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Goldgrave

@goldgrave

Leatherworker, software tester, seeking wisdom and compassion in a kinda fucked up world.

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Goldgrave@goldgrave· 5d

I apologize; the brain worms are strong today.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· 6d

A hex graph with values for Cadence, Vigil, Lexicon, Polish, Drift, and Chirus. The overall score is 22 "the rested hand"

Goldgrave@goldgrave· May 5

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Apr 13

A young goblin woman dressed in blue wizard's robes, wearing a broad-brimmed pointed hat. Her belt is hung with a holstered spell book, pouches, and potion bottles. She carries a stout wizard staff. She looks haggard, with bags under her eyes, suggesting a chronic lack of sleep. Her chin features a small linear tattoo.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Apr 3

A screenshot of a tweet that reads:
"Twitter the only place where well articulated sentences still get misinterpreted.

You can say 'I like pancakes' and somebody will say 'So you hate waffles?'

No bitch. Dat's a whole new sentence. Wtf is you talkin about."

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Mar 3

Oh, wow, this guy is messed *up* messed up.

Amazon screenshot of Ben Appel's "Cis White Gay: The Making of a Gender Heretic", which reads as follows:

"A gay survivor of a Christian cult finds new purpose in LGBT activism and attends Columbia University with the aim of becoming a journalist, only to find himself in a new cult devoted to “queerness,” anti-Zionism and anti-Western radicalism.

In 1983, Ben Appel is born into the Lamb of God, a Christian covenant community in Maryland. From an early age, his gender nonconformity is evident, and he is made to feel sinful and bad in God's eyes. When his parents’ marriage crumbles and his family is exiled from the sacred community, Ben is thrust into the real world, which he finds to be even less tolerant of “girly” boys than the Lamb of God.

Unable to reconcile his gay identity with his religious programming, he prays obsessively for God’s forgiveness and self-medicates with drugs and alcohol. Within a few years, his inner demons drive him to the edge of mental and emotional collapse.

Later, in recovery, Ben rebuilds his life and finds a new calling in LGBT activism, setting him on a path to the Ivy League and a hopeful career as a journalist. Finally, at the late age of thirty-three, he enters Columbia University, eager to join his progressive peers in their fight against right-wing authoritarianism. Yet he soon discovers that he has joined a new “sacred” community, one as conformist as the Christian cult of his childhood and as cruel as his middle school bullies. Even more frightening than this mob’s so-called progressive mentality is its rigid ideology—an illiberal orthodoxy that threatens the very principles of freedom and equality.

For resisting indoctrination into this new progressive cult—the Cult of Queer—Ben will once again face the shame and loneliness of excommunication. Only this time he will discover that true freedom can be found on the other side of exile, in a celebration of genuine diversity based on hard-won individual identity."

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Jan 22

Kevin Kiley's signature looks like a pair of swastikas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_K...

The signature of Republican Representative Kevin Kiley

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Jan 21

A small falcon or raptor, perched atop a street lamp with an oak tree and the clear blue sky behind it, shot from a low angle

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Jan 12

World's a fuck, share an island

The painting "Isle of the dead" by Swiss painter Arnold Bocklin. Specifically the third version. A small horseshoe shaped island juts out of a calm sea, made of pale stone into which doors and a pier are carved. A small, dark copse of cedars stands in the middle of the island. In the foreground is a small boat with a rower wearing black and a standing figure wearing white.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Nov 12

Hard to pick just one...

A promotional screenshot from "Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea", an animated show from the early 80s. In the illustration we see a tall, dark-skinned man, a woman in a futuristic headpiece to his left, a young boy and girl to his right, and a pair of bipedal, yellow space critters with rectangular tails. The group strides across a moon-like landscape, backlit by a massive red sun which casts shadows before them. A space pod is seen to the left of the picture, zipping down from high above.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Nov 10

Schumer's Cave seems exquisitely timed to rob the Democratic party of momentum and sling the Narrative right back in Republican favor. You couldn't time it better if you had a fucking sextant. Fox was beginning to buckle. Fox.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Nov 10

Maybe? I'm still seeing it, but my repost shows it as deleted. Weird. Oh, well, I have a screenshot!

A screenshot of a skeet from the author emptywheel.bsky.social that reads as follows:

"I feel like this needs to be said, bc some big accounts are missing it.

The people feeling the pain of the shutdown:

Govt workers furloughed or working for free (Lots in VA)
Flights (note flight over private v. commercial @katieporteroc.bsky.social won)
40M losing SNAP

v

20M on ACA subsidies"

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Nov 6

I'm gonna save so much money on ink...

A "Staff Squid", the color of a purple night sky, floats above the ground. It has gold eyes, a vertical stripe of gold along its head, a gold ring on a tentacle, and a stylish gold ring through one of its head-fins. It holds a glittering wooden staff, topped with a brassy crescent moon, which sparkles with arcane power.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Sep 26

My project for the evening. First time making a costrel. Happy with the embossing, but I need to do it on both sides; embossing this much actually widens the embossed piece just enough to make the two pieces no longer line up.

A paper template of a round-bodied water bottle, sitting atop a cutting pad.

Two pieces of thick vegetable-tanned leather, cut out in the same round-bellied shape as the paper template.

One of the pieces of cut leather with an embossed pattern. A pair of curved oak leaves flank a cluster of honeycomb

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Sep 18

Wait, so... this?

A still from the movie Hot Fuzz showing a cop named Danny Butterman, played by Nick Frost, loading shells into a pump-action shotgun while shaking his head and saying 'Shame'.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Sep 17

An animated gif of Bingo, an anthropomorphic red heeler puppy from the show Bluey, repeatedly pushing the green 'Y' button of a Yes/No keychain with a look of utter childlike joy on her face.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Sep 10

Aha, found another from the now-empty Twitter account CAllotropy.

A template featuring a young wizard rendered in a cartoonish style.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Sep 9

Yeah, here is the screenshot

A screenshot showing a scam account impersonating another. The fake name is bosoz0kucat

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Sep 7

I love the skull face paint. So intimidating!

An orange Space Invader with skull-shaped face paint

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Aug 29

Whipped these up over the last few nights. They're a smaller model, but there are a few folks in town who dont fit in "normal" cuffs.

A pair of green leather cuffs with silver buckles.

A pair of green leather cuffs with silver buckles.

A pair of green leather cuffs with silver buckles.

A pair of green leather cuffs with silver buckles.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Aug 16

My silver cat, Maggie, enjoying a sunbeam on my craft table.

A silver-gray cat lies on a cluttered craft table, enjoying the sun through a window.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Jul 24

I only want one card to be in the upcoming Universes Beyond Spider-Man set. Not Spider Noir, not Spider-Ham, not Miles or Gwen.

A poster for the 2007 comedy film 'Italian Spiderman' featuring a robust, mustachioed man in a domino mask, wearing slacks, Italian loafers, and a red sweatshirt bearing a crude spider symbol. He's sitting in a retro chair-pod and holding a shotgun propped vertical on one knee.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Jul 20

Another pic of my leather storage, after doing a bit more straightening. Moved the last few things off the shelf and then moved that shelf into another room.

A blueprint rack filled with rolls of leather, sitting between a small closet and a glowing blue desktop PC

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Jul 20

My new leather storage solution! A blueprint rack!

A low rack for storing blueprints, filled instead with rolls of leather. In the background is a computer desk and bookshelf.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Jun 4

A friend of mine is teaching watercolors! I'm trying to spread the word. She's a patient teacher and a talented artist; if you're in Tallahassee, consider taking a class!

Water and Wonder, a gentle start in watercolor. 2.5 hours at "A Load Of Crafts" on West Pensacola Street, Tallahassee FL

Class dates June 5th, 7th, 12th, and 14th

Taught by @cd846art on instagram

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Feb 17

thehill.com/media/514849... Oops, finger slipped. So clumsy.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Feb 10

If you see this, post kitty

A silver-gray cat lying on her side in a cat bed, looking at the viewer.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Feb 10

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Jan 26

Found this handsome fellow when I took out my garbage bins last night. I walked him to the garden so he could enjoy the bugs my porch light attracts.

Goldgrave@goldgrave· Nov 13

Another leather project. This one is a first crack at a pattern I got from www.tonyallenbernier.com I like his aesthetic, but I am tempted to tinker to make it fit my workload and preferred hardware.