Finch
@gentiansaint.bsky.social
she/her ||| old enough to know better ||| librarian, reader, writer ||| dragon age, tolkien, vtm ||| photography, embroidery
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Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
Ynspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes...
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
Ynspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes...
April 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
Ynspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes...
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
Ynspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes...
Told a coworker about Murderbot; she hasn't read 'em yet but told me today she'd heard about the TV show. Pulled up an article about it; she saw Skarsgard in the SecUnit armor & immediately went, "oh! it's a person?" Me like "well...yes and no?" Kinda hit on a major theme of the whole series there.
February 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Told a coworker about Murderbot; she hasn't read 'em yet but told me today she'd heard about the TV show. Pulled up an article about it; she saw Skarsgard in the SecUnit armor & immediately went, "oh! it's a person?" Me like "well...yes and no?" Kinda hit on a major theme of the whole series there.
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May we all soar today.
🖼️ Soaring, Andrew Wyeth, 1950.
🖼️ Soaring, Andrew Wyeth, 1950.
February 18, 2025 at 6:56 AM
May we all soar today.
🖼️ Soaring, Andrew Wyeth, 1950.
🖼️ Soaring, Andrew Wyeth, 1950.
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*Big sigh* Goodnight.
🖼️ ‘Julieta, In a Field of Starry Skies’, Gina Matarazzo.
🖼️ ‘Julieta, In a Field of Starry Skies’, Gina Matarazzo.
February 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
*Big sigh* Goodnight.
🖼️ ‘Julieta, In a Field of Starry Skies’, Gina Matarazzo.
🖼️ ‘Julieta, In a Field of Starry Skies’, Gina Matarazzo.
More thoughts about "Alien Clay," because like damn. Firstly, if you've read Tchaikovsky before, this book absolutely is recognizable as his style and interests; it's doing some of the same things "Children of Time" and sequels does but tightly packed into one book vs three. (1 of ?)
February 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
More thoughts about "Alien Clay," because like damn. Firstly, if you've read Tchaikovsky before, this book absolutely is recognizable as his style and interests; it's doing some of the same things "Children of Time" and sequels does but tightly packed into one book vs three. (1 of ?)
I just finished "Alien Clay" by @aptshadow.bsky.social and really the only initial review I can give is holy shit. I will have more thoughts later but honestly like holy SHIT. (In the best of ways.)
February 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I just finished "Alien Clay" by @aptshadow.bsky.social and really the only initial review I can give is holy shit. I will have more thoughts later but honestly like holy SHIT. (In the best of ways.)
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we are depriving generations of kids of the formative experience of stumbling upon some weird horny sci-fi or fantasy book that was absolutely not written for them, which is the kind of thing that makes reading feel exhilarating, like you are unlocking the grownup world’s fun secrets
"well as long as it's age appropriate" no fuck you guys actually, i read adult books when i was 12 and now i'm weird as hell, as i SHOULD be
February 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
we are depriving generations of kids of the formative experience of stumbling upon some weird horny sci-fi or fantasy book that was absolutely not written for them, which is the kind of thing that makes reading feel exhilarating, like you are unlocking the grownup world’s fun secrets
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Libraries and library workers are defending the freedom to read every day. Will you stand with them? Become a Supporter of the American Library Association to protect access to books for future generations! ilovelibraries.org #ForOurLibraries
I Love Libraries
There's never been a more important time to support our nation's libraries.
ilovelibraries.org
February 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Libraries and library workers are defending the freedom to read every day. Will you stand with them? Become a Supporter of the American Library Association to protect access to books for future generations! ilovelibraries.org #ForOurLibraries
Friday reads: I am re-reading "Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson, a book which most certainly rewards a second (or third, or more) read. Knowing about how the events unfold makes me engage satisfyingly differently with the start and middle. #fridayreads
February 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Friday reads: I am re-reading "Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson, a book which most certainly rewards a second (or third, or more) read. Knowing about how the events unfold makes me engage satisfyingly differently with the start and middle. #fridayreads
You're not too old to start over, and you're not too old to learn new things. The time passes anyway; why not let it pass while enriching yourself and having fun?
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
You're not too old to start over, and you're not too old to learn new things. The time passes anyway; why not let it pass while enriching yourself and having fun?
Taking Davrin along to do a Bellara personal quest got me like "I'm taking the Dalish to Arlathan to Arlathan I'm taking the Dalish to Arlathan-than-than-than!" #veilguard #datv
January 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Taking Davrin along to do a Bellara personal quest got me like "I'm taking the Dalish to Arlathan to Arlathan I'm taking the Dalish to Arlathan-than-than-than!" #veilguard #datv
I've always loved a good anthology; a whole collection of stories? Like a dragon hoard. "Year's Best Fantasy & Horror" was my holy grail as a wee me. If it had Jane Yolen, Tanith Lee, Patricia McKillip, Ursula Le Guin -- I knew I was in for a good time. Might need to revisit those collections, too.
January 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I've always loved a good anthology; a whole collection of stories? Like a dragon hoard. "Year's Best Fantasy & Horror" was my holy grail as a wee me. If it had Jane Yolen, Tanith Lee, Patricia McKillip, Ursula Le Guin -- I knew I was in for a good time. Might need to revisit those collections, too.
Here’s the part of my bookshelves I’m going to (re)visit for a while, I think. Tanith Lee.
January 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Here’s the part of my bookshelves I’m going to (re)visit for a while, I think. Tanith Lee.
I need to pull out some of my Tanith Lee books; I think I have the Secret Books of Venus series sitting there waiting for me to revisit.
January 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I need to pull out some of my Tanith Lee books; I think I have the Secret Books of Venus series sitting there waiting for me to revisit.
I didn't know about Gaiman, of course, and this isn't saying I did, or even that I could have or should have. But in the wake of it I keep thinking about something which was once just a funny little story and now feels very icky retrospectively. [Thread]
January 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I didn't know about Gaiman, of course, and this isn't saying I did, or even that I could have or should have. But in the wake of it I keep thinking about something which was once just a funny little story and now feels very icky retrospectively. [Thread]
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No single piece of queer media can do everything, nor should it have to. We need more to be as messy or basic or nuanced or conflicted as being queer is. Withholding support because something isn’t perfect - especially in these times - won’t get us to the expansive views we want.
So, uh… I wrote about Taash being non-binary and how I feel we need to start establishing a difference between “harmful” and “not how I’d have done it”.
This was a hard story to write, tbh, and I remain anxious about how it’s gonna play.
www.polygon.com/opinion/4931...
This was a hard story to write, tbh, and I remain anxious about how it’s gonna play.
www.polygon.com/opinion/4931...
Why queer characters often feel ‘too safe’
Imperfect queer characters are inevitable — and necessary
www.polygon.com
December 27, 2024 at 9:18 PM
No single piece of queer media can do everything, nor should it have to. We need more to be as messy or basic or nuanced or conflicted as being queer is. Withholding support because something isn’t perfect - especially in these times - won’t get us to the expansive views we want.
I think the most important piece of new canon lore from #veilguard is that mozzarella sticks exist in Thedas. Hawke absolutely needs to depression-eat a whole plate of those at 3 am. #datv #dragonage
December 22, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I think the most important piece of new canon lore from #veilguard is that mozzarella sticks exist in Thedas. Hawke absolutely needs to depression-eat a whole plate of those at 3 am. #datv #dragonage
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The Lion in Winter is my favorite Christmas movie apart from Hogfather and I don’t want to debate either one.
Except to hear your agreement.
Love them or gfy.
Except to hear your agreement.
Love them or gfy.
December 16, 2024 at 1:56 AM
The Lion in Winter is my favorite Christmas movie apart from Hogfather and I don’t want to debate either one.
Except to hear your agreement.
Love them or gfy.
Except to hear your agreement.
Love them or gfy.
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Reskeet if you're fucking tired of things being so fucking hard and you just want a goddamn break man
December 14, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Reskeet if you're fucking tired of things being so fucking hard and you just want a goddamn break man
Every post-personal quest Varric voiceover in #datv be like: "Little did they know, someone was gonna just fuck their shit entirely up."
December 10, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Every post-personal quest Varric voiceover in #datv be like: "Little did they know, someone was gonna just fuck their shit entirely up."
very slow at the library today; highlight was an entertaining older lady complaining hilariously about AI messing up all the search results (and everything else). #fridaylibrarian
December 6, 2024 at 8:47 PM
very slow at the library today; highlight was an entertaining older lady complaining hilariously about AI messing up all the search results (and everything else). #fridaylibrarian
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When Rook finishes a contract and comes home early
O///O Oops🤭
(Viago de Riva and Andarateia "Teia" Cantori, their designs are based on the comics)
Timelapse⤵️
#DragonAge #DragonAgeTheVeilguard #LousticArt
O///O Oops🤭
(Viago de Riva and Andarateia "Teia" Cantori, their designs are based on the comics)
Timelapse⤵️
#DragonAge #DragonAgeTheVeilguard #LousticArt
December 6, 2024 at 5:16 AM
When Rook finishes a contract and comes home early
O///O Oops🤭
(Viago de Riva and Andarateia "Teia" Cantori, their designs are based on the comics)
Timelapse⤵️
#DragonAge #DragonAgeTheVeilguard #LousticArt
O///O Oops🤭
(Viago de Riva and Andarateia "Teia" Cantori, their designs are based on the comics)
Timelapse⤵️
#DragonAge #DragonAgeTheVeilguard #LousticArt
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"If you love books enough, books will love you back." ~ Jo Walton #bookquotes #books
December 2, 2024 at 7:41 AM
"If you love books enough, books will love you back." ~ Jo Walton #bookquotes #books
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The color orange is named for the fruit, not the other way around.
Up until ~1500 AD, English speakers used "red" for all shades of red and orange, which is why we say red hair, red deer, or robin redbreast.
So why did it change in the 16th century?
Up until ~1500 AD, English speakers used "red" for all shades of red and orange, which is why we say red hair, red deer, or robin redbreast.
So why did it change in the 16th century?
December 2, 2024 at 1:24 PM
The color orange is named for the fruit, not the other way around.
Up until ~1500 AD, English speakers used "red" for all shades of red and orange, which is why we say red hair, red deer, or robin redbreast.
So why did it change in the 16th century?
Up until ~1500 AD, English speakers used "red" for all shades of red and orange, which is why we say red hair, red deer, or robin redbreast.
So why did it change in the 16th century?
December 1, 2024 at 4:28 PM