ninapaley
Nina Paley

Animator, director, writer, artist, scapegoat. Creator of animated feature films sitasingstheblues.com & sedermasochism.com. Copying is not theft.

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2026-04-04 12:36:43 UTC

I have been reckoning with all my "causes." I don't know if my younger self would even recognize current me, but here I am. https://ninapaley.com/2026/04/04/the-law-of-conservation-of-evil/

2026-03-30 02:07:11 UTC

Finally finished my vegan Terffles. Made 14 boxes. Will never make these again. https://store.ninapaley.com/product/vegan-terffles/
Password: "vegan"
@nprofile…4m66 @nprofile…krh8 https://blossom.primal.net/61e5817eba349f18608e4bac1a3c86680725cc2e4c3c81a42d5da6b085885d99.jpg

2026-03-11 21:31:12 UTC

I'm seeking an American frame builder to make my dream bike. Must have experience with recumbents. https://ninapaley.com/2026/03/11/dream-bike/ https://blossom.primal.net/64aa77fd2a042e1f3a80e7abee07ee7187221b99a861a2ab25d0cf35a74504af.jpg

2026-03-11 21:30:02 UTC

The DISABLING IMPAIRMENTS Playing Cards are printed and in stock! https://store.ninapaley.com/product/disabling-impairments/
Plus I'm offering a steeply discounted "Double Decker" deal: https://store.ninapaley.com/product/playing-cards-double-decker/ https://blossom.primal.net/6b2a3e3fa60fffe9d6fce6ec658d7b16052732fe54507ccf1ffbeab88ef7dfaa.jpg

2026-01-28 17:43:08 UTC

Last task of closing out PaleGray Labs (my old art textile collaboration with Theo Gray) was installing this Shiva Natraj quilt in a friend’s house. There are actually 2 more versions of this but Theo is getting them, as they need new mounting frames.
https://blossom.primal.net/d49fe385873ed362066f303d629766518764b0ac9bc302fa67f88d35834c2bad.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/b5478e44292d21e935afa290e65e93e59ef515f9372b8f2af45173165244cd5b.jpg

2026-01-25 20:44:23 UTC

100-deck pre-order goal has been reached! DISABLING IMPAIRMENTS Playing Cards will have an initial print run of 1,000. You can keep pre-ordering until March, then they'll just be regular (in stock) orders. Thanks pre-orderers!
https://store.ninapaley.com/product/disabling-impairments/ https://blossom.primal.net/a4dd7672958fca119516b6f9dd30a888a7e290c059b0f62c25f27815d0a4f511.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/63244c618f181c66554090fd5419b634cf1644f17f1f92e92cb7532bac040234.png

2026-01-23 18:35:48 UTC

Anyone in Europe or Asia want to publish DISABLING IMPAIRMENTS Playing Cards? I'm printing 1,000 decks in the USA, but shipping overseas is crazy expensive. Better to just publish and distribute them there.
So far 88 decks have been pre-ordered here, just 12 to go to meet my goal of 100. https://store.ninapaley.com/product/disabling-impairments/

2026-01-23 03:14:32 UTC

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Thank you!

2026-01-23 02:27:10 UTC

I've approved the digital proofs for DISABLING IMPAIRMENTS cards; hope to get a hardcopy proof delivered next week. So far 76 decks have been pre-ordered! Just 24 to go to make my initial goal of 100 decks, to get 1,000 printed
https://store.ninapaley.com/product/disabling-impairments/ https://blossom.primal.net/a4dd7672958fca119516b6f9dd30a888a7e290c059b0f62c25f27815d0a4f511.jpg

2026-01-20 15:27:17 UTC

Today's Disabling Impairment is HEARING LOSS, drawn by me and questionably animated by grok. I tried 6 times to get the soundwave to move from right to left, even to reverse the direction, but no matter what it kept emerging FROM the horn.
I need 45 more pre-orders to meet my goal! Please help me out here: https://store.ninapaley.com/product/disabling-impairments/
https://blossom.primal.net/90a63bde5a404aa27d7b3397d5a4064e5d6fffb9904b5569d1a367e54130d07d.mp4

2026-01-17 21:49:13 UTC

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Back of box will be this: https://blossom.primal.net/af2f37b620551677309facd9ea3c054394eef8cde08a1e9248da78a8577d1f9c.png

2026-01-17 21:47:46 UTC

Disabling Impairments cards tuck box front design: which is best?
A. King Arthritis
B. Jack OCD
C. Joint Disorders
D. Pathologic Fracture https://blossom.primal.net/e3e7f19122614bf3d1dd1d3892945d7f13a42c26d1e678d7c90c7fda8cf4191d.png https://blossom.primal.net/8468f3bc887e307e8ee50ccce844a1279a08d8888d4379abfc571d87713690e3.png https://blossom.primal.net/ece976750c988a3fe4313a858b38b2a077c2c80f0edf65c70b80ead56bb3b3ea.png https://blossom.primal.net/2bc9ee43462e5b162eea7e3fe2bf0801b4d55439071dbb5d03187773e180ca48.png

2026-01-16 20:35:20 UTC

I made a video for my SSDI Disabling Impairments cards! Featuring my hypertonic saline nebulizer. Please share.
https://store.ninapaley.com/disabling-impairments/
https://blossom.primal.net/7a3becaff4ae1647813a35d3e45dde97d1a697543f1822935686e3c84ed27172.mp4

2026-01-16 20:20:20 UTC

I made a promo video for my Disabling Impairments cards! https://youtube.com/shorts/h3_FxcI5e_Q?si=qSjkdxr43-pNc9JD

2026-01-15 14:45:08 UTC

DISABLING IMPAIRMENTS Playing Cards PRE-ORDER!
Open until January 31. The more ordered, the more I can print, so please tell your friends ASAP!
https://store.ninapaley.com/product/disabling-impairments-playing-cards-pre-order/

2026-01-11 22:24:56 UTC

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Okay!

2026-01-11 22:20:27 UTC

Which cardback color scheme is the best? A, B, C or D? https://blossom.primal.net/c987a8fe14737dbe38687cb35a4c3374192e3e269b52302eb4dbe20db9f70776.png https://blossom.primal.net/cd6524d0e8db3c8273d28f33cbc4f1908d6aa600343686d85bae754db068b6e0.png https://blossom.primal.net/a345c9b0d3d9f7e011b008b5a49af81457725c74c3d76a27dc13ec4100dedaae.png https://blossom.primal.net/5e1b21fecc717fabaabf9c548e64561f214fa11c7824db22b1b27be0342ebbb3.png

2025-12-30 04:37:25 UTC

I knew Kitten George was gonna grow into a big cat, but watching it happen is still unnerving. How did he get so big? He's not even 10 months old. https://blossom.primal.net/911e7df2641d7eb630cce97a7d87e0fca46603daf558b4757d167ea114262855.jpg

2025-12-30 00:40:44 UTC

This is a near-perfect pop song. From just about 100 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q0-iuUXrF0

2025-12-29 20:04:35 UTC

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Thank you so much!

2025-12-29 18:48:15 UTC

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The image you posted is indeed AI slop.
Whereas I have this thing called "drawing ability." https://blossom.primal.net/cf902fde7ca27627e49eed5ce16eaddc5f3eb800bf53d5f4bf43d2ee3099e5ed.jpg

2025-12-29 18:16:43 UTC

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Does this really look like AI slop to you? Guess what I used to produce these images?

2025-12-29 14:17:54 UTC

What should I name the deck of playing cards I'm illustrating with qualifying impairments from the SSDI Blue Book?
A. Qualifying Impairments (QI)
B. the Disabilities Deck (DD)
C. something else (leave comment) https://blossom.primal.net/adfb8577a45ba406282e8366110dae8537a7795c66b116d6424d29c45cad4642.png https://blossom.primal.net/d119c9731479444718e142347a0fd0f5ae1b99c3ef3ca31a39add0bdaaeb1fe1.png https://blossom.primal.net/5e7f8c6ec3c66a3df285f35af55ff0f4b5e211fa4f7e0b926fe5256a0b26409f.png https://blossom.primal.net/ada508bf05a6e1c0c409da0a23598b49992172f76a5755d95af8807338a71bac.png

2025-10-28 11:44:40 UTC

Tried reading about “Nina Paley” on grokipedia and good lord that page is long. Needs an editor! And images. Also the citations seem semi-random.
https://grokipedia.com/page/Nina_Paley

2025-10-21 12:39:42 UTC

“Unicorn Meat," a $150 Drawing for Mark
https://ninapaley.com/hundred-dollar-drawing/
https://blossom.primal.net/bdc88af73f1876dd50dffc1452fbf799b0714ca635f74dc56605ea11e8731d62.png

2025-10-18 15:44:49 UTC

They do this all day, every day.
Also check out my new duvet cover! It’s really nice cotton.
https://blossom.primal.net/1d4a71dc680db56e63e0df8e91581b81c1e35884367f950baf06ae34e0092bcb.mov

2025-09-08 16:02:57 UTC

FALL SALE at https://store.ninapaley.com/ ! 20% off everything until November 20. Lenticular cards, T-shirts, comics, Gender Wars playing cards, DVDs -- everything. Get this merch out of my house.
https://blossom.primal.net/20e45586016af4ace95bbe38dab9f97856e6b9f076abfca84c44435f06c3212e.png

2025-08-12 16:37:09 UTC

Buried my beloved cat Momo yesterday, 6 weeks after my beloved cat Lola died. Much sad, but I have Kitten George to keep me company, and will hopefully soon adopt a friend for him, and be spared any more cat tragedy for a while. https://ninapaley.com/2025/08/12/rest-in-peace-sweet-momo/

2025-08-04 15:36:29 UTC

He’s basically fearless, which is both heartening and daunting. The vacuum cleaner has more to fear from him than he from it.
https://blossom.primal.net/54c4a6bbc284be63cd84bb4f3130103f6a79c5ba742cda6acaf426eeea607a4f.mov
https://blossom.primal.net/e5fa8ec559bda1acab66123eee8aebd337169ae2b0746574f6573fe561b3743e.mov

2025-07-31 23:25:22 UTC

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I reposted this from my spinster account which you can’t zap. But you can zap my nostr account from which I am writing this!

2025-07-31 22:54:39 UTC

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These are my thoughts on the Israel-Palestine conflict, which I finished in 2012 but perennially relevant unfortunately: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tIdCsMufIY&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD This Land Is Mine - YouTube