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Cari Tan

@pilesofstones

Mother of cats, embroiderer, lover of pastries lattes and impromptu dance parties, laughing through this thing we call life.

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19.02.2025 16:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

WELCOME PISCES SEASON! DREAMSCAPES! FLOW STATES! DERAILING EVERY CONVERSATION AS A LOVE LANGUAGE! TMI AS AN EXTREME SPORT! WHAT IS TIME! TFW EVERYTHING! GHOSTING IF THE VIBES ARE OFF! LIFE IS SHORT AND RIDICULOUS! ECLIPSES ARE NIGH! COUP THE COUP! CALL YOUR REPS! BOYCOTTS! GENERAL STRIKES! HAVE FUN!

19.02.2025 16:27 👍 385 🔁 82 💬 8 📌 8
Stitch that says "We do not worship God." Below the stitch is showing the start of the 3rd chapter of Parable of the Sower with the Earthseed verse.

Stitch that says "We do not worship God." Below the stitch is showing the start of the 3rd chapter of Parable of the Sower with the Earthseed verse.

Starting my next Earthseed stitch.

#StitchingOctavia

03.02.2025 23:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Stitch saying "A gift of God may sear unready fingers."

Stitch saying "A gift of God may sear unready fingers."

Third Earthseed stitch complete

#StitchingOctavia

02.02.2025 07:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Darwin, an orange cat, on my lap

Darwin, an orange cat, on my lap

I was planning to get up about 15 minutes ago, but Darwin had other plans

30.01.2025 21:43 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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30.01.2025 21:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

30.01.2025 02:35 👍 189242 🔁 41430 💬 3623 📌 1922
AOC mailer:

Rebecca,

This is Trump’s first major loss. 

When we fight, we win.

EXCLUSIVE: White House budget office has officially rescinded the order authorizing a federal freeze on grants, according to document obtained by The Washington Post

We may not have majorities in the House and the Senate, but we DO have the power to loudly educate and mobilize against the mass looting the Trump admin is attempting against our veterans, healthcare, education, and more.

Pa'lante,

Alexandria

AOC mailer: Rebecca, This is Trump’s first major loss. When we fight, we win. EXCLUSIVE: White House budget office has officially rescinded the order authorizing a federal freeze on grants, according to document obtained by The Washington Post We may not have majorities in the House and the Senate, but we DO have the power to loudly educate and mobilize against the mass looting the Trump admin is attempting against our veterans, healthcare, education, and more. Pa'lante, Alexandria

Worth remembering that it was a coup attempt--an attempt to steal Congress's powers and turn the presidency into a dictatorship--and that pushing back mattered. Thanks to everyone who raised a ruckus....

29.01.2025 21:23 👍 1667 🔁 247 💬 13 📌 15
Embroidery stitch with the words: All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is change. God is change.

Embroidery stitch with the words: All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is change. God is change.

Second Earthseed verse stitch complete

#StitchingOctavia

28.01.2025 19:39 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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24.01.2025 23:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Nightbitch book cover

Nightbitch book cover

Just started this book, Nightbitch by @rachelyoder.bsky.social and I'm really digging it so far. It's wild and fascinating. I'm definitely planning on checking out the movie, too once I'm done.

24.01.2025 22:56 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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Oh, wow. Cats are so ridiculous so much of the time! We have a bread cat, but he prefers cleaning up the crumbs from toast and croissants. My brother and sister in law used to have a cat that would steal pizza and toast from plates and take off with it.

23.01.2025 19:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Definitely sounds like racoons to me. 😂 We have 4 cats and they don't do this, though they occasionally go into and nestle inside the cabinet where we keep paper and plastic bags. Not sure what that's about. 🤷‍♀️

23.01.2025 18:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yes, please! 🍄🧚‍♀️

23.01.2025 16:25 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Started my second Earthseed stitch today

#StitchingOctavia

23.01.2025 04:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Finished the first Earthseed verse from Parable of the Sower today

#StitchingOctavia

22.01.2025 00:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Her name is Martha and she loves strolling through gardens and gossiping over tea. In the afternoon, she takes naps on miss covered rocks while reading mysteries and romance.

19.01.2025 06:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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First Full Moon of 2025 from Monday, January 13, 2025.
#astrophotography

19.01.2025 05:34 👍 1502 🔁 101 💬 21 📌 6
Parable of the Sower book with beginning of a stitch saying "Prodigy is at its essence"

Parable of the Sower book with beginning of a stitch saying "Prodigy is at its essence"

Stitching showing progess of the first Earthseed verse saying "Prodigy is, at its essence, adaptability, and persistent, positive obsession. Without persistence, what remains is an enthusiasm of the moment. Without adaptability, what remains may be..."

Stitching showing progess of the first Earthseed verse saying "Prodigy is, at its essence, adaptability, and persistent, positive obsession. Without persistence, what remains is an enthusiasm of the moment. Without adaptability, what remains may be..."

Re-reading the Parable books by Octavia Butler & listening to the Octavia's Parables podcast by @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social & @toshiandthesongs.bsky.social has led to my latest embroidery project- trying to stitch all the Earthseed verses. I'll post updates as I go. #StitchingOctavia

19.01.2025 03:20 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The image from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) combines infrared light at wavelengths of 0.9 microns (represented in blue), 1.5 microns (green), and 2.77 microns (red). The stars in Leo P appear blue in comparison to the background galaxies for several reasons. Young, massive stars that are common in star-forming galaxies are predominantly blue. Leo P also is extremely lacking in elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, and the resulting “metal-poor” stars tend to be bluer than Sun-like stars. A bubble-like structure at bottom center is a region of ionized hydrogen surrounding a hot, massive O-type star.

The image from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) combines infrared light at wavelengths of 0.9 microns (represented in blue), 1.5 microns (green), and 2.77 microns (red). The stars in Leo P appear blue in comparison to the background galaxies for several reasons. Young, massive stars that are common in star-forming galaxies are predominantly blue. Leo P also is extremely lacking in elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, and the resulting “metal-poor” stars tend to be bluer than Sun-like stars. A bubble-like structure at bottom center is a region of ionized hydrogen surrounding a hot, massive O-type star.

Leo P.
This is a star-forming dwarf galaxy, located about 5 million light years away from us (blue stars on the bottom-right side of the image).
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17.01.2025 19:48 👍 3487 🔁 296 💬 30 📌 11