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✨ By the power of friendship! There is enough when we share conversationing, polls and shitposting word play, silly, genuine, dark, absurd 🇺🇸 in 🇹🇭 with my love film/vox @MamaLake loops https://loops.video/@MamaLake MUSIC @MamaLake #alttext: a femme with blonde hair wearing a black head wrap with red and white details, pinkish shirt. Holding our triple colored cat, Lucky 🍀 🐈 #alttext a rice field, sunshine and a canal between two trees, mood is open and kind They|them|we|one

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@TheBreadmonkey@beige.party avatar TheBreadmonkey , to random

Who remembers the mysterious 2000-year-old massive black granite sarcophagus encased in concrete, discovered and opened in Alexandria, Egypt in 2018, rumoured to contain an ancient curse. Just thinking about that for no particular reason........

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@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

Are you brave? Do you have courage?

@JessTheUnstill@infosec.exchange avatar JessTheUnstill , to random

For the sorts of people who follow me:

The world is a better place for you being in it.

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@JessTheUnstill ditto kiddo

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

Which do you prefer?

@Axolotl1@gaygeek.social avatar Axolotl1 , to random

I want to disect the English language completely and use that information to type in a way that would be completely normal according to the phonetic alphabet, but would be completely deranged to anyone else. Unfortunately I am lazy. Btw English actually does have a lot of vowels. It's just that they're all romanized in a weird way and they just don't explain why capitalizing a vowel makes it sound different.

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@Axolotl1 I like playing with English this way too. I've been thinking about lyrics that could get censored if they are spelled traditionally, like ceize the means of production could be See as the mean sove pro duck tion. But it breaks my brain to figure it out so I haven't made a ton of progress lol

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@Axolotl1 freezer bird = free as a bird

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

Imbolc 2023
FaeNix
My portal painting that gave me the courage to lift on up out of Utah as I walked down a fairly permanent corridor to Thailand. The painting was stitched with golden threads, each feather made from sewing pattern paper, the roles of my life already fulfilled written carefully. And then we burned it!

we see the FaeNix hanging from a ladder, outside, there is snow in the ground, it is Imbloc and my sweet red headed angel of a friend will be burning the FaeNix so that I can just watch and absorb the Magick I made. We see two people filming and Huntur is grinning impishly
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Alt text of the video in this link:

FaeNix

We see me, the artist holding a painting of a Phoenix, a friend is smiling impishly in the corner of the frame. The painting is a FaeNix Phoenix, a symbol that held the many roles already fulfilled in my life, wings painted like eyes, feathers were sewing patterns sprayed with a glitter adhesive for stiffness and then sewn onto the canvas itself. We can see the words Woman and Mother as some of the roles seen. We see hands moving over canvas, candles being adhered to the canvas, the details of the painting being seen by only candlelight in a darkened room. Then we see the FaeNix hanging from a ladder, outside, there is snow in the ground, it is Imbloc and my sweet red headed angel of a friend will be burning the FaeNix so that I can just watch and absorb the Magick I made. We see two people filming and Huntur is grinning impishly again. We see them flick a lighter and begin lighting the candles on the FaeNix. And then she burns. The FaeNix burns and burns until all that is left the frame of the painting, a corner still has a few flames left alight. Magick!

https://loops.video/v/dHEAkYW4RS

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And since I know you’re gonna scroll right past that loops link, here are just a few still shots of Imbolc FaeNix

A close up of the wings shaped as eyes and the feathers stitched in golden thread on a painting of FaeNix

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

Do you have a passport?

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How old were you when you got your passport?

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

Have you tried touching a tree about this?

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

What will you plant in the rich ashes of the fallen empire?

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Also firmly planted within me:
a knowing that there is enough when we share,
many hands make light work,
the earth is our home and we take care of our home,
Terrible men cannot take away opportunities I create with my own hands and voice,
Breathing deeply is the key to presence

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

My pals, listen
The files are filled with every evil you could imagine plus a thousand more horrors because they enjoyed it. You don't have to read the files to know that the system bred and created these monsters. You don't have to retrigger and retraumatize yourself in order to stay informed.

What I am asking is that you pay attention to where you are paying attention.

The rich are getting richer from your attention. These slimy dudes have been playing a game for generations, they have now flooded the zone so intensely that we, the pawns of the game, are frozen | shocked | horrified that the systems of oppression have gone so far to protect themselves from accountability. They destroyed science and research and law schools and civil rights first, they made a shiny new toy that reduces cognitive function and increases psychosis so they can tailor your IQ, they are in a dickrace to space so they can avoid our response to the horrors they created.

Pay ATTENTION to where you want to PAY ATTENTION. Turn your gaze towards your own needs, your animals needs, the earth's needs, your community needs. Go outside and scream if you need to, your neighbors will understand, maybe they will come and scream with you. Touch the earth. Touch a tree. Call a friend. Cry until there is no more salt. Drink good water. What needs your attention today?

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And when you see the moon tonight? Give her a big awroooooo!!!! Howling is certainly medicine.

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

Omg. Just tried a new to me thing. Turned on bird videos for cats to watch, and my Lucky is transfixed! Can’t take her eyes off the screen, trying to see where the birds fly off too! And meowing if we leave her alone with the birds, she wants to watch together, as a family. Video in the comments.

A laptop set upon a small stool playing a video of birds eating rice. A tiny cat sits on her papa Pat, paws resting on the open laptop, her little face is lit up from the screen
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@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

Friends & Comrades

How are you??

(everything is a LOT right now and you don't have to be perfect for me or anyone else, and we are multi-faceted beings that are capable of feeling many things simultaneously, so choose everything applicable)

Recently have you felt?

@NIGHTEN@hi.nighten.fr avatar NIGHTEN , to random

Genuinely curious about how my followers and fellow artists think about this :)

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@NIGHTEN I know it's been said in the comments of the original post, but, I LOVE seeing the process of an artist. The finished product is of course so cool, but seeing the decision making and skill and care that goes into your work can make a closer relationship between you and your audience. If you know that 12 finished pieces is your output per year, splitting that into weekly or twice a week posts of how you are arriving at your final piece would keep us engaged and invested in your finished art work. It's the journey, not the destination. Learning about what inspired you to create it and how your tenacity works against resistance is very inspiring for other artists.

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

Do you know your neighbors??

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Would you live in the same neighborhood or house as your preferred family or friends?

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

A client of mine in America was feeling concerned about all the things and was questioning whether playing D&D was actually doing any good in the world. This week it clicked open for them that there is great good when we engage in role play, learning to work as a group, learning to lean into personal skills and resources, learning the necessity of mutual aid, learning to take risks without knowing the outcome... All of these things are found in playing Dungeons and Dragons as a group.

FANTASY IS THE PROVING GROUND FOR REALITY BUILDING

So, that's it. Build a new world in whatever way makes sense, create it in your mind first and allow your actions to follow naturally. Keep playing, keep trying, keep going.

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

Benjamin Franklin was your mom's "special" friend


@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

a construction crane fell on a passing train, derailing it and killing 28. this happened two trains in front of me in Thailand today. Our train was delayed and then we were shuttle to our intended destination.

Feeling lucky to be alive.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c9qeq08g70yt

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Who up considering their mortality?

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

Meet Gurrrr.
Gurrrr was a very good Boi when he got licked by a cow.

Gurrrr is a bullie dog that is 8 years old. In the cool mountains of Thailand Gurrrr needs a sweater and a jacket and a scarf and a hat for his ears to stay warm. His paws are white, body is grey with elements of white.
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Also Gurrrr has a very sweet face.

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

2025 was a shit show of absurdity. But in the end, is there anything you feel proud of? Any moments of inner pride? Goals reached? Or soft moments of peace that you'd like to share? I will post mine in the comments and please tell me about your shining moments of clarity.

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

You're invited to a of

The Muppet Christmas Carol!

I will be watching from Thailand at 10 pm Indochina time and will make an initial post to get it started, you're welcome to post on that thread as you watch from wherever you are on this big, beautiful planet. Please tag comments with and/or so that we can keep up with each other. It may also prove to be helpful to write the timestamp of the film on each comment, so that people who watch asynchronously can still enjoy their favorite parts together. Boosts welcome so that no one is left out on the holiday :)

Streaming subscription options: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-muppet-christmas-carol

Or, be an arrrchival pirate here: https://archive.org/details/the-muppet-christmas-carol-vhs-1993

The cast of the Muppet Christmas Carol standing in invitation to watch together. We see Michael Caine and miss piggy, Kermit, tiny Tim, gonzo and a bear that has a name but I don't remember, plus the adorable rat and maybe a penguin (?) the scene is winter.
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@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

What have you read recently? And which would you HIGHLY recommend for a fan?

@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

Watch out kids, New Holiday just dropped:

Crack, The Happiness

At a busy mall in Bangkok a holiday display exists on the front steps, in bright red lettering with bulb lights the words: CRACK THE HAPPINESS, descend down the stairs. 4 pillar nutcracker soldiers can be seen in red, green and gold
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@MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

In this essay we will discuss the true case for baskets and how all baskets support widdwe bebes…

An orange and white tabby cat with golden eyes and white whiskers, snuggles in a basket filled with comfy towels, green foliage can be seen behind the subject,
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Exhibit B: widdwe murder toofs

A close up of a sleeping orange and white tabby cat, curled in a basket, sleeping. Predominantly seen are two tiny fangs and a slightly curled tongue sticking out a wee bit, then whiskers and nose curl round to her body, where we can see one tabby colored paw outstretched, white sock of a paw. Very cute, criminally cute, may have recently attempted murder
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    @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party avatar TheBreadmonkey , to random

    .....

    I'm currently trying to get a job so am reluctant to verbalise my thoughts on this. But if you try very hard to imagine what the upper reaches of furious maniacal hysteria might look like, you're approaching the lower reaches of the airspace I'm currently occupying.

    Can Prince William's 'ordinary Joe' approach win the monarchy more support?

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2dn5ygypqo

    MamaLake ,
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    @TheBreadmonkey it worked for his mother

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    RE: https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam/115618880494560658

    If you still don’t want to leave Spotify (despite the fact you can transfer your playlists to other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE), we ask you not to share your Spotify Wrapped this year.

    MamaLake ,
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    @indivisibleteam what other steaming options do you recommend? I've been free of Spotify for 2 years

    @MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

    What is the best Christmas movie that is not actually a Christmas movie? Gimme recommendations...

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    Hypothetical Panic Room:

    You're snowed in at a cabin and it happens to be the 25th of December. There have only been two dvd's found, which one do you watch?

    MamaLake OP ,
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    @calicoday I love this choice

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    I wanna have a movie night during the holidays with all of my friends, in the same spirit as or

    I've been feeling sad about missing my friends and family this year and really appreciating the connections here. Anyone wanna together during December 24 through 25 across all the time zones?

    These were the choices offered in the above polls, so click on all of the choices that you want to watch together and offer more suggestions in comments:

    @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party avatar TheBreadmonkey , to random

    One of the disconnects between me and my family is that I can sometimes be quite high energy first thing in the morning, and they don't always want to listen to Chuck Berrys You Never Can Tell at 7am on a Saturday morning. I shall win them over though....... with DANCE!

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    @TheBreadmonkey hand out earplugs, and crank that volume up :)

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    @TheBreadmonkey sorry, earplugs are in what did you say?

    MamaLake ,
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    @TheBreadmonkey could you say it again, but this time in interpretive dance?

    @mayintoronto@beige.party avatar mayintoronto , to random

    Poll poll

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    @mayintoronto poll for poll

    TODAY I:

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    POLL: would you use a dumb phone in the present day?

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    @vkc I would if I had a small digital camera, a good camera is the main reason I use a smartphone

    @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party avatar TheBreadmonkey , to random

    My head is full of bees today. I seem unable to find any purchase whatsoever. I need to rewrite a 112 page document for someone and since sitting down to do it this morning I've tidied the house, done 2 loads of washing, made soup and decanted all of the rice/grains/pasta/sugar etc into jars for some reason. I'm fizzing with negative energy. Like you could throw me into a collapsing star and it would just even it out. Turn back into a star? Blow up the universe? Full disclosure I am not a scientist.

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    @TheBreadmonkey my head was also filled with bees
    So I went on a run. Now there are less bees.

    @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party avatar TheBreadmonkey , to random

    I realise that I'm the cool youth voice of Fedi. Edgy and dangerous and unpredictable AMANDA - you didn't see that coming. Well, I'm here to tell you that I've mastered the art of communicating in emoji. Ask me anything and I will relay my response, emoji-style.....

    Edit - full disclosure I'm just going to respond to every single response with a llama and I've already lost interest in the whole venture tbh. X (🦙)

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    @scribblanitea @TheBreadmonkey Yo mama rhymes with pyjama

    @MamaLake@beige.party avatar MamaLake , to random

    I want to normalize talking about something that is often treated privately, but that the majority of humans have personally dealt with.

    Periods.
    Menstrual cycles.
    Being on the rag or visited by Aunt Flo or any of the other phrases we've turned to in order to hide the discomfort.

    And, to do so I'm going to be putting a content warning on all of the replies and polls below, because some people are genuinely disgusted by the topic and don't want to interact. Which is fine for them. But if you are interested and curious and also want to normalize this conversation, please do click in. And boost this message when sharing the CW polls so that context can also easily be found.

    I will be adding new questions/polls daily for one week. If you get tired of seeing these posts, just imagine how tired we are of bleeding.
    Chapter one polls are open
    Chapter two polls are open