Violinknitter
@violinknitter.bsky.social
Violin, books, yarn, food, Pokémon, and random snippets of life
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Violinknitter
@violinknitter.bsky.social
· Nov 21
In my heart I believe that the perfect pinnable skeet truly exists out in the wild universe, among the stars and luminous dust clouds.
Meanwhile, this is all I have to offer.
Meanwhile, this is all I have to offer.
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well I was annoyed at this woman making a loud personal call on the train, but it’s about a polycule that broke up via a series of substack posts that I am now trying to locate 😂
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
well I was annoyed at this woman making a loud personal call on the train, but it’s about a polycule that broke up via a series of substack posts that I am now trying to locate 😂
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one of my uncles is banned from thanksgiving after he brought a giant spread of artisanal cheese, engaged in a planned confrontation with my cousins who were hosting and called them assholes, and then left and TOOK THE CHEESE AWAY
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
one of my uncles is banned from thanksgiving after he brought a giant spread of artisanal cheese, engaged in a planned confrontation with my cousins who were hosting and called them assholes, and then left and TOOK THE CHEESE AWAY
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
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I'm giving a conference talk next week about the story behind our Bluesky account, which means I've spent much of the last week thinking about how to best articulate the advantages of sharing your hog on the Internet
bsky.app/profile/them...
bsky.app/profile/them...
more users are joining
and the hog grows longer
and the hog grows longer
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm giving a conference talk next week about the story behind our Bluesky account, which means I've spent much of the last week thinking about how to best articulate the advantages of sharing your hog on the Internet
bsky.app/profile/them...
bsky.app/profile/them...
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we're back and launching S3 with a BANGER today as the fabulous @singlecrow.bsky.social joins us for a TWO HOUR episode on our favorite future-dressing-gown-wearing disaster, Christopher Chant
zencastr.com/z/26xps9hC
zencastr.com/z/26xps9hC
The Lives of Christopher Chant by @Rebecca Fraimow and Emily Tesh
Nobody should be losing lives at this rate. What is wrong, Christopher?
In our first episode of Season Three, the brilliant Iona Datt Sharma joins us for a discussion of bureaucracy, cricket boys, Bu...
zencastr.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
we're back and launching S3 with a BANGER today as the fabulous @singlecrow.bsky.social joins us for a TWO HOUR episode on our favorite future-dressing-gown-wearing disaster, Christopher Chant
zencastr.com/z/26xps9hC
zencastr.com/z/26xps9hC
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My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
After I spent all spring confusing Apple Music’s algorithm by listening to Eurovision stuff, I’ve finally retrained it enough for it to show me this Gidon Kremer album the day after it dropped 🥹😍
music.apple.com/us/album/gid...
music.apple.com/us/album/gid...
Gidon Kremer plays Pärt/Weinberg by Gidon Kremer on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 20 Songs
music.apple.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
After I spent all spring confusing Apple Music’s algorithm by listening to Eurovision stuff, I’ve finally retrained it enough for it to show me this Gidon Kremer album the day after it dropped 🥹😍
music.apple.com/us/album/gid...
music.apple.com/us/album/gid...
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I was today years old when I found out Duke Ellington arranged a version of the Nutcracker
Have I been living in a hut in the forest this whole time? How did I miss this?
Have I been living in a hut in the forest this whole time? How did I miss this?
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I was today years old when I found out Duke Ellington arranged a version of the Nutcracker
Have I been living in a hut in the forest this whole time? How did I miss this?
Have I been living in a hut in the forest this whole time? How did I miss this?
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I have a friend who worked on the rescue attempts and the end of life for the whale as part of the stranded marine mammal team - @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social. he says they're working to continue this partnership with the Siletz tribe which I think is incredible!!
Very interesting contrast to the infamous exploding whale story
(gift link)
(gift link)
‘An incredible privilege and a daunting task’: Oregon tribe harvests beached whale for the first time in generations
The Siletz tribe took apart the 20,000 pound humpback after it was euthanized Monday.
www.oregonlive.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I have a friend who worked on the rescue attempts and the end of life for the whale as part of the stranded marine mammal team - @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social. he says they're working to continue this partnership with the Siletz tribe which I think is incredible!!
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🙋🏾♂️ have paint. will paint weird shit on your van.
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
🙋🏾♂️ have paint. will paint weird shit on your van.
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Today's box of weird wonders contains a book with familiar endpapers... wait, "Heffalumpsfalle"? "Wo der Wuschel nicht war"?
It's "Pu der Bär", which I am going to shelve near "Winnie ille Pu" (because of course I have Pooh in Latin as well as German).
It's "Pu der Bär", which I am going to shelve near "Winnie ille Pu" (because of course I have Pooh in Latin as well as German).
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Today's box of weird wonders contains a book with familiar endpapers... wait, "Heffalumpsfalle"? "Wo der Wuschel nicht war"?
It's "Pu der Bär", which I am going to shelve near "Winnie ille Pu" (because of course I have Pooh in Latin as well as German).
It's "Pu der Bär", which I am going to shelve near "Winnie ille Pu" (because of course I have Pooh in Latin as well as German).
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Me all week, whispering to my audiobook:
"Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good."
"Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good."
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Me all week, whispering to my audiobook:
"Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good."
"Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good."
When drama goes down at a music organization close to you and you desperately want to know the gossip and also you don’t want to be perceived as a gossip
a woman is sitting on a bench with an umbrella and says but it 's so hard !
Alt: Woman complaining to a friend: it's so hard!
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
When drama goes down at a music organization close to you and you desperately want to know the gossip and also you don’t want to be perceived as a gossip
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friends, please share widely, on & off social media. let’s get this in front of as many musicologists and AMS members’ eyes as we can. if you’ve ever been a member of the Society, in any capacity, please consider taking a look & signing (& you can sign anonymously!)
I urge all of you, friends & colleagues, to please consider signing this petition to restore transparent governance and accountability in the AMS -- with this action, we can make our voices heard & remind everyone of our mission as a member-led society docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AMS Petition 2025
Petition to Restore Transparent Governance and Accountability in the American Musicological Society To add your signature to the petition, please fill out the following form: https://bit.ly/Sign_AMS_2...
docs.google.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
friends, please share widely, on & off social media. let’s get this in front of as many musicologists and AMS members’ eyes as we can. if you’ve ever been a member of the Society, in any capacity, please consider taking a look & signing (& you can sign anonymously!)
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I felt this post in my bones!
I made a great allusion to “washing my hands of a situation like Pontius Pilate” at work a few weeks ago and was met with blank stares. I also live in the Bible Belt so this confirms to me the public at large just doesn’t read. That’s a big moment in the lore!
I made a great allusion to “washing my hands of a situation like Pontius Pilate” at work a few weeks ago and was met with blank stares. I also live in the Bible Belt so this confirms to me the public at large just doesn’t read. That’s a big moment in the lore!
November 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I felt this post in my bones!
I made a great allusion to “washing my hands of a situation like Pontius Pilate” at work a few weeks ago and was met with blank stares. I also live in the Bible Belt so this confirms to me the public at large just doesn’t read. That’s a big moment in the lore!
I made a great allusion to “washing my hands of a situation like Pontius Pilate” at work a few weeks ago and was met with blank stares. I also live in the Bible Belt so this confirms to me the public at large just doesn’t read. That’s a big moment in the lore!
The worst thing about being exvangelical is that there are like 3 people in the world who are gonna get your niche bible trivia crossover jokes, and it’s so frustrating
November 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The worst thing about being exvangelical is that there are like 3 people in the world who are gonna get your niche bible trivia crossover jokes, and it’s so frustrating
No, YOU went to knitting group at the yarn store and came home with a sweater’s worth of wool
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
No, YOU went to knitting group at the yarn store and came home with a sweater’s worth of wool
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Megyn Kelly is a Christian woman . . . this is how a lot of them are going to react because this is what they tell themselves constantly about the men in their lives. It's truly baked into the system.
It cannot be remembered enough that these were the same people who got worked up about drag brunches
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Megyn Kelly is a Christian woman . . . this is how a lot of them are going to react because this is what they tell themselves constantly about the men in their lives. It's truly baked into the system.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT TOUCH SOMETHING SOFT.
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT TOUCH SOMETHING SOFT.
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On days like this, you NEED a magical, metaphysical, creative, joyous escape into a personal peace.
It can be a delicious meal.
Watching clouds go by.
A comfort TV show.
A smutty book.
A fun skill.
A bath.
Anything for your soul.
It can be a delicious meal.
Watching clouds go by.
A comfort TV show.
A smutty book.
A fun skill.
A bath.
Anything for your soul.
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
On days like this, you NEED a magical, metaphysical, creative, joyous escape into a personal peace.
It can be a delicious meal.
Watching clouds go by.
A comfort TV show.
A smutty book.
A fun skill.
A bath.
Anything for your soul.
It can be a delicious meal.
Watching clouds go by.
A comfort TV show.
A smutty book.
A fun skill.
A bath.
Anything for your soul.
That feeling when you and your friend agree that Beethoven Eroica is not one of the S-tier Beethoven symphonies
a man talking to another man with the words did we just become best friends below him
Alt: Did we just become Best Friends? Two men nodding in forceful agreement
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
That feeling when you and your friend agree that Beethoven Eroica is not one of the S-tier Beethoven symphonies
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1752 prayer book manuscript of a French missionary, Francois Picquet, from the La Presentation Mission (Ogdensburg, NY), with musical notation, all in Mohawk.
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
1752 prayer book manuscript of a French missionary, Francois Picquet, from the La Presentation Mission (Ogdensburg, NY), with musical notation, all in Mohawk.