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raymondj

@raymondj.bsky.social

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scientist. painter. musician. writer. queer, trans, southern ATL to CHI to WNC purplefluorite.bandcamp.com

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raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 12h

playing phone tag with a dermatologist office to get a new patient appointment and something about the repeated calling, trying to time it to reach a live person, reminds me of phoning in to radio station contests

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 16h

also if you call your iphone repeatedly from the same number without going to vmail, it should break through the silent setting and force it to ring/vibrate

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 1d

the two paintings i showed tonight. both are 18”x24”, watercolor and gouache on cotton paper, done last week while on my long-awaited weeklong painting vacation/retreat on Tybee Island.

abstract landscape in yellows, orange, and purple-browns, with wide horizontal bands of color and two opposite color circles reflecting against each other

abstract painting with yellow background and bright multi- colored organic shapes creating a large scene with lots of small moments

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 1d

this evening i went to a three-hour (!!) critique circle and had two of my recent paintings discussed by strangers for the first time ever. the adrenaline swings of the evening nearly took me out, but i persevered (and will be returning)

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ChicagoVintageTileFloors @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social · 2d

Belle Shore Apartments.

Colorful vintage tile floor.

A colorful terra cotta entrance to a vintage apartment building in the art deco style.

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Wendy C. Ortiz @wendyortiz.com · 6d

You are very compelling but I must turn my attention back to all my little self-created assignments now

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 8d

in 1869 the first known car accident death was mary ward, this irish lady who made bug art

known for: first woman to write a book on teh microscope, first person known to have been killed by a motor vehicle

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disaster joy (mostly not on here atm) @joyfulcarla.bsky.social · 13d

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 14d

this date is also @browndamon.bsky.social’s birthday!! 🎉 we’ve been friends for 25+ years! 💜🐢🎧

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 14d

one year ago on this date i visited the cannabis dispensary in Cherokee for the first time. i risked driving in flash flooding which was a questionable decision, though nothing bad happened.

these rains would continue for another 24 hours as Hurricane Helene passed over our region

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 14d

six years ago on this date i took a photo of my car odometer at 109,000 miles even. yesterday i took a photo of my odometer at 200,000.

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 14d

video of the hawk through the screen door

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 14d

four years ago on this date a hawk landed in our carport; twelve years ago on this date a young black bear visited the front deck and ate up the bird feeder. (the pictures are so blurry because it was raining and my hands were shaking from adrenaline)

a collage of photos of a small fuzzy black bear sitting on a wooden deck in front of a broken bird feeder with piles of seed all around them

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 17d

it’s possible I’ve had a thousand iced lattes in my life (so far) and i still internally feel a “fuck yeah iced latte!!” after that first sip of a good one

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 17d

Don't forget your mandatory Coltrane on the equinox!

John Coltrane - Equinox

YouTube video by John Coltrane - Topic

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 18d

thank you Cardi B for releasing a new album that helped me push through the last lawn mowing of the season

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 18d

i went to a concert last night for the first time in……?!?!?

good news: live music from a great band in a great venue is still a fantastic way to spend time as a human being, highly recommend

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Clark Kent @lokodolo.bsky.social · 18d

Happy September 21st to those that celebrate!!! 😃 💃🏾🕺🏾

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Sean Padilla says #ProtectJhordin @seanpadilla.blacksky.app · 22d

This song has one of my favorite beats in all of music history

AKA Ladydopamine @msareolabrown.blacksky.app · 22d

open.spotify.com/track/7tsRp7...

Don't Walk Away

open.spotify.com

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Megan Wyreweden @thecreepingmoon.bsky.social · 24d

It’s nice to have a creative hobby that’s not tied to your income or career!! No thoughts about monetization just vibes!! Highly recommended!

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 27d

Made it to Friday (Vincent van Gogh, Worn Out, 1882) www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collectio...

Drawing of an old man sitting on a chair, his head buried in his hands

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 28d

me, but with Peace Piece

Tracey Thorn @traceythorn.bsky.social · 28d

The years go by and I’m STILL learning to play Bill Evans’ Waltz for Debby. I’m getting better!

raymondj @raymondj.bsky.social · 28d

💜

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 29d

Lord, please don't let me die ironically.