Opal

@opalescentopal.bsky.social

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I do crochet stuff and sometimes math stuff. (she/her)

Picture of hands holding a keychain with a blue tag and two keys. One key has a piece of yellow plastic at the top, and the other has a piece of green plastic.
Close-up of the Caribou Coffee barista, looking tired and unimpressed.
A Venn diagram showing two circles, labeled "Software that works" and "Software that looks like it works". The area outside the software is painted green (except the insides of the lettering on the labels). In large letters, another label says "MY SOFTWARE SHOWN IN GREEN".
Afroman walking into the courtroom, wearing American flag sunglasses, an American flag suit, a long fur coat, and an expression of determination that ought to get ALL the panties wet.
Headline: "Trump says operation in Iran could last up to 4 weeks"
A gorgeous waterfall.
A sloth, on the ground and surrounded by large leaves. Her left arm is extended, and she is looking off to the camera's left. Her head is a muddy brown color, which fades into an algae green around her shoulders, and then go a light tan color toward her bottom half.
Professor Farnsworth from Futurama delivering his classic, "Good news, everyone!" line in a particularly enthusiastic way.
Picture of two dholes superimposed with artwork of Soatok holding up a sign with a picture of a crossed-out fox. I mean, they seem pretty similar to ME. Dunno what the big kerfuffle is all about...
Trump has also said that U.S. land strikes on the South American country will soon start. Jesus fucking Christ. -ed.
Todd Lyons, looking like a Kirkland brand Alec Baldwin with constipation. And what's with his hand? Why is it so pale compared to his face? Maybe his circulation is failing. A girl can hope.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact,
A mural on the wall outside a Salvation Army center in Costa Rica. Three men stand in front of a Costa Rican flag banner. Two men have head coverings and beards, while a clean-shaven man in a uniform hands them a box of food. One of the two men receiving the food is posed with his palms against his chest, suggesting a religious conversion ("letting Christ into your heart"). Most importantly, there is grafitti, labeling the food container "LIES".
FAA NOTAM - SPECIAL ACTIVITY / FALLING OBJECT HAZARD !CVG 11/24 CVG AIRSPACE FALLING OBJECT HAZARD DUE TO AN UNAUTHORIZED AERIAL RELEASE OF LIVE ANIMALS FROM A LOW-ALTITUDE ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT IN THE VICINITY OF CINCINNATI, OH, PILOTS OPERATING WITHIN THE LISTED ARE ADVISED OF A FALLING-OBJECT HAZARD. MULTIPLE LARGE BIRDS (DOMESTIC TURKEYS) WERE OBSERVED BEING RELEASED FROM AN AIRCRAFT OPERATING AT LOW ALTITUDE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION OR COORDINATION WITH ATC OR FAA AUTHORITIES. ANIMALS DESCENDED IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER, CONSTITUTIONG A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY ON THE SURFACE. GROUND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PUBLIC AREAS.
Lt. Commander Bortus from "The Orville", with a cigarette hanging from his mouth.
Image from Decision Desk HQ, screenshotted around 2108 ET, showing the NYC Mayoral Race as called for Mamdani.
3. Convince voters that we shads their priorities by focusing more on issues voters do not think our party prioritizes highly enough (the economy, the cost of living, health care, border security, public safety), and FOCUSING LESS ON issues voters think we place too much emphasis on (climate change, DEMOCRACY, abortion, identity and cultural issues). (Emphasis added.)
Meme of Goofy, spattered with blood and an unnerving, malicious look on his face, captioned "I'll fuckin do it again".
Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes, unable to sleep.
Blinkenlights on the WOPR from the film "War Games".
Scene from "Bad Santa" in which Billy Bob Thornton's character says, "Well, wish in one hand and shit in the other. See which one fills up first."
Image of Terry Duke Tetzloff, a notorious scammer in the show "Duckman", in a white coat. Voiced by the national treasure known as John Astin.
Laverne Cox calmly smiling for a photo on the red carpet
Officer George Frankly and Sergeant Kate Monday from "Mathnet". Don't judge me, motherfucker. These two were cooler than Mulder and Scully, and I'll fukken DIE on that hill.
Screenshot of the 1980s video game "Paperboy"
Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, saying "I get it. It ain't making me laugh, but I get it."
News blurb from 13wham.com, titled "Rochester police: Man to be arrested after being shot"
Two NYPD officers, with empty drinks in front of them, check their phones and catch up on whatever stupid-ass tickets they've issued.
Picture of the opening credits to "Gamera the Guardian of the Universe" with blue lines imposed over Japanese characters, spelling out "tits". I am being entirely serious when I say that my mind immediately interpreted the picture as saying "tits", leaving me wondering what dirty joke I was missing.
Clipping from an article in Rolling Stone, quoting Franchesca Ramsey: "If people are willing to admit that they made a mistake and they want to learn, they can absolutely do that," she says. "I just don't believe it's my job [to console them]. And I don't think it's unreasonable for people to not trust folks who are now only wanting to be in [the] community because they felt the consequences. I don't trust [them] at all. Go to some other Ex-MAGA and y'all can kumbaya together. You're not coming over here."
A shot of the US Trade Representative's website about tariff calculations (full text below). A portion that says "Let ε<0" is highlighted. Full text of the picture: Consider an environment in which the U.S. levies a tariff of rate τ_i on country i and ∆τ_i reflects the change in the tariff rate. Let ε<0 represent the elasticity of imports with respect to import prices, let φ>0 represent the passthrough from tariffs to import prices, let m_i>0 represent total imports from country i, and let x_i>0 represent total exports. Then the decrease in imports due to a change in tariffs equals ∆τ_i*ε*φ*m_i<0. Assuming that offsetting exchange rate and general equilibrium effects are small enough to be ignored, the reciprocal tariff that results in a bilateral trade balance of zero satisfies: ∆τ_i = (x_i - m_i) / (ε*φ*m_i)
Citation from linked paper: [2] emails: Lawyer who met trump jr. tied to russian officials.
@mallorydisbrow.bsky.social Are you going to stand up and replace her?
Walter Findlay, as played by Bill Macy.
Picture of a Waffle House. If you're gonna fight somebody here, you definitely don't want to be a fuckaas bitch.
Dairine Callahan from Diane Duane's amazing "Young Wizards" series. She's a hacker, a wizard, and a fucking badass.
Picture of Sterling Archer from the show "Archer" with his nose bandaged and broken, with a black eye. Not for nothing, but Lana Kane, the far more capable spy who is a black woman, had to be cropped out of this photo in order to make the joke work.
In his first interview after his release from prison, Enrique Tarrio thanked Donald Trump for pardoning him for his role in planning the January 6 riot, saying he “literally gave me my life back”. Now that he is out, the Proud Boys leader wants revenge, he told Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist host of Info Wars. “The people who did this, they need to feel the heat, they need to be put behind bars, and they need to be prosecuted,” Tarrio said. “Success is going to be retribution,” he added. “We gotta do everything in our power to make sure that the next four years sets us up for the next 100 years.”
Album cover for the "Gasanova" album by musician Yung Gravy.
Picture of Carmen Sandiego, criminal mastermind and supreme badass, in her trademark red coat and red hat with black trim.
Google notification: "Live US election results" and "Follow the election in real time".
Cute little lizard fella I met while hanging out at Joshua Tree National Park in September.
Picture of the chest of a woman in a blue shirt with a light blue crocheted cross-body purse strap and a sticker that says "I voted today!"
Soviet-era KL1 slide rule
A middle finger directed toward the entrance of a large building. Although no signage is visible in the picture, the photographer asserts that it is her middle finger and that it is pointed at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago. Because fuck Trump.
Photo of a circular slide rule-like device set in a pocket watch casing.
Picture of Agent Cooper (a.k.a. "Coop") from the TV show Twin Peaks giving a thumbs-up.
Nighttime photo from a southern beach on Lake Ontario, facing north. The northern lights are visible above the water. A bright green splash sits just above the clouds, and slowly fades upward to a pinkish purple tinge against the night sky.
A red ball with a smiley face, floating on a lake, next to the text "Tell us a true, one-sentence story from your life that absolutely opens more questions than it answers and demands further context."
Screenshotted excerpt from a NY Times article, with "this individual", "individuals", and two instances of the word "Sofia" highlighted. The text of the excerpt follows: Responding to a request for comment on the emails, Luke Schroeder, a spokesman for the Vance campaign, issued a statement: “It’s unfortunate this individual chose to leak decade-old private conversations between friends to The New York Times. Senator Vance values his friendships with individuals across the political spectrum. He has been open about the fact that some of his views from a decade ago began to change after becoming a dad and starting a family, and he has thoroughly explained why he changed his mind on President Trump. Despite their disagreements, Senator Vance cares for Sofia and wishes Sofia the very best.”
A hand-crocheted bag made of cotton yarn. The bag is made with three different colors: a wide bar of pink on top, a narrower bar of purple in the middle, and another wide bar of blue on the bottom. It resembles the bisexual pride flag. Toward the top of the bag, on either end, large silver-colored steel rings are crocheted captive into the bag, intended for attaching a purse strap.
Starry background with the following text: "This must be Thursday," said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. "I never could get the hang of Thursdays". --Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Computer-rendered image of a silver-colored butt plug with a port marked "HDMI" on the bottom of the flared base.
A cat on the floor, staring up with a "feed me, I'm so hungry" expression, laid out on its back. Behind the cat is a sign that reads, "The cat has been fed. Don't fall for her bullshit."
A woman smiles for the camera, wearing a blue t-shirt with the word "MATHEMATICS" in white lettering, obscured by her hair.
Picture of a cloudy gray sky in Rochester, NY, with the sun not visible. There is a Regional Transit Service bus on the right side.
A graph showing results from a Gallup survey, indicating that approximately 3.5% of Americans identified as "something other than heterosexual" in 2012, while approximately 7.1% of Americans identified that way in 2021.
Picture of Ken White on CNBC, with a chyron stating "Ken White" and "Filed RICO suit against his own kids". Text above his head says, "It's about getting them to roll on whoever emptied the cookie jar".