Made a little guy in ceramics class, inspired by @claypigeonpottery 's sculptures. His head is too big, and a horn tip broke when he was bisqued, but I love him. Let's see if he survives my glazing attempts.
I haven’t posted about a weaving project in a while because rugs take a LONG TIME. I started this thing in early October!
This rug was done with a 3-shaft krokbragd threading using a cotton warp and about 12 skeins of 3-ply Bergå Swedish rug wool. The wool is sturdy enough and I got the weave tight enough that I know it’ll stand up fine to regular use in my entryway.
The pattern is the product of experimentation within the limitations of the amount of yarn I had for each color. I tracked my yarn usage by weight, noted down what I was doing throughout the first half of the rug, and then reversed it after I hit the midway point.
*whispers* holy shit. he’s done it again.
why is it able to instantly liquify a bay leaf but struggles with garlic 😭
it’s fine—I turned it off and started trying to fish out the bay leaf bits with a fork
okay actually though. How bad is it really to have bay leaf in there?? looking it up
Okay so it’s Not Ideal but I’m just gonna blend it more and Deal With It
I’m giving the swiffer a 4/10 rating for its ability to clean ceilings btw
DO NOT
It will be if we do it right
There are ten trillion pictures of flowering trees to the point where they sometimes seem trite and overdone. But then you see a tree in full flower and go holy shit this rules and I've gotta show this to everyone so they can experience the same magic and wonder and there are ten trillion and one pictures of flowering trees
Guess what happens when you have a baby and a camera in your pocket!
Looking at what national news outlets are up to right now, one might not realize a whole major US metropolitan area is, you know, sort of under attack by paramilitary forces. Wild.
im sorry the What is being What now???
While it's not going unreported entirely, what's been happening in Minnesota and in Minneapolis–Saint Paul in particular since Renee Good was murdered is not getting the attention it should be.
There are already 2000 gangsters from DHS deployed, and "hundreds" or "1000" more are on the way, depending on which Trumpland person you ask. As a point of reference, the Twin Cities' actual police total just under 1200 (600 in Minneapolis and 590 in Saint Paul according to the depts' sites).
The feds there are more or less attacking people at random. They've gone door-to-door for "citizenship checks" (completely illegal). They've knocked doors down when residents haven't complied (obviously also completely illegal). In addition to abducting and brutalizing the immigrants they come across during their rampages, they've done the same to US citizens of color and are also harassing, stalking and physically attacking observers.
Here are some local sources:
ICE intensifies Twin Cities operation after killing of Renee Good, protests (MPR News—link won't embed)
Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists (MPR News—link won't embed)
Below are some videos from observers. I'm linking to Bluesky because that's where I saw them, though many are originally from/also available elsewhere. I apologize for the rancid formatting below but it was the best I could do quickly-ish. The images are previews; click the links in the timestamps to watch.
Elliott Payne (@elliottpayne.org) January 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Mickey Kuhns (@mickeykuhns.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Dumb Meg (@dmbmeg.bsky.social) Jan 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM (You need to be logged in to see this—while it's unclear what happened to the victim in this one, there's no reported death so far; CW for heightened violence)
Dom Ervolina (@dominicervolina.com) Jan 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM (You need to be logged in to see this)
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Sundae Gurl (@sundaedivine.lol) January 10, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
SaltyBitchables (@saltybitchables.bsky.social) January 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
News2Share has more on YouTube:
I also recommend checking out this guy's work:
Schools had to cancel classes due to threats from ICE, and the city districts are offering virtual learning for children who are scared to leave the house.
High schoolers had classes canceled all last week because hours after Good was murdered, Border Patrol gents attacked them as school was getting out, tackled, beat and handcuffed staff, and tear gassed students.
Just a note of the scale/how it’s affecting people at every level and in every context.
Mix of agencies too: CPB, DHS, ICE.
Fuck this job man, I sentenced this guy called Theseus to life in prison for murder and then I get a call from the prison that he has systematically replaced every organ in his body including his brain and is now claiming he is not the same person who committed the crime. They are letting him go free, fuck this. Worst of all is he also then took all of the parts that he discarded and made a second Theseus who is also claiming he did not commit the crime and they are also being let free. Now there's two of them out there and you just KNOW they are murdering people and then having gay sex. I fucking quit man...
(via @luimnigh )
Protestants are so fucking lame what do you mean the Pope threw a rave?
so the cah pride pack has options for buying it “with glitter" and “without glitter” and knowing cards against humanity they just tip like 3 tablespoons of fucking glitter into the pack of cards and send it out
this is absolutely what they’ve done
I did it to myself so you don’t have to
send help
thank you for your sacrifice
I love cards against humanity
Honestly, I don't think much of cards against humanity. It's like shooting fish in a barrel. The real challenge is to make people wince and throw up their arms and leave the room while playing Apples to Apples.
But this glitter thing? Okay, that's pure CaH and is excellent.
Me: whatcha doin, bug?
My Son, applying approximately 2 dozen self-adhesive goggly eyes to himself: playing Santa
Me: Santa has lots of eyes?
My Son, very serious: he’s watching everyone
Me: biblically accurate Santa
@entities-of-posts beholding
Seconded
May I add this thing I found
You better watch out: Santa Claws is coming to town
