Ellie and five cats
@brynstar7.xyz
Tired, gay, and covered in cat hair. Neurodivergent AF. She/they. Twin Cities (the boring one), MN.
Nerdy about: music (cello/bass/keys), bikes, snakes, Macs, and whatever the special interest du jour is.
Nerdy about: music (cello/bass/keys), bikes, snakes, Macs, and whatever the special interest du jour is.
She's so cool.
(Some really nice bass work, too.)
(Some really nice bass work, too.)
Leyla McCalla: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
She's so cool.
(Some really nice bass work, too.)
(Some really nice bass work, too.)
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A few cyanotype prints 💙
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A few cyanotype prints 💙
Drinks taste fancier if you drink them from a tall, skinny glass.
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Drinks taste fancier if you drink them from a tall, skinny glass.
Y’all, this is very important and I need you to see this:
It is currently “put a sweater on the corgi” cold in Seattle.
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Y’all, this is very important and I need you to see this:
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What other activities are you doing, SFW wrong answers only.
November 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
What other activities are you doing, SFW wrong answers only.
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📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
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I have an Etsy shop and there are, quite frankly, delightful things for sale therein www.etsy.com/shop/Jessica...
November 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I have an Etsy shop and there are, quite frankly, delightful things for sale therein www.etsy.com/shop/Jessica...
hell yeah
@brynstar7.xyz has swears! They've used 500 profanities in their last 6,539 posts.
🥇 "fucking" (66 times)
🥈 "fuck" (66 times)
🥉 "hell" (58 times)
🥇 "fucking" (66 times)
🥈 "fuck" (66 times)
🥉 "hell" (58 times)
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
hell yeah
@profanity.accountant please rate my sweariness.
November 30, 2025 at 4:34 AM
@profanity.accountant please rate my sweariness.
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Don't think it don't say it don't think it don't say it don't think it don't say it
Marlow Moss, Composition in Black and White Number 4, 1949
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135948
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135948
November 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Don't think it don't say it don't think it don't say it don't think it don't say it
One of my favorite things about a nice fresh powdery snow like we've got going rn is the dog sticking his nose in it all over the place and then looking like he's got a cocaine problem.
It's the simple things, y'know?
It's the simple things, y'know?
November 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
One of my favorite things about a nice fresh powdery snow like we've got going rn is the dog sticking his nose in it all over the place and then looking like he's got a cocaine problem.
It's the simple things, y'know?
It's the simple things, y'know?
This amused me (turn on English subtitles).
When your Keyboard Awakens [ENG SUB]
YouTube video by Forte
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This amused me (turn on English subtitles).
Wake up, babe—new apples just dropped!
U of M to license new fruit varieties, including a sequel to the Honeycrisp apple
The Superior Fruit Innovations program promises access to top-performing fruits, such as the Big Flirt Apple and the LumiGlo grape.
www.mprnews.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Wake up, babe—new apples just dropped!
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CharPOOCHerie®: The Charcuterie For Dogs™
November 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
CharPOOCHerie®: The Charcuterie For Dogs™
🎶 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 🎵
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🎶 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 🎵
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turned out after quoting @caseyexplosion.bsky.social, the words finally came to me.
I'm Not Brave For Eating Brunch
Disclaimer: This essay is about brunch, but it's not about "brunch". Brunch as an invitation to engage in praxis, if you will.
I used to make a lot more money than I currently do, and one of the th...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
turned out after quoting @caseyexplosion.bsky.social, the words finally came to me.
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We have Tyrannosaurus at home
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We have Tyrannosaurus at home
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.
Neighborhood edition (all seen within a hundred feet of my house):
Possum
Raccoon
Bald eagle
Red fox
Gray treefrog (or Cope's gray treefrog)
Neighborhood edition (all seen within a hundred feet of my house):
Possum
Raccoon
Bald eagle
Red fox
Gray treefrog (or Cope's gray treefrog)
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild:
American Toad
Red Velvet Ant
Click-Eyed Beetle
Common Kingfisher
Green Tree Frog
American Toad
Red Velvet Ant
Click-Eyed Beetle
Common Kingfisher
Green Tree Frog
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Raccoons.... so, so many raccoons....
Armadild... I mean, armadillo
Coyoteyoteyotes
Red fox
Awesome Opossums
Raccoons.... so, so many raccoons....
Armadild... I mean, armadillo
Coyoteyoteyotes
Red fox
Awesome Opossums
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.
Neighborhood edition (all seen within a hundred feet of my house):
Possum
Raccoon
Bald eagle
Red fox
Gray treefrog (or Cope's gray treefrog)
Neighborhood edition (all seen within a hundred feet of my house):
Possum
Raccoon
Bald eagle
Red fox
Gray treefrog (or Cope's gray treefrog)
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Minnesotans only want one thing
and it's f----ng disgusting
and it's f----ng disgusting
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Minnesotans only want one thing
and it's f----ng disgusting
and it's f----ng disgusting
There are certain foodstuffs that I don’t keep a running tally of but I’ll notice while grocery shopping and think, “Oh, I know we’ve gone through some of that lately, I’ll grab more.”
Anyway, there are four containers of Parmesan cheese in the pantry.
Anyway, there are four containers of Parmesan cheese in the pantry.
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
There are certain foodstuffs that I don’t keep a running tally of but I’ll notice while grocery shopping and think, “Oh, I know we’ve gone through some of that lately, I’ll grab more.”
Anyway, there are four containers of Parmesan cheese in the pantry.
Anyway, there are four containers of Parmesan cheese in the pantry.
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On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Riding the Autism Bicycle to Retraction Town
Does anyone *really* know their Factor Fexcectorn?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
This week has been a complete upset to my routine for multiple reasons, and I kinda didn’t realize it was Wednesday yesterday so I forgot to feed the snakes. Should I put a little dab of whipped cream on their mice tonight?
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This week has been a complete upset to my routine for multiple reasons, and I kinda didn’t realize it was Wednesday yesterday so I forgot to feed the snakes. Should I put a little dab of whipped cream on their mice tonight?
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I am in the Midwest and I’m about to experience something for the first time ever. I am from New Mexico. This is exotic and it is thrilling
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I am in the Midwest and I’m about to experience something for the first time ever. I am from New Mexico. This is exotic and it is thrilling