Shelly Blake-Plock
@shellyblakeplock.com
I do open source data stuff. And I think about baseball too much. Also: @kjelliblaik.bsky.social
FYI — A note from my alter-ego…
My new album -- Returning to the Fork in the Road -- has just been released on Bandcamp. Streaming services release it tomorrow. There will also be a limited cassette release coinciding with a handful of shows.
kjelliblaik.bandcamp.com/album/return...
kjelliblaik.bandcamp.com/album/return...
Returning to the Fork in the Road, by Kjelli Blaik
10 track album
kjelliblaik.bandcamp.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
FYI — A note from my alter-ego…
Great day today at Hopkins Bloomberg for the SOE/IEEE Learning Engineering Symposium.
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Great day today at Hopkins Bloomberg for the SOE/IEEE Learning Engineering Symposium.
Kinda liking the coaching changes in Baltimore.
October 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Kinda liking the coaching changes in Baltimore.
I am
Chicago-bound.
October 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I am
Standing in line to get pizza. Guy in camo cap complaining that the Blue Jays shouldn’t be playing for the pennant because they “Aren’t even an American team. They are third-world”.
Now, I’m all for dunking on the Blue Jays. But that’s just not how you do it, sir. Idiot.
Now, I’m all for dunking on the Blue Jays. But that’s just not how you do it, sir. Idiot.
October 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Standing in line to get pizza. Guy in camo cap complaining that the Blue Jays shouldn’t be playing for the pennant because they “Aren’t even an American team. They are third-world”.
Now, I’m all for dunking on the Blue Jays. But that’s just not how you do it, sir. Idiot.
Now, I’m all for dunking on the Blue Jays. But that’s just not how you do it, sir. Idiot.
Road trip. Headed to Chicago. What do I need to do in Chicago? In my 51 years, I’ve only been there once — in and out for a gig.
October 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Road trip. Headed to Chicago. What do I need to do in Chicago? In my 51 years, I’ve only been there once — in and out for a gig.
Let the ball hit you.
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Let the ball hit you.
So, I’m going to do this Listening Party thing tonight on Bandcamp.
LISTENING PARTY: Hang out and take a listen and chat about the new album tonight, 09 Oct, at 7pm ET.
#musicsky #musiciansky #folk #music
kjelliblaik.bandcamp.com/merch/return...
#musicsky #musiciansky #folk #music
kjelliblaik.bandcamp.com/merch/return...
Returning to the Fork in the Road Listening Party from Kjelli Blaik
Listening Party from Kjelli Blaik.
kjelliblaik.bandcamp.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
So, I’m going to do this Listening Party thing tonight on Bandcamp.
I’d like to think that I played some small role in making this happen.
Would somebody please beat the goddamn Yankees.
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I’d like to think that I played some small role in making this happen.
Would somebody please beat the goddamn Yankees.
October 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Would somebody please beat the goddamn Yankees.
Hey. So maybe my alter-ego wrote an ode to Earl Weaver.
First track on the new album is an ode to Earl Weaver. Because what the world needs now is an ode to Earl Weaver.
#Baltimore #Orioles
bandcamp.com/private/XLS7...
#Baltimore #Orioles
bandcamp.com/private/XLS7...
Earl Weaver, by Kjelli Blaik
from the album Returning to the Fork in the Road
bandcamp.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Hey. So maybe my alter-ego wrote an ode to Earl Weaver.
Okay, let’s get these playoffs over with so we can get to the Hot Stove.
September 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Okay, let’s get these playoffs over with so we can get to the Hot Stove.
Hey, so my alter-ego is releasing a new album in November. Go listen to the preview while it is streaming over the next couple days.
Announcement: My new album comes out 07 Nov. This is the first straight-ahead album of acoustic folk, bluegrass, & whatnot that I've released in over 25 years.
It's called: Returning to the Fork in the Road.
For a limited time, you can preview a stream of the album.
bandcamp.com/private/XLS7...
It's called: Returning to the Fork in the Road.
For a limited time, you can preview a stream of the album.
bandcamp.com/private/XLS7...
Returning to the Fork in the Road, by Kjelli Blaik
10 track album
bandcamp.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hey, so my alter-ego is releasing a new album in November. Go listen to the preview while it is streaming over the next couple days.
Last day of the regular season and everything has gone exactly as predicted.
September 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Last day of the regular season and everything has gone exactly as predicted.
Overheard in the studio.
Ok. Need to fix one fucked up mandolin part and then we’re good to go.
September 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Overheard in the studio.
Guy next to me at the game has been explaining movies to his girlfriend for the last four innings. May I punch him?
September 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Guy next to me at the game has been explaining movies to his girlfriend for the last four innings. May I punch him?
For the remainder of the season: All we do is walkoffs.
September 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
For the remainder of the season: All we do is walkoffs.
This place just went nuts.
September 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This place just went nuts.
That’s how you break up a no-no.
September 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
That’s how you break up a no-no.
Just accidentally discovered that salami and black licorice taste amazing together.
August 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Just accidentally discovered that salami and black licorice taste amazing together.