Caleb 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈📚🎲🧶
@extracandy.bsky.social
artsy book and game goblin ~ school library worker ~ neurodivergent ~ demi bi, trans masc ~ jewish and latine ~ Chicago, IL, USA
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all of my coworkers: that book is too thick! I won’t read it
me: you literally work in a LIBRARY
but also
me: you literally work in a LIBRARY
but also
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
all of my coworkers: that book is too thick! I won’t read it
me: you literally work in a LIBRARY
but also
me: you literally work in a LIBRARY
but also
there’s something special about loving @maureenjohnsonbooks.com’s books as a teen and then growing into a high school library worker who gets to share her new books with new teens
have this awful and ancient picture of teen-me with her at a book signing (in 2013 😵) vs now lol
have this awful and ancient picture of teen-me with her at a book signing (in 2013 😵) vs now lol
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
there’s something special about loving @maureenjohnsonbooks.com’s books as a teen and then growing into a high school library worker who gets to share her new books with new teens
have this awful and ancient picture of teen-me with her at a book signing (in 2013 😵) vs now lol
have this awful and ancient picture of teen-me with her at a book signing (in 2013 😵) vs now lol
I made Milkshake a pumpkin sweater for Halloween and she does NOT like it, but she was cute for a minute before I took it off her
November 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I made Milkshake a pumpkin sweater for Halloween and she does NOT like it, but she was cute for a minute before I took it off her
finally got a chance to read And They Were Roommates by @pagepowars.bsky.social (which has been on my tbr list since well before it was published, I’ve just been busy) and I’m absolutely losing my mind over it
highly recommend, and I’ve now forced my manager to buy it for our school library too
highly recommend, and I’ve now forced my manager to buy it for our school library too
October 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
finally got a chance to read And They Were Roommates by @pagepowars.bsky.social (which has been on my tbr list since well before it was published, I’ve just been busy) and I’m absolutely losing my mind over it
highly recommend, and I’ve now forced my manager to buy it for our school library too
highly recommend, and I’ve now forced my manager to buy it for our school library too
does she understand that, when I kiss her tiny forehead, it means I love her
October 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
does she understand that, when I kiss her tiny forehead, it means I love her
perfect little hat I just finished for my baby nephew 🧶👑
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
perfect little hat I just finished for my baby nephew 🧶👑
I literally always spell my name for cashiers so I don’t get hit with “Kayla,” so this is a new one
October 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I literally always spell my name for cashiers so I don’t get hit with “Kayla,” so this is a new one
finally got @keezyyoung.bsky.social’s Hello, Sunshine for my school’s library!! I might sneak a read before I put it out for the students lol
October 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
finally got @keezyyoung.bsky.social’s Hello, Sunshine for my school’s library!! I might sneak a read before I put it out for the students lol
not a single brain cell in this little head
October 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
not a single brain cell in this little head
this is hanging on the wall at my new therapy office
October 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
this is hanging on the wall at my new therapy office
okay here are all the slides lol
no you do not get the explanations of my choices, because I did not write them down. they live only in my mind
no you do not get the explanations of my choices, because I did not write them down. they live only in my mind
September 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
okay here are all the slides lol
no you do not get the explanations of my choices, because I did not write them down. they live only in my mind
no you do not get the explanations of my choices, because I did not write them down. they live only in my mind
just finished my very well-researched presentation at our powerpoint party
September 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
just finished my very well-researched presentation at our powerpoint party
one last trip to @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social before they leave! managed to see every DM, be on all three teams, made it on stage, and named a character, so I’d say I won this run
September 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
one last trip to @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social before they leave! managed to see every DM, be on all three teams, made it on stage, and named a character, so I’d say I won this run
I’m back at @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social and I finally got to name the apprentice 😈
September 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I’m back at @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social and I finally got to name the apprentice 😈
I’m glad y’all love her 🥹
here’s a follow-up
here’s a follow-up
September 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I’m glad y’all love her 🥹
here’s a follow-up
here’s a follow-up
perfect baby girl now expects a head scritch as soon as I get home (and she will get one)
September 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
perfect baby girl now expects a head scritch as soon as I get home (and she will get one)
and I’m back at @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social! this time with @damienhaas.bsky.social guesting!!
September 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
and I’m back at @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social! this time with @damienhaas.bsky.social guesting!!
another hat finished! a different caron chunky cupcake this time 🧶
September 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
another hat finished! a different caron chunky cupcake this time 🧶
so I’m in charge of putting the extra plastic protection on our books, which involves taping the jackets on, and it breaks my heart a little when that means I’ll be hiding stuff like THIS
September 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
so I’m in charge of putting the extra plastic protection on our books, which involves taping the jackets on, and it breaks my heart a little when that means I’ll be hiding stuff like THIS
another knit hat finished! used one of the new caron chunky cupcakes 🧶
September 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
another knit hat finished! used one of the new caron chunky cupcakes 🧶
bought my first yarn for the hat donations! this is one of my favorite yarns, and I’m kind of shooting for mass appeal
September 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
bought my first yarn for the hat donations! this is one of my favorite yarns, and I’m kind of shooting for mass appeal
