Maria Lima aka chickwriter
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Maria Lima aka chickwriter
@thelima.myatproto.social
Retired, Queer, Ace, NB, disabled, neurodivergent, Cuban born Latinx writer. Still obsessed with The Untamed & related works. Massively into mixed media #art. Resides in the US, however grumpily. She/her
And the groceries have arrived & are put away. And yes, I feel like hammered shit rn. Finishing my bowl of cereal & then I'm going to *try* to do something artsy, then veg & continue my rewatch of Downton Abbey.
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This week in #art: weekly challenges.

1: for #FullDeckChallenge3; prompt: fairy
2: for #AlteredIndex2025; prompt: geometric shapes

More info in alt text.
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today in #art: The bookmarks for my sister are done! (that is, except for the toppers, which I'll do later.)

She asked for 28. I did 48. Why, yes, I *am* a bit of an over-achiever. 😆
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
So I put on my adulting pants & contacted Medicare - bc I found out I could do it via live chat, instead of a phone call.

Upshot: they basically couldn't tell me if the intraocular implants were covered.

ISTG.
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Frankie, being Frankie. We're in the back bedroom, because the cleaners are due soon. He's not happy.

(He's literally been in here for 10 whole minutes.)

(You can hear my stepdad on the other side of the door scolding Frankie.)
November 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Here's Frankie, who opened the door & decided to hang out on the floor of the closet.
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Today in #art: more bookmarks for my sister to give out.

More info in alt text.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This week in #art: weekly challenges.

Left:
For #FullDeckChallend3; prompt: Lace

Right:
For #AlteredIndex2025; prompt: Label(s)

more info in alt text.

I've also worked on more bookmarks for my sister & other small things. Photos at some point.
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
How, in any way, shape or form, does this tracking make sense when the destination is Texas?????
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Adorable!!! I got my order the other day, but forgot to post about it.

Full disclosure to others reading this: the Eldritch Toybox is my sister & BiL, who are selling off their collection. More info at their website.
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The horns of a dilemma.

I'd planned to start a rewatch of LOTR bc I just got a (used) 2011 Blu-ray edition from ebay.

BUT
BUT
BUT...

@realgdt.bsky.social's Frankenstein just landed on Netflix.

What to watch???????
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
❤️
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
And we're off! A's gran's version of lentil stew as realized by moi.

No pancetta at the store, so I am improvising with pork belly + added some chopped green onions.
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today in #art #bookmarks: day 2 of making bookmarks for my sister.
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Rabbit. Rabbit. Rabbit.

How is it November?

At least we've got cooler weather & hoping for more of the same. May the month bring you wonderful things!
November 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Recently, in #art.

#1: my nod to spooky season. 2 pg spread in a scrap art journal.

#2 New project begun - bookmarks for my sister to give out as gifts to her librarian colleagues.

More info in alt text.
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Samhain greetings to all & HBD to my favorite Ancient Chinese necromancer, 魏无羡, Wei Wuxian!
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Whee!!! the cold front has blown in (yesterday, tbf) and I am exalting in the coolth.

42f/5.6c this morning with an expected high of 71f/21.7c. I live for this.

That said, it will get warmer next week. Bah.
October 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Today's lunch:

Self-Heating Vegan Mushroom & Konjac Claypot Rice Hot Pot + black sesame mooncake.
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Lunchtime treat! No, it's not a perfumed soap, but a chestnut mooncake.
October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
And then there was (and is) rain. Nearly 2 months of drought broken with a front blowing through & RAIN.

Temps have dropped, but sadly, not enough for me. It's the last week of October, ffs. Where's my fall weather?
October 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This week in #art: weekly challenges.

2 altered playing cards.

Left: for #FullDeckChalleng3; prompt: feathers
Right: for #AlteredIndex2025; prompt: Love and Romance

Bonus: inscription from the back of the b&w photo in the right card.
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
October 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Things I've been making. #art

Finding the days difficult to focus, so I've been faffing about with making collage clusters (top left 2; bottom left 1) & bookmarks.

The bookmarks will eventually get to my sister to hand out to her colleagues & patrons at the library.
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Aaaand, guess what showed up in a bin of acrylic paints?
October 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM