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Don't miss the last chances to check out Paramount Theatre's Movie Classics showing Friday nights until the end of July. actransit.us/4aG9qLi Leave the car keys at home and ride our buses to Downtown Oakland, plan your trip: actransit.org/tp

Ker-bloom! letterpress zine is 30 years old this summer!

junk mail is really weird because I'm pretty sure that if I paid someone to leave trash at somebody's house I would get in trouble

The fire burned through the pet supply donation area under the stairs. No animals appear to have been injured.

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The May letterpress print is a PSA— don’t throw rocks at Hawaiian monk seals.

I have these “one of everything left” zine collections for sale, and have remarkably sold three this month, each of which had at least one final copy. One was to a college in Oklahoma, and two were on different continents sold within a day of each other.

Caturday

After over 17 years of imprisonment for taking direct action to defend the ecosystems that all our lives depend on, environmental activist Marius Mason has finally been released from captivity. Thank you for everything, Marius. supportmariusmason.org

@kerbloom.bsky.social and I just finished this puzzle. Challenging but not as impossible feeling as some. Hardest part was the included poster was tiny and thus not very helpful.

Chocolate raspberry cupcakes to round out the teen’s birthday. #veganbaking

My teen’s birthday cake this year was a pineapple upside-down cake. #veganbaking

What is Link Plus? We're so glad you asked: Are you looking for items that we don't have in our catalog? You can request items from participating Link Plus libraries to be sent to Berkeley Public Library for you to check out! For more information: www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/explore/link...

Our HEMA club does bear pits for youth members’ birthdays, one round per year of life, opponent chooses the weapons. Only nine pictures fit on the grid, but there were 14 back-to-back rounds, plus a bonus sock round with his dear mother. #hema

#queentigertabby turn 4 today! We don’t know exactly when she was born but her paperwork indicated it would have been April 2022 so we settled on this day. Love this furry one so much!

A good moment these days. #artemis2

Yesterday in TK: a four-year-old fan of Mo Willems drew this picture of Piggy. Kid art is the best art.

Hema bookshelf just dropped a Meyer coloring book and I am fully on board. Have to see if I can get some clubmates who are going to Socal to grab me a copy. #HEMA

Gonna hold on to this croissant metaphor for the rest of my creative life

Due to construction, bus stops at Uptown Transit Center will be closed from 9am–6pm, March 16–April 3: Lines affected 6 to Downtown Oakland 18 to Montclair 72, 72L, 72M to Jack London Square NL to Eastmont View our Service Alert for more info and alternative bus stops: https://actransit.us/4b7Dnoe

Sparring Saturday. A great, but warm, day for HEMA in Oakland.

Dyke knights wip! ⚔️

BART service has stopped in the Transbay Tube due to a loss of communications. Trains are turning back at West Oakland and Embarcadero stations. We are working to establish bus bridges with AC Transit and Muni. Visit bart.gov/transbayalternatives for alternate transit options.

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

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@kerbloom.bsky.social made gingerbread #hema fighters tonight. ⚔️

#queen_tiger_tabby would rather have her picture taken than watch @kerbloom.bsky.social ice a gingerbread house.

Speaking of "Lord of the Rings cover bands" which is trending... I've always wanted to start a Smiths cover band called The Smiths of Eregion. This Charming Man becomes about Annatar.

The teen had wanted to have a tree for the winter holiday for awhile, and while I don’t necessarily need a tree I have a LOT of ornaments from my childhood. So my beloved found this tree on a curb earlier this year and now here it is with the softest ornaments in case the cat wants to dance with it.

Queen Tiger, Attorney at Law 🤣

Our fourth jigsaw puzzle since the November holiday and wow it was a beast!! Super challenging but fun. #jigsawpuzzles

Last night’s apple pie, pictured with an accompanying tartlet as well as my trusty apple-corer.

Braved public transit to Pleasanton to meet up with some Bay Area Carrock Smial folks at the Inklings cafe. A bit of a trek, but worth it for Tolkien or Lewis fans to check out. @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social

We're looking for BUSD families who have been affected by SNAP cuts. Have you been impacted? We'd like to hear about your experience. Leave a reply below 👇🏽 or email [email protected]

File this under: Looked So Easy on the Baking Show! Slice and Bake cookies. Vegan. Supposed to be ghosts, but at least the cookies taste good.

Vegan birthday carrot cake.

What we get into on Thursday nights. #HEMA #swords

All lanes Ashby blocked at Telegraph due to car hitting power pole. No power in the area. #berkeley @berkeleyside @berkeleyscanner

Down d power line at Ashby and Telegraph in Berkeley. Emergency on scene— lanes blocked. @berkeleyside.org @berkeleyscanner.com

Plot twist: the earth RSVP’d to ShakeOut Day.

Nine months in, I completed my 2025 book bingo card. Last square to finish was the “books over 800 pages” category: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. @nealstephenson.bsky.social

Coming up on Monday in Pittsburgh!

All set up at the SF Zine Fest! Swing by the Metreon building downtown!