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@essaysays.bsky.social

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she/her, 30+ disabled queer fem. ttrpg and podcast sicko (f@tt and friends, ranged touch, etc); collects gay little nail polishes; dyes own hair; steward of a deeply neglected tbr. 1/3 of Three of Hearts podcast.

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Essay @essaysays.bsky.social · 26d

Have been doing my nails but haven't had energy to post. Happy with how these turned out!

Close up of a hand with painted nails. They're black with green and orange stamped spooky patterns.

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Essay @essaysays.bsky.social · 1d

Morning affirmations:
I love being awake
Getting out of bed is good
All the coolest and and sexiest people get out of bed

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Tone Madison @tonemadison.bsky.social · 1d

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Essay @essaysays.bsky.social · 3d

(also skin: allergicly reacting so after Abigail gets home with groceries I will be putting myself back to bed)

Essay @essaysays.bsky.social · 3d

✅ Laundry: washing and drying
✅ Bathroom sink: soaking (faucet, drain, and stopper)
✅ Papers: shredding

Not so bad for waking up at 9:40 feeling like I needed another 20 hours of sleep

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Sam @spratt.bsky.social · 3d

watched the "Beverly Crusher Fucks A Ghost (Who Also Fucked Her Grandma And Great-Grandma And Great-Great-Grandma Etc. Etc.)" episode of Star Trek: TNG with some friends for Hallowe'en. 10/10 viewing experience, heartily recommend

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thingswithwings @thingswithwings.bsky.social · 3d

best trick-or-treaters of the night was a trio of teen girls who told me they were dressed as "white teen boys who put in minimal effort for halloween." one was like "this leather jacket makes me Danny Zuko" and another was like "this plaid shirt and suspenders make me a lumberjack."

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 4d

Today is the last day of queer history month, which also happens to be Halloween… so what better time is there to read The Woods All Black?

An historical Appalachian gothic about queer-trans bodily autonomy and resistance ft. bash-back revenge, monsterfucking—

Three copies of The Woods All Black in a defunct fireplace next to a seasonal candle

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SF Boswell @sfboswell.bsky.social · 4d

Hey, a cute picture of me from my first bouldering comp last weekend!

A masked thirty-something person wearing a black shirt and blue pants is climbing a wall; their hands are on red handholds and their right leg is high, poised to step up.

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Sam D @diceexploder.com · 6d

My Apocalypse World Heartbreaker lives...

(It's basically Burned Over with a custom set of basic moves and sex moves back in the game.)

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leupagus @leupagus.bsky.social · 6d

Re-upping this until someone claims these!

leupagus @leupagus.bsky.social · 6d

Something's come up so I will be unable to attend Jukebox The Ghost's HalloQueen in Williamsburg on Friday! If you want two free tickets, hmu.

(Warning: you will have to download the stupid AXS app for me to transfer the tickets, but you can delete after the show's over)

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Art Martinez-Tebbel @amtebbel.bsky.social · 7d

I recommend signing up for our Patreon to hear this episode because I think I should be compensated monetarily for watching this.

Friends at the Table @friends-table.bsky.social · 7d

I bet what you want to do on a tuesday afternoon is watch The Last Airbender movie along with the Media Club Plus crew and @austinwalker.bsky.social . The usual MCP ep (of The Happening, along with @notquitereal.bsky.social) will be out tonight or tomorrow afternoon! www.patreon.com/posts/mcp-st...

MCP Stands For M Night Cinema Party: The Last Airbender Watchalong | Friends at the Table

www.patreon.com

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shar @sharyap.com · 7d

i knitted an over the garden wall scarf!!! heheh 🎃🍂🐸💗

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Essay @essaysays.bsky.social · 7d

I haven't been able to stop thinking about it

Essay @essaysays.bsky.social · 7d

Hey so did we all know Manamana was Italian song about Swedish sex or

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sylvia @sylvibullet.bsky.social · 8d

not disagreeing but i want to say there are plenty of actual plays with trans women involved but its a lot harder to get traction when you're not doing video AP (and in turn means less of us end up joining in with those) when the barrier to entry for audio only or audio first productions is lighter

🪼Jellyfishlines is Haunting You🪼 @jellyfishlines.itch.io · 9d

The actual play scene is disgustingly risk adverse and it shows in ways of almost a desert of trans women in the scene, a lack of darkly serious actual plays that deal with more serious real life themes and systems of violence and power, and cliques that perpetuate the status quo.

Marren's Musings is thinking about Megastructures? @marrensmusings.bsky.social · 24d

Think the TTRPG space needs to come together and everyone post 99 Hot Takes and then cause a schism.

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Essay @essaysays.bsky.social · 8d

Broke the shit out of my pinkie nail 😔 Left hand still going strong for comparison

Photo of a hand showing off medium length nails painted in dark fuchsia and crimson. The pinkie nail is jaggedly broken so short you can see the round end of the finger

Photo of medium-long oval nails painted in fuchsia and crimson. The pinkie nail is especially whole and beautiful.

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 8d

having my typical evening of quieting the internal anguish by watching horror, when this commercial came on tubi, and i thought i had entered some sort of psychotic fugue.

sound on.

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Pollie Ann-Marie Cromatic @polliecromatic.bsky.social · 9d

10/25 nail check: doing skittles with all new polishes

A white hand curled to show nail polishes of various colors.
The thumb is a vivid lime green with orange reflect called "Franken-Fine" from BCB Lacquers.
The index finger is a mint green with berry red at the tip because it's a thermal called "Grey Strawberries??"
The middle finger is a red with blue reflect called "Eisenkiesel.000"
The ring finger is a bright orange from BCB Lacquers called "Caught Off Gourd" which came in a duo with Franken-Fine
The pinky has a yellow with pink glitter called "Autumnal Illusion"

A white hand curled to show the nail polish.
The thumb is a murky green with a flash of turquoise called "A ghouls night out" from Sassy Cats Lacquer
The index finger is a slate grey with purple shimmer called "Museum vibes" from Sassy Cats Lacquer
The middle finger is a blue base with purple magnetic stripe and green at extreme angles called "With my Magic Eye" from Lyn B Designs
The ring finger is a purple with a pink/red shimmer called "Slay the Seance" from Sassy Cats Lacquer
The pinky has a super shiny lime reflect in a lilac base, which is "Apparition" from Haunted Polish.

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 10d

lfg

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10d

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Essay @essaysays.bsky.social · 10d

I played this with my group including @spratt.bsky.social @polliecromatic.bsky.social and laughed so hard I physically doubled over

Aaron King @aaronmfking.bsky.social · 10d

Probably the game that I wrote that I most want to play more. Free PDF here: erinking.itch.io/four-hour-ho...

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 10d

Many trauma survivors who value high achievement-- including me-- struggle w/ self-compassion because it feels like "making excuses" or "letting ourselves off the hook." But what if self-compassion actually represents a higher, tougher standard than our default?

(It does, btw.)

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Essay @essaysays.bsky.social · 10d

I just made a lemony white bean soup last night so I have a full tupperware to push into the computer for you

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Sparrow / Liz @untonuggan.myatproto.social · 11d

[Food]

Tried a new-to-me method of keeping greens fresh in the fridge for longer, and I am a FAN

1. wrap base of greens in damp paper towel
2. put in vase, mason jar, etc
3. cover loosely with a plastic bag to create a mini greenhouse
4. refrigerate

Photo of carrot greens/tops in their mini greenhouse (described in post)

Photo of carrot greens as described in post, but with the plastic bag removed to show the greens

They're a little squashed in places (due to transport from the store) but are otherwise fresh and healthy

Salad using the carrot greens in previous photos:

Minced carrots, minced carrot tops, and minced Harukei turnips with a lemon tahini dressing

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Aaron King @aaronmfking.bsky.social · 11d

All sorts of weird stuff (including a game of mine) in this fundraising bundle: itch.io/b/3339/fundr...

Fundraiser for Laz Halliwell by mk zariel and 14 others

Fundraiser for Laz Halliwell: 52 items for $0.00

itch.io

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Essay @essaysays.bsky.social · 11d

In my defense:

An absolute pile of individual bottles of nail polish and nail oil are dumped out on a blue ottoman. At least 9 boxes and wrapped bottles are visible.