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Librarian, crafter, dungeon master. Hard of hearing/hearing aid cyborg. I post too many photos of my cats. Member of @peculiarityshop.bsky.social. I post lots of sweaters to @knitsonfilm.bsky.social. Opinions are my own. She/her or they/them
No one likes orange cats?? This cannot be true. My house is maxed out but Bay Area people, I know someone is feeling the orange cat love!
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · yesterdayBay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.
On the train today there was a woman with a baby, and the baby was at that age where they're learning to talk and they make very weird noises. I was listening to this baby make their alien noises and I thought to myself, oh this is where Angine de Poitrine got it from!
[Fosse style choreography] OPAL! OPAL! Dinosaur, dinosaur, dinosaur FUCK ICE *jazz hands*
Hey y'all, I hate to ask when EVERYBODY is on the struggle bus, but we have a family here at the campground whose dad was snatched by ICE at the local airport the other day. We're covering & extending their stay, but they need more help. Venmo @Caz-A paypal.me/ccabb Kenny tax:
Years back a new guy started at my partner's workplace, new guy was Canadian but wanted to live in the LAND OF THE FREEEE so he got a job in the US. He was really excited about it until HR explained to him how much his health insurance and out of pocket costs would be, and then he panicked.
Bree (half of Kit Rocha)@mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 5d agoa Canadian is asking this with a very different inflection than an American would. 😬
The next Dragon's Drop is LIVE. www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Sara Elieen's At the Goth Ball (6-8) | Peculiarity Shop
Sara's micromosaics are wearable works of art; they are handcrafted from scratch, incorporating gemstones, Sara's own ceramics, epoxy clay, smoky quartz, and cubic zirconia create tiny, gothy miracles...
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My finished spin for this year's Tour de Fleece! Fiber is Polwarth in colorway Alpine Lakes from Inglenook Fibers. Spun on my @daedalusspinners.bsky.social Magpie. I'm envisioning this yarn as a top down yoke sweater that starts with green at the top and fades into white.
huge thanks to melody for taking this on! doing a caption track was something i hadn't done when i put this project down in 2014, and i'm delighted that my little fan edit is finally going to have one! 💖
Melody 📝🎵@bigtittygarfield.bsky.social · last wk.a little demo of the English SDH i've been working on for the matrix remix @rachelkendra.com edited. I'm rather proud at how my SDH skills are chipping along... youtu.be/OemOGq7JqBQ
I'm officially done with autocat. Reposting this info for anyone else who is tired of the racism and transphobia on that list.
Lia@liadanmakes.bsky.social · 3mo agoIf you're a cataloger who's looking for an alternative to autocat, myself and @bardiclady.bsky.social administer a discord for library cataloging. Please send me a message here or at liadan dot ryland at sfpl dot org if you're interested in joining!
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
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Lia's All Circuses, No Bread | Peculiarity Shop
A new sticker design by Lia! "All circuses, no bread" is a reference to a 1st or 2nd century CE quotation by Roman poet Juvenal, "panem et circenses" or bread and circuses, who felt that the masses we...
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Annalee Newitz@annaleen.bsky.social · last wk.FYI there is no "real" reason why Rome "fell." Its power waned for the usual, mundane reasons: widening gap between rich and poor, inability to maintain infrastructure, incompetent leadership, pointless wars, endless persecution of marginalized groups who performed vital labor, etc.
FYI there is no "real" reason why Rome "fell." Its power waned for the usual, mundane reasons: widening gap between rich and poor, inability to maintain infrastructure, incompetent leadership, pointless wars, endless persecution of marginalized groups who performed vital labor, etc.
Loving how this batch of stickers turned out. They're made from my own original hand drawn artworks. vis.social/@kristinHenr... #stickers #ArtForSale #SciArt #art
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Attached: 1 image Here's the whole test batch. These are all made from my hand-drawn pieces. So happy with how these turned out. I suppose I should work on getting them into my online shop. https://...
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New podcast episode, "Rejecting Neutrality," featuring Deborah Tomaras & Tina Gross talking about the Library of Congress insistence on the idea of neutrality in #LCSH. 📚 #critcat #cataloging lostinthestacks.libsyn.com/episode-690-...
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show: Episode 690: Rejecting Neutrality
Catalogers discuss rejecting neutrality in the creation and management of subject headings, taking special notice of the Library of Congress's insistence on (some version of) "neutrality." Guests: Deb...
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For some afternoon fun - my favorite term I've built out for Homosaurus is Gay shepherds: homosaurus.org/v5/homoit000...
Homosaurus Vocabulary Site
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Lia@liadanmakes.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Homosaurus (homosaurus.org), an international LGBTQ+ linked data vocabulary, is recruiting! I'm a member of the English Term Development Committee, and we anticipate reaching out to applicants in September. Application here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you are sumo curious or just want some bite-sized sumo without having to leave Bluesky remember to follow the account below. They post quite a few matches every day of the tournament. It doesn’t tell the whole story but it’s a great entryway into Grand Sumo & highlight matches are guaranteed.
@sumosoul.bsky.social · 2w agoDay13 M7 Takayasu 9-3 (L) Sw Kotoshōhō 5-7 (R) One goes in for a quick barite (slap to face) #nagoyabasho2026
The Homosaurus (homosaurus.org), an international LGBTQ+ linked data vocabulary, is recruiting! I'm a member of the English Term Development Committee, and we anticipate reaching out to applicants in September. Application here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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OK I have selected an item for today that if no one buys it I AM CALLING THE AUTHORITIES www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Lauren's Ode to Heshiesh | Peculiarity Shop
Hopping Firecracker Method is totally a dance move and you won't convince this Fire Aspect otherwise. Components: Tibetan red fire agate, onyx, rutilated quartz, hematite, base metal alloy20"Lead/nick...
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The Peculiarity Shop@peculiarityshop.bsky.social · 2w agoYou can preview this stuff here. We're still adding to it. www.peculiarityshop.com/dragonsden
An older woman spinning wool and wearing a magnificently chunky knitted sweater vest, from a 16mm home movie shot in tiny, rural Bitely, Michigan circa 1929.
I’ve been doing some in-depth reporting on the Prairieland cases, and had to get this out first as I continue to dig: I spoke with Ana Bell, sister of Des, who it turns out co-owns and runs an indie bookstore. We talked about the case, the judge, book banning, ICE killings, and living through this:
My Brother Was Sentenced to 30 Years for Moving a Box of Zines
The sister of a defendant in the Prairieland case, which targeted Texas ICE protesters, speaks out.
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Tour de Fleece check in! i just finished spinning the green singles, and only 2 more colors to go in this set. I am really pumped to knit a sweater with it.
Oh, I forgot becoming the designated office bird whisperer which is my top absurd work situation as a librarian: bsky.app/profile/liad...
SMD@anothersmd.bsky.social · last yr.what are some absurd work situations you can share? once i got called into a meeting i had nothing to do with because the consultant brought an engineer and no one in the room could understand him, so they asked me to translate. he was scouse. i translated from english to english.
In a similar vein: at a previous library after talking to a patron, a coworker came up to me and asked, "you can understand him?" I said yes. Coworker said no one else there could understand his accent. He was Irish, which I don't think is hard to understand? But I became his go to librarian.
SMD@anothersmd.bsky.social · last yr.what are some absurd work situations you can share? once i got called into a meeting i had nothing to do with because the consultant brought an engineer and no one in the room could understand him, so they asked me to translate. he was scouse. i translated from english to english.