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@polychromie

they/them, anti-cis activist

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Sid@polychromie· 6d

So it turns out my cat is also a WPBL fan!

Winky, a big brown/black tabby with white chunks, lays on the couch and watches baseball on a laptop

Sid@polychromie· 22d

We have GOT to do something about Seattle home/land prices. What even is this. $100,000? For a chunk of someone's front yard right on MLK? www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

A screenshot showing an aerial view of a lot. The lot is a small triangle across someone's front yard right up against a major road. It's not a place any sane person would build a home.

Sid@polychromie· 29d

#ShittyCameraChallenge July 12 and 13: the #charmera might be shitty but it's fun. I also need to put some tape over the flash.

an electrical transformer box with part of a wheatpasted anti ice flyer, wings and a halo, a smoking cartoon dog, the tag LOPPZ (i think?), and SHARPIE with an arrow going around the corner.

a tabby cat looks at the camera with his tail blurred from motion. a tan dog with white socks walks away from the camera towards water bowls.

an electrical panel with a sad face and a smiley face drawn on it. it's padlocked shut.

a section of a mural with a black background and white lines showing orbits. part of Venus and the label is showing. Earth is also shown, with an arrow labeled "You Are Here."

Sid@polychromie· Jul 12

#ShittyCameraChallenge July 10 and 11: work! And a jaunt to Alki! And more dog walks! My partner and my gf and some friends are ordering charmeras too, Kodak should sponsor me.

A view looking out over a residential neighborhood, with power lines, lots of trees, and a partly cloudy sky

Looking through a decorative door grille to a view of some parked cars and a brick wall

A sailboat on calm water with hills in the distance and a mostly clear sky

Pigeons on a power line silhouetted against clouds and blue sky. a corner of a roof and the tops of trees are also visible

Sid@polychromie· Jul 10

#ShittyCameraChallenge July 8 and 9: the school is nearly empty and I FINALLY got a picture of a bee having a snack that the #charmera didn't manage to fuck up. Or maybe the bee just stayed still long enough, hard to say!

some bolts and nuts sit on a dusty and tan shelf in front of an orange wall

looking through double doors into a gym. there is a stop sign reading "STOP NO PUBLIC ACCESS" on the door mullion. "BOYS GYM 143" is stenciled on the door frame. inside the gym there is a table visible, plaques and photos on the walls, an old basketball hoop, and a partially disassembled climbing wall.

A square hole in an orange tiled floor. there is thick concrete below the tile, and below that an old wood ladder reaches down to the ground, which is dirt with some tarps and plastic on it.

Sid@polychromie· Jul 8

#ShittyCameraChallenge July 6 and 7: toodling around the neighborhood and back at work. 5 day weekend was not long enough!

an american flag zip tied to a temp chain link fence in front of a window. next to the flag a piece of cardboard is zip tied to the fence with a marker on it. Written on the cardboard is "Please Sign Flag Name/Country"

A green donation bin with yellow graffiti on it reading "Seattle" and with a sketchy space needle and skyscraper

a wall with "STAFF LOUNGE" stenciled above a space where upper and lower cabinets have been removed & the walls are discolored. There is a handmade wood sign reading "My Kitchen" and the wall is discolored. you can see the remains of some of the lower cabinets still in place and a piece of plywood leaning against the wall.

a school photo of a young girl lies on an asbestos tile floor surrounded by random wood debris.

Sid@polychromie· Jul 5

#ShittyCameraChallenge days 4 and 5: ok so it's more neighborhood shots, what do you want from me?

an old exterior wall with paint in various shades of purple, green, and yellow swatched on it.

A sticker on a pole in front of a wood fence. The sticker says "Be careful with each other so we can be dangerous together! Anarchy means mutual care and attack!" with an illustration of three people sitting down and cuddling while a cat paws at one of their feet. There is an anarchy symbol in the bottom right.

a sign on a wood telephone pole with layers of rusted staples, paper scraps, and spray paint. Behind the pole is a road, a brick building, and a partly cloudy sky. The sign is pink and ripped so it says "YOU CAN FINALLY STOP WIPING."

A convex mirror on a metal pole. behind it are some evergreen bushes, blue & yellow balloons, a blue sky with some clouds, and power lines. Reflected in the mirror is a tan brick building, sidewalk with dead grass around it, and Sidney and Teeter.

Sid@polychromie· Jul 4

#ShittyCameraChallenge day 3: afternoon vibes. Also, Teeter found a squirrel and couldn't believe it didn't want to play. Tomorrow I will hopefully go somewhere different from work, hellish weddings, and dog walks for pictures!

A tree that has been pruned so all the branches go up in a V shape. Behind it is a metal sign pole and some rose bushes. Below the tree is the blurry face and thick neck of Teeter the tan/white/black pit as she hops up towards a squirrel (not visible). There is something very wrong with how the camera did the focus here.

Another shot of the tree, sigh, and bushes, but this shows teeter standing in the bark and looking up alertly. Her tail is curled to one side and she looks ready to jump again. there is also a "keep your dogs out of this planted area" sign behind her.

two skinny cedar trees right next to each other. a squirrel is on one, head down, looking right at the camera.

two red onions that have been set in a raised planter bed. they are sprouting.

Sid@polychromie· Jul 4

#ShittyCameraChallenge day 2: vibes around the neighborhood in the morning. If you notice what day I posted these that's transphobic.

The side of a little free pantry with thank-yous written in various pens. They say things like "you're a lifesaver...literal calorie christ!" and "THANK YOU!!! ♡ 😊"

King County Metro Route 60 stops at a crosswalk

A chain link fence with a decorative swirly top on the pole. behind it is a brick building with graffiti. there are also trees and the sky is bright white which is fucking with the leaves in front of it.

Two crows with treats in their mouth stand in some half-dead grass on either side of a tree

Sid@polychromie· Jul 2

#ShittyCameraChallenge day 1: playing with the #charmera at work! There's a lot to look at in a building being demolished.

a brown building with a white inset with the address 5523 under a small wall lamp. There is a blue sign with white lettering reading "dental clinic." on the side of the building is a ripped Clarins poster reading "MIEUX BRONZER EN EMBELLISSANT SA PEAU." There is a lotion bottle and two white ladies looking at each other on it, as well as some graffiti. Beyond the building is a sidewalk with trees and a street with several cars.

scaffolding erected in an auditorium. The curtain is just visible behind the scaffolding, and you can see a couple construction workers working on putting the scaffolding together.

A small room with a radiatior, chalkboard, and a window. There is wiremold running along the wall and the edge of a table and an air handler are visible.

A counter scattered with loose keys. There is a window, beyond which is a brightly lit corridor with various items leaned against the wall. keys are hung from the frame around the window and a cabinet door is open, revealing various keys on hooks.

Sid@polychromie· Jul 2

We're out for our weekly French fry/learning other humans aren't too scary outing and they're watching the world cup inside. Everyone cheered and this was her reaction

Teeter, a tan and white pit mix, sits awkwardly on the sidewalk with her ears back and an expression of discomfort on her face. She's wearing a harness and a collar and a leash is coming from behind her shoulder towards the camera

Sid@polychromie· Jun 17

More fun with the Charmera! #shittycamerachallenge

a :| face drawn on a telephone pole. there are some parked cars in the background. it's a very low quality picture

A lime bike on the sidewalk. Its shadow is cast across the sidewalk. there is a car parked up near the sidewalk and some grass. the picture is low quality.

a grey-blue house and a red-brown house with yellow trim. strung between them are lights and a wood peace sign. the sky behind the red-brown house is blue but the camera kind of fucked up the light balance

a water fountain covered up with a black garbage bag, set in a blue inset in an otherwise white wall. Next to it is a mural of Aki Kurose in shades of blue, with "If you don't have peace within yourself, learning cannot take place. -Aki Kurose, Seattle teacher and peace activist". Part of the paint on the mural is chipped off. The picture is low quality.

Sid@polychromie· May 23

Love my Charmera, 1.6 of the finest megapixels available in every picture. It fits in my pocket so I always have it when I want to take a funny little picture without using my phone. #ShittyCameraChallenge #Charmera

Wood fronted steps overgrown with grass and weeds in between dirty concrete walls, leading up to more overgrown grass and weeds and then a glassed in porch and a glass door on an old house in disrepair. A low quality photo

A crow on a power line in front of an apartment building. The sky is blue but the sun is behind one of the buildings so there is a big white circle and the colors are a little messed up.

Sid@polychromie· May 15

Pocket size camera hell yeah

Holding a very small camera on a keychain (Kodak charmera)

Sid@polychromie· Feb 14

Went to a t4t art show last night. I love trans people, we are the best.

Two collages on a white wall. The top one is in the nonbinary flag colors and says "I didn't know love could be this way". The bottom is in the trans flag colors and says "I didn't know love should be this way".

Zoomed in on the art info:
Egg
To Be Known, 2026
acrylic on canvas, unframed diptych 20"x20" $70

"To Be Known" is a statement on coming out late in life and the beauty and joy found in T4T/T4NB relationships found after finding yourself. Prior to T4T love, I thought that perhaps I was broken, or something was missing within me. But after finding community and heart within romantic and unromantic T4T relationships I am truly found.

Sid@polychromie· Dec 2

It's advent calendar season!! This year I have the Adagio Tea calendar, the Ikea chocolates one, and Teeter has freeze dried chicken from tjoes. Pumpkin spice tea: boring, tastes like black tea that was held near some cinnamon. White choc/vanilla truffle: fine Chicken: scary at first, but good

A white chocolate truffle on a paper towel, a pumpkin spice tea bag wrapper, and a cup of tea in a mug with a trans flag lightning bolt on a wood table.

A very cute tan and white pit mix takes chicken treats from my hand. She has a big worry wrinkle in her forehead and her abandoned breakfast sitting on the ground next to her.

Sid@polychromie· May 15

Went to the shelter "just to meet her" and now I live with Teeter.

A medium sized dog. Fawn body with white socks and chest, black nose and mouth, and button ears. She's standing near the front door with her front legs together, back legs apart, and looking at the camera.

Sid@polychromie· Mar 25

March issue of the onion newspaper came today and the front page was perfectly on point

Front page of the March 2025 onion newspaper, showing the headline "unpopular Pete hegseth forced to drink lunch alone" under a picture of Pete hegseth himself holding a bottle on a brown paper bag with "Pete" on it and sitting alone at a lunch table. The fold cuts right across his mouth which looks very silly

Sid@polychromie· Mar 10

As Sandy continues to decline I'm just constantly struck by how lucky I've been to have such a wonderful dog in my life. There is really nothing quite like taking a chance on a dog you meet at an adoption fair.

An old tricolor hound lays on a thick dog bed. Much of her fur is faded and she has a large tumor visible on her head but she's still the best girl around

Sid@polychromie· Jan 26

Taking the dog to a sniffspot every week has become one of the best things I do.

Sandy standing with her mouth open, tongue out, and ears perked up on grass. There's an orange ball next to her and bright sun and shade.

Sandy mid stride with her ears bouncing. She's going in an entirely different direction than her ball.

Sid@polychromie· Jan 19

Why is he shaped like this?

A tabby and white cat sits extremely awkwardly on his butt with his back paws extended out and his spine in almost a perfect c shape. He is glaring at the camera.

Sid@polychromie· Jan 18

I keep meaning to eat and then moving furniture instead but I have a vision and I'm executing it (maybe)

A somewhat disassembled living room. The bookshelves along one wall are full and some of the tables around the edges are set up but the rest is a chaotic pile of dog beds, electronics, craft supplies, and a tv/tv stand getting ready to move.

Sid@polychromie· Dec 26

And of course the most beautiful girl in the world got all her treats, including the giant one for the 25th. She ate them all which is great because she's been eating less and less lately.

Sandy in her cone looking at treats on my outstretched hand: 2 stars, 4 circles, 2 squares, and one giant bone shaped one

Sandy on her cone taking treats off my hand

A closeup of Sandy's face surrounded by her cone, giving puppy dog eyes to ask for more treats

The cat laying on the couch cuddled up to a throw pillow and looking confused and/or murderous

Sid@polychromie· Dec 26

I was not vibing with the concept of jam for the last week so I'm going to do the last 6 days of my advent calendar RIGHT NOW. Here's the lineup.

6 tiny jars of bonne maman spread on a wood tabletop. Top row: cherry honey, apricot orange blossom, white nectarine peach. Bottom row: mirabelle plum linden blossom, pineapple passion fruit, pear cocoa nibs

Sid@polychromie· Dec 19

Back to squares for the girl! She refused to take this from my hand but she did eat it.

Sandy lays on the floor looking at my hand and the treat I'm holding. Off to the side the cat is halfway out of frame and sleeping soundly.

Sid@polychromie· Dec 19

Day 18: caramel coffee. Putting this on bread was an insane choice in retrospect. Also I'm gonna say it, I pronounce it carmel and I think they should have called it coffee caramel spread. It would be delicious on ice cream but again I put it on stale white bread bc I'm not too smart.

A tiny jar of bonne maman caramel coffee spread on a wood tabletop. Unlike normal jars it has a blue checked lid instead of a red one.

Sid@polychromie· Dec 18

More stars for girlypop

Sandy laying down and taking star shaped treats from my hand. I am sitting in her dog bed bc she won't.

Sid@polychromie· Dec 18

Day 17: strawberry wild strawberry. It's fucking strawberry jam. Boring. Dependable.

A tiny jar of bonne maman strawberry wild strawberry spread on a wood tabletop

Sid@polychromie· Dec 17

And for the most beautiful and perfect girl alive? Stars. And I tortured her with the festive headband as I have done yearly since 2012. This year the headband broke so I think that's a win for her.

Sandy laying down with a somewhat broken reindeer antler headband on. She's taking star treats from my hand and doesn't look super pleased about things

Sid@polychromie· Dec 17

Day 16: mixed berry spread. It's raspberry blackberry blueberry and the first two of those are my favorite types of jam so you know I'm enjoying it