iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yay for all of this! So excited for you; so excited to get to read them!

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

When your Murder Book loot arrives on your birthday! (@mostlybree.kitrocha.com)

3D printed red dragon curled up on top of a stack of three books (yellow, orange, and red). The yellow book lifts off and there's storage inside!

3D printed dragon - The Endless Void - is black and red and pointy. It rests on the back of my hand with its head on my wrist.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

So I found something besides clouds that can be ominous: this bathroom graffiti.

Beneath the hook on the inside of a bathroom stall door, "do not intervene." is written in all caps.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Rupert is very pleased with himself (his catnip mouse has dried out from its attempt at swimming in his water bowl, and he got new tissue paper)!

A mostly white cat lies sprawled on his side, exposing his very fluffy belly. His front paws are crossed and held up in front of him. Behind him is his donut shaped tunnel. A black catnip mouse with yellow ears is by his feet. By his head, a toy with feathers peeks out from under a crumpled sheet of red tissue paper. He's on a multi-colored rug (kinda splatters on a light background).

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Definitely a swap in the last few weeks.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Yes. Also, I, living in the US, am probably not getting a loan from Canada. And yet the phone calls...

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

Thank you - I've been doing very dumb procrastinating about setting up my new computer, and this definitely helped get over the hump!

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Went from "sashiko class at the local yarn store" to finished object in... less than a month!

A fabric glasses case sits next to aqua glasses on a grey background. The glasses case is made from small grey gingham embroidered all over in orange, yellow, turquoise and purple-y fuschia, forming a sashiko pattern of a grid of little crosses connected by a diagonal grid of lines.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Further thought: I just clean the "inside" of the microwave, inclusive of the various surfaces.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I don't think I have ever called it something, but ceiling is where I went when you asked.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I mean, gotta do *something* with this physics degree.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Yellow Sub in Lawrence, KS. I almost always got the meatball sub. I can both taste it, and have simultaneous overlays of all the various groups of grad school people I ate with there.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Something, something... just sparkling pretension?

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Just a recent one - after I explained that I had tried a mirena, and bled for 6 months straight, "you took it out then? Sometimes it takes that long to settle down." And I mean, it came out in consultation with the doc who put it in, who also thought 6 straight months of bleeding was plenty.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

When we got to "meds would be helpful" I talked to my GP who was willioto start that process. When I hit a higher dose on the med we liked, I got referred over to psych. That's fine. If they were the only person I was seeing, I'd want a better match, but they're not.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

After pondering and doing some general internet wandering, I picked a practice that had ok vibes and filled in their online intake form. They matched me with a therapist. She's great; I followed her when I left the practice. I was 100% expecting it to take more steps, but it's ok to just start.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This weekend we hit two years since Rupert came to live here!

A buff and white cat is lying down (on a mottled multicolored rug), looking at the camera. His paws are wrapped around a long kick toy that has little tiny cats and larger dumpster fires printed on it. His donut cave is in the background.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

At this morning's Newcastle Christians at Pride Service we were invited to reflect on what Pride means to us. My answer has changed over the years, as I have changed and the world has changed. This is part of it now:

$A lesbian priest goes to Pride “Are you a real priest?” You dance towards me shimmering with sequins and sass, and courage that comes hard won. “Will you bless me?” And something dancing in your eyes that looks like longing, long denied. I raise my hand. Around us hands raised with the beat of defiant joy. I raise my hand: “The blessing of God…” more than almighty, more than holy, wild and free and dancing out of reach, weaving us into the crowd. This blessing bounces off a glitter ball, refracted with the light, broken shards of glory clinging to our clothes, snagging on fishnets, sliding over slicked-back hair, landing lightly on tattooed biceps, scars, jackets worn like armour. It follows me home, this blessing, trailing after me as if reluctant to leave the party, follows me to the altar with the dawn, dancing through stained glass: cracked beauty on immaculate linen. I raise in my hands sparkling silver and bread: “this is my body.” In my hands, my body, this body, the blessed and broken meet: the pulse of last night’s music echoing into shining silence. Yes: I have never been more real. Ruth Harley$

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Daniel Fedor @dcfedor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

If you see this, quote a pic of you in sunglasses.

White woman in a black tank top wearing black sunglasses with rainbow starburst on the upper outer corners of the frames. Her brown hair is short and messy, with long bags. She's sitting in a car, and there's something purple in the back seat.

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

The energy I'm bringing to this manuscript review is apparently "let me explain why your 4 word short hand phrase is grammatically ambiguous and thus hard to parse".

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

... which I have now finished and wholeheartedly recommend.

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

... from Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore. Which I'm not allowed to finish tonight because tomorrow is an advising day and those are early mornings, but I'm going to be kinda sad about it.

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

Favorite dialog exchange in recent memory: "You want me to beat up their airplanes," I said. "Yes. I want you to punch them until they're broken."

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I'm sorry, I think you mis-assembled that cat!

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

I got my renewed driver's license in the mail today. It expires in 2031 which is obviously a fake year.

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Brian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

i fell down a deep and winding rabbit hole on the General Hospital wiki to bring you this... ... and it was all so, so worth it type-click-type.ghost.io/john-oliver-...

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A Non-Viewer's Guide To John Oliver's Appearance On General Hospital

It's nice to sit back and watch a man have the time of his life.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Snickerdoodle chocolate chip cake! (from Snacking Bakes)

A square cake sits on parchment paper on a blue plate. One corner is cut out. It's a light colored cake with mini chocolate chips inside and cinnamon sugar on top.

A small square piece of cake on a green plate. You can see cinnamon sugar on top and melty chocolate chips inside.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

KOSA is back on the table - please take a moment to call your representatives today. All 3 calls took me less than 5 minutes - you can do this.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Renewing my car registration online is not "convenient and time saving" if I have to wait 5-7 days to receive a paper letter as part of setting up an account in your new system.

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Vincent Riemer @vincentriemer.social · 21/06/2026

Hanging this up in my office as I prepare to start my job search

Cartoon of a woman behind a laptop looking at "camera" with the text: "QUIZ: Are You Even Good Enough to Have Imposter Syndrome?"

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Having to take the trash out so Rupert (cat) stops trying to pull the corn tassels out of it. (Apparently non-toxic, but not good for cats to eat - hard to digest. I don't think he got much.)

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This lets you look up reciprocal library memberships: reciprocard.com YMMV based on your library has (Boston cards get you access to 7 other regional libraries, Jax has none), but it's easy to look and add them to Libby. (This was on my "figure that out" list, but this makes it easy.)

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Jamila Michener @povertyscholar.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

There is a problem with the stories we tell & the way we perceive how change happens. The Union of Pinnacle Tenants, the largest tenant-led union in NYC—are the reason Mamdani took action. Organized people power is pivotal. Top down stories of elected heroes (even ones we like) are not sufficient.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

He then came up on the table to make off with the packing paper (which I am far more willing to share).

A buff and white cat is leaning into the frame from above to inspect things on a crowded table. There's a soda can, a box of tissues, a small mailing box, and several pieces of that neat packing paper with lots of slits in it that gives it dimension.

A buff and white cat, seen from above, leans over his prize, a piece of brown packing paper. He's on a grey rug over a wood floor.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Rupert wanted to smell the flexicube, but stole my new hex fidget! @mostlybree.kitrocha.com

A buff and white cat faces away from the camera and extends his front right paw to tap at a dark pink hexagonal fidget toy that's sitting on the wooden floor (upon which it makes intriguing noises).

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

CVS pharmacy tech over here trying to overcharge me $110 because "they didn't think the discount card would work". I read them the text of the discount card. They shrug in a "humoring the crazy customer" sort of way, looked mad that it worked, and made me wait 15 minutes while they reprinted label.

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

"... she had so many amazing old purses! Like so many 2000's coach..." overheard at the ice cream shop. And I mean, I *know* but...

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paperkingdoms @paperkingdoms.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Oh, yikes. Reading the cover instead of your post, I assumed tongue-in-cheek memoir about how trauma makes you funny (for certain values of funny). Which is cringe, but not nearly as bad as what it actually is.

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

Woot! Rupert is also proud of you. (And looming.)

A buff and white cat sits on the corner of a high up bookshelf, staring down at the viewer (benevolently).

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

This was a couple of months after my complimentary-but-mandatory modem "upgrade" was broken when it arrived, and the first replacement was broken, too. Third time was the charm, for bargain-basement values of charm.

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

My bill went up almost $30, and I was told that the rep I was chatting with was mistaken and they couldn't honor the promise. Repeatedly.

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