evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net

I keep getting offers from randos offering to setup various crypto currency things to sponsor me or curl.

I will NEVER agree to have my name associated with any crypto currency efforts/scams. There's no room for debate. A hard no.

Sometimes, I find that writing poetry is the only way to make sense of things.

The Lined Page

Stay away from windows, the message said.
I gave her daughters my Star Wars figures.
Now they and her defiant husband hide.
Her last post spoke of the deep jolt
As missiles erupted the towers in the sand,
Of air becoming flame, transmuting hope to glass.

Once every couple of years, someone you know will decide they are serious about photography. They will publicly share their deeply unimpressive photos and you will have to pretend they are good. Don't worry, it usually passes in time.

Quilt top done, sandwich made on kitchen floor as it wouldn't fit on the table, and the pins get stuck in the carpet 😅 I've ordered some cream thread to quilt it with, going with a simple diagonal pattern I think.

Happy international #womensday

A reminder on International Women's Day that trans women are women, and that true feminism is intersectional.

#internationalwomensday #transwomenarewomen #intersectionalfeminism

I was looking through yesterdays flower photos for a silent Sunday post, but I definitely failed. I think this one is quite noisy.

#sillyScribbles #bloomScrolling #nonsense

Lunchtime run.

Had to visit the @WedaleBooks, so difficult 😆 so we made a virtue of a necessity and did the run up to the Broch and had to seek sustenance in The Wild Hare Cafe. 8k but steep, mainly tracks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Castle_Broch

Anns an t-saoghal chuthach, dhona seo, tèarmann beag sìthe agus socair.

#Stow #ScottishBorders #Broch #running #BorderCollie #Books #DogsOfMastodon #Gaeilge

The robin came to say hello when I was gardening too, although it refused to pause in a convenient spot where Friend could give it a boop so extraordinary measures were required.

#sillyScribbles #bird #boop

You know the only way to tell if I've really been gardening or not is whether a new feather folk appears on the timeline.

Tada!

#sillyScribbles #featherFolk

RE: https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/116186829550751203

A great read!

"I never expected to find my news from strangers on a federated social network that half the internet has never heard of. I never expected a lot of things. But there's something quietly beautiful about a place where people just... share what they know. No brand deals, no engagement metrics, no algorithm nudging you toward rage. Just someone who spent twenty years studying Arctic policy posting a thread at 2 AM because they think you should understand what's happening. It's the internet I was promised in 1996. It only took thirty years and the complete collapse of American journalism to get here."

The creepy system that serves you targeted ads has been used by the government to track peoples' locations, new reporting confirms. https://eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/targeted-advertising-gives-your-location-government-just-ask-cbp

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/116178635828161083

This is why blocking ads and trackers is not just a suggestion. It should be a baseline of your online existence.

Top tip for the day: find a mossy hole and a book.

#sillyScribbles #bookstodon #mosstodon

Had a nice walk out at the seaside at Marske. Can't beat a bit of sea air and some spring sunshine