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A String Of Code

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28-year-old they/she transfem biologist who likes making things and going outside to look at birds

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A String Of Code

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did a little doodle on my lunch break today

A pencil sketch of a worm with the head of a man. He has a pompadour and a chin too large for his face, and he floats in a field of abstract swirls. Three masks float around him with different expressions; one has a malevolent grin, one is grouchy, and one gives not a single fuck about anything. The man-worm looks confused and uneasy about his current circumstances.

November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM

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Hello i do in fact draw sometimes and want to get better at a more cartoony style, and so I SKETCH! from left to right, @pjthetoonaddict.bsky.social, myself, and @alyssgilbert.bsky.social

A pencil drawing of three people in a cartoon style. On the left is a man wearing a cozy striped sweater and square glasses. His hands are on his hips and he grins gleefully at nothing in particular. In the middle is a woman wearing a scarf and a long coat. She’s pointing upward and her mouth is open, as if she is in the middle of explaining something. On the right is a very tall woman with an exposed midriff, a short skirt, boots, and fishnet stockings. She’s looking at the woman in the middle with an open palm towards her, and looks to be engaging in the conversation. Everyone is very adorable in a mid-2000s Cartoon Network sort of way.

November 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM

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if you see this, quote with a game that released the year you were born

This game is the gold standard of point and click adventure games imo. There’s a lot of jokes in it that I still reference to this day.

The cover art for the video game The Curse of Monkey Island. A zombified pirate (LeChuck) with a flaming beard holds a cutlass above his head, ready to swing down on Guybrush Threepwood, a “mighty pirate” with blond hair pulled back in a ponytail. He holds a shimmeringdiamond ring up to LeChuck. Behind the flaming zombie pirate is a golden statue of a very angry woman.

October 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM

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This cheap turtleneck has become such a staple of my wardrobe; i look so good in it!!

A selfie of brunette woman lying on a sofa wearing a snug black turtleneck. She has a hand on her hip and she looks into the camera with an expression that says, “yes i know how good i look.”

October 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM

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idk if her personality is even remotely like yours you’ve just been obsessed with her for so long i associate her exclusively with you

August 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM

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Sure, why not? Whomst is me (or connected to me)?

August 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM

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SHE SPINS

August 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM

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DAZZLE from Paper Mario and the Thousand-Year Door
A round-shaped blue creature wearing a jester’s hat. He has a nervous, eager smile and carries a bag containing badges and star pieces.

August 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM

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yaaaaaaay georgia

A car’s dashboard showing that the temperature outside is 97 degrees fahrenheit

June 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM

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Quote skeet a bird on a sign!
Taken during my 2019 study abroad in Costa Rica

A White-throated Magpie Jay is perched on a painted wooden sign beside a tree, in front of a green grassy background. It's a sky-blue bird with a white underbelly, and a black half-circle on its breast, giving the impression of wearing a bib. It has a dark crest on its head that curls charmingly upward. The bird's body is facing the camera, but its head is cocked to the side, as if inspecting the viewer. In yellow letters, the sign reads, "Mango - Mangifera Indica" implying that the bird is in fact a mango.

December 28, 2024 at 5:28 PM

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Apparently, I already have. Wonder who it was!

A screenshot of the skeet I’m replying to, showing that the account being quote skeeted is already blocked

December 23, 2024 at 9:22 PM

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Because everyone knows the worst part of Pictionary is playing it with people

(I hate this so much)

A box on a store shelf containing “Pictionary vs AI; human sketches, AI guesses!” There’s a crappy drawing of a crocodile and a phone with a text bubble saying “DO I SEE A CROCODILE?”

December 8, 2024 at 6:35 PM

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I just realized I haven't really posted any of my art on here. Here's the sort of thing I do! The monster is called The Maze Stalker, the fey lady is named Queen Vissamer, the dork with the gas mask is an alchemist vigilante named Ju'oo, and the wizard was my first DnD character, Malchior.

A blue creature against a dark grey background. The creature has the shape of a T-rex, but the teeth, nose, and tail of a rat. There is a mane of anemone-like tentacles growing out the back of its head, and reptilian eyes drift out of that mane into a golden halo that floats behind it. The creature's body is partially composed of brass rings covered in eyes. Its mouth is open, revealing an expanse full of stars inside.

A mostly humanoid fey creature is prancing towards the viewer with one hand outstretched as if to pick something up. Her body proportions and facial features are elongated, with eyes turned sideways. Her mouth is open in a wide smile, revealing pointed teeth like a shark. She has green skin, and all her clothing is various shades of green; she wears a light-green cape, two sashes, a tunic comprised of leaflike tendrils, and loose pants, beneath which are hooves where her feet would be. The cape is held in place by a brooch shaped like an acorn. A green feathered tiara with an amber gemstone holds back her flowing, unruly hair, which is long enough to reach down to her legs.

A humanoid figure stands facing the viewer on a nondescript floor in front of a background, surrounded by bubbles. A foot-long blade attached to a chain dangles from their right hand. Strapped to their left arm is a green device shaped like the head of a dragon, which is connected via tubes to several canisters. They're wearing a mask that completely obscures their face, fitted with a filter and unusual breathing apparatus over the nose and mouth. Over their head is pulled a sky-blue hood with a mantle that drapes over their shoulders. They have on a double-breasted blue and green vest over a light turtleneck. Their pants, which go waist-high, are very simple, and have test tubes full of different colored liquids strapped to the thighs.

A male wizard with pale skin and pointed elvish ears looks down at you, holding his left hand towards you, with a small glowing sun floating above his palm. His left hand, behind him, holds a golden staff. He's wearing a forest-green wizard hat and a matching green cloak with a golden trim. A clasp in the shape of a beetle holds in place an elaborate frilly white jabot at his neck. His facial expression is slightly smug, but not antagonistic, as if he knows what he's doing and is proud of it.

November 16, 2024 at 4:58 PM

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I do not have a remotely interesting or impressive bluesky number

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September 17, 2024 at 10:35 PM

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Today I found one of the funniest signs I’ve ever seen.

An octagonal sign reading “STOP - GPS is wrong - road ends here”

March 29, 2024 at 10:33 PM

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This is real!
discovered i was nonbinary and then clocked over a hundred hours in a game where literally all you do is design subway systems

December 2, 2023 at 12:21 AM

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I just had an interview for a grad school position that went REALLY WELL but MY GOODNESS I HAVE SO MUCH ADRENALINE NOW

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