ivy astarael, an ocean of tears
@ivyeternal.bsky.social
aphrodite has but one precept
you must love yourself
let everything else flow from that
new england / dark woods / ocean salt
38, audhd
you must love yourself
let everything else flow from that
new england / dark woods / ocean salt
38, audhd
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Astarael
Queer Noise
1312: Witchery
Astarael is a multi-instrumentalist, multi-disciple artist from northern New England who has been making electronic music for 20 years.
Capitalism is a cage
astarael-drone.bandcamp.com
since apparently i can pin posts now
i write queer noise music
~ astarael ~
:: queer noise ::
it it's electronic and weird, i probably have my fingers in it
everything i've put up is pay-what-you-want
if you want to collaborate musically, dm me
astarael-drone.bandcamp.com
i write queer noise music
~ astarael ~
:: queer noise ::
it it's electronic and weird, i probably have my fingers in it
everything i've put up is pay-what-you-want
if you want to collaborate musically, dm me
astarael-drone.bandcamp.com
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This is something I and my fellow hyper literate types have a really hard time grasping. It’s frustrating to think you’re being really clear in writing, but still get wildly misunderstood because you’ve overestimated people’s literacy level.
This is…a real problem online.
This is…a real problem online.
People don't understand what is meant by "literacy" and the "literacy crisis".
Literacy isn't just not being able to physically read. Many people know how to see words and say words, which is basic reading. Literacy is being able to infer the correct information from what you read.
Literacy isn't just not being able to physically read. Many people know how to see words and say words, which is basic reading. Literacy is being able to infer the correct information from what you read.
December 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is something I and my fellow hyper literate types have a really hard time grasping. It’s frustrating to think you’re being really clear in writing, but still get wildly misunderstood because you’ve overestimated people’s literacy level.
This is…a real problem online.
This is…a real problem online.
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I knew that bookmarking this post would come in handy
Every single Bluesky fuck up is like this
Like I took one PR class in 1998 and I could have managed this crisis yesterday- today though you’re gonna have to hire Olivia Pope
December 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I knew that bookmarking this post would come in handy
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this is a good excuse to post my all time favorite Star Trek meme
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
this is a good excuse to post my all time favorite Star Trek meme
look, i seriously don't need to be awake right now, brain
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
look, i seriously don't need to be awake right now, brain
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You should write weird, human stuff as a fuck-you to AI and the awful world we live in, yes, but also because you will be changed and your life will be changed through allowing yourself to be vulnerable and uncomfortable in your art.
December 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
You should write weird, human stuff as a fuck-you to AI and the awful world we live in, yes, but also because you will be changed and your life will be changed through allowing yourself to be vulnerable and uncomfortable in your art.
pretty much fucking over it
December 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
pretty much fucking over it
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The most terrible thing about the most terrible situations is that they aren't terrible all the time. They offer windows of normality and recovery and relief that allow us to believe everything can be okay, before plunging us back into the terrible reality that it can never and will never be okay.
December 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The most terrible thing about the most terrible situations is that they aren't terrible all the time. They offer windows of normality and recovery and relief that allow us to believe everything can be okay, before plunging us back into the terrible reality that it can never and will never be okay.
last night i dreamed i was a guitar player in a punk band, and that was cool
but then i woke up and i was mad about it because i know that isn't how those riffs would be played in real life
but then i woke up and i was mad about it because i know that isn't how those riffs would be played in real life
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
last night i dreamed i was a guitar player in a punk band, and that was cool
but then i woke up and i was mad about it because i know that isn't how those riffs would be played in real life
but then i woke up and i was mad about it because i know that isn't how those riffs would be played in real life
love to get chased by a killer across three consecutive dreams
you got me, okay? good job! now leave me be! i need to sleep.
you got me, okay? good job! now leave me be! i need to sleep.
December 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
love to get chased by a killer across three consecutive dreams
you got me, okay? good job! now leave me be! i need to sleep.
you got me, okay? good job! now leave me be! i need to sleep.
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Its also venue related. There are 100 year old theatres I go to and watch 35mm films. Many gathering into a hot room with no AC, to enjoy a film together. Its wandering out at midnight talking about your experience with the film.
its appreciating film history and where film came from.
its appreciating film history and where film came from.
December 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Its also venue related. There are 100 year old theatres I go to and watch 35mm films. Many gathering into a hot room with no AC, to enjoy a film together. Its wandering out at midnight talking about your experience with the film.
its appreciating film history and where film came from.
its appreciating film history and where film came from.
there's something so utterly hilarious about hearing my 10 year old diss people by saying "sounds like a skill issue"
December 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
there's something so utterly hilarious about hearing my 10 year old diss people by saying "sounds like a skill issue"
some days i am content to simply be an attractive, semi-competent woman
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
some days i am content to simply be an attractive, semi-competent woman
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Loook...
I don't give a shit about Katy Perry or Justin Trudeau.
All I'm saying is that if you made a movie about a former prime minister and former pop star falling in love, set it at Christmas, and then put that shit on Netflix, Jess and I would crush two bottles of wine watching it and love it.
I don't give a shit about Katy Perry or Justin Trudeau.
All I'm saying is that if you made a movie about a former prime minister and former pop star falling in love, set it at Christmas, and then put that shit on Netflix, Jess and I would crush two bottles of wine watching it and love it.
December 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Loook...
I don't give a shit about Katy Perry or Justin Trudeau.
All I'm saying is that if you made a movie about a former prime minister and former pop star falling in love, set it at Christmas, and then put that shit on Netflix, Jess and I would crush two bottles of wine watching it and love it.
I don't give a shit about Katy Perry or Justin Trudeau.
All I'm saying is that if you made a movie about a former prime minister and former pop star falling in love, set it at Christmas, and then put that shit on Netflix, Jess and I would crush two bottles of wine watching it and love it.
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an important message in these trying times:
December 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
an important message in these trying times:
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This is the kind of movie you need to watch a dozen times at least to wring out every last molecule of its grandeur
December 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This is the kind of movie you need to watch a dozen times at least to wring out every last molecule of its grandeur
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fetishize the things you cannot change ^_^
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
fetishize the things you cannot change ^_^
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A WIZARD (mentally ill trans girl)
high atop a TOWER (apartment building) is listening to DARK INCANTATIONS (noise music) and pondering an ORB (cell phone) to consort with SPIRITS (gay people on the internet)
high atop a TOWER (apartment building) is listening to DARK INCANTATIONS (noise music) and pondering an ORB (cell phone) to consort with SPIRITS (gay people on the internet)
December 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A WIZARD (mentally ill trans girl)
high atop a TOWER (apartment building) is listening to DARK INCANTATIONS (noise music) and pondering an ORB (cell phone) to consort with SPIRITS (gay people on the internet)
high atop a TOWER (apartment building) is listening to DARK INCANTATIONS (noise music) and pondering an ORB (cell phone) to consort with SPIRITS (gay people on the internet)
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Every trans person you know is exhausted. Beaten down. We've been going through a parade of constant state sanctioned and private corporation enabled stripping of our rights and safety for a decade now.
We are still here, we are still standing, but we are so god damn tired. It's your turn now.
We are still here, we are still standing, but we are so god damn tired. It's your turn now.
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Every trans person you know is exhausted. Beaten down. We've been going through a parade of constant state sanctioned and private corporation enabled stripping of our rights and safety for a decade now.
We are still here, we are still standing, but we are so god damn tired. It's your turn now.
We are still here, we are still standing, but we are so god damn tired. It's your turn now.
halo is for boys
metroid is for the lesbians
metroid is for the lesbians
December 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
halo is for boys
metroid is for the lesbians
metroid is for the lesbians
here's the cold hard truth
i do not care how you live your life
i do not care how you perform your transition
i don't care if you think "imitation isn't legit" like we all aren't just recursive copies of copies
all i have is "what worked for me" and i don't mind sharing that
but i don't care
i do not care how you live your life
i do not care how you perform your transition
i don't care if you think "imitation isn't legit" like we all aren't just recursive copies of copies
all i have is "what worked for me" and i don't mind sharing that
but i don't care
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
here's the cold hard truth
i do not care how you live your life
i do not care how you perform your transition
i don't care if you think "imitation isn't legit" like we all aren't just recursive copies of copies
all i have is "what worked for me" and i don't mind sharing that
but i don't care
i do not care how you live your life
i do not care how you perform your transition
i don't care if you think "imitation isn't legit" like we all aren't just recursive copies of copies
all i have is "what worked for me" and i don't mind sharing that
but i don't care
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I see this a lot in book discussions with writers (and readers) trying to distance romantasy from erotica by using the "spicy" label. But guess what, the people who are trying to ban sexual content will try to ban it regardless if a work has one 1 sex scene or 10.
A lot of creators essentially saying "My work might contain nudity and sexual situations, but it's NOT porn. My work is important and artistic, while their work is dirty, which is still okay to hate and censor." But guess what! The purity squad makes no such distinction.
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I see this a lot in book discussions with writers (and readers) trying to distance romantasy from erotica by using the "spicy" label. But guess what, the people who are trying to ban sexual content will try to ban it regardless if a work has one 1 sex scene or 10.
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girlmode asap. thank you for attending my talk
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
girlmode asap. thank you for attending my talk
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Okay I bit the bullet, here's the giant thread where I'm gonna post thoughts as I do an X-Files rewatch
a close up of a woman wearing glasses and a blue shirt
Alt: a close up of a woman wearing glasses and a blue shirt
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Okay I bit the bullet, here's the giant thread where I'm gonna post thoughts as I do an X-Files rewatch