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ailsod.bsky.social
Aileen O'Dowd
@ailsod.bsky.social
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You've got the universe reclining in your hair...
Kind of a Star Trek fan 🖖 Other sci-fi may also be considered. Seasonal tour guide. Kindness advocate. PwMS dx 2012.
Aibhlín Ní Dhubhda is ainm dom. 🇮🇪
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ailsod.bsky.social
My mother: You spent how much on Lego?
Me: It's the ship from the Picard Star Trek...
Her: Ok, grand, but like, its Lego! You'll have it done in no time and then what?
Me: *shows her the vid of @seanferrick.bsky.social unboxing it*
Her: "Ye are all cracked, ye never grow up! Fair play!" 😂
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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trekculture.bsky.social
This week’s lesson: don’t trust Tom near your LEGO sets!

Join @seanferrick.bsky.social, @tomcfinn.bsky.social and @elittlechild.bsky.social for an overdue catchup on this week’s episode of the TrekCulture podcast - available wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

#StarTrek
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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tomcfinn.bsky.social
My second book ASP 2: Hands Beneath the Sea - will be free from Friday Dec 5th - Tuesday Dec 9th on Kindle!

🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS!🎄 - LINK IN BIO

Don't ever say I don't treat you ever again! -

#writingcommunity #selfpublishing #author #ssf #fantasybooks #horrorbook
December 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
Yay the dream team! Great craic this evening guys, some interesting discussions too. Have a listen, you'll be glad you did 😁🖖

Thank you as ever
@tomcfinn.bsky.social
@seanferrick.bsky.social
@elittlechild.bsky.social

I kept ye a few cookies... ask Tom! 😂
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
In all fairness, #StarTrekTNG warned about the dangers of AI back in 1991! #UnificationPart2 IYKYK 😉
December 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
Mine is "in transit" estimated delivery day is Friday. Not going to build it until the new year though, cos reasons, so thank you @seanferrick.bsky.social (and @elittlechild.bsky.social on insta) for sharing what's in there! 😁
Also, awesome soundtrack on this video 🎵
trekculture.bsky.social TrekCulture @trekculture.bsky.social · 1d
We've waited a long time for this!

Unboxing The LEGO Icons Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D! (FINALLY) youtu.be/UTDXFPgIv8c

#LEGO #StarTrek #Ad
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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jodipickens.bsky.social
✨ If Giving Tuesday feels complicated, this one’s for you

Giving can be simple and already part of how we move through the world. I wrote about the small, human ways we give without even realizing it.

⭐️ Read here: jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/where-giving...

#GivingTuesday #JJwJ #BlogSky
A minimalist graphic with a white background and gently curved horizontal lines in muted shades of blue, green, orange, and red flowing from the left side toward the lower right. Centered near the bottom is the title “Where Giving Begins Today” in bold black text, with “by Jodi Pickens” in smaller black text underneath. On the right side of the colored lines is a small square logo featuring the JJwJ Studio retro rainbow design on a brown background.
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
I asked my music listening app to guess my zodiac based on my listening and... boom!! 😂❤️🎵
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
Type your zodiac into gif and see what comes up!
Post your fave one!
November 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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mikeokuda.bsky.social
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was released on this day (Nov 28) in 1986. The film had originally been planned for release in mid-December. The studio believed this would allow it to maximize earnings because the film would be in theaters during the Christmas holiday.
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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seanferrick.bsky.social
Using the borg to keep your spirits up is a novel, but brilliant approach!

Can we get @jerilryan.bsky.social's eyes on this?

Hope the surgery goes well - resistance (to hope) is futile!

#StarTrek
notlikenormal.bsky.social Not Like Normal People @notlikenormal.bsky.social · 5d
Hi mox, new to community with truly weird ask. Husband has big cancer surgery coming up. Comes with permanent attached tech. Also, recently got pacemaker. He's getting thru it with Borg jokes. Anyone know Jeri Ryan? I want a get well card so much. Other thoughts happily accepted. Thanks!
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
Is it midnight yet? 🤔🙄
#LegoEnterpriseD
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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backofthehead.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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trekculture.bsky.social
Duncan's special Black Friday deal live. Get 10% off all TrekCulture merch when you use our code:

NORELATION

whatculture-shop.fourthwall.com/promo/NORELA...
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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jodipickens.bsky.social
✨Today’s chatter on Jibber Jabber with Jodi✨

If you’ve been pushing rest, travel, or even simple fun to “later,” I wrote something that might hit home.

Read the full post here:
👉 jibber-jabber-with-jodi.ghost.io/stop-waiting...
A retro themed graphic with curved, multicolored stripes in orange, green, and teal flowing from the right side of the image and bending downward. In the center, the title “Stop Waiting for Joy” appears in bold white text with “by Jodi Pickens” below it. A small square logo with matching retro colors sits near the top of the stripe curve. The background is a soft beige.
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
Lovely present from my respite friend Jaclyn. ❤️ Hmm I wonder why we're friends 🤔😂
A glass jar with the word cookies written on the front and chocolate chip cookies inside.
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
Uh-oh!
@seanferrick.bsky.social 😂
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
Quote of the day:
"A scorpion hand-stinging shot thingy off"
- @seanferrick.bsky.social of course! 😂
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
❤️😁
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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tomcfinn.bsky.social
Come join my Patreon if you're a fan of my books and wanna see more!

Casual Reader
$2 / month
Announcements - before anyone else gets them!
Early drafts/concepts/ideas for future books
Early versions of cover art - including inpso

patreon.com/thecovenant1...
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Dark Fantasy and Speculative Fiction
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November 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
ailsod.bsky.social
OMG giggling to myself at the memory of Xtra-vision and floppy disks! I remember saving presentations on floppys and having to print slides on acetate sheets for the projector at college. Good grief I'm old!! 😱
Thank you for the nostalgia @seanferrick.bsky.social 😁
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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trekculture.bsky.social
We may live in a land of wish fulfilment, but Star Trek has always dabbled in fantasy. whatculture.com/tv/star-trek...
Star Trek Characters That Need To Meet Each Other (Somehow)
We may live in a land of wish fulfilment, but Star Trek has always dabbled in fantasy.
whatculture.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
Did this ever happen and if not why not? 😂
@seanferrick.bsky.social
@editkrisedit.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
ailsod.bsky.social
OMG it's a Spider-Moopsy! 😱🖖
cindygenereux.bsky.social Cindy Genereux @cindygenereux.bsky.social · 12d
Our Moopsy got a spider bite and…

Image by my 11-year-old son
#StarTrekLowerDecks #Moopsy #Spider-Man
A drawing of a Moopsy dressed as Spider-Man.
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
ailsod.bsky.social
Haha "pints" of Guinness 😂 Wouldn't mind a pint right now actually...
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM