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Justin Rugg
@canonicallygayson.bsky.social
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I write musicals for a living 🎵
Proud cat dad
🏳️‍🌈 and 🎮 and 👻
On the hunt for chill fiber vibes 🧶
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A friend took a candid of me tonight and I don't hate it!
A man (it's me) in a pastel tie-dyed jacket standing under a japanese maple tree by a bench in the rain at the steps of a small theatre
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Reconnecting with the quiet things
A man's hand outstretched toward the treeline of a pond, a red meadowhawk dragonfly perched in his palm
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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What a difference a week makes 😁
A tree in autumn changing its colors from green to red The same autumn tree a week later, the green has been replaced with more red and gold
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Pumpkin carving '25 was a success! 🎃
Can you guess which one is mine??
Four jack-o'-lanterns, with varying degrees of menace, carved by me and my roommates
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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National cat day and black cat day are within the same week, but I'm not complaining (and neither is Stoker)
A sleepy black cat on the lap of an aging pianist. A black cat sleeping on a hand-knit blanket, dreaming of his next meal A black cat climbing up the body of his owner (aka me) because breakfast simply cannot wait abother minute
October 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Took a walk before the performances last weekend and somebody carved a castle into the stump of a fallen tree (zoom in to find the plastic dragon) 🏰 🔥 🐲
A castle carved from the stump of a fallen tree, featuring turrets and a dragon. The side view of a castle carved from the stump of a fallen tree, featuring the large face of a bearded man. Wizard? Komorebi: Sunlight through the autumn trees of a park in Connecticut Komorebi: barely visible river through the deciduous trees at sunset in New England
October 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Me to the producers: He jumped up and put his head down on my arm and anyway that's why I didn't do any work on the show today
A black cat nestling himself in the crook of a man's arm
October 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Out saying hi to the trees. Brought my cat with me
October 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The way the air smells this morning is exactly the healing potion I needed 🍂🍁
October 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Still waiting on a couple more reviews, but at least I have a quote from Ms. Goldberg I can pull. (Plus even Google AI knows our show is funny 😂)
"Film noir may have been strictly black and white but Pantochino Productions' version is all Technicolor, with glamorous costuming by Jimmy Johansmeyer, a wild comedy and lyrics on the high seas by Bert Bernardi and a spoofy musical score by Justin Rugg that swirls with romance, suspense, secrets and mystery." -review by Bonnie Goldberg Google AI description of our latest musical, listing it as a "source of roaring laughter" featuring "original music by Justin Rugg" aka Me.
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Paralyzed by choice.
A pokémon trainer trying to choose from three pokémon that are all cute in their own special way
October 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Last night, Pantochino opened its 16th season with another new offering, What Now, Voyager- a comedic parody of 1940s melodrama. With 7 actors who play 16 characters, this is the 34th score I've written for the stage! I am so proud of the work my cast, crew and supporters have done ❤️ #theatre
October 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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It downloaded last night, just to sit there and taunt me 😵‍💫
October 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Can we do a reaction pic thread? Let's get each others' meme albums up
A very frightened Mickey Mouse An awkward girl meeting Mark Twain (not pictured) Aunt Gladys from Weapons laughing hysterically A pie that has seen better days
October 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Everyone is posting their WestKnits MKAL progress and they all look so good and I ordered my yarn three weeks ago and it is being delayed another week and I won't be able to start until clue 2 drops mehhhh 😭

🎶 But I'm not complaaaainiiiiiiing 🎵
October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Look what I found at the grocery store! Just gotta buy 40 more bags so I can catch all 151 🤣
A bag of pokémon-themed Hershey kisses Pokémon kisses featuring Gyarados, Raichu and Charizard
October 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Quote your fave Pokémon & Digimon and compare!
October 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Dumpling lunch with the bestie 🥟❤️
September 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Ok but I'm actually kind of diggin the mustache look on me...
A man boldly choosing to take a selfie of his mustache. He looks pretty good too.
September 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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No, I am NOT still thinking about the actor in the spanish-language WhatsApp ad with the beautiful hair who is just trying to find which tennis court his friends are at, why would you ask me that?
September 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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The cat / The cat dad

(I just wanted pics of him but I forgot the camera was facing front 🙃)
A black cat waking from a nap on his favorite cushion A cat owner who forgot his camera was on selfie mode
September 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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New color for fall!
Nails painted with orange black and gold flake polish Nails painted with orange black and gold flake polish
September 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Voice memo: streaming service for cats called MewTube
September 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Composing in the studio today and I discovered some old-timey piano filters, which suit the jazz era of this musical we're working on very well. Of course this will end up being an uptempo piece, but I love turning things into ballads #wip #newmusic #theatre
Let's Not Talk (Old Recording)
Composer and performer living in New England. Pop/Cabaret and Musical Theatre influences.
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August 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Some days I think I know enough about knitting and then someone posts like “Today I am trying my hand at the Oblate Spheroid cast-on and Inverse French Reversetwist technique” and I am instantly put in my place 🧶 😂 #knitsky
veg-grower.bsky.social Sue @veg-grower.bsky.social · Aug 15
#FOFriday 🧶 I've been learning the Moebius Cast On from Cat Bordhi, and have successfully produced - tah dah! - a hairband! I really like this cast on and am already well into my second moebius item. I also learned how to block a moebius piece from Jennifer Olivarez (also on Youtube) - essential😁
A small pink piece of textured knitting, on blocking wires to stretch out and show the pattern. It is mounted on a whitewith-blue-grid blocking mat. Pattern is my own, for release later in the year, yarn is Holst Garn Coast in Rosewood.
August 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM