Merrilee
@merrileemakes.bsky.social
I make stuff, think too much and am trying to distract myself from the shitshow of everything.
she/her/they/them | 🏳️🌈 | 🧶 | 🐱| so-called 🇦🇺 | soft, yes. weak, no.
she/her/they/them | 🏳️🌈 | 🧶 | 🐱| so-called 🇦🇺 | soft, yes. weak, no.
This passage is going to live in my brain for a long, long time.
From Gender Uphoria by Yvette Pike (eroticoffee.itch.io/gender-uphoria), talking about a trans character with autism.
From Gender Uphoria by Yvette Pike (eroticoffee.itch.io/gender-uphoria), talking about a trans character with autism.
October 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This passage is going to live in my brain for a long, long time.
From Gender Uphoria by Yvette Pike (eroticoffee.itch.io/gender-uphoria), talking about a trans character with autism.
From Gender Uphoria by Yvette Pike (eroticoffee.itch.io/gender-uphoria), talking about a trans character with autism.
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the world is falling apart and we are hurling through time and space, just make the weird art
September 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
the world is falling apart and we are hurling through time and space, just make the weird art
Ngl, when I got the notification that you can save posts on Blusky this account was the first thing I thought of.
a fascinating new palette for you to enjoy:
Purple Protest (#9426d9),
Wineberry (#663364),
Cardinal Red (#99335a),
Sekkasshoku Brown (#663d33), and
Buttercup (#d99126)
#color #ColorPalette
Purple Protest (#9426d9),
Wineberry (#663364),
Cardinal Red (#99335a),
Sekkasshoku Brown (#663d33), and
Buttercup (#d99126)
#color #ColorPalette
September 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Ngl, when I got the notification that you can save posts on Blusky this account was the first thing I thought of.
I have been #spinning this giant, complicated spinning project for over a year and I'm down to less than 50g of #fibre left to spin. I am so. very. happy. to be almost finished.
The fibre is Australian Tarndwarncoort Polwarth, both dyed fibre from Waratah Fibres and natural coloured from Tarndie.
The fibre is Australian Tarndwarncoort Polwarth, both dyed fibre from Waratah Fibres and natural coloured from Tarndie.
September 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I have started #knitting during face-to-screen training at work and not a single person walking past has commented on it. I feel like I've unlocked a cheat code or something.
September 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I have started #knitting during face-to-screen training at work and not a single person walking past has commented on it. I feel like I've unlocked a cheat code or something.
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You've got points to redeem. A billionaire bought an ocean. There's a wildfire. There's a mass shooting. This picture book is illegal. Public services are going going gone. Here's a dead child. Here's a dog eating fruit. Here's a person being thrown into an unmarked van. You've got points to redeem.
July 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
You've got points to redeem. A billionaire bought an ocean. There's a wildfire. There's a mass shooting. This picture book is illegal. Public services are going going gone. Here's a dead child. Here's a dog eating fruit. Here's a person being thrown into an unmarked van. You've got points to redeem.
This is my morning retreat during the cooler months. Starting the day by sitting in the sun and spinning yarn. I love it.
May 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is my morning retreat during the cooler months. Starting the day by sitting in the sun and spinning yarn. I love it.
Me externally / me internally
April 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Me externally / me internally
Step 1.5 is apparently quality assurance. Jasmine loves alpaca. So much. Here she is testing the softness, squishiness and... taste of this pile of floof.
#handspinning #catsofblusky
#handspinning #catsofblusky
April 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Step 1.5 is apparently quality assurance. Jasmine loves alpaca. So much. Here she is testing the softness, squishiness and... taste of this pile of floof.
#handspinning #catsofblusky
#handspinning #catsofblusky
Step 1 for this first spinning project is to predraft a rolag. I made these when I was first learning to use my blending board and I didn't know that you weren't meant to stuff the board full and then roll it into a single rolag. So these things are *massive* and difficult to spin as they are.
April 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Step 1 for this first spinning project is to predraft a rolag. I made these when I was first learning to use my blending board and I didn't know that you weren't meant to stuff the board full and then roll it into a single rolag. So these things are *massive* and difficult to spin as they are.
It's an exciting morning, the day I get my spinning wheel out for the year! I'm a cool season spinner and autumn has finally arrived.
First up I'll be spinning these rolags I made years ago. They're mostly alpaca I dyed blue, with some white mohair locks and some brown wool, maybe Corriedale?
First up I'll be spinning these rolags I made years ago. They're mostly alpaca I dyed blue, with some white mohair locks and some brown wool, maybe Corriedale?
April 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It's an exciting morning, the day I get my spinning wheel out for the year! I'm a cool season spinner and autumn has finally arrived.
First up I'll be spinning these rolags I made years ago. They're mostly alpaca I dyed blue, with some white mohair locks and some brown wool, maybe Corriedale?
First up I'll be spinning these rolags I made years ago. They're mostly alpaca I dyed blue, with some white mohair locks and some brown wool, maybe Corriedale?
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Question for AUSTRALIANS and NEW ZEALANDERS only:
Would you travel to the United States while DJT is president, if you have the inclination or opportunity?
Please reply to this post with your answer and we’ll tally the results and post them.
And please like and re-post for greater poll reach.
Would you travel to the United States while DJT is president, if you have the inclination or opportunity?
Please reply to this post with your answer and we’ll tally the results and post them.
And please like and re-post for greater poll reach.
April 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Question for AUSTRALIANS and NEW ZEALANDERS only:
Would you travel to the United States while DJT is president, if you have the inclination or opportunity?
Please reply to this post with your answer and we’ll tally the results and post them.
And please like and re-post for greater poll reach.
Would you travel to the United States while DJT is president, if you have the inclination or opportunity?
Please reply to this post with your answer and we’ll tally the results and post them.
And please like and re-post for greater poll reach.
You know what else is great at resisting fascism? Being inefficient. Farting around. Be a dancing animal.
April 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
You know what else is great at resisting fascism? Being inefficient. Farting around. Be a dancing animal.
My first contribution to #fluffybuttfriday is George the silkie.
She's 8 and a half years old and loves berries, grain and afternoon naps. And also morning naps.
She's 8 and a half years old and loves berries, grain and afternoon naps. And also morning naps.
April 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
My first contribution to #fluffybuttfriday is George the silkie.
She's 8 and a half years old and loves berries, grain and afternoon naps. And also morning naps.
She's 8 and a half years old and loves berries, grain and afternoon naps. And also morning naps.
My partner and I have been reading @brittlestar.com's The Subtle art of Residence together. Last night we read the chapters on not wearing a collar and I didn't really get it.
But I do now. "Collective transgenders"? Because they refuse to be subjugated? Good grief.
But I do now. "Collective transgenders"? Because they refuse to be subjugated? Good grief.
Me trying to explain fascism to students: "A lot has to do with fear of supposedly stable gendered boundaries blurring, and how that maps onto racial and national hierarchies. But can I really say transphobia is the lodestone to fascism?"
Aleksandr Dugin: "Ukrainians are collective transgenders."
Aleksandr Dugin: "Ukrainians are collective transgenders."
April 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
My partner and I have been reading @brittlestar.com's The Subtle art of Residence together. Last night we read the chapters on not wearing a collar and I didn't really get it.
But I do now. "Collective transgenders"? Because they refuse to be subjugated? Good grief.
But I do now. "Collective transgenders"? Because they refuse to be subjugated? Good grief.
With all the Horrors I have been trying to think of how to make the world a better place. So I've made a Feed for #fluffybuttfriday. It captures the hashtag plus 'Fluffy Butt Friday'. Let me know if you want me to add any emojis or other tags.
#dogsofblusky #catsofblusky #backyardchickens
#dogsofblusky #catsofblusky #backyardchickens
April 8, 2025 at 6:22 AM
With all the Horrors I have been trying to think of how to make the world a better place. So I've made a Feed for #fluffybuttfriday. It captures the hashtag plus 'Fluffy Butt Friday'. Let me know if you want me to add any emojis or other tags.
#dogsofblusky #catsofblusky #backyardchickens
#dogsofblusky #catsofblusky #backyardchickens
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I’m always amazed how few people seem to understand all of their clothes are sewn by a person somewhere, one at a time, on a sewing machine or serger.
April 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I’m always amazed how few people seem to understand all of their clothes are sewn by a person somewhere, one at a time, on a sewing machine or serger.
I made a new friend this week. Meet Mable the Emotional Support Chicken. Knit entirely in handspun wool and stuffed with fill from an old pillow. 🧶🐔a
April 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I made a new friend this week. Meet Mable the Emotional Support Chicken. Knit entirely in handspun wool and stuffed with fill from an old pillow. 🧶🐔a
I don't like all y'all, but I'm giving you a pebble because you deserve it anyway.
April 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I don't like all y'all, but I'm giving you a pebble because you deserve it anyway.
The true prophet of our times, First Dog on the Moon, predicted the penguin uprising #penguintariff
Is it time for engaging in respectful and constructive debate about transitioning towards a lower-carbon world? NOT IF YOU ASK THE PENGUINS! A cartoon. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/11/how-to-protest-climate-change-nicely-with-brenda-the-civil-disobedience-penguin
How to protest climate change nicely, with Brenda the Civil Disobedience Penguin | First Dog on the ...
We need a croc in every pool. An orca in every marina!
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The true prophet of our times, First Dog on the Moon, predicted the penguin uprising #penguintariff
The Heard Island Government responded remarkably fast. The McDonald Islands leaders are still getting Enrique the albatross to explain fractions to them for the third time.
"Right, so whenever someone in the US gets a pebble from you they have to *also* give a tenth of a pebble to their government"
"Right, so whenever someone in the US gets a pebble from you they have to *also* give a tenth of a pebble to their government"
Minister of Trade press brief: “We strongly disagree with 10% reciprocal tariffs. Our penguin oil body lotion tariff ensures our resident birds are not replaced by American factory workers from Ohio. This retaliation is not a reflection of Morgan Freemen documentary lovers but of evil malice”.
April 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The Heard Island Government responded remarkably fast. The McDonald Islands leaders are still getting Enrique the albatross to explain fractions to them for the third time.
"Right, so whenever someone in the US gets a pebble from you they have to *also* give a tenth of a pebble to their government"
"Right, so whenever someone in the US gets a pebble from you they have to *also* give a tenth of a pebble to their government"
"What do we want!?"
"A pebble!"
"Damn it, Brian. We practiced this! Alright, from the top. What do we want!?"
"... two pebbles?"
"A pebble!"
"Damn it, Brian. We practiced this! Alright, from the top. What do we want!?"
"... two pebbles?"
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
April 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
"What do we want!?"
"A pebble!"
"Damn it, Brian. We practiced this! Alright, from the top. What do we want!?"
"... two pebbles?"
"A pebble!"
"Damn it, Brian. We practiced this! Alright, from the top. What do we want!?"
"... two pebbles?"
The residents of Heard Island will not stand for Trump's new tariff! Or waddle for it! Or scoot along on their bellies propelled by their little feetsies for it.
Our open letter response to the #USCommerceDept and #POTUS
April 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The residents of Heard Island will not stand for Trump's new tariff! Or waddle for it! Or scoot along on their bellies propelled by their little feetsies for it.
It me, when I "work through" my spinning fibre stash... By spinning it into yarn and adding it to my yarn stash.
I have so many questions about this. The main one being: wasn’t xAI, which is now apparently worth $80bn, originally part of X? So he spun it out to himself and now is using it to buy back the remaining business, mostly from himself.
March 31, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It me, when I "work through" my spinning fibre stash... By spinning it into yarn and adding it to my yarn stash.