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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · 11d

I thought I was the only one

Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Sep 6

Meet the isopods of Scary Terry's enclosure:
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1. Gray Boi
2. Samurai
3. Cloud
4. The Orange Army

Which is your favorite?

#isopods #bioactive #snakes

1. Gray Boi: a single solitary isopod, native nebraskan variety. Threw him in when I almost stepped on him one day. He seems like he's doing okay.

2. Samurai: one of the Panda King variety that is very recognizable by his / shaped markings on his back. Reminded me of a Samurai helmet

3. Cloud: his unique asymmetrical markings resemble cloud city from the right angle. Or a cloud. I just think he's neat.

The Powder Orange isopods in this enclosure have multiplied like CRAZY. They don't really have distinctive markings but there sure are a lot of them.

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Aug 24

I know what it stands for but I keep reading "Worlds Weyond Wumber"

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Aug 16

Boi was THIRSTY

#snake #bioactive

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Aug 12

Snail pt. ii (ft. big stretch)

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Aug 12

Look at this little cutie in the snake terrarium! #snail #snake #bioactive #reptile

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Aug 6

Weird Al at the Bigger & Weirder tour! First time seeing him. Looking forward to it!

Me & Sasha facing away from the stage prior to a Weird Al Concert.

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Aug 3

The alternative is looking at your old work and thinking "wow, I haven't improved at all" so the former is probably better?

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Jul 29

Just noticed Kurt shifting so Jacob can't see his drawing of a "cool cat"

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Jul 29

They hired fans, apparently.

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Jul 27

Every circle I saw for months made me do a double-take

Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Jul 23

The new doom game has been the only exception to this for me. (Also Sekiro a whole back) But both of those really made parrying a core part of the gameplay.

Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Jul 10

👀

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Jul 3

Hey - curious for uh, obvious reasons here but who is the "Smoot" it's referring to?

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Shipwreck Dice @shipwreckdice.bsky.social · Jul 2

Ahoy! So I'm the worst at posting over here 🤦🏼‍♀️ BUT I'm having an all geodes sale this Saturday! Here's a look at a few of them ✨

#dice #handmadedice #geodedice

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · Jun 15

I'd live in that world.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jun 5

As LBJ said 60 years ago, freedom is not just opening the gates of opportunity.

True freedom is ensuring everyone has the ability to walk through them.

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Dr. Manhattan @thenewthinker.bsky.social · May 31

how it sounds arguing with die hard capitalists.

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · May 31

@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social at the Steelhouse Omaha! First time in the new venue. Nice place.

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · May 29

Was this in Dixit or am I crazy?

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · May 29

Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/contro...

#smbc

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · May 15

We are a weird state politically. Between the Unicameral Legislature, the split electoral vote, and a whole bunch of other stuff... It's always fun when stuff like this election shows up in broader circles.

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · May 12

I hear Oedipal Arrangements make great Mother's Day presents.

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · May 7

Tuba time! Brass quintet is always fun, but it's better with a big ol' organ.

Me looking over a tuba beneath a massive organ.

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Matt Smoot @mattsmoot.bsky.social · May 6

El Solitario or "Terry" is rapidly earning the nickname "Scary Terry" - roughly 50 strikes at me, and although he's small, 2 or 3 have managed to break the skin! Hopefully this new hide I designed for him gives a dark corner he can feel safe in and help manage that aggression. #snakesky #snakes

Small Albino Colombian Rainbow Boa being held

3D printed birdhouse-style snake hidey hole. A snake can be faintly seen inside.

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