Hey I get that MAGA people on truth social are stupid and say racist things, but get this: we're on bsky, not truth social, so please don't screenshot racist shit from a racist app and wave it around here holy fuck why do I have to say this
ellie maybe ๐
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she/her โข musician, writer, plant chef, weirdo โข chicagoan at heart, sacramentoan(?) as of thursday interests: sci-fi, dogs, cows, wind turbines, mushrooms, spiders, soup, space (personal & outer) music i make: thecancellations.com also: elliemaybe.com
A return visit for snacks just before noon. Zoom in for a good look at that amazing eye shadow. ๐ฉต๐ค๐งก ๐ #birds
Creativity accountability thread, day 7: Well I *was* in the mood to write until iCloud turned itself back on, stole all my files, and decided my password was invalid. So. I did chainmail again. My first piece of sheet (lol) maille became my first diamond! I think this will become a cuff.
ellie maybe ๐@ellie.thecancellations.com ยท 2d agoCreative accountability thread, day 6: Another slow day, but I got some good thinking on the novella done, and screwed around with some more jewelry making. Close enough!
The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ
Even though I turn off fucking iCloud, the OSX update reenabled it. It has uploaded several files to icloud which I cannot access without downloading. It won't let me download them without "accepting new terms". I can't figure out where it accept the new terms. I try to log in to figure it out but
Every time exercise makes the depression subside a fraction, I am relieved, yes, but also I get SO PISSED OFF that the thing that makes the Eversads fuck off a bit requires effort i can't fucking summon because of the thing I am trying to make fuck off
Creative accountability thread, day 6: Another slow day, but I got some good thinking on the novella done, and screwed around with some more jewelry making. Close enough!
ellie maybe ๐@ellie.thecancellations.com ยท 3d agoCreativity accountability thread, day 5: Tried to write, brain wouldn't go. Played with some chainmail, made some earrings. I am no longer god. Meh.
Creativity accountability thread, day 5: Tried to write, brain wouldn't go. Played with some chainmail, made some earrings. I am no longer god. Meh.
ellie maybe ๐@ellie.thecancellations.com ยท 4d agoCreativity accountability thread, day 4: I finished the second draft! I AM GOD
Spotify for Artists really on the top of their UI design game these days
if there's a sunday chore you hate doing i encourage you to avoid it. yes you've painlessly knock it out every other week and yes it only actually ever takes 15 minutes, but what if this time it kills you? best to avoid it
Creativity accountability thread, day 4: I finished the second draft! I AM GOD
ellie maybe ๐@ellie.thecancellations.com ยท 5d agoCreativity accountability thread, day 3: I wrote! I edited! I left the house to write and edit around other writers and editors! The second draft of the screenplay isn't quite finished, but I'm on the very last episode, so end-of-weekend is still a possibility.
I rented a room in my house on Airbnb. I called the cops because a guest was getting beat up by her boyfriend in that room & I was worried he was gonna kill her. They showed up, arrested her, and let him go. Abolish the police.
Em, midly@lefttheprairie.bsky.social ยท 4d agoItโs so funny when people are like โsure youโre an abolitionist now but wait until youโre the victim of a property crime.โ Buddy, the most useful thing the police have ever done for property crime is put the form you need to submit to your insurance online.
This is unsurprisingly representative of my mood this month lol
Creativity accountability thread, day 3: I wrote! I edited! I left the house to write and edit around other writers and editors! The second draft of the screenplay isn't quite finished, but I'm on the very last episode, so end-of-weekend is still a possibility.
ellie maybe ๐@ellie.thecancellations.com ยท 6d agoCreativity accountability thread, day 2. Edited an episode of the webseries I'm writing (which will be the narrative work to tie the band's full length album together). Completed second draft looking possible by the weekend! Productivity? What? How? Who? Me?
BIG DEAL on voting rights this morning: Governor Spanberger just restored the voting rights of some 60,000+ Virginians. Her move reverses Youngkin's abrupt decision in 2023 to end automatic voting rights restoration, which brought Virginia back to a system of default lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions - Bolts
This is the only state that, absent action by the governor, bans people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November.
boltsmag.org
i think the thing that irks me most about the way genAI has been foisted upon us is how fucking cool this tech could be if its use cases weren't decided by megalomaniacal wannabe-rich-boys who felt left out of the humanities because they're too stunted to fathom being driven by passion over wealth
Creativity accountability thread, day 2. Edited an episode of the webseries I'm writing (which will be the narrative work to tie the band's full length album together). Completed second draft looking possible by the weekend! Productivity? What? How? Who? Me?
ellie maybe ๐@ellie.thecancellations.com ยท 7d agoHad some band practice tonight, just me & Joe but making some headway on new(ish) music. Still feel old and gross and pathetic but I'm doing the fucking thing anyway, even if no one wants to listen
any other creatives feel like all their brainworks are bubbling up into a chaotic frenzy, resulting in an impassable clusterfuck at the entrance to fruition like a furby-based black friday stampede? just me? ok.
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Had some band practice tonight, just me & Joe but making some headway on new(ish) music. Still feel old and gross and pathetic but I'm doing the fucking thing anyway, even if no one wants to listen
hey does anyone out there have any resources for queer friendly shelters in the Indianapolis area? friend of mine needs some help. spread this around if you could iโll pass on anything you send my way to her
i just saw someone say their favorite bagel flavor was plain and i am about done with the internet today
sometimes i spend my entire workday thinking about how if i had a million dollars i could put it in a fucking 3% hysa and it would make more per month than i do
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because of AI i can't use or read the word "quietly" without becoming quietly enraged THAT'S NOT WHAT IT FUCKING MEANS CLAUDE
