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Christine Sandquist
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Cultural consultant specializing in gender sexuality, trauma, & neurodivergence. Editor. AV Project Manager. r/Fantasy moderator.

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also they are giving away these terrible eye-burning free mugs asking you to "Choose OV"

they are so intensely penzeys, truly embodying "graphic design is my passion" in that trademark penzey's sort of way.

excellent work, penzey's, 10/10 no notes and I mean this wholeheartedly
Marketing image advertising that you'll get a free "Choose LOVE Mug" with any purchase. Unfortunately, because the mug's background is yellow, blue, and red paint splatter, and the heart and lettering of "Choose LOVE" are also red and yellow paint splatter, at a glance the mug appears to say "Choose OV"
August 15, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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penzey's latest marketing email: all spices beginning with L, F, or G, as in "Let's Freaking Go!" (as the young say) are 50% off with the code "VOTE" 😂

I love all the weird little things they do, tbh penzey's might be the most impactful political thing reaching grandmas rn, grandmas LOVE penzey's
Marketing image with Penzey's branding announcing that all spices beginning with "L,F,G" are 50% off. Vibes are extremely "graphic design is my passion" Full text of the marketing email: Let’s Freaking Go! As the young say. Half off Fox Point, Our Garlic, Minced Garlic, Lemon Pepper, Lemon Extract, Four Peppercorn Blend, Fajita, Greek Seasoning, Roasted Garlic, and So Much More ends today! No coupons or codes needed for regularly $49.95 8-Jar Herb Gift Boxes for just $24.95 each or for a free $9.95 Choose Love/I Will Vote 11.5.24 Mug with any purchase. Both are automatic for everyone. To get half off L, F, and G spices and seasonings in our stores, just be ready to show this email or the printed-out coupon from above. Online at penzeys.com, enter VOTE in the apply code box at checkout and all the L, F, and Gs will be half off. It’s so easy. And yes, we will still have to plan for this election to come down to eking out a win in the battleground states. Donald Trump was ahead by five points a month ago. This could still be neck and neck come 11.5.24. Or maybe not. This Tuesday our Wisconsin, the ultimate bellwether state, held its
August 15, 2024 at 1:50 PM
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It was late, I was trying to leave the couch and go to bed to get some sleep.
A black cat stares soulfully with the biggest, darkest, cutest little eyes from the back of a couch. Her head is nestled into the couch with one paw extended hopefully towards the viewer.
August 8, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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Pet tax
Evil, a black and fluffy cat, GLARES directly at the camera. Big airplane ears. Evil, black and fluffy, glares while burrowing her face into a freshly knitted, WHITE mohair shawl. RIP shawl. Ninja, a black and sleek cat, hangs out inside the yarn shelf. Ninja, sleek and black, bleps at the camera.
August 3, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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I like that the best way to describe Yusuf Dikec is "Oh, Turkey? Yeah they just sent some guy, he was really good though."
Olympic silver medalist Yusuf Dikec sights down his pistol in the 2024 Olympics. He's just a normal looking guy, plain glasses with no special lenses, not even ear protection, like Turkey came up and said, "Hey you're really good at shooting, right? Best at the gun club?" and he said "Yeah I'm not bad" and then all his buddies gassed him up saying "no, no, Yusuf is the BEST." So then Turkey said cool, you're going to the Olympics, in that case! The plane boards in two hours. He presumably then asked if he needed to bring anything special, but Turkey said no don't worry about it, we'll give you the T-shirt to wear when you arrive.
August 1, 2024 at 1:36 PM
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Oh god. Mariam Webster's thesaurus appears to be using AI and it's NOT GOING WELL.

Second image is the antonyms. Spoilered because in context of it interpreting the meaning as "white" one of these is a racial slur?? Also they're just bad antonyms, how is "gay" and antonym for "chocolate" or "white"
Mariam Webster's thesaurus suggestions for synonyms and similar words for "chocolate" (adjective): white, sandy, sepia, chalky, dun, whitish, ashy, pale, brindle, ashen... Etc in this vein. Mariam Webster's thesaurus suggestions for antonyms and near antonyms for "chocolate" (adjective): rich, gay, deep, colored, bright, chromatic, colorful, multicolored, variegated, ablaze... Etc
July 28, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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Playing A Little to the Left, it's hitting a little close to home today 😞
Illustrated Polaroid of a fluffy cat looking up shamelessly at the photographer with a broken terra cotta pot and soil and the remains of a succulent in front of them. Actual photo of a fluffy cat (Evil) looking up shamelessly at the photographer with a broken terra cotta pot and soil and the remains of a succulent behind them.
July 28, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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I've been waging a small-scale war with some fungus gnats that are far too fond of my window plants, and I'm pleased to announce I've acquired a new recruit:

the tiniest, babiest of little itty bitty jumping spiders 🥹
A speck of "dust" (secretly a spider!) circled in red on the side of a windowsill filled with several plants Slight zoom on the spider! You can sort of see their little legs. Full zoom! Look at how small this spider is!!
July 10, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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oh

oh no

evil has figured out how to open the desk drawer 😭
Extremely oval-shaped and fluffy black cat sprawls beneath an open desk drawer containing very not safe for cats craft supplies. She glares up at the photographer, fucking daring them to say something.
July 5, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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POV: you were just told that you are not allowed to lay on the shawl your human JUST finished knitting which is, conveniently, white mohair, a color that will definitely not show black cat fur on it
Evil, a floofy black cat, glares with pure, active malice at the camera with her face pressed into a white shawl.
June 24, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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Shawl blocking time! Evil for scale.

The long edge ended up a bit tight towards the short edge, as I swapped to a stretchier bind off border a little ways in. The mohair was VERY sticky and made it tough to frog, and since I'll wear it in a cowl sort of way anyway... I figured it didn't matter 😂
A cream shawl approximately three cat-lenghts on the long side with a thin, light green border pinned to blocking pads. A large, fluffy black cat languorously contemplates doing crime, likely by attempting to totally deform the shawl by hooking a claw or two into it and giving it a good tug from the side.
June 20, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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did you know that if you go to trim your hair but you forget to put the guard on the clippers it actually just shaves in a long strip up the back of your scalp instead of only trimming down to 7/8" like you intended

anyway

i have an undercut now
June 13, 2024 at 2:23 AM
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Oh my god Drake just dropped a new "diss track" (I can't say this in seriousness without quotes you'll understand why)

Kendrick has BROKEN this man, he's just broken now

I've taken actual psychic damage from this, WHO TOLD HIM THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA???

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oILI...
Wah Gwan, Delilah? Know I'm late 'Cause there's bare traffic I just show my dog your 'gram He said he knows a man that slapped it, I'm so cheesed Your "mademoiselle" nights are geeked I'm bent lowkey Oh, don't you be acting mean Oh, there's a .40 in my jeans And oh, if you're tryna hit a lick on the T.D., R.B.C., Scotiabank, R.B.C. (sic - he really says R.B.C twice), C.I.B.C, P.C Financial Holler at me
June 4, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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When all the kids in Pinocchio get turned into donkeys and sold into chattel slave labor fucked me up

The body horror of the donkey transformation and subsequent slavery was just too much, and I only ever watched Pinocchio the once and refused to watch it ever again
From Disney's Pinocchio: a dark, shadowy man opens the gate in a wooden, claustrophobic cattle run to allow a herd of donkeys, all dressed in children's clothes, to move through. The donkeys wear expressions of fear and terror and hesitate to pass the gate.
June 3, 2024 at 4:44 AM
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I'm at that stage of knitting a sweater where I both feel proud of having accomplished a lot while also staring at how much work still remains 😂

Still! So pleased with it overall. I spun the yarn for it, and it's turning out EXACTLY as I hoped knitted up!
A soft ecru and brown sweater top, still in the process of being knitted. There is a subtle pattern across the body. Close up of the previous photo
May 30, 2024 at 12:59 AM
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Black and white illustrated image with round, fun linework in a classic newspaper style. An office worker leans out from behind his computer monitor to request a favor from his coworker: "Can you go through all the old pitch decks and replace the word 'crypto' with 'A.I.'?" Cartoon by Benjamin Schartz April 9 2024
May 23, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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Google's new AI feature is incredible. I'm so glad that it gave me such great tips on identifying edible mushrooms. brb gonna go munch on some delicious, brown-gilled skullcap mushrooms 🥰

I hope you are all looking forward to my funeral there will be lots of food including common conecap salad 💛💛💛
Google AI Overview based on the prompt "how to identify edible mushrooms." The AI Overview reads as follows: Here are some tips for identifying edible mushrooms: Look for gills: Mushrooms with tan or brown gills are edible, while white gills can be poisonous. Avoid red mushrooms: Red mushrooms are usually dangerous to eat. Look for other indicators: Look for ridges, teeth, or a porous surface under the cap. You can also look for a scaly stalk or stains blue or olive green when cut. Smell the mushroom: Poisonous mushrooms often taste acrid and burn the end of your tongue. Collage of two photos of smooth-topped, brown mushrooms with brown gills. The photos are captioned: What You Should Know Galerina marginata is a very poisonous mushroom that contains the same deadly toxins as the death cap mushroom. It is characterized by its growth on wood, rusty brown spore print, relatively small caps, and a thin ring or ring zone that may disappear. Its cap is brown to tawny and moist when fresh but often fades in age. This mushroom is widely distributed throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia from summer to fall. It's important to note that while this mushroom is commonly found in wooded areas, it can also appear in urban or suburban environments where there is dead wood or other organic matter. Other names: Funeral Bell, Deadly Skullcap, Autumn Skullcap, Deadly Galerina, German (Gifthäubling), Netherlands (Bundelmosklokje).
May 22, 2024 at 3:35 PM
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Unusually good pigeon on the fire escape just now. This is a pigeon that would bring you a little sprig of a plot-relevant plant as an omen of hope and renewal for sure.
A soft, brown pigeon sits quietly on a fire escape.
April 17, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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love this scene in Stages of Rot by Linnea Sterte (@decassette.bsky.social). This is so good - it's about societies existing in and around alien whalefalls, a bit like Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden except it's no plot all vibes.
A pale being draped in a flowing, white garment that may or may not be part of their body walks away from a man who asks them, "And why are you shaped like this—like a woman? What does it signify?" We see the being from the back, and they raise their arms like wings, their garment/body creating a billowing effect. They reply to the man, not deigning to look back at him: "Oh. I wouldn't know." They take flight, indifferent to the people on the ground.
April 16, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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she fell asleep while still doing the blep 😭😭😭

she is such a good and perfect and pure creature I could die
A peaceful black cat sleeps on a table, her pink tongue poking out in a blep.
April 16, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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you have been visited by ninjacat and have received one (1) blep. you will now have blessings and good fortune for the rest of your day 💛
A black cat sits on a table with her claws extended on one foot. Her face is calm, serene... with the exception of her little pink tongue poking out.
April 16, 2024 at 2:40 AM
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IT'S SO MUCH.
April 14, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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Babe what if we kissed in the Eisenhower whaling chair

....something is very wrong with the Amazon Prime subtitles on the Heaven Official's Blessing OP lmao send help

#tgcf #mxtx
OP of Heaven Official's Blessing with incorrect closed captions: Man-chung Yokoyama, Jim Young, the Eisenhower whaling chair. OP of Heaven Official's Blessing with incorrect closed captions: Costuming. Voting. Trade you the whole way. OP of Heaven Official's Blessing with incorrect closed captions: Killing Song. May you. Yes. OP of Heaven Official's Blessing with incorrect closed captions: Bear.
April 14, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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Evil has decided she's now intensely into yarn, now that there are large quantities of delightful smelling handspun. I am sure that this will not end poorly.

She kept doing little stretches that conveniently place her in ideal locations to do yarn crime.
A fluffy black cat sprawls across a hank of yarn. Her eyes are alert... Plotting.
April 11, 2024 at 4:23 AM
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So, solid maybe on this mummy. It was either ramie or immature flax. Buuuuut we're also back to claiming that ramie was used during earlier periods. Was it? Time to go check out that Batra 1985 citation!
April 10, 2024 at 11:17 PM