Julie Bruns

Valid. Prost.🍻

Ohhh wasabi peas. I forgot about those.

#writersky, what’s your favourite snack while writing?
I need new ideas to bribe myself with. 🍪

Loot that drops after defeating me (all cursed with the power of ennui and wild-eyed creativity 🔮)

☆ Pirate coins
☆ Noodles
☆ Lindt chocolate bunny
☆ Witcher novels
☆ Various lip balms
☆ The Star tarot card
☆ 5 outlines for scripts I haven’t started
☆ Obsidian
☆ Pickle flavoured almonds
☆ Sword

😓

It’s been such a bright spot in my days, and while it is a simple and silly action-adventure-romance, at its heart, it’s a story about honour, remembering we are not alone in this world, and doing the right thing, even when it’s hard.

Feeling proud to be so close to putting it into the world.

The cast and crew of Beneath Crimson Sails, posing for a crew photo in our vintage pirate pub set

Julie Bruns as Catherine Steele, pirate king’s daughter, aiming a pistol with a cocky grin.

Our cinematographer Rob Hunt frames up a shot on Julie Bruns and Nic Westaway on a vintage ketch sailing ship with crimson sails

Lyra holds up our film slate in the midst of verdant ferns, film crew in the background

Seven months ago I dreamed up a little pirate epic, and the most wonderful team of indie filmmakers rallied to create the very first pirate vertical show. Inspired by my childhood faves, The Princess Bride and PotC, we’re so close to finishing it now and it feels like a dream. #filmsky #indiefilm

I swear, producing a film is 90% phone calls, but somehow also 90% spreadsheets.
#filmsky

Aww little tiny voids!

Ohh la la.

Black cat on the back of a gray couch, contorted as only cats can, gazing into space

“Paint me like one of your French girls.”
#catsky #catsofbluesky

Sounds purrrfect to me!

Very sleepy black cat lounging on a gray couch, with his eyes baaarely open.

Sleepy Saturday.

#caturday #catsky #catsofbluesky

The day has mostly been walks and eating, so far 2026 is off to a great start.

Ohhh yes. I know the one.

Literally just got up and went…. What day… Sunday? Is it?

Black cat in a beanbag, haphazardly wearing glasses, reading Plato.

I told you he was a smart cat.
#catsky

🥧 🥧 🥧

Remarkably, there is still pie. I must continue. 🥧

I have eaten so much pie.

Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.

Ew.

🤣

Black and white photograph of gnus in the wild

Have I got some gnus for you.

Black cat sitting in a cat tree, feet and tail dangling over the edge

Sometimes he just looks like a little cartoon of a cat.

#caturday #catsky

Oh it so does.

Black car sitting like a person, looking highly judgmental.

Here, have a Wednesday Cat of Judgment.

#catsky

a close up of a person 's face with the words nooo written below it Alt: a close up of Buzz Lightyear 's face, with the words nooo written below it

When you get to the gym, only to realize you have no headphones….

Nestle Carnatuin hot chocolate variety pack with Turtles, Coffee Crisp and After Eight hot chocolate flavours

It’s also reminded me that it’s absolutely the time of year I need to hunt down this again:

Damn, now I’m stuck in a bean bag chair, also thinking about cocoa.