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Young Félix: ....What are you doing?

Young Pepa: The farmers need rain and me being sad and crying is the best way for me to get rain without also bringing lightning. All of my hair falling out, being alone forever, having to wear colors that clash with my hair....

I'm selling a bunch of my old stuff for 'best offer' in preparation for the move. Pickup available in Chicago, or I can mail it to you. Message me if any of these items appeal!

Random embroidered and beaded pillow.

Patch (or coaster?).

Stuffed and embroidered pillow.

Shirt that's a touch too big for me with mushroom-embroidered pocket. This one is probably $10 minimum.

Aida sewn to stiff felt backing. It used to be sticky felt but it's probably no longer stickable.

Some art print I have for reasons I forget.

Pastel Pantone

Fresh from the deep: a whalefish made an appearance for our researchers last week! ⁠

This whalefish (order Cetomimiformes) was spotted by Steve Haddock and his team on their recent R/V Western Flyer expedition 2,013 meters (6,600 feet) deep offshore of Monterey Bay.  We’ve only encountered these obscure fish 18 times in 34 years of deep-sea exploration with our remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). ⁠

Whalefishes lack external scales and pelvic fins, and in adult fish, the eyes are very primitive and small. The eyes’ lenses are lost after they transform from the larval stage, and with it, they lose the ability to form images. But instead of relying on sight to survive, they have an incredible ability to feel their surrounding. They have a highly sensitive lateral line system, with sensory pores that run over the head and down the length of the body to help them feel vibrations in the water around them. ⁠

Splish splash, oystercatcher taking a bath!