Claudia (they/she)

A photo of an acorn being supported with a white ribbon and two little squirrel cherubs. Text reads: "Acorns are free! Read about it." An arrow points to the cover of Eating Acorns: A Foraging Guide.

I spotted my first acorn of the year on the ground today, so it's time for my annual reminder: you can eat 'em! I drew a beginner-friendly instructional comic about acorn foraging, and it's available as a free PDF or a not-free print comic on my ko-fi shop: ko-fi.com/melgillman/s...

A monarch butterfly hanging out on a purple butterfly bush

This is why I love having work from days. Being able to spend my morning hanging out in a park is just such a perfect way to start my day. Especially on a Monday! So good for the brain.

It was bopping around at eye level. Going from the branch to the shed to the post in a little circuit. Also it got into a little tustle with a squirrel.

The profile of a brown hawk hanging out on a post

A brown hawk hanging out on a branch

A brown hawk hanging out on a small shed thing

A brown hawk hanging out on a branch

Hung out with a hawk this morning. Merlin thinks it's a red tailed hawk, which I do see regularly in this park. But this one is noticeably smaller and hanging out much lower than I've ever seen. Maybe a young one?

Polari first book prize Longlist with Sacha coward, Jason okundaye, Amy twigg, and Mae diansangu's books crossed out to show they've withdrawn

The Polari book prize Longlist, with no books withdrawn by authors.

Keeping track of people withdrawing from the Polari Prize Longlist over the inclusion of proud self-described "TERF" John Boyne.

Let me know as we get updates on authors pulling their books in protest.

In one instance, ICE agents abducted an individual who was standing with his attorney, and did not even ask his identity.

It turned out to be the wrong person. They released him—but not before dragging him into a stairwell and detaining him.

This is a dark stain on football, and will always be remembered as such.
That UEFA nor FIFA did or said anything about the hundreds killed and complete anhialation of football in that region is deplorable.

I'm normally so proud of this pitch. This is painful.

This is great.
Keep it up.

Take photos of national park signs now, before they’re whitewashed

Stickers

I think it is a combo of work is over when grades are in/some places have a delayed payment until the week after the pay period has ended - so there is sometimes a weird pay schedule at the end

article text: The victim [annotation: predator], Asher Watkins, 52, a Dallas real estate executive who sold ranches, was pursuing one of the horned buffaloes in Limpopo Province, the northernmost province in South Africa, when the attack happened, Coenraad Vermaak Safaris said in an email on Thursday. ... “Asher was fatally injured in a sudden and unprovoked [annotation: hmm] attack by an unwounded buffalo he was tracking together with one of our professional hunters and one of our trackers,” [annotation: that sounds provocative to me] Hans Vermaak, whose family runs the safari company, said in a statement.

Dusting off my old hypothes.is account to improve this article www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w... #TeamBuffalo

Evo was so bananas. Absolutely gorgeous and felt great in the hand. But I don't think I will be doing that one anytime soon.

I just keep on fiddling with the cap, it opens so nicely!

Schon Dsgn Sashiko Fountain Pen — Custom Nib Studio Exclusive Schon DSGN x Custom Nib Studio full size fountain pen in black Ultem. Inspired by the Japanese stitching and embroidery technique, this collaboration blends precision machining and the vari...

Thanks! It's a collaboration between Custom Nib Studio and Schon DSGN www.customnibstudio.com/shop/yph8lkv...

I love it so much

Amazing! I got the perspective on it

Blue jeans in the background with very uneven white "+" stitches. In the foreground is a black pen with engraved "+" pattern

Something the #DHmakes folks would appreciate - not only did I mend some jeans with sashiko but over the weekend I bought a sashiko inspired fountain pen!

When you put it like that, AI is the *exact opposite* of punk rock. It is the *exact opposite* of zines.

There was a surprise Switch launch so I am thrilled I can actually play it!!

The whole library field owes so much to Fobazi - please donate or share if you can!

Well, @annaleen.bsky.social's Automatic Noodle is amazing and a strong contender for my favorite read of the year. It is part of my favorite subgenre: scifi novellas about delightful robots and will sit on the shelf with Psalm of the Wild-Built and Murderbot.

Noodles and robots! So good.

That's amazing! I'm glad it was so nicely taken care of haha

Update: I woke up and found the item immediately. Will lessons be learned? Probably not.

I have misplaced something in the apartment and I'm freaking out while looking for it. I know it will be better to look in the morning when I'm less tired and presumably less freaked out. But also I'm now too riled up to go to sleep because I'm freaking out.

A cycle.

Plastic Portrait: Visualizing Technical Skills Through Cable Ties, Nightingale I’ve always been interested in the aesthetic side of dashboards beyond what the tools offer—importing custom backgrounds and graphic elements created...

📊 How does a community visualize its collective technical skills?

Elena Tratsevskaya tackled this question by creating a physical data portrait of the "Flowers and Figures" community.

nightingaledvs.com/plastic-port...

In case you missed it, this workbook is a guide to thinking through when and how to take risks as a higher ed worker.

It aims to help us differentiate between danger and discomfort, while also offering some practical information about how to protect yourself while taking meaningful action.

It was less than 10 years ago that NYC employees were barred from official travel to North Carolina because of the bathroom ban there.

This list of books that @queerliblib.bsky.social purchased from their fundraiser is absolute fire libbyapp.com/library/quee...

it's not like doing standard legal language or the like has ever bit an organization in the ass when it comes to public perception in the world of women's soccer—oh wait