Erin Goatkeeper
@handtotheneedle.bsky.social
maker of art, yarn, fabric, garments, food, & music. Cherokee 🧶
drunk on despair at current events & pancakes, I once again yell about how much I'm enjoying medieval eel history but will try to get the names of the actual medievalists involved correct (@profgabriele.com & @greenleejw.bsky.social) (esp red-faced bc I love the pod)
It’s @profgabriele.com not me :)
December 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
drunk on despair at current events & pancakes, I once again yell about how much I'm enjoying medieval eel history but will try to get the names of the actual medievalists involved correct (@profgabriele.com & @greenleejw.bsky.social) (esp red-faced bc I love the pod)
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I assume this is because their tops are made out of rubber their bottoms are made out of springs
December 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I assume this is because their tops are made out of rubber their bottoms are made out of springs
everything sucks but @lollardfish.bsky.social's eel episode of American Medieval with @greenleejw.bsky.social is helping me a LOT #somanyeels #somanyeelmysteries #somanyeelmysteriesonmaps #coolmaps
December 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
everything sucks but @lollardfish.bsky.social's eel episode of American Medieval with @greenleejw.bsky.social is helping me a LOT #somanyeels #somanyeelmysteries #somanyeelmysteriesonmaps #coolmaps
it's deeply surreal hanging out with pleasant ppl who clearly value traveling to other countries & enjoying their culture & who seem to have absolutely no idea what's been happening lately (or else think it won't affect them). Had a lovely musical evening last night but wow, kinda out of body 🎶😬
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
it's deeply surreal hanging out with pleasant ppl who clearly value traveling to other countries & enjoying their culture & who seem to have absolutely no idea what's been happening lately (or else think it won't affect them). Had a lovely musical evening last night but wow, kinda out of body 🎶😬
well THIS is delightful
IT'S TIME.
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts for People You Hate 2025: Boycott Friendly Edition
Once again, I started working on this before Thanksgiving and once again it’s now well into December and I still haven’t gotten this up. Look, it’s been a busy couple of weeks tha…
naomikritzer.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
well THIS is delightful
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Hey y’all! Are you, like me, super annoyed at Apple’s iOS 26.1 update and its awful Liquid Glass crap? Are you wishing your phone could just go back to looking like it did 48 hours ago instead of being forced to adopt the phone aesthetic equivalent of a Donald Trump bathroom? Then check this thread!
December 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hey y’all! Are you, like me, super annoyed at Apple’s iOS 26.1 update and its awful Liquid Glass crap? Are you wishing your phone could just go back to looking like it did 48 hours ago instead of being forced to adopt the phone aesthetic equivalent of a Donald Trump bathroom? Then check this thread!
I made jam today! For the first time!!! Amazing. I feel like an alchemist ✨
December 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I made jam today! For the first time!!! Amazing. I feel like an alchemist ✨
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No, this is wrong, stop reposting this absurd and miscalculated meme.
It assumes Cratchit is working a 40 hour work week (he isn't) and that straight line inflation extrapolations over centuries are valid (they're not) and fails to understand both Victorian class and household finance.
It assumes Cratchit is working a 40 hour work week (he isn't) and that straight line inflation extrapolations over centuries are valid (they're not) and fails to understand both Victorian class and household finance.
December 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
No, this is wrong, stop reposting this absurd and miscalculated meme.
It assumes Cratchit is working a 40 hour work week (he isn't) and that straight line inflation extrapolations over centuries are valid (they're not) and fails to understand both Victorian class and household finance.
It assumes Cratchit is working a 40 hour work week (he isn't) and that straight line inflation extrapolations over centuries are valid (they're not) and fails to understand both Victorian class and household finance.
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Merry & bright 🌟 🎄 🕯️
December 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Merry & bright 🌟 🎄 🕯️
I was amused/irritated by the Guardian's list of affiliate links in that "reducing waste around the holidays" article, but here is something you might be able to DO, right now, without buying a bunch of stuff. I love Indigobird, she has fantastic bag patterns & her Leah Project Bag is my TNT
DIY Fabric Gift Wrap: Easy Cloth Wraps for the Holidays
Making Reusable Fabric Gift Wrap Every year, I wrap all my holiday gifts using fabric. It's practical, beautiful, and doubles as a handmade gift in itself. How great is that? I've been sewing up di...
indigobird.ca
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I was amused/irritated by the Guardian's list of affiliate links in that "reducing waste around the holidays" article, but here is something you might be able to DO, right now, without buying a bunch of stuff. I love Indigobird, she has fantastic bag patterns & her Leah Project Bag is my TNT
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This whole conversation is propaganda to pay caregivers nothing and that grinds my gears in a very specific way.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This whole conversation is propaganda to pay caregivers nothing and that grinds my gears in a very specific way.
oh no, my post about this critter is incorrect!
This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
oh no, my post about this critter is incorrect!
gah - another round of "is this person just a terrible communicator or should I stop trying to find out when their group meets for local community because they'd be reaching out a little more if they wanted new people"
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
gah - another round of "is this person just a terrible communicator or should I stop trying to find out when their group meets for local community because they'd be reaching out a little more if they wanted new people"
pretty article with a few nice ideas, but it's funny how many links it includes to purchase stuff.
Shop secondhand, shred your veg and try ‘furoshiki’ wrapping: 14 easy ways to cut Christmas waste
Shop secondhand, shred your veg and try ‘furoshiki’ wrapping: 14 easy ways to cut Christmas waste
Want to shrink your festive footprint? These practical, expert-backed tips can help make silly season more sustainable
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
pretty article with a few nice ideas, but it's funny how many links it includes to purchase stuff.
am at sea abt how the new adult content age verification law going into effect in Texas 1 Jan will affect normies: if I'm not going to official "adult" sites will I be affected? Should I do anything? Hoping more TX news orgs address this like @texaspublicradio.bsky.social & @thebarbedwire.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
am at sea abt how the new adult content age verification law going into effect in Texas 1 Jan will affect normies: if I'm not going to official "adult" sites will I be affected? Should I do anything? Hoping more TX news orgs address this like @texaspublicradio.bsky.social & @thebarbedwire.com
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Can I get 23 more followers by Chanukah? Cuz then I’ll draw another dumb drawing. Which really is just my gift to you.
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Can I get 23 more followers by Chanukah? Cuz then I’ll draw another dumb drawing. Which really is just my gift to you.
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TIL Maine didn't let Native Americans vote until 1954. This Silver Star recipient was told he couldn't vote after he showed up in uniform.
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
TIL Maine didn't let Native Americans vote until 1954. This Silver Star recipient was told he couldn't vote after he showed up in uniform.
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Virtually every institution I engage with regularly—the university, healthcare—is falling to pieces in front of my eyes.
But live music? It continues to deliver everything its social contract has always promised: community, joy, a vision of a better world.
Go to the gig.
But live music? It continues to deliver everything its social contract has always promised: community, joy, a vision of a better world.
Go to the gig.
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Virtually every institution I engage with regularly—the university, healthcare—is falling to pieces in front of my eyes.
But live music? It continues to deliver everything its social contract has always promised: community, joy, a vision of a better world.
Go to the gig.
But live music? It continues to deliver everything its social contract has always promised: community, joy, a vision of a better world.
Go to the gig.
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Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
speaking from personal experience, a goat basketball player, if a dude, would be spending WAY too much time humping his opponents (and teammates!) up and down the court while snort-lick-yodeling to be the GOAT at basketball, I object. 0/10 😜
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
speaking from personal experience, a goat basketball player, if a dude, would be spending WAY too much time humping his opponents (and teammates!) up and down the court while snort-lick-yodeling to be the GOAT at basketball, I object. 0/10 😜
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Only five hours left on the Goodreads giveaway for Trace Elements. 2483 people have signed up for the chance to win, which does feel like people want it, which is great!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Book giveaway for Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Jo Walton Nov 10-Dec 01, 2025
Enter to win one of 50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Nov 10-Dec 01, 2025. From two of the most acclaimed writers in the field today, a groun...
www.goodreads.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Only five hours left on the Goodreads giveaway for Trace Elements. 2483 people have signed up for the chance to win, which does feel like people want it, which is great!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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If you're a fan of Ann Leckie and/or Arkady Martine (and why wouldn't you be), and/or discussions of empire and imperialism in science fiction, let me point you towards this conversation between the two on that very topic:
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If you're a fan of Ann Leckie and/or Arkady Martine (and why wouldn't you be), and/or discussions of empire and imperialism in science fiction, let me point you towards this conversation between the two on that very topic:
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
Oh wow!!! Happy Rex Stout's and Jo Walton's birthday, y'all! Not a combo of favorite authors I have ever thought about before, ngl 😜
Happy bookish birthdays, 1 December, to: Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe), Candace Bushnell (Sex and the City), Henry Williamson (Tarka the Otter), Jo Walton (Among Others), John Crowley (Little, Big), Tahar Ben Jelloun (The Sand Child)... ilmk.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/h...
Books Reading GIF
Alt: A hand trails slowly over the spines of old-fashioned looking books on a shelf, as if the person, who appears to be wearing a red sweater, is picking something to read.
Alt Text by Bufo Calvin
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December 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Oh wow!!! Happy Rex Stout's and Jo Walton's birthday, y'all! Not a combo of favorite authors I have ever thought about before, ngl 😜
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If you are looking for a gift for a fan of owls, a bird watcher or nature lover, I have lots of my nature art available in my Folksy shop. My shop is 'The Wee Owl Art'
folksy.com/items/8571840
#BarnOwl #Owl #Birds #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
folksy.com/items/8571840
#BarnOwl #Owl #Birds #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If you are looking for a gift for a fan of owls, a bird watcher or nature lover, I have lots of my nature art available in my Folksy shop. My shop is 'The Wee Owl Art'
folksy.com/items/8571840
#BarnOwl #Owl #Birds #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
folksy.com/items/8571840
#BarnOwl #Owl #Birds #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
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A woodland grove filled with fairy toadstools, the iconic red and white fly agaric mushrooms. Add a little magic to someone's Christmas with original art...
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#FlyAgaric #Mushrooms #mushroomSky 🍄 #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#FlyAgaric #Mushrooms #mushroomSky 🍄 #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A woodland grove filled with fairy toadstools, the iconic red and white fly agaric mushrooms. Add a little magic to someone's Christmas with original art...
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#FlyAgaric #Mushrooms #mushroomSky 🍄 #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#FlyAgaric #Mushrooms #mushroomSky 🍄 #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ChristmasGifts #bsnm