Deborah Pickett<p><a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/introductions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introductions</span></a> <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/reintroductions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reintroductions</span></a> updated October 2024, sorry about all the hashtags.</p><p>Hi, I’m Deborah (Debbie, Deb). I live in <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a>, <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> on Wurundjeri land. I am a white Gen X parent to 3 <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a> and 2 <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a>. I am the <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> at a plastics company; follow the saga at <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/SysadminLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SysadminLife</span></a> (or mute if you’re just here for the pets).</p><p>Interests: <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/TextileArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextileArts</span></a> and <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/FiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FiberArts</span></a>, especially <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/quilting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quilting</span></a>, <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/crochet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crochet</span></a>, <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/embroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>embroidery</span></a>; <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/VintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageTech</span></a>, <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a>, <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a>, <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/WordPuzzles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordPuzzles</span></a>, <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/BoardGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoardGames</span></a>, <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a>; <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/songwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>songwriting</span></a>, <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a>, especially <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/synthesizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synthesizers</span></a>; <a href="https://old.mermaid.town/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pets</span></a>. I am trаns but this account isn't about that.</p><p>I always CW these topics: alcohol, food, medical, politics, eye contact, racism, violence. I always describe images. I may add image descriptions to your posts so that I can boost them.<br>I have a long list of muted terms; thank you for using them consistently and CWing your posts. No flirting, please.</p><p>Racists, misogynists, ableists, queerphobes, antivaxxers, and sovcits can get lost. If you evangelize AI, cryptocurrency, open-source-above-all or tech owned by arseholes, I will say things that make you unhappy.</p><p>I joined the Fediverse in 2018. I admin old.mermaid.town, operating since 2022.</p>