Charlotte B

@charsea.bsky.social

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Teacher, reader, learner, grouser, she/her. "In the philosophy of language and speech acts theory, performative utterances are sentences which not only describe a given reality, but also change the social reality they are describing." (thx Wikipedia)

A metal door in the Paris Catacombs, set deep into a black-painted wall with wide white stripes on both sides and above it the Latin inscription "Non metuit mortem qui scit contemnere vitam" (they don't fear death who know to despise life). An "Emergency Exit" sign bars access to the door.
A library display of macabre themed books, including "Skulls," "Morbid Curiosities," "Hell," and "The Art of Darkness" with a librarian recommendation sticker
A graphic representation of the stock market index value. The line had gone back up to 5,400 after crashing from 5,600 to about 4,900 in three days.
A silk ensemble composed of a short jacket with long wide sleeves and a long skirt, in a brocade of gold over green edged in soft pink, displayed on a dark background.
The cover of a used version of "Le voyageur sans bagage" by Anouilh, on which two shadows - one a man, the other a boy - hold hands at the entrance of a street.
The Duolingo mascot has been reimagined as a squat, pudgy green unicorn with tired eyes and a pink penile protrusion in lieu of a horn. Under it, text reads "Story complete!"
Jeff Bezos's tweet announcing that the Washington Post opinion pages would henceforth be a libertarian-only space.
A view of an inlet opening on to the sea. The sea is a deep, slightly variegated blue, under a blue sky gradient from baby blue to deep cyan.
The book Doppelganger by Naomi Klein held in front of the top of Maltese buildings. The blue sky is visible.
Chris in a deep cave
Chris, a white man dressed in dark clothing, is sitting at a full breakfast table on a balcony overlooking a harbor in sunny, blue sky weather.
The top of the KM Malta in-flight magazine on a light blue jeans lap
My Brightest Diamond on stage, bathed in blue lights, singing and playing an electric guitar.
5 bars of 70% dark chocolate by Maison Bonange, three of the "Bergamote" variety, one ginger, one lime zest.
Baron, an older cat, is snuggling with Charlotte
Charlotte looking tired but curly hair curling and not frizzing out.