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desert-parsley.bsky.social
Conner, exhausted
@desert-parsley.bsky.social
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they/them/xe/xyr

planetary scientist and geologist

novice cross-stitcher and mender

enjoyer of sci-fi esp by women and queer folks

Viva Palestina, Chinga la migra

existentially tired

(opinions are mine only)
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Been stitching all night and only 5 of 6 needles are accounted for.... Please please please don't let me find it with my feet later
Five needles in view, some threaded up, in a pack of 6 needles
October 29, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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There is no way this will get done before Friday but I'm still gonna try. What Halloween themed fandom am I cross stitching???
A cross stitch with lots of little pieces: a teacup, a pair of heron crafting scissors, a dark jug adjacent to a plate of white food with a black topping, a leaf, and a small candy. Vertical stripes of orange are part of an incomplete item
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Lots of little bits and bobs on this cross stitch project. Can I finish it before Halloween?? Any guesses as to what spooky fandom this is from??
A cross stitch with a few small pieces completed and guide stitches - a tea cup, a leaf, heron crafting scissors, and something not quite done - a cartoon-y jar?
October 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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I couldn’t find the aida I wanted so I tea-dyed this section - super happy with it and excited to get started on my Over The Garden Wall cross-stitch! 🫖🐸
A section of Aida layed flat in a cookie sheet filled with water and loose tea. Connor is poking at it with wooden spatula. The formerly white Aida is looking more grey/redish Two Aida's being compared - one the original white, the other an off-white with slightly reddish undertones. A subtle but effective difference
October 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
desert-parsley.bsky.social
Finished this finally - just need to clean off the pencil lines and frame!
October 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
desert-parsley.bsky.social
Little mending project to revitalize the office couch. It’s only my second time doing this style and it’s a relatively 3D area so I’m happy with how it turned out :)
September 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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I fully expected my brain to need a moment to adjust to my new flat chest but I'm totally in love. This is my first look in the bathroom mirror after surgery this morning - it feels so right 💞💞💞
Kana in a grey button up with red tropical leaves and a flat chest. Xe are making a peace sign and smiling in the mirror at the hospital
September 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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One shirt down, 4 to go! Really happy with how this turned out. My roommate will add internal pockets after surgery for the drains once we know where to put them to be useful!
Conner in a cropped oversized grey button up with a large, red, tropical leaf pattern
August 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
desert-parsley.bsky.social
Thrifted a bunch of oversized button ups to make my own mastectomy shirts for top surgery. Not entirely sure where to out the pockets for the drains but I'll figure it out!
A selection of mens button up shirts in blue tones hanging on a kitchen chair
August 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
desert-parsley.bsky.social
Sometimes a long meeting requires handcrafts
A coffee mug that says "it would be so nice if something would make sense for a change. -Alice in Wonderland" and a cross stitch project in the early stages - just a grid and a gold boarder. Stickers in the background include wadhi tape of space, a sticky note that says "i could complain but it won't matter", a small sticker that says "fuck." and a sticker with a rainbow that says "READ". Pastel leaf stickers throughout
August 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
desert-parsley.bsky.social
10 years ago me (give or take)
Now your turn
Young Conner holding a cat. Xe is tan and has short hair
August 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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The moment I'm out of top surgery
A table of boxes in a university hallway with a sign that says "FREE BINDERS"
July 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Finally calling this gem done. Thanks @stephxstitch.bsky.social for inspiration which I butchered for my own entertainment ✌🏻🔥🗑️

#CrossStitch
A cross stitch that says “Maybe everything garbage” with yellow and orange hearts, clouds, and a dumpster fire The original patter from @StephXStitch that says “Maybe everything isn’t garbage” with clouds and a smiling sun My pixel art of a dumpster fire used as the patter for a final piece
July 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Captured some appropriate @hugoskavez.bsky.social jams for americas birthday in this accidental video at work today
July 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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It’s tea. This photo actually looks better than it was. I’ve been cleaning this up for 90 min and have cried like 4 times. I’m sticky from crawling into the fridge. So overwhelmed
Open fridge and the floor to the right. There is a long trail of bright red tea down the entire fridge, pooled at the bottom and across the kitchen floor.
July 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Went to a nude beach and spent the whole time searching for colorful bits of sand 🖤🩶🤍💜

Most of it was glass but one piece was a pretty green mineral
A green mineral on a pedestal (small flat black rock) with colorful bits of sand in the background A range of colorful sand, shell, glass, and plastic bits on top of a coarse brown sand
June 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Got inspired and made my first cross stitch pattern yesterday.

I’m going to need to make several of these and gift them around 🔇
A cross stitch pattern that says "Ope, you're muted" in bold serif letters
June 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Quote repost with your pride flags!

I spent a lot of time figuring out my identity to ultimately just toss it all under “queer” but visibility matters so here at the communities I identify with most

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Non-binary flag: horizontal stripes of yellow, white, purple, and black Bisexuality flag: horizontal stripes of pink, purple, and blue Demisexual flag: horizontal stripes of white, purple and grey, with a black triangle on the left pointing towards the right Queer flag: horizontal stripes of black, light blue, blue, lime green, white, orange, dark pink, light pink, and black again
June 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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What have I done committing to this project *sob* it’s been two hours and I have a new deep hatred of industrial embroidery

#debranding #mending #minimaism
Partially ripped out brand name embroidery that now reads “ANS” on a cream colored hat with cute citrus designs A cream colored bucket hat with citrus designs and the final vestiges of an embroidered “s” from a brand name resting on the crafters knee. A handful of ripped out black and white thread bits are dispersed on the crafters knee. A ghost of the brand name can be seen where the embroidery has been ripped out. One thread of the hat has been ripped
June 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Here is a link to the PDF if you want to print your own and play along, courtesy of my roommate, Rena

drive.google.com/file/d/1ZlXK...
Murderbot Bingo card
May 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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This week’s Murderbot episode is criminally short but I almost have a bingo!

(Yes, I realize I could have gotten a bingo with “human’s shouldn’t do their own security” but I decided to be strict last week and wait for Murderbot to say it 😠)

#Murderbot #MurderbotBingo @marthawells.com
Murderbot bingo week three/episode 4. New filled in square include "Dr. Mensah might actually be an intrepid intergalactic explorer" and "epic soundtrack". The "not on my bingo card" write-in section now includes "Sanctuary Moon theme song". Squares that have been checked off again for this week include "The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon", "badass action sequence", "evil secunit", and as always "Ratthi is an absolute gem"
May 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Are any of my mending/cross-stitching folks doing
debranding? I thrifted this cute hat and really hate the dark brand name on the light background

Will it look bad if I rip out the embroidery? Is it better to cover it up?

#debranding #mending #thrifting #thrifted #ClothingAlteration
A cream colored bucket hat with a black embroider Vans logo, a small black brand tag. The hat has small and delicate thin-line designs of orange slices, whole lemons, leaves, and 3-by-3 checkerboards, all in pastel green, yellow, and orange.
May 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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If you want to print your own and play along, here is the google drive: drive.google.com/file/d/1ZlXK...

Now including “alien remnants”. Shout out to my friend Rena for making this!

#MurderbotBingo
A clean Murderbot bingo card
May 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Murderbot bingo update! Episode 3 in orange. So much “snark is off the charts” and “Ratthi being a gem” that we had to check them off again

#Murderbot #MurderbotBingo #AppleTV @marthawells.com
Episode 3 update of Murderbot bingo. Squares filled in during episode 3 are in orange: evil secunit, badass action sequence. Ratthi is an absolute gem, something from a later book, and the snark is off the charts were filled in last week in blue and checked off this week in orange as well
May 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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No change in the bingo card after episode 2 but I’ve started a list of “not on my bingo card”. We absolutely could have predicted eye contact and alien remnants but diminutive nicknames for Gurathin? Never would have expected it but I love it
A hand written list of “not on my bingo card” items at the bottom of my Murderbot Bingo Card: “diminutive nicknames for Gurathin”, “eye contact”, and “alien remnants!”
May 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM