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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t

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I live in the borders between. Total nerd & crackpot. Musician (electric harp, synth, etc.) interested in too many things: food, drink, nature, astronomy, history, languages, anthro-archaeo-paleontologies, movies (SFF-horror-comedy-arthouse), books, etc.!

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · Nov 17

A harp has strings. A harmonica does not. Sometimes slang is stupid.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 6h

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 2h

This is a thread of purest brilliance.

Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 3h

(This photo was shared on Threads by Isaiah Martin. Is it manipulated? I have no idea. It’s like JD couch fucking though - it’s more about showing utter disrespect than actually making some sort of argument.)

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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 3h

‘I know NOTHINK! I THINK no think! Vote for me!’

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 2h

I support your honesty. We’ve already seen how effective remaining above the fray, and maintaining a patrician reserve has been.

Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 2h

Accurate.

Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 3h

[begins researching flights to Malaysia in order to obtain candy]

Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 3h

Okay, that *is* unexpected. I agree that Chess needed a redo.

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3h

Checkmate, Buffy revival: Danny Strong AKA THE superstar Jonathan will be working on a Chess (the musical) rewrite instead of returning to the show

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Danny Strong Turned Down Writing the Buffy Revival to Rewrite Chess on Broadway - Reactor

Yes, Chess. The musical. Chess.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 3h

I’m sorry you had such a night, but glad you’re doing better.

And that candy sounds a-MAZING.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 3h

Ever since the Harvest SUPERMoon really got going, I’ve been thinking about this meme. It is seasonally appropriate, after all.

Screen grab of a classic tweet. It reads:

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nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early
astronaut: moon's haunted
nasa employee: what?
astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon's haunted

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 4h

IT STILL FREAKS ME OUT. JUST SAYING.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 4h

I love the fact that *both* Suspirias are on your list.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 4h

I hope your partner can cook?!

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 4h

two cats are playing on a white couch and one is standing on its hind legs

Alt: An orange cat is smacking an orange and white cat on the head repeatedly, and with great emphasis.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 5h

This 1771 painting by Joseph Wright of Derby is titled:

"The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus & prays for the successful Conclusion of his operation, as was the custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers."

Let's talk about how phosphorus was discovered.

A robed man with a medium length white beard sits on his knees before a round flask that is faintly glowing, with it the only light source to reveal his face and the face of students or assistants behind him.
"The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus & prays for the successful Conclusion of his operation, as was the custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers"

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 4h

Drop something SKELETAL

A glass display case containing the skeleton of a man, and a dog. Both are posed standing up, the dog giving him a hug. The text below the photo reads:

Grover Krantz, an anthropologist who wanted his skeletons on display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, along with his dog.
(Photo: Emily Barton)

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𝕄🌕𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕗𝕥 𝕄👁️𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 @moonshiftmonsters.bsky.social · 5h

Glad people are hyped on Warwick again bc I sewed this end of last year but never went further with it. Maybe I’ll be motivated. 😔

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 4h

Oh my gosh! Look at that harping munchkin! 🤗

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 8h

I am both confused and intrigued by the topic of your talk.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 8h

Only Lovers Left Alive and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night would make for an excellent double feature.

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 14h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 14h

Why has no one mentioned this before?!

Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 14h

I understand this. And to varying degrees, I share it. Wordsworth had the right of it, I think:

The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;—
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!

Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 16h

IT’S LIKE I’M LOOKING INTO A MIRROR.

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Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 16h

This embodies the creative approach I just couldn’t muster today. Well done.

Nathan Andrew is opening The Gate - Auld Hornie telt me t’dae’t @feralharp.bsky.social · 16h

I’m low key obsessed with the figure standing in the belfry. It reminds me of Knock, from Nosferatu (1922)

Knock, a weird little man who is essentially Renfield. He’s mostly bald, except for big fluffy patches of white hair on the sides of his head, and big, bushy eyebrows. He wears a cropped jacket and his shoulders are hunched.

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