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Mendeia
@mendeia.bsky.social
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I am an author, musician, pet owner, problem-solver, pagan, con-runner, and progressive queer nerd in St Paul, MN.
She/Her
There will be everything from cats to social justice here and profanity aplenty. You have been warned!
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I'm making collage holiday cards, one for a relative and one for The Forge discord group's card exchange. I'm quite pleased with how they both came out! What do you think?

(There is nothing graphic; just spoilers for any members of The Forge who hang out on Bluesky and might be my card buddy!)
A backing of a night sky with stars is the base for a basic collage. A picture of a sun-lit field of flowers has been shaped into the figure of a dress with a haloed head. A pair of wings are cut out of intricate pictures of ice, overall creating the image of an angel. A picture of the northern lights over an icy landscape has been enhanced with obviously drawn images. In the top right is a representation of the sun. Below is an open book with a candle. In the middle is a dove in flight and on the right is the moon. Stars dot the auoral sky. The collage is sitting on a pink cutting mat with white measurement lines.
December 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Here's one of Tadashi being himself and one of my parents' cat Jasmine enjoying their tree
A black and white tuxedo cat lies on a lap with his rear feet facing the camera. Very prominent toe beans A gray and brown calico cat sits very snuggly near the top of an undecorated Christmas tree
December 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
mendeia.bsky.social
Post something random or you'll have an awful December!
An arrangement of glass, ceramic, and aluminum pans of various shapes and sizes on a cluttered counter
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
mendeia.bsky.social
I took so many pictures of the aurora!
A green and red aurora in the sky that looks a bit like a bird in flight A green and red aurora in the sky over some pine trees and the lights of cars in motion A green and red aurora in the sky seen though bare tree branches with a lamppost in attendance A green and red aurora in the sky soaring over pine trees
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Happy to provide!
Black and white tuxedo cat looking very derpy with squinty eyes sitting on a brightly colored crocheted blanket Black and white tuxedo cat mid-roll with head upside down looking cute Big floofy gray striped tabby lying on a cushion with sleepy face Black and white tuxedo cat snuggles with gray striped tabby on a colorful crocheted blanket
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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What's it like inside your head?
The spine of a red, hardcover book with old-timey, encyclopedia-like font reads "OH GOD, WHAT THE FUCK, AND OTHER INCREDIBLE TALES."
October 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Tonight we're checking off an item on the bucket list and staying overnight at the Stanley Hotel!!!
A selfie of two women grinning with the Stanley Hotel in the background -- an elaborate white building with a red roof, gold tower, and a statue in a garden.
September 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Inside you are two wolves
Picture of two men wearing hockey pads and jerseys for the St Louis Blues. The text says: "Did you know? Brent and Wayne Gretzky hold the NHL record for most combined points by two brothers; Wayne with 2857 career points and Brent with four."
September 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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"How's your writing coming along?"

How it's coming along:
A white kitten with one brown eye and one blue eye looks looks blankly to the side while also appearing quite frazzled. A loading circle is superimposed over the cat's forehead. The text reads "no thoughts. Brain scrampled egg." (Yes, "scrampled" with a p)
September 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in September
Picture of a blue lunchbox on a gray background. The lunch box depicts a somewhat yellowed illustration from Sesame Street.
August 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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@ericzawadzki.bsky.social I'm gaming for the first time since I played with you folks and I found myself instinctively Dice-bacca-ing. Thought of you! Say hi to Beth for me!
A red placement on a wooden table holds an array of dice. There are clumps of D6, D10, and a few scattered others (D8, D4, D12, D100). The dice are joined by a can of pop in a green can sleeve with the Buffalo Sabres logo on it
August 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Sound off St Paul basement team! Or interior bathroom team. Tadashi is not happy
A black and white tuxedo cat lying on a tile floor against a counter. His expression is grouchy
June 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first 4 you know: openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
Picture of Dr Sean Maguire from the movie "Good Will Hunting," played by Robin Williams. A smiling older man with a graying beard wearing a cardigan stands in front of a blackboard. Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings. An old man with a long gray beard wears a gray wizard hat. Yoda from Star Wars, carrying his light saber Katara from Avatar: The Last Airbender. A young woman with long brown hair and blue eyes
May 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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What's your sign?
Black and white picture of a young woman sitting in a bus or train seat. Next to her is a large sign that reads "In a society that profits from your self doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act."
February 16, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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HolyClothing is an amazing company for this stuff. Ethical, sustainable, valuing inclusion and diversity, and they make beautiful things! Wonderful for magic and ritual or cosplay or just feeling like a badass every day.
Our values: Ethically made; all artisans earn a living wage No AI; human created and crafted Diversity; supporting LGBTQ, POC, and marginalized groups Size always includes Small through 5X
January 26, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Sometimes he just sleeps like this
A black and white tuxedo cat is curled up in the arms of a person wearing a red sweatshirt with white and black lettering. The cat's eyes are closed and he is clearly very happy and asleep.
January 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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I feel like I've been delinquent in providing an appropriate amount of kitty goodness, so please accept these cuddling boys as an apology!
#CatsOfBluesky
Two cats are asleep on a blanket. The larger striped tabby cat is curled up like a croissant. The smaller tuxedo cat has buried his head and front paws in the tabby's fluffy tummy.
January 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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And if it helps (depending on your exact practice and tradition), remember that even the Divine only asks you to be brave and joyful and clever and wise. What is in your heart and your spirit has worth that nothing can take from you.

Good luck and blessed be.
A screenshot showing the words of the last part of the Charge of the Goddess as written in prose form by Doreen Valiente: Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. And you who seek to know Me, know that the seeking and yearning will avail you not, unless you know the Mystery: for if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without. For behold, I have been with you from the beginning, and I am That which is attained at the end of desire.
January 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Without downloading any new pics, what's your energy going into 2025?

I vacillate between these two depending on the moment.
A woman is moving or dancing in a field of pale flowers with mountains in the background. She's wearing a yellow top and holding a bouquet of the flowers above her head. Her face is obscured by her long brown hair flowing around her as she moves. Above her are the words: "The older I get, the more I see how women are described as having gone mad, when what they've actually become is knowledgeable and powerful and fucking furious. -- Sophie Heawood" A very cute fawn has been drawn standing in some greenery. It looks like it is about to jump or trot away, its head up and alert. The text around it reads: "I'm tired and my brain is soup."
December 29, 2024 at 4:06 AM
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"You will be visited by three spirits."

The three spirits:
The picture shows 3 of the characters from the TV show "Leverage" standing back to back, warily looking at their surroundings. Left to right is Parker, Eliot, and Hardison.
December 24, 2024 at 2:52 AM
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Here are two quotes that mean a lot to me. I hold onto them in times of trouble and doubt and they've helped me a lot lately.
Two quotes in white text on a black background: “When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fail. Think of it - always.” --Mahatma Gadhi “And the world will be better for this: That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.” --Miguel de Cervantes
December 20, 2024 at 4:43 AM
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Arguments over the remote control in our house are kind of complicated...
A striped tabby cat is lying on a gray cushion looking up at the camera. He holds a TV remote in his paws. His expression is wary, as if to say "I'm not giving it back."
November 30, 2024 at 9:47 PM
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Sit backwards on the couch for one minute while waiting for the timer to go off and this happens.

Guess I will be backwards for a while...
A black and white cat is curled up on the couch in the corner between the back and the arm rest l. His cute little face is using my foot for a pillow. My foot has disappeared under his kitty softness. There is no escaping the sleeping, vibrating cat.
November 26, 2024 at 4:45 AM
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Your public service reminder:
On top is a picture of a skeleton wearing a brown robe like a monk. The skeleton is sitting at a decrepit desk with books and a monitor on it, with more shelves in the background, all moldy. Below it is the following text: For the last time: Abyss = for staring into Void = for screaming into Please stop screaming into the abyss, we are not insured for that
November 20, 2024 at 2:28 AM
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Never stopped. My wife and my closest friends still mask everywhere but outside when not in a crowd. Covid hit me hard and it was a full year before I was anything like recovered. I'm not taking that chance with my health and my family's safety again.
Three female presenting individuals sitting in a mostly empty theater taking a selfie. All three are wearing KN95 masks. It's hard to tell with the masks, but we're all smiling!
November 19, 2024 at 5:26 AM