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This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

A digital recreation of a panel of the comic Nancy by Olivia James. The titular character, Nancy, is riding a hoverboard-type scooter, holding a digital music player in one hand and a phone on a selfie stick in the other. She's wearing those 80s Venetian blind sunglasses. All the colors are weird inversions or variations from the actual panel colors. In a large speech balloon above her head Nancy is saying 'Maybe it will happen today'.

Digital illustration of a Honey Badger, an ill-tempered beastie, mostly brownish black except for the top of its head and back which are white. It has big front claws and is making a big rawr face. Badger is standing on what looks like a cube that has been cut out of the earth. The top is grass and two side faces of the dirt and clay cube showing outward are carved into letters spelling ‘Maybe it will happen today’.

Digital illustration in a black and white graphite style. An anthropomorphic hot dog with mustard wearing a straw boater, gloves, big wingtip shoes, and carrying a cane is doing an outrageous strut. The background is piled with the phrase ’ maybe it will happen today’.

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Have been wondering for a while what was wrong. Signage on the buses or bust stops would help.

Two gingerbread cookies in the shape of people wearing fencing masks. One is holding a gingerbread longsword, and the other is holding a gingerbread sword and buckler.

@kerbloom.bsky.social made gingerbread #hema fighters tonight. ⚔️

A tab and black striped house cat with light green eyes looks at the camera while behind the cat is a person in jeans and a light green tshirt and black long sleeves at a table working on a gingerbread house which can barely be made out.

#queen_tiger_tabby would rather have her picture taken than watch @kerbloom.bsky.social ice a gingerbread house.

Speaking of "Lord of the Rings cover bands" which is trending...

I've always wanted to start a Smiths cover band called The Smiths of Eregion. This Charming Man becomes about Annatar.

A small silver holiday tree sits on a light colored table. Mostly fabric ornaments of different colors hang on the tree. Behind the tree is a white wall with four stockings hung on the wall.

The teen had wanted to have a tree for the winter holiday for awhile, and while I don’t necessarily need a tree I have a LOT of ornaments from my childhood. So my beloved found this tree on a curb earlier this year and now here it is with the softest ornaments in case the cat wants to dance with it.

Tan and black striped tabby cat with light greens eyes and a white spot on her chest looks at the camera while sitting on a vintage dark brown leather office chair with wood armrests.

Queen Tiger, Attorney at Law 🤣

Two white people smiling at camera with a completed 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle displaying gourds of all shapes and colors on a table between them. One of the people sits at the table holding up the puzzle box. The person in the forefront points to the puzzle on the table.

Our fourth jigsaw puzzle since the November holiday and wow it was a beast!! Super challenging but fun. #jigsawpuzzles

Last night’s apple pie, pictured with an accompanying tartlet as well as my trusty apple-corer.

Yes, mine is indispensable kitchen tool when I make a certain type of pie for the holidays. My cat is enthralled when I use it.

Braved public transit to Pleasanton to meet up with some Bay Area Carrock Smial folks at the Inklings cafe. A bit of a trek, but worth it for Tolkien or Lewis fans to check out. @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social

We're looking for BUSD families who have been affected by SNAP cuts. Have you been impacted? We'd like to hear about your experience.

Leave a reply below 👇🏽 or email vanessa@berkeleyside.org

File this under: Looked So Easy on the Baking Show! Slice and Bake cookies. Vegan. Supposed to be ghosts, but at least the cookies taste good.

Vegan birthday carrot cake.

What we get into on Thursday nights. #HEMA #swords

All lanes Ashby blocked at Telegraph due to car hitting power pole. No power in the area. #berkeley @berkeleyside @berkeleyscanner

Down d power line at Ashby and Telegraph in Berkeley. Emergency on scene— lanes blocked. @berkeleyside.org @berkeleyscanner.com

Plot twist: the earth RSVP’d to ShakeOut Day.

Thanks! The book was Emily Alone by Stewart O’Nan

Nine months in, I completed my 2025 book bingo card. Last square to finish was the “books over 800 pages” category: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. @nealstephenson.bsky.social

Coming up on Monday in Pittsburgh!

All set up at the SF Zine Fest! Swing by the Metreon building downtown!

Terence Stamp (RIP) as Bernadette Bassenger in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, with Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving.