Boyd
@susansontag.bsky.social
big fan of capers, grapefruits, lay’s dill pickle potato chips (and british romanticism).
sontag quotes to celebrate the day
December 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
sontag quotes to celebrate the day
today is the twenty-first anniversary of susan sontag’s death. she is the namesake of the account and, if you know anything about me, you know why. especially growing up without a mom, sontag served as my touchstone of “proper womanhood” — avid, rigorous, and spirited.
December 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
today is the twenty-first anniversary of susan sontag’s death. she is the namesake of the account and, if you know anything about me, you know why. especially growing up without a mom, sontag served as my touchstone of “proper womanhood” — avid, rigorous, and spirited.
napoleons are, and always will be, my sweet treat of choice
December 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
napoleons are, and always will be, my sweet treat of choice
drop some recommendations for new(ish) memoirs that you enjoyed! i don’t particularly have anything in mind. i’m just doing some fun break reading!
December 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
drop some recommendations for new(ish) memoirs that you enjoyed! i don’t particularly have anything in mind. i’m just doing some fun break reading!
i’ve gotten 4 hrs of sleep since christmas! love the mandatory social obligations of breaks!
December 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
i’ve gotten 4 hrs of sleep since christmas! love the mandatory social obligations of breaks!
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If you’re looking for something academic, Caroline Arscott’s monograph “Interlacings” reads them beautifully (and deeply!) alongside Burne-Jones’s oil paintings
December 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
If you’re looking for something academic, Caroline Arscott’s monograph “Interlacings” reads them beautifully (and deeply!) alongside Burne-Jones’s oil paintings
life of a frazzled 22-year-old woman
December 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
life of a frazzled 22-year-old woman
Does anyone have any good recs for things to do in Toronto? I serendipitously ended up here with my boyfriend for two weeks. (We were only supposed to stay for three nights.)
December 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Does anyone have any good recs for things to do in Toronto? I serendipitously ended up here with my boyfriend for two weeks. (We were only supposed to stay for three nights.)
i read this card every year. it brings me such sweet consolation and joy. always write your christmas cards.
December 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
i read this card every year. it brings me such sweet consolation and joy. always write your christmas cards.
i just won 28/30 rounds of dominos playing against nine other people. built mf different.
December 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
i just won 28/30 rounds of dominos playing against nine other people. built mf different.
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1824: Gatherd a handful of daiseys in full bloom - saw a woodbine & dogrose in the woods putting out in full leaf & a primrose root full of ripe flowers what a day this usd to be when a boy how eager I usd to attend the church to see it stuck with evergreens (emblems of Eternity) & the cottage...
December 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
1824: Gatherd a handful of daiseys in full bloom - saw a woodbine & dogrose in the woods putting out in full leaf & a primrose root full of ripe flowers what a day this usd to be when a boy how eager I usd to attend the church to see it stuck with evergreens (emblems of Eternity) & the cottage...
i am a hoot and a holler
December 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
i am a hoot and a holler
i may be a sad little orphan this christmas, but at least i’m hot doing it
December 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
i may be a sad little orphan this christmas, but at least i’m hot doing it
does anyone have a clue how to reconnect a wifi router manually?
December 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
does anyone have a clue how to reconnect a wifi router manually?
if you make your boyfriend listen to the 4 hr lrb stonehenge podcast, he might get you a 19C print of the monument for christmas 🤭
December 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
if you make your boyfriend listen to the 4 hr lrb stonehenge podcast, he might get you a 19C print of the monument for christmas 🤭
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I leap with thee; I burn with thee
December 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I leap with thee; I burn with thee
christmas gift shopping in hudson news
December 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
christmas gift shopping in hudson news
“release your inhibitions”
girl, i have anxiety.
girl, i have anxiety.
December 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“release your inhibitions”
girl, i have anxiety.
girl, i have anxiety.
QUICK: WHAT ARE SOME FUN TABLETOP GAMES I COULD BUY MY NERDY BOYFRIEND?
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
QUICK: WHAT ARE SOME FUN TABLETOP GAMES I COULD BUY MY NERDY BOYFRIEND?
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“The Aristocrats!”
Incompetent courtiers being put in charge of key technical positions and then totally botching them was a recurring feature and major weakness of historical absolute monarchies and authoritarian regimes. Anyway, Bari Weiss,
December 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
“The Aristocrats!”
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ChatGPT could NEVER.
December 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
ChatGPT could NEVER.
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So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.
February 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.
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Voluminous or velluminous?
December 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Voluminous or velluminous?
