Ana

books and curmudgeonliness. librarian. immigrant. genderfluid. they, or xe/xym/xyr/xyrself

[Ana @undertheteacup]

I've been more active on 🔵sky, same handle as here. Followers, DM me if you need invites.

[Ana @undertheteacup]

@SleeplessCap That’d be awesome! Link me when it’s there?

[Ana @undertheteacup]

@sqiouyilu Whew relatable and it fucking sucks. I’m sorry you’re going through this

[abi balingit 🌸 MAYUMU OUT NOW! 🌸 @theduskykitchen]

ICYMI: I wore this octopus fascinator to the James Beard Awards and WON! 🐙🎉🏅

[Ana @undertheteacup]

@sqiouyilu Oh damn good point

[Ana @undertheteacup]

@sqiouyilu I suspect most left handed people in the U.S. learn very early on that if a tool doesn’t explicitly say it’s for lefties, it’s right-handed and has a risk of injury

[Ana @undertheteacup]

@sqiouyilu The compression required means the bottom part of binders worsens my acid reflux and anxiety.

[Davin Strong @DavinStrength]

One of the most important things you can be is someone who is safe to say "no" to. This applies very specifically to consent (for someone to be able to give eager consent they need to know that they have a safe option otherwise), but is an important rule for all interactions.

[Davin Strong @DavinStrength]

Being “safe to say no to”, means being able to handle a “no” with grace and gentleness. Responding with personal offense, passive aggression, etc. (Not just outright defiance of a “no”) also creates an “unsafe” (uncomfortable/unstable) environment for people to say no.

[@_rt* @literatura_rte]

Nancy Hoerter

[Ana @undertheteacup]

@meep_matsushima Incredible

[Kayla Ancrum ✨Mostly Updates✨ @KaylaAncrum]

Man who falls in love with a sphynx and solves her riddles daily, in spite of the threat to his life.

The boon he requests every night is to sleep by her side in the warm sand and wake up safe. As he grows old, then forgetful, she reconfigures her riddles to accept any answer.

[Ana @undertheteacup]

@sqiouyilu Also would love strategies for getting work done when it's not a) urgent, b) an intriguing problem to solve, or c) something I can expect to get immediate positive feedback on, and when I work from home so there's not even the scrutiny of coworkers to force engagement

[Ana @undertheteacup]

@sqiouyilu Getting stuck playing video games/phone games/scrolling through websites

[Ana @undertheteacup]

@sqiouyilu Huh! By this scale I spend way more time at a 5-7 than I would have said I do

[John Constable @JohnConstableRA]

Snow Scene Through a Winter Window by Henry Alexander c.1880
Oil on Panel
(Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)