Ellen M.
@graphxgrrl.bsky.social
Wanderer. Graphic designer. Translating for engineers since 1977. The QuimbyCats are Beatrice & Ramona. Pictures on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/graphxgrrl/
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My month of advent calendars starts today, there will be chocolate, cheese, jam, and tea.
Follow along over on Instagram!
www.instagram.com/graphxgrrl
Follow along over on Instagram!
www.instagram.com/graphxgrrl
New feature of Covid recovery this round appears to be teaming up with perimenopause to make sure I feel vaguely clammy and warm at all times.
December 18, 2025 at 6:56 AM
New feature of Covid recovery this round appears to be teaming up with perimenopause to make sure I feel vaguely clammy and warm at all times.
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Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
It’s me!
thinking of the introverted woman who said she's never felt FOMO. she's only felt ROMO (Relief Of Missing Out)
December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It’s me!
Not going to happen because I do not want to imagine the wave of progressive folks we’ve been electing locally support a new arena—which was the problem the last time.
Sonics boosters, go watch a Storm game already, okay?
Sonics boosters, go watch a Storm game already, okay?
Adam Silver says NBA expansion decision coming in 2026, with Las Vegas and Seattle the focus
Via @theathletic
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Via @theathletic
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Adam Silver says NBA expansion decision coming in 2026, with Las Vegas and Seattle the focus
The NBA last added a team in 2004, when the Charlotte Bobcats became the league's 30th franchise.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Not going to happen because I do not want to imagine the wave of progressive folks we’ve been electing locally support a new arena—which was the problem the last time.
Sonics boosters, go watch a Storm game already, okay?
Sonics boosters, go watch a Storm game already, okay?
Beatrice does not enjoy wind, so she is spending this afternoon under the couch.
December 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Beatrice does not enjoy wind, so she is spending this afternoon under the couch.
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I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
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Something Disturbing Happened while I was out earlier, because Beatrice is hanging out in the bathroom and making fretful meows about the fact that Ramona and I are in the living room.
It’s tough being an anxious tabby cat.
It’s tough being an anxious tabby cat.
December 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Something Disturbing Happened while I was out earlier, because Beatrice is hanging out in the bathroom and making fretful meows about the fact that Ramona and I are in the living room.
It’s tough being an anxious tabby cat.
It’s tough being an anxious tabby cat.
Because I was sick on Thursday I missed ceramics class so went in during open studio time today to do trimming needed so my pieces could be fired.
I was tired enough that I did the bare minimum. They’ll be fine, but I’m a bit disappointed that my pieces will be more basic than originally planned.
I was tired enough that I did the bare minimum. They’ll be fine, but I’m a bit disappointed that my pieces will be more basic than originally planned.
December 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Because I was sick on Thursday I missed ceramics class so went in during open studio time today to do trimming needed so my pieces could be fired.
I was tired enough that I did the bare minimum. They’ll be fine, but I’m a bit disappointed that my pieces will be more basic than originally planned.
I was tired enough that I did the bare minimum. They’ll be fine, but I’m a bit disappointed that my pieces will be more basic than originally planned.
If nothing else, my annual tea calendars serve to remind me that rooibos is not for me.
December 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
If nothing else, my annual tea calendars serve to remind me that rooibos is not for me.
Working in a non-technical role in the water industry I have to bite my tongue when discussion turns to water treatment—particularly as folks ask questions about data center water use.
December 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Working in a non-technical role in the water industry I have to bite my tongue when discussion turns to water treatment—particularly as folks ask questions about data center water use.
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My friend attachment style is very barn cat, like I probably won’t answer when you call me but somehow I always seem to show up when there’s food involved
December 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My friend attachment style is very barn cat, like I probably won’t answer when you call me but somehow I always seem to show up when there’s food involved
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I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donate Blood
Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.
www.ribc.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Whenever a bird that Beatrice has been yelling at flies away, I make sure she gets head scritches and tell her she’s done a good job. She always looks a little smug at this point.
December 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Whenever a bird that Beatrice has been yelling at flies away, I make sure she gets head scritches and tell her she’s done a good job. She always looks a little smug at this point.
This seems like a wildly optimistic claim in 2025.
December 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This seems like a wildly optimistic claim in 2025.
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Leftists: AI is a desperate fantasy that capitalism can proceed as it has indefinitely
This guy: yeah, so???
This guy: yeah, so???
This column on Vox is the biggest pile of steaming AI crap I've seen this year. Human's aren't running out of ideas. Instead, those with power and money don't want to listen to ideas that threaten their power and money.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Leftists: AI is a desperate fantasy that capitalism can proceed as it has indefinitely
This guy: yeah, so???
This guy: yeah, so???
Second morning after testing negative I braved the post office to mail holiday packages (no line, mail your stuff now!) and hauling excessive cat litter upstairs.
I now need to sleep until tomorrow.
I now need to sleep until tomorrow.
December 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Second morning after testing negative I braved the post office to mail holiday packages (no line, mail your stuff now!) and hauling excessive cat litter upstairs.
I now need to sleep until tomorrow.
I now need to sleep until tomorrow.
It’s me and signage!
"Local safe streets advocate has more photos of bike lanes, crosswalks and intersections than of his family from recent vacation."
www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...
www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It’s me and signage!
I love my fuzzy weirdos. Beatrice paused in the middle of chasing her sister around the living room to aggressively head butt my arm before racing off again.
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I love my fuzzy weirdos. Beatrice paused in the middle of chasing her sister around the living room to aggressively head butt my arm before racing off again.
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Drunk raccoon found in liquor store suspected in karate studio break-in
Drunk raccoon found in liquor store suspected in karate studio break-in
The "trashed panda" is also suspected of burglarising snacks from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Drunk raccoon found in liquor store suspected in karate studio break-in
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THREAD.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
THREAD.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to the photos in the alt text.
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Mt. Rainier Suffers Seasonal Affective Disorder, Will Winter in Tucson: tinyurl.com/26jb3nnr
December 12, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Mt. Rainier Suffers Seasonal Affective Disorder, Will Winter in Tucson: tinyurl.com/26jb3nnr
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When the toy mouse goes into the box... #CatsOfBluesky #Catsky
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
When the toy mouse goes into the box... #CatsOfBluesky #Catsky