Natasha Ranken
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Natasha Ranken
@metalkatt.bsky.social
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Boring. Likes to read and crochet, among other things. Sinophile. History nerd.
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Dear blood,

My nose is not an exit ramp. While I am pleased that you are thick and dark, and chock full of iron now, I need you to stay inside, please. You do me no good on my hands and clothes, making me look like a crime scene in the employee part of the court.

Love,
Nat
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*snugs and hugs, gets out Li'l Guy and puts him on your chest* You are worthy. You are valuable. You deserve good things. You deserve rest.
Unless you're making a teeny tiny LIGO model, no.
Noah needs our help right now. He’s being evicted and needs to get himself and his pets to safety in Cali. He is running out of time. I don't have the ability to help him rn except by boosting. Please consider donating or sharing to support this journey.

gofund.me/47bd5c9e0
Donate to Support Our Journey to a New Beginning, organized by Noah Stark
I'm Noah, a gender-nonconforming, transgender man living in Albuquerque with two sen… Noah Stark needs your support for Support Our Journey to a New Beginning
gofund.me
Confucius was a good man, but misguided.
I'd rather find someone who has the topic as a hyperfixation. I will learn all the things.
Well, *I* asked someone who has this topic as a hyperfixation. *mic drop* XD
Got home, sat down to some veggies for supper, and my nose started *pouring* blood for no discernable reason. Then there was a giant long clot of it--like, wtaf? Glad I took Thursday and Friday off instead of just Friday.
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Oh dear bob, I'm not in that industry, and I just felt my stomach lurch.
There was a lady robin fighting and vanquishing a mantis on my patio. She ate it. Is there an auspex in the house?
In today's installment of "why do you even HAVE that?" , a co-worker asked once why I keep a pack of socks in my drawer. I explained that I don't like wet feet. After it rained and there were large, unavoidable puddles, they understood. My only rule is they must be washed before being returned.
Me, her bestie: You have not learned that stitch, nor the 20 leading up to it. We will start with how tension and yarn thickness affects design. Small steps, or you'll burn out again.
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It’s really hard to describe to people who are not artists how survival mode does *not* inspire creativity, as the myth would have us believe. It suppresses creativity as you try to limit every possible risk – and the opportunities that come with them.
It turns out building habits and stuff actually requires not being in survival mode, who knew?!
(Yeah yeah I did)
There are many dragonflies zipping around outside my windoor today. Feast, my beauties! Eat your fill of mosquitoes and remove them from the world! Gorge yourselves and make more of you to eat up many more of those horrible bloodsuckers.
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Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.
The mystery of medical diagnosis!
The animals are still here.
Show love to the Parent!