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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oops! It looks like you just wanted people to agree with you when you asked for opinions.

A truncated image of Microsoft’s helpful old Clippy image. An attempt was made to make it look like Clippy is the one saying what I’m saying.

meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

And Abbot Henderson Thayer's "Peacock in the Woods" (1907) and tell them about the artist/theorist arguing about concealing colouration with Teddy Roosevelt.

The peacock, with its magnificent plumage, almost seems to blend in with the lush, green surroundings

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I also gotta show them Dali's Swans Reflecting Elephants (1937) - hey fellow kids, do we love a metamorphic illusion or what?

3 swans in front of bleak, leafless trees are reflected in the lake so that the swans' heads become the elephants' heads and the trees become the bodies of the elephants.
In the background of the painting is a Catalonian landscape depicted in fiery fall colors, the brushwork creating swirls in the cliffs that surround the lake, to contrast with the stillness of the water.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I liked having a shaved head a lot, sometimes felt like a bit of a bother, but nice in the summer. I don’t generally like most hats, but sometimes wear satin lined hats - they’re sort of slouchy, and they are designed for sleeping in so they’re kind of the lighter side, but not a bonnet style.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Imagine living in a present where you can use a hat to charge your headphones. Sometimes while I’m wearing it, sometimes just hanging in a window. Wasting photons? Sure - it’s impossible not to, but we can all use more of them. We’ve got access to an amazing resource out there in the sky.

A large black hat hangs in a window, there is a cord connecting the hat to a pair of bright red bone conductive headphones.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Everytime I ask her if she wants to get back to walking she picks up her bone again. Real subtle bro.

A picture of a big white dog laying in the grass, facing away from me in a red harness. My knee in dull
Green bug pants is in the right

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

Now I have a big bucket of Ontario soybeans and that’s going to last us a while!!!

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

60g of soybeans = ~ a litre of soy milk + okara for other things. We started with black soybeans because we had them kicking around doing nothing when I impulse bought a soymilk maker a month or two ago. And got goth milk.

A measuring cup of soy milk made from black soybeans on a laminate wood countertop . There is a white soy milk machine in the background, and a package of black soybeans in the background

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

One of my favourite parts of being vegan is waking up early to milk the soybeans. It’s easily the best soy milk of my whole damn life. It’s amazing in lattes. Zero waste, less cartons to recycle, delightful, delicious, no cows or calves harmed. A complete delight.

A picture of a measuring cup with cheesecloth on top filtering out soy milk from okara. It’s in a baking dish incase the glass breaks.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The Canadian audiobook experience is not always so great.

Screenshot of text
“Due to publisher restrictions this audiobook is unavailable for purchase in your selected country“

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

Fossil fuels are not going to offer lasting benefits for Canadians or the world. Solar power could make things better, but you seem committed to making things worse. As a former Albertan, I have got to wonder, what are you even doing?

An red octagonal stop sign that says stop wasting photons.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

So I’ve been vegan for over a quarter of a century and today was the first time I made soy milk at home. I used a machine of course, but the outcome was delicious. And because I used black soybeans, the milk was also goth as fuck. If I can froth this stuff for a latte I’m going to be so happy.

A picture of a wooden style kitchen counter, in the foreground there is a beaker style 32 oz measuring cup filled with grey liquid, in the background there is a bag of dry black soybeans and a hint of a blender sized white machine I used for the soy milk.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Instantly reminded me of this comic from ArtByMoga. Like not everyone that doesn't drink is an alcoholic, but everyone's got their own reasons, and they'd probably have already told you if they felt like it.

A 2 panel comic by Art by Moga.

Someone asks "CHAMPAGNE?" while holding out a glass.
The reply="NO THANKS! IDON'T DRINK."
Someone asks: "WHY IS THAT?"
reply = Because I'm..."
new panel with someone saying "An Alcoholic!"

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Listening to Barred Owls hooting at each other is an absolute delight. Even if the dog didn't have Demands™️, the bird song of the season is such a wonderful reason to go outside. I'm so delighted to have caught the exchange. Again.

A big white dog stands on the edge of a swampy area in a red harness style leash, she debates pulling me into the muddy shallow water but decides against it. The perspective is from me behind her, and there is a short bungee leash attached to me.

The ample trees are bare or with just a hint of green, but there is moss on logs and on the forest floor.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Counting down the days now.

A Libro.fm screenshot of the preorder screen for Martha Wells’s murderbot diaries book 8. Platform Decay narrated by Kevin R Free. Language: English.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It’s just all so beautiful. I also have some smaller panels connected to batteries charging my laptop and storing the ample excess. #solar

A picture of our solar generation.

At the top: production today, with a sun and temperature, 9C.

There is a house with four arrows. 10.6 kW solar power now is going towards the house. 2.09kW are being used by the house. 7.91kW are going to the grid. And .58 is trickling into the battery on the bottom of the image.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

She did write a book, so I should probably get around to making some at home.

A photo of the Art of Vegan cheesemaking book by Kathy Macathy. It has three cultured cheeses on the cover.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I’m sad Blue Heron isn’t around anymore, since I could have had a vegan cheese mule from Vancouver this week. But was reminded of how nice it was for several people to coordinate cheese transport so I could try some along with one of her experimental flavours years ago.

A picture of a box and wheel of Blue Heron Vegan Cheese. They’re both on an old wooden table.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This week the bird nerds and I will be talking about the Tinamou, and it all started because I showed them pictures of these birds eggs. & because I looked up the origins of the word tinamou, we’ll be focusing on a country I hadn’t really heard of before - Suriname.

A bright teal clutch of eggs in a small nest of twigs and leaves

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Can anyone identify these fish? I’m wondering what species. They’re in our very large, stream-fed pond, but I didn’t put them there.

Two fish, in clear greenish water. Long narrow bodies.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Feeling nostalgic for this #vegan breakfast bagelboard. Probably should do something like that again. Soon maybe.

A round black platter on a wood style counter piled with bagels, pickles, onions, cream cheese, tofu egg salad, slices of cheeses, strawberries, thinly sliced beets, olives, cucumber salad etc

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I run a bird focused club for children and I shared this zoomed in photo I took a couple weeks ago. I told them “sometimes bird watching looks like this” They got a kick out of it. But I think it might be a contender.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Have you ever played @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com and looked at the sky? It's actually so gorgeous. These details make the world feel so real sometimes. I was doing some random stuff in Draenor yesterday and was genuinely startled by how lovely this was.

A screenshot from the World of Warcraft. The sky is full of stars, and there is a large moon or other planet nearby on the bottom left of the image with it's own unique geography with the idea of mountains and waterways. The sky is a beautiful combination of a mottled gradient of dark blues to light purples, mixed together with depth in a way that feels very true to life.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Our child explained Y2K to me today. I’ve made it baby. 😆

2 panels. Aslan the Lion from lion the witch and the wardrobe says please feel free to cite the Deep Magic to me. I was there when it was written a I love talking about it. (It’s not the actual quote from the book or movie but I like the silliness)

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

I got the chance to read some great books this January (& one terrible one!) Favorites include: the 3 books of the Centenal Cycle, The Incandescent, and Between. Empire of AI was infuriating, but very interesting.

A screenshot from storygraph with 11 covers on it:
Empire of AI by Karen Ham
R.F. Kuang Katabasis
Deep Work by Cal Newport
The Lost Bookshop Evie Woods
The Incandescent by Emily Tesh
Infomacracy Malka Older
Null States by Malka Older
State Tectonics Malka Older
The Name of THe Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
In a Jam Kate Canterbury
Between LL Starling

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

One of the people involved in the project was on when I visited the server and offered to show us (me and the kid) the functioning skydome roof - and we were very impressed. unsurprisingly, there are also some transit fans involved in the project. The subway stations all warp you to the next one.

The view from the catwalk looking towards the outfield at the skydome.

View on the streetcar. There are blue sideways seats, and red seats.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I visited such a cool minecraft project - buildingto.ca - it's a 1:1 version of downtown Toronto. They've been working on it for a long time, and the detail is awesome. Here I am sitting at the skydome. You can see their look back on the builds of 2025 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZPR...

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

it's so weird when otherwise normal seeming people speak with excitement about "German" objects from World War II. What were the Germans doing during World War II buddy?

2 panel meme goose comic.
1st panel, a white goose with an orange bill says "Germany in world war II"?
2nd panel, good chasing a person running, saying "what was germany doing during world war II?"

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

We talked about the Resplendent Quetzal today. They are a really a beautiful bird, and I can see how they might have influenced the folklore around the Quetzalcoatl - especially when they're flying through the air.

A picture of a Male Resplendent Quetzal on an epiphite covered tree (probably some kind of wild avocado tree). He has a long resplendent long emerald tale, some white tail feathers, a bright ruby belly, and a fluffy little head.

Photo is taken by Laura Wolf, artist and educator, CC some rights reserved. https://www.flickr.com/photos/laurawolfartist/53690558653/in/album-72177720316621703

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

I’ve decided we’re going to talk about Australia and the Tawny Frogmouth at bird nerds this week. Normally I get the kids to vote on a bird, but it’s been a few weeks since our last meeting so I’m picking the easy choice for high interest, weird little guy vibes. Look at these muppets

Two tawny frogmouths sit on a tree branch, one is a juvenile and small with their mouth open. They jaw wide and large beaks that are similar to frogs except more pointy.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I’m enjoying watching all the signs of life in our sleepy forest - I suspect this is some kind of Flammulina (probably velutipes, but I’m still not going to eat it.) I’m pretty sure I startled an owlet when walking by a nest hole in a tree yesterday. (we were both quite startled.)

A picture of two mushroom fruiting bodies on a wet decaying tree. They’re gilled mushrooms with a yellow brown colouration and darker stems.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

So fluffy!!! I’ve just got this very large banana. #caturday

A fluffy black and white cat in a banana box

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I think this might be Tremella mesenterica, some type of Parmelia, and a delightful little blop of moss.

A lumpy gelatinous orange fungus, some lobed lichen, sprigs of light green moss on a decaying deciduous tree of some sort

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Thanks for posting this. @thebigjc and the kid made me some veganized ones today. Truly beautifully delicious.

A cinnamon bun in front of a keyboard on top of a carrot plate

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Search your first name and then “glamour shot” And post a photo. And honestly I couldn’t have found anything more perfect.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

We're talking about common ravens today, and I'm unreasonably delighted with one of my slide graphics. I'm glad the children generally seem to enjoy my antics (they could just be being polite, but they do also keep coming back for more of my nonsense.)

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Wow, this meme be memeing

A meme. At the top there is “my brain at 3am”

Then a screenshot from Duolingo that features the owl with a speech bubble saying “let’s review your mistakes”

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

People posting their midnight alpha screens.

A boomkin sits, somewhat dejected on the side of a platform. The text below says « blizzard, I see what you’ve done for other people, and I want that for me.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

It always just makes me think of this comic from Matt Bors.

A comic of a medieval peasant says "We should improve society somewhat" while a modern man, emerging from a well, replies, "Yet you participate in society! Curious! I am very intelligent. The signature is BORS

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

One of my favourite things today was hunting down cozy spaces and finding a little coffee and book space in my little video game. It did spark joy. I should do that more often.

A screenshot from world of Warcraft featuring a human kul tiran sitting in a chair beside a book case drinking tea.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Your last saved pic is your moral philosophy. yeah. I guess…

Stop doomscrolling, put down your phone and take a doom walk outside. Sounding some water. Doombreathe

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Drop an old person you’re going to turn into in the future.

An older white woman in a red house dress holds a cat and a handgun.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

The decision has been made for me. Hurrah!

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Joe pye, about to be a snack. Some flavour of Eutrochium, maybe maculatum.

A bee flies towards a Joe pye plant - light purple flowers

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I think dugong skeletons are pretty cool looking. Their skulls are massive chonkers that seem great for smashing into stuff and then they have short arms with hands and are sort of shaped like a tadpole or embryo, but with solid bone. sirenians in general I guess. I just think they’re neat.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Here is my fluffy black and white desk cat.

A black and white fluffy cat lays in his back, exposing his fluffy white belly. He’s making blinky faces at the camera. There is a keyboard between the photo and the cat, and the cat is on a desk between the monitor and the keyboard.

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meshell @meshell.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

there is this weird quality with the parasocial nature of early vegan connections with notable cookbook authours and people that wore their hearts on their sleeves. So I’m thinking about the late Sarah Kramer and making breakfast.

A picture of a cookbook page from the garden of vegan

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