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Michelle Travis

@samuraiko.bsky.social

Tech writer. Gamer. Game designer. CITY OF HEROES/RIFT video geek. Critter. Hates fascists. So smart I'm stupid. She/her. Same handle on FFN and AO3. PFP by @morgankit.bsky.social #CriticalRole

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A humidifier on the sink in front of a bathroom mirror. The combination of small "on" and "full" lights above a wide curved vent make a pleasant smiling face and on the back of the humidifier, which can be seen in the mirror, another wide curved air vent and the two screws holding it together above it make a horrified face.

A humidifier on the sink in front of a bathroom mirror. The combination of small "on" and "full" lights above a wide curved vent make a pleasant smiling face and on the back of the humidifier, which can be seen in the mirror, another wide curved air vent and the two screws holding it together above it make a horrified face.

Me whenever I have to communicate with other human beings #anxiety

17.02.2026 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7572    πŸ” 2185    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Hang on, I need to get a squeegee to clean the sarcasm off my monitor now.

18.02.2026 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In need of some recommendations for voice over coaches specifically for video games and anime.

Would anyone be able to share some suggestions?

#voiceover #voiceacting

18.02.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am hoping for maybe Age of Umbra II, a State of the Role address, or long shot hope, another Candela circle.

18.02.2026 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

WOOOOOOOOOOO! Best of luck getting through the week, and may the test yield useful information!

18.02.2026 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm wondering how far up my skull we're talking...

18.02.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When we invest in the NIH, we lead the nation in lifesaving research, good-paying bioscience jobs, and breakthroughs that give families more healthy years.
WA researchers are changing lives every day. Cuts to the NIH will not only stall cures and close labs. This puts people’s lives at risk.

18.02.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is where it is a good thing that I do not have my various characters' superpowers. While I could do a tremendous amount of good with them (and would), the utter HELL I would rain down on these motherfuckers is terrifying to contemplate.

17.02.2026 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Motherfucker, I made a movie for $600 in 2022 and I didn't need a plagiarism machine or to ask randos for ideas. I just asked myself "Wouldn't it be fucked up if snowmen ate people?"

Grow an imagination, """filmmaker."""

17.02.2026 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 317    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank your Senator for voting to pass the Millionaires Tax! Thank your #WALeg Senator for voting to pass the Millionaires Tax to build a future where working people can thrive and the wealthiest pay what they owe! Let your Senator know you have their back when...

WA voters ~ @fusewashington.org has a tool to thank #WALeg Senator for voting to pass the Millionaires Tax to build a future where working people can thrive & the wealthiest pay what they owe! Let your Senator know you have their back: actionnetwork.org/letters/than...

17.02.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Pathetic.

Pay me $30k a year, and I could write, draw and complete a graphic novel a year. That on top of my patreon would be more than we need to live comfortably. And this fucker doesn't even have an IDEA? LOL

When the idea guys can't even idea, when they have a tool that does it for them. WEAK.

17.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

A Dem that runs as pro trans gets a SIXTY ONE POINT BUMP WITH DEM VOTERS and a NINE POINT BUMP WITH INDIES over ones that go silent.

The failure to get this is a prior beliefs/incentives problem but it's also a research problem. The current establishment's understanding of voters is utterly cooked.

20.09.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 404    πŸ” 167    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature

The whole thing is up on YouTube! :)

youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

17.02.2026 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished baking a batch of vanilla amaretto scuffins. You may all be envious.

17.02.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hey y’all. I haven’t talked about this much publicly, but for all of January and part of December and February, I was knocked out by a truly gnarly sinus infection and the worst bout of burnout I’ve ever experienced.

Between that and the store getting royally screwed over by multiple factors at the end of last year, things are pretty rough right now. I’ll go into more detail another time, but the TL;DR is that the majority of the garments we were supposed to have in stock for the holiday season were so late that they only became ready for sale in the past few weeks.

I know a lot of people are struggling right now, everywhere. And frankly, with ICE still very active in my city, it feels incredibly selfish to ask for help when I know others have it much worse. But I’m not really sure what else to do. We have a lot of bills due, and because we received the bulk of our inventory four months late, we don’t currently have the funds to pay them.

The good news is: we have a lot in stock now. And it would mean the absolute world to us if you would share this.

The clothing in my store is made with certified ethical labor and designed by a queer, neurodivergent three-person team. We carry sizes S–6X in some garments and XS–8X in others. We specialize in mid- and plus-size clothing and pride ourselves on extensive fit testing to ensure our clothes actually fit properly. We think about and accommodate things many retailers forget β€” like the way belly curvature affects length, the need for wider sleeves and necklines, the reality of thighs and fupas existing. And our clothes have real, usable pockets.

We ship domestically from the US and the UK.

As a bit of a Hail Mary, we’ll be running a sale next week. Some items are already very low in stock and are expected to sell out on the first day.

Thank you, truly, in advance for your support. It means more than you know. πŸ’›

Hey y’all. I haven’t talked about this much publicly, but for all of January and part of December and February, I was knocked out by a truly gnarly sinus infection and the worst bout of burnout I’ve ever experienced. Between that and the store getting royally screwed over by multiple factors at the end of last year, things are pretty rough right now. I’ll go into more detail another time, but the TL;DR is that the majority of the garments we were supposed to have in stock for the holiday season were so late that they only became ready for sale in the past few weeks. I know a lot of people are struggling right now, everywhere. And frankly, with ICE still very active in my city, it feels incredibly selfish to ask for help when I know others have it much worse. But I’m not really sure what else to do. We have a lot of bills due, and because we received the bulk of our inventory four months late, we don’t currently have the funds to pay them. The good news is: we have a lot in stock now. And it would mean the absolute world to us if you would share this. The clothing in my store is made with certified ethical labor and designed by a queer, neurodivergent three-person team. We carry sizes S–6X in some garments and XS–8X in others. We specialize in mid- and plus-size clothing and pride ourselves on extensive fit testing to ensure our clothes actually fit properly. We think about and accommodate things many retailers forget β€” like the way belly curvature affects length, the need for wider sleeves and necklines, the reality of thighs and fupas existing. And our clothes have real, usable pockets. We ship domestically from the US and the UK. As a bit of a Hail Mary, we’ll be running a sale next week. Some items are already very low in stock and are expected to sell out on the first day. Thank you, truly, in advance for your support. It means more than you know. πŸ’›

Items that have all or most sizes in stock, with a lot of our top-selling sizes): #store
-crystal cluster skirt
-thistles skirt
-ocean cotton maxi skirt
-black petticoat
-dungeon delver button-up shirt
-gallery skirt
-butter cookies skirt
-ocean sunswept maxi dress
-hiss button-up shirt

13.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 192    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 9

GenX gifted (ID'd as such when I transferred into the public school system for 6th grade (pre-K-5th was private school.)

Which meant 7th-12th was automatically the Honors track for TaG students -- which was a year ahead of the rest of our grade.

17.02.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Deductive reasoning puzzle from a catan puzzle book.

Deductive reasoning puzzle from a catan puzzle book.

Raise your hand if you were a Millennial labelled "gifted" by your school and their "answer" to that was to occasionally take you out of class to do these in the cafeteria.

17.02.2026 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

*inhales and then bellows at a volume that could be heard across a flightline despite jets taking off*

HELLS FUCKING NO.

17.02.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ramadan Mubarak!

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Laissez bon temps rouler!

Hodesh Adar tov!

Y'ALL

⭐

17.02.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 919    πŸ” 314    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 18
A goblin with pink hair wearing crude plate armor and a floppy green cap. They have a glowing magical paintbrush in their upraised left hand, and are holding a barrel lid as a shield in their right. There are paint splotches on the shield. They stand in a deep, dark forest. Superimposed over my logo, text reads "If you cannot find the light, create it."

A goblin with pink hair wearing crude plate armor and a floppy green cap. They have a glowing magical paintbrush in their upraised left hand, and are holding a barrel lid as a shield in their right. There are paint splotches on the shield. They stand in a deep, dark forest. Superimposed over my logo, text reads "If you cannot find the light, create it."

New wallpaper? YES. Just posted up new FREE wallpapers for y'all on Patreon and Ko-fi, based on the splash screen for my new stream overlays. Enjoy!

www.patreon.com/posts/create...

17.02.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
A cropped graphic from the BDSRA calling on supporters to vote before Feb. 18 in Project for Awesome 2026

A cropped graphic from the BDSRA calling on supporters to vote before Feb. 18 in Project for Awesome 2026

Voting closes on Feb. 18th, so there’s still time to vote for the Batten Disease Support Research and Advocacy Foundation and help keep Amelia’s fight going!

projectforawesome.com/videos/proje...

17.02.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seeking Sedition βš”οΈ πŸ”΄

While seeking the Volition rebellion, Bells Hells find themselves cornered...

#CriticalRoleAbridged Episode 89 is available NOW on YouTube - PLUS Beacon members can watch up to Episode 110!

WATCH NOW ⬇️
https://youtu.be/1r1Vtt0tWWM

[ Art by instagram.com/megzilla87art/ ]

17.02.2026 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey, listen!

Want a chance at a free, four day badge to #PAXEast Then head over to Gleam and enter!

gleam.io/8sfHm/pax-ea...

Thanks to #PAXEast and #StridePR for the opportunity to do this giveaway!

17.02.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, did not know about the metformin thing! The one time John and I had Covid (3 years after the pandemic started), we were both on metformin at the time. (We were also both put on paxlovid for other health reasons.) Neither of us has caught it again since.

17.02.2026 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LOVE the name. :)

17.02.2026 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
@haircut_hippie - nodding in quiet horror as a patient explains she's inconsistent with her daily meds because 1 went from $41/mo to $450/mo, thus precipitating a hospital visit that will cost 6 - 7 figures

@haircut_hippie - nodding in quiet horror as a patient explains she's inconsistent with her daily meds because 1 went from $41/mo to $450/mo, thus precipitating a hospital visit that will cost 6 - 7 figures

There should be laws against price gouging patients...it literally kills people.

17.02.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

IF YOU ARE A HCW or other expert β€” your voice is needed.

just under 2 hours to leave a public comment against DR OZ's nightmarish anti-trans rules

the goal is to create documentation for the future fight.

matthew wrote a commenting guide with all the details: www.patreon.com/posts/149210...

17.02.2026 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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To be a Bard or to be a Rogue? Why not both?!

Rounding out this batch of #GetYourSheetTogether, we are talking all about multiclassing in #DaggerheartπŸ—‘οΈβ€οΈβ€πŸ”₯

Come watch as we go over everything from starting a multiclass character to leveling them up!

πŸ‘€https://www.youtube.com/@DarringtonPress

17.02.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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First kākāpō chick in four years hatches on Valentine's Day The first kākāpō chick of the breeding season has hatched on Pukenui Anchor Island.

First chick of the kākāpō breeding season has successfully hatched!!!! Look at this grumpy little puff of feathers!! www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r...

17.02.2026 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 855    πŸ” 229    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 18

It's like the people in pandemic thst bought more TP than they could use in a year. They created a problem everyone else had to deal with

17.02.2026 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@samuraiko is following 20 prominent accounts