iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I got a whole 2.5 hours of sleep last night. Went to bed at 10, and could not fall asleep for the life of me. I am so tired this is how I made my coffee this morning: 1) Added cream and sugar to mug 2) Placed mug under coffee .aker and started it. 3) Realized too late I forgot to add coffee.

100

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

The Book Burrow @thebookburrowtexas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hello, and welcome to the Book Burrow HR training video! In this training, you will learn how we embody the "I AM A GAY BEAR" lifestyle, and how you can, too! Have questions? Please reach out to your HR representative, who would be happy to assist.

061

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I sat on this for a while, because I wanted to really think about my choices. These games aren't necessarily my favorites (some are), but they influenced me in many ways. I chose some personal boundaries: 1. Only 1 game per console 2. Each game had to be before I turned 18.

My 9 Games
The 9 games that shaped who I am.
1. Mario Bros./ Duck Hunt
2. Final Fantasy IV
3. Pokemon Red
4. Mario Kart 64
5. Metroid Fusion
6. Final Fantasy VII
7. Super Smash Bros Melee
8. Kingdom Hearts
9. Professor Layton and the Curious Village

110

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Share an image that shows how many years you've been online.

130

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You know it is almost fall when you see huge-ass toadstools growing in people's yards.

110

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Got on the Snoopy Halloween sheets tonight 🥳 (We have Snoopy pillow cases too, they're just too warm for the head, so it is on the bottom pillow.)

The covers on my bed, with Snoopy sheets showing.

010

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I do not want tomorrow to be Monday. Just soaking in the tub, wishing it was Saturday night instead.

A selfie of me, chest up, surrounded by lots of water and suds

010

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Funny story from earlier this week: Started a unit on Homeostasis in Biology when I overheard this: "I know Homeostasis! It's what we are because we evolved from monkeys." So many things wrong with that statement, but it was incredibly entertaining. 😅

010

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's so weird to still get school photos, lol. Complimentary photos for staff 😅

Picture of a sheet of school photos of myself.

150

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Bad news for anyone excited about a human-made Professor Layton... 😢

240

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Did a quick detour on the way home to the Goonie house.

The house used in the movie 'The Goonies'

000

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

At Seaside again, probably for the last time this year. We brought the guy Shaun does guardianship over this time. It is actually warmer here than my town.

131

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If Otto was a Pokemon with a 3-stage evolution.

A collage of Sir Otto Fitzgerald Pupperbutts III Esquire, a Miniature Schnauzer, one picture as a puppy, one as a adolescent and one of him as an adult.

040

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

theverge.com

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

366201019863

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

ysph.yale.edu

Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects

A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

596165407118

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A whistleblower just disclosed that USPS is secretly enacting Trump's order to restrict mail-in ballots: "If even one bar code on one single ballot in a bulk-mailing of 10,000 ballots fails to properly scan during the verification process, the entire batch is rejected and sent back to the state."

10152105

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Relaxing at home after my first Monday back with kids. Unfortunately, they moved me from the algebra class I was in 5th (where I already made a lot of good connections with the kids), to a Biology: Ecology class where I gotta start all over again.

A selfie of me relaxing on my couch. I'm wearing a dark navy blue and white plaid shirt

020

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

First Monday back with the kids at school too. Was a rough wake up, but i got here, lol. Hope you all are having as good of a Monday as you can be! Hang in there and we will all make it through today.

120

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Gonna use @mapquest.com from now on, considering they aren't catering to Tr*mp's stupidity and aren't renaming Lake Ontario and still has it as The Gulf of Mexico.

000

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Here are all the partial lunar eclipse photos I grabbed. The 56x zoom close ups are fuzzy, but that's what you get with a cell camera. (Still somehow better than my 1x zoom photos turned out.)

010

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

First day back with kids (only Freshmen today). How do I reward myself when I got home? Laundry. Yay for being an adult 😮‍💨

010

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"It's given a lot of people permission to be themselves, to not dream it, be it, which is the motto of the movie, really. I would like to be remembered for that." Farewell to Tim Curry (1946-2026) #RIP

64120443683

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Because I wanna hop on the bandwagon If you wanna do it too... grids.fun/t/nintendo-g...

Favorite games in Nintendo franchises;
Mario: Super Mario World
Zelda: Twilight Princess
Donkey Kong: Donkey Kong Country
Pokemon: Diamond
Kirby: Kirby Adventure
Animal Crossing: The GameCube version US original
Starfox: the switch 2 remake
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Mario Kart: 64
Metroid: Fusion
Splatoon: The original
Pikmin: Pikmin 2
Mii Sports: Nintendo Land (yeah, I cheated here)
Smash Bros: Melee
Xenoblade: the first one.

120

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Because I'm a follower and want to join the cool crowd.

A map of the US showing where I visited (32/50 states) and where I lived (Washington and Pennsylvania).

100

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll.

A picture of the Astoria-Megler Bridge in Oregon. Taken just outside the Maritime Museum.

040

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I am exhausted after going back to work (probably had more to do with the migraine than the meetings). I need a nap.

A selfie of me with a white button up shirt with verticle light blue lines spaced half an inch and 3/4 inch apart based on the pattern. I have a couple of the top buttons undone with some chest hair visible. My left hand is behind my head.

020

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Had to go back to work today after summer vacation. It was only for a 3 hr meeting (about crap I already knew). Next time is Monday for more meetings (and Tuesday as well). Then Wednesday will be the first day back with kids (only Freshman), and Thursday with all the kids. I need 2 more months off.😢

030

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

It was nice, yesterday my parents came to the beach to celebrate my partner's birthday, and brought gifts and paid for lunch.

120

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Well, pray I dont have to follow this 😅

A Tsunami Evacuation Route sign embedded into a sidewalk.

120

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

Thomas (he/they) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @nerdyqueer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

In under 2 years I was promoted to Senior PO as we kept growing, taking on developers and junior-level POs. Just a couple of years after that I was promoted again to Lead PO, as our team had grown to 40+ developers and 4 junior POs. I also had influence at all levels, even with the CEO.

162

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

Thomas (he/they) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @nerdyqueer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I'm targeting the Lead / Principal level, based on my experience and skills, or possibly even a Director-level role, depending on the scope. At my last job I started out helping with user testing for several years before being invited to join and lead the development team as Product Owner.

152

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

Thomas (he/they) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @nerdyqueer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

If you know anyone that's looking to hire a Project Manager or Product Owner for IT software teams, please let me know? I'll be happy to send my resume & LinkedIn to help out. I have over 11 years experience in the field, specializing in leading Agile development teams. Thank you! 🙏🏻

1167

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

Thomas (he/they) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @nerdyqueer.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

This is something I never thought or hoped I would have to do, but my situation is getting dire. I've set up a GoFundMe because I still don't have any job prospects after 15 months being laid off, my health problems have made it almost impossible to even consider working... gofund.me/dc855bbbc

gofund.me

37249

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Enjoying vacation starting today. I'm gonna enjoy it. Sorry for the piss poor selfie, even with the overcast, the sun is bright.

A giant fake postcard that says "Greetings From SEASIDE OREGON" with various painted scenery from Seaside. In front is Sir Otto Fitzgerald Pupperbutts III Esquire, a Miniature Schnauzer.

A piss-poor selfie because the sun is freaking bright.

040

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 12/08/2026

Twitch now uses your channel to train generative AI by default. You can opt out of some training here: www.twitch.tv/settings/sec...

Training for Generative AI

Allow your channel content to train generative AI content models at Amazon. Turning this off does not opt you out of Twitch and Amazon using your channel content for other purposes described in the Twitch Privacy Notice, including using AI-supported Twitch features that benefit the community by facilitating streamer growth and monetization (such as real-time sponsorship campaign assistance), viewer discovery (such as recommendations), and community safety (such as AutoMod). Learn more

24288938667

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Well I got excited today. I was able to replace almost my entire underwear drawer (kept a few old pair just in case) with huge name brands for 60 bucks. Went to Marshall's for the first time ever and they had a huge clearance section. Most were $6 to $10. Sure beat walmarts $24.

A drawer filled with underwear ranging from brands like Aeropostale, Calvin Klein, Nautica, Express, Lucky, and New Balance.

020

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 Animate! Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) @sonicmega.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

GOOGLE DOCS USES AI THAT TRAINS ON ANYTHING YOU WRITE IN IT, EVEN IF ITS A “PRIVATE” DOCUMENT. It’s now possible for users to get Google Docs’ AI to share information that is otherwise not publicly accessible, if it was written in Google Docs at some point. You CANNOT trust it w/ confidential info

10236022180

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Are my Seattle friends alright? Just heard about the mass shooting outside the Space Needle.

230

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Gary K. Wolf •
••
I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica.
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica.
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.

2845465614070

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The amount of whining and crying when you ask them to write a paragraph is headache inducing.

000

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Honestly rate yourself (be truthful) Looks: 4/10 Creativity: 6/10 Humor: 8/10 Mental health: 8/10 Empathy: 9/10 Patience: 7/10 Social skills: 4/10 Memory: 3/10

000

Reposted by Volendral🏳️‍🌈

Jake Adelstein @tokyovice.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

BREAKING 📰 I communicated with Mitch McConnell today for 25 minutes. He said the weather is extremely hot but it was nice to see Charlie Kirk again

Volendral🏳️‍🌈 @volendral.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Finished Final Fantasy V for the first time this afternoon. It was so good! Wasn't my first time playing, but definitely my first completion of it.

A screenshot of the ending of Final Fantasy V, it shows Faris, Bartz, and Lenna on Chocobos. While Krile is flying overhead on a Wyvern.

110