iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 6h

it was time for a background change 🧡

iPhone lock screen with a sunset. Also shows a media player that shows "Why Do Good Things Have to End" by Hotel Fiction.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 03/10/2026

have to have a bunch of stuff overnighted to me from home because my dumb ass forgot :D

Patrick Star from SpongeBob holding a hammer, staring off into the distance with a wooden board nailed into his head.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 02/10/2026

i did not want to be traveling today, but family is more important than anything else right now. at least the sky is beautiful, and let it be known i'm going to make the most of it. life is short and precious. hold on to your people tightly.

A sunrise can be seen through an airplane window, clouds are also visible from above.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 22/09/2026

neglected to post when i landed Sunday morning, but here’s the view circling above London Heathrow while we were waiting for clearance to land! (also doing okay for all the texts i’ve gotten! passport control and customs were a breeze, i’m just very busy and tired!)

The view of the city of London, above London Heathrow airport in London, United Kingdom

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 18/09/2026

the error message it spits out is pretty generic. it does appear that Apple has simply not flipped a switch on their end. no clue if that means we won’t see the switch flipped until October (Duo launch month) or until later on today. \o/

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 16/09/2026

FOLKS, WE HAVE VISUAL ON THE STAGING VERSION! database errors i can fix, BUT WE HAVE VISUAL AT LAST! LET'S GO!

The staging version of NIS displaying an error message regarding its inability to establish a connection to the site's database.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 16/09/2026

for a number of reasons, i can't show my terminal screen without black outs, but like... good lord. we're finally getting somewhere? maybe? i hope so. i hate this. please be over soon.

Terminal.app displaying an SSH session, which shows a block of text (redacted) and restarted containers.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 12/09/2026

iPhone 18 Pro Max in Burgundy preordered. can i go back to bed?

Apple Store order with details of the Mulberry TechWoven case and Burgundy iPhone 18 Pro Max are visible.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 07/09/2026

two rainbows in Portland, ME tonight. is this city trying to tell me something? 📸 Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (50MP)

A rainbow is seen very clearly in the skyline along with the various buildings lining the street.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 27/08/2026

been struggling to find the words for hours. to tell you the truth, the loss of Tim Curry has hit me immensely hard. Full text (image attached for non-Tumblr users): sladewatkins.tumblr.com/post/8260804...

Tim Curry’s portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter was something i only discovered last October, when i needed it most. a friend of mine can confirm that.

it healed the pieces of my heart & soul that weren’t quite right—the ones bruised by years of teasing and digs at my sexuality. in Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and “Rocky Horror” by extension, i saw me. i saw freedom when i needed to see it. it taught me not *just* to dream, but indeed to be. and it gave me the strength to go home and face the pain i left behind.

i’ll never forget that. but that’s the beauty of all of Tim Curry’s work, not just Rocky. but his other roles too—from Home Alone 2 all the way to his small role in Phineas & Ferb—you can just feel it.

he was truly one of one.

so…

rest in peace, Tim,
and thank you for everything, Dr. Frank-N-Furter. hope you made it home safe

❤️

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 27/08/2026

checking some things, but the migration to sackettalum(.)net for mastodon and bluesky stuff is almost ready to happen!

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 18/08/2026

i fear jesus may need to take the wheel unfortunately

the Google clock app is opened to the alarms section, with 5:00am and Default (Jesus take the wheel) visible

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 16/08/2026

ladies, gents, nonbinary friends, may i introduce you to my "shut the fuck up, pinterest" filter because pinterest won't shut the fuck up?

just a flood of emails from pinterest with varying subject lines, received multiple times per day from August 10th onwards. there are more off screen.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 01/08/2026

happy birthday to my Beauregard, the cat who sits like a human and demands all the love and attention. love you, my needy little fluff ball 💙

Beauregard on the floor of Slade’s bedroom sitting like a human

Beauregard sitting normally on the bed getting pet by Slade!

Beauregard getting held and pet by Slade’s partner, Nick.

A younger Beauregard is seen fast asleep in his cat bed.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 24/06/2026

wanna thank all of you back in my hometown for helping my folks search for Percival the Big Gray Maine Coon after he went missing earlier today. glad to report he's located & now home safe and sound. grateful for all of you for banding together to help my folks, means a lot ❤️

Percy's head peeking out while he is in a crate

Percy laying with his foot on Slade's sweatshirt, and the bed he was sleeping in when visiting his parents'

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 15/06/2026

discoveries are absolutely being made today

Discord message from Slade, 9:52am: slowly turning into my mom
Discord message from Slade, 12:23pm: maybe i *am* my mom

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 09/06/2026

hello, my name is slade and i have a data hoarding problem. this is every text message i've ever received since 2018. older texts are on phones in a box at my parents and haven't gotten put into iCloud. i repeat: i have a problem.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 07/06/2026

meant to share earlier, but Nick built me the new sit/stand desk we got from IKEA! he's the best 💙

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 27/05/2026

so nice to be back in DC, even though it was for less than a day total... i really do love it here! 💚 now it's back home for a little bit. looking forward to cat child snuggles and seeing my little family, fur child especially.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 08/05/2026

somebody i know sent this in our discord earlier

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 05/05/2026

I voted! Remember to go vote if you are also in Ohio. Primaries are super important too!!!

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 20/02/2026

And finally for this very early morning update (because I need to go to bed), Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen have been added to Nintendo Music ahead of their release next week. music.nintendo.com/shared/en-US...

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 19/02/2026

Asked my boss for the tomorrow and Friday off so I could (quite honestly) sleep because I’m exhausted, and he said yes, so I sent him this image. I think he is concerned.

Mrs. Puff from SpongeBob SquarePants having the time of her life in a jail cell

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 18/02/2026

So one of my best friends just reminded me of the time we were playing a Club Penguin private server at my parents' house back before the pandemic and I just so happened to fall out of my chair. ...twice. In five minutes. But that's besides the point.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 17/02/2026

Just checking in on my work ema- oh! Oh, no...

Work Gmail inbox showing 2,043 unread emails from the past four days waiting to be read.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 17/02/2026

My cat just woke me up by JUMPING ON MY FACE, was surprised I woke up when he did that, then had the audacity to pretend he did not do that and is now laying next to me. Good afternoon, I guess?

My cat Beau laying next to me, getting scratches and pets.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 16/02/2026

LLC Update: We think we're almost ready to file paperwork, but we're going to need another few weeks to finalize things. Such is the way of legalese! Now here's a cool update for you... After some trial and error tonight, I've set up "couch cam" which is probably going to be the camera angle (1/3)

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 30/12/2025

just found out there’s a “diary of a wimpy kid” musical

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 26/12/2025

Merry (belated) Christmas! Decided to fly home to see my family & am here for a bit longer. Long story. But, I bring you this photo of an incredibly ill and exhausted me holding my mom’s very large Maine coon, Percy, who is very much done with my shit! Even more worth it lol

Percival stares into the camera, while Slade looks at the back of his head.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 24/12/2025

“You didn’t even want to die once this week / And when you’re around, I feel less of a freak”

Slade has his iPhone 17 Pro Max in front of his face in the mirror. His Apple Watch screen is visible

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 17/12/2025

i needed to go finish christmas shopping today after work but i slept like a rock instead

I'm built different
like incorrectly I think

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 16/12/2025

Beau is so locked into snuggling up at night that he does, in fact, make it hard to stay awake 🥹

my cat Beau is seen curled up into a partial ball on my bed against my legs, fast asleep

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 20/11/2025

would have loved to work uninterrupted and have Beau use the nice comfy pad we got him. however... Beau decided my workspace is actually his so that's fine

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 31/10/2025

she just found out about the JD Vance couch thing and is too stunned to speak

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 13/10/2025

5TB... (more or less, thanks redundancy and other crap.) I think I have a problem.

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Slade Watkins 🏳️‍🌈 @sladew.sackettalum.net · 09/10/2025

Homescreen is still a work in progress, but...

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