The Salty Owl

gray november

im really in a bad place i hope the sun doesnt start setting crazy early at like 4pm. i said i hope the sun doesnt set early at like 4pm that would be bad for me

I honestly feel like the proliferation of LED headlights was the canary in the coalmine for the general attitude we see in the political climate these days and i'm not even remotely kidding

Very much in line with the attitude of "this choice will marginally improve the way I move through the world and make everyone else's experience SIGNIFICANTLY worse, but I don't really care, based simply on the fact that I am allowed to do it and there's nothing they can or will do to stop me" ya feel me?

NOvember. ive had enough

can't say enough positive things about the humble square bracket in a writing draft. [place name] [adjective] [description of x] you have saved me from staring at a poorly crafted sentence for hours more times than you could ever know,

trying to describe poirot to my friend at trivia night: "if youve seen a detective who looks like this, thats him"

bird’s book stack 🐦📚🌷 | prints & things here

It is what it is but like. Can it be something else

A place of greater safety by Hillary Mantel

Tried a new specialty coffee cafe, a new one that just popped up in the past year or so apparently. Spent a lazy late afternoon there. After a bit of zoning out and people watching, I started this book which I got from Hatchards earlier that same day.

Wishing I could live in this little bookshop in Yorkshire

(via Guide – New York City Bookshops)

its time for a witty, feminist retelling of the ingredients on my shampoo bottle