Nissa Mitchell

@nissamitchell

Musician, Writer, Designer—Shitposter. She/her.

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Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jul 9

Their America: Driving a large SUV 20 minutes to the chain grocery store to buy second-rate jarred salsa and sad chips for “couples game night.” My America: Riding a Dutch bike 2 blocks to a Mexican market to get three different fresh salsas, chips, and guacamole to feed my gay-ass tabletop group.

Nissa’s Dutch bike (Gazelle Tour Populair), with her Clarijs panniers loaded down with more chips and salsa than a family could eat in a week, posed in front of La Casa Market in South Minneapolis. The image is evocative of the American dream, and its necessarily socialistic and pluralistic approach to living a good life.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jul 9

If anyone is wondering whether @mcbl.bike is still endorsed by the opossum community in south Minneapolis, the answer is: yes. This friendo, who I have named Ossum O’Possum, met me at the door to our garage tonight as I came back from mplsqueerbook.club.

A small, scraggly-haired opossum in a surprised stance standing on a black mat next to Nissa’s garage service door. His name is Ossum O’Possum, and he is very cute.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jul 5

Minneapolis isn’t perfect, but I’m very thankful for its relative affordability compared to many other “bikeable” cities, and that our infrastructure—despite gaps—makes running errands, eating dinner, and grabbing groceries with my kids viable by bike. No better bang for your buck in North America.

Two kids sitting in the front of a Bunch bike (front box cargo trike) packed in amidst grocery bags—and with a sun shade stretched over them—going down the Bryant Ave bikeway in south Minneapolis.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jul 5

“What’d you do for the 4th?” Oh, you know. @lauragmitchell.com and I went on a bike ride, met our friends’ cute dog, saw some other friends at the park, got Pho in St Paul, went for ice cream in NE Minneapolis, and then took a surprise shower on Hennepin Ave.

A selfie of Nissa and Laura in their garage right after getting home from a ride through a huge downpour. They’re both soaking wet with rain droplets on their skin. Nissa is making a surprised face, and Laura is excitedly waving in the background.

Another selfie of Nissa. Her hair is soaked except for where her helmet was, her tank top is soaked, and she’s covered in rain droplets. She’s making a face that says “holy fucking shit, god damn.”

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jul 1

How often, when driving a car, do you run across a friend, and then slow down and chat for a bit? It happens kind of a lot when you use bikes for transportation.

Two kids in the front of a (Bunch) cargo bike, next to another child and adult in a bakfiets (front box cargo bike).

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jul 1

Hey, dads. You uhh… okay? Do you… need to lateral walk about it?

A man in an orange shirt who decided randomly, at soccer practice, to do a lateral walk along the fence. He is crouched down with his hands pressed together in front of him.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jul 1

Sorry, still stuck on this. I’ve always thought “born this way” was a shit argument, and I can’t believe people still try it. Regardless of whether attraction and gender are innate and fixed, living a queer life *is* a choice—a choice prioritizing your wellbeing in the face of a hostile society. 1/4

Screenshot of part of an opinion piece. Highlighted section marked by asterisks.

But the broader trend of casting the queer net ever wider has muddled a once-clear public message about who gay people are. Being gay begins to look less like an inborn trait and more like a chosen ideology or aesthetic.

*Subsuming the fixed reality of gayness under the much more malleable banner of queerness undermines a core premise behind gay rights: that sexual orientation isn't chosen.* And polling suggests that premise is, indeed, being weakened; the share of Americans who believe people are born gay has declined over the past decade.

In a time of backlash, this is not a confusion that gay people can afford, especially those of us who live in red states and religious communities. In my work with the Reformation Project, which advocates the acceptance of same-sex relationships in the church, I have watched conservative Christians grow noticeably more guarded in recent years. Even those who had, however reluctantly,

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jun 21

Some people will say this REI ad was AI generated. I choose to believe that they have finally embraced the power of “reach around bars,” and acknowledged the bourgeois redundancy of having two pedals.

An ad from REI on instagram featuring a bike with garbled branding, drop bars coming off the back of the seat, and only one pedal/crank arm.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jun 20

Update: ready to go in the ice cream maker. I feel very justified in my pandemic purchase of an expensive Cuisinart ice cream maker with built-in compressor. Going to run four batches back to back tonight.

A bowl of strawberry ice cream mix and a bowl of strawberry sorbet mix on a black counter with narrow plastic ice cream containers behind them.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jun 20

Making two batches of strawberry ice cream and strawberry sorbet with 4 pounds of fresh strawberries. Mmm… maceration.

Two bowls of sliced strawberries mascerating on a black countertop.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jun 16

I have reached "My partner is sending me photos of Dutch-style bikes to identify" levels of Dutch bike obsession. If anyone is wondering, pretty sure it's a Public "C" series bike with the same paint job as the current C1.

A screenshot of a message with a photo of someone on a Dutch-style bike. The message reads, "Tour popular or something else?"

Close up of the bike in the original message—a person wearing a tan shirt and rolled up jeans rides the bike away from the camera. It has a front basket and rear rack. It's black, and has a derailleur.

The current Public C1. It has rim brakes, as well as the same striping and slightly swept-back bars as the one in the photo—but the C1 is a single speed, so it's either been modified, or it's a different C-series bike with the same paint job that's just not available currently (only the C1 currently comes in black).

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jun 15

More unhinged beer opinions on Reddit.

Screenshot of a Reddit post.

Title: No shade being thrown but, does anybody think Arbeiter is overrated?

Body: I visited and can't see them as top 5 brewery. Not even top 10

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Jun 12

Gazelle Tour Populair, now more (chain) glidery.

Nissa’s Gazelle Tour Populair parked in front of Cantern coffee shop on Bryant in Minneapolis. It now has a chainglider instead of its original fabric and frame chain case.

Close up of the chainglider on Nissa’s Gazelle Tour Populair after install.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· May 14

Important update: I have bangs now.

Nissa, sitting in a couch with black and white art behind her. She has bangs, and a look on her face that says “Hey, I have bangs now, look at me.”

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· May 8

I feel like I’m always making this analogy these days:

Nina Turner
@ninaturner
"I don't do politics"
Well baby, politics is going to do you, regardless.

misteranthrope
Voting 101: Nine people on a bus. Three vote to drive over a cliff. Two vote to go get ice cream. Four don't bother to vote. Everyone dies.

Like it or not, you're on the bus with everyone else.
Make your voice heard.

flipocrite
The Harm-Reduction approach means:
• It's not always about the ice cream
• The people abstaining for moral purity reasons ("I'd only vote for a VEGAN ice cream parlor!") are functionally equivalent to those abstaining because they are okay with either option
• The ice cream not being very good does NOT mean driving off the cliff is somehow better

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· May 6

My new water bottle arrived, and they threw in an extra item! I’m calling it a “wurse” (water purse)—they call it a “bottle sling” because they are allergic to good product names.

Nissa standing in front of the Ramen Kazama mural with a very fetching “wurse” outfitted in teal with a black water bottle.

A close-up of Nissa’s “wurse.” It holds water bottles like a purse holds femininity.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· May 3

When your kids know you’re the tooth fairy but insist you still do it, and wear fairy wings while doing it.

Nissa standing in a hallway with pajamas on and gold-lined fairy wings—about to slip some money under her oldest’s pillow.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Apr 19

I also paid $18 for what is quite possibly the worst Chicago dog (and soda) I’ve ever had. So, that really rounded the experience out nicely.

A lackluster Chicago dog in a to-go box sitting in Nissa’s hand at her gate at O’hare. A teal suitcase is in the background.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Apr 15

Today, my friends delivered a care package to our house—with flowers, sweet treats, packs of Pokemon cards for my kids, and a beautiful portrait of Marvin—and I started crying. Out of grief, absolutely. But also, the realization that the feeling of love and care was back stronger than ever. 4/4

A pencil and marker portrait of Nissa’s boxer puppy Marvin, who died tragically Monday evening.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Apr 14

The tree in question (or at least what will fit in a frame with the bark’s details clear):

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Apr 14

Tree people of Bluesky, what the heck are these things? They fall off our neighbor’s tree each spring and end up all over our yard. Located in South Minneapolis.

Small dark red “buds” in Nissa’s hand, from a neighbor’s tree.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Mar 23

Gonna edit Tom Petty’s Wikipedia to say he was pansexual and source it to the Full Moon Fever album cover.

Tom Petty’s Full Moon Fever album cover with the title and a black and white image of him overlaid on top of bands of pink, yellow, and blue.

The pansexual pride flag, with bands on pink, yellow, and blue.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Mar 15

A modern classic.

A tweet from @chillextremist saying, “When I’m in the suburbs for too long I start to think about dying” quote tweeted by @exhaustdata saying “Ten thousand dissertations all called “the American novel since 1945” reduced to a single sentence”.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Mar 6

Do I know anyone in the Twin Cities who is capable of soldering/repairing small wires? Or, does anyone know someone who is? I got a fun little Android handheld from China (Odin 2 Portal), their QA left something to be desired, and I haven't heard back from them. Happy to pay!

A speaker wire in an Odin 2 Portal that appears to have gotten caught on a screw standoff and cut when the device was assembled.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Mar 5

Poor little guy.

A window with a white cellular shade and wood trim around it, as well as a conspicuously large shadow toward the top being cast from the other side of the blind.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Feb 11

Like, look at this. This is art.

A screenshot from a nexplanon ad with a princess-like character looking longingly at a rugged knight like she both does and does not want to have his babies.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Dec 27

We’ve had one, yes… but what about second Christmas dinner?

Nissa looking curiously at the camera, standing in her kitchen.

Nissa sitting down in front of the oven/stove while cooking second Christmas dinner.

Second Christmas dinner: biscuits courtesy of Laura Mitchell, along with Nissa’s Mac and Cheese; mashed potatoes; from-scratch seitan Norwegian meatballs (kjøttkaker); and garlic, parmesan, and lemon green beans.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Dec 27

Tumblr’s still got it.

User akashicrecord on tumblr posts:

human pregnancy is so wild to me. like, you can just create another consciousness. and you can do it accidentally in the Cheesecake Factory parking lot

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Dec 18

Periodic reminder that the Minneapolis venue that began its life being used by the Minnesota National Guard, eventually became the home of the Minneapolis Lakers, and which later became a parking garage, is not called "The Armory." It is clearly The EARMORYE. It's right there in the logo.

Nissa Mitchell@nissamitchell· Dec 14

One of the only perks of having me as a friend/loved one is that sometimes I’ll make you ramen.