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@oneirodynia.bsky.social
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Oakland. Snapdragon Tamer. Night Gardener. I mostly post about gardens, animals and basketball (mute the 🏀 symbol if you don't care to hear about it). Sometimes cocktails, music, or history.

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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 1h
Sheesh how many times has a Fever had an uncontested layup in this game while LVA just watch? 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 3h
I do not get teams that don't play defense. It just looks odd. 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 6h
The 14 languages besides English that Alameda County prints ballots in. Only Los Angeles has more (19). Sacramento also has 14. Two other counties have 13.
Bengali
Burmese
Chinese
lu Mien
Japanese
Khmer
Korean
Malay
Mongolian
Punjabi
Spanish
Tagalog
Urdu
Vietnamese
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 6h
You can’t really tell from this photo, but there’s 225+ pages of voter guide here. I do not want to hear from Europeans this Election Day telling me again how their country “counts all votes in 1 day”. Are you voting for 30 offices and measures, with ballots in 15 languages? No? Then pound sand.
Paper election info
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 9h
In and out in 3 minutes at Kaiser Berkeley when I got my flu & covid shot just now. Woman giving me the shots was a W fan. She's hoping the Aces win tonight and the Valks win tomorrow 🤞 I'm with her.
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 10h
I am so excited for this! The care Sterlin Harjo takes with all his weirdos is so lovely. + Betty Gilpin! #TheLowdown www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dhV...
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THE LOWDOWN Season 2 Official Trailer (2026) Ethan Hawke
YouTube video by ONE Media +
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 11h
Current garden status: #Oakland 🌱
Slightly nibbled single white bloom of Dahlia "Twyning's After 8". It has a golden yellow center and a pale pink tint to the petals sometimes. The leaves are bronze.Big golden yellow trumpet of Brugmansia, looking up from below.Shocking pink begonia blooms. I don't remember the name of this one. Long plain green angel wing type leaves and a trailing habit.A long haired black cat named Oliver sitting by some wild, weedy stone steps.
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Well I thought buying tickets to game three would ensure a sweep. I tried. #GSV 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Free basketball!!🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The WNBA has a ref problem because the best refs are poached by the MNBA, which pays them a salary instead of a per game fee. 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This was a great read, and I love this photo of Gary Nakase with his 1961 Pontiac Bonneville (from Natalie Nakase's IG):
Black and white photo of a young Japanese man in the driveway of a white house. He's wearing a white t shirt and has a rag in his hand. The car he's next to with the hood open is a light colored 1961 Pontiac Bonneville "bubble top" 2 door coupe.
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is Chewy.com the best big company? Every time I have an issue it's resolved in the easiest and kindest way: aka "no need to return it, please donate it." or "yes, we will send out a replacement for your (crazy expensive) bag of prescription food right away".
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Aces need to be *perfect* from here on out. Still time to win 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I genuinely feel for long term Fever fans who didn't ask for any of this crap, but it *is* crap and the sooner IND is out of the playoffs, the less everyone is subject to assholes imposing themselves on everyone else's game. 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
got out of the shower in time to catch the last 15 seconds of the third quarter, and broadcast never said the score or showed it, but these IND fans are looking too damn happy 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amy Klobuchar to dumbass: did you confuse the Atlanta Hawks with the Iowa *Hawkeyes*?
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Love having to change my address from Oakland to Emeryville because some dumb payment system uses a shite database and won't let me check out if I put in my actual, legal and geographic address.
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On the ferry
The Sf bay ferry before heading to Oakland.  A waning moon lights up some clouds off the stern. A long, empty blue painted bench reflects the moonlight..
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Danielle H @danielleceltics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gabby Williams shouts out Too $hort at the end of her postgame interview #WNBA
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I was coming off the bench, but I did my best subbing in for @thinkmooinc.bsky.social
Little gsv bbanners
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
They reminded us again 😉
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I know I won’t have a voice tomorrow #GSV 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
2 Short is the halftime show at BALLHALLA and we have been told his favorite word is now “BOUNCE”.🏀 #WNBA #GSV
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On Boathalla headed to #Ballhala #GSV#WNBA @sfbayferry.com
Valkyries fans on the ferry from Oakland to Chase Center
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NYL was one of only two teams that beat MIN twice in the regular season. I was surprised so many people seemed to think this series was going to be a stroll in the park for the Lynx. They're obviously capable is still winning the series, but it will be a real fight. 🏀 #WNBA
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Important update:
A small black and tan dog named Gracie is fully stretched out in the sun on a flagstone patio. Behind her is a raised bed with a bench and leafy plants in shades of green and bronze.
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Soaking up photons
Gracie, a small black and tan dog lies on green groundcover in front of a stone bench/retaining wall .
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nneka is making an incredible speech right now. #WNBA 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Gabby needed to sit for a bit and get her head right while VB and KC played their asses off. Then she came back in and looked like herself 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please, VB take over this game. I know you have it in you 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Did Gabby and Ceci empty the tank at FIBA? Not great if so! 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
GSV missing rotations is not like them. WTH is going on 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
C'mon Valkyires, it is time to start making buckets 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Amihere minutes!! #GSV🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The only good thing about being forced to watch this interview of an unshaven, unclothed Rob Pelinka was a fleeting photo of a grinning Kevon Looney playing golf with Luka in Slovenia. 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Anyone in the LA area with bottle feeding availability? #cats #kittens #foster #LosAngeles
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
At some point, we're going to replace all the door knobs with levers in my elderly parent's condo. Does the shape of the lever handle make a difference for ease of use?
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I can't be mad at Carla Leite having a great game. The Valkyries have looked disorganized and out of sorts all game. Better to sort this out now than in the postseason. Great effort by the Portland Fire on their last night of the season. 🏀
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Jose Carlos Fajardo @fuzyjoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Check out a gallery of sunset photography on my website: www.josecarlosfajardo.com/sunset-photo... #photography #sunset
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The last time the Valkyries played a game in which Gabby and Ceci started was August 27th, and it shows in how out of rhythm this entire team looks right now as Portland takes advantage. Still time to sort it out, but that was an extra long break. 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
B2B 3s by VB and CZ #GSV 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Rufus is convinced he is a previously undiscovered species of wild cat.
Profile of a short haired black cat in the branches of a woody shrub. His front feet are on a higher part of the branch and his ears are back, as if he is pursuing something (he is not).A short haired black cat is nearly hidden among leafy green weeds and dappled light. A short haired black cat stalks the photographer down a leafy path among jungly plants.
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I am tired of hearing about this AI doomsday cult.
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That was a great 3Q! 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oh yeah #GSV #WNBA 🏀
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Some people have it dead easy.
A black cat named Rufus lounges on the back stairs. He seems quite content.
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fragile detente.
Oliver, a black cat, sits on the back of our green sofa. He looks into the camera while Gracie Dog is below him on the seat, wishing he’d go away.
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gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Every time I hear the opening credits for Slow Horses, I think that Apple has made too much money.
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zach silberberg @zachsilberberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
ever since mr joshua started writing alt text it has become required reading. a wonderful insight into his process. thank you pants
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