Ryan 🏳️‍🌈

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Posts about plants, design, and sometimes about me. Brand Art Director. Raleigh, NC. (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 No NFTs, no AI

The books I read in June: Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea, Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey, and Strange Houses by Uketsu.
An American Goldfinch perched on top of a zinnia flower.
Sabrina Brier looking grossed out.
The books I read in May: The Collapsing Empire, The Consuming Fire, and The Last Emprox, all by John Scalzi, plus A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by KJ Charles and Deadline by Sandra Brown.
The buttons in an elevator. There’s an empty hole where the 7th floor button should be.
An email from Expedia with the subject line “A trip to Syria is waiting for you.”
The books I read in April: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles, and The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood.
The books I read in March: A Death in Sweden by Kevin Wignall, Starter Villain by John Scalzi, and Run Away by Harlan Coben.
The books I read in February: The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton, Close to Home by Thor Hanson, Enshittification by Cory Doctorow, and Futbolista by Jonny Garza Villa.
Just outside a city window, a male house finch sits on top of the lid of a bird feeder. His head and chest area are vibrant red.
The books I read in January: How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, Game Changer by Rachel Reid, Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter, and On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder.
A text message from a Democratic organization that says “Help us put up billboards that say: ‘ICE AGENTS: BREAK STATE LAW. GO TO JAIL.’ We must hold ICE accountable now!”
The 39 books I read in 2025: And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling, How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin, The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley, Hostage Taker by Stefanie Pintoff, Where the Dead Sleep by Joshua Moehling, The Searcher by Tana French, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, All Systems Red by Martha Wells, The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda, Artificial Condition by Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells, A Long Time Gone Joshua Moehling, Exit Strategy by Martha Wells, The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, Network Effect by Martha Wells, None of This is True by Lisa Jewell, Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, 1984 by George Orwell, System Collapse by Martha Wells, We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian, The Family Inside by Katie Garner, Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian, Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian, Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, Old Man’s War by John Scalzi, Architectural Styles: a Visual Guide by Margaret Fletcher and Robbie Polley, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi, The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware, Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger, The Woman in the Cabin by Becca Day, A Mannequin for Christmas by Timothy Janovsky, Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune, Inner Space by Jakub Szamalek, Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Hunter and Ryan standing in a courtyard in front of a white brick building. Hunter is wearing a light brown suit with his arm around Ryan, who is wearing a black suit.
The books I read in November: A Mannequin for Christmas by Timothy Janovsky, The Woman in the Cabin by Becca Day, and Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger.
A character from Animaniacs holding a coffee an frowning at a smartphone.
The books I read in October: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi, and The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware.
The books I read in September: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi, Architectural Styles: a visual guide by Margaret Fletcher, and All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.
A path leading to the entrance to a cave at Lava Beds National Monument.
Hunter and Ryan in front of a lake and trees with Lassen Peak in the distance at Lassen Volcanic National Park.
The books I read in August: You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian and Dark Places by Gillian Flynn.
A small frog sticking its tongue out in disgust with the text “(violent gag).”
The books I read in July: The Family Inside by Katie Garner, Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, Hither Page by Cat Sebastian, and Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn.
Halsey tweet that says “can the basement they run pitchfork out of just collapse already” but Pitchfork has been replaced by Paramount CBS.
Close up of a rainbow at sunset.
A screenshot of the App Store listing for HBO Max.
The books I read in June: Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, 1984 by George Orwell, and We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian.
A low, green pot filled with carnivorous plants like sundews, pings, and pitcher plants that are growing over the sides. The largest ping has a long stem extended out of the pot with a tiny purple flower at the end.
The books I read in May: Network Effect and Fugitive Telemetry, both by Martha Wells, and None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell.
The books I read in April: A Long Time Gone by Joshua Moehling, Exit Strategy by Martha Wells, The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave, and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt.
A screenshot from the “Meet Slate” introductory video showing an AI generated character in a cup holder. The character has water droplets that don’t make sense, strange cropping, and missing details.
Cow in Mario Cart riding an orange scooter that’s balanced on a wire.
“Deborah Vance is turning your kids gay” with various pride flags and three photos of Deborah Vance in Hacks.
Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) in The White Lotus staring expectantly.
Carrie Coon’s character smiling while sipping a drink in The White Lotus.
The books I read in March: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda, and the first three books of The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells.
Image celebrating a 1500 day learning streak on Duolingo. Duo the owl is on fire.
The back of a silver Prius with a red sticker that says “at least it’s not a Tesla” in the Tesla font.
Helly R from Severance screaming.
Gif of Walter Goggins staring, eyes wide and mouth open in shock.
Walter Goggins staring in disbelief.
Walter Goggins staring, wide-eyed, in shock in a scene from The White Lotus.
The three books I finished this month: The Searcher by Tana French, Where the Dead Sleep by Joshua Moehling, and Hostage Taker by Stefanie Pintoff.
A screenshot of a TikTok showing a man with a straight face overlayed with the text “I don’t really care if something good happened to you. It should have happened to me instead”
A photo of Laura Dern holding up a piece of paper. The paper has been photoshopped to say “good riddance.”
Jen Psaki looking exasperated in the White House press briefing room.
The three books I finished this month: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley, And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling, and How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin.
Wendy Williams says “Oh she passed away? Aw…aw. Alright” and quickly moves on to the next topic.
Laura Dern smirking holding up a piece of paper. The paper has been edited to say “Good riddance.”
A stand on Duval Street in Key West. A yellow and red sign advertises hair wrap and cornrows with a pixelated photo of young Taylor Swift with cornrows.
A tweet from Dan Sheehan reads “No more ‘smart’ appliances. If an object from my kitchen greets me I will hit it with a bat.”
Spoonauger Falls in the mountains of South Carolina. The water is stair-stepping down a steep rock face before running over rocks along the ground.
Looking down at a small orange kitten lying on a lap covered with a blue blanket, being held and petted.
Sugar cookies with a swirl design made by rolling together sheets of normal dough and red dough. The outer edge is rolled in green sugar sprinkles.
Hunter and Ryan standing in front of a large Christmas tree at the North Carolina state capitol building. Both are smiling and Ryan is holding up his left hand to show a ring.
Hunter and Ryan smiling, standing in front of the Watchman at Zion National Park around sunset.
A striped gray and white cat sits in a relaxed position on a living room chair. Her yellow eyes are wide open and her ears are back, as though she’s surprised or startled.
A fluffy black cat lays with his tail drooped off the side of a large teal dog bed. He stares menacingly with yellow eyes.
A screenshot of a Tweet from Thanksgiving 2023 that has 96k likes. The Tweet says “Good morning my mom has pre-9/11 ground sage.” There’s a photo of a green and orange jar of ground sage with “Best if used by Sep 2001” printed on the side.
A screenshot of a webpage in Safari where a word has been highlighted. The dialog that popped up above the word shows the options “copy,” “writing tools,” and “find section,” followed by an arrow leading to more tools.