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solarcat.bsky.social
*drags out soapbox* Looks like this piece is being saved (yay!), so your friendly local estate planning attorney here to remind you that having a Will is very important! AND, specifically relevant here, if you have niche interests or collections, your Will is how you direct those things to the (1/5)
thornwolf.com Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf @thornwolf.com · 2d
I got word that an original painting that @spottacus.org commissioned me to create is now on auction via Goodwill. Auction ends in just a little over 1 day and is currently at just $30 so if you want an original painting of mine for an absolute steal, here's the link shopgoodwill.com/item/251172556
A watercolor and colored pencil painting of a sabertooth cat anthro with two young cubs, surrounded by african animal families. Piece shows the sabertooth anthros inside a cave covered by cave paintings showing an adult's drawings but also the drawings and paint splatters of the children at kid height.
December 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
lunate8.bsky.social
To what extent am I avoiding other household tasks today?

I'm currently sorting my decades-old gift box and bag collection. 📦🛍️🎁
December 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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bettytheteapot.bsky.social
Congrats to everyone involved making this fit the metre
I Am the Very Model of a Miniature Tyrannosaur
YouTube video by Nature Podcast
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December 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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cheryllynneaton.bsky.social
Also, Hello Kitty isn't even the best character in the Hello Kitty universe:
An image of the Sanrio character Big Challenges--a giant crocodile
December 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
lunate8.bsky.social
I've realized my favorite local Yule Log broadcast seems to have real video (the firewood is consumed! somebody pokes the logs and adds more!) but the audio (that sounds real) loops every 2:20 with a very noticeable fade out/in. It's still ticks more of my boxes than most videos I've found, though.
December 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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theduncanmackay.bsky.social
Upon my sickle
I catch the sun
And by my power
I cast it on
Across the sky
The light to bring
To rouse the gods
To send the spring

#WinterSolstice #Solstice #Midwinter #PlaymobilInfestation
Playmobil Getafix the Druid holding his sickle into the sun in a snowy mountain landscape.
December 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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tommchenry.bsky.social
Posting GARY PANTER'S SKETCHBOOK TIPS to save a life -- the site that used to host these took em down years ago, and they are as useful a list about this kind of thing as you will ever find.

They are like a favorite dogeared paperback to me.
INTRODUCTION Get a book-size (or paperback-size)d sketchbook. Write your name and date on an early page and maybe think of a name for it — and if you want, write the book’s name there at the front. Make it into your little painful pal. The pain goes away slowly page by page. Fill it up and do another one. It can be hard to get started. Don’t flunk yourself before you get the ball rolling. You might want to draw more realistically or in perspective or so it looks slick — that’s is possible and there are tricks and procedures for drawing with more realism if you desire it. But drawing very realistically with great finesse can sometimes produce dead uninteresting drawings — relative, that is, to a drawing with heart and charm and effort but no great finesse. You can make all kinds of rules for your art making, but for starting in a sketchbook, you need to jump in and get over the intimidation part — by messing up a few pages, ripping them out if need be. Waste all the pages you want by drawing a tic-tac-toe schematic or something, painting them black, just doodle. Every drawing will make you a little better. Every little attempt is a step in the direction of drawing becoming a part of your life. TIPS 1. Quickly subdivide a page into a bunch of boxes by drawing a set of generally equidistant vertical lines, then a set of horizontal lines so that you have between 6 and 12 boxes or so on the page. In each box, in turn, in the simplest way possible, name every object you can think of and draw each thing in a box, not repeating. If it is fun, keep doing this on following pages until you get tired or can’t think of more nouns. Now you see that you have some kind of ability to typify the objects in your world and that in some sense you can draw anything. 2. Choose one of the objects that came to mind that you drew and devote one page to drawing that object with your eyes closed, starting at the “nose” of the object (in outline or silhouette might be good) and following the contour you see in your mind’s eye, describing to yourself in minute detail what you know about the object. You can use your free hand to keep track of the edge of the paper and ideally your starting point so that you can work your way back to the designated nose. Don’t worry about proportion or good drawing this is all about memory and moving your hand to find the shapes you are remembering. The drawing will be a mess, but if you take your time, you will see that you know a lot more about the object than you thought. 3. Trace some drawings you like to see better what the artist’s pencil or pen is doing. Tracing helps you observe closer. Copy art you like — it can’t hurt. 4. Most people (even your favorite artists) don’t like their drawings as much as they want to. Why? Because it is easy to imagine something better. This is only ambition, which is not a bad thing — but if you can accept what you are doing, of course you will progress quicker to a more satisfying level and also accidentally make perfectly charming drawings even if they embarrass you. 4. Most people (even your favorite artists) don’t like their drawings as much as they want to. Why? Because it is easy to imagine something better. This is only ambition, which is not a bad thing — but if you can accept what you are doing, of course you will progress quicker to a more satisfying level and also accidentally make perfectly charming drawings even if they embarrass you. 5. Draw a bunch more boxes and walk down a sidewalk or two documenting where the cracks and gum and splotches and leaves and mowed grass bits are on the square. Do a bunch of those. That is how nature arranges and composes stuff. Remember these ideas — they are in your sketchbook. 6. Sit somewhere and draw fast little drawings of people who are far away enough that you can only see the big simple shapes of their coats and bags and arms and hats and feet. Draw a lot of them. People are alike yet not — reduce them to simple and achievable shapes. 7. To get better with figure drawing, get someone to pose — or use photos — and do slow drawing of hands, feet, elbows, knees, and ankles. Drawing all the bones in a skeleton is also good, because it will help you see how the bones in the arms and legs cross each other and affect the arms’ and legs’ exterior shapes. When you draw a head from the side make sure you indicate enough room behind the ears for the brain case. 8. Do line drawings looking for the big shapes, and tonal drawing observing the light situation of your subject — that is, where the light is coming from and where it makes shapes in shade on the form, and where light reflects back onto the dark areas sometimes. 9. To draw the scene in front of you, choose the middle thing in your drawing and put it in the middle of your page — then add on to the drawing from the center of the page out. 10. Don’t worry about a style. It will creep up on you and eventually you will have to undo it in order to go further. Be like a river and accept everything.
March 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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aerialembroidery.bsky.social
My postcard and sticker sets are now also available for shipping to the USA! Each postcard set has nine prints from my recent aerial embroidery landscapes, while each sticker set has seven: victoriaroserichards.co.uk/collection/a...
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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amandawtwong.bsky.social
Free digital version of The Art of KPop Demon Hunters!! theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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astrokatie.com
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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oldenoughtosay.com
"read but i need to read them again when the adhd is cooperating"
svanimpe.bsky.social Steven Van Impe @svanimpe.bsky.social · Nov 25
I want to be able to mark emails neither read nor unread, but another, secret third thing.
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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theradr.bsky.social
OK but this card series by Mahdieh Farhadkiaei is -- ♦️♣️♠️❤️‍🔥

www.blackdragonpress.co.uk/collections/...
Playing cards face cards making out and falling in love and having intrigues playing card queens making out playing card jacks making out playing card queen nursing a baby joker
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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cypheroftyr.bsky.social
Already at 46% y'all 👀😱

HECK

THANK YOU <3
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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trekcore.com
NEW — LEGO finally unveils their long-rumored 3600pc, $400 STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D brick set and limited-availability shuttlepod kit, coming in late November

#StarTrek #Lego

blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/lego...
LEGO Unveils New 3600-Piece STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D Brick Set
LEGO finally unveils their long-rumored 3600pc, $400 STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D brick set and limited-availability Shuttlepod kit, coming in late November
blog.trekcore.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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xkcd.com
Repair Video

xkcd.com/3163/
Comic. [Person sitting at desk with laptop with machine labeled E-21 making “click click” noises on the floor behind] VOICE FROM LAPTOP: Hey all! Does your E-21 humidifier make an annoying clicking noise? Mine did, but I finally figured out that there’s an easy fix, so I made this video in case anyone else… PERSON AT DESK: Oh my god. Yes. *Yes.* [caption] I know there’s more important work in the world, but I feel like these people deserve, at minimum a statue.
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
lunate8.bsky.social
Hey, @metal-chocobo.bsky.social :D
shehulking.bsky.social calamity jenn. @shehulking.bsky.social · Nov 4
It’s got to be really annoying if you’ve come up with a whole convoluted scheme and an involved uncomfortable costume and you’re foiled by some random teenagers, one of whom is a dog.
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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nickkapur.bsky.social
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!

Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.

Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!

#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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lindaholmes.bsky.social
Unless I absolutely must for professional reasons, I will not be watching your nuclear war movie. I will not be watching your incredibly bleak and depressing murder show. I will not be watching your artistic despair. It’s nothing personal, I just don’t order water when I’m already bailing my boat.
October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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damnslippy.slippy.me
Hello Kitty is entering her "stylish widow who has no idea how her last four husbands died" era and I love that for her.
Photo of a Hello Kitty event featuring someone in a Hello Kitty mascot head wearing a stylish black and white dress, black boots, black gloves, very chic. A kpop is with her but I'm so so sorry, whoever this boy belongs to, I don't know who he is. He looks great! I hope he's having fun and Hello Kitty doesn't black widow him!
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
One of the cartoons in my new book 'Physics for Cats' which is out now in the UK, USA, Canada, France, Spain and Germany. Order from your local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com/
Title: Know Your Acronyms Image: four colourful panels each containing four figures representing the disciplines listed. 1. STEM Science, technology, engineering and mathematics 2. STET Sword-swallowing, , trapeze, escapology and tightrope 3. STEP Swindling, theft, extortion and piracy 4. STEW Seance, telekinesis, exorcism and witchcraft below is the following text: From 'Physics for cats' by tom gauld - order it at www.tomgauld.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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wildgorillaman.bsky.social
You had me at “fancy cheese vending machine”
Picture of a vending machine stocked with fancy cheeses and bougie crackers
October 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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xkcd.com
Shielding Chart

xkcd.com/3158/
Comic. Confusion matrix showing renditions of different combinations, colored yellow, tan, or gray. [Air: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Lead: gamma rays G, neutrons T, alpha particles G, light G, Sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust T, radio G, sharks G] [Water: gamma rays T, neutrons G, alpha particles G, light T, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Vacuum: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound G, heat T, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Oven mitts: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound T, heat G, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks Y] [Armor: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks T] [Biohazard suit: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust G, radio Y, sharks Y] [Faraday cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Shark cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G]
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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lartist.bsky.social
From the Larchives: The Rocky Horus Picture Scroll. One of my favorite works. I had the assistance of an Egyptology PhD student to translate the Time Warp phonetically. Enjoy :)
cartoon: in the style of Egyptian heiroglyhics the lyrics to the Time Warp have been phonetically translated and help illustrate characters from RHPS Caption; Rocky Horus Picture Scroll
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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alexandragallant.com
You can snag a download of my zine 'Iconic' for $3 on @itch.io - it has a bunch of old Livejournal icons I made 20 years ago, plus short essays and thoughts on design, trends and pop culture from the time.
Iconic by Alexandra Gallant-Lee
A zine about design, aesthetic and LiveJournal icons from the early 2000s.
alexandragallant.itch.io
March 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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cpsc.gov
Take it from us -- an organization that closely studies all the horrific ways people can die from common household items -- have the jelly donut.
October 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM