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Michael Z. (he/him)

@fizzixrat.bsky.social

I may not be The Admiral you want, but I am The Colin Avenger you need. A little pink sorceress when I need to be. Bunny-loving tornado-spotting AFOL astrophysicist librarian dice goblin with really nice pens. Trans lives matter. Punch Nazis.

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@lisamcmullin.bsky.social Really enjoyed "Dare You". Definitely felt like an early RTD1 era script.

07.12.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that why American evangelicals are so into incest? 🫣

06.12.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Colorvent, by comparison, doesn't wrap theirs and I haven't had an issue with leaks either year. If anything, this year's bottles were overtightened and hard to open for that reason.

06.12.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am very sorry this happened to you and sympathetic. I wish you had had access to it when it would have helped you!

06.12.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish JKR had an off switch for her transphobic mouth!

06.12.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A shotgun shell case with 20 x 5 ml vials of fountain pen ink in various colors

A shotgun shell case with 20 x 5 ml vials of fountain pen ink in various colors

Here’s one in action

06.12.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Have to admit it wasn't my original idea but it does work great! Also I think they do make similar cases for smaller gauges like 9 mm handgun ammunition, and that might work better with a smaller 2 ml vial, depending on the shape.

06.12.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazon.com : 12 gauge box

I put 5 ml ink sample vials in a cheap shotgun shell case. www.amazon.com/s?k=12+gauge...

06.12.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Latveria, Pottsylvania, and Barovia

06.12.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You and me both!

06.12.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's also a concern that by a certain age one would have already been exposed to human papilloma virus due to sexual activity.

But there are plenty of teenagers at higher risk than mid-50's me based on that criterion.

05.12.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

RFK Jr. response: Licking toilet bowls clean after use is now mandatory.

05.12.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yup

05.12.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hell, I'd like the HPV vaccine myself but I'm too old, apparently. Not like I've been high risk of contracting it in my life so far, so let's do this!

05.12.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He'd also cut off his eldest son's allowance and check him into Betty Ford.

04.12.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hit the like button for your witty response but not for you having been in the situation to begin with

04.12.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, completely untrained voice me is belting out Kpop Demon Hunters tunes in the car on like a daily basis. 😁

04.12.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

😳

04.12.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ₯³ GIVEAWAY TIME! πŸ₯³ signing & shipping this gorgeous print to someone (anywhere in the world)

All you need to do is join the heads up list, links belowπŸ‘‡πŸ₯° I’ll message the winner on the 8th Dec! & everyone who joins gets a $10 credit that’s valid for 3 months too!

03.12.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Colorverse does 24 x 15 ml glass bottles

Diamine has 24x12 ml plastic bottles and a larger bottle (25-30 ml?) on day 25

Good for filling and writing with a fountain pen or writing/swatching with a dip pen.

02.12.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier has a great TV style cold open.

(Unfortunately, it's all downhill from there.)

02.12.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with long curly hair is wearing a black suit and blue tie Alt: "Weird Al" Yankovic, wearing a dark suit and tie, looks at you expectantly with a knowing smile as the camera zooms in on him.

Parody

02.12.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are they also going to change their focus so it's all about fracking? Because that would be extremely on brand. πŸ˜–

02.12.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Walking feet!"

(You would expect me to be saying "Ssh" a lot in my profession. You expected wrong.)

((Also, sometimes we have to say this to grown-ass adults.))

02.12.2025 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A nibsmith can also β€œtune” a cranky nib so it flows better.

01.12.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It can be. Some are better suited for different writing styles.

I personally haven’t had any done yet, though I have one in my collection that were a special custom one nibsmith (Gina) did for Montegrappa for a specific model they were selling.

01.12.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nibsmiths modify the end of the nib do it writes differently

01.12.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That Fude de Mannen was a great choice for exploring nib variants though!

01.12.2025 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have had to upgrade my ink storage system twice and am running out of space.

And having to think about custom grinds because soo many nib variations.

01.12.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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