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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 17h

Happy haunted month for us hothouse flowers who only thrive under the precise conditions of October

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mindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 19h

When you get off the bus it's customary to say to the driver "You appeared to me in my dream as a shimmering resplendent tower of light and in that moment I knew that everything was going to be okay"

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

call me when there's an AI agent onto which i can offload my chronic sense of dread that just around the next corner is an existentially important task i've forgotten to do that's about to bite me in the ass. i am not interested in models which require me to turn the dread into tasks myself

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

'this AI agent can do all your tasks for you' so now i gotta sit here and write a list of all my tasks for a robot to fuck up. why. why wouldn't i just keep to the current system where i fuck up my own tasks

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Update: have not slept at ALL now in the past 48 hours, do not recommend; Hat Man very rude

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Posting the dumbest niche meme I’ve ever made here, probably exclusively for @norfolkology.bsky.social and nobody else

An edited version of the Predator Handshake meme, showing two extremely buff arms labeled “nor’easter” and “king tide” clasping hands in the center of the frame. The whole image has been edited to look like it’s underwater, and where the hands are joined, the words “hampton roads” have been crappily edited into a snorkel to look all wavy and watery. The snorkel sticks up out of the top of the frame, making it look extra goofy.

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This morning’s tidal flooding on the left (over an hour after high tide!! It got way higher!), vs how it normally looks on the right love to live in one of the areas most susceptible to sea level rise… that is ALSO an area where the ground is literally sinking due to centuries of aquifer depletion

A photo of a suburban backyard with a large body of water running through it. The water level is very high, and if you didn’t know it, you wouldn’t even realize there’s supposed to be a concrete riverwall there. The water is about a foot over the wall, when normally it is 1-3 feet below the wall.

Another photo of the same backyard on a different day. In this photo you can see the normal water level at about two hours past high tide. Here, it is about 4 feet below the now-visible concrete riverwall.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 24/09/2026

Kind of feel like getting into bed and vanishing like old sick Yoda

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Like seeing a ghost of the ocean. Instantly evocative. Strangely haunting?! I love it.

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For my birthday this year I treated myself to some very nice gold wire braid trim that finally arrived today I don’t know why I wasn’t prepared for the HEFT of this stuff, it’s literally made of metal, but it WEIGHS OVER A POUND. just me and my absolute fuckin slab of trim over here

A photo of about 25 yards of gold wire mariner-style braided trim, tightly rolled into a small roll about 5.5” across. It looks like a very pretty shiny gold satin ribbon at first glance, until you realize that it’s sitting on a kitchen scale that reads a honkin’ 1.144 LB

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have slept a total of 9 hours in the past 4 days combined if I don’t get some real sleep tonight I’m pretty sure I’m gonna either enter a fugue state or meet the Hat Man lmao

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New med from my neurologist makes me dizzy for a couple hours right after taking it AND gives me insomnia so I’m currently spending 4 hours of each day dizzy and the rest of the day feeling INSANE bc I’ve barely slept lol

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 22/09/2026

Big science news today: apparently you have not one, but TWO brains. And both of them are bad

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 19/09/2026

DOCTOR: So you slept six hours last night? ME: No, total. In the last three days. DOCTOR: So that’s low. That’s a low number of hours. ME: Yeah. DOCTOR: Have you eaten today? ME: Some popcorn. Handful of M&Ms. DOCTOR: Water? Caffeine? ME: Not much. A bunch. DOCTOR: Do you see a picture forming here?

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have a semi-emergency MRI appointment today that has been rescheduled against my will 3x due to insurance fuckery. To get this one, I had to beg a very kind scheduling lady to check everywhere possible, so I’m now up at 5am to drive across the state for it. Yesterday morning it got cancelled AGAIN

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Leviathanic Brotherhood” new band name, called it

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Church of Misery in a house basement in Richmond, after their actual venue fell through and one of the Hell’s Satans said they could play at their place instead So loud that bits of the ceiling were falling down, maybe the best show of my life

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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you made me a twelve egg omelet I’d call the cops on you but serve me 24 deviled eggs? on a fancy deviled egg platter??, we shall be wed on the first warm day in spring

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Errant Traveler @erranttraveler.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A couple weeks ago I saw an invitation to a kid's birthday/ Halloween party that was obviously AI generated and my first thought was how that style is so fuckin busy. Like every square inch must be filled with content, which I suppose is a metaphor for our lives I don't want to think about

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 10/09/2026

Can't stop thinking about how younger generations seem to create new history for eras they weren't adults for and lack the proper context for. Blogs were quite popular, podcasts were a niche interest, and wiki has always been a useful tool that you still can't directly cite as a source.

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brushy kb @brushy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

this crop art at the minneapolis airport

a rendition of a speed movie poster made entirely of crop seeds except the movie is called "seed" and the actors names are beanu reeves, sandra burdock, dennis popcorn (this one is a stretch), and chaff daniels. the tagline on it says "crop quiz, hot shot"

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Social Distortion and Clutch, because I worked in a tattoo shop that had a CD player for a sound system and we only had 2 CDs

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Miga Morning Walk Length Index Report for my birthday today was exactly correct. It was indeed a Long Walk day!!! 😌

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Went directly from woodworking to sewing, just as my inner 18th-century sailor intended

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Husband left for the day and I immediately turn to a life of crime** **sanding a woodworking project INSIDE THE HOUSE 😈

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Can't believe were just speaking openly about the amulet now.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.

A hand holding a model train with a replica of the same graffiti on the full scale train car behind it.

A model train with two graffiti pieces on opposite sides.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

yeah yeah the dialect quiz called me a yeehaw redneck again whatever

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I got to handle and study a really stunning antique garment this weekend. Sat down today to type up my handwritten notes and all of a sudden I’ve accidentally written 15 pages of a research paper 😵‍💫

A photo of a laptop screen showing a document in progress. You can see two very closeup photos of an antique textile of some kind.

Visible text reads is discussing, in somewhat excruciating detail, the two textiles pictured.

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E M Will @elainemwill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It's very hard to be creative right now

The "sorry to people who followed me for art but then don't see any for weeks at a time" cake meme

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

5 years ago in our backyard w/ just our dogs, my buddy officiating, & a photog, I eloped w/ the love of my life and -I swear to god- all the neighbors came outside & started clapping. If you ever have the opportunity to marry your best friend, I highly recommend it 🧡@brendanmakesmusic.bsky.social

A photo of two grinning people standing on a dock, pulling on two ends of a rope tied into a fisherman’s knot at the center.

The same two people sitting on the edge of the concrete riverwall and grinning at each other like goofballs. She’s wearing a white lacy dress and brown boots, with a flower crown in her long red hair. He’s got on jeans, boots, a white linen shirt and a dark vest with a boutteniere that matches her crown. In the background you can see a little garden.

The happy couple sitting on their kitchen floor in their semiformal outfits with their dogs climbing all over them. Everybody looks cozy and happy.

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Man I know it’s been discussed to death, including by me, but honestly a chronic illness is just so goddamn ANNOYING I had shit I wanted to do today and because I tattooed for one (1) half day yesterday I have spent my entire Saturday lying on the couch like a consumptive Victorian waif! Wretched!!

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jamie loftus @jamieloftus.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

i don't need AI to be productive. i do it the old fashioned way, by neglecting my relationships and physical health

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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 22/08/2026

"you probably mean this, a different thing than what you were searching for. here's more information on it" how dare you speak to me as if you were a creature of divine flesh. i curse thee, machine pretender

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

One of my favorite tall ships (the beautiful, glamorous, magnificent Kalmar Nyckel) is in dry dock right now and seeing her whole keel like that feels INDECENT, like WHY are they posting this poor lady’s upskirt photos on the internet!!!! 😭😭

A head-on photo of the beautiful, glamorous, magnificent Kalmar Nyckel, a replica of a 17th-century Dutch merchant ship. In this photo she’s in dry dock for repairs, so she’s fully out of the water and you can see the whole underside of her hull. It feels a little weird, like we are not supposed to be looking at her in this state of undress!!

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In an absolute triumph today, after 3 rounds of mockups and tweaks I finalized my pattern and prepped to cut The Good Fabric. I spent forever playing Extreme Tetris but somehow I was able to fit it all - the pattern called for 3.5 yards and I only had 2 😬

An overhead shot of a large piece of dark navy blue wool broadcloth folded in half and laid out on an ornate patterned rug. It has all the pieces of some kind of coat marked out with chalk, and you can see how they are REALLY snuggled up against each other with barely any of the fabric left unused. A large pair of tailor’s shears is on top of the fabric, ready to cut it all out.

A close-up of the same fabric. You can tell from this shot that it’s plush, thick, and looks really soft, just a lovely piece of wool that was probably very expensive and thus very scary to cut. The pattern pieces are TIGHTLY tucked up against each other with seam allowances touching. A large pair of Wilkinson tailor’s shears and a blue tin full of pins is on top of the fabric.

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I did all my tasks today & as a little treat I will allow myself to stitch one (1) buttonhole before bed. Right now each of these takes me ~45min which is WAY too long, hopefully by the end of this project I’ll get that time down 😵‍💫 I haven’t done many buttonholes by hand before & need practice!

A close-up photo of a greenish-gold silk waistcoat in progress. There are two open-and-closed hand-worked buttonholes finished so far, and another one above has been basted and prepped for stitching.

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 16/08/2026

oh your entire industry is crumbling because of externalities outside your control? Have you thought of starting a patreon so that you have to do a bunch of extra work on top of that?

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marshy @dolomedes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

y'all can keep your shitty rocks i want my mountains covered with green!! appalachian supremacy

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Very pleased with how tidy these welt pockets are coming out. Welt pockets are a little bit fiddly to begin with, but these were extra tricky because I can’t pin or baste ANYTHING that ends up visible on the outside of the garment - this silk taffeta shows every single needle scar 😓😓

A photo of a very crisp handsewn welt pocket, worked in a lovely greenish gold silk taffeta. The only visible stitching is two neat rows of tiny backstitches on the short ends of the welt.

Another shot of the welt pocket, this time being held slightly open so you can see the bright yellow linen pocket bag secured by a cute little hidden row of spaced backstitches worked in silk thread.

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I study historical textiles. I’ve touched 300-year old linen that made me emotional with how fine it was, that we literally cannot make anymore. One thing this article doesn’t mention is the impact of climate change on commercial textile production — fabric itself is worse now! 🧵

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Nick Kodama 🌳👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Looking at the ocean in April 1805:

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v i t r i o l @vitriol.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I’m listening to a naval series set during the War of 1812 (okay it’s Master & Commander, of course it’s Master & Commander) when the USS Constitution just showed up to whip ass in a sea battle I started actually hootin n hollerin. This must be how wrestling fans feel when their Guy shows up

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