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Art by Anna Aphelion
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I make art. Sometimes people pay me to make it. Sometimes I put it in little books and sell them. If you are interested in that sort of thing, you should go have a look at apopheniart.wordpress.com
I mentioned to the person fitting my new glasses the other day that I was going to my work Xmas party after the appointment and she made exactly this face 😬 Funny thing is, though a noisy pub is not ideal...I actually quite enjoy socialising with my colleagues and was actually looking forward to it
December 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I mentioned to the person fitting my new glasses the other day that I was going to my work Xmas party after the appointment and she made exactly this face 😬 Funny thing is, though a noisy pub is not ideal...I actually quite enjoy socialising with my colleagues and was actually looking forward to it
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It has come to my attention that there is an entire subreddit for videos of animals getting luxuriously brushed and it is extremely relaxing www.reddit.com/r/brushybrus...
December 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It has come to my attention that there is an entire subreddit for videos of animals getting luxuriously brushed and it is extremely relaxing www.reddit.com/r/brushybrus...
Was just listening to a panel discussion about the Aust. Law Reform Commission, featuring Gareth Evans and Michael Kirby, in which I feel Evans was being...weird and inappropriate about Kirby's sexuality. Asked about their working relationship, he joked about how Kirby 'had the hots for him'
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Was just listening to a panel discussion about the Aust. Law Reform Commission, featuring Gareth Evans and Michael Kirby, in which I feel Evans was being...weird and inappropriate about Kirby's sexuality. Asked about their working relationship, he joked about how Kirby 'had the hots for him'
Despite having a congenital vision impairment and having had probably hundreds of eye tests in my life, it's never not exhausting and awkward to have to repeat 'no I can't read any of that...no, still can't read it...idk, maybe that's an 'R'???'.
December 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Despite having a congenital vision impairment and having had probably hundreds of eye tests in my life, it's never not exhausting and awkward to have to repeat 'no I can't read any of that...no, still can't read it...idk, maybe that's an 'R'???'.
I did go to art school and I have had blue hair on occasion, but I'm 42 and I'm still non-binary, so I don't think anyone can claim it's a youthful phase at this point
Something I'd like to address. There's this idea that TQ+ folk are all 21 year-old art students... and all the 'normal' old school folk are LGB and entirely left behind and confused by 'pronouns'...
Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!
Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!
December 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I did go to art school and I have had blue hair on occasion, but I'm 42 and I'm still non-binary, so I don't think anyone can claim it's a youthful phase at this point
O stand, stand at the window
As the tears scald and start;
You shall love your crooked neighbour
With your crooked heart.’
It was late, late in the evening,
The lovers they were gone;
The clocks had ceased their chiming,
And the deep river ran on.
As the tears scald and start;
You shall love your crooked neighbour
With your crooked heart.’
It was late, late in the evening,
The lovers they were gone;
The clocks had ceased their chiming,
And the deep river ran on.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
O stand, stand at the window
As the tears scald and start;
You shall love your crooked neighbour
With your crooked heart.’
It was late, late in the evening,
The lovers they were gone;
The clocks had ceased their chiming,
And the deep river ran on.
As the tears scald and start;
You shall love your crooked neighbour
With your crooked heart.’
It was late, late in the evening,
The lovers they were gone;
The clocks had ceased their chiming,
And the deep river ran on.
I watch a lot of UK crime shows. Actually 'watch' is generous - I have them on in the background while drawing, sewing, cleaning, etc. I'm struck by the pervasive convention that the brilliant detective protagonists are...HR investigations waiting to happen. And this is presented as cool actually.
December 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I watch a lot of UK crime shows. Actually 'watch' is generous - I have them on in the background while drawing, sewing, cleaning, etc. I'm struck by the pervasive convention that the brilliant detective protagonists are...HR investigations waiting to happen. And this is presented as cool actually.
I don't so much miss my LJ friends (many of them I'm still in contact with in other ways), but I really miss the genuine social interactions and connections it fostered. It was truly social in a way that current 'social media' just isn't.
December 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I don't so much miss my LJ friends (many of them I'm still in contact with in other ways), but I really miss the genuine social interactions and connections it fostered. It was truly social in a way that current 'social media' just isn't.
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guys, I'm sorry but we are going to have to bring back Abstract Expressionism until we get rid of all this naive moralizing that assumes a 1:1 relationship between art and reality. please enjoy these nonrepresentational shapes.
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
guys, I'm sorry but we are going to have to bring back Abstract Expressionism until we get rid of all this naive moralizing that assumes a 1:1 relationship between art and reality. please enjoy these nonrepresentational shapes.
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YES!!!! Many of us have been repeating this for so long and yet still every news bulletin is about "Teen social media ban"!
Stop it. No. This is an invasive demand to ID verify EVERYONE ALL THE TIME, for the marginal gains of excluding a few specific users from some platforms.
Stop it. No. This is an invasive demand to ID verify EVERYONE ALL THE TIME, for the marginal gains of excluding a few specific users from some platforms.
The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
YES!!!! Many of us have been repeating this for so long and yet still every news bulletin is about "Teen social media ban"!
Stop it. No. This is an invasive demand to ID verify EVERYONE ALL THE TIME, for the marginal gains of excluding a few specific users from some platforms.
Stop it. No. This is an invasive demand to ID verify EVERYONE ALL THE TIME, for the marginal gains of excluding a few specific users from some platforms.
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I have not eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
Forgive me
but it’s a hectic
time of year
I’ll circle back
to your plums
after the holidays.
the plums
that were in
the icebox
Forgive me
but it’s a hectic
time of year
I’ll circle back
to your plums
after the holidays.
I have done
the admin
that was in
the inbox
And which
I had definitely
been
putting off
Inevitably
It was so easy
so quick
and is gone
the admin
that was in
the inbox
And which
I had definitely
been
putting off
Inevitably
It was so easy
so quick
and is gone
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I have not eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
Forgive me
but it’s a hectic
time of year
I’ll circle back
to your plums
after the holidays.
the plums
that were in
the icebox
Forgive me
but it’s a hectic
time of year
I’ll circle back
to your plums
after the holidays.
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NEW! Survey on experiences of romantic crushes, please share widely! The aim of this study is to investigate the romantic crush. Note that this is only for people currently residing in Australia who are 18+. Find out more and complete the survey at this link: q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
NEW! Survey on experiences of romantic crushes, please share widely! The aim of this study is to investigate the romantic crush. Note that this is only for people currently residing in Australia who are 18+. Find out more and complete the survey at this link: q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
NZ Fur Seal
Langur
Lace Monitor
Red Deer
Eastern Brown Snake
Langur
Lace Monitor
Red Deer
Eastern Brown Snake
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Rat
Pigeon
Squirrel
Seagull
Duck
Rat
Pigeon
Squirrel
Seagull
Duck
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild*:
Hyena
Indeterminate Monkey (statistically either a rhesus or a langur, I am not a monkey scholar)
Sea Lion
Peacock
Mountain lion
*all of these were in urban environments because what happens in The Wild is not my business
Hyena
Indeterminate Monkey (statistically either a rhesus or a langur, I am not a monkey scholar)
Sea Lion
Peacock
Mountain lion
*all of these were in urban environments because what happens in The Wild is not my business
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NZ Fur Seal
Langur
Lace Monitor
Red Deer
Eastern Brown Snake
Langur
Lace Monitor
Red Deer
Eastern Brown Snake
Heard this song for the first time in probably decades today and was confused as to why this upbeat bop made me feel weirdly sad. Then I remembered the film clip... m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpqm...
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
YouTube video by TheAvalanchesVEVO
m.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Heard this song for the first time in probably decades today and was confused as to why this upbeat bop made me feel weirdly sad. Then I remembered the film clip... m.youtube.com/watch?v=wpqm...
I'm on my third 'career path' at this point. This one started with what was only supposed to be a 6mo temp assignment, which I took after I ran almost literally screaming from my previous job & needed to do something in a totally different industry. Turns out I love it & I hope I can keep doing it.
November 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I'm on my third 'career path' at this point. This one started with what was only supposed to be a 6mo temp assignment, which I took after I ran almost literally screaming from my previous job & needed to do something in a totally different industry. Turns out I love it & I hope I can keep doing it.
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the (rail replacement) vengabus is coming
and everybody's grumbling
some routes have been amended
journey times are extended
and everybody's grumbling
some routes have been amended
journey times are extended
rail replacement vengabus
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
the (rail replacement) vengabus is coming
and everybody's grumbling
some routes have been amended
journey times are extended
and everybody's grumbling
some routes have been amended
journey times are extended
Thinking about names & pronouns. I may, dissapointingly, have to find a new job early next year (current role is a contract which has been extended and extended, but that can go on forever). I like my current workplace and would love to stay, but leaving might present opportunities...
November 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Thinking about names & pronouns. I may, dissapointingly, have to find a new job early next year (current role is a contract which has been extended and extended, but that can go on forever). I like my current workplace and would love to stay, but leaving might present opportunities...
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“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
I miss video stores. I want to watch a indie horror movie from 2012 & I cannot find it available to rent online anywhere. It looks like it might be on a steaming service I don't have, but even that is unclear. I miss being able to go to a store and rent pretty much anything for 4 dollars or less
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I miss video stores. I want to watch a indie horror movie from 2012 & I cannot find it available to rent online anywhere. It looks like it might be on a steaming service I don't have, but even that is unclear. I miss being able to go to a store and rent pretty much anything for 4 dollars or less
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The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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“That means courts will treat these children like adults” is a sentence the premier actually used. Proposing life sentences for 14-16 year olds is evil. Meanwhile the federal government is banning kids the same age from social media. Too young to post online but not to serve life in prison.
These reforms violate human rights obligations, contradict the evidence and will be devastating for children and young people in conflict with the law.
Victoria’s ‘adult time for violent crime’ reforms will not solve the youth crime problem
theconversation.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
“That means courts will treat these children like adults” is a sentence the premier actually used. Proposing life sentences for 14-16 year olds is evil. Meanwhile the federal government is banning kids the same age from social media. Too young to post online but not to serve life in prison.
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Nintendo Gamma Boy
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Nintendo Gamma Boy
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Well, my fridge sure feels like an archive 🦠🧫
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Well, my fridge sure feels like an archive 🦠🧫