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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

🖋️ The reminder for our next Analog Tools Meetup (cygnoir.net/analog-tools-meetups) has been emailed! 🖋️📓🗂️ If you’re not on this list and would like to join us, let @jessekelber or me know.

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Deep Space 90210 @ds90210.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Garak: If you wouldn’t trust their advice then don’t trust their criticism

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

🙃 a coworker’s seven-year-old daughter wanted to meet a library director. turns out describing what I do for a living is 100% less interesting than talking about capybaras

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Ugh, I wrote #weeknotes without a template. What am I even doing with my life. (ha ha just kidding it was fun and I loved it and only was a little scared) cygnoir.net/2026/10/2026-week-40-no…

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

🍞 tricked myself into going to the Pelikan Hub by making banana bread for my fave pen slingers, and tricked myself into staying the whole time by meeting utterly delightful humans

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@hollie I love your patches on your bags. Is there a trick to putting patches on bags? I have a bag with an ugly metal logo that I want to cover with a patch!

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@alexcox In the interest of telling people when they’ve made a positive impact on you: Some months ago you posted a screenshot of your iPhone lock screen and I spent a really long time looking for the particular mood tracking app you were using. (I did this instead of asking you directly […]

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@neatnik Do contributors to url.town have individual contribution RSS feeds?

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

🙃 wrestling with antisocial feelings while wanting to be excited for the Pelikan Hub tonight

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

I took a week off work to do nothing and all I got is this lousy realization that life is so much more than work, even meaningful work I deeply care about with people I adore.

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

🙃 My week took a weird and sudden left turn into new health issues, and I’m still sorting out how I feel about those. But I got to chat with @keenan this morning, FunkyPlaid brought home new fountain pen ink, and I am cooking tasty recipes, so things are looking up.

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

🥰 Pen show weekend is now over. So many great connections and discoveries! I bought a bottle of Lunar Mirage, a purplish-grey ink with green shimmer from Octopus Fluids that is exceptionally pretty.

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 12/06/2026

🥹 For my tenth work anniversary, some of my coworkers dressed up as me! Black and purple flowy layers, big boots, and tons of silver jewelry. So precious. I don't deserve them.

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2026

🥰 Today I have planned a stationery-themed day for some friends. We’re headed to brunch, then the local stationery shop, then back to my home for an afternoon of hanging out and sharing stationery and stories. So excited!

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! As soon as we raise the Pride flag at my library, my mailbox becomes an interesting place. I’m spending the month guarding my energy and responding with clarity and patience.

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: * went to the last-ever Pride parade and festival where I work (although I sincerely _hope_ it won't be the last-ever, but we'll see with city funding being what it is) and saw so many lovely friends and coworkers * vanilla matcha boba tea with popping strawberry […]

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: * the Analog Tools meetup always reminds me that sharing hobbies with kind people is a lovely way to spend my precious time on the planet * homemade chocolate chip cookies * going to bed somewhat on time so tomorrow is more manageable

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 09/05/2026

🥰 Just recorded the last Friendship Material (friendship-material.simplecast.com) episode with @keenan. What an absolute joy this creative endeavor has been! Get out there and do fun things with great friends. It's always worth it.

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@everylibrary/11650… You might not know this, but we in #libraries love you, occasional library user. You don't have to come in every day to be appreciated. Thank you for supporting in the ways that fit into your days.

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2026

Chicago Public Library partnered with the school district so that all students’ ID cards now function as library cards, thus removing a barrier to accessing library resources and programs. Yay #libraries! […]

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 26/04/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - therapy, brain, yes - I got to host the local Traveler's Company 20th anniversary meetup, a bit of a dream come true for me - hangin' out with @keenan

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - more difficult conversations at work and I am still out here doing my best (feeling like I want to be so much better, but recognizing I'm doing what I can with the tools I currently have) - the big annual presentation to council happened tonight and the board […]

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 21/04/2026

It’s National Library Week here in the US, and this year marks three decades since I first started working in libraries. Libraries are an essential component to our communities, and we need you to show up for us, now more than ever […]

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 15/04/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - I did a series of difficult things at work. I'm not perfect; I'm still learning. And I keep showing up. That's what I've got. - The new TMBG album is even better than I could have hoped for. - I made crispy new potatoes in the air fryer because potatoes.

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - we are moving back into the library building to prepare for reopening and it feels so good to be back in my own space - had enough leftovers for dinner so I didn't have to worry about cooking at the end of a long workday - I am going to bed on time, dangit

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - a friend offered to donate her foster axolotl Fred (with whom I am obsessed) to my library and now I want to figure out how to make this happen - I have friends who offer me axolotls - axolotls

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 08/04/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - worked remotely to focus on urgent deadlines - I got a silly gift for one of my coworkers, one of those felt letter boards that has LED lights on it, and put her name on it in a fancy way - Dots (dots.humdrum.one)

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - when I got home, I walked in the waning light to the new nearby park - tofu is so inexpensive right now, and I made a great garlicky sesame tofu recipe from Minimalist Baker - this book I'm not really into is nearly finished

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - despite it being one of the worst workdays I've had in a good long while, I didn't quit or get fired - white cheddar popcorn - Lee Pace

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - a certain tabby cat that likes to lean against my shins in the middle of the kitchen - double rainbows when it rained while the sun was shining - the new Robyn album briefly rescuing me from so many intrusive thoughts

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - at the end of a challenging workday, I come home to a person I love who sees me and still loves me back - and sometimes that person surprises me with bottles of ink - that we fill our pens with, together, and quietly doodle at the kitchen table

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - breakfast cuddles with a very lovey tabby cat - we're two-thirds of the way through the library building closure - new Friendship Material (friendship-material.simplecast.com) episode day

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 30/03/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - one last vacation day before work ramps up - spaghetti, zucchini, and garlic bread for dinner - clean bedsheets

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - person doing the Dougie in the inflatable hippo costume at the #NoKings protest, all of your life choices are correct - therapy for the brain because the brain does bad and we need the therapy to tell brain stop bad - the fact that cats exist

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 28/03/2026

🍅 I am roasting tomatoes, onions, and carrots to turn into delicious soup and you can’t stop me.

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 28/03/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - woke up smiling from a dream of my beloved cat Zen in fine fettle - brunch of homemade lattes and fried egg sandwiches with FunkyPlaid - worked out for 30 minutes and didn't want to walk into the sea immediately afterwards

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - hanging out with @keenan - trying to set up Discourse and it's actually working (!!!) - playing with the Mildliner Mix pens that FunkyPlaid gave me

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - puttering around in silence as I returned our home to its usual state now that our houseguests have departed - talkin' notebooks with FunkyPlaid - inking a pen with J. Herbin Vert de Gris

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 25/03/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - wandering through a beautiful garden in the spring rain - not sinking into despair when plans didn't go the way I wanted - making my mom laugh

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - good chat over good food with family - first listen of the new Ladytron album - FunkyPlaid is home

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2026

🫶 Today’s #3GoodThings: - my mom and cousin arrived safely after a three-day roadtrip - I cleaned my dang heart out and the house is sparkling for our guests - FunkyPlaid comes home tomorrow

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 22/03/2026

🥰 Today’s #3GoodThings: - starting the day with friends in the Analog Tools meetup - my friend’s dog fell asleep with his chin on my knee - another friend stopped by to deliver a gift of a knitted cap with giant googly eyes on it

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 27/02/2026

🎶 New coping mechanism unlocked: Shower Karaoke Disassociation. I lost 15 minutes belting Lionel Richie songs in the shower, temporarily released from the gaping maw of the void. A+++ will cope again

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 25/02/2026

💐 In between meetings today, I came back to my temporary office and a coworker had left a bouquet of flowers and a card thanking me for my support last week and reminding me that I can also get support when I need it. In case you needed to hear that today, too.

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cygnoir :prami_pride: @cygnoir.social.lol.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2026

🙄 Mastodon could do with fewer "all you need to do is roll your own" low-key shaming posts. What sounds like a good time to some is costly in time, money, and patience to others.

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