My right arm currently has ten bird tats on it. It’s a toss up between these two:
- The indigo bunting, which is dedicated to a friend of mine who helped me through a really bad time in my life. We bonded over birdwatching when we first met, and the indigo bunting is her favorite bird.
- The ivory-billed woodpecker, simply because it’s my favorite bird. Unfortunately extinct, though every few years a possible sighting is reported in the southern US. Its nickname is The Lord God Bird, because that’s what a birdwatcher would shout if they ever saw one.
Jun 1, 2024
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I looooove woodpeckers, gotta be my favorite type of bird. I've unfortunately yet to see a hairy, red headed, or pileated woodpecker (the pileated being my literal moby dick because I want to see it so bad but I only ever hear it in the woods by my house) but I have seen these guys! there's a few downy couples that go to our suet feeder all the time which absolutely makes my day every time. one of those couples, a red bellied woodpecker, and a northern flicker are in my photos though
May 19, 2025
After two years of watching all kinds of cool birds come and go I saw a pileated woodpecker for the first time today!!! It was huge!!!
May 21, 2025
Probably my favorite group of birds all tour. Like look at the Red-winged Blackbird??? stunning.
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I produce and host a radio show called Electrique Boutique, which plays minimal synth, cold wave, dark wave, post punk, diy/private press electronic music, and anything else that fits the vibe. If you’re into Kraftwerk, Closer by Joy Divison, Cold Cave, Molchat Doma, Black Marble… your stripped down, lo-fi electronic music, then maybe give it a listen! It airs every other Friday 6-8 PM PST on 104.9 KHUH Hollow Earth Radio in Seattle, but all of my episodes are archived on my website (in the link).
May 17, 2024
At its best, it rivals the golden years of The Simpsons in my book, and that’s about the highest praise I can give a show. So so funny and creative, relentlessly bleak, and a relatable love of 80s alternative culture.
Jun 3, 2024
Documentary following the lives of kids living alone on the streets of Seattle and how they survive. Now living in Seattle myself, it’s deeply unnerving to recognize exactly the area the film mostly centers on (and the still-present circumstances presented), which is right about two miles from where I’m typing this right now. In every interaction these kids have, they are nevertheless endlessly endearing, brimming with personality, conflict, and dreams. I can see hints and glimmers of so many people I know in all of them, and it’s both captivating and terrifying at once. All presented without agenda, judgment, and sentimentality. A heartbreaking But important watch.
May 17, 2024