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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

8 October, "Stinky" Corpse flower! Green, tan and red ink on copy paper #Inktober #Inktober2026

A corpse flower drawn in green, red and tan ink

Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

7 October, "Panic" Micron No 10, and not sure what I have inked in the Lamy for the tea. Moleskine sketchbook. #Inktober #Inktober2026

Simple, black pen with mostly directional hatching showing a mug tipped over and light brown liquid pouring out and off the edge of a table.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

[Drawing of Renaissance Ogre-eating-babies statue] 6 October, "Ogre" Platinum Preppy No 2 w/ Carbon Black. Didn't realize at first I'd grabbed a particularly absorbent copy paper so bold and sloppy today. Adds to the chaos. Based on an ogre statue in […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Black ink on white paper of a wild-eyed ogre chomping down on the top half of a cherubic baby whose legs hang from its hand. The ogre wears some kind of exotic Swiss ogre-hat which has scrolled bits, and spheres and cords and whatnot. It looks like one of those holiday tower-of-snacks gift sets.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Extremely delighted to see how many other people were unenthusiastic about the Inktober prompt and also learned a new thing about English fishing boats today.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

5 October, "Smack" Apparently there is a family of smaller, sail-powered fishing vessels called 'smack' which is great because I didn't want to deal with motion, butts, spoons, or lips. This is based on an image of the Boadicea, ostensibly the oldest active […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A single mast three sail boat with the silhouettes of four people. The sails are a deep rust red from a common treatment traditionally used for this sort of ship. IT has green trim on the sides. The fellow with a cup of coffee in near the front accidentally ended up with a bodacious butt. I will not apologize.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

4 October, "Cactus" Kind of a struggle, I had a specific reference picture and tried a few different styles and went with watercolor and a ZIG Mangaka 01 pigment pen. I wonder if I'll like it more tomorrow? #Inktober #Inktober2026

A cactus pad with four flower buds on it, one of which has opened. It's based on cacti seen at Anza Borrego state park, the closed flowers were a dusky pink and the open one a vivid magenta, but uh...I'm pretty new to watercolor.

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Mabus [Comms Open] @mabus808.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Inktober - Day 3 - Miniature #sketch-a-day #art #ink #Inktober2026 #inktober #miniature

A group of people playing as if they're at the beach, but it's really a tabletop with a bowl of cereal, a spoon and a napkin holder.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

3 October, "Miniature" Hands are hard, yo. Platinum Preppy No 2 with Noodler's Nikita, and another No 2 with Carbon Black. #Inktober #Inktober2026

A hand riding a finger-board with its index and middle finger. The board is positioned in the slightest of manuals. The hand is done in a fine nib and red ink (Noodler's Nikita) with hatching for shading, the board is in Carbon ink for a rich black.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

2 October, "Relic" Black is Preppy No 2 and 3 with carbon black, blue and red are dip pen with Winsor & Newton Calligraphy Ink. St. Catherine of Siena and a PacBell payphone a two-fer on the theme. #Inktober, #Inktober2026

A drawing done on the theme of relic featuring the preserved skull and wimple of St. Catherine of Siena peaking over the edge of a public payphone in Pacific Bell style with a white star on red field and a white phone icon on a blue field.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Will this be the year I do #Inktober ? 1 October, "Apple" Platinum Preppy No 2 w/ Carbon Black Gansai Tambi water color. Moleskine sketchbook. #Inktober2026

A granny smith apple, whole and shiny, hovering over its fallen comrade, bisected and laying on its back, seeds exposed, stem near to falling out. An inky shadow threatens to swallow the tableau. Neither apple speaks.

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 03/09/2026

OMG the actual post that picture was a response to

OP:
Another coyote just went viral in SoCal for being the first known coyote to capture a roadrunner. How does that make you feel?

Reply: Coyote holding a sign that says We cannot judge our worth on the work of others.

Reply: Mental Health Advocate Wile E. Coyote is the motivational hero we need in these times

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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A funny thing I noticed working on this. I checked the Fraternal Order of Police, which frequently weighs in on legislation, often taking the most pro-law enforcement, reactionary take. Turns out they're mad at Flock because the CEO said its privacy reforms would get more cops arrested.

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Who the Flock Do You Think You Are? - Fraternal Order of Police

Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, responded today to recent comments from Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, who predicted, “You will see over the next six […]

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

My grandmother (97) has this enviable ability to drop wild details into her story in the most casual way possible. Today she couldn't remember the name of the town she stayed at in Norway, but said it was at the base of the tallest peak in N. Europe and they'd been there to hike it. Not really […]

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

Cat I've never met wandered into my back yard, called the number on Gary's collar and got a chance to make introductions with the new neighbors. Gary is indoor/outdoor, 11 years old, friendly, and will apparently find a way to break into my house at some point.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026

Somehow joining a book club at a brewery has transformed into two book clubs, a summer deep dive on LeGuin and reading pre-'80s queer fiction with a buddy. None of this prepared me for a weekend at the beach around 30-something moms where I was the only person who had not at least started […]

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

@petes_bread_eqn_xls made me think of the old ad campaign for V8, wild how much some of these ads are indelibly inked on my memory www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r5VI5xxlZ4

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

So the smart cat has re-learned that he can run and jump onto the screen door and drop off when it springs open to get outside. More concerning though is that he watches my hand every time I use the latch and is reaching up to boop at it when I walk away. I would like none of this to be going […]

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

I love that the woman at the Thai place I've been ordering from for over a decade has much more faith in my ability to spice at a "medium" than I actually have.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

At a waterfront bar and a young woman just stopped out front, phone up to her face, distraught, and plaintively yelled "But they ARE gay. The girls told me they're gay!" And not yelling "happy pride!" Will haunt me forever.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026

One of my nieces has been good about corresponding with me by mail since they moved across the country, but this time she so badly butchered addressing the envelope that it's being returned *to me* as undeliverable. Delightful.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026

Wandered to a nearby park to practice "sighting perspective" and had a 102 year old woman take a break from her wander through the botanical garden and sit and chat with me for a bit. Really lovely to get outside.

A tabby cat fully disinterested in the graphite drawing of a park utility building he is standing on. There are birds outside, man, birds!

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026

Milo was a bit overwhelmed by my parents visiting. I can't entirely say I blame him. #CatsOfMastodon

A tabby cat with a white belly and a perfect little snoot stretches out on a tattered ottoman. He's wearing a green velvet bowtie collar and the expression of someone who has seen somethings, His left arm hangs in the air limply while his right is stretched out in front of him. It has been a night.

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Quinn Norton @quinn.social.circl.lu.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2026

RE: social.yoyodyne-it.eu/@rafi0t/11634… Seriously if you've never seen Wag the Dog, it's absolutely vital in this geopolitical moment.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/04/2026

@quinn I queued Wag the Dog up a few months ago like I did Contagion in 2020. I'm not sure I can actually watch it.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026

Sigh. I just did a reasonably competent Foundational script "March" at the top of my monthly calendar for April

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026

I pulled a clip I couldn't find on the web for a friend from the 1996 film "The Object of My Affection" w/ Paul Rudd and Jennifer Anniston. Two things the discussion of gay people in society feels extremely '90s, as does the subtitles switching to "[Woman Speaking Spanish]" in the subtitles.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/03/2026

A bit wild to me that my father and my aunt fighting the culture wars has escalated to me doing book reports on banned books for them. I feel like this would warrant blogging in another time period. Elana Arnold's What Girls Are Made Of was a tough read, was definitely sexually graphic (in a […]

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/03/2026

@af *turns into dust and blows away on a light breeze*

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petes_bread_eqn_xls @petes-bread-eqn-xls.mastodo.neoliber.al.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026

“I’m done with true crime. White people can find someone else’s trauma to listen to while they use an elliptical at 5 AM on a Saturday morning.” #Deadloch #TV

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Rufus @rufustheduck.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2026

Max hates other cats He hates them coming into his territory, gets upset when he sees one out the window So when we rescued Molly, we introduced them SLOWLY First 2 weeks, she was in her own room. We put things that smelled of her in his favourite places […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Molly, a black and white cat, is standing on a balcony, her front paws up on the railing, and her nose in the air happily. Behind her, Max, a black cat, is sitting on the corner of the balcony, looking out at the world a bit grumpily.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026

Sometimes I feel like a competent, professional, 40-something, and then I have to look up formal business letter formatting because I use it less than once a year and feel like a child.

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/03/2026

Ravenswood Generating Station ("Big Allis"), Queens, NY, 2024. All the pixels, but none of the blackouts, at www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/537… #photography

A large industrial building on a waterfront. Four large smokestacks as well as numerous pipes, ramps, and other apparatus are visible on the exterior.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2026

Why are End Citizens United fundraising emails indistinguishable from Trump ones in style and tactic? Grammarly left fingerprints all over the email headers and yet the red-letter call to action is missing "survey" making it word salad. ECU's privacy policy […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026

The lazy part of my brain says I should just mix toasted sesame oil with some seasoning salt instead of making ssamjang, but then the overachieving part has decided I HAVE to do both now.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026

So a WFH employee's computer died, a new one was provisioned she was squirrely about returning the old one, but I need to yank the drive and retire it properly so I insisted. The vents are full of cat hair and the entire back half is rusted and my office smells like cat pee and the casing is […]

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Ted Mielczarek @tedmielczarek.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/03/2026

We have lost our way as a society. (Also "Hormbles Chormbles" sounds like some Dr. Seuss nonsense words.)

A product display labeled "Protein Candy". The product name on the package is "Hormbles Chormbles" and it advertises 10g protein, 0g sugar. Classic milk chocolate flavor, salted fudge crisp flavor.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/03/2026

Why is my cat set up like he's about to write me up for poor job performance? #CatsOfMastodon

A ragdoll cat with blue eyes and dark brown and light tan seal-point markings standing on wooden chair at a desk looking all the world like he's about to fire the photographer who is slightly hung over and very sad that he did this to himself on the first work day after the time change.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026

Santa Ana winds and the humidity has cratered to 10%. The cats are running around the house making little popping noises from the static. At least the cat who is the zappiest really likes being wet, so this is temporarily solvable.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026

All right. Today is my [alleged] last visit for the last day of my Invisalign after which I'll be able to drink coffee for six hours a day without guilt.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026

Ok so there are Dr. Pepper flavored Peeps and I don't know that I'd need to buy them again but also I kind of liked them.

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2026

UK Supreme Court ruling against Oatly reminds me of this ancient news clip (audio *briefly* work unfriendly): www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zB4ItYcX4I

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2026

An Olympic biathlete made a surprising confession in a post-race interview today, telling the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation that three months ago, he cheated on his ex-partner. Sturla Holm Lægreid, who won a bronze medal for Norway, said he had confessed to his girlfriend a week ago, and […]

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

So the 11 year old read my immigration book, and I tried really hard to represent the views of people who disagree. Today she comes in as I'm working on something, plops down, and says "SO, who's gonna hate you for THIS one?"

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Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2026

Huh, my congressman's (D-CA) newsletter was shunted to gmail spam, which is not weird, BUT ALSO flagged with a red banner, so somebody is engaging in some fuckery. "This message might be dangerous It contains a suspicious link that was used to steal people's personal information. Avoid […]

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petes_bread_eqn_xls @petes-bread-eqn-xls.mastodo.neoliber.al.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2026

It’s kinda funny that anyone searching for “AI slop” on YouTube sees an ad for Microsoft Copilot as the first thing.

Screenshot of the YouTube app. A search for “AI slop” results in a big ad for Microsoft Copilot, then the actual search results appear below. Those results are a short from Last Week Tonight and a short AI generated video of a strawberry that appears to be made from gelatin.

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