Nissa Mitchell

@nissamitchell.com

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Musician, Writer, Designer—Shitposter. She/her. https://nissamitchell.com/links/

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.
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.
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.
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.
Two kids in the front of a (Bunch) cargo bike, next to another child and adult in a bakfiets (front box cargo bike).
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.
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,
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.
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.
Two bowls of sliced strawberries mascerating on a black countertop.
A screenshot of a message with a photo of someone on a Dutch-style bike. The message reads, "Tour popular or something else?"
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’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.
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.”
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 standing in front of the Ramen Kazama mural with a very fetching “wurse” outfitted in teal with a black water bottle.
Nissa standing in a hallway with pajamas on and gold-lined fairy wings—about to slip some money under her oldest’s pillow.
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.
A pencil and marker portrait of Nissa’s boxer puppy Marvin, who died tragically Monday evening.
A big ole grey barked tree.
Small dark red “buds” in Nissa’s hand, from a neighbor’s tree.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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 looking curiously at the camera, standing in her kitchen.
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
The logo for "The Armory" with stacks of three horizontal lines on each side spaced at roughly the same distance as each of the letters are spaced from the others—giving the impression the stacked lines could be stylized "Es" missing their vertical lines.
From-scratch vegan roasted vegetable tonkotsu ramen in a white bowl. Tofu chasu, roasted tomatoes, roasted potatoes, roasted garlic, and ramen noodles in a dark vegan tonkotsu broth.
The Dreamstate Cafe bar (dark wood with warm lighting and comfy chairs) seen from the entrance right after opening for dinner service.
Half of a Chorizo Supreme burrito and a bunch of Pokémon cards on a table at Lito’s on Lake.
Message from Fair State Board: Dear members, It is with deep regret that we share this update regarding Fair State Brewing Cooperative. The Cooperative is no longer operating as a fully functioning business, which is why the board has not held an annual meeting or board elections this year.
A tray of chicken-fried seitan, made from scratch by Nissa. It looks caked up with breading and delicious.
A tray full of vegan sushi rolls—we got kappa maki (cucumber roll), vegan California rolls, spicy tofuna, and roasted sweet potato. A bit o’ wasabi is in the upper right.
Nissa and her youngest near the Loring Park sport courts for Twin Cities Pride Trunk or Treat. Nissa is dressed as a demon in a red off-the-shoulder dress with a black corset-ish belt. She has white ram horns and fake “fangs.” Her youngest is wearing a Victorian-inspired black and red “vampire” dress costume.
A black 1987 BMW 325i Coupe on the top of what appears to be a parking garage in middle America. It's incredibly sexy. Way sexier than literally anything on the road these days. God damn. Wow.
A pumpkin carved to resemble Gomez and Morticia Addams. Raul Julia era.
The start of the pumpkins at the Pumpkin Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo. Carved fake pumpkins hand from trees around a paved path lit by colored lights.
An expanse of a board on board privacy fence with a top 2x6 cap.
Wirecutter heading "The shirts our style experts think every closet needs" followed by a picture of 6 tops, only one in black, and all of them looking like something boring women would buy at the Gap.
A still from the music video for Iris by Goo Goo Dolls showing John Rzeznik with tousled hair and a worn leather jacket.
A 10-day weather forecast for Minneapolis showing lows around 12-16° and highs around 21-25°.
Two googly eyes affixed to card stock above a sketch of some lips rendered in blue pen. The effect is a very awkward and amazing face.
Illustration for the Twin Cities Bike Tour. A bike on a leaf in front of Minnehaha falls and the Minneapolis skyline. The bike depicted has handlebars that go backwards and curve down—not matching common bike bar shapes.
The grain belt sign sequentially lighting up and flashing. The top right corner border appears to be burnt out.
A child runs along the Midtown Greenway during the Greenway Glow in Minneapolis off to the side of a front loader cargo bike one of their moms (@lauragmitchell.com) is riding with their sibling. Asked if they are getting tired, they reply, “No! I haven’t had much exercise lately.”
A bathroom sign at the Melbourne airport labeled “female toilet.”
The back and legs of a man standing in line at Wooden Ship. His shorts still have the size sticker on them—and it’s bright red.
A paper sign made by children: Painted Rock Stand. NO SMOKING. Small, 10¢. Medium, 20¢. Large, $1.
A “women’s” bathroom sign with an illustration of a person in a strapless dress and heels—but their head is a seahorse head.
A massive plate of Käsespätzle that somehow evades war crime definitions, but just barely. Pre-packaged fried onions on top and all. A sad “mixed greens” salad is in the background.
Imitation “we’re not Nazis anymore” ribbons painted on the ceiling of Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas
Nissa’s new back gate as seen from the alley, a cedar board on board thingy.
Nissa’s black Gazelle Tour Populair posed in front of the front door to Canteen in South Minneapolis.
A bowl of “street corn chowder” with visible corn, peppers, and chunks of potato in a creamy base.
The front and back of Nissa’s business cards—with a blue stylized picture of her, the title “designer and manager” and her contact information.
A suburban house with a two car garage on the left, and another single car garage on the right, with almost no “house” visible.
Nissa wearing a floral print dress and looking smug on her upright bike on a south Minneapolis street.