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Sara Cress @saracress.bsky.social · 5d

I'll try a different tactic this time. If you donate to a food bank and brag about it in the comments, I will show you one (1) kitten that we have fostered.

Sara Cress @saracress.bsky.social · 5d

There were times of food insecurity in my house growing up. Those moments were terrifying. Of course I never went without, but in order to make that happen my parents went into crippling credit card debt. And that just made everything worse.

Anyway, please donate money to your local food bank.

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Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · 15d

You'll not notice it in the final piece and, as someone's mentioned already, blocking will sort it out.

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Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · 16d

Those trains were obviously trying to tell you not to bother! Sorry the day was a washout for you.

Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · 16d

Probably ought to mention I'm autistic, though. Miiiight have something to do with it 😂

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Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · 16d

Yep. Toast, as well. Upside-down & back-to-front. The little wires don't all heat up the same & one side's always more done than the other. The upside-down bit is mostly for things that stick out a bit at the top.

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Sena Bryer @senabryer.com · 20d

Still looking for someone, haven't found a single person so far (that I can contact). I have a 46-episode script that I need translated. This would be a paid job!

Sena Bryer @senabryer.com · Oct 3

Completely unrelated to my 2am doomposting but does anyone know an English to Japanese translator, ideally with experience in screenplays?

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Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 20d

Reminder, I'm once more selling to the US! Sent a tester parcel and it all worked fine.

(I'm absolutely screwed on the Etsy algorithm because of time without sales, but I'm doing what I can.)

Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 22d

Looking for a little magic? I'm slowly adding more labradorite pendants, and US shipping is open once more - it may be slower than usual, but nothing has changed on your side (the tariff stuff all gets sorted at my post office).

oishiny.etsy.com

#Handmade #ShopIndie

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Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · 25d

The replies to this are really uplifting if you need a brief respite from *gestures vaguely at everything* to recharge.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 26d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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SageNatural @sagenatural.bsky.social · 25d

I have a bunch of really sleep inducing data entry and design work that I really Have To Do.

As it is stuff that requires very little brain, I will need something to distract the rest of mine while I do it.

Thus, I am looking for the podcasts and shows that are diverting you/bringing you joy.

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 26d

Today is World Octopus Day. Another occasion when it's difficult for an industrial museum to be relevant.
However, we have our cogilicious Steampunk Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, 11th & 12th October and this picture is from our last Steampunk event.
#octopus #steampunk #costume

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Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · 26d

Perfect! I'm currently looking for birthday presents for my brother (he's big into halloween). One year Mum & I both got him similar headstones, completely independently, doing nothing to dispel my then colleagues' conviction that I'm weird.

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Barry Lyga @barrylyga.com · 26d

Prime Day what? Bookshop.org is offering FREE SHIPPING for October 7-8! Buy books, get free shipping, support local bookstores! Easy!

#primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Bookshop.org

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Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 28d

I've opened back up for US orders - taking things slow and I only have a few items listed at the moment, but bring on the shiny things!

oishiny.etsy.com

(My test package arrived fine.. I pay the tariff with the postage so nothing has changed on your end, at the moment.)

#Handmade #ShopIndie

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Zooniverse @zooniverse.bsky.social · Oct 1

Our quarterly list of the Zooniverse projects available in languages other than English is up! Many thanks to all the amazing volunteers who contributed. Stay curious!

ZOONIVERSE TRANSLATED PROJECTS LIST: OCTOBER 2025

Are you looking for a Zooniverse project in a language other than English? Here is the latest update on what is available, as of 1 October 2025. Many thanks to our amazing volunteers - project translators. Do you want to become a Zooniverse translator? Are you a research team member looking to translate your project? Here is what you need to know…

blog.zooniverse.org

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · Sep 26

The Invertober prompt list for 2025 is HERE! If you’re looking for an invert-themed art prompt list for the month of October, here it is 🦀🪲🐚💕 #sciart #invertober #invertober2025

Invertober 2025
1. Japanese sea nettle (Chrysaora pacifica)
2. Red-banded leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)
3. Giant green anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)
4. Palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus)
5. Painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor)
6. Buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala)
7. Scaly foot gastropod (Chrysomallon squamiferum)
8. Bee-killer robber fly (Mallophora fautrix)
9. Flamboyant cuttlefish (Ascarosepion pfefferi)
10. Common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
11. Dark fishing spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus)
12. Pacific razor clam (Siliqua patula)
13. Banded sugar ant (Camponotus consobrinus)
14. Bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois)
15. Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing
(Ornithoptera alexandrae)
‪16. Giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) ‬
17. Blue-lined flatworm (Pseudoceros concinnus)
18. Black & yellow mud dauber (Sceliphron caementarium)
19. Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)
20. By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella)
21. Flame skimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata)
22. Sea angel (Clione limacina)
23. Pink sand dunes tiger beetle (Cicindela albissima)
24. New Zealand mussel (Perna canaliculus)
25. House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
26. Sea bunny (Jorunna parva)
27. American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
28. Pearly green lacewing (Chrysopa perla)
29. Red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
30. Christmas beetle (Anoplognathus pallidicollis)
31. Death’s-head hawk moth (Acherontia atropos)

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Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · Sep 29

Hey @mikamckinnon.bsky.social - lick or don't lick? (Also, I guess, in this day & age, I have to ask myself - real or "AI"?)

Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · Sep 29

I must luck the lime rock

Wavelight crystals. It looks like tiny lime slices on a white rock

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Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · Sep 28

Gary does not look impressed! 🤣

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Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · Sep 28

Today's visit to @curzon.com is for Film Club. Sexy Beast today. I'm really liking the intros the staff here in Sheffield do. I'm also enjoying catching up with films I've never seen before. 📽

Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · Sep 27

Now I'm waiting until it's time for One Battle After Another. One of the morris dancers has already seen it & really liked it, so I'm hopeful it'll be good. 3/3

Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · Sep 27

At the cinema, first up is Hamilton. I'd streamed it on my laptop before, but on the big screen it's incredible. 📽 🎶 2/3

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Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · Sep 27

Today's adventure in cinema started before I even got there. Surprise morris! Featured are two groups - The Rumworth Morris & Sheffield City Morris. A very nice surprise, and good to see young people in the mix. 1/3

Two lines of men facing each other, in the process of approaching each other. They're dressed in clogs (not the modern plastic things but wooden Lancashire clogs), white stockings, black trousers that finish just below the knee, white shirts, & hats with high crowns covered in flowers. Across their bodies they have red sashes, over which are yellow fabric belts. They're holding upraised wooden sticks with a diagonal blue & white stripe & blue tassels at each end. Beyond them are the musicians.

Four accordionists, each with a different kind of accordion. They are dressed in black suits & wearing hats. They're a bit reminiscent of the Amish.

The drummer providing the rhythm. The instrument is a large drum which is supported on a harness so it sticks out in front of him, with the 2 faces vertical so you can see the words 'The Rumworth Morris' pribted on it. He's also in a black suit. The other people the suits remind me of are the blues brothers.

The women & girls. They are dressed all in white, with the exception of rainbow-striped ribbons tied around one arm. They are wearing what look like cricket shoes and they're holding wooden sticks that have a green & white striped pattern at each end. They're also wearing bells on their lower legs. A couple of the men are standing in the foreground to the left of the picture.

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Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · Sep 25

Congratulations!

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Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · Sep 22

🤞 Here's hoping it's a straightforward thing that resolves easily & quickly.

Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · Sep 20

Intermission. I'm a bit over halfway through my wine. It was meant to be 175ml, but they accidentally gave me a 250ml glass, so extra wine!

A glass completely full of red wine, on a small, round table attached to the arm of my seat. It's the house red & is very pleasant.

Kristen Slater @kristenslater.bsky.social · Sep 20

They have themed strands at this cinema, and this year it's 'film club', so lots of older films, many of which I'm seeing for the first time. It's brilliant.

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