January 29th, 2021 by Cobwebs
(Special thanks to Pixel Pixie for supplying fully half of the links in this list.)
The Addams Family renting out rooms in their huge mansion cheaply to broke college students. – This whole thread is delightful.
Ramses and the Pharaohs Gold – Egypt has approved a Pharaonic exhibition for five cities in the U.S. and Europe. Road trip! (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)
Ancient Baking – Seamus Blackley posts frequent Twitter threads about baking bread using ancient techniques and period-appropriate ingredients.
Haunted Mansion Snow Village – Department 56 has a lovely miniature house based on the Disneyland mansion as part of its Halloween collection. They also have a neat Addams Family collection. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)
Virtual Visits – List of museums, historic landmarks, and other places to visit online.
Memento Mori D20 – D20 dice made from real human bone. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)
Dog Sheet Ghost – This little wooden carving of a Very Good Dead Dog is just adorable.
How Lovecraft Pronounced Cthulhu – An interesting bit of linguistic sleuthing. Also, this is yet another thing that I’m going to blithely ignore Lovecraft about. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)
Crocheted Isopod – The cuddliest li’l wood louse you ever saw.
MacFizzet Hall – Amazing dollhouse based on works by Edward Gorey. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)
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January 21st, 2021 by Cobwebs
Sometimes you’re the mad scientest, sometimes you’re the slightly irritated scienter.
— KellyDMcC
A storm is approaching, and I’m about to do one of my favourite things: go out in the middle of the night and leave several fish on top of my neighbour’s car.
— thewritertype
Arthur Conan Doyle: I have invented the greatest detective of all time
Agatha Christie: hold my tea
Doyle: … why does this tea taste funny
— SketchesbyBoze
She had legs that just would not quit. We tried to force quit them via the Task Manager, but Windows was not responding.
— AlexandraErin
I like going to the cemetery early in the morning because, if you’re calm and patient, the skeletons will approach and even eat right out of your hand.
— dorsalstream
The Skarsgårds are goth Hemsworths
— Kendragarden
When in doubt, let nature guide you.
Specifically, cactuses.
Stay hydrated.
Shelter owls.
Stab your predators.
— CryptoNature
DoorDash but instead of food, spiders.
— NightValeRadio
The sad irony is, if Jack Torrance had just written down what was happening to him, he would have written The Shining, a very successful book.
— TNeenan
We’ve been through the wringer and it’s okay to feel emotionally compromised. Take time to pause. Relax. Breathe. Go outside, even in the cold, look at birds. Watch them flit. Listen to chirps and songs. Sing back. Sing their secret song. Let them in. Wow now you’re made of birds
— ChuckWendig
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January 20th, 2021 by Cobwebs
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