Your Car's Extended Warranty

mmm excellent point

A photograph of a red mushroom with a spherical cap and white spots.

A photograph of a red mushroom with an umbrella cap with white spots.

A photograph of a large white mushroom with a tan flat cap and white spots. The base has frills. The mushroom is partially obscured in a low evergreen shrub.

A photograph of a fire hydrant on a street corner. The top is yellow and the base dark teal. The paint is weathered and chipped away completely in places, revealing rusted metal underneath.

Spot the imposter

on my quest to play jackbox

postdoc era is ending. I'm not even sure what's next for me given the current bullshit and this terrible job market 😫

yep it's a Malort advent calendar alright

"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny

i gotta write words now (inconsolable sobbing)

NUUUUUUUU

but also send me your leaf photos bc Im trying to be optimistic about the oncoming Big Grey

honorable mention from last week bsky.app/profile/kans...

A photograph of leaves layered over a light set into the ground. It's night and the leaves glow like embers.

a photograph of hundreds of tiny leaves speckled across wet pavement at night. The yellows and reds contrast with the dark concrete.

A photograph angled upward at yellow maple leaves still on the branches, foreground to power lines and a dusk sky.

A photograph of the edge of a black bench where one browning maple leaf rests. Beyond the bench and through its grates, the ground is completely coated with dried leaves in browns, oranges, and reds.

Seattle Leafposting!! Here are my favorite leaves from this week!

who's ready for some leafposting

totes or little shopping bags too maybe

I'm vending at a work holiday craft fair! Im already going to do embroidery patches, etched glassware, maybe some cute microwavable heating pads, and bus pass holders/wallets. Anyone have other suggestions once could make with a sewing machine?

got gendered correctly today (does a kick flip!!!!)

Please!!! I have been keeping an eye out for a restock

lowkey excited for this bc im a microbiome scientist

I WON A SCIENCE RAFFLE OMG

transitioning is one big MindFuck but i think we're finally getting somewhere

seriously considering dropping a friend who cannot shut up about terf wizards in the big 2025

3d render showing 2 cyndaquil; one is napping cozily under the kotatsu, while the other is balancing a persimmon on its head. two other persimmon are on the floor next to it, along with a few fluffy pillows scattered around. there's a large bowl of persimmons on top of the kotatsu, along with a hot cup of tea.

🍊🍊🍊

#b3d #art #pokemon

long day today in the lab, wish me luck

thinking about the new Frankenstein movie

anyway finally gonna bake the things I've heard multiple people mention they'd been craving lately. i make desserts to pawn them off, i am only a menace to chips and salsa

i feel like utter shit most of the time so whenever i see an opening to bring someone a little joy, i take it bc SOMEONE should be happy right? it's never anything actually grand, but i guess it's nice in the moment

There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.

Go. Check. Your. Ballot.

komonews.com/news/local/s...

Where To Give Or Get A Free Meal In Seattle This November Starting on November 1, Seattleites facing food insecurity can find a free meal or groceries at these locations.

Just to help out some #Seattle area and #SNAPBenefits folx. A localized list.
secretseattle.co/free-meals-s...

when they say seattle has a population of 750k, they are missing the 40 million bluesky members who are spiritually in seattle

i have neighbors who still have their Halloween stuff up. AS IS APPROPRIATE

Flowerchild