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Burning the midnight oil, making some con giveaways for Anime Expo. The Con-Crud Busters project continues!
July 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Burning the midnight oil, making some con giveaways for Anime Expo. The Con-Crud Busters project continues!
If there's a con coming up in your area, please consider becoming Con-Crud Busters for your con! Just 1 member means you're already a Division
April 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If there's a con coming up in your area, please consider becoming Con-Crud Busters for your con! Just 1 member means you're already a Division
We came with two huge heavy bags of stickers, 300+ masks and 300+ tests thinking maybe we wouldn't manage to give away much of it, but this was the bag at the end! We found an interested Wondercon staffer who wanted to redistribute to their team. Glad to have a bit of impact beyond the con for staff
April 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
We came with two huge heavy bags of stickers, 300+ masks and 300+ tests thinking maybe we wouldn't manage to give away much of it, but this was the bag at the end! We found an interested Wondercon staffer who wanted to redistribute to their team. Glad to have a bit of impact beyond the con for staff
It was also an opportunity to meet working folks where they were at and give them tools and info too on PPE usage and how to adapt that for their situation since they might not otherwise have time to hear about it. (Plus also include them as people of con too.)
April 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It was also an opportunity to meet working folks where they were at and give them tools and info too on PPE usage and how to adapt that for their situation since they might not otherwise have time to hear about it. (Plus also include them as people of con too.)
I think con security liked us because we were like the polar opposite of angry church groups that show up - instead of condemning ppl to guilt, death and hell, we were like: you're cool and you're gonna live! Thru science + the tools we brought!
April 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I think con security liked us because we were like the polar opposite of angry church groups that show up - instead of condemning ppl to guilt, death and hell, we were like: you're cool and you're gonna live! Thru science + the tools we brought!
Never give up! There's going to be cool people out there who get your vision! What an adventure!
After moving around like a reverse bandit giving away free masks and tests all weekend at Wondercon I inadvertently learned so much about con operations and security haha
After moving around like a reverse bandit giving away free masks and tests all weekend at Wondercon I inadvertently learned so much about con operations and security haha
April 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Never give up! There's going to be cool people out there who get your vision! What an adventure!
After moving around like a reverse bandit giving away free masks and tests all weekend at Wondercon I inadvertently learned so much about con operations and security haha
After moving around like a reverse bandit giving away free masks and tests all weekend at Wondercon I inadvertently learned so much about con operations and security haha
After distributing in two places, then getting kicked out of WonderCon, then going mobile haunting the perimeter with enthusiasm and friendliness (and free swag), we asked around enough times and ended up with our own temporary table at the con. A Clean Air Win!
April 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
After distributing in two places, then getting kicked out of WonderCon, then going mobile haunting the perimeter with enthusiasm and friendliness (and free swag), we asked around enough times and ended up with our own temporary table at the con. A Clean Air Win!
You never know what cool people you have yet to meet!
March 29, 2025 at 7:56 AM
You never know what cool people you have yet to meet!
I love the con community because everyone's trying to bring something fun and delightful to the table for the culture. If we have cosplay repair doctors, how about clean air squads?
March 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I love the con community because everyone's trying to bring something fun and delightful to the table for the culture. If we have cosplay repair doctors, how about clean air squads?
Some of the labels are in English but some are just labeled in romaji transliteration. Fun to learn the Japanese pronunciations of emoji thru fountain pen ink, heh
March 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Some of the labels are in English but some are just labeled in romaji transliteration. Fun to learn the Japanese pronunciations of emoji thru fountain pen ink, heh
The animal themed ink looks really dark in the bottles and the fruit / vegetable themed ink looks lighter in color.
March 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The animal themed ink looks really dark in the bottles and the fruit / vegetable themed ink looks lighter in color.
I don't know if this is any good as ink compared to like a fancy Robert Oster but gosh look how cute these wee little bottles are
March 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I don't know if this is any good as ink compared to like a fancy Robert Oster but gosh look how cute these wee little bottles are
I had only ever had it plain with just olive oil and onion saute, so the addition of cumin and paprika for this round really elevated it for me. Highly recommend. If you're in Southern California, foraging this is doing the world a favor too, since it's classified as a highly invasive weed here
March 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I had only ever had it plain with just olive oil and onion saute, so the addition of cumin and paprika for this round really elevated it for me. Highly recommend. If you're in Southern California, foraging this is doing the world a favor too, since it's classified as a highly invasive weed here
We picked a Palestinian recipe for khobeza that's also pretty darn simple: saute it with caramelized onion in good olive oil. But we blanched it first before the saute, put in garlic, cumin, paprika, coriander, parsley, garlic powder, sesame oil, lemon juice and lemon zest
March 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
We picked a Palestinian recipe for khobeza that's also pretty darn simple: saute it with caramelized onion in good olive oil. But we blanched it first before the saute, put in garlic, cumin, paprika, coriander, parsley, garlic powder, sesame oil, lemon juice and lemon zest
You can eat it raw but i feel it's kind of nasty raw. Once it's blanched for a bit under a minute, it takes on magical properties, absorbs every spice. You can douse it in sesame oil and salt at that point and make namul out of it
March 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
You can eat it raw but i feel it's kind of nasty raw. Once it's blanched for a bit under a minute, it takes on magical properties, absorbs every spice. You can douse it in sesame oil and salt at that point and make namul out of it
Common Mallow grows everywhere in LA County. We saw it at the Arboretum and I remarked about how tasty it was as forage, and then @caitlinh31.bsky.social realized it was the same weed obliterating her backyard
March 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Common Mallow grows everywhere in LA County. We saw it at the Arboretum and I remarked about how tasty it was as forage, and then @caitlinh31.bsky.social realized it was the same weed obliterating her backyard
I bought a set of itty bitty fountain pen ink that came inside a Japanese magazine. The packaging to make it fit inside a booklike object is really interesting
March 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I bought a set of itty bitty fountain pen ink that came inside a Japanese magazine. The packaging to make it fit inside a booklike object is really interesting
My Year of the Snake New Year / Spring Festival weekend look with @flomask.bsky.social Skeletal snakes are finally on-theme for the 12-animal zodiac year!!! Hope everyone either got or made it rain love, health, friendships, and 🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
February 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
My Year of the Snake New Year / Spring Festival weekend look with @flomask.bsky.social Skeletal snakes are finally on-theme for the 12-animal zodiac year!!! Hope everyone either got or made it rain love, health, friendships, and 🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧
Rock on! Thanks for the rep! Today I also went with a blue. I do feel like it helps people feel less weird about it if it's shiny
January 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Rock on! Thanks for the rep! Today I also went with a blue. I do feel like it helps people feel less weird about it if it's shiny
The student organizers of Clean Air Claremont are holding an air purifier build session and organizing meeting Sunday 1/19 at the Hive in Claremont, CA! Please follow Clean.air.claremont on Instagram for more info and updates.
January 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The student organizers of Clean Air Claremont are holding an air purifier build session and organizing meeting Sunday 1/19 at the Hive in Claremont, CA! Please follow Clean.air.claremont on Instagram for more info and updates.
I started carrying this MASSIVE granny bag because it fits my Nukit Far-UVC Torch set AND my Aranet4 dangling off the handle
January 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I started carrying this MASSIVE granny bag because it fits my Nukit Far-UVC Torch set AND my Aranet4 dangling off the handle
Happy Year of the Snake 2025!
January 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy Year of the Snake 2025!
This is the Burlington Arcade over in Pasadena. Stumbled across this incredibly beautiful place entirely by accident. Unfortunately the Boba shop was closed at this hour. Absolutely worth seeing if you're in the area
December 26, 2024 at 7:57 AM
This is the Burlington Arcade over in Pasadena. Stumbled across this incredibly beautiful place entirely by accident. Unfortunately the Boba shop was closed at this hour. Absolutely worth seeing if you're in the area
Merry Christmas!
Remember to bring a mask, to stay safe and warm for your Christmas close-ups
Remember to bring a mask, to stay safe and warm for your Christmas close-ups
December 26, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Merry Christmas!
Remember to bring a mask, to stay safe and warm for your Christmas close-ups
Remember to bring a mask, to stay safe and warm for your Christmas close-ups
Protip don't do any of these things that *I* did before I realized what had been happening
December 12, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Protip don't do any of these things that *I* did before I realized what had been happening