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El Smith
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A seething, boiling ocean of rage held back by a thin crust of civility
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Merry Christmas from Mac the Muffin Stealer
A tri-color corgi stands on two lil legs to get to a bunch of muffins that just came out of the oven A tricolor corgi looks at the camera like 'What? These aren't for me?!'
December 25, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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I know that's right, especially Waffle House
A post from Burger King with a photo of Luigi Mangione at McDonald's with a reporter outside that says 'We don't snitch,' with a retweet from Waffle House saying 'We will literally hide you in the back and lie to the cops,' with a repost from Wendy's saying 'We ain't got snotches.'
December 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Sleepy baby
A corgi sleeps on his back with his legs splayed out everywhere and it is the cutest thing ever
December 19, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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Current lap situation
A frenchie and a corgi are laying on my lap, which is covered in a blanket
December 12, 2024 at 4:40 AM
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Hold up, if AI is able to come up with a person's face for ID even though they are wearing a mask, WHY THE FUCK ARE THERE MASK BANS?! HUH?!!
A screenshot of a tweet that says 'BREAKING: NYPD police sources say artificial intelligence is going to play a big role in nailing the ID of the gunman who killed the United Health CEO. His mask, the point out, didn't totally cover his face. Bone structure was showing through the rest of it, and Al will come up with a pretty clear match they believe. Now catching him is another story; he might have been on a flight to Moscow an hour after the act'
December 6, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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Sunset tonight
A sunset with some clouds concentrated over the silhouette of a tree with a tiny moon in the top left corner
December 4, 2024 at 1:04 AM
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These two posts were next to each other in my tl and I'm just saying maybe it's destiny, cause you are so pretty and she is pretty hot and maybe you need a random internet matchmaker. Anyway, happy Monday!
Two Bluesky posts, one with an incredibly pretty lady in a beanie and long hair and glasses saying 'hi again blue place', and the other with a photo of an incredibly attractive lesbian with a razor-sharp cat-eye wearing a ball cap and saying 'this dyke is on a date with a pretty girl rn and is having a wonderful time.'
December 2, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Did a test dye today with coreopsis tinctura! I did a tannin step after scouring, then mordant, then dyeing. It turned out to be a really lovely orange, sort of pumpkin-ish. I'm loving it!
A large aluminum pot with a tote bag and a tea towel in it with a brown-tinted clear liquid inside. This is what the tannin and mordant steps look like. The dye bath with 25% WOF dye extract added. It is a large aluminum pot with a dark orange liquid in it. An early look at the fabric about 10m after adding it to the dye bath. There is a large aluminum pot with a dark orange liquid in it, and a wooden spoon holding some bright orange fabric above the dye bath. A pumpkin orange colored tea towel is drying on a rack in a doorway
December 1, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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I have to run some errands today, and one of them is to find the tamale lady
A Latina is standing outside the back of her car in front of a cooler while a white dude with a backpack and shorts on is carrying huge bags of cash. The text says 'Me as soon as I see the tamale abuela in the Wal-mart parking lot'
November 30, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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Mac & Pjörk-bffs. He is gently licking her hoof while she oinks happily. This is some powerful cuteness.
A pot bellied pig is sitting on a fluffy dog bed while a tricolor corgi is sitting on the floor next to her gently licking her hoof.
November 29, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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I mean, if my animals are gonna get me up before sunrise, at least I get some awesome photos of the moon!
A crescent moon with the rest of the moon visible as well sits just above the horizon while the very beginnings of sunrise are just below it.
November 29, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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Sleeping Cutie
A corgi is napping adorably on a couch next to some colorful dog toys.
November 29, 2024 at 4:49 AM
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A quote by David Graeber that reads '"We have become a civilization based on work in itself. We have come to believe that men and women who do not work harder than they wish at jobs they do not particularly enjoy are bad people unworthy of love, care, or assistance from their communities. It's as if we've collectively acquiesced to our own enslavement."
November 27, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Also, this lives in my yard. It's destiny!
A vintage Winnebago with a trailer next to it in a yard
November 22, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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Me: Aw, Pjörk is so cute all covered up with a blanket, I should take a photo.
Mac:
A pot bellied pig is snoozing on a fluffy grey dog bed with a blanket over her, all tucked in. Obscuring her cuteness is a blurry Corgi head belonging to Mr. Mac A pot bellied pig is snoozing on a fluffy grey dog bed with a blanket over her, all tucked in. Obscuring her cuteness is a blurry corgi A pot bellied pig is snoozing on a fluffy grey dog bed with a blanket over her, all tucked in. Obscuring her cuteness is a blurry Corgi tail belonging to Mr. Mac
November 22, 2024 at 4:22 AM
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All day every day
An embroidery hoop with fabric in it and a lil trifloral accent at the top says 'My Myers Briggs test result is ACAB'
November 19, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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Teef.
A pot bellied pig is laying on a dark grey dog bed with a beige couch and throw blanket in the background. There is a multicolored rag rug under the dog bed. Pjörk's lil bottom teeth are visible under her cute lil snoot.
November 19, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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I've been really into Otomi art for a minute, and now that I can dye things bright colors, I think I'm gonna teach myself to embroider these patterns onto them. Let's gooooooooo!
A large wooden wall art piece in which the pattern is broken up into 9 pieces. The art is in the Otomi style and has brightly colored multicolor flowers around a giant bird that is also multicolored. A white shower curtain with Otomi patterns printed on it in multicolor. There are flowers and roosters and ladybugs in the pattern.
November 18, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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Athena is not stoked about sharing the dog bed with Pjörk. That face! 🤣
A pit bull looks at the camera like 'wtaf mom?!' while sitting on a dog bed while a pot bellied big climbs onto it with her, taking up most of the room
November 17, 2024 at 10:21 PM
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And the dyeing is done! I wanted a mint green, and I think it's definitely that. I'm tempted to overdye with a light yellow to make it a little more spring green.
Two stacks of small mint green embroidered bags sit on top of a stack of fabric baskets in mint green, hot pink, and yellow. Three folded fabric baskets are sitting on a surface. The top one is open a bit and the fabric inside is mint green. Underneath it are other baskets in hot pink and bright yellow.
November 16, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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It turned out pretty good! I wanted a mint green, and it's minty! (The other color is a batch I did with black beans)
Two sets of small embroidered cloth bags sit next to each other, one is light blue, one is mint green. The piles are sitting on top of fabric baskets that have been dyed mint green, hot pink, and bright yellow.
November 16, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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Finally, the dyeing! Made a dye bath with 3% WOF mulberry leaf extract and am heating it for 30m, then I'll check the color.
A large aluminum pot with green liquid and greenish fabric in it
November 16, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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Next up is the mordant bath! Mordants also help bind dye to fabric. I'm using alum (yep, the one used in pickling) as the mordant today. This gets heated to 180F for an hour. The plate is there to keep the fabric under the surface of the liquid.
A large aluminum pot with liquid, a dinner plate, and some brownish fabric in it
November 16, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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Now that I've removed all the dirt, etc from the fabric, next up is the tannin bath! Tannins help bind dye to fabric, especially cellulose fibers. I am using sumac, which is a clear tannin, so I can see what color the dye is without color from the tannin. Heating this to 190 for 30m.
A large aluminum pot with liquid and brownish fabric in it
November 16, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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Starting my scour step for dyeing with mulberry leaf today! Totally gonna post through it, so sorry in advance.
A large aluminum pot on a stovetop with a bubbly liquid in it and some brownish fabric.
November 16, 2024 at 3:22 PM