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geologist, chemist, chef, mechanic, raptor-handler/educator by trade, artist in the downtime. quiet pilot of a quirky existence. ko-fi.com/atomiclov

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(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · Aug 20

Added two new coloring pages to my Ko-Fi shop~

Any purchases $15+ snags you a quick commission from yours truly (just mention this bsky post with your purchase and lmk what you'd like me to draw).
My part-time job just ended, so I am scrambling to scrape enough money to keep the lights on.

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Visit atomiclov's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

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(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 9h

Who needs coffee when you have a small bird feaking on your knee.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 21h

Didn't get a chance to take pics while I was out also didn't want to bc mostly children, but there was a very cool Tenna that stopped by our booth -- figures i was on a bird break and just coming back from the bathroom -- but one of the few handmade costumes I saw this evening.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 1d

Threegal.

Sitting in the park eating scavenger wraps (a mishmash of pilfered condiments and cheap prepped foods from the grocery store), and i hear familiar squawking somewhere nearby.
Three eagles circling one another -- mating season or territory dispute, who knows.

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(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 1d

Depression sucks.
I have no social energy currently in my inventory, and gotta be talking to 3000+ people later.
Something stupid happened last night and it knocked everything else very off-kilter.
The internal conversations I've been having need to be external, but the words don't want to happen.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 1d

Not so long ago, it was 80 degrees.

This morning, it's a toilet seat chilling 59.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 1d

He really went 🫤

A black and white bulldog mix with a bit of an overbite.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 2d

Refrigerated 100 Grand candy bars are dangerous.
The sensation of just gnawing and drooling on yourself with a solid chunk of caramel is intense.

... not that I'm sitting on the floor in front of the fridge doing exactly that.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 2d

I need an industrial sized kitchen at this point..

Love baking and cooking but doing multiple things is a pain in the ass without counter space.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 2d

This evening's recipe experiment ideas:

Kraken rum Pumpkin syrup
Made a tiny batch the other night with some leftovers but it was way too sweet.
Going to maybe use that with some condensed milk and see if I can't reduce it into a glaze for a sort of kettle corn or put it on pumpkin seeds.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 2d

Save the innards for your backyard birds&critters if you don't already have other plans!

I was dyed half orange by the time I was done carving all the pumpkins this year. Used a Dremel with the finer details and it flips small chunks of pumpkin everywhere.

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(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 2d

I think? this is the last pumpkin I'm carving this year. Will get a table and chair next time... hunched over on the kitchen floor destroyed my back.

Folks' dogs. We're gonna surprise it with MiL tomorrow, just in time for Halloween.

A German Shepherd mix carved into a pumpkin.

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(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 3d

This is why I stay up til 3AM to work on anything that requires focus. Spend half the day trying to keep her amused without getting hurt..

She's trying to get behind the picture frames. It's a miracle the 3M command strips haven't given out.

A cockatiel stretched between a tablet on a charging stand and a picture frame on the wall.
She is partially highlighted by blue light.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 4d

Lots of vultures hanging out in the towns we visited yesterday.

There's something about an overcast sky, mossy tree, and that silhouette..

An overcast sky behind a raggedy mossy tree, one black vulture perched on a branch while another takes to the skies.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 4d

The old seamstress/dress shop building we did a lot of work on (before the city bought out our friend) had one of those old timey Frankenstein's lab switches on their hybrid breaker-fusebox.
Doing electrical on that place was nerve-wracking.
The next place was nothing but Knob & Tube, lol..

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INAAIS @inaais.bsky.social · 4d

Announcement

Me, my sister and familyfriend/lawyer started a company where we will be making children's books for young poc children and schools. There's more books featuring animals than there are books featuring black children, so we plan to make books to fill that void. More info will come soon.

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(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 4d

Heck yeah!

I'm assuming you'll make an announcement when it's available, definitely interested in what y'all come out with (and your art is <3 ). There are a few lending libraries near the nature park I volunteer at (major emphasis on environmental education) and we work with schools fairly often.

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(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 5d

Counterpart has to close the door whenever there are toaster strudels involved. He didn't close it all the way today, leaving maybe a 3" gap.

Bird pulled her best Accipiter moves and shot through the gap. Blew counterpart's mind.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 5d

P sure I remember seeing you post about it, so you're the reason I finally picked up the original Ranma ½.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 5d

Agree.
OG track is a banger on its own, but certainly lends itself well to remixes. This one is legendary 💙🧡

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(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 5d

I don't know much about the Rayman games
I don't even know her name, but wtf cute.

Happy Spoopy or something.

a purple-themed fairy-type character (from the Rayman Origins game, I don't know her name) against an orange-black cloudy sky because Halloween.
Her hair is tied in three separate pigtails, each with a bone wrapped at the end of each pigtail. She has dark eyes, a smirk upon her face. On her wrists are spikey gauntlets. Some kind of grinning empty-eyed coconut-looking guy hovers over her wing.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 5d

I don't know much about the Rayman games
I don't even know her name, but wtf cute.

Happy Spoopy or something.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 6d

Pumpkin number 2 of the year.
The innards made the second batch of syrup, the gourd itself carved with the logo of the local organization counterpart is a member of.
Waiting to hear what the kids think of it at today's free store.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 6d

Definitely wanted to wake up with unexplained anxiety.

I don't like these feelings. When it's been this prominent in the past, it usually means something bad has happened or is going to.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 7d

oh

forgot to account for mobile view.

(this is atomiclov) @atomiclov.bsky.social · 7d

guess imma have to dust off the old HTML.
stupid site builder doesn't have a spreadsheet function by default, the paid ones have low ratings.
guess maybe there's a way to lock text boxes or something, but i actually need sleep.