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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I just got one a few days ago from a "Mr. Marcel Sithole" and I'm considering changing my name to that.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Plenty of chiggers in Kentucky, too.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Gabby Pickles, which sounds pretty legit.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Oh lord, me too! Starting at about age 8. And Anne McCaffrey a couple of years later. I read Myra Breckinridge when I was 13, and just thought it was weird.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I don't like or eat hot dogs of any kind, whether meat or veggie, but if I did, it'd be a Chicago dog (mustard, sweet pickle relish, chopped onions, tomato, dill pickle spear, sport peppers, and celery salt).

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Five living writers of color who I've read more than five books by: Aliette de Bodard Zen Cho Nghi Vo P.Djéli Clark Premee Mohamed

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Five living women writers who I've read more than five books by: KJ Charles T. Kingfisher Sarah Monette/ Katherine Addison Naomi Novik Liz Williams

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Hungarians do noodles with butter, powdered sugar, and poppy seeds or ground walnuts, and it's very good.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

That's it, though they also spend a lot of time sitting by the road and glaring.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

As an American in the South who has seen uncountable numbers of ceiling fans, I've NEVER heard of one falling off, if that helps. But I get irrational fears. I have to keep the shower curtain open unless I'm in there because that's where the axe murderer hides.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I still can't hear it without thinking "your (pronoun) scarf (noun) it (pronoun) was (verb) apricot (adjective)", etc.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I went to a VERY progressive elementary school in the mid-70s and one exercise we had to do was pick out the parts of speech while our teacher played us that song. So one time through it was nouns, the next verbs and so on.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

"Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty takes me back to the comic shop before the campus alternative radio station started, while "Sunny Came Home" (years later) is from the weird singer-songwriter mix they played all the time at the fabric store.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Too much NoDoz will give you chest pains. Who knew?

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

In high school English I read the first chapter of The Red Badge of Courage and refused to go any further. The first half of the final exam turned out to be entirely devoted to it, but by good guessing and creative BS (and acing the rest of the test) I managed to get a B+ on it.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

OMG it IS, isn't it? I can't believe I missed that, having imprinted on Dahlov Ipcar's The Queen of Spells (also Tam Lin) at an early age myself.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

David Bowie Prince They Might Be Giants REM Gang of Four Violent Femmes Pink Floyd Concrete Blonde Elvis Costello Psychedelic Furs

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Still waiting on my library copy but managed to check out the audiobook, which in this case (I mean the series) is very nearly as good.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I gave up on him after trying and failing to get through Magpie Murders, so I feel happily justified. I just found it deeply tedious and I couldn't be bothered to care about any of the characters.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I turned 13 at the end of 1979 and 23 at the end of 1989 so that was peak formative years, and yes, it absolutely was pining and panic, hairspray and the threat of nuclear war. Also see "Two Suns In the Sunset" by Pink Floyd.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I'm 60th, and I've moved up several places! My library is good about getting extra copies, though, so I'm hoping it won't actually be the "several months" they claim before I get to read it.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

When this was first announced and I saw the title I immediately went "Oh NOOOOOOO." But I'm still gonna read it, even though I know I'll regret everything.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

In the early 70s my grandparents' black and white TV was struck by lightning and all it did was fuse the power switch so that you had to plug it in or unplug it to turn it on and off. It still worked for years after that.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

A few months ago I had five vials drawn, not too bad, but the first (I forget what it was for), needed a priming vial, which they threw away. My perfectly good blood! "Excuse me, I was using that!"

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

If you're lucky you'll get it down to every three months! (I was diagnosed 25 years ago.)

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

But Beulah wasn't Elsie's only child! In 1947 there was Beauregard, and ten years later there were twins named Larrabee and Lobelia. It seems the first "living Elsie" was named "You'll Do, Lobelia", which sounds like another story in itself.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Definitely agree. Ditto anything "birthday cake" flavor, i.e. sugar with a little vanilla and a hint of plastic.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Caramel. It's mainly the texture, because I don't like sticky, but also the flavor is... fine, I guess. I think macarons are always disappointing, too. Too sweet and something about the texture is off, and I usually do like the combination of crunchy/creamy.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I draw flowers well, and I'm not bad at birds and insects. Media-wise, I'm best at pencil and pen and ink, though I've done some decent acrylic abstracts.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I admire anyone who can draw horses! Mine always look like they're crouching down on their hind legs in a way that horses don't, though I've been practicing and I'm getting better. I can draw flowers pretty well, though.

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Bird 🌲 @birdwarde.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

#PortfolioDay Do you need cool nature artwork for your org/company/yourself? Send me an email let's make it happen 🪶 birdillustration.contact@gmail.com www.bird-illustration.com

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Magical Kaleidoscope (Silvi) @magicalscope.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

#PortfolioDay Artshare time! Let's get those posts seen! 💚 Link your Portfolio Day post 💚 Repost for visibility 💚 Share and support one-another, invite a friend too 💚 Will repost for 24 hours💚 🚫 SFW and human-made art only🚫 #artshare #art #ocsky

Picture of a blonde woman in a pink dress on a field of flowers, stylised in Art Nouveau way.
The words 'Portfolio Day Art Share' are overlaid across the picture.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

#portfolioday, unless it was yesterday. I'm an artist and designer, currently specializing in #patterndesign. I work in a mix of traditional and digital techniques, with absolutely NO AI. I can make it look like crap on my own, thanks.

A hand-drawn seamless pattern of scabiosa flowers, lavender, and bees against a pale yellow and white striped background.

A seamless pattern of orange tigers against a background of pink and black waves and stylized white and pink flowers

A seamless Art Nouveau inspired pattern of pink and blue flowers and pink and gold dotted ogee shapes against a background of spirals in two shades of blue

A seamless pattern of hand-painted and inked bouquets of bright pink and orange peony tulips tied with blue ribbons and accented with blue butterflies, against a white background

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I wish somebody had told me this a long time ago, because you're absolutely right.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I had breakfast at a table next to John Byrne and Mike Mignola.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Home again home again like a turtle to his balcony and you know where that's at. - Richard Brautigan

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I know that time is an illusion, but I didn't realize that it had been a year and a half since I'd updated my Behance portfolio. www.behance.net/gallery/2399...

Six bolts of fabric in bright wintertime patterns of stripes, diamonds, sweaters, socks, and mittens

A colorful pattern of bright socks, sweaters, and mittens on an aqua background with snowflakes

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

That makes me laugh and laugh and laugh.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Ancestrally, anyway. The town where my dad and grandmother were born played the part of Van Lear in the movie.

Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn, in a long brunette wig and white lace dress, her eyes closed, singing into a microphone, with the words "Coal Miner's Daughter" overhead.

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bridgitb.bsky.social @bridgitb.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I have other things to do before I go to bed tonight, but I'm definitely saving that for later.

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