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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Everyone, please come see how handsomely my dog posed for me today. (Not pictured: 37 other photos almost exactly like these.)

A black dog with his floppy ear toward the camera sits on a blue chair to look out an offscreen window.

A black dog posed on a blue chair stretches his front legs across a grey ottoman.

A black dog reclines across a blue chair.

A black dog yawns while perched in a blue chair as his front feet stretch onto a grey ottoman.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Dunno what kind of reach this will get, but does anyone have any recommendations for soft dog treats? My poor food-motivated elder pooch had a lot of teeth extracted yesterday and I don’t want to risk oral injuries. Dog tax included.

A black dog uses his puppy-dog eyes to beg for treats.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

We all get to exist at the same time as this amazing asshole, who’s the most beautiful and perfect mammal on four legs regardless of how much he thinks both parents WFH because Our Dogchild of Perpetual Needs requires constant attention.

The face of a black dog whose head is resting on two blankets.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

My entire day screeched to a halt when this dude landed at my door.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

I stopped keeping track of Santa Lucia Day decades ago, and was delighted to find out that it coincided with my first attempt at making spritz cookies.

A cookie tray of slightly manhandled green-tinted, five-sided spritz cookies before they’re baked.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

When the job offer comes through and it’s essentially two pages of things your current job would never give you.

Nicole Kidman raises her arms in what looks an awful lot like liberated joy.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Siri, can you play The Crunge by Led Zeppelin?

A bridge dotted with lights is reflected in the river below as it stretches across the visual field. A dark-blue evening sky is in the background; the banks of a parking lot and a single, mostly leafless tree occupy the right-third of the image.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Dog tax, because he’s still my absolute favorite creature even when he’s being a total ausshole.

A mostly black dog with a grey chest and muzzle looks sleepily at the camera he does not want in his personal space.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

My proudest internet moment is introducing a portmanteau for ”spare parent” to more than 22k people who also seem to understand what it’s like being your beloved dog’s least favorite housemate.

A screenshot of an Instagram notification reporting that 22,909 people liked a comment that begins with ”I UNDERSTAND THE PAIN OF BEING SPARENT.”

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

defector.com/breaking-som... (But also: Keep going and look at me so I can finish. Also also: HOLY SHIT I WISH I WROTE THIS.)

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Had to rethread the yellow floss at the perfect point.

An in-progress, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy-themed cross stitch project currently showing a nearly-complete blue whale and ”DO PANIC” outlined in large, friendly yellow letters.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

God, the dude writes ONE coprophagia scene and then no one takes his foresight seriously for another 50 years.

A screenshot of a Google News feed that features headlines like Literay Hub’s ”Thomas Pynchon Has Been Warning Us About American Fascism the Whole Time” and the New York Times’ ”Thomas Pynchon Saw Where America was Headed. What Does He See Now?”

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Every day is heavy now but yesterday was Black Dog Day, which raises awareness of how black dogs are often overlooked in shelters. This saucy Aussie has been my favorite house wolf for almost 12 years, and being his second chance is the only motherhood I crave. (Even if Daddy is Favorite Parent.)

A mostly black medium-sized dog with a grey chest and muzzle, red harness and both ears up lies in the backseat of a car with his front paws dangling and his top lip stuck on his teeth in an accidental doggie grin as he looks toward the camera.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Picked the right pattern to be working on when I found out I didn’t get raptured for, like, the sixth time.

A tattoo-inspired, in-progress cross stitch piece with two blue birds flanking a red heart overlaid with a yellow “Fuck it” ribbon. Jackie Dayton, regular human bartender, makes an appearance as a needle minder.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

In honor of #NationalDogDay I am continuing last year’s tradition and posting the two goodest boys in the world, even though @beaniezee.bsky.social and I aren’t posting about it from the same sofa this time. (😭) The void is my son; the potato is my nephew. They are both PERFECT.

A mostly black dog with a grey chest and muzzle sprawls belly-up on a bed with green sheets.

A lap-sized, brown dog with both ears up and a paw regally resting on his photographer’s knee gazes into the distance.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I am unsure why spending half my day in a grand-jury selection has me absolutely wiped out, and said as much to my husband. His response: “That’s anxiety, baby!” Meanehile, a deadline’s breathing down my neck but all I want to do is disassociate to some cross stitch. So here’s a month’s progress.

A stylized and cross-stitched take on The X-Files’ “I want to believe” poster, in progress and depicting a background of mountains and multicolored sky with a blank spot for a UFO, and a foreground of a dark treeline.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

One week in, this project has already taught me to check out how much floss I need *before* I start so I’m not making a Michael’s pickup order three hours before the store even opens.

An in-progress cross stitch project that’s so far a turquoise, seafoam green and dusty-rose pink sky interrupted by a blank space for a UFO.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Progress of a project I will eventually photograph in decent lighting.

A nearly completed Twin Peaks-inspired cross stitch project with the all-caps text ”Fix your hearts or die” over a foggy tree-filled landscape.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I was going to yell about hating genAI because it brings us one step closer to the dystopia of Vonnegut’s ”Harrison Bergeron” but I’d rather celebrate finally hunting down all the right DMC floss to start this project.

A largely blank aida canvas with only the words ”Fix your hearts or die” completed.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I’m doomed to forever juggle multiple projects in various states of progress so I decided to cross stitch some pieces in honor of the influences that shaped hubs and me, starting with Gir. (Bonus: begrudging proof that weaving in ends rather than knotting them yields comparatively cleaner backs.)

A small cross stitch of Gir from Invader Zim.

The project’s backside, a network of multicolored threads that largely represent the finished image.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I’ve been meaning to make this for so long that I’ve long since forgotten where I found the design. Whipped this up today to get the quick dopamine fix of starting and finishing a cross stitch piece in a few hours before diving into a much bigger one.

A small cross stitch project showing a multicolored piñata and the words “Smash the patriarchy.”

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

This week, I finished one cross stitch piece that took about 2.5 months to complete and another that took a couple weeks, because sometimes you just gotta stab something a thousand times.

A completed cross stitch project showing a cloudy sky above a stylized mountain scene with multicolored trees, a walking path and a cabin. Pattern by Caterpillar Cross Stitch.

A completed cross stitch project where three mountains, a tree line and a sunset sky are reflected in the water below.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Etsy error in my favor: Bought something to continue the tradition of sneaking presents into bestie’s luggage/home and accidentally also purchased a “Fix your hearts or die” cross stitch pattern I forgot was in my cart, so I guess my next project’s figured out for whenever this monster’s done.

An in-progress cross stitch project of a landscape with a colorful sky, three mountains, grassy expanse and dark tree line, with the field and beginnings of trees reflected in an unfinished lake.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

The stoner secret is using the ends to fill in weird gaps so you can justify what’s essentially a vessel for the best cream-cheese icing you’ve ever made.

A tray of cinnamon rolls before both baking and icing.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The tiny stabbings will continue until the emotional-support weed kicks in.

An in-progress cross stitch project depicting three mostly completed mountains, a treelike and some grass, plus the pink beginnings of a sunset sky.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Look at this beautiful couch panther who indulged me in cuddles last night.

A black cat throws his arm over his nose and stretches in an arc.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

About a week into my first attempt at a full-canvas cross stitch project. My husband saw the pattern I’m working from and apologized for it.

An in-progress cross stitch project with two mountains in two different phases and the beginnings of a tree line running across it.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

DINK House Saturdays. (Hobbies I have collected in the past six months: 3)

A buffalo-checked kitchen table is dominated by a sewing measure on a cutting mat in the foreground, with a semi-painted, partially built model starship and paint bottles behind it.

The illuminated interior of a garden-room book nook.

Pink-themed floral embroidery with FUCK in negative space inside it.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

My inner monologue as a cross stitch piece in progress, but make it monosyllabic and ~*fancy*~ (Pattern by Subversive Cross Stitch)

An in-progress cross stitch project as a quadrant, with partial blue borders and the stylized letters F, U and C in red.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Sharing my cross stitch WIPs but mostly seizing upon the opportunity to show off how wildly multi-talented the best-ever bestie is.

In-progress cross stitch of a grumpy frog in a nightcap sitting on a crescent moon.

Completed cross stitch of a floral FUCK in two parts with the top hemmed and three other raw edges.

In-progress cross stitch of a Baby Chaos Hippo between the words “Become Ungovernable.” (Pattern by StephXStitch)

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The latest addition to my fleet of cross-stitched VW buses.

An orange cross-stitch VW bus with an improbable amount of flowers on its roof.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

About to spend my lunch hour touching fabrics for my third and final sewing class assignment while daydreaming about the cross stitch projects that dominated this past wintry weekend.

An in-progress cross stitch project showing a partial crescent moon and even less completed critter arm on a black background.

An in-progress cross stitch project showing a nearly finished orange VW bus on a white background.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Feeding the needlepoint/embroidery algorithms with how I spent the conscious part of today’s PTO day.

A heart-shaped floral-and-leaf embroidery project on a black cloth background in a faux wooden frame.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

He slow-wagged his nubbin the entire time I dried him off.

A black snow-dappled dog waits at the threshold between a porch and the house.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I think the weather and Powerball apps are crossing streams again.

A Sunday-Friday weather forecast for the northeastern U.S., indicating daily highs 52, 44, 54, 61, 36 and 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Of all the things I’ve made recently, this tiny piece is my favorite. Even if I swore at it with a wrath I usually save for work.

A small cross stitch project of a purple Volkswagen bus on a patch of grass.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

I’ve been doing disassociative needlepoint about the past week and also the future.

Embroidery of yellow, white and coral flowers on a light background hanging on a wood-paneled wall.

In-progress cross-stitch project with florals and the word FUCK! split across two pieces.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

The only instance where I’m allowed to stab something a thousand times.

An in-progress cross-stitch project across two pieces, with flowers and leaves surrounding an outlined FUCK!

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

I’d forgotten that the best part of cross-stitch projects is focusing on something healthier than intrusive thoughts.

An in-progress cross-stitch project still on its embroidery loop, featuring florals, foliage and the outlined letters F-U-C.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

Today’s accidental breakthrough in the group chat.

Screenshot of a Signal conversation that says “I feel like eating my feelings is comparatively more of a victimless crime than making someone else listen to them.”

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 08/09/2024

Bi rainbows for bi visibility month, obviously.

A double rainbow that, despite only being pictured from its left portion, most assuredly goes all the way across the sky.

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 31/07/2024

The context doesn’t matter, just the imagery.

A text response that reads “If I can’t have Gritty riding in on Giant Meteor like it’s the end of Dr. Strangelove, I’ll make do with this, I guess.”

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 30/07/2024

My inbox: INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY! This tradwife— Me:

Homestar runner’s head with a word balloon saying “Baleeted!”

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 29/07/2024

Super discouraging fortune to get in July.

Fortune cookie fortune that reads “January will be a month of creativity and inspiration for you.”

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Mad Mac @oneoddbroad.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

The new Guster album cover feels like a mashup of the covers for GUK’s “Problems” and Yeasayer’s “Erotic Reruns.” Which, to be clear, is not a bad thing.

The cover of the Guster album “Ooh La La,” depicting a lush scene of flamingoes, foliage and a body of water, with rolling red-hued clouds dominating the background.

The cover of the Get Up Kids album “Problems,” which features a flamboyance of flamingos milling around rocky terrain with a stretch of water in the background.

The cover of Yeasayer’s album “Erotic Reruns,” a batshit landscape that, at best guess, is a tightly cropped shot of gauzy peach-pink fabric flowing freely from green crates.

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