Melanie
@melicorn.bsky.social
I used to do comics, but now I ride horses
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
One thing I have learned from animal husbandry: we would be a lot more careful with A.I. if we went back to assuming it always stands for artificial insemination.
September 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
One thing I have learned from animal husbandry: we would be a lot more careful with A.I. if we went back to assuming it always stands for artificial insemination.
Me: uses the word “definite” 30-40 times a day
Autocorrect: did you mean “defiant”?
Me: I defiantly did not
Autocorrect: did you mean “defiant”?
Me: I defiantly did not
August 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Me: uses the word “definite” 30-40 times a day
Autocorrect: did you mean “defiant”?
Me: I defiantly did not
Autocorrect: did you mean “defiant”?
Me: I defiantly did not
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The words “killed before first birthday” appear more than 900 times in this list. Children killed playing or sleeping. Children who should have grown up.
Israel is starving and bombing Gaza. And the U.S. is complicit because we're sending those bombs and not demanding more aid.
Israel is starving and bombing Gaza. And the U.S. is complicit because we're sending those bombs and not demanding more aid.
60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The words “killed before first birthday” appear more than 900 times in this list. Children killed playing or sleeping. Children who should have grown up.
Israel is starving and bombing Gaza. And the U.S. is complicit because we're sending those bombs and not demanding more aid.
Israel is starving and bombing Gaza. And the U.S. is complicit because we're sending those bombs and not demanding more aid.
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Boss. I'm tired boss. We been doing these experiments and studies since the 60s and 70s and the outcome has been the same in them all.
The pushback against these measures aren't because they don't work. It's because they DO work and they'll include peoples they wish to exclude from society.
The pushback against these measures aren't because they don't work. It's because they DO work and they'll include peoples they wish to exclude from society.
Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached.
They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.
Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.
#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.
They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.
Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.
#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.
July 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Boss. I'm tired boss. We been doing these experiments and studies since the 60s and 70s and the outcome has been the same in them all.
The pushback against these measures aren't because they don't work. It's because they DO work and they'll include peoples they wish to exclude from society.
The pushback against these measures aren't because they don't work. It's because they DO work and they'll include peoples they wish to exclude from society.
It’s spotted lanternfly season again
a group of people are standing in front of a building with the word do written above them
ALT: a group of people are standing in front of a building with the word do written above them
media.tenor.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It’s spotted lanternfly season again
The rainbow in the background of this scene symbolizes the transition from LGBTQ+ Pride month to LGTBQ+ Wrath month #squidgame
July 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The rainbow in the background of this scene symbolizes the transition from LGBTQ+ Pride month to LGTBQ+ Wrath month #squidgame
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I’m approaching the one-year anniversary of Lisbon’s adoption, so the rescue she came from asked for some update pictures, including some feet pics (to show that I’m getting them trimmed regularly), but I’m thinking maybe she should get an OnlyFans, as her toes are quite dainty.
May 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I’m approaching the one-year anniversary of Lisbon’s adoption, so the rescue she came from asked for some update pictures, including some feet pics (to show that I’m getting them trimmed regularly), but I’m thinking maybe she should get an OnlyFans, as her toes are quite dainty.
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i love adding alt text to images
April 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
i love adding alt text to images
What’s the dating app for unethical monogamists? People who want to fall madly in love, become deeply committed, and go on wild crime sprees together?
April 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
What’s the dating app for unethical monogamists? People who want to fall madly in love, become deeply committed, and go on wild crime sprees together?
With the cast on I haven’t really been able to shave for a couple of weeks, which led to an interesting discovery: I’ve been wearing compression socks for so long my leg hair now grows upwards.
April 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
With the cast on I haven’t really been able to shave for a couple of weeks, which led to an interesting discovery: I’ve been wearing compression socks for so long my leg hair now grows upwards.
Recently I saw someone speculating on what Reacher would be like if it had been made in the days of syndicated network dramas. That show is Burn Notice. 111 episodes and a made-for-tv movie. Michael Westen may not be a muscle-bound giant, but trust me, he is the same guy, it’s the same show.
March 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Recently I saw someone speculating on what Reacher would be like if it had been made in the days of syndicated network dramas. That show is Burn Notice. 111 episodes and a made-for-tv movie. Michael Westen may not be a muscle-bound giant, but trust me, he is the same guy, it’s the same show.
It’s 32F this morning, and will be 72F this afternoon. I guess the advantage of switching to metric would be that then I would only be trying to dress for a 22 degree change in weather, instead of a 40 degree change, ha.
March 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It’s 32F this morning, and will be 72F this afternoon. I guess the advantage of switching to metric would be that then I would only be trying to dress for a 22 degree change in weather, instead of a 40 degree change, ha.
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If you participate every year in Hourly Comics Day or you enjoy what people do, please consider donating to the creator of it. It's genuinely a comics legacy and she needs some help right now, let's do it.
if you were ever a fan of the comic Pictures for Sad Children & wondered what happened to the artist, these days she's out as a trans woman and has been struggling with poverty & access to medical care but still making art, & could use some help with stable housing
www.gofundme.com/f/help-simon...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-simon...
March 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
If you participate every year in Hourly Comics Day or you enjoy what people do, please consider donating to the creator of it. It's genuinely a comics legacy and she needs some help right now, let's do it.
They also often have a lot of organizer stuff and kitchen gadgets, another Target mainstay, also usually at better prices.
Pro Tip:
If you have a local Hmart or other Asian grocery store in your area (Mitsuwa, Lion Supermarket, etc) - check their skincare and makeup section! I have not shopped at Target for ages. I get everything I need at half the price elsewhere and my skin is glowing and I'm at peace. ✨️
If you have a local Hmart or other Asian grocery store in your area (Mitsuwa, Lion Supermarket, etc) - check their skincare and makeup section! I have not shopped at Target for ages. I get everything I need at half the price elsewhere and my skin is glowing and I'm at peace. ✨️
March 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They also often have a lot of organizer stuff and kitchen gadgets, another Target mainstay, also usually at better prices.
Take 2 on thumb repair. To give myself a better chance at the surgery succeeding this time, I’ve actually taken a few days off work for recovery. But now I have no idea what to do with myself because I can’t even play FF7 or do any of the sewing projects I have piled up.
March 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Take 2 on thumb repair. To give myself a better chance at the surgery succeeding this time, I’ve actually taken a few days off work for recovery. But now I have no idea what to do with myself because I can’t even play FF7 or do any of the sewing projects I have piled up.
For my trans friends: One of my offline trans friends is a former EMT and he is compiling a list of medical supplies to have in a survival/bug-out bag. If you’d be interested in such a list, or need assistance in obtaining such supplies, let me know and I’ll see if I can help.
February 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
For my trans friends: One of my offline trans friends is a former EMT and he is compiling a list of medical supplies to have in a survival/bug-out bag. If you’d be interested in such a list, or need assistance in obtaining such supplies, let me know and I’ll see if I can help.
This property across the street is for sale, and the realtor lists a fireplace as one of its features. Which is true, I suppose… Also, it's only $300K, well below the market average in this area!
February 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This property across the street is for sale, and the realtor lists a fireplace as one of its features. Which is true, I suppose… Also, it's only $300K, well below the market average in this area!
Introduced Lisbon to the exercise ball today. Her reaction was as expected—“oh great, the human is showing me another weird thing. I better get a lot of cookies for this.”
January 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Introduced Lisbon to the exercise ball today. Her reaction was as expected—“oh great, the human is showing me another weird thing. I better get a lot of cookies for this.”
Went to the tree farm to cut our Christmas tree today, and I saw it—the fabled red truck with a loose tree in the back! Now I am a true #farmlife veteran!
December 8, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Went to the tree farm to cut our Christmas tree today, and I saw it—the fabled red truck with a loose tree in the back! Now I am a true #farmlife veteran!
At MGM National Harbor, there is a bubble tea cafe with Animal Crossing cafe scenes projected on the walls.
December 7, 2024 at 10:54 PM
At MGM National Harbor, there is a bubble tea cafe with Animal Crossing cafe scenes projected on the walls.
I heard everyone is on Bluesky now, but my Discover page is still mostly all the same accounts that are on my Follow page… so… does that mean I’m already following everyone I should?
November 15, 2024 at 10:46 PM
I heard everyone is on Bluesky now, but my Discover page is still mostly all the same accounts that are on my Follow page… so… does that mean I’m already following everyone I should?
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If Jack be Ryan, Clancy’s Tie-in, but if Jack be Reacher, That’s Child’s Feature
January 3, 2024 at 5:32 AM
If Jack be Ryan, Clancy’s Tie-in, but if Jack be Reacher, That’s Child’s Feature