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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari

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She/her; I like sparkles, dragons, and MAD SCIENCE: I make stuff that looks pretty, smells good, and/or goes clickyclack. I talk about my dogs and nerd shit equally. Shop: http://dragonsworn.net/ #Dice Commissions: http://dragonsworn.net/dice-commissions

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · Mar 9

Y’all my tiny jewelry empire is absolutely out of control and I have NO SPACE to make new things, so I am running a dice sale to get the old stuff out of the way TO MAKE MORE STUFF

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Individually poured, painted, and polished one-of-a-kind resin math rocks for discerning dice goblins.

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 1h

Took the gup to a concert last night for her birthday and holy shit staying out late on a school night for a giant arena show is DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT at 48 than it was at 28

The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 3h

I had a DMV lady typo my birthdate when I went in for renewal; I asked her to fix it and she said she’d have to see my birth certificate first. Lady my old license is IN YOUR HAND - “no that’s expired now, it doesn’t count.” Someone like that would absolutely guess a spelling to move a line faster.

The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 1d

My favorite will always be Treehouse of Horror III: “the frogurt is also cursed” and “someone set this thing to evil” are remarkably useful gallows humor for the current environment, even!

The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 1d

The incredibly rare giant furry inchworm in his natural habitat

Charlie, a brindle corgi, stretched out flat and floppy on the back of a plushy orange sofa. He looks like a legless worm with giant ears. How does he balance up there? Nobody knows.

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 1d

I have gotten increasingly unhinged bills every month since April with PAYMENT DUE NOW OR ELSE on pg1 and “hey so disaster area, pls disregard” on pg2. I have tried to call for help but the since the dumbfuck techbros have destroyed everything there is no one employed to answer the fucking phone.

The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 1d

A perfect illustration of current bureaucratic dysfunction: I owed tax money this year, but when I filed I was told not to pay yet because I am also in a federal disaster area and they are not currently prepared to process returns for this geographic zone. Okay sure fine! The problem:

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not trying to give @pbs.org ideas for raising money—but I am. I would buy women’s fit T-shirts of all my favorite childhood shows. Reading rainbow, 321 contact, square one, zoobiliee zoo. I feel like two generations will run to donate even more money for shirts with Levar Burton on them…

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 3d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 3d

Ceres is test-fitting her Halloween costume today.

Ceres, a blue-eyed cookies and cream merle cardigan corgi, wearing a bright purple pointy witch hat.

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 4d

This is a HUGE problem in gaming fandom too, like Aimee Carrero getting threats because viewers believed that there was no separation between her as a person and her CritRole character because that’s how THEY approach D&D.

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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 5d

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 5d

…okay surely someone has written that, because that is hilarious.

The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 5d

So the impression I’m getting is this production is objectively perfect

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 5d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 5d

Dystopian fiction promised me evil geniuses, god damn it

The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 5d

Oh no, which step of Crippling Survivor’s Guilt is degloving

The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 5d

I AM AN UNSTOPPABLE MENACE

A pair of handmade KPDH earrings: one is a stud style blue Derpy Tiger and one is a scaled matching dangly six-eyed gat-hatted Sussie Magpie

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 5d

Honestly I think what social media has changed is everyone ELSE’S awareness of it, not necessarily the parasociality itself. From a jrock perspective (my teen fandom), when Hide died in 98 there were a frankly terrifying number of copycat suicides.

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 6d

This is in my personal experience correct!

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Clayton Ashley @claytonashley.bsky.social · 6d

tumblr post by barackinaroundthechristmastree which reads:
please. stop praying for my grandpa!!!! you are making him too strong. he broke out of the hosptial and the cops cant get him. he's too powerful

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 6d

Steve, you’re great, but please retire. Please. You deserve a break. Surely you’re tired.

Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 6d

Rep. Justin J. Pearson is expected to announce his candidacy today, sources confirmed to the @tennesseelookout.com.

Memphis state Rep. Justin Pearson to challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in 2026 Democratic primary • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson of Memphis plans to challenge long-time U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the 2026 Democratic primary.

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 6d

I am not allowed to SAY whether or not I have served on a grand jury, but I CAN say that I have specific personal experience that prosecutors absolutely do not bring charges to a grand jury without being 99% sure they will be actionable. These people are SO BAD at their jobs. So, so bad.

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 6d

The ears make him beat out Sweetums for favorite by the thinnest of hairs.

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 6d

Totally agreed! It definitely feels like a lot of important beats got cut to fit that really boxed-in 90 minute run time.

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 6d

My first reaction was also that it was a waste and he didn’t need to die, but after sitting with it for a while my thoughts are that he was *already* dead and the question was what happened to his spirit. With that framing, his choice to add his power to Rumi’s doesn’t feel so wasteful to me.

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The Sparkles of Dr. Caligari @dragonsworn.net · 7d

My kids are twelve and fifteen and both loved it, like the sheer breadth of appeal even within the target market is staggering