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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

Five years ago, a friend from high school who I speak to periodically randomly sent me these lyrics and a sketch of an album cover with one of my artist names on it. Obviously, I used them to make a song. It's the only song I've ever written using […] [Original post on io.waxandleather.com]

A little geometric pencil drawing and in the shape of an album with "blix bird skinning a tiger" written on it

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

Listening to In the Aeroplane Over the The Sea and looking at these amazing mittens my mom knitted me while are thought about Ukraine and feeling extremely lucky. Love to you all out there.

Two intricate yellow and blue mittens on a newspaper. The pattern is different on the palm and back side of the hand.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

You KNOW I'll take a minute to discover new ways to get things done on my Linux. (Had to sign up for a Google account for a new business. I do not recommend doing this unless you absolutely have to.)

A screenshot of an email from Google about a new account that says, "Get started with Google on your Linux. Take a minute to discover new ways to get things done on your desktop with Google AI."

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

I just started the stove this week. Yesterday, I went out of the room for a bit and came back to find Pepper this way. #blep #DogsOfMastodon

A small black dog is flopped over on her back in front of a wood stove, her tongue sticking out slightly in her relaxed state. She is warming her belly, yes, but she is also hopeful that the warm stove will be combined with a belly rub. (She did indeed get the belly rub.)

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

I decided not to go to our local pumpkin festival (a Big Deal) yesterday. Thanks, universe, for the consolation prize.

In the back of a pickup truck are two very large blue bins filled with a dozen or two dozen jack o lanterns each. The truck is parked at a local horse farm with a fall forest and bright blue sky in the background

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

I pulled a box that I use to store potatoes from a shelf in the basement. I thought it was empty, but surprise! Life finds a way. I'm going to see if I can get one to shoot out greens. #gardening

A nearly empty cardboard box holds a few dessicated Yukon gold potatoes with long roots

A close up of the potatoes. They are surprisingly beautiful, with dozens of roots each, short and long

A single potato set up over a vase with the roots hanging in the water

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

@puffer is it insane to bring this setup to circuits in the woods? I don't really have a sense of the space or pacing. It doesn't take up that much space, but it's a 10 or 15 minute setup. But it's so fuuuunnn 🙂

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

I made my first ever digital art. Ummm, it's all about the process people. Drawing on a tablet is a fun and relaxing thing to do, especially when the result isn't a factor.

A very strange doll looking cartoon character with blue old lady hair and a Santa coat. The handwritten caption says, "it's 2026. This is how Santa looks now. Get over it."

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Can any brave soul interpret this information? I believe it make that one serving is a single 5MG gummy. But would it be possible to say it in any more high a way?

The serving information on a package of weed gummies, which says two gummy, two servings, 5MG THC per serving, 10MG total THC.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

It's that time of year when my sunroom is both a jungle and a jumble. #gardening #autumn

A sunny room of windows full of big plants.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

The garden is almost wound down for winter. Squash harvested, winter rye planted. Swiss chard and zucchinis are still hanging on.

An angled shot of a fall garden with two raised beds, a cleared/seeded inground plot, and a basket of butternut squash.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

@imhotep I've got a smaller library on a (maybe?) slightly faster processor than a Pi4...I'm guessing mine will be done tomorrow night. But everything appears to be working as it did before, so huzzah!

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

They may look content, but they move around a lot.

The same two dogs from the original post are now moved to another part of the yard, one on the grass and one on a stone path.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Now they've moved to the garden where they're chomping on the final green tomatoes that have fallen.

The same dogs from the original post, but now in a mess of tomatoes and beans that are dying back.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Nothing better than chillaxing on a warm rock with your best friend. #PeanutAndPepper #dogsofmastodon

A small black dog and a small brown dog are lying on patio rocks with the sun shining.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

To complete the narrative: a bath has been had. Pepper smells pleasant. For now.

A small black dog looks forlorn in a kitchen sink.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

This poor dog is so sad that I don't want her in my lap. The smell has not abated, so I guess it's time for a bath. #DogsOfMastodon

A small black dog sits looking hopefully at the image taker from the floor beside the recliner.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

She looks innocent, but my GOD she reeks at the moment. I think it's time to go to the grocery store to escape the stench. #dogsofmastodon

A small black dog looks innocently at the camera. A small brown dog is asleep on a cushion behind her.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

This is what my music library thinks of Radiohead's In Rainbows.

A set of tags under the heading "Mood": Extremely bored, very droopy, extremely astonished, extremely droopy, sad

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

I'm looking very put together and adult atm... until you get to my shoes 🤣 (Just started wearing barefoot shoes and can't bear the thought of shoving my feet into a narrow toe box, but don't have many pairs yet)

First person pov of a person wearing a gray pinstripe Oxford shirt, a cotton sweater vest, nice wool pantaloons, and ridiculous barefoot orange suede clogs.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

I was hoping this would be a cool combo and it works right away. You gotta hand it to Waldorf, their MIDI shit always is impeccable. MPE working out of the box. I'm pretty sure this combo will be at all my live shows for the foreseeable future. #synth

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

I want to be George Monbiot when I grow up. > George explains how Atlantic bluefin tuna were fished to near-extinction — but now, are in recovery > Tell the UK Government: Defend bluefin tuna! Sign the petition: shorturl.at/fTY80 (Copied from a bluesky bridge)

George Monbiat takes us to a British coastline and shows us Bluefin Tuna.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Oh, fresh drops?? Hot damn, I'll get the app for sure. Don't you worry. 🙄

A white Oxford shirt with a tag from the company on it. It instructs the viewer to get the app for insider access to fresh arrivals, exclusive drops, and more.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

I am SO excited for my dog's flea and tick medication 🙄

A screenshot of the confirmation interface from walmart.com. They are telling me that it's time to get excited because my order is in the works.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Also, cyberpunk is pretty messed up on my Linux machine rn. Johnny Silverhand is looking pretty sparse #linuxgaming

A pic of the screen showing Cyberpunk 2077. The character on screen is only hair and a cigarette.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Totally awesome curb plant today. Do I play the drums? Hell no, but so what?

snare drum stand and a bag on a kitchen counter

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

I think I'll drop some tomatoes off for some people tomorrow. My plants went in late and they're just ripening, and all at once, which is not great news. But still, ain't they a beaut? #gardening

A cutting board with a bunch of very ripe tomatoes of various sizes and colors.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Definitely misread this title and was like "fucking Cupid, that horny thief."

a painting by Lucas Cranach. He portrays Cupid holding maybe a potato with ants crawling all over him, staring at a naked teenage girl. It's really fucking weird.

The title of the image, which is "Venus with Cupid the Honey Thief, 1530."

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Just popping through a new album by Rapsody: God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops. It sounds GOOD and feels GOOD. Can't wait to listen to this whole album. So I guess the ladies are carrying this torch? That's cool.

Album cover and info for the album God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops by Rapsody

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

I love you all but I'm tired of the internet and I need to get some magazines up in here to satisfy my need for non-book reading. Any recommendations for print magazines that are reasonably affordable and good? General interest, fiction, politics […] [Original post on io.waxandleather.com]

An issue of ACLU magazine sitting in my lap. The cover art is a group of black people protesting. One of them is holding a sign that says, "protect the vote, no Jim Crow 2.0."

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

@qkall here's a pic where you can see Peanut pretty well.

The two small dogs are sitting on their window seat. There's a snowy backyard scene behind them.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

@qkall they're a couple of mutts! About 11 lbs each. Here's a slightly better pic

A small black and brown dog chill on a sofa.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

You can't afford *not* to buy this 10 year old RAM I have lying around in a Ziploc.

A product listing for a 16GB DDR4 RAM module. The listing is laughable at $240, but even more laughable is that it says it's at a 55% special discount.

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Alison Wilder @alisynthesis.io.waxandleather.com.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Getting ready for #NHAMFest26. Doctor Body will be comin atcha from my basement instead of my studio this time. Gotta have room for @composergreg and his absolutely insane synth setup. We'll be performing some very chill, beautiful music for you. 27 […] [Original post on io.waxandleather.com]

A dark-walled room with purple string lights hanging down in vertical stripes. There's a bright red carpet, and a variety of sound equipment with a microphone in the foreground.

The equipment on the table is: MPC Live III, a couple of MIDI controllers, a Red Panda Tensor granular delay, a Chase Bliss CXM1978 reverb, a weird random small batch crazy-ass tape delay, a microphone, and on the floor is a TC Helicon harmonizer.

If you look carefully, you can see two small dogs in the background, moving at the speed of light because it's time for their dinner.

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