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Justin Starr

@urbanastronyc.bsky.social

Middle school chorus teacher, composer, guitar, piano; #STEM/#STEAM, particularly Astronomy and Bugs (#TeamSpiders); Photography; Movies (#Horror!); Dog Dad; He/Him Link Below for all my Music and Photography socials/sites https://linktr.ee/justinstarr

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Justin Starr@urbanastronyc.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey yall. We started to foster this lil guy a week ago and have moved to adopt. We’ve almost pinned down a name. We think he’s a lab/pit mix, and possibly others. He is the sweetest bundle of love… when he’s not in a puppy zoomie state being a razor-wire-mouthed Baby Shark 😂🦈

A puppy sitting on a big stone in my parents backyard during golden hour. Grass and a shed can be seen in the background. A puppy stands at the steps to the deck. His bottom half can’t be seen, but you can infer he is standing in grass and his front paws are in the first step as he stands. The immediate foreground has the deck, the background shows grass of the backyardA selfie of me lying down with the puppy laying on my chest and arm. His head is tilted upward laying against mine. His eyes are closed and he appears to be smiling. A selfie, although my face isn’t seen. I am laying on the couch. The puppy is laying in my lap, belly-side up. His front legs are down by his side and his bottom legs are stretched downward.
Justin Starr@urbanastronyc.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you all for your kind words about the passing of my dear Oscar. It was nice to see so many familiar faces from the Twitter days who used to see pics of him regularly. I miss him terribly. The Best Boy. 🌈🐕💔

One of my favorite pics I’ve ever taken of my boy. It is afternoon at Cold Spring Harbor and the sun is reflecting off the blue water. In the distant background is tree-covered land on the other side of the harbor. In the near background are boats and a floating dock. Near center frame is a tennis ball floating in the water, right beside the reflected sun, as small circle ripples emanate around it. Oscar is the foreground, lower in the frame, swimming away from our view towards the tennis ball, leaving ripples and waves in his wake. We are taking his late afternoon walk. In the distant background center, the sun is low giving everything a golden hue. Oscar is walking in the center of the tree-lined neighborhood street. His outline is glowing golden as the setting sunlight passes through his fur. A green leash is attached to his harness and extends towards the camera and out of frame. The picture is from my perspective, and he is walking in front of me, leading me. His back is to us but he is looking slightly to the right Just a picture of the pavement during an afternoon walk. The sun is behind us causing us to create long shadows on the road. Oscar’s shadow is looking up at my shadow, his mouth open like a smile.
Joshua Erlich@joshuaerlich.bsky.social · last yr.

not sure if this is in the current bluesky consciousness, but the Nuclear Block is what makes this place great. a block ends everything between you and the blocked person. it robs them if all engagement. it’s very much why the troll problem here is much more limited than the everything app.

Maladroithe@maladroithe.bsky.social · last yr.

This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.

Justin Starr@urbanastronyc.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m rarely on here and I don’t know who of my old Twitter friends are still here, but at the risk of screaming into the void: We will be saying farewell to my boy Oscar today. He just turned 14 last Wednesday. It’s all very sudden. I’m absolutely devastated. He is the best boy.

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Justin Starr@urbanastronyc.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy New Year from New York. May your year be filled with love, joy, and good health. We face some big challenges ahead but remember to take care of yourself too: You can’t pour from an empty cup. Love to all.

Justin Starr@urbanastronyc.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’ve decided to rewatch Attack on Titan. Just got to the opening title and sequence and I never noticed it starts with singing in German! „Sind sie das Essen? Nein, wir sind die Jäger!“ Are you (the) food? No, we are the Scouts*! 1/2

Karen Attiah@karenattiah.bsky.social · 2y ago

Part of fighting back is being both intentional, accurate, and forceful with our language. So anti-woke, anti-DEI efforts and activists? Especially when those efforts result in demonstrably lower numbers of qualified Black people the ranks? Start calling these folks pro-segregation.

Justin Starr@urbanastronyc.bsky.social · 2y ago

I just wanted you to know that the first two episodes of season 3 were absolutely SOLID. The ending of 1 was a banger and they - correctly - played different during the credits. I cried a few times during eps 1 and 2 which means im more invested and they’re doing their job. 1/2

Justin Starr@urbanastronyc.bsky.social · 2y ago

I just watched the second season of “From” and I’m really sorry to say… I was grateful disappointed. It wasn’t a “Heroes”-level drop in quality but… it just didn’t work for me. So much unmotivated yelling, swearing, and decision-making. (I love swearing but this felt oddly forced). 1/2

Justin Starr@urbanastronyc.bsky.social · 2y ago

I just watched the second season of “From” and I’m really sorry to say… I was grateful disappointed. It wasn’t a “Heroes”-level drop in quality but… it just didn’t work for me. So much unmotivated yelling, swearing, and decision-making. (I love swearing but this felt oddly forced). 1/2