Here There Be Unicorns

Yes, any time

Yes, only sometimes

Too rarely to say yes

Not at all

Nuance

Results

~ was just kissed on my hair as a "good luck" sign, nothing weird, but I can't help having a lingering feeling the place where the kiss was like eww why does it stay? Don't think I'd have minded the cheek though.

No, multiple times per day

No, once every 1-3 days

No, once weekly

No, less frequently than that (but sometimes)

No, never

Yes, multiple times per day

Yes, once every 1-3 days

Yes, once weekly

Yes, less frequently than that (but sometimes)

Yes, never

Results/whatever

Summer Day in Normandy

The Fence has published an exposé on Stuart Semple (of Anish Kapoor 'feud' notoriety) which they have been working on for six months.

investigation reveals Semple / his studio / his partner Emily Mann (who's described as acting as his 'enforcer' in his business) :

mishandled £400k grant of public money intended for a public gallery, allowing the money to flow freely between the public project, his own personal studio and personal projects such as Culture Hustle (his online business selling paint etc)

underpaid or failed to pay many of his assistants to the tune of several thousand pounds each.

former assistants have taken him to court and he simply hasn't bothered to show up and he's threatened to sue former assistants who asked for their back pay

repeatedly funds ambitious projects that never see release eg Abode, an 'Adobe-rivalling' suite of creative software (he claims he still intends to release this)

encouraged a cult-like atmosphere at his studio in Bournemouth

was frequently in debt and having to negotiate with bailiffs etc for his debts while at the same time crowdfunding various projects

ran fake social media accounts boosting Semple and his work

The portrait that emerges is one of decades-long scam artistry tbh and someone who's juvenile, manipulative, narcissistic.

The Fence btw is a decent fairly small-circulation quarterly magazine from the UK which specialises in satire, investigative journalism, culture, and fiction. You can read the piece in its entirety if you register (which is free).

a few links:

The Fence's newsletter from April discusses this article & how Semple has tried to muddy the SEO waters

Semple threatened to sue The Fence for publishing this story - many of you are American so here's the relevant UK law on defamation.

- yes GI issues, no problem identifying period

- yes GI issues, yes problem identifying period

- yes GI issues, nuance

- no GI issues, no problem identifying period

- no GI issues, yes problem identifying period

- no GI issues, nuance

- I don't know if I qualify for GI issues (nuance)

- non period haver (results)

My personal experience: have frequent gas, bloating, and stomach aches can definitely make it difficult for me to identify when my period has come by those symptoms alone. Usually I have to rely on the actual presence of blood or changes in my mood (which can be harder to notice)

Judging from Pandolf's face and demeanour, I think he tried to introduce himself to this hedgehog with trust, goodwill, and his nose.

After making his point a second time, the hedgehog decided he had reached the limits of pedagogy and returned to the woods.

- yes

- no

- it depends

I just love this horse SO DAMN MUCH.

I could not have asked for a better horse than Sierra. She really can do anything! And she is the sweetest, most affectionate horse I've ever known. She always runs to the gate when I show up, ready to get out and see what we're doing today. And she's so damn smart, what a great mind she has! I could have looked a thousand years and might never have found a better partner.