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Kristin J. Boldon
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Twin Cities reader, writer, bookseller, bicyclist. Bird nerd. Cinephile. Dorothy L. Sayers superfan. Gluten free. Neurodivergent. Applying to grad school, again.
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One very good birb, and squirrels being unhinged. #Birds
Red male cardinal on blue wire perch Grey squirrel, dropping in from right Grey squirrel WAY too close to the camera Squirrel laying down and clutching the bird feeder platform, giving desperation vibes.
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Saw Nobuhiku Obayashi's 1986 His Motorbike, Her Island at @trylon.org and it was a goofy delight. The lead reminded me of John Cusack, from another cute funny romance, Better Off Dead, released in 1985. This would be a fun double feature.
Still black and white photo of Riki Takeuchi, a young Japanese man with dark hair in a white T shirt with evergreen trees in the background, looking dorky with his mouth full from His Motorbike Her Island Still color photo of young white man with brown hair, John Cusack. Looking dorky with cotton swabs hanging out of his ears, nose, mouth, wearing a tan sleeveless tee, from Better Off Dead. Still color photo of young Japanese man and woman, he With shaggy black hair, in white sleeveless tee holding her from behind, he's looking down, she with shoulder length black wavy hair, is looking back at him, wearing a white tee and an ivory cables sweater with dark forest background. Young white man with dark hair with young woman with short brown curly hair in white sweater in front of him, looking back and smiling at him, he's holding a saxophone and there are red and tan baseball stadium seats in the background, from Better Off Dead.
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Hey, #LetterboxdFriday is here, so my #LastFourWatched were His Motorbike, Her Island, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, The Might of the Juggler, and House.
Four movie posters: His Motorbike Her Island, with a woman in a white sheet on the back of a motorcycle. the Girl who Leapt through Time with a girl in a suit staring at the camera, Night of the Juggler in black and white with a bearded man ripping something In half, and House with a red demon cat
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Here's some of what the sharks and I've got for #FridayReads Mourning a Breast by XiXi with #NYRBwomen25 Four Thousand Weeks by @oliverburkeman.com and Bleak House w #APSTogether it's a good reading week!
Two small blue stuffed Ikea Blahaj sharks, a small stuffed hammerhead and a turquoise spotted stuffed whale shark, on a green couch with sin slanting in from the right, and copies of the books Mourning a Breast by XiXi with red details black and white Bleak House and a library copy of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman, with yellow highlighted text and an image of Atlas with a big yellow clock on his shoulders and back
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Still trying to catch up in XiXi's Mourning a Breast. I loved the chapter on friends and the crab party celebrations! I was much less enthralled with "Counterattack," and its depersonalized info dump. Her personal particulars are so good! #NYRBWomen25
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Cuteness at the feeder today #Birds
Black and white black capped chickadee on blue wire perch at feeder, in front of street, looking to the right Brown and tan house finch on blue wire perch in front of red platform of bird feeder, stretching up and to the right, in front of street
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Saw Nobuhiku Obayashi's 1986 His Motorbike, Her Island at @trylon.org and it was a goofy delight. The lead reminded me of John Cusack, from another cute funny romance, Better Off Dead, released in 1985. This would be a fun double feature.
Still black and white photo of Riki Takeuchi, a young Japanese man with dark hair in a white T shirt with evergreen trees in the background, looking dorky with his mouth full from His Motorbike Her Island Still color photo of young white man with brown hair, John Cusack. Looking dorky with cotton swabs hanging out of his ears, nose, mouth, wearing a tan sleeveless tee, from Better Off Dead. Still color photo of young Japanese man and woman, he With shaggy black hair, in white sleeveless tee holding her from behind, he's looking down, she with shoulder length black wavy hair, is looking back at him, wearing a white tee and an ivory cables sweater with dark forest background. Young white man with dark hair with young woman with short brown curly hair in white sweater in front of him, looking back and smiling at him, he's holding a saxophone and there are red and tan baseball stadium seats in the background, from Better Off Dead.
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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A moody, brooding male cardinal and a bunch of intrusive contortionist squirrels. #Birds
Red male cardinal with crest up, facing away from feeder camera into the street Grey squirrel.way to far up in the camera's business Squirrel shenanigans at the feeder, the lower haunches of a grey squirrel and claws on the platform The grey squirrel sees something up above that interests, likely a bird who wants it's rightful turn at the feeder.
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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I'm quite behind on Mourning a Breast by Xi Xi with #NYRBwomen25, but it's really a fun read, playful and clever. I admired how she mentioned in the preface finding a lump. But then writes all the way around that lump.on the first chapter, not mentioning it again there.
November 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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This lil cardinal dude was posing all over the place! #Birds
Red male cardinal, on blue wire perch in front of red platform, looking at camera, with street behind. Red male cardinal, looking to right. With seed in mouth, on blue wire perch in front of red platform, street and bare trees and a white truck behind. Red male cardinal, looking to left. With seed in mouth, on blue wire perch in front of red platform, street and bare trees and a white truck behind. Red male cardinal with back to camera Looking out to street. With red crest, and dark grey wing and tail feathers. On red platform.
November 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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I got some suet to try and attract more #Birds, and while I haven't seen woodpeckers at the Bird Buddy, I did see two today on my walks, a downy and a red headed woodpecker! Sorry for the low quality and pixelation but I didn't want to scare them off!
Black and white speckled Downy woodpecker eating from a green suet cage hanging in a birch tree, with a black cat and a MN multicolored pride in the background. Red headed woodpecker eating from green suet cage hanging from birch tree with multicolored MN state pride flag in background.
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Saw Nobuhiku Obayashi's 1986 His Motorbike, Her Island at @trylon.org and it was a goofy delight. The lead reminded me of John Cusack, from another cute funny romance, Better Off Dead, released in 1985. This would be a fun double feature.
Still black and white photo of Riki Takeuchi, a young Japanese man with dark hair in a white T shirt with evergreen trees in the background, looking dorky with his mouth full from His Motorbike Her Island Still color photo of young white man with brown hair, John Cusack. Looking dorky with cotton swabs hanging out of his ears, nose, mouth, wearing a tan sleeveless tee, from Better Off Dead. Still color photo of young Japanese man and woman, he With shaggy black hair, in white sleeveless tee holding her from behind, he's looking down, she with shoulder length black wavy hair, is looking back at him, wearing a white tee and an ivory cables sweater with dark forest background. Young white man with dark hair with young woman with short brown curly hair in white sweater in front of him, looking back and smiling at him, he's holding a saxophone and there are red and tan baseball stadium seats in the background, from Better Off Dead.
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Cardinals in profile #Birds
Red male cardinal on red platform of bird feeder Round red male cardinal parked lumpishly on the feeder tray.
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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This is genius and I am stealing this.
tressiemcphd.bsky.social Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 7d
I’ve wanted to brag about my Christmas gift last year and here’s my chance.

I got the whole family matching magazine subs! Adults got Southern Cultures, OA, Bitter Southerner, The Sun, & New Yorker. Kid got Lux, Oyla, and later we added The Onion.

We always have stuff to talk about!
kristadb1.bsky.social Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 7d
I got out of the habit of reading magazines bc of the social pressure of writers reading what's trendy/popular or frankly expected of you.

This year, I've dedicated myself back to reading magazines and I'm truly having the time of my life.
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Sharkies 🦈🌊
#art #sharks
Illustration of sharks featuring 1.) Nurse shark which are dubbed as the laziest sharks in the world, they dont really do much lol 2.) Bull shark who is very territorial and like hanging out on tropical coastlines 3.) White shark, they are built like a tank and are the largest predatory shark 4.) Mako shark the fastest shark in the world
November 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Cute: finch and chickadee. Terrifying: up-close cardinal and greedy, prosperous-looking squirrel. # Birds.
Red tinged house finch on right of red platform of feeder in front of street and houses. Black and white chickadee posing perky on a red platform with street behind. Rather terrifying close of of brown grey half of lady cardinal. Greedy grey squirrel stealing seeds.
November 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Was wondering last night why they didn't put sharks in the Lego aquarium.
blahaj.4k.pics Blåhaj • サメ @blahaj.4k.pics · 8d
spotted a flying blåhaj at a new aquarium in Berlin — under construction rn

ミ source: @shi.gg
ミ #sfw #blahaj #transfem #aquarium #construction
a flying blahaj ikea shark at a new aquarium in Berlin — under construction rn
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Madame Cardinal, looking beautiful in the sun, then giving the Elmo glare, which I will never not find funny. #Birds
Lady cardinal, brownish grey with a red crest. On red platform, looking left Lady cardinal staring at camera, grey brown feathers and orange triangular beak Furry red Elmo monster staying at camera, with orange teardrop shaped nose.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Look at this cute fellow! #Birds
House sparrow stretching up and looking chirpy
November 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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One of these things is not like the others. One of these birds is NOT a house finch, no matter what the Bird Buddy feeder says. (I think #2 is a junco.) #Birds
Red tinged house finch, looking to left on red platform of bird feeder. Black and white bird with seed in its mouth, on red platform, looking to the right. Photo is labeled house finch but I think it's a junco. Red and brown house finch on right, looking left on red platform of bird feeder House finch with red head but white and brown body on blue wire perch in front of red platform.
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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The sharks and I are reading Bleak House with #APSTogether and Mourning a Breast by Xi Xi with #NYRBWomen25 What are you reading? #FridayReads
Mini Blahaj blue stuffed shark with 2 books on green couch: Mourning a Breast by Xi Xi and Bleak House by Dickens.
November 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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On #LettetboxdFriday here are my #LastFourWatched Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Night of the Juggler, House, and Strange Days
Movie posters for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Night of the Juggler, House, and Strange Days. Japanese girl staring out. Bearded man ripping something apart with his hands, weird red demon cat. Ralph Fuentes looking backlit, windblown and super hot.
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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1. Cute lil chickadee. 2. This male cardinal is saying "Nyar!" Can't you just hear it? 3. Look at this jerk. He knows what he's doing is wrong. #Birds
Black and white chickadee on blue wire perch above red platform in front of street. Lumpy red male cardinal facing right, kind of squinched up. Grey squirrel furtively eating food intended for the birds at the feeder.
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Last night's lights were so cool!
Red streak of Aurora light on night sky with trees. Pink purple wash of northern light on blue night sky with tree.
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Such delicious nerdery 🤯 I only knew of the first three; there are FIVE!
merriam-webster.com Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11d
ultimate = last in a series

penultimate = second-to-last in a series

antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series

preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series

propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM