Astrid D

Astrid D

@astridsdream.bsky.social

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Quiet and crafty. She/her. Profile pic based on art from blaseball, cross-stitched by me. Banner is from original Link's Awakening.

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This is it, this is the real killer. It doesn't matter if you and all your friends are on one site. If there is not a certain critical mass of people you are NOT friends with ALSO on that site, you don't get the same kind of reach.

Because success is not just about how many people, it's about the collective buzz becoming bigger than the people, and 5000 people on one site can create the kind of momentum that 1000 people each on 5 different sites could never touch.

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There are so many Good People working in comics that we can ditch the Bad People working in comics.

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I've sold 55 of these skorts! Thank you so much! I need to sell about 65 of them to make these happen! Please continue to share so I can make these happen. I just need to sell another 10 by July 19th! We're at 85% to my goal! Were so close!! Keep sharing please!

These skorts are now both available for pre-order! Please share! I need to sell 65+ of them so I can make them a reality. We're 1/3 way there. Otherwise I'll have to refund people. They are Skorts (A skirt with shorts underneath) with garter straps to hold the socks up. Which one are you getting?

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IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! If you're a U.S.-based comics creative - aspiring, working, or otherwise - and you do ONE thing to help out your fellow creators this year, let it be filling this survey out!

It's time for the 2024 Comics Worker Survey for US workers! Pay transparency is crucial to uncovering patterns in pay inequity & learning what publishers and clients can ACTUALLY pay us. Submit your info and encourage your peers to do the same! cartoonist.coop/2024USsurvey (art by Phil McAndrew)

Once again I bang on my drum labeled "there are many studies showing how humans learn best and traditional public school not only does not put that information to use, it often does the opposite, creating an environment that is actively hostile to real learning".

Doesn't the best case for cognitive load management also end up arguing for a radical restructuring of the typical 7-8 period HS school day, which seems is perfectly designed to overwhelm w/ task-switching & too much info in STM?

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very hard to figure out what this use of DEI could mean other than the n word

Subtle. Very subtle.

@bskyttrpg.bsky.social reroll

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So I found this and it's perfect whimsystation.com/collections/...

Romance Tropes Heart Rainbow Plated Necklacewhimsystation.com A rainbow heart pendant covered in various tropes, punctuated with occasional little hearts for extra emphasis. A perfect gift for romance readers and writers! Tropes the heart lists: Grumpy/sunshine

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“Now that we know felons can be white, we’re massive fans of crime.”

I don’t even know where to begin with this.

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'Sometimes things don't go, after all, from bad to worse' Thinking a lot about this poem today.

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I tried asking this on Threads & didn’t really get any replies. Maybe here? 👉Just wondering about the calls for illustration - do you mostly want styles that look realistic, highly rendered and polished (e.g like Magic the Gathering art)? #books #booksky #kidlit

I do not have a shop for my work and that is extremely on purpose! But if you want some excellent art shops to check out, I can highly recommend whimsystation.com and measuredandslow.studio/shop and www.dragonsworn.net

Alright, crafters of #RomancingTheVote, drop links to your shops in the replies! Let’s support our amazing donors & keep that auction joy alive (especially if we missed items *shakes hand at sky*) @romancingthevote.bsky.social

Whimsy Stationwhimsystation.com Unique handmade gifts - explore jewelry, plushies, whimsical creatures, and magical miniature worlds.

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Alright, crafters of #RomancingTheVote, drop links to your shops in the replies! Let’s support our amazing donors & keep that auction joy alive (especially if we missed items *shakes hand at sky*) @romancingthevote.bsky.social

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I want more folks to know about libro.fm as an alternative to Audible or Spotify or other shady corps. It’s 100% employee-owned and works like Audible, except your credits support an indie bookstore of your choosing instead of Amazon. Go listen to a disabled author for Disability Pride Month! 💙📚

Same audiobooks. Different story.libro.fm Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

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More importantly: We are now less than three hours from the end of the 2024 Romancing the Vote auction! Will we get to $950,000 total raised over three years? We'll find out soon! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Login | Free Online Silent Auction Fundraisers | 32auctionswww.32auctions.com Host, manage, and participate in silent auction fundraiser events.

Extremely disappointed to see generated art on a magazine at my library. The magazine is Oyla and I will be talking to my librarians about it. If you or your org has a subscription to Oyla, maybe yell at them about it!

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So uh... anybody with a bigger megaphone than me want to help a butch out? The Gilbert Baker Foundation & CMG are asking a settlement from us for referring to the Gilbert Baker flag/original color scheme as the "Gilbert Baker flag" of twice what we've ever made from anything with those colors.

Who has two thumbs and got a legal threat from the lawyers for the Gilbert Baker foundation because he gave credit to Gilbert Baker as the creator of the original Pride flag on items that use that colorway? YEP!

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I have never felt more seen

RtV organizers be like

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I also want to add some context to this from the #VoteRiders website. $35 funds the cost of securing a vital document (such as their ID or birth certificate) for one voter $50 pays for directly contacting 100 voters, targeted because they are likely to need ID help

I just downloaded the current sales sheet to do some quick math, and over the past week y'all have snatched up 2,423 Buy it Now items to raise a collective $53,003. So when we say those $1 and $5 and $10 and $20 items add up, WE ARE NOT JOKING!

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Just a reminder for people watching the auction that this bundle is currently 1/2 of what the scarf alone usually goes for!

Apologies to whoever is currently running away with this signed bundle + scarf from Helena Greer, but in 2022 one of her entrelac scarves went for over $200! This auction seems ripe for the sniping. www.32auctions.com/o...

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!!!! Y'all, another VERY SPECIFIC MILESTONE has been smashed! Romancing the Vote's lifetime total has now reached $925,000!!! Thank you. You rock. New goal unlocks tomorrow! For now, plot your endgame. http://auction.roman...

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"The Orphan Crushing Factory is a strictly Anti-Torment Nexus platform"

Does Wacom think we won’t notice this is just brand-naming NFTs? 😂

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Biden's mental acuity completely aside, any time I see stories about "elite Democratic donors" that include people like "Disney heiresses" talking to the press to get their way my immediate reaction is to think "fuck those people, how can I help ruin their plans"

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If the hospital lets you keep the remains of the hand you injured trying to impress your friends by doing something dumb with a firework I have boxes to keep it/them in! Be it a single digit www.galdrecraft.com/product/keep... Or your whole hand www.galdrecraft.com/product/keep...

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I can’t believe this only has two bids! I’m so proud of the quilting on it too! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Flower Wreath Quiltwww.32auctions.com Auction item 'Flower Wreath Quilt' hosted online at 32auctions.

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I will be totally honest: part of the reason I pitched this week for the auction was because I thought a lot of us probably wouldn't be feeling very patriotic and might need something positive to channel our energy into. Had no idea this would be "what if king??? maybe y/no" week but...

I decided I wasn’t going to go to any parties or spend any money this Fourth of July as a protest, but I think @romancingthevote.bsky.social bids are okay.

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How about a quick thread of BINs under $15 for those looking for something small and quick that they can claim as their own! First, the auction's original motto as a sticker is only $10! www.32auctions.com/o...

Be Gay, Do Non-Election Crimeswww.32auctions.com Auction item 'Be Gay, Do Non-Election Crimes' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Retweeting these and whispering about how the bid on the dino is still lowish if you’re feeling feisty 🧶🦖🎄 www.32auctions.com/organization...

Good morning, it’s Sunday and I’m waiting for couch delivery so I’m gonna do a thread of dino tree toppers to get you hyped for bidding opening tomorrow (www.32auctions.com/RomancingThe...)! First up: the OG democracy dino, which lives with @courtneymilan.com and is RtV colors ☺️

This just in: fuck cancer.

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Just a reminder that if you receive an email in the evening asking for your address, that is legitimately from us! We are trying to expediate the aftermath of the auctions this year, especially for those generous people who donated large #s of Buy It Now items, so we can send them your info ASAP!