Aphna
@aphna.bsky.social
Honestly just a bit of a mess. Sometimes a writer, mostly easily distracted.
They/them
#KDrama #MMRomance #3D
https://benign-snails.co.uk
They/them
#KDrama #MMRomance #3D
https://benign-snails.co.uk
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Aphna
@aphna.bsky.social
· Dec 9
I should probably mention, in avoidance of confusion: I'm also @paxasteriae.bsky.social, but this is my art/writing/general chaos account where you get to deal with me being an AuDHD mess who makes stupid comments all the time, and the other account is my writing-focused one.
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Before I watched the vid, I assumed you meant the old Anchor Spreadable adverts Weebl did (which now I think of it is butter I think? so yeah)
youtu.be/toZeH5AyRVI
youtu.be/toZeH5AyRVI
Anchor - Incredible Spreadable (2004, UK)
YouTube video by Classic Ads And Stuff
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Before I watched the vid, I assumed you meant the old Anchor Spreadable adverts Weebl did (which now I think of it is butter I think? so yeah)
youtu.be/toZeH5AyRVI
youtu.be/toZeH5AyRVI
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Random Midlarks banter...
Jack: *picking up a cigarette butt* You think he smoked these?
Charlie: There's no way we'll get DNA off those.
J: Don't need DNA when you've got witchcraft. *bags butts*
C: You do know Im terrified of you. Not cuz you're some powerful witch, but cuz you say unhinged shit.
Jack: *picking up a cigarette butt* You think he smoked these?
Charlie: There's no way we'll get DNA off those.
J: Don't need DNA when you've got witchcraft. *bags butts*
C: You do know Im terrified of you. Not cuz you're some powerful witch, but cuz you say unhinged shit.
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Random Midlarks banter...
Jack: *picking up a cigarette butt* You think he smoked these?
Charlie: There's no way we'll get DNA off those.
J: Don't need DNA when you've got witchcraft. *bags butts*
C: You do know Im terrified of you. Not cuz you're some powerful witch, but cuz you say unhinged shit.
Jack: *picking up a cigarette butt* You think he smoked these?
Charlie: There's no way we'll get DNA off those.
J: Don't need DNA when you've got witchcraft. *bags butts*
C: You do know Im terrified of you. Not cuz you're some powerful witch, but cuz you say unhinged shit.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Ew. A post broke containment. *wrinkles nose*
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Ew. A post broke containment. *wrinkles nose*
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 473
convivium natalicium! (Birthday party!) Silvius et amici transmissionem fasciculi ludunt, dum Minimus tibiam utricularem canit (Silvius and his friends play Pass the Parcel while Minimus plays his bagpipes).
convivium natalicium! (Birthday party!) Silvius et amici transmissionem fasciculi ludunt, dum Minimus tibiam utricularem canit (Silvius and his friends play Pass the Parcel while Minimus plays his bagpipes).
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
#fabulamurina (mouse story) 473
convivium natalicium! (Birthday party!) Silvius et amici transmissionem fasciculi ludunt, dum Minimus tibiam utricularem canit (Silvius and his friends play Pass the Parcel while Minimus plays his bagpipes).
convivium natalicium! (Birthday party!) Silvius et amici transmissionem fasciculi ludunt, dum Minimus tibiam utricularem canit (Silvius and his friends play Pass the Parcel while Minimus plays his bagpipes).
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Does anyone have recs for a non “AI-forward” alternative to Duolingo?
I get asked sometimes as a language teacher and I don’t really have a good answer right now other than I don’t trust Duolingo
I get asked sometimes as a language teacher and I don’t really have a good answer right now other than I don’t trust Duolingo
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Does anyone have recs for a non “AI-forward” alternative to Duolingo?
I get asked sometimes as a language teacher and I don’t really have a good answer right now other than I don’t trust Duolingo
I get asked sometimes as a language teacher and I don’t really have a good answer right now other than I don’t trust Duolingo
This is wildly obscure to anyone who doesn't know the catchphrase to an old bunch of processed cheese ads, but I bought smol dog some new treats and she absolutely adores them. She becomes SO obedient when she thinks she'll get one. And suddenly while I was walking her all I could think of was this.
Hairy | Weebl and Bob : ep003
YouTube video by Weebl And Bob
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This is wildly obscure to anyone who doesn't know the catchphrase to an old bunch of processed cheese ads, but I bought smol dog some new treats and she absolutely adores them. She becomes SO obedient when she thinks she'll get one. And suddenly while I was walking her all I could think of was this.
I love the way if you turn off AI in Gmail, it removes your tabs along the top and dumps everything into the main inbox instead, even though those predated AI by years.
Talk about spiteful little fucks.
Talk about spiteful little fucks.
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I love the way if you turn off AI in Gmail, it removes your tabs along the top and dumps everything into the main inbox instead, even though those predated AI by years.
Talk about spiteful little fucks.
Talk about spiteful little fucks.
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I mean, that's not how I'D summarize my novels, but
November 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I mean, that's not how I'D summarize my novels, but
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Starting with “We think of it not necessarily as just a problem, but an opportunity as well” set a new Fuck Up The Interview About Child Safety Any% World Record
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Starting with “We think of it not necessarily as just a problem, but an opportunity as well” set a new Fuck Up The Interview About Child Safety Any% World Record
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Not too sure about that restaurant…
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Not too sure about that restaurant…
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oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that
Smol dog is delivering a lengthy diatribe about... something, I don't know what. Half of it so far has been aimed at me upside down (she's sat with her back to me; this does not stop her looking at me).
For one moment there was blessed silence... then I made the mistake of asking, "what?" 💀
For one moment there was blessed silence... then I made the mistake of asking, "what?" 💀
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Smol dog is delivering a lengthy diatribe about... something, I don't know what. Half of it so far has been aimed at me upside down (she's sat with her back to me; this does not stop her looking at me).
For one moment there was blessed silence... then I made the mistake of asking, "what?" 💀
For one moment there was blessed silence... then I made the mistake of asking, "what?" 💀
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A person using chatgpt will never get better at the activity than they were the day before they started using it.
They will literally have removed learning, and gaining experience, from the process in a way no actual tool does.
They will literally have removed learning, and gaining experience, from the process in a way no actual tool does.
June 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A person using chatgpt will never get better at the activity than they were the day before they started using it.
They will literally have removed learning, and gaining experience, from the process in a way no actual tool does.
They will literally have removed learning, and gaining experience, from the process in a way no actual tool does.
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Think of the Children - Gator Days
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Think of the Children - Gator Days
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If someone knits or crochets you a blanket or sweater, they want to keep you warm AND they dedicated many hours of their lives to making it for you.
There's no profit in fiber arts, not when you can get a machine made at Target for 30 bucks. So know fiber artists making for you? Is an act of love.
There's no profit in fiber arts, not when you can get a machine made at Target for 30 bucks. So know fiber artists making for you? Is an act of love.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If someone knits or crochets you a blanket or sweater, they want to keep you warm AND they dedicated many hours of their lives to making it for you.
There's no profit in fiber arts, not when you can get a machine made at Target for 30 bucks. So know fiber artists making for you? Is an act of love.
There's no profit in fiber arts, not when you can get a machine made at Target for 30 bucks. So know fiber artists making for you? Is an act of love.
Testing something out on Gabe. I don't render him enough. I'm not a huge fan of that hair model but it's also one of the only ones that suits him. *sigh*
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Testing something out on Gabe. I don't render him enough. I'm not a huge fan of that hair model but it's also one of the only ones that suits him. *sigh*
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Hey Queer Romance authors and readers: join us at QueeRomanceInk.com. We're building a queer-owned, super queer friendly book community and directory that's hugely progressive. Queer Authors, readers, allies welcome!
Authors:
www.queeromanceink.com/membership-a...
Readers:
www.queeromanceink.com
Authors:
www.queeromanceink.com/membership-a...
Readers:
www.queeromanceink.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hey Queer Romance authors and readers: join us at QueeRomanceInk.com. We're building a queer-owned, super queer friendly book community and directory that's hugely progressive. Queer Authors, readers, allies welcome!
Authors:
www.queeromanceink.com/membership-a...
Readers:
www.queeromanceink.com
Authors:
www.queeromanceink.com/membership-a...
Readers:
www.queeromanceink.com
It seems really unfair to have a headache while also having stomach ache. Pick an organ and stick with it, damnit.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It seems really unfair to have a headache while also having stomach ache. Pick an organ and stick with it, damnit.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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What an appalling choice by the publisher to submit gen AI covers for their authors' books to a CONTEST, and I'm glad the awards pushed back against the use of gen AI and disqualified them. Heartbroken for the authors who didn't know, though.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
These Books Were Judged by Their A.I. Covers, and Disqualified
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What an appalling choice by the publisher to submit gen AI covers for their authors' books to a CONTEST, and I'm glad the awards pushed back against the use of gen AI and disqualified them. Heartbroken for the authors who didn't know, though.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
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Me looking at art these days be like
a man with long hair and a mustache says i do not mean to pry but you do n't
Alt: a man with long hair and a mustache says i do not mean to pry but you do n't
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Me looking at art these days be like
(MSN link because the Metro is one of those money-extorting papers now.)
'Bizarre AI Christmas mural sparks outrage in Kingston'
Some of this nightmare fuel makes Mother-Buddha look positively friendly.
'Bizarre AI Christmas mural sparks outrage in Kingston'
Some of this nightmare fuel makes Mother-Buddha look positively friendly.
MSN
www.msn.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
(MSN link because the Metro is one of those money-extorting papers now.)
'Bizarre AI Christmas mural sparks outrage in Kingston'
Some of this nightmare fuel makes Mother-Buddha look positively friendly.
'Bizarre AI Christmas mural sparks outrage in Kingston'
Some of this nightmare fuel makes Mother-Buddha look positively friendly.
