026 at 7:33 PM
People need to disable this feature of their cars! Women have been saying for years that it's dangerous (you park, all your doors immediately unlock and whoever is there has immediate access to you from every door) but many people don't know they can turn it off.
Awesome, I'll keep an eye out for the update!
January 28, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Awesome, I'll keep an eye out for the update!
How exciting! Is it something people can buy? I’d love more info.
January 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
How exciting! Is it something people can buy? I’d love more info.
Hah, also true. I wonder if the marketers went with "low stakes"/Legends and Lattes-meets-something because A Marvellous Light has so many murders in it? I don't love feeling like characters might die, so even though I think low stakes is wrong, I might be the audience for that reassurance. 🙃
January 27, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Hah, also true. I wonder if the marketers went with "low stakes"/Legends and Lattes-meets-something because A Marvellous Light has so many murders in it? I don't love feeling like characters might die, so even though I think low stakes is wrong, I might be the audience for that reassurance. 🙃
Exactly! Like okay, there are no murders, but both protagonists are going through really hard things! And the threats to Matti's house are their own mystery plot and Luca gets to play detective, and the guilds and their artistry and traditions are so interesting, and then: FEELINGS. HOTNESS.
January 27, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Exactly! Like okay, there are no murders, but both protagonists are going through really hard things! And the threats to Matti's house are their own mystery plot and Luca gets to play detective, and the guilds and their artistry and traditions are so interesting, and then: FEELINGS. HOTNESS.
Neighbor, you just yanked me right out of lurking because that book is AMAZING! I agree that calling it "low stakes" makes no sense. The worldbuilding is so perfect, the central problems are actually quite intricate, the characters lovable and flawed in such real ways and ALSO smoking hot tension.
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Neighbor, you just yanked me right out of lurking because that book is AMAZING! I agree that calling it "low stakes" makes no sense. The worldbuilding is so perfect, the central problems are actually quite intricate, the characters lovable and flawed in such real ways and ALSO smoking hot tension.
I haven’t been wanting to read anything dark or murdery, so my rec is for Swordcrossed by Freya Marske. Not magic but a wonderfully built world of craft guilds and swordplay with loveable, flawed characters & very satisfying conclusion.
January 25, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I haven’t been wanting to read anything dark or murdery, so my rec is for Swordcrossed by Freya Marske. Not magic but a wonderfully built world of craft guilds and swordplay with loveable, flawed characters & very satisfying conclusion.
My kiddo picked up The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine there, and a book on outdoor rooms. That little nook contains multitudes.
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 AM
My kiddo picked up The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine there, and a book on outdoor rooms. That little nook contains multitudes.
I’m curious about how it goes on—he comes at them with head first, then heels. Are they using “ass” as in donkey to make an animal metaphor about him, maybe? I do agree the word is ass.
January 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I’m curious about how it goes on—he comes at them with head first, then heels. Are they using “ass” as in donkey to make an animal metaphor about him, maybe? I do agree the word is ass.
This is purely from imagination and based on little games I learned as a kid, but I wonder if this is a girl's fortune-telling game - open the book to a page and it tells you who your future husband will be.
January 24, 2026 at 4:09 AM
This is purely from imagination and based on little games I learned as a kid, but I wonder if this is a girl's fortune-telling game - open the book to a page and it tells you who your future husband will be.
I just rewatched Sixteen Candles and the way her family kept referring to her sister’s fiancé as an “oily Bohunk” was so uncomfortable. Like it was played as comedy but also somehow reasonable. (Soundtrack for dinner with fiancé’s parents: theme from The Godfather.) In 1984!
January 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I just rewatched Sixteen Candles and the way her family kept referring to her sister’s fiancé as an “oily Bohunk” was so uncomfortable. Like it was played as comedy but also somehow reasonable. (Soundtrack for dinner with fiancé’s parents: theme from The Godfather.) In 1984!
I’m getting very tired of politicians telling us we should be terrified. The fascists want us to be terrified. What Americans and their elected representatives should be is angry, and I want to hear our senators say they’re angry and going to fight back, not that we should be afraid.
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I’m getting very tired of politicians telling us we should be terrified. The fascists want us to be terrified. What Americans and their elected representatives should be is angry, and I want to hear our senators say they’re angry and going to fight back, not that we should be afraid.
I’ve been doing volunteer transcription of letters from the 1790s-1820s, and it gives me so much joy to use my Jane Austen-infested vocabulary for good.
January 20, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I’ve been doing volunteer transcription of letters from the 1790s-1820s, and it gives me so much joy to use my Jane Austen-infested vocabulary for good.
18K is 75% gold, so the melt value is still > $20K. It's funny how we never hear about the emoluments clause anymore, though.
January 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
18K is 75% gold, so the melt value is still > $20K. It's funny how we never hear about the emoluments clause anymore, though.
There’s a Beowulf translation that starts with “Bro!”, maybe that was it?
January 13, 2026 at 3:17 AM
There’s a Beowulf translation that starts with “Bro!”, maybe that was it?
It's an American idiom meaning that a person to whom a criticism applies will be the loudest to protest it/question it/play dumb about what it means.
January 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
It's an American idiom meaning that a person to whom a criticism applies will be the loudest to protest it/question it/play dumb about what it means.
His swearing in is tonight in the abandoned City Hall subway station, so yes I think slop since it hasn't happened yet.
December 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
His swearing in is tonight in the abandoned City Hall subway station, so yes I think slop since it hasn't happened yet.
I created a monster by introducing my 12-year-old to Tom Lehrer this year. Suffice it to say the fandom still has legs.
December 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I created a monster by introducing my 12-year-old to Tom Lehrer this year. Suffice it to say the fandom still has legs.
It's not permanent, but if you append "-ai" to your search string you won't get the AI summary. The down side is if you forget, it's that much more of a jump scare when a bunch of guessing and gibberish appears.
December 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It's not permanent, but if you append "-ai" to your search string you won't get the AI summary. The down side is if you forget, it's that much more of a jump scare when a bunch of guessing and gibberish appears.
Yes but in those cases, humans are driving and can make decisions. Many times in emergencies people step up to direct traffic and help untangle things. A driverless car that can’t be communicated with is a life-threatening obstacle & very different to a car with a driver who can follow directions.
December 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Yes but in those cases, humans are driving and can make decisions. Many times in emergencies people step up to direct traffic and help untangle things. A driverless car that can’t be communicated with is a life-threatening obstacle & very different to a car with a driver who can follow directions.
In the kitchen with the corner sink, the smaller door would be the fold-out ironing board. Lots of kitchens still have the cabinets, even if the ironing boards are gone.
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In the kitchen with the corner sink, the smaller door would be the fold-out ironing board. Lots of kitchens still have the cabinets, even if the ironing boards are gone.
