Halley R

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she/her. public librarian by day, bubble water connoisseur the rest of the time. casual collector. loves indiepop and synthwave. does her best.

A photo of Halley’s hands holding a knitting needle and a project on her lap. Her project bag has a few balls of yarn and some folded completed panels for the sweater she is knitting. The yarns are navy blue and sea glass green gradient yarns from Mountaintop Yarn. She is also wearing a silver ring on her left pointer finger with a stone in it that’s the same color as the green yarn.
An awkward photo of Halley at the top of a tower in Frankfurt, Germany. She is wearing a black baseball cap that reads Syndicate and has on glasses, an olive colored sleeveless top, and mustard yellow pants.
A screenshot of the Pokémon meme from an episode where Brock calls Onigiri “jelly donuts”. The subtitle reads “These donuts are great! Jelly-filled are my favorite”, but he is clearly holding rice balls.
Photo shows the light blue variant of Cannons new album, Everything Glows, spinning on Halley’s turntable. The sleeve is propped up behind the record player.
Halley’s top albums for the week. Artists featured on the grid include The Midnight, Droid Bishop, Florence + the Machind, Hayley Williams, hello meteor, Waveshaper, Arcade Fire, jacket., Cannons, The Bad Dreamers, LGHTNNG, French 79, Stegonaute, all the damn vampires, Blue Sky Black Death, and Boards of Canada.
A mirror selfie of Halley with slightly dusty glass. She has bleached bits in her bangs that are tinted green, and brown hair and glasses. She wears a black Outlaw Star shirt and is holding a can of carbonated water.
A red crocheted red Ninja Turtle Raphael mask sits on the counter with two model sais, which Halley purchased off EBay.
A cluster of pale pink pineberries are growing at the base of Halley’s pineberry plant.
A closeup of Halley’s holographic Black Milk fish scale print skirt, with two Jenny Lemons sardine hair clips resting on top.
Halley’s merch haul from The Midnight : Time Machines tour. It includes a black pullover with pixelated art and a quote from the song “Digital Dreams”, a tour exclusive version of the Syndicate ball cap, and a sticker four pack. The bag, which features the cover of the Syndicate album, VIP exclusive floppy disk pin, and mini notebook were from the VIP package.
A photo of Halley and her husband posed with lead singer of The Midnight, Tyler Lyle.
The fifth pressing of Thanks in Advance by Ollie Wride is being held out in Halley’s hand. The cover is black and white and features Ollie in a desert. The text naming the album is yellow cursive.
Rupert, a cute 5 pound Yorkshire terrier with floppy ears and a teddy bear haircut, enjoys a tiny raw broccoli floret.
A large Caron Cinnamon Swirl Cake in the color way “Tropical Breeze” sits atop a many times folded over start of a crochet granny stitch hexagon cardigan Halley started one day ago. Behind those are Halley’s headphones and a granny square crochet workbook.
Halley holds out two records she purchased from the record store today; Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming by M83 and The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel.
Halley holds up a paperback copy of The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel against a foggy lake. The fog in the back is similar to the fog in the photo.
A library copy of Andre Aciman’s collection of novellas, Room on the Sea. Surrounding it are corners if these items: some yarn in a bowl shared with a crochet hook, two crocheted hexagons in yellow and Orange, a Nintendo Switch case for Eastward (a video game) and some beats headphones.
Two newly finished panels laying on a couch of a white, green, yellow, and blue crochet granny square top/vest. The panels are mostly a huge square, with added sections to connect the body and arms.
Halley holds up a vinyl copy of Stegonaute’s self titled first album. It features an illustration of a man on a moonlike, or perhaps arctic landscape with his back to the viewer. It is night out, and the man is looking through a door that shows a sunlit sea inside of it. The light shines out through the door.
A picture of the inside of Halley’s journal. It’s a quote from Hunter S Thompson, mostly drawn in brown bubble letters. It says “We have become nazi monsters in the eyes of the whole world- a nation of bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully. We are not just whores for power and oil, but killer whores with hate and fear in our hearts.”
Two journals, both from Notebook Therapy, are lined up on Halley’s desk. One is a bit smaller, and has a slightly fuzzy forest green cover with golden mushroom and fern details. The other, the larger of the two, is dark blue and features a holographic teacup with galaxies floating inside.
Halley’s lap, covered in crocheted hexagons in shades of yellow, green, and blue. She is wearing leggings with a Galaxy print on them.
A collection of three hair clips, all shaped like fruit, lay on Halley’s kitchen counter. The largest, shaped like two lemons with leaves and blossoms, is a claw clip, the smallest, shaped like a cut open pomegranate is a mini claw clip, and the midsized one, shaped like blueberries, is a snap clip. The label for the brand that makes the clips, Jenny Lemons, sits next to the items. Behind them all is the box they came in, decorated with a strip of tape that has illustrated fruit on it.
Halley’s hand is holding a paper insert from a Metric cd she purchased over 15 years ago. The insert, clearly very dated, explains you can purchase Metric ringtones for $2.99 each. Behind her is the cd book she’s been organizing for the last few days, with all four slots holding Metric cd’s.
A closeup of the pepper poppers Halley just made from The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook. The jalapeños used are green, and they were baked instead of fried. There are gluten free panko breadcrumbs on top.
A tray of pepper poppers cools in front of a bookstand which features the recipe for them. The recipe is from The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook.
A grid of Halley’s top 25 albums of the last week. Includes music by Brand New, M83, Hayley Williams, The Midnight, Being Dead, ODESZA, Taylor Swift, Sufjan Stevens, Geographer, night tapes, Ollie Wride, Saves the Day, She & Him, Sigur Rós, Ethel Cain, hello meteor, NIGHT TRAVELER, Phoebe Snow, Starcadian, and Labrinth.
Halley’s top five artists this year, according to Apple Music. 1) The Midnight- 10,905 minutes 2) Ollie Wride- 2,436 minutes 3) Starcadian- 2,239 minutes 4) Geographer- 1,860 minutes 5) Hayley Williams- 1,618 minutes
A 45 of Jupiter Winter’s two singles, “Oh My God” and “We Are Not Machines” spins on her turntable, with the sleeve sitting nearby. The 45 is clear with pink and purple splatter, and the cover features a closeup of singer Lelia Broussard with her hands on her face. Her eyes are closed, and the background matches the pink and purple splatter on the vinyl.
Halley’s mom’s stovetop, featuring sautéed green beans, an aluminum wrapped baguette, crab cakes, and dill lemon butter prep.
A selfie of Halley, a woman with glasses and brown hair with green streaks. Her green dye has faded out some and is a softer, mossier color.
A mirror selfie of Halley, a woman with glasses and brown hair with green streaks. She is wearing jeans and a T-shirt from The Midnight’s 2021 tour. The mirror is a little dusty.
The top of Halley’s Christmas tree at work. It features a cut out meme of Pearl from the horror movie Pearl, crying and saying “please! I’m a star” instead of an actual star.
A selfie of Halley, a woman with glasses, a nose ring, and green and brown hair. She is wearing neon blue earrings shaped like gummy bears.
A vinyl copy of Hayley Williams new album, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, spins on Halley’s turntable. It is in the transparent highlighter yellow variant, and the album sleeve, which features a black and white photo of Hayley Williams leaning into her hand, is propped up behind it.
A strange grouping of baby blue circles that Halley has awkwardly crocheted together with yarn.
A small paper cut out of a doll’s face, Cynthia from Rugrats. Cynthia has ragged, pulled out hair and stares with a blank expression. The cut out is being held by Halley and has tape stuck on the top and bottom, so as to tape it on something.
Halley’s hand holds a ripe persimmon in front of a black and white band poster. She is wearing a silly looking mismatched bead bracelet.
Halley’s first attempts at crochet. They are very tightly woven green triangles that were supposed to be squares.
Halley + coworker friend in front of a Where the Wild Thing Are mural in a library in Columbia SC.
Halley and her brother sit on a park bench with Italian ice in hand. Halley has mango ice and Chad has grape. They are both wearing baseball caps and smiling.
A group of six children’s library staff members pose for a photo in various costumes. From left to right, one (Halley) is wearing a yellow teletubbie head, one has on a Captain Underpants costume with black clothing on underneath, the next two have on witch hats, one wears cat ears, and one is dressed as a minion. Many of them hold photo props up and all of them are smiling.
Halley’s vinyl copy of The Midnight’s Syndicate is sitting in Halley’s record player. The record is semi transparent green and has swirls of blue and yellow in it. The vinyl sleeve is propped up behind it.
Halley’s top albums of the last week includes music by The Midnight, Nujabes, Taylor Swift, Night Tapes, The Bad Dreamers, Clairo, Caspar Babypants (thanks to Storytime 😂), Bright Eyes, Múm, Jupiter Winter, Nine Inch Nails, Vacation Manor, and L’avenue.
Halley’s overall music wrap-up for September. The wrap-up says she listened for 5,204 minutes, her top artist was The Midnight at 736 minutes, top song was Summer’s Ending Soon at 15 plays, and top album was The Bad Dreamers Space and Time at 315 minutes.
A small painting of the yellow throated bird from the day before, painted in acrylic. The sky in the background is green, and there are many clouds. The bird is perched on a branch.
A photo of a small bird in a cloth lined shallow Tupperware container. Text on the page reads: “he and his friend flew into one of our branch windows and we thought they were both dead. I went out to give them a bird funeral (sadly, this happens a lot) and found he was stunned, not dead. I gently picked him up with a cloth and placed him in a Tupperware to give him time to recover.”
Halley tries to take a selfie holding Rupert, her five pound Yorkshire terrier. Rupert, who is not having it, is mid bark, telling the neighbor dogs THIS IS HIS YARD.
A grainy closeup from this morning of a completely white spider perched on a zinnia.
A tiny white spider is perched on top of a pink zinnia in Halley’s backyard. It’s slightly transparent and has a faint pattern in its abdomen that looks a bit like a human face. Its front four legs appear to be much larger than its back four legs.
A screenshot of a series of texts Halley sent to her child. It includes two photos of Rupert, a Yorkshire terrier, wearing a pink Kirby hat, followed by several short messages. They read: “It’s 9:00. Also, that hissing was Rupert farting Farts Butts Poop”
A photo of Halley’s office, with all location indicators blacked out. Her desk is covered in lots of pop culture, playful, art type trinkets, and now has a Starcadian poster for Midnight Signals propped up on the backer.
Two women sit side by side in a Waffle House. The one on the left, Halley’s friend, has red hair and clear glasses. Halley is sitting next to her and has wavy brown hair and has brown tortoiseshell glasses. They are both smiling.
A vinyl copy of the Loser (clear with blue splashes) color vinyl variant of Nation of Language’s newest album, Dance Called Memory spins on Halley’s turntable. The album art is displayed behind it, and features the tips of fingers picking up red cherries from a yellow cloth napkin. Behind the napkin is a blue patterned sheet.
A grid of Halley’s top listened to albums of the week. Offerings include albums by Ollie Wride, Djo, The Midnight, Maxx Parker, Nujabes, Dr. Psilocon, Michigander, Com Truise, FM-84, Starcadian, Peter Gabriel, The Secret Chord, Timecop1983, The Bad Dreamers, Carpenter Brut, The Midnight & Magik*Magik, Hayley Williams, Nation of Language, Young Empress, Taylor Swift, and The Strike.
A hardcover copy of Diana Wynne Jones’ Howl’s Moving Castle. The cover is in foil and features Wizard Howl facing away from the young version of Sophie. The walking castle is depicted above them. The edges are sprayed to look like shooting stars.
A screenshot of the Freegal page for The Midnight’s new album, Syndicate, which will come out on October 3rd.
Halley’s top albums of the week. Includes albums by The Bad Dreamers, Hayley Williams, Lofi Lia, Coffee Date, Max Parker, Soulwax, The Midnight, Starcadian, Curtis Harding, Robin, Com Truise, Nation of Language, Bibio, Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini, Dashboard Confessional, Duett, FM Attack, John Carroll Kirby, Lustt, Makeup & Vanity Set, Miami Horror, and Mindchatter.
An image of Halley’s desk, facing out. At the end, there is a shiny green pumpkin decoration and a plush mushroom. Lined up across the rest of the desk is six oranges, out in clear sight.
Halley in a mirror selfie wearing said shirt from above.