Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)

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Trans-Femme library worker. Queer Gengar Pop-Punk Energy. Some might say, “a brazen little hussy”. Zoomorphic Elf. All views on this page are my own and don't reflect those of my employer. Www.linktr.ee/thevinylbook

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Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· 28d

I don’t know, it’s Tuesday, i haven’t posted in a few days, I looked cute in my MCR shirt and earrings themed to match it… what else do you want?

Violet sitting slightly leaned to the left, wearing a light black tee showing an illustration of a rainbow and a cityscape outline. In cursive above the rainbow it reads, DRAAG. Below the rainbow it reads, A PLACE THAT EXISTS. Violet is wearing her rainbow lanyard with flair, her earrings are teddy bears dressed like Pierrot clowns. Violets sea green hair is so curly and waves, draped slightly over her iridescent glasses frames.

Violet sitting slightly leaned to the left, looking up and slightly off to the left, wearing a light black tee showing an illustration of a rainbow and a cityscape outline. In cursive above the rainbow it reads, DRAAG. Below the rainbow it reads, A PLACE THAT EXISTS. Violet is wearing her rainbow lanyard with flair, her earrings are teddy bears dressed like Pierrot clowns. Violets sea green hair is so curly and waves, draped slightly over her iridescent glasses frames.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jul 6

I love you Armand, you messy messy man. #IWTV

A meme from the office, the top part of the meme is a screencap from The Office with hands holding out two images. One image is a stock photo of a cap pushing a cup of water off a counter, the image next to it is Assad Zaman as Armand in The Vampire Lestat, his piercing orange eye staring straight at you. The caption for the top half of the meme is
"Corporate needs you to find the difference between this picture and this picture".
The bottom half of the meme is the next scene of The Office with Jenna Fisher looking straight to camera and the caption reads: "they're the same image”

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jul 5

It’s going to be a while before I get over my mom absolutely roasting me with this text (Yes I’m taking the spinner to try it)

A text message from Violet’s mom, the first text reads: “Do you want this? I see it has been opened, but knowing Bubbies kitchen experience, I doubt that it was used more than once lol.”

It is followed by a picture of a slightly worn salad spinner box.

The text message after that reads: “It made me think of you guys because you use a lot of cheese, and I see you can use it to shredded cheese”

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jul 3

Forgive me being super selfish and bragging for one post.

With Pride month having finished I want to take 1 post to brag and be proud of me. This Pride was my first as a co-chair of my system’s LGBTQIA Services Committee, it was a lot of work to make all the outreach events happen but we did it. The big achievement for me, getting my library system to table at Trans Pride for the first time. I set that goal last November, I wrote lots of emails, coordinated with our outreach office, and worked the table for the whole event. the reception was amazing (as I hoped it would be), I’m sure we’ll be back again next year. My pal/colleague and I have a half-day trans comics fest we’re running for the library at the end of August, the internal reception and anticipation is beyond what I could ask for. My co-chairs and I have meetings set to discuss the new guidelines for supporting city employees in transition, along with getting our central branch to make more accessible gender-neutral restrooms for staff.

When I started at my system a decade ago I was bi and desperately trying to be cis, because of this committee and my library work I have found myself, my sweet little bi trans self who loves being me. I have these amazing opportunities now and I love that, I hope that my work is making it easier for others to follow suit, I hope I’m making sure the doors are open for all. In an absolutely dogshit world, hooray for a small bit of joy and progress.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 28

First true wear of the Lambchop dress for my spouse’s birthday party. Matching earrings of course, My Chem girly mag tee, and a purple shimmer to go with all the colors (and to match the color of BTS).

Violet in pink tights under a big flowy pinafore made from vintage 90’s Lambchop and Friends bed sheets. She’s fanning the dress out to show it off, she’s also wearing a tee for the band My Chemical Romance made to look like a 90s style girl magazine cover. Violet has on earrings with illustrations of the 3 main Lambchop and Friends puppets, her heart-shaped frames, and a soft purple shimmer eyeshadow.

Violet in a big flowy pinafore made from vintage 90’s Lambchop and Friends bed sheets. She’s leaning into the camera to show details like how shes wearing a tee for the band My Chemical Romance made to look like a 90s style girl magazine cover. Violet has on earrings with illustrations of the 3 main Lambchop and Friends puppets, her heart-shaped frames, and a soft purple shimmer eyeshadow.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 28

The only photos I was able to take at the sapphic pool party, left before and right after… rest assured I had a lovely time and looked ever so cute.

Violet, looking so cute in a dark blue tanktop, her skin is glowing, she has big chunky flower earrings on. Her chin-length greenish-blue hair is tussled into cute waves as it cascades over her heart-shaped frames. Shes holding her left hand up to her forehead in a v-shape peace sign.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 26

Hmmm… I don’t know how to feel about this

A photo of Violet’s quiz results: 83% woke, 69% Neo-Luddite, 64% Doomer, and 69% Davos which means she’s closest to Ed Zitron

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 24

Things my wife thinks would easily trick me into a trap.

A wooden box propped up by a stick, a rope is attached to the stick leading off screen. Under the opening to the box is a coupon to buy one Wetzel’s Pretzles and get one free.

A wooden box propped up by a stick, a rope is attached to the stick leading off screen. Under the opening to the box is a text box reading: “A clothing swap/bake sale for pet players hosted at a pinball arcade during its "sensory friendly" hours”

A wooden box propped up by a stick, a rope is attached to the stick leading off screen. Under the opening to the box is a text box reading: “A :30 teaser of a new My Chemical Romance release with no music and no information on what's being teased.”

A wooden box propped up by a stick, a rope is attached to the stick leading off screen. Under the opening to the box is a text box reading: “A "treasure chest" full of spider rings and bouncy balls that you're allowed to pick a prize from if you do your classwork quietly”.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 23

Today is 14 years since I moved to LA. As rock bottom as I could get, suicidal, yet somehow I found the ability to take my mom’s offer to pack up my shit and move in with my family. I can’t thank her enough for that. Love to you 22 y/o me, you did your best with the tools you had, we’re better now.

A screenshot from Facebook dated June 23 2012, the caption reads: Mission Accomplished. It’s attached to a photo of a gray Saturn Ion with Utah license plates and a ton of bumper stickers.

A side by side photo. Left is Violet at 22, slightly spikey fauxhawk hair, an awful chin strap beard, she’s wearing a Pokémon tee and looking at a plaster sculpt of Rhett Butler. Left side is Violet now at 36, gray tanktop with a rainbow pattern on it, wearing a black pinafore, purple turtle earrings, subtle makeup, looking so pretty with the new beginnings of her nixie haircut.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 21

Yesterday I finally got my work to table with the community resources at Trans Pride and all I got was this trans flag cannoli (And a deep sense of accomplishment and pride for myself and the work I do)

A selfie of Violet holding up a cannoli. She’s wearing a tie dye rainbow tee, her rainbow lanyard adorned in various novelty buttons and pins, a trans flag tied around her neck like a cape. The cannoli is in a red and white checkerboard cardboard container. The cannoli has pastel blue filling with white and red sprinkles on the ends.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 19

2/2

Violet showing off her new hair cut, evened out sides and back with the top trimmed and wavy, with her right hand under her chin.

Violet showing off her new hair cut facing to the right, evened out sides and back with the top trimmed and wavy, with her right hand under her chin.

Violet showing off her new hair cut while facing to the right, evened out sides and back with the top trimmed and wavy, with her right hand in a peace sign.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 19

New (gender affirming) hair cut is here. 1/2

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 16

Made myself into a gif because it’s nice to be vain during Pride.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 15

Walked in the Pride parade with my work yesterday and had a very nice time. I can’t wait to see all the photos our pr people were snapping. For now, enjoy this amazing photo my pal snapped before the parade.

Violet in a tie dye tee, she’s holding and sipping an iced coffee with her left hand, right hand is holding a big clacky hand fan. The art on the fan is the progress pride flag with the text reading “What’s Your Queery?”. Violet has a trans pride flag tied around her neck like a cape, she has trans flags painted on her cheek. Pick ducks in cowboy hats are the earrings she’s wearing along with her heart shaped frames.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 13

Sometimes you go to the queer clothing swap and someone has brought a mint set of Lambchop sheets. So you commission your pal to make you a dress, and she’s the best, like best of the best. So now you get to live your very best PBS girlie life.

Violet in a pinafore made from sheets of the children’s character Lambchop. The sheets have various illustrations of the lamb puppet Lambchop, some sitting some laying, some with a little butterfly floating by. The dress has straps made from the sheets too, and Violet is smiling holding ends of the dress up to fully fan it out.

Hanging on a hanger is a pinafore made from sheets of the children’s character Lambchop. The sheets have various illustrations of the lamb puppet Lambchop, some sitting some laying, some with a little butterfly floating by.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· Jun 1

Happy Pride, sometimes it’s a 36 year journey of “well in hindsight…”s and beating self-doubt. Here’s to finally being a sweet trans-femme and constantly happy to actually be present and enjoy being in my body.

A 6 image grid of Violet. Top left is her at 3 or 4 doing a big arm out gesture in a family photo like she’s in a musical. Top middle is her at 7 with a Barbie doll of Esmeralda from The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. Top left is a grid of her at 26 trying on various paisley dresses from Caroline to make her happy when she was sick. Bottom left is her at 27 dressed just like Andi from Pretty In Pink for a showing of that movie. Middle bottom is her now dressed in a black velvet dress and green bow with pretty red emo eye makeup. Bottom right is her now in a Monchichi shirt and black pinafore with cute subtle purple eyeshadow.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 29

I did it, I made it through my first full week in my new position.

Violet taking a selfie with her head slightly cocked to the left, her green hair falling over her glasses. Shes in a heather gray tee, her rainbow lanyard with various queer and pop-culture pins on it, and her iridescent frames. Shes got her right hand up in a peace sign.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 26

2 new bumper stickers on my car (vintage shaved legs one and a new puppet one from Ragmop and Goose), I think my car finally gives a good idea of the queerdo who drives it.

The trunk of Violet’s car, top left is a bumper sticker that reads I ❤️ A Good Book A Sweet Treat & A Fun Little Craft. Top right is a bumper sticker with a trumpet sketch and reads: KEEP HONKING! I’M LISTENING TO SKA AND YOU'RE IN THE BAND NOW. Bottom left bumper sticker has an illustration of a disposable razor and reads: for this I shaved my legs? Bottom right is a bumper sticker that in colorful letters with illustrated eyes on the letters and reads: HONK IF YOU LOVE PUPPETS.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 24

I also went to the desert for 2 days with my spouse and it was lovely. Can’t recommend The Station and The Crotchet Museum enough. On the way back we hit up Cabazon Dinos and had a blast. I love my gay little life.

Violet and Caroline posed all cute in front of a 2 story tall cowboy statue. It’s holding a tailpipe that reads Joshua Tree Calif on it. Violet is in a black tee, denim vest, and pastel rainbow skirt. Caroline is in a colorful abstract pattern dress and red beret

Violet in her denim jacket, Monchichi tee, and pink pinafore. Shes posing with a popped hip and holding up a peace sign with one hand. Behind her is an2 story tall t-Rex statue, its greet and its belly is blue with white text reading Let Love Bloom.

Caroline in a human sized greenish blue egg. She’s peeking through the decorative hole in it and making a pouty face.

Caroline and Violet taking a selfie in front of 2 brontosaurus statues. One is pink and one is blue, they’re fashioned in a way that they’re looking at each other and their necks almost form a heart shape. Caroline is in a yellow tee and sunglasses, Violet is in a brown tee with a Monchichi illustration and her denim jacket.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 24

Ghoul’s Day Out at the “Helena Church” was fun as hell, A+ job to me for making sure we took some photos on my old ‘08 digicam. It’s one of the best parts of my life to be the pretty arm candy girlfriend to a babe like @satinelabelle.bsky.social .

Violet and Satine posed at a grand church pulpit. Satine is in a cheerleader outfit soiled to look bloody and dirty, Violet is in a black velvet dress with a Peter Pan color and green ribbon around her neck. They’re standing in mirror formation to each other and posing with a hand under their chins.

Violet and Satine sitting on the steps of a church chancel. Behind them are the letters MCR with lightbulbs in the letters illuminating them. Violet and Satine are posed looking serious and very very hot.

Satine and Violet sitting on the steps of a church, looking like the cool emo kids from theater class you always wanted to hang with.

Violet and Satine huddled close, taking a high in the air downward angled MySpace selfie:

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 23

Actual photo of me when I realized I was trans.

A photo of Violet, she’s standing in a human sized egg photo op, it’s greenish blue and says Cabazon Dinosaurs on it. She’s poking out of the cracked looking hole in the top, shrugging her shoulders and looking frustrated and confused.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 21

It’s tough being the cutest girl in Sky Valley/Palm Desert, but someone had to do it.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 18

First day at new branch with my new job title/duties. Vibes are saying “Hi, I love florals, but I also love sad pop-punk”

Violet wearing a blue tee for the band Wonder Years. It has a stained glass style illustration of a hand holding a hammer and a hand holding some flowers. Over that she has an unbuttoned green top with a floral illustration pattern on it. Her earrings today are big chunky daisies. She’s got her right hand up on a peace sign and the left in her pocket. Her hair is all cute and drooped over the right side of her heart shaped frames.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 17

2 years since I first put on an estrogen patch, now it’s injections for ease. Radical Trans Agenda? it’s just me, wanting to be a pretty wife, making an icebox pie to serve, while wearing a pinafore or sundress. Here’s to an ever brighter future of being a wonderful wife, girlfriend, Mx. Cat Mom.

A side-by-side of Violet, the left is her in a blue tee with a beard and slightly long hair, the right is her now with a pretty face and long floppy hair pushed to the right side.

Another side-by-side but this one is full body, both are Violet in a colorful tee, taking a mirror selfie, leaned slightly to the left. The left image has her with a short beard and the right is pretty and sans beard.

Another side-by-side full body, The left image has her in shorteralls with rainbow straps and a pinkish hat with a short beard; the right is pretty and sans beard while wearing a pastel rainbow skirt.

A screen cap of Ina Garten surrounded by lit candles, she’s wearing a witches hat. The subtitles have been edited to read: If you can't summon estrogen directly from hell, prescription is fine.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 16

“Violet, what’s that sketch you’re using as a display pic?” Oh that, it’s a sketch of Peppo and me that my pal left me on a farewell note. Reference was this video but with the hair color updated 💞💞💞

A sketch of Violet done on lined paper, she’s wearing overalls with rainbow straps, her oval shaped frames, and she has her green hair. Shes shown petting her cat tuxedo cat Geppetto, he’s looking up at her with his eyes closed in happiness and his cute little black spot on his chin visible.

A still from a video h of Violet petting Geppetto while he sits on her lap. she’s wearing overalls with rainbow straps, an orange color tank top, her oval shaped frames, and she has her purple hair. Shes petting her cat tuxedo cat Geppetto, he’s looking to the camera with his eyes closed in happiness and his cute little black spot on his chin visible.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 15

One of our volunteers is besties/neighbors with Cathy Guisewite, so she brought her over to meet me as a last day surprise. Cathy was the nicest, she brought a copy of her book and signed it me, and we talked so much. Incredibly thoughtful and kind and sweet.

Violet, standing against a hallway wall, crying with joy, hand over her mouth. She is watching as Cathy Guisewite is signing a copy of her book and doodling in it.

Violet beaming with joy as she holds Cathy’s book as Cathy stands next to her with her arm around Violet.

A sketch of Cathy (the comic character) arms outstretched and hearts emanating from her. There is a thought bubble coming from her with text reading, “To Violet With Love And AACK!”. Next to Cathy is her dog Electra, holding a balloon on a string. The balloon has text reading “WE LOVE LIBRARIES”. Cathy’s name and signature is under it along with the date.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 15

It’s my last day at my branch, Monday will be a new library branch with a new job title (yay promotion) and I’m doing SO good at not sobbing my eyes out to my friends about not working with them anymore.

Violet sitting in her car in a parking lot, she’s wearing a t-shirt with Belle from Beauty and the Beast on it, Violet has her denim vest on top of it. Her head is tilted slightly to the side and resting on her left hand. She looks so tired and a little wisftfully sad.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 15

Hi I was cute today, and I was very very sad that it’s almost my last day at this branch, but still smiling cause cute. that’s it… that’s the post.

Violet in a peach colored tee with illustrations of Untitled Goose Game on it. She’s got on dangly earrings with the faces of Lambchop, Charley Horse, and Hushpuppy on them, her heart-shaped frames, and her work lanyard that’s covered in gay ephemera buttons. Shes slightly leaned in the photo, her soft hair fluffy and falling over her right eye.

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 6

Guess who taught herself how to make sports cards?! Gonna hand em out to old pals when I run into em at our all-staff development day.

A sports card style image. There’s is a blurred background of library shelves, in front of that is a white rectangle frame with a clearer image of the shelves in it. An isolated image of Violet is present in the framing with a 3D sort of effect so her head seems to be popping out above the frame. Maroon text on a
White reads Book Jockeys bellow her. Bellow that is her thin title (Library Assistant), and bellow that with white text on a maroon background is her name. A fake thin version of her signature is “stamped” in the card, and the top left of the card reads 2026, the top right reads #25

A duplicate of the front, except instead of Violet in the frame, it’s some 2026 stats about her:

Years At Current System: 10 Yrs

Fl Oz Cold Brew Drank Per Day: 40 Fl Oz

Average Time to Finish A Book: 5 Days

Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt)@violetsyard· May 1

Sometimes a library display is poignant and sometimes it’s something you and your buddy, “yes and”-ed each other into doing.