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Brian Nygaard, ham. (he/him)
@nygaard.bsky.social
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Anti-racist ogre
Actually Autistic
Double depression, losers
Unions lift everyone up

Pharmacy Automation Tech
Systems & game design for inclusion and accessibility FIRST

NOT qualified to give legal/medical advice
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Got myself some pigment pencils on clearance!
A bunch of AK Interactive's Weatherinh colored pencils, all lined up: vivid orange, dark aluminum, aluminum, dust/raindrops, sand, rubber, dark chipping for wood, light chipping for wood, copper, bronze, & gold
December 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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The human society was really wonderful throughout the cremation process, and provided this beautiful vessel for our little stompy man.
A rectangular wooden box. It's stained in a warm tone and has a motif of 6 petaled flowers across the top. A small plate on the side reads, "Oliver"
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Last night, a relatively routine intervention at the vet turned, and we lost my most precious wobble-cat, Oliver. He was sweet and grumpy in equally heaping parts. He was positively fearless. My heart aches.
Me holding Ollie, a grey and white kitten with a red bandana and tiny cowboy hat My hugging Ollie and smushing my face onto his head. He's looking toward the viewer with his eyes stretched humourously by my affection Ollie looking quite chonk and very content on his back. His belly is very fluffy and tussled from a nap. A very handsome portrait of Ollie in soft, warm lighting.
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Newly in a cubicle job; still masking
Freckled white man looks into the camera. He wears a white duckbilled n95 amd blue scrubs
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are
'Everville' by Clive Barker, 1994. Got this hardcover from the Frederick library in 6th grade.
August 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Reminded by rules text that corporations hold nothing of value, only profits
From page 13 of the Red Dust Rebellion (2024, GMT Games,) "The Corporations do not possess Resources and so cannot ever transfer or receive any."
May 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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I love most animals; fish and lizards have both been special interests of mine. We got a puppy recently, but I will always primarily be a cat person. It's made more sense after my Dx and the accompanying awareness of my social limits
Louise, a brown tabby, sleeps curled up on my chest. I make a goofy face in glasses and a maroon hoodie
January 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Good morning, bluesky

Good night, Andre?
Me looking toward camera. Small white dog with buff patches berries his nose in the crook of my arm. Akira box set is in background
November 22, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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After nearly a decade I've finally finished the build for my Dark Elves the Blackroot Blights! I'm particularly proud of the Runners and Blitzers.

Favorite model is the 3rd blitzer, w/severed head and come-hither finger

Bits used from Kabalites, Scourged, Wyches, Dragon Princes, & Black Corsairs
Side and front view of 2 unpainted miniatures, kit-bashed Runners for my Dark Elf Blood Bowl team Side and front view of 4 unpainted miniatures, kit-bashed Blitzers for my Dark Elf Blood Bowl team
October 3, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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fucking ghouls

how many ways can you excuse a war in a single sentence?
Wall Street Journal headline link: "Israel's Invasion Gamble Risks a Quagmire in Lebanon"
October 3, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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i found the share button because I am a smart professional
Bluesky 10M user card, #361,118 Elder Certified first 10% Joined January 24, 2023
September 17, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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This fungus is taking over the stump of a tree recently cut from our sidewalk in SW Baltimore. I thought it was a slime at first, but it's grown into this flat shape and started to drop spores.

Anyone know what this is?
Photo from three quarter view: an orangey brown ringed fungus with white edges grows from a tree stump Photo from above: an orangey brown ringed fungus with white edges grows from a tree stump. Wood is discolored by spores. Photo from side, further back: Photo: an orangey brown ringed fungus with white edges grows from a tree stump
September 17, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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I still have custom dice from the 1st edition by Print And Play Games. I think this board is from a 2nd or 3rd update, but at style is representative
The Dice Must Flow, Heiko Günther 2015 Early game board and dice
September 14, 2024 at 9:47 PM
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Cartoon: Dot Warner of the Animaniacs stands with hands on hips. Her name is vertical on the right side
September 14, 2024 at 3:11 AM
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Learning Aseprite by modifying sprites for my movement focused vertical shmup
Original sprite from a Packt godot projects book: a red and grey spaceship with pontoon-like structure on the end of each wing. Gun barrels are in the center of each wing and on either side of the nose. My altered version of the ship sprite, with shorter rear, rounded shapes near the body, and stacked guns
September 11, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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These are our 2 wobbly cats, Peaches and Ollie
2 domestic short-hair cats. 1 orange and white, 1 grey and white
September 7, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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Quoteskeet with a fictional character you are in your head.
Gene Belcher, of Bob's Burgers, scowling and playing a children's electronic toy guitar
September 4, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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Oh shit, I'm finally working on an original project instead of following classwork. It's helping to have no idea what I need and have to search, lol.

It's a movement-based bullet hell with cheeky rolls and an invincible dodge!
Photo: an open laptop with Godot project editor open. A spaceship with a red triangle marked over it on screen. Notebook on keyboard with math and button assignments written on graph paper
August 31, 2024 at 1:47 AM
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Stocking to make the most of the explosive crossbow + ballistic shield. Finding it impossible to hit fabricator vents or headshots. Took some screenshots this morning and saw there is 1 indicator to help with vertical aim, at least.

Wish I could stow the shield for point shots!
Chart of screenshot from Helldivers 2 showing misalignment of targeting while using the Ballistic Shield. Top row: Aim Down Sights (ADS) on crossbow is accurate. 2nd row: laser targeting points to center of the shield's viewport. 3rd row show how shots land far up and right from center. 4th row shows notch of left edge of viewport that matches the veritcal aspect of the shot, but no similar reference point for the horizontal placement.
August 28, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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ancient aliens-guy meme with text: "imagine a spherical cow"
August 15, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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Acrylic keychain of a Super Credit chip from Helldivers 2. Translucent blue rectangle, clipped corners, yellow barcode/chip along bottom edge
July 16, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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happy anniversary to the only picture to adequately capture the wild kudzu that is my morning hair
Selfie of me in glasses. I'm looking quizzically at the camera and my hair is piled on top of my head in large random curls, like coils of apple peel or other debris.
April 1, 2024 at 11:28 PM
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Now with alt text!
Child's pencil line drawing on white paper. A large cross fills the center, with two smaller crosses in the background, framing the center. Crucified on the large cross is a rabbit-Jesus with crown of thorns. He says, "Yahoo this is what I came for" and "Okey doke" in word bubbles. At the base of the cross, a rabbit labeled Pilate yells "Whassa whassd Wa?" To his side a smiling rabbit holds a Spear (which is also a rabbit) and another rabbit frowns. The main cross and the one on rear-right are framed in a beam of holy light. This lesser rabbit says, "Forgive me lord" & "Yahoo." To the left, the only cross not bathed in light is sad and cries, "gemme outtahere!" "I shouldn't die"
March 30, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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Tapping the sign
Photo of my skateboard. It's plain black. I'm gold paint-pen block let's I've written, "trans rights are human rights Black lives matter" in all caps
February 7, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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The antiblackblackness is loud
5 logos stacked vertically for Lotte brand Black Black, a strong anise and mental hard candy. Red star in center, image of rectangular lozenge on the right.
February 7, 2024 at 8:41 PM