The Octopus Gallery
@octopusgallery.bsky.social
Dogs, plants, quilts, nerd shit, birds and fish. But she'll say, “Look what I had to overcome from my last life. I think I'll write a book.”
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Just like the Hannibal-esque Tumblr fungus post permanently etched on my brain, you cannot kill James Bond in a way that matters. He can die one million times and make us feel it every time and pop back up just fine with zero diminishing returns. He is the Wile E. Coyote of espionage.
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Just like the Hannibal-esque Tumblr fungus post permanently etched on my brain, you cannot kill James Bond in a way that matters. He can die one million times and make us feel it every time and pop back up just fine with zero diminishing returns. He is the Wile E. Coyote of espionage.
I understand that lots of places don't give every federal holiday off but like why are they calling me before 9 am on a federal holiday?
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I understand that lots of places don't give every federal holiday off but like why are they calling me before 9 am on a federal holiday?
Doctor sent me a new script for a different med at a higher dose without asking me if there had been a problem or anything with the previous one and I'm kind of annoyed by it. I really ought to find a new practice.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Doctor sent me a new script for a different med at a higher dose without asking me if there had been a problem or anything with the previous one and I'm kind of annoyed by it. I really ought to find a new practice.
I’ve forgotten how to make a pie and I didn’t let the apples sit and macerate so I’m guessing I’m going to end up with dry apples in a crust.
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I’ve forgotten how to make a pie and I didn’t let the apples sit and macerate so I’m guessing I’m going to end up with dry apples in a crust.
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This is good advice. Also, if you wouldn't give to someone you love, believing they will wear it, then maybe think twice about making it.
I see a lot of items turned out very quickly on huge needles (=big holes) with questionable color combinations, and they don't tend to be picked up
I see a lot of items turned out very quickly on huge needles (=big holes) with questionable color combinations, and they don't tend to be picked up
Pro-tip:
If you knit hats, mittens, scarves, etc., for donation (e.g., to homeless shelters) think about your yarn choice.
Yes, wool is fire resistant and warmer when wet.
But fewer people are allergic/reactive to acrylic, and acrylic is more easily washable.
Pros and cons.
If you knit hats, mittens, scarves, etc., for donation (e.g., to homeless shelters) think about your yarn choice.
Yes, wool is fire resistant and warmer when wet.
But fewer people are allergic/reactive to acrylic, and acrylic is more easily washable.
Pros and cons.
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is good advice. Also, if you wouldn't give to someone you love, believing they will wear it, then maybe think twice about making it.
I see a lot of items turned out very quickly on huge needles (=big holes) with questionable color combinations, and they don't tend to be picked up
I see a lot of items turned out very quickly on huge needles (=big holes) with questionable color combinations, and they don't tend to be picked up
It’s been over two years since I have had a day without the dogs and boy can I tell
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It’s been over two years since I have had a day without the dogs and boy can I tell
Work trying to say that I must use a particular app that's not available for my device while also not paying for that device to be upgraded.
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Work trying to say that I must use a particular app that's not available for my device while also not paying for that device to be upgraded.
In non-boil news, the white-throated sparrows have shown up at the feeders now that the temp's dropped, but no juncos yet.
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In non-boil news, the white-throated sparrows have shown up at the feeders now that the temp's dropped, but no juncos yet.
If I were sorcerer queen of the land, my pettiest use of magic would be to curse everyone so people who don't pick up after their dogs on shared lands get ass boils. There'd be like a 30 sec grace period but otherwise BAM, ass boils. The boils go away when you pick up the poop.
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If I were sorcerer queen of the land, my pettiest use of magic would be to curse everyone so people who don't pick up after their dogs on shared lands get ass boils. There'd be like a 30 sec grace period but otherwise BAM, ass boils. The boils go away when you pick up the poop.
This sounds like a really cool project!
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This sounds like a really cool project!
As my mother says, it’s a titbit nippley out there.
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
As my mother says, it’s a titbit nippley out there.
Local news blog runs a sponcon post of a new kimbap restaurant opening in FFX County but nowhere in the post does it list the restaurant's actual address. Like, I am VERY interested but I'm not driving to Fair Lakes or something.
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Local news blog runs a sponcon post of a new kimbap restaurant opening in FFX County but nowhere in the post does it list the restaurant's actual address. Like, I am VERY interested but I'm not driving to Fair Lakes or something.
I remember very little of this dream now but I knew when I woke up that bsky would appreciate the bisexual colocation.
Just woke from a dream where vampires powers were linked to the vitamins etc in their blood and could do stuff based on how much of it there was. Our hero always had a massive vitamin d deficiency and couldn’t do shit except use the power of bisexuality to be in two places at once
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I remember very little of this dream now but I knew when I woke up that bsky would appreciate the bisexual colocation.
Just woke from a dream where vampires powers were linked to the vitamins etc in their blood and could do stuff based on how much of it there was. Our hero always had a massive vitamin d deficiency and couldn’t do shit except use the power of bisexuality to be in two places at once
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Just woke from a dream where vampires powers were linked to the vitamins etc in their blood and could do stuff based on how much of it there was. Our hero always had a massive vitamin d deficiency and couldn’t do shit except use the power of bisexuality to be in two places at once
Love that my comment to my senator got stuffed in the hidden replies. Probably algorithmically declared rude.
I DONT WANT THIS!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Love that my comment to my senator got stuffed in the hidden replies. Probably algorithmically declared rude.
Oh, and I found poison ivy germinating in one of my deck planters. Fuck you, birds! I give you nice things and this is how I am repaid??
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Oh, and I found poison ivy germinating in one of my deck planters. Fuck you, birds! I give you nice things and this is how I am repaid??
I’m cutting herbs I forgot I had and attempting to do the frozen cubes of herbs thing (yes, see also my freezer blindness why this may be a waste of time) and I’m having a hard time not digging up at least one of my giant sweet pepper plants to transition into a house plant. It’s still flowering!
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I’m cutting herbs I forgot I had and attempting to do the frozen cubes of herbs thing (yes, see also my freezer blindness why this may be a waste of time) and I’m having a hard time not digging up at least one of my giant sweet pepper plants to transition into a house plant. It’s still flowering!
Me: takes last night's chicken carcass and makes crockpot stock overnight.
Me: doesn't really want soup for dinner though
Me: "I'll just freeze it!"
Me: finds 3 quarts of stock in the freezer from 2023.
Me: doesn't really want soup for dinner though
Me: "I'll just freeze it!"
Me: finds 3 quarts of stock in the freezer from 2023.
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Me: takes last night's chicken carcass and makes crockpot stock overnight.
Me: doesn't really want soup for dinner though
Me: "I'll just freeze it!"
Me: finds 3 quarts of stock in the freezer from 2023.
Me: doesn't really want soup for dinner though
Me: "I'll just freeze it!"
Me: finds 3 quarts of stock in the freezer from 2023.
We just walked for an hour and sniffed all the things. CW: lots of screamy barks
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We just walked for an hour and sniffed all the things. CW: lots of screamy barks
One of my arms has decided that it’s going to go numb when I hold it certain ways which is very fun & not at all annoying especially since “certain ways” includes most sleeping positions and holding my phone to read. I’m assuming this is fallout from my shoveling adventures. Like I irritated a nerve
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
One of my arms has decided that it’s going to go numb when I hold it certain ways which is very fun & not at all annoying especially since “certain ways” includes most sleeping positions and holding my phone to read. I’m assuming this is fallout from my shoveling adventures. Like I irritated a nerve
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There are 2 eternal truths about mulch
1. You could always use more mulch
2. There is always more mulch left in the pile than you think
1. You could always use more mulch
2. There is always more mulch left in the pile than you think
November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There are 2 eternal truths about mulch
1. You could always use more mulch
2. There is always more mulch left in the pile than you think
1. You could always use more mulch
2. There is always more mulch left in the pile than you think
This is the mulch that never ends. Yes, it goes on and on, my friends. Some people started shov’ling it not knowing what it was and they’ll be out there shov’ling it forever just because this is the mulch that never ends. Yes, it goes on and on, my friends. Some people started shov’ling it not know
November 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is the mulch that never ends. Yes, it goes on and on, my friends. Some people started shov’ling it not knowing what it was and they’ll be out there shov’ling it forever just because this is the mulch that never ends. Yes, it goes on and on, my friends. Some people started shov’ling it not know
Lol someone just tried to pull the “your account has been suspended” dm trick on me. Get wrecked, loser.
November 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Lol someone just tried to pull the “your account has been suspended” dm trick on me. Get wrecked, loser.
I think if I got one of these quilted shoes kits, I'd be too paralyzed by indecision and worry about fucking it up to ever make them, but it is really cool! www.bucklebeebags.com/bucklebee-sh...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I think if I got one of these quilted shoes kits, I'd be too paralyzed by indecision and worry about fucking it up to ever make them, but it is really cool! www.bucklebeebags.com/bucklebee-sh...
If SCOTUS goes along with this I hope they never have a phlegm-free meal the rest of their lives.
HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
If SCOTUS goes along with this I hope they never have a phlegm-free meal the rest of their lives.