I have said it before and I will say it again, Debate Kids are the ones actually ruining the country.

dreaming about being a comptroller

Just had the most Minnesotan thing where I check the temp and was like 'oh, it really warmed up tonight.' the warmed up temperature is: 5° F / -16° C

Still Life with Chocolate Pot, 1900 https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15013

I genuinely don't know if this is a "Minnesotan" thing or an "old guy of a certain age" thing but in case it's Minnesotan and people need an anger translator: this guy is so angry he could just about set something on fire with his mind.

"You shouldn't make art for the money" buddy I'll take it one step further and say we shouldn't have to labor for capital at all but in the meantime pay an artist

to whoever has a voodoo doll of me, could you do something about this back pain please

Students walked out of school at Burnsville High School in Minnesota to protest Trump’s ICE gestapo terrorizing their community….the kids are alright 💪! "NO MORE ICE! NO MORE ICE!"

We've gradually made everything much more convenient by making it unnecessary to do things in person, and then discovered that doing things in person had big positive externalities, and in fact were what communities were made of.

cannot believe I have to actually work instead of playing hades 2.

ICE was in Cedar Riverside today. Amazing community turnout, be mindful of the layer of pepper spray in the snow all over the neighborhood

pretty much the only thing I know about ivory towers is that they've got chairs

Just texted a dear friend a 'wanna come over to my house and burn some stuff together soon?' text in case you all need to know what kind of pal I am

I walk or bike through this Augsburg parking lot (and the Cedar Riverside neighborhood) twice a day to get from my home in West Seward to my West Bank UMN office. I did the Monarca legal witness training today and it was really good. Highly recommend. monarcamn.org/training

full plate of work but can't complain if my goal was to eat, however: I cannot wait to reach a clearing and get back to my painting practice

The old catchphrase "run the government like a business" has never made sense, definitionally. Most government services are things no business would ever do, because not all human needs can be contorted into a profit-generating activity.

Excited to share that I’ve been included in Melanie Walby’s inaugural artist calendar for her brand Shop Good Graces. This calendar is available for preorder! goodgraces.store/product/2026...

A Fun™️ finish from earlier this year for #ArtAdventCalendar Day 3: I stitched this Fun Feast embroidery as a sampler, using French knots, chain stitch, brick stitch, long-and-short, back stitch, and satin stitch.

Flannery O'Connor

I am a big Erin Parsons Make Up channel fan and this tour of jer collection room has me floored! 😍 youtube.com/shorts/zEUsf...

So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.

I have been using blackwing pencils for years and honestly never connected their trademark shape (re: rectangular/flat end eraser) to the fact they were designed that way so they would not roll away 🤯

when we moved into our house there was an odd amount of cabinets in the basement (like 9!!!). I just finished up a weekend job and have got rid of 3!! only 2 more to go 💪😤💪

“Still Life with Three Puppies” by Paul Gaugin, 1888, MOMA

Bluesky has finally, quietly posted a position for a one-year remote contract Policy Lead, Trust & Safety position. Trans people who qualify, apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i... We need someone competent in this role if this place is going to survive.

ok bluesky, help me through a plight that I have: JAR LID OPENERS. what do you use or recommend for tools/products? I am at the age where a stuck jar lid will end me and I need to find something to get past it.

a business card with the job title 'primary tormenter'

boyfriend has 6 (SIX!!) bikes that he doesn't really ride much anymore and is thinking of starting to part with them or figure out what to do with them. I suggested that he should weld them together into a mega tall bike.

look not to be this guy but I was listening a bunch to the goo goo dolls consistently BEFORE they started having their current comeback into the zeitgeist (snl sketch 2 weeks ago, tiny desk concert, deadpool/wolverine)

had to leave an event early because the chair was too hard and causing me pain :'(

trying to be positive. this is helping.

Excited to share that I’ve been included in Melanie Walby’s inaugural artist calendar for her brand Shop Good Graces. This calendar is available for preorder! goodgraces.store/product/2026...

an orca patiently sitting through a Geico commercial before it can watch a boat sinking tutorial on youtube

Just Make Up is such a good show. I am so sad that the finale is here because that means I have no more episodes 😭

With the Scanned Textures tagline being "Real textures from real objects for your projects", it does create some absurd situations. Behold hay on a scanner. #artassets #designassets #gameassets #assetpack #indiedev #graphicdesign #textures #design #art

They should invent a California where you can afford to live

6am flight tomorrow. I am packed, in bed and ready to wake up at 4am. meanwhile, boyfriend has partially packed but is now fully playing csgo, hasn't packed his carry on at all, AND he also was like 'oh yeah I am also going to give myself a haircut tonight' not judging, you do you but boy howdy!

Good morning. I woke up at 7AM and have had a cup and a half of coffee already. A lot of people outside Minneapolis probably are wondering what's going. What's happened to the "Midwest Mamdani"? And a lot of people who just learned about us this year are probably confused. It's okay!

dawg not the steakhouse wedding font

We have 1 hour until polls close! There’s still time to go vote and make your voice heard. Start texting your friends and neighbors to make sure they’ve voted today! Find your polling place: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov

friendly reminder to bust out your SAD lamps. Fired mine up for the first time this season and I think it's helping????

why is it midnight right now

after a 10 year gap/haitus, i can report that barebones is still a very peak mpls event (it was great)

small business sunday. I am really digging deep to try to drag my last brain cell into action on all of the week planning + tasks I need to get ahead on🫠

trick or treat update: a little pac man kid came to door and their parents were 2 of the Pac-Man ghosts 😭❤️

Happy Halloween Everyone 🩷🧡 18” by 24” (45.72 by 60.96 cm), Miya Himi Gouache on pape

Happy Halloween Everyone 🩷🧡 18” by 24” (45.72 by 60.96 cm), Miya Himi Gouache on pape