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paulawirth.bsky.social
Creative artist & techie Swiss army knife, hailing from Oakland, CA. Open to opportunities to converse & work with smart, progressive, passionate people! (She/her) 🎨✏️✒️📚📖🐱🐶🍣🫖🌈🪩🍄✊🏽💙 Art @theplayfulbrush.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/paulawirth
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My pretty. Pilot Capless (AKA Vanishing Point) Black Graphite #FountainPen. Medium 18K solid gold nib coated with rhodium. While I love vintage #fountainpens, the vanishing point Pilots are probably my favorite contemporary pen.

I’ve been asked to create a FAQ for a nonprofit’s website. I’ve written many of these. They think this will reduce the number of telephone questions. I hate to break it to them that the majority of their customer base doesn’t read websites, and still uses the phone to get their questions answered.

2025 in the USA is Pandora’s advent calendar, full of poison, plague, death, disaster. Every day, one wakes to something new and horrible that cannot be contained or conquered… 🗃️ 🦠 ☠️ ⚰️ 🔥

This is what a dictator does. This is not a democracy.

Like many bright ADD folks, I hold diverse interests w/ more than passing expertise: #neonsigns, 20s-30s #sheetmusic, #fountainpens, #books, #japanesefood & vintage #ceramics, #tea, #food & #cookbooks, vintage social #dance, #ukulele, #accordion, #art, #drawing, #photography, #design, & more…

People who hold loud zoom calls in small coffeeshops are so awful. #petpeeves #techbrolife

We need to bring back the regular use of the word toady – as in, “Trump and Elon are firing qualified scientists to replace them with toadies.”

Want to try to find the people you follow on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter and follow them on Bluesky? I've had good luck using Sky Follower - make sure to double-check the returns before following, tho! A good percentage are correct matches. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sky-f...

My artworks are typically black and white, OR riotous color… #art

Today is #libraryloversday! Support #libraries by donating books & 💰 to your local Friends of the Library – volunteer for them, become a member, & buy books at their sales! Help raise funds for new collections, children’s reading programs, & equipment! I’ve volunteered for 20+yrs. ❤️ #valentinesday