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Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

Kirby, a pink ball with big eyes and rosy cheeks, with a word bubble above a post with the text "I would inhale it all"

January 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

Today I discovered that an embroiderer and a sculptor I follow, both of whose work I adore, have been together for twelve years. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO COMPETE WITH SUCH TALENT AND HANDSOMENESSSSS

January 11, 2026 at 2:39 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

Been watching on a loop, I am obsessed. I can't get enough of you, weirdos

lerrrgan @lerrrgan.bsky.social · Jun 18

We really are living in both the worst and the best timeline

January 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

First day of big kid school 🎭

January 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

Not my house, but I know my way around

Lucy's apartment from season 3 of I Love Lucy, complete with her "modern" tufted furniture and feature window overlooking NYC. Lucy and Ethel are walking into the apartment together, because friends stick by each other.

Lucy and Ricky's bedroom in apartment 3D. They kept the matching "his and hers" paintings from their previous apartment featuring a ballerina and a strongman. Lucy and Ethel once again are hanging out together.

January 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

Saag paneer spanakopita

January 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

A pokémon you'd have based on how you look

Me standing on the sidewalk next to some hedges. I am wearing a knee-length faux fur coat with psychedelic swirls of pink, aqua, peach and purple

A toy of the pokémon Alcremie, in its rainbow swirl iteration. It is blue at the bottom, moving up to yellow and finally pink on top and it is smiling because it has two berry sweets on its head

January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

I'm sure most of the people who follow me here know my political leanings are extreme left, but especially in light of today's tragedy this is your reminder that the current regime is copying- verbatim- the nazi playbook, and if you support or ever supported them or ICE, go fuck yourself and die.

Excerpt from Karl Popper's "The Open Society and its Enemies" Chapter 7, footnote 4, which describes the paradox of tolerance. Quote follows here:

Less well known is the paradox of tolerance: unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.—In this formulation, I do not imply, for instance, that we should always suppress the utterance of intolerant philosophies; as long as we can counter them by rational
argument and keep them in check by public opinion, suppression would certainly
be most unwise. But we should claim the right to suppress them if necessary even
by force; for it may easily turn out that they are not prepared to meet us on the level
of rational argument, but begin by denouncing all argument; they may forbid their followers to listen to rational argument, because it is deceptive, and teach them to
answer arguments by the use of their fi sts or pistols. We should therefore claim, in
the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant. We should claim that
any movement preaching intolerance places itself outside the law, and we should
consider incitement to intolerance and persecution as criminal, in the same way as we should consider incitement to murder, or to kidnapping, or to the revival of the
slave trade, as criminal.

January 8, 2026 at 2:35 AM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

Finally got to this episode of Jojo. I can die happy 🍒

January 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

What's everyone's favorite ice level theme? Nocturne of Ice from Stardew always makes me teary, but this absolute banger is really doing the most:

Northeast Frost Street - Kirby and the Forgotten Land OST [045]

YouTube video by J.O.E. VGM

youtu.be

January 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

Introduce yourself with 4 video games

(Okay there were so many to choose from though)

Promo art for Pokémon Legends: Arceus featuring several pokémon gazing at a snowcapped mountain in feudal Japan.

Cover art for Secret of Mana. Three adventurers are dwarfed by an enormous tree containing the world's magic while bright birds fly by

Load screen for Bugsnax depicting a furry, muppet-like grumpus with a net chasing several bugs made of food

Gameplay of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes from a first-person perspective of the heroine (Samus Aran) who has already collected the light and dark beam weapons and is about to enter a portal to Dark Aether

January 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

To preface this was my least favorite MKAL ever. The sections were just kind of a slog, and I had to customize it more than I like, however- I am still proud I finished this absolute BEAST (the final bind off was over 1,600 stitches alone)
And now on to simpler things!

A gray-haired man standing by a window in a handmade shawl with multiple patterns in red, blue, green and pink

A wavy patterned portion of a shawl in red, blue, green and pink

Diamond, basket weave, and brioche sections of a shawl in red, blue, green and pink

Multiple techniques on a handmade shawl in red, blue, green and pink

January 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

Feeling a bit low this morning...send the song that makes you happiest pleaseandthankyou

January 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

"Oh hello human, I see you have started a puzzle..."

A black cat sitting on a man's lap. In the background are the beginnings of a jigsaw puzzle.

January 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

Apologies to everyone I sent memes to at 2am, I was...very high.
(Hope they were funny!)

January 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

If you see this, post a random fact about yourself

My job in high school was freelance musician, and I'd be hired into fake marching bands to make parades look bigger. The weirdest of these was the Travis Parade on Staten Island (4th of July), where I played snare in a clown band.

A clown band.

Charizauce @charizauce.bsky.social · 14d

If you see this, post a random fact about yourself

One day I was very bored and decided to learn the alphabet backwards

December 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

I can't believe it, down to my last "💀 día de muertos 🍍" flavored De La Calle. Anyone wanna split the cost of a case with me? 😭

A can of De La Calle soda, a tepache-inspired beverage from México, that tastes like a fermented pineapple dipped in cinnamon. The can is held against the backdrop of a purple and green striped blanket.

December 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

Well the besties definitely won Friendsmas this year 😜🔥

A man in a onesie pajama suit made to look like Charmander with the hood pulled over his face giving a peace sign. A small christmas tree is lit in the background.

A man in a onesie pajama suit made to look like Charmander flex-pointing while showing off the back, which has a tail embroidered on it. The Christmas tree is lit and so is he a little bit.

December 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM

Justin R

@canonicallygayson.bsky.social

My GoodReads year in books...
didn't make my goal but tbf I DNFd four books this fall and left an N. K. Jemisin novel for too long to come back and know wtf was going on 😅 Still, as an ADHD human, I'm proud I used my hyperfocus to my benefit for so long!