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TheClassCalico
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She/them. Adult. I'm mostly here to look at pretty art and cool science. Be aware that I do occasionally post about politics. These will be tagged with #Politics

Banner by Artem Saranin. Avatar by Stxrgem on Toyhouse.
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I use this social media page to add cool trash to my trash pile and scream into the void. Sometimes, people scream back.

Maybe you will find creative self-made trash here sometimes.
The only options today are either microblogging platforms with a focus on art (or microblogging commonly USED for art, such as Tumblr), platforms specifically for professional artists, or attempts at a Deviantart spiritual successor which never really took off.

#Deviantart #Art

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On the topic of Deviantart, I wish that there was a similar website today with a sizable userbase and activity level that isn't just modern Deviantart because boy, it's a trainwreck now.

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I use this social media page to add cool trash to my trash pile and scream into the void. Sometimes, people scream back.

Maybe you will find creative self-made trash here sometimes.
December 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
On the topic of Deviantart, I wish that there was a similar website today with a sizable userbase and activity level that isn't just modern Deviantart because boy, it's a trainwreck now.

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I use this social media page to add cool trash to my trash pile and scream into the void. Sometimes, people scream back.

Maybe you will find creative self-made trash here sometimes.
December 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Back in the early to mid 2010s, I made all of my art that I posted online using DA Muro. If somebody archived and uploaded that silly little art program, I would be overjoyed!

#Deviantart #Art
December 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Cinnamon, no
December 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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A baby Pterodactylus
December 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Additional tags because Bluesky doesn't give you enough space.

#Reading #Booksky
I really appreciate large print books, not because I have poor vision, but because I struggle to focus on books with a lot of writing on one page due to my ADHD, and smaller text is a common migraine trigger of mine.

Actually, these are the main reasons why I favour reading on an ereader.

#Books
December 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I really appreciate large print books, not because I have poor vision, but because I struggle to focus on books with a lot of writing on one page due to my ADHD, and smaller text is a common migraine trigger of mine.

Actually, these are the main reasons why I favour reading on an ereader.

#Books
December 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This goes out to all of the disproportionate snowmen that I have made over the years in Animal Crossing.

Ahem,

Frosty the snowman was a very picky shit
He was brought to life but that wouldn't suffice
He would rather whine and bitch all day! 🎵

#AnimalCrossing #Shitpost
December 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I fucking *despise* #Amazon and encourage people to opt for a different eReader if they can. (I personally use #Kobo) HOWEVER, I do think that Amazon's recent move to offer EPUBS is a step in the right direction.

#AmazonKindle #Kindle
December 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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The "European woodland animal has some kind of species related issue resolved by love just in time for a marketable Christmas" trilogy of Ads.

AD THREE: Intermarché Christmas ad (2025) Just like the other two this ad is a combination of hand made elements and CGi elements. Another common element.
December 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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The "European woodland animal has some kind of species related issue resolved by love just in time for a marketable Christmas" trilogy of Ads.

AD TWO: What would Christmas be without Love? (2018) Erste Bank holiday ad made with combination stop-motion and CGI To get a felted doll look.
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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The "European woodland animal has some kind of species related issue resolved by love just in time for a marketable Christmas" trilogy of Ads.

AD ONE: The Bear and the Hare (2013) the one that started the tradition. Handrawn characters on physical hand-crafted sets.

youtu.be/G5TRcyJBnJQ?...
John Lewis - The Bear and the Hare (2013, UK)
YouTube video by The Hall of Advertising
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
ALSO! Wow, Alastor was insufferable this season, but especially during *one* scene in particular. It was already evident that he was a horrible, horrible person, but there's murder, and then there's being a massive dick on a personal level.
I finished watching the second season of #HazbinHotel. Vox's death was hilarious! Quite possibly the second funniest death in the series.

Gotta love that rivals who paralleled in life both suffered dumb deaths.
December 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I finished watching the second season of #HazbinHotel. Vox's death was hilarious! Quite possibly the second funniest death in the series.

Gotta love that rivals who paralleled in life both suffered dumb deaths.
December 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Over a third of animals lost in test deep sea mining - scientists
Over a third of animals lost in test deep sea mining - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Not a wobbegong, not even a shark, but a goosefish! They will lay the most amazing egg veils.
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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✨ 2k Follower Raffle ✨

Winner will receive a custom scratchboard style piece like the examples below 💀

To enter:
- Like
- Repost
- Follow
- Comment/Tag a friend (Optional!)

Ends December 31st ❄️

#art #raffle #artraffle #darkart #horrorart #horror #creepy
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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A lot of misinfo here.

That picture is of a goosefish, not a wobbegong. They're classed under ray-finned fish, or Actinopterygii. They live in deep water and aren't a threat to humans

The wobbegong is a species of carpet shark. They prey in shallows and are potentially dangerous to divers.
December 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What makes this extra funny is that I used to have a reputation for never cursing, and being "pure". Today, neither of those statements are true.
It turns out that I do a lot of shitting.
@theclasscalico.bsky.social has swears! They've used 69 profanities in their last 464 posts.

🥇 "shit" (15 times)
🥈 "fuck" (9 times)
🥉 "damn" (8 times)
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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The German government has committed half a billion euros for research on long COVID and other post-infection syndromes

go.nature.com/48qFiTA
Long-COVID research just got a big funding boost: will it find new treatments?
The German government has committed half a billion euros for research on long COVID and other post-infection syndromes.
go.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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calico: [profanity bleeping sound]
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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I love how bats come in 4 flavors:

🦇 mouse with wings
🦇 fox with wings
🦇 cathedral gargoyle
🦇 eldritch nightmare abomination
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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"Birth of the Homunculus"

A sorceress astounded by her creation.

This painting has been floating around in my head for months now, and I only found the right time to bring it to fruition yesterday!

(see thread for details + process shot-by-shot)
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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"Let me in, let me in!"

Mari Lwyd for this year's holiday card~✨
December 11, 2024 at 8:18 PM