SJ Elliott

@sjelliott.bsky.social

Minecraft Education program designer and content creator. Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. Microsoft Master Trainer. Loves game-based learning and nerding out over geek stuff. #EduSky #MinecraftEdu

Twice a year, Hawai'i experiences a strange moment where the sun appears to be exactly overhead & anything that is completely vertical casts no shadow. Let's learn about Lāhainā Noon, subsolar points & 'Kau ka lā i ka lolo', meaning "the sun rests on the brains."

From a Reddit forum, a photo of a can of coconut milk with a blue label, papyrus text and a flip-top, on a sidewalk.  It seems to hover because there's no visible shadow.  The pavement is sort of unevenly colored, with bright spots, and the grass along it is green and lush.

It's been six months since work cut me back to part-time again with no end in sight, and I'm not any closer to getting the buffer I need in my savings before I can get Milo's teeth fixed, so I've started a gofundme in hopes that I can get him the care he needs. www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-ta...

Donate to Help me take Dad's cat Milo to the Dentist, organized by Sarah Elliott

This handsome 5-year-old boy is Milo, and he's been my Dad's beloved pet sinc… Sarah Elliott needs your support for Help me take Dad's cat Milo to the Dentist

gofundme.com

It's been six months since work cut me back to part-time again with no end in sight, and I'm not any closer to getting the buffer I need in my savings before I can get Milo's teeth fixed, so I've started a gofundme in hopes that I can get him the care he needs. www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-ta...

Donate to Help me take Dad's cat Milo to the Dentist, organized by Sarah Elliott

This handsome 5-year-old boy is Milo, and he's been my Dad's beloved pet sinc… Sarah Elliott needs your support for Help me take Dad's cat Milo to the Dentist

gofundme.com

But I think we need to step back from this mindset that only cares about the end result and abhors the seemingly “wasted” time that was also needed to get there. It’s an entire economy of “now draw the rest of the fucking owl” but everybody is drawing and trying to sell the same owl picture

Because we live in a world where you can give a quarter century of your life to an organization and still not make enough to pay for both rent and food, I've been overhauling the page for my freelance business to incorporate my new voice work. Anyone need a book read? fantasiatc.com/voice-work

Fundraiser for librarian Luanne James, who stood up to her rightwing library board that demanded she remove kids books with any trace of LBGTQ+ characters or content. "I will not comply." They sacked her and cops escorted her out. She's a hero. This banned author just donated.

Donate to Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need, organized by Dianne M

On March 30th, the Rutherford County Library Board terminated Luanne James from her pos… Dianne M needs your support for Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need

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Thought I would share an update on how Dad's cat is doing. His claws are so deeply into my heart I would have to rip it out to rehome him now. The other cats are less enthusiastic, but a fragile peace generally reigns. His weight loss is going great. Here is is trying to steal mashed potatoes.

A large brown tabby stands on a kitchen floor like a penguin, front paws dangling, as he eyes the countertop.A large brown tabby stands and reaches for unseen potatoes on a countertop, his paw on the top drawer beneath the counter and his head level with the countertop. His belly is much more cat shaped and less basketball shaped than in August.

see? here's the thing. A lot of people are like, the earth is fucked, it's beyond salvation, it's hit the tipping point, but time and time again we see that if we just fucking fixed the problem, it rebounds so incredibly fast. Imagine what could be done if people actually cared

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 8mo ago

They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.

The artist who did my memorial tattoo for my mother brought me so much comfort when I needed it. She needs help now, and I'm sharing in hopes of getting her the support she needs. Her work helped me so much in the most difficult year of my life. I wish her all the best. gofund.me/58a5f4bcd

A stunning fine line tattoo of bougainvillea

This 30-year-old transgender man, who can’t swim, jumped into Lake Michigan after a wind gust blew a baby in a stroller into the freezing water. He’s being called a hero. But now he has medical expenses, and people are donating to a fundraiser to support him. www.advocate.com/news/lio-cun...

Transgender Chicago man hospitalized after saving baby from drowning in Lake Michigan

“I wasn’t going to let that baby die,” Lio Cundiff said.

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This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal