Laura Lorson

@lauralorson.net

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Opinions personal, retweets ≠ endorsement. Target for faraway laughter. Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock.

a stuffed toy in the form of H.P. Lovecraft's eldritch horror from beyond time and space, the great Cthulhu. Covered in green plush, has wings, has tentacles over its mouth, has cut outstretched arms and glowing red and black eyes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo generator used to render the unhappy DC mall guy accusing the "liberals in the weather service" of conjuring up a thunderstorm, or pretending to, or something, idk
Cover of The Criterion Collection version of Charles Burnett's film Killer of Sheep
A loaf of bread atop a cutting board on top of a creekstone kitchen countertop
A mod on a tricked-out scooter with a lot of mirrors and headlamps
A very large white dog in a very small space
A hanging planter mounted on a deck railing, freshly planted with white phlox, purple Mexican heather, and trailing vinca vine
Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub as brothers in the film Big Night
Pink, orange, lavender and blue sky sunset
A white Labrador/Pyrenees mix dog on a white blanket on a cream colored couch. It was taken during our experimental minimalism phase. The dog is noncommittal about it.
A map showing daylight hours in three time scenarios for the United States
A golden phoenix illustration from Science magazine
A phoenix illustration from the 1500s in which the bird is embedded in flames
An orange vuvuzela at the ready on my kitchen table
Ding Dong cake, which is a thick layer of ermine frosting between two dark chocolate cake layers, covered in a 70% cacao bittersweet ganache that cools to a sturdy chocolate coating, like a Hostess Ding Dong
Bill Murray giving a very dark winter forecast
Jim Steinman's dining room features understated navy blue decor with gold accents, massive dark wood chairs and a dining table, and what is apparently the original painting for the cover of his 1981 solo* album "Bad for Good" *sorta, kinda, if you squint
The Lego cherry blossom set, in shades of pink, white, green and brown, assembled and in my kitchen windowsill
A black and white sticker reading "we will survive the darkness", stuck to my fridge with a teeny rare earth magnet
Karen weeping at the senseless murder of her friend by a failed magician
A fancy 4-post canopy bed with teal floral hangings and tulle tasseled overdrape
Fireplace with mantle, mirror, greenery, and 3 stockings
Vivid sunrise that is mostly red, pink, and orange
The Pope soulfully gripping a microphone
vivid sunset in Lawrence with pink, purple, yellow, orange, and blue layers
A Zohran Mamdani campaign poster edited to make a Jim Steinman joke for my friend Mark
Cover of the Criterion Collection version of the Benjamin Christensen film Häxan from 1922. Features a very creepy gremlin with large ears and long talons.
Archie the Pyrador, falling asleep on a brown velveteen couch
Student-run college radio station sticker in the shape of a cute, stylized centipede
A notable scene from Akira Kurosawa's Ran, with Lear, massive gates, troops, and a building in flames
A copper-clad gooseneck electric kettle
The cover of "Knock Knock" by Smog, featuring a cat and a lightning bolt
A wall with 28 lp record crates and 5 crates for 45 rpm records
A blue glass candy dish in the Moon-and-Stars pattern much beloved of every GenXer's grandmother
Peter Sellers, wearing a suit, bowler hat, apron and gardening gloves while holding a gardening tool, playing Chance the Gardener (Chauncey Gardner)
Critic John Leonard in 1969, hanging around a subway entrance
A screenshot of a website showing how much money individual school districts will lose from the 2026 budget cuts. Lawrence USD 497 will lose over 3 million dollars.
A white Pyrenees/Labrador retriever mix lounges on a fuzzy aqua colored pillow on a brown couch
Hutch-type glass fronted end table
A lamp with a milk glass shade
two nicely-baked loaves of bread cooling on a creekstone countertop
Guy with a black-and-white clown avatar, possibly implying he is a fan of Insane Clown Posse, asking what sort of things other than vanilla ice cream contain vanilla
still of Trent Reznor wearing antique goggles in Mark Romanek's video for "Closer to God" by Nine Inch Nails
Excerpt from an article mentioning that a wireless spectrum auction could be on the table as a money-generating measure
Out my back window, vivid red sky. This photo doesn't do it justice, but I tried.
A still from Trainspotting, featuring Renton, Sick Boy, Tommy, and Spud
Snowing hard, flakes whizzing by the back door
Movie poster for the 1978 film "The Greek Tycoon" with Jacqueline Bisset and Anthony Quinn wearing sunglasses, superimposed on scenes of The White House, the Acropolis, yachts, and glamorous-looking people
Jean Genet, William Burroughs, and Allen Ginsburg at the 1968 Chicago Democratic National Convention, photographed by Jill Krementz
A whole giant popcorn tin full of Chex Mix, because why not
An oval loaf of crusty cheese bread
Archie, a Labrador/Great Pyrenees mix, is on a cream-colored couch, pretending to be chill, but actually on high alert
A list of made-up "American-sounding" names from a 90s Japanese MLB videogame
Snow falling in Lawrence this morning
Extremely vicious-looking poultry shears
Len Dawson at halftime of the Super Bowl, smoking a cigarette and presumably drinking a soda. Photo by Bill Ray for LIFE magazine
4 actors in turn-of-the-19th-century clothing in a publicity shot for Q.E.D., a show I really liked
Vivid red, purple, and blue-grey sunset in Lawrence, KS, 11-19-24 from the edge of the KU campus on Mt. Oread
Front door to a house. The frame of the door is plum-colored and the siding surrounding it is white. The hardware and doorbell are black. The glass panel in the center of the door appears frosted with a pattern of black lines forming a diamond pattern.
A clock with two dials, one showing time and moon phase, and one with a rotating guide for when to plant flowers and vegetables and other gardening-oriented tasks keyed to months of the year. Individuals set their first and last freeze locally to calibrate it.