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Max Hufnagel
@animatedmax.bsky.social
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Technical Writer. Likes: Cake, cats, D&D, giant fictional robots. He/him/his
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WARNING
Critically low levels of red licorice detected
A ziplock bag with two small pieces of red licorice: one, a 2cm twisted cylinder, the other a small Scottie dog
December 14, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Ticket to Ride: Legacy with friends. We may need a larger table
A large round table covered with a very large board game,with smaller tables holding more of the game pieces
December 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Birthday Tinned Fish Gift Set!
Blue box with yellow trim. Small cartoony images of assorted things on the box top, including daisies, a cut lemon, canned fish with festive bows, a shell, a beet, and a pink drink in a martini glass. The box reads "Fishwife Tinned Seafood Co. Tinned fish gift set."
December 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Birthday blueberry pancakes 🫐 🥞!
A stack of three blueberry pancakes. One quarter of the stack has been cut loose from the rest and moved a little to the side so you can see how fluffy and blueberry-filled they are. A light scattering of powdered sugar sits on the pancakes and the white play they're on. A few pieces of strawberry are also on the pancakes.
December 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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First thing on the Birthday itinerary: Finish read _God's Junk Drawer_ by @peterclines.com. I limited myself to just a couple of chapters a day so I could relish the experience, so it took a few weeks.

Besides the writing, story, characters, and pacing being fantastic, the book was FUN. Loved it!
The cover of _God's Junk Drawer_, a novel by Peter Clines. Green letters on a mostly dark background showing the skeleton of a dinosaur
December 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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We ordered three pizzas for four adults and a child. I think maybe we just might have a wee bit too much pizza.
An enormous pizza. More than 20 inches across. Tiny-looking dinner fork huddles in the corner of the pizza box, afraid
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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I saw a special car.
May 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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I made soup! It's sort of Tuscan White Bean but I used a mix of Corona beans and Navy beans.
Top view of a giant pot full of bean soup with carrots, onions, celery, and spinach. Side view of the same giant pot full of bean soup with carrots, onions, celery, and spinach.
March 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Oh no, they have a Loki, too!
Loki, the power-hungry God of Mischief, crafted in crystal by Swarovski in a luminous shade of green. To honor Thor’s ultimate foil, Swarovski has crafted this crystallized figurine with 282 facets, along with touches of gold-tone lacquered metal forming his chest armor, scepter, horned helmet, and boots.
March 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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I'm not one to buy expensive things, and things made out of crystals that aren't just crystal aren't something I do. But somehow I keep getting ads sent to me for items like this guy (Thanos):
Thanos crafted in crystal by Swarovski. This bold and imposing figurine is a powerful tribute to the villainous titan, Thanos. With metal accents and 607 crystallized facets, Swarovski has used all of its master cutting expertise to precisely carve the features of this tall and muscular character. This includes the complete set of Infinity Stones on his gauntlet, which symbolizes Thanos’ ominous quest to dominate the universe.
March 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Not my cat.
A grayish-white cat with yellow-green eyes sitting and looking a bit to the left. The cat's legs are not visible in this photo. This is not my cat. It might not even be a cat, even though it looks like a cat.
February 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Finished Chocolate Swiss Roll cake with fresh whipped cream!
A beautiful Chocolate Swiss Roll cake. The whipped cream is exactly as thick as the cake and is rolled into a perfect spiral.
February 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Cake right out of the oven.
A beautifully baked cake still in the big flat cake pan.
February 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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I forgot to take a batter photo so here's a sink full of cake-making bowls and whatnot so you can feel like you're part of the experience.
Sink full of dirty mixing bowls, sieves, measuring cups, and whatnot.
February 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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I forgot to take a batter photo so here's a sink full of cake-making bowls and whatnot so you can feel like you're part of the experience.
Sink full of dirty mixing bowls, sieves, measuring cups and spoons and whatnot
February 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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I'm going to bake a big, flat cake.
Silvery, short, 12-inch by 17-inch cake pan.
February 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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I may have put too many beans in my Tuscan White Bean Soup
Soup cooking. It appears as though someone has added too many beans.
February 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Lunch time!
Greek salad with beautiful grilled chicken and a waffle covered with bananas and Nutella.
February 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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I'm not a cook, but I made Tuscan White Bean Soup and it's delicious!
Blue soup bowl containing Tuscan White Bean Soup that *I* mad. Very delicious. Big chunks of carrots and ginormous White beans in a rich sauce.
January 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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I'm reading the 5th (I think) book in @stephenblackmoore.com's excellent Eric Carter series and I just have to ask, what did @kevinhearne.bsky.social DO?
The cover of Fire Season. A white man in a slightly-dated white shirt, black suit and tie (Necromancer Eric Carter) stands in the midst of an orange-red-black inferno. He is looking down, his right hand rubbing the back of his head, his left hanging straight down and holding a straight razor.
January 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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I made White Bean Soup. It turned out much better than I even hoped. We ate it too quickly to get a photo.
Empty blue soup bowl with silvery spoon
January 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Avocado Toast with Egg from 16th Street Diner in San Francisco
Beautiful Avocado Toast with halved Cherry Tomatoes on the corners and Egg on top.
January 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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I started playing games on Board Game Arena, an online platform where you play popular board games with friends or strangers. Many games are free to play; the others require only one person of all the people playing a game to have a subscription.

I might have signed up to play a few too...
Part of the Board Game Arena, interface showing animatedmax (that's me) is now playing 123 turn-based games.
January 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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We made Banana Lemon Cake! (Well, my wife made it. But I helped!)
Beautiful golden brown Banana Lemon loaf cooling in a loaf pan Beautiful golden brown Banana Lemon loaf cooling in a loaf pan, with little muffins cooling on a wire rack.
January 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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I have a new New Year's Friend!
Tiny hand-made llama made of thin white yarn with purple ears and hooves. Perfectly sized for a large keychain.
December 31, 2024 at 11:43 PM