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kerrigan o.s. (they/them)
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kerrigan || 30+/x/USA || 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏴‍☠️ || writer, artist, nerd. makes spreadsheets for fun. proud owner of three library cards.

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ankerrigan.bsky.social
this person was a dick but I do agree that alt text is important so I'd like to offer tips:

first, there's an accessibility setting right in bsky that can remind you to add alt text.

second, alt text should be plain and simple. Here's a good guide: accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-con...
a menu in bluesky's accessibility settings with two checkable options that are: require alt text before posting and display larger alt text badges. I have both checked.
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
I may have almost died this week but that wasn't gonna stop me from being funny about it
a tumblr screenshot: Kerrigan Is Deeply Unserious Even in a Life-Threatening Situation Highlight Reel: 1. When I was on the phone with the 911 dispatcher trying to ask for an ambulance (because I was possibly dying of a ruptured brain aneurysm) I threw up some pizza I'd eaten earlier and you gotta understand I had been craving pizza for WEEKS and FINALLY got to eat some so I was DEVASTATED when I puked up all my goddamn pizza and I went "ooougghh" and the dispatcher must've thought I was in pain and I was but I really was just mourning my lost pizza 2. Started giggling in my first ambulance ride to the local hospital because "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback was playing on the radio and one of the EMTs thought it was a Symptom. at that point I wasn't really coherent enough to talk but I definitely had the thought "if it is a symptom it's not one I'm experiencing, pal." I say this lovingly as a Nickelback fan but like. Come on. 3. When my first CT scan came back and they found the brain bleed, like three nurses came into my room to get me prepped to be rushed to Cleveland Clinic via ambulance and I went "shiiiit it must be serious, I just got real popular all of a sudden." (one of them laughed and was like "if we'd known you were coming we would've baked you a cake", shoutout to that guy for matching my stupid fucking energy.) 4. Alternatively when I was in my second ambulance ride getting rushed to Cleveland they didn't turn on the lights or sirens and I went "okay nevermind I guess it's NOT that serious if we're stopping for traffic lights" 5. Other jokes I made in the clinic: Having to do the 'touch your nose and touch the nurse's finger' cognitive test and after doing it like the 30th time in 2 days I was like "well, am I safe to drive, Officer?" I had to do the assessment every hour or so for the first day I was there and after a while when a nurse would come in to test me again I'd say shit like, "I have a good feeling about this one, I've been studying!" the screenshot, continued: 6. The first time I had to pee I wasn't allowed out of bed so they gave me the option of a bedpan or an external catheter. I opted for the external cath cuz it sounded less embarrassing and like something I could keep on in case I had to pee more than once but it ended up feeling so strange that I physically could not release my bladder and when the nurse came back in after giving me a few minutes of privacy I, under the strain and duress of someone who was clearly full to bursting with saline, was like "Nope, too weird, fetch the pan." 7. Immediately after peeing in the bedpan they had to clean me up (cuz, again, I wasn't allowed to move on my own) and I said "You think you're a fully functioning adult and then one day someone's wiping your butt when you're 34." 8. The angiogram they needed to do to determine if I was still actively bleeding kept getting delayed because of more emergent patients coming in and my various nurses kept apologizing and I kept having to assure them that "I have never been more grateful NOT to be considered a priority." 9. Making an actual honest-to-god poggers face when offered my first oxycodone and having to fight every inch of my soul not to make drug-seeking behavior jokes lest I get in trouble for real. 10. Saying "thanks, but it was really a team effort" every time I was told I did good during a procedure. Honorable Mention cuz it wasn't my Funny but I can't leave it out: The hospital chaplain stopped by my unit as I was waiting for my discharge paperwork to make rounds and he introduced himself and explained what he was there for and I told him I was actually on my way out so I was good and he laughed and went, "Oh, then I guess my work here is done!" the screenshot, continued: there's an embedded screenshot with a hashtag that says "I guarantee you were a hit with the nurses". My reply reads: oh yes I was repeatedly called a delight of a patient, which brings us to another honorable mention from one of the nurses who mentioned that, to be fair to the other (unfunny) patients, it was pretty rare to have someone in the neurology ICU who is like, conscious and lucid. so like yes I was the funniest patient but I was also the funniest patient in the coma ward. not really a fair fight.
December 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
terrible news I misread the letter they sent me, the appointment is actually tomorrow, I wasted a whole day worrying about it for nothing and now I have to repeat the whole process over again tomorrow
Phenomaman from Dispatch giving the world's most exhausted thumbs up
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
I really enjoy bullet journaling but I've been having a generally hard time with all things in the physical world and just haven't had the stamina (or money tbh) to keep an irl bullet journal. so, I've been compromising with a notes app, and I do find that it's been really helpful.
a screenshot of a Joplin window with multiple notebooks, mainly a 2025 Bullet Journal, open to December 2025. there are new pages for each day an open daily page shows that there's a template for events of the day, random thoughts, tasks to remember to do, and a symptom tracker.
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
accidentally blew through this entire book in like two days, really enjoyed it. it fell a little flat in places for me but I've yet to run into an android character study I didn't thoroughly enjoy and this was no exception.
Annie Bot, a novel by Sierra Greer
November 30, 2025 at 4:07 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
Campsite and boardwalk area are coming along :-) and I've been getting so much audiobook listening done in the process

#ACNH
an animal crossing new horizons screenshot of the player standing in a rustic campsite area with flowers and a tiny pond. they are waving at the camera. an animal crossing new horizons screenshot of the player character standing in front of the small pond with their fishing pole. an animal crossing new horizons screenshot of Bones the dog smiling and waving from what looks like an amusement park. an animal crossing new horizons screenshot of the same amusement park from the previous photo but at night.
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
just finished The Dark Forest for book club and man, what an incredible story. pacing felt a little sluggish in spots and I don't think Noel Martinsen's translation work is quite as good as Ken Liu's but it was still nearly impossible to put down. can't wait to read the next one.
book cover of The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu, translated by Joel Martinsen
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
For no reason in particular I just thought I'd share some links:

referenceangle.com

x6ud.github.io

#ArtReference #ArtRef #ArtTools #ArtResources
A screenshot for the Reference Angle website, which lets you search for reference images of human heads at different angles. a screenshot of Animal Photo Art References, a website that lets you search for animal head reference photos based on angle.
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
just finished the playtest of Haunted Paws with a friend and it was really good! great co-op, just the right balance of silly and spooky. still pretty buggy but nothing I wouldn't expect from something still in development. I'm really looking forward to its release now!
the splash art for the indie game Haunted Paws. two dogs are standing in a dark forest and one is holding a flashlight in its mouth.
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
how it started vs how it's going
an animal crossing new horizons map of an island that is largely undeveloped the same animal crossing island map but with most of the cliffs gone and a significant portion of the island, particularly in the southeast, has been developed with paths and new cliffs.
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
it's called K.K. Khoomei btw and it's apparently new to the 2021 update.
The K.K. Khoomei album cover. K.K. Slider is in a deel and hat while playing a morin khuur. The background is a Mongolian-style tapestry.
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
me (at the KK Slider concert): I always request something, I'll leave it up to you tonight :)

KK Slider: hell yeah check out this new thing I've been working on (rumble-sings bass notes and whistles at the same time)

me:
an extremely blurry shocked pikachu
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
But it's also very gentle and forgiving. All the villagers are nice. There are technically things to do. Nook Miles quests in ACNH give you some objectives to meet. But it's your playground, ultimately. I always think of it like one of those Japanese rock gardens, which is probably no coincidence.
a japanese rock garden with large rocks surrounded by raked sand
November 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
Just want everyone to know I have officially selected a new favorite Animal Crossing villager and that villager is Murphy.
Murphy, a cranky type bear cub villager. He is key lime green with an emerald green spot over his right ear and cream muzzle and paws. He wears a dark blue puffer vest over a greige sweater.
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
I found this neat ACNH island planner and it's been SUCH a major help since it lets me fuss around with the general layout without getting too bogged down by details (and it's a huge time-saver compared to actually doing all this in-game first)

I can't wait to bring my vision to life😤
An Animal Crossing New Horizons map mockup
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
I love winning and socialism
AP 2025 General Election Results for key races. The Virginia Governor, New Jersey Governor, and New York City Mayor all elected democrats by wide margins. California's Proposition 50 overwhelmingly passed.
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
AP is reporting a bloodbath 😭
AP Race Call: Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor's race. Mamdani won 913,885 votes, or 50.6% of the total. Andrew Cuomo won 776,547 votes, or 41.3% of the total. Curtis Sliwa won 137,030 votes, or 7.3% of the total.
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
happy to be seeing all the baseball fans I apparently follow posting about how crazy this world series has been, I love baseball but I am not baseball-smart enough to understand or contribute any real commentary about it

it's boys running around playing idk I just think it's neat
a guy holding up a handmade sign at a sporting event that says "I just hope both teams have fun"
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
okay so I maybe have fallen head-first into an ACNH hyperfixation but in my defense I'm exploring this dream island trying to get some design ideas and it has a corn maze. it has a CORN MAZE. how am I not supposed to be obsessed?
a map I found on pinterest for an animal crossing island called Pastelia. The dream address is 6569-4823-9660
November 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
Bingo card!
A screenshot of my Joplin note that says: Books: ⦁ Book challenges might be fun ⦁ Every continent challenge? ⦁ Book must take place on that continent and/or be written by an author from that continent ⦁ Bingo card! Bingo Card: 1. Free Space: Any book you want! 2. Continent Challenge: Africa 3. Continent Challenge: Asia 4. Continent Challenge: Oceania 5. Continent Challenge: South America 6. Continent Challenge: North America 7. Continent Challenge: Europe 8. A mythology retelling 9. A memoir 10. A short story collection 11. An essay collection 12. Something more than 500 pages long 13. Something published the year you were born 14. A nonfiction book on a subject you know nothing about 15. A comedy 16. A tragedy 17. Something transgender 18. Literary junk food 19. Literary vegetables 20. Something a friend recommended 21. The first book of a series 22. Something published this year 23. Something you've read before 24. Something about food 25. A banned or controversial book
October 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
Happy death generatorversary!
a (fake) screenshot from Minnesota Fats Pool Legend of Minnesota saying "I love Foone's The Death Generator. It's pretty cool!"
October 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
🥲 end of an era for me (and what an end it was! really satisfying, had pretty much everything I wanted)
A Libby popup for the book Vicious by Sara Shepard, showing that the book has been finished and took 1 hour and 20 minutes to read in its entirety
October 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
watching all of the steam games I've been looking forward to all year finally release in full or for early access while I'm still unemployed and have no income
photo of an orange cat staring very intently at a clock that has been hung on the wall close to the floor and right next to an automatic pet feeder. the clock is at 11:57.
October 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
I made another Procreate palette inspired by that one Jim Henson photo that was going around months ago :') free as always, enjoy!

ko-fi.com/s/070a028922

#ColorPalette #Procreate
A Procreate color palette inspired by the colors in the other image on this post. A screenshot of a tweet that says "Don't watch a 3 hour YouTube vid about colour theory just pick from this photo forever and never think about it I'm not joking". The photo is of Jim Henson and the Muppets, taken in 1970. It's very colorful.
October 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
ankerrigan.bsky.social
the reference photo :)
a photo of some trees in the distance at sunset. most of the trees are in shadow except for the tops, which are vibrant and warm fall colors. the sky is a pleasing gradient of yellow to blue.
October 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM