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SonicAlligator
@sonicalligator.bsky.social
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Artist, activist. Former film professor and librarian. LGBTQ+ org Board chair. Interior Designer. Proudly Latinx. Speak 🤏🏽 🇪🇸🇫🇷🇮🇹🇸🇪🇯🇵 BLM, TransLivesMatter, ✊🏽🇵🇸

📍 Chicago

Queer & poly.
💍 to @theironkurtain.bsky.social 💖
Boyfriend to @adamcr.bsky.social 💖
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SonicAlligator @sonicalligator.bsky.social · Jan 3
#Introduction 👋🏽

• name: James (he/him)
• location: Chicago
• vocation: Interior Designer
• height: 5’8”
• sexuality: Queer
• sign: Sag ♐️
• piercings: 7
• tattoos: 9
• fav color: phthalo green
• fav drink: Manhattan 🥃
• interests: film, travel, languages, video games, art making/collecting
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writerlaurabee.bsky.social
Gmail users!!

They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.

Pass it on!!

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
Four Christmas movies to know me by.
Image Description: A movie poster for the film Carol. The poster is split horizontally into two sections, each showing a close-up of a woman’s face. The top half shows a blonde woman with red lipstick in a fur coat, looking contemplative to the left. The bottom half shows a brunette woman with pearl earrings and subtle makeup, looking to the right. Across the middle, the title “CAROL” is displayed in large white letters. Above the title are the names “Cate Blanchett” and “Rooney Mara.” At the bottom, text reads “Directed by Todd Haynes,” along with production credits. A note says, “Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy, from a novel by the author of The Talented Mr. Ripley.” The poster has a soft, vintage color palette of warm browns and muted greens. : Image Description: The movie poster for Tangerine features a vibrant sunset sky blending shades of pink, orange, and purple over a silhouetted urban landscape with power lines, palm trees, and streetlights. In the lower right, two women are shown in silhouette walking side by side, one holding high-heeled shoes. The title “tangerine” appears in large, elegant cursive near the top, with the text “A Film by Sean Baker” below it. Critical praise quotes appear on the left, including: “Uproarious. A must-see.” — The New York Times “It grabs you from the first frame. Gritty and groundbreaking.” — Rolling Stone “It’s like nothing you’ve seen before.” — The Guardian The image is a vintage movie poster for the film "Holiday" starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. At the top, Cary Grant is leaning on his fist with a playful smile, looking down at Katharine Hepburn, who is lying below him with her head tilted back and a joyful expression. The background features a winter scene with people riding a horse-drawn sleigh through snow. Image Description: A movie poster for The Long Kiss Goodnight features close-up, overlapping portraits of a woman and a man in a dark, bluish color tone. The man holds a silver handgun and looks intensely at the viewer, while the woman stares forward with a serious expression. The tagline reads: “Eight years ago she lost her memory. Now, a detective must help her remember the past before it buries them both.” The title, The Long Kiss Goodnight, appears in bold white letters near the bottom, along with the tagline “What’s forgotten is not always gone.” Actor names at the top list Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson, and the bottom credits indicate it is a Renny Harlin film produced by New Line Cinema.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you saw:

King Princess/SASAMI
Garbage
FKA Twigs
Janelle Monae & Grace Jones
Miya Folick

Got to cross seeing Grace off my all time bucket list! 🤩 and did it with my loves
@adamcr.bsky.social @theironkurtain.bsky.social @morganras.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
@adamcr.bsky.social and I had a cute Taco Tuesday date night last night at one of our favorite spots 🥰🥰 and very yummy cocktails 🍸
Two smiling people are posing for a close-up selfie indoors. The person in front has short gray hair with a wavy section falling to one side, a beard, and a septum piercing. They are wearing a light gray knit sweater. The person behind them has short dark hair, a beard, and is wearing glasses and a red sweater. They are leaning their head close to the person in front. The background shows shelves with bottles and various items, slightly out of focus.
November 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
Favorite albums to listen to on overcast weather days:

Portishead - “Dummy”
Garbage - “BeautifulGarbage”
Goldfrapp - “Tales of Us”
Kelela - “Raven”
Niia - “Bobby Deerfield”
jakeismaking.bsky.social Jake @jakeismaking.bsky.social · 2d
what are your fav overcast albums? some of mine:

Laura Marling - Short Movie
José González - Veneer
Res - How I Do
Natalie Imbruglia - White Lilies Island
Fiona Apple - Tidal
November 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
It’s been a minute and @adamcr.bsky.social inspired me! Love to see all these lovely faces 🥰🥰 thanks for making Bsky a nice place to be 💖
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
Happy #MCM friends and loves! 🥰 hope you’re all having a great day ☺️
The image is a black-and-white selfie of a person with short hair that is lighter on top, wearing glasses, a septum piercing, small hoop earrings, and a light chain necklace. They have a beard and mustache and are wearing a zip-up hoodie that is slightly open at the chest. Behind them is a brick wall with a framed poster that reads “The Grand Tour” featuring a retro space design with planets and spacecraft. A shelf with bottles and small items is also visible in the background. The person is smiling softly at the camera.
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
I platinum’d Ghost of Yōtei today, and it’s this weird sense of catharsis but also kinda sadness at being at the end of this journey. I haven’t enjoyed a game world like this probably since Skyrim, and the gameplay was phenomenal. ☺️
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
Here’s my #LastFourWatched.

Saw Kpop Demon Hunters a while back but forgot to add it haha 🤣 you can see the results of the end of spooky season too!
A profile page from a movie-tracking app with a dark background. At the top is a circular profile picture showing a bearded person with glasses wearing a yellow shirt, with a location tag reading Chicago, IL. Below, the bio says: Artist/Activist/Film Nerd and Librarian/Gamer/Preservationist. Favorites section displays four movie posters from left to right: All About Eve – A colorful vintage poster with arrows and the film’s cast. The Uninvited – A dark poster showing a person in a dress being carried or floating. Volver – A portrait of a woman with a red flower in her hair on a red and floral background. Dancer in the Dark – A soft, faded image of a smiling woman with her head tilted. Recent Activity section displays four movie posters with star ratings: K-Pop: Demon Hunters – Animated characters in purple and blue tones on a stage; rated 5 stars. I Wish You All the Best – A close-up of a short-haired person smiling with another person in the background; rated 4½ stars. Bad Hair – A horror poster with a braid forming a claw-like shape on a red background; rated 5 stars. Weapons – A dark image of silhouetted children holding hands under a cloudy sky; rated 5 stars.
November 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
crazy

IG em_clarkson
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
EVERYONE ON THIS APP DROP A SELFIE NOW… AND I MEAN RIGHT NOW!!!

I swear it’s a coincidence, I’m doing laundry 😅
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
Off to host an ERG mixer for the LGBTQ+ nonprofit I chair!
A person with short, wavy, gray-and-black hair and a beard is taking a selfie in a cozy, stylish living space. They are wearing glasses, a teal satin bomber jacket with a striped collar, a black V-neck top, and light gray plaid pants. They have a septum piercing, gold chain necklace, and a blue wristband. The background features a brick wall with shelves of liquor bottles, a mid-century wooden cabinet, a tan leather chair with a colorful throw blanket, and a coffee table with books and decorative items on a shaggy white rug.
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
I’ve been waiting my whole life to see the aurora, a bucket list item I literally went out of my way in Sweden to try to catch. While I only caught them on camera tonight I’m really excited! Thank you to @adamcr.bsky.social for telling me, and to @theironkurtain.bsky.social for chasing it w/me! 🥰
The image shows a serene night sky over a calm body of water. The horizon features a thin layer of clouds illuminated by soft yellow lights from a distant shoreline or city, creating a gentle glow. Above the horizon, the sky transitions from a pale blue to a deep purple and finally to black, dotted with countless faint stars. A subtle pink and purple aurora stretches across the upper left portion of the sky, adding a dreamy quality. The water below is dark, smooth, and reflective, blending seamlessly with the horizon. The image depicts a night coastal scene with a clear, dark sky filled with faint stars. Near the horizon, a cluster of city lights illuminates the shoreline on the left side, with brighter lights concentrated toward the center. A subtle glow rises from the horizon, casting a gradient of light into the sky, which transitions from a soft blue near the horizon to a deeper navy higher up. A green aurora can be seen just over dark clouds. The water in the foreground is calm and dark, reflecting little light, and a low, dark cloud stretches across the bottom right of the scene. The image shows a nighttime sky over a calm horizon, possibly over the ocean. The sky is filled with faint stars, with a large, soft gradient of colors blending from deep purple to blue. A striking patch of pink and violet light from the aurora appears in the upper center of the sky. Below, the dark silhouette of clouds stretches across the horizon, with a faint golden-yellow glow near the horizon line suggesting distant lights or the last traces of twilight. The overall scene is tranquil and ethereal.
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
My boyfriend got an amazing shot of the aurora from his front yard tonight! 😍😍
adamcr.bsky.social Adam @adamcr.bsky.social · 10d
Northern lights reporting for duty in the Chicago burbs
A nighttime photo of the reddish glow of the northern lights in the sky
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
Well, that’s something at least. 💖
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
First baby snowfall of the year. ❄️ Tonight sounds like a blizzard is possible with all the wild predictions, either way I’m gonna get the hot tub ready to go so I can enjoy the cold and/or snow tonight 🥰
The image shows a small backyard patio on an overcast autumn day with the first signs of winter. A square black metal patio table with four bright orange mesh chairs sits on a dark outdoor rug with a leaf pattern. Behind the table, there are three black wicker lounge chairs with thin white cushions partially dusted with snow. A small fire pit stands in the yard, and the grass is speckled with fallen leaves and a light dusting of snow. Tall evergreen shrubs line the wooden fence, and behind the fence are neighboring houses with gray shingled roofs and trees with yellowing autumn leaves.
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
I’m so, ridiculously excited to see this

youtu.be/nimf7ld0D1w?...
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair - Official Trailer (2025) Uma Thurman
YouTube video by IGN
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
After the unveiling ceremony for the new community room at the LGBTQ+ nonprofit I chair, @adamcr.bsky.social and I had a snuggly reading session while it rained outside. This quickly turned into a Saturday nap haha 😅🥰🥰
Two men are lying close together on a patterned pillow, smiling warmly at the camera. The man in the front has gray hair, a beard, a septum ring, and is wearing a burgundy shirt with a thin gold necklace and a blue watch band. The man behind him has short dark hair, a beard, and glasses, and is wearing a dark gray shirt. They appear relaxed and happy.
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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stellarencore.bsky.social
Godzilla with a little smile
November 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
Polycule (partial) double date concert to see King Princess and SASAMI tonight! 🥰 with @adamcr.bsky.social , @morganras.bsky.social and Sarah! 🥰
A group of four people is seated closely together, smiling for a selfie in a dimly lit indoor venue. The person on the left has a beard, short hair with a light streak, and a septum piercing, wearing a black-and-white patterned sweater. Next to them is someone with glasses and a beard in a dark shirt. The third person is smiling brightly, wearing a blue top, and the fourth person is in a sleeveless black top, holding a small bag. The background is dark, with a few people and tables faintly visible, and warm lights illuminating the space. Two smiling men are sitting close together in a dimly lit indoor setting with blue and purple lighting. The man on the left has a shaved head, beard, and is wearing a black-and-white patterned shirt with a gold chain necklace. The man on the right has short hair, glasses, and a trimmed beard, wearing a dark T-shirt. They are leaning their heads together and smiling at the camera. A woman is visible in the background, slightly out of focus, against a dark curtain backdrop.
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
For dinner with @adamcr.bsky.social last night, broke out the pot roast with apples, potatoes, onion, garlic, carrots, sage, and thyme. Came out so amazing and caramelized- the onions and apples became super jammy and delicious! Paired with a cocktail I designed called “Chicago Winter, Spiced”.
The image shows a square, dark-colored plate on a wooden table containing a serving of pot roast with shredded beef, whole baby potatoes, and pieces of cooked carrots and onions. A silver fork rests on the plate. In the background, there is a clear, ribbed glass with a small amount of orange-colored liquid. The table surface is smooth and polished, and the kitchen area beyond is blurred.
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
Rolled credits on Ghost of Yōtei the other night, and other than the final boss fight I really loved it. I’m sad that I’ve already done and unlocked just about everything already so there isn’t much to go back and finish (5 trophies until Platinum) but also I finished the game looking very cunty 💅
The image shows a video game character customization screen from a game featuring a samurai or warrior character. The character is dressed in a black and red outfit with a red scarf, black pants, and a belt adorned with a white cloth sash. They are holding a white katana with intricate markings, and a second sword is sheathed at their side. The character has white-painted skin with dark markings around the eyes and two black horns protruding from their head.
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
Really grateful that after a lifetime of having migraines I finally have medication for it. All because some stupid doctor in college told me they weren’t chronic enough to get a prescription, and I believed that until a friend counseled me differently recently. Excited for this chance at relief! 😮‍💨
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 AM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
If you see this, quote with a female anime character you love

Lady Kayura from Robin Warriors. She was so much more badass than anyone else, and funny too!
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
sonicalligator.bsky.social
I put the “no” in Illinois
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM