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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 2h

Oh hi, I'll be at @dragonflybooks.bsky.social this Saturday for Decorah Pride! See you there!

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J. R. Dawson | The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World | Reading, Q&A, and Signing! | Dragonfly Books

Decorah's local independent bookstore since 2011

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 3h

Also the number of lines by rach color are the relative proportion for each color, each line is a bundle of six threads together.
Since I am almost done all the ones that still have full threads attached are ones that I will have leftovers that I will keep to do future non-kit sewing at some point!

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 15h

Here is another shot I don't usually take, the back of the fabric. I always think it's like a weird abstract art version of it.
If someone else did the same pattern the front would look pretty much the same at the end but I wager the back would be distinct for each person depending on their style

the back of the fabric of the Master Yoda cross stitch. the overall shape is still recognizable but the details are all muddled and mixed and there are distinct sections of horizontal and vertical lines

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 16h

Ummm, I had to count but it looks like 30 discount hues of thread for this pattern.
In most patterns (including this one) I have worked on, the smooth gradations are also from mixing colors. Usually you are stitching with 2 of one color, but some places it is 2 of different colors

thread sheet showing 30 distinct colors, some with threads still attached to them and some not

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 16h

Yoda Stitch: mostly but not all lantern details

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 17h

Yoda Stitch: most of the trimming is done, I think the rest is all in the lantern

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 21h

Sadly, so am I! LOL

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 23h

Any trans person who begins their transition today is exhibiting more courage than most people will in their entire lives.

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 1d

Grackles visited yesterday!

metal shepherds crook holding birdfeeders outside but the weight of the swarm has bent it at a 45 degree angle from vertical

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 1d

Yoda Stitch: most of his toenails!

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 1d

With a dog stroller it's extra fun when someone is like "ooh can I see your baby" mistaking it for a baby carriage from a distance and then the "baby" starts barking at them

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 2d

Please enjoy 10 seconds of a fat groundhog enjoying an apple at my sister's house 😊

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 2d

READER: Did you know you’re on the SATs?
HEROINE: Say again?
READER: *presents phone*
HEROINE: …I’ll be damned.
READER: Thought you might like to know!
HEROINE: I don’t even know what to do with this in my brain!

Photo of a screenshot of a sample SAT note taking module which is about NETTLE & BONE

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 2d

And if I got a degree in computer science I still want the same as long as its not my job to make the thing!

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 2d

Yeah I tried it in the Seek app and Sphinx Moth family is it's best guess, didnt suggest a particular species

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Romain @remoteworker.bsky.social · 3d

Hi from Portugal! @pareidolia.bsky.social

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 3d

Timeline cleanse, I got to meet and feed some baby capybaras yesterday

a tiny capybara the size of one of my small dogs eating from a scoop full of veggies and pellets

A mama capybara with several babies nursing from her (I made she got some munches too because she working hard)

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 3d

"Hello? Yes, it's Sam Altman. We're designing a new AI product. Get me the guy who designed the wireless mouse you have to flip upside down to charge."

The Magic Mouse 2, with its USB charging port located on the bottom making it impossible to charge the mouse while using it.

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 3d

We're $301 from our reprints stretch goal! If we hit that, every issue will include a reprint of a queer story no longer available online. Help us archive queer stories and support queer creators in a time of censorship!

Learn more about our plans here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!

A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 3d

Help a cancer patient this Breast Cancer Awareness month.

mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 3d

a depressing reflection of how the video game industry has treated its workers that a decades-long industry legend like Rebecca has to crowdfund her own medical care.

Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 4d

Thank you!
And Im sorry for your loss as well!
🫂

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 4d

And in the morning she would wake everyone up by barking when she decided she was ready usually at 6 but no later than 7. Slept later this morning than how long I have been able to, I mean I can use the sleep but it is a huge change in routine too.

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 4d

When we said "are you ready for bed?" she would sprint for her apartment and once in there she would refuse to be budged until morning. This had added benefit because we could put water bowl in there and when she had appetite problems we could add kibble in there for if she got hungry enough to eat

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 4d

Usually she had slept on the bed with us but we were afraid that we we rolled over or something we could cause her pain that could be avoided so we moved a soft sided kennel into the bedroom by the bed intended as a temporary measure. But she LOVED it, we called it her apartment and we just kept it

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 4d

Today I am noticing how all the little accommodations we made for Mabel's conditions are no longer needed. Last year she was diagnosed with cancer due to severe pain from lesions on her spine so we made changes to avoid having to pick her up too often. stairs for the couch, me working upstairs

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