Malorie
@malorienilson.com
Editor, writer, lover of dinosaurs, chaotic energy, poltergeist in a human disguise. Just like any modern ghoul trying to have it all—I only wish I had more time to seek out the dark forces and join their hellish crusade.
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Dance It Yourself Nutcracker (Early Show) | JUMP™
jumpboise.org
On the 16th, one of the orchestras I play with is doing a DIY (Dance It Yourself) Nutcracker at JUMP. It is an interactive Nutcracker experience w/ the symphony, and we encourage you to dance along (even if you have no dance experience—perhaps especially so then!) If you are in Boise, please come!
Listening to Quyras' Bach suites makes me think of Mozart playing variations on Salieri's march in Amadeus. He really is just out there adding embellishments, and I love that for him.
December 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Listening to Quyras' Bach suites makes me think of Mozart playing variations on Salieri's march in Amadeus. He really is just out there adding embellishments, and I love that for him.
My mum sent a cricut because I've been making stickers and she likes to support the ADHD hobby collecting habit. That said, I watched some YT videos, and now my feed is, frankly, garbo! Give me back my cameras! I don't want 50 [kitschy] Christmas Circuit Crafts, no matter how alliterative it may be!
December 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
My mum sent a cricut because I've been making stickers and she likes to support the ADHD hobby collecting habit. That said, I watched some YT videos, and now my feed is, frankly, garbo! Give me back my cameras! I don't want 50 [kitschy] Christmas Circuit Crafts, no matter how alliterative it may be!
It is also interesting how media in my childhood shaped how I felt about dinosaurs. My first dinosaur film was The Land Before Time, and while I was not afraid of "sharp tooth," he was definitely positioned as a villain. 1/
And of course, I also wanted a brontosaurus to be my friend.
December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It is also interesting how media in my childhood shaped how I felt about dinosaurs. My first dinosaur film was The Land Before Time, and while I was not afraid of "sharp tooth," he was definitely positioned as a villain. 1/
I love this. <3
For me, it was also a gateway into how the earth held secrets which felt like a kind of magic and then led to me paying a lot more attention to the world. The existence of dinosaurs made six year old me see life as wondrous! I still feel that way today.
For me, it was also a gateway into how the earth held secrets which felt like a kind of magic and then led to me paying a lot more attention to the world. The existence of dinosaurs made six year old me see life as wondrous! I still feel that way today.
It’s often said we love dinosaurs because they’re “big, fierce, and extinct.” Maybe. I don’t think that’s the whole story. When we’re small, and there is so much to fear about the world, dinosaurs can be our friends and protectors. They were for me.
From my back catalog at @atmosmag.bsky.social
From my back catalog at @atmosmag.bsky.social
Why Kids Love Dinosaurs | Atmos
Dinosaurs are big, fierce, scary—and long extinct. So, why are these toothy reptiles a childhood staple for so many?
atmos.earth
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I love this. <3
For me, it was also a gateway into how the earth held secrets which felt like a kind of magic and then led to me paying a lot more attention to the world. The existence of dinosaurs made six year old me see life as wondrous! I still feel that way today.
For me, it was also a gateway into how the earth held secrets which felt like a kind of magic and then led to me paying a lot more attention to the world. The existence of dinosaurs made six year old me see life as wondrous! I still feel that way today.
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It's "magic" per religious scholars.
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's "magic" per religious scholars.
This is a pretty convincing breakdown, though I have not looked into the specifics laid out here. Parts one and two are in the thread.
December 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This is a pretty convincing breakdown, though I have not looked into the specifics laid out here. Parts one and two are in the thread.
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Can not emphasise enough how much you should go to your moderation settings and turn off hiding for the 「 rude 」 label
All the moderation here sucks but this, in particular, is systematically abused by Aaron the so-called head of 「 trust and safety 」 here at BS.
All the moderation here sucks but this, in particular, is systematically abused by Aaron the so-called head of 「 trust and safety 」 here at BS.
December 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Can not emphasise enough how much you should go to your moderation settings and turn off hiding for the 「 rude 」 label
All the moderation here sucks but this, in particular, is systematically abused by Aaron the so-called head of 「 trust and safety 」 here at BS.
All the moderation here sucks but this, in particular, is systematically abused by Aaron the so-called head of 「 trust and safety 」 here at BS.
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Shitty camera crew forever
Shitty camera crew forever
We did folks! We sold out in two days & raised $2,350.
It’s really a great honor to do this sort of silly stuff with all of you, & thank you for your support.
You’re amazing & it’s an honor to do this with you.
As always #BelieveInfilm &
The #ShittyCameraChallenge will never die.
It’s really a great honor to do this sort of silly stuff with all of you, & thank you for your support.
You’re amazing & it’s an honor to do this with you.
As always #BelieveInfilm &
The #ShittyCameraChallenge will never die.
The 2nd Shitty Camera Challenge Holiday Fundraiser is live!
Get a Blind Box with one of 47 possible cameras & all the profits go to The Trevor Project!
www.ebay.com/itm/26750357...
Limit 1 per household
#ShittyCameraChallenge
Get a Blind Box with one of 47 possible cameras & all the profits go to The Trevor Project!
www.ebay.com/itm/26750357...
Limit 1 per household
#ShittyCameraChallenge
December 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Shitty camera crew forever
Shitty camera crew forever
Got the new, larger bits calibrated pretty perfectly (touch wood) with the CNC for birch, and everything looks so much cleaner. Now to source a panel so I can do a full assembly test using the intended material.
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Got the new, larger bits calibrated pretty perfectly (touch wood) with the CNC for birch, and everything looks so much cleaner. Now to source a panel so I can do a full assembly test using the intended material.
I am closing up shop from my birthday through the end of the year. Thinking of using some of that time to make a little writing retreat for myself, preferably in the snow. Cross your fingers the climate delivers.
December 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I am closing up shop from my birthday through the end of the year. Thinking of using some of that time to make a little writing retreat for myself, preferably in the snow. Cross your fingers the climate delivers.
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
All of the parts of culinary school that require me to touch gluten (some things just don't have a gluten free counterpart I'm interested in exploring, tysm).
All of the parts of culinary school that require me to touch gluten (some things just don't have a gluten free counterpart I'm interested in exploring, tysm).
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
i spec'd, configured, tested, and physically installed netbsd servers in the congressional data center circa 2004 and i never touched a single sys admin task since
i spec'd, configured, tested, and physically installed netbsd servers in the congressional data center circa 2004 and i never touched a single sys admin task since
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
I learned the particular script to make FrameMaker iterate broken lists correctly. Also the undocumented keyboard shortcut to wrap images. (It's ESC, m, p -- in sequence, not combined)
I learned the particular script to make FrameMaker iterate broken lists correctly. Also the undocumented keyboard shortcut to wrap images. (It's ESC, m, p -- in sequence, not combined)
December 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
All of the parts of culinary school that require me to touch gluten (some things just don't have a gluten free counterpart I'm interested in exploring, tysm).
All of the parts of culinary school that require me to touch gluten (some things just don't have a gluten free counterpart I'm interested in exploring, tysm).
On the 16th, one of the orchestras I play with is doing a DIY (Dance It Yourself) Nutcracker at JUMP. It is an interactive Nutcracker experience w/ the symphony, and we encourage you to dance along (even if you have no dance experience—perhaps especially so then!) If you are in Boise, please come!
Dance It Yourself Nutcracker (Early Show) | JUMP™
jumpboise.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
On the 16th, one of the orchestras I play with is doing a DIY (Dance It Yourself) Nutcracker at JUMP. It is an interactive Nutcracker experience w/ the symphony, and we encourage you to dance along (even if you have no dance experience—perhaps especially so then!) If you are in Boise, please come!
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some choice lines
“They are more akin to digital content than we know.”
“In recent years, a literary genre emerged and exploded in popularity, seemingly in direct response to our slovenly leisure culture that fetishizes appearing literary”
“booming writ large”(??)
“They are more akin to digital content than we know.”
“In recent years, a literary genre emerged and exploded in popularity, seemingly in direct response to our slovenly leisure culture that fetishizes appearing literary”
“booming writ large”(??)
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
some choice lines
“They are more akin to digital content than we know.”
“In recent years, a literary genre emerged and exploded in popularity, seemingly in direct response to our slovenly leisure culture that fetishizes appearing literary”
“booming writ large”(??)
“They are more akin to digital content than we know.”
“In recent years, a literary genre emerged and exploded in popularity, seemingly in direct response to our slovenly leisure culture that fetishizes appearing literary”
“booming writ large”(??)
Nutcracker posting again: So, the season is in full swing, and when I was a teen and performing it every year, I thought that there was nothing I could hate more. Age, time away, and maybe other factors have changed my attitude about it though, because...I love it? 🥴
December 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Nutcracker posting again: So, the season is in full swing, and when I was a teen and performing it every year, I thought that there was nothing I could hate more. Age, time away, and maybe other factors have changed my attitude about it though, because...I love it? 🥴
What hath hell wrought?
Making a Dog-Sized Furby Robot (and taking it on a walk)
YouTube video by Evan and Katelyn
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
What hath hell wrought?
I find myself yet again bitter that there are very few options for camping in winter. I, someone who abhors the summery months and thrives in freezing temperatures amidst snow covered mountains, would like a word with the manager!!!
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I find myself yet again bitter that there are very few options for camping in winter. I, someone who abhors the summery months and thrives in freezing temperatures amidst snow covered mountains, would like a word with the manager!!!
This will live rent free in my head forever, it is that spectacular.
I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there
December 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This will live rent free in my head forever, it is that spectacular.
And here are songs for the solstice. <3
December 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And here are songs for the solstice. <3
D. E. B. S.
What’s your favourite movie that YOU KNOW is fantastic, and you couldn’t care less if movie snobs would say it “isn’t real cinema?”
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
D. E. B. S.
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Yf thou knowest, thou knowest.
December 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Yf thou knowest, thou knowest.
We bought a bigger collet and larger compression router bit, so I can clear material instead of cutting it. Cleaner cuts done 200% faster. AND no tabs or double-sided tape. I love learning. 🥰
December 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
We bought a bigger collet and larger compression router bit, so I can clear material instead of cutting it. Cleaner cuts done 200% faster. AND no tabs or double-sided tape. I love learning. 🥰
picture of the staff who operate this bluesky account
December 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
picture of the staff who operate this bluesky account
I already ordered a sciart calendar, but now I also need a paleoart calendar. 😅
This is the March illustration for next year's Paleoart calendar, and one I created especially for this project. You can order it now for yourself or the dino-addict in your life. #paleoart #fossilfriday levi-hastings.myshopify.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I already ordered a sciart calendar, but now I also need a paleoart calendar. 😅
I adore the composition and the colors in this piece!
A cluster of juvenile Pachycephalosaurs shelter from an early spring downpour as the adult members of the clan stand watch against roaming predators. A pair of small pterosaurs attempt to stay dry beneath a fallen log nearby. #fossilfriday #paleoart
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I adore the composition and the colors in this piece!