Reposted by AraJennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026My poem "Swimming the Witch," about how systems of power often create the very things they are attempting to quell, is now free to read at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social -- just in time for spooky season! I hope you enjoy! magazine.trollbreath.com/swimming-the...magazine.trollbreath.com 1110545
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Have been stabbed in the name of science and flu-prevention. If anyone wants me, I am going to be curled up on the couch 100
Reposted by AraChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026True not just in publishing/writing. Look at how this new Meta Muse basically jumps into the user's shit, mixes it around, gets it everywhere. Shares their address. Lies to their contacts. Sells their stuff at a low price. Do not let the vampire in. Hang garlic. Sharpen stakes. 1549179
Reposted by AraRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156164545549
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Immutable Law of Electronics: Every new gadget will need an update and said update will take 80% of the time you have set aside for the whole 'set-up new thing'. 120
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Me: ...watercolours are starting to get tedious, maybe I should take a break. Watercolor Scientist: New Video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRqq... Me: ooooooohyoutube.comA $200 Watercolor Box, Five New Paints & a Pigment Mystery | Watercolor News Report September 2026YouTube video by Watercolor Scientist 000
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So many cobwebs and dust. I am not sure where all the spiders are. 000
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Well, bugger. It has now been juuuuust long enough since bench workout (and shower) that the muscles have started to stiffen. Owie. 000
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Have been watching what looks like a turf war between magpies and pigeons unfold in our back garden. Magpies are winning. 010
Reposted by AraErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026[banging on table] FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK www.popsci.com/environment/...popsci.comThe Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket is here and chunkier than everVoting starts September 22 with a final winner crowned on September 29. 211673710
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Is there a version of 'white coat syndrome' where a chronic condition behaves itself until after you've had your routine appointment and then takes the check points as a checklist? 000
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Mentally chanting "It's just a hedge" as I watch the behind-us neighbour use her extremely loud hedge cutters. Current ratio of idling v. cutting is about 5 to 1 000
Reposted by AraJim Zub @jimzub.com · 08/09/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. The only AI I 'use' is shit foisted on me - summaries and slop vomited on my screen as part of internet browsing or injected into programs I work with until I turn those settings off or rip those parts out by the roots. 11510249
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Today is two weeks since my Best Beloved ordered me a Seawhite watercolour sketchpad from the Big River. It was delayed as part of an order which was surprising since Seawhite is Uk-based. 100
Reposted by Arapmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 04/09/2026by artist Ginny Robbins 5067151206
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Starting to feel like this sketchpad is cursed. I've tried to buy it in local shops (which were stocked with every other sketchpad the manufacturer offers), looked online and finally ordered from the Big River. The Japanese fountain pen came before the sketchpad which has been delayed again. 000
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Finally, FINALLY there is rain! We are even getting Second Thunderstorm! 010
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Someone is setting off fireworks. In the middle of a heat wave. 000
Reposted by AraJenny with a Green Ribbon Around Her Neck @readingtheend.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I also highly recommend this story! it's long, thoughtful, and deeply engaged with fandom history and dynamics in ways that no other reporting on this topic has been. I said "oof" several times while reading it, which is not a compliment to AI but is a compliment to Kayti Burt. 06728
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026So Ryanair spécial. Flight delayed or not? Or yes? Hope you brought your running shoes 010
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Very kind of my parents' dog to ease the sorrow of parting by barking like the Martians had invaded at 04:30. 000
Reposted by AraSophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Your bad art is better than AI slop. 72107194763
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026We have successfully built our new weights bench. It was on sale and still looks really good but damn if the instructions didn't need a good editor to look them over. Thankfully Best Beloved is smart and beautiful. 010
Reposted by AraMary Sue @marysuesays.bsky.social · 01/08/2026@trustedreveler.bsky.social Hey I found a shirt for us. 2615127
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026"To find one king under a car park is unfortunate. To find two smacks of carelessness" I'm starting to think an archaeological survey of all car parks in the UK might be a good plan. www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/2626169...hampshirechronicle.co.ukKing Alfred the Great’s lost remains 'found under car park', TV show researchers sayThe long-lost remains of King Alfred the Great have been found buried under a car park, investigators claim. 000
Reposted by AraAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Endometriosis takes nine years to diagnose. That’s about to change. NICE has approved two tests: a saliva test reading microRNA markers, and a gut-sensor test returning results in 45 minutes, sparing women the keyhole surgery currently needed. buff.ly/QX3jHk8 #ShareGoodNewsToobuff.lyRapid endometriosis tests to be made available on NHS in England and WalesSaliva and gut sensor-based tests hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for millions of women who can wait years for diagnosis 141280617
Reposted by AraTasha Suri @tashasuri.bsky.social · 27/07/2026very excited that LitPins&Co are doing a special edition set of the Burning Kingdoms trilogy!!! it has original covers, printed hardcovers, sprayed edges, endpapers and overlays, which is all wildly fancy and lovely it's limited edition and available here: litpinsandco.com/collections/... 45418
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Right, I have put wet clothes on line AND watered outside plants. C'mon rain! 000
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Have been extremely well-fed and am currently trying to convince myself that I need to do something that isn't just crawl into bed. 010
Reposted by AraiKE PASTEL @ikexpastel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This is taking me OUT!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 5354171479
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Definitely feeling better now that we're back at weights. Even have a new training max on squat. 000
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Door salesman: So your roof looks perfect for solar panels. Me: It is perfect for solar panels. That's why we have them already. Door: oh. 010
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Conclusions from this morning's scope - No unexpected lumps, throat is suprisingly (distressingly?) pink and goopy and vocal cords are objectively the funniest part of the whole business. ONWARD TO "If it's not _THAT_, wtf is it?!" research 000
Reposted by AraTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 06/07/2026My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com #heatwave 121397423
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Dear brain, scary medical appointment is on MONDAY! Can we please stop using all my spoons on waiting for it? 100
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Despite the best machinations of her Workplace, Best Beloved and I celebrated wedding anniversary by lifting weights. 010
Reposted by AraNoel Donnellon @noeldonnellon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Dublin Pride, Capel Street Dublin. 🏳️🌈 325951
Reposted by AraLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026If rumours are to be believed I'll be living with a seventh different Prime Minister shortly. If it carries on like this I'm going to stop making the effort to learn their names. 1295877977
Ara @arasigyrn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Ow, ow. I am almost sorry for the doctor when I finally see them. I have a LIST. 000
