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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · 18d

I can’t explain it, but insisting Pluto is still a planet feels transphobic, while refusing to call Twitter ‘X’ isn’t.

Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Aug 31

I finally saw the BW rare Zekrom in person last week and the pictures do not do it justice! I had the impression it was kind of bland, but the texture and shine are so impressive.

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jul 26

Hey @peachyaenne.bsky.social I heard you're into baseball

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jul 26

This was stuck in my head while watching @peachyaenne.bsky.social & @jazzylea.bsky.social 's Destined Rivals videos.

An edit of three Chobani yogourt containers. The label reads "Only Stolen Ingredients" and "Team Rocket's Chobani" with a bust of Giovanni from Team Rocket. The top one has an image of Meowth, called "Payday Parfait." On the bottom left is a Tyrannitar, called "Tyrannitar Tiramisu." On the bottom right is a Nidoking, called "Nonfat Nidoking."

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jul 22

Expedition 33, but every year the number goes up and the government won’t let you retire until you reach that age.

Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jul 10

In the club (2020 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid) absolutely cranking it (Coldplay’s 2005 album X&Y)

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jul 5

#clairobscur #expedition33 #pikmin

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jul 4

Larry David had two rules for the show: no hugging, and no learning. Seinfeld the show is much more self-aware than Seinfeld the person.

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jun 29

The super rare xe OMLMEW!!

Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jun 10

I will give them this, though: none of them got into crypto, and their mass extinction event wasn’t a result of them knowingly and aggressively pursuing their own societal and environmental destruction.

Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jun 10

Incredible that dinosaurs lived for almost 200 million years and not one of them invented a Nintendo. Sure, the early Triassic guys were probably pretty dumb, but some of them must have smartened up by the Cretaceous.

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jun 6

Oh! Sorry, I realised my reply wasn’t well written, I meant that I’m curious to see what your impressions are of the rest of the series since you started with XIV. I’ve definitely done similar things with other series where I’m figuring out references in reverse.

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jun 6

The second: my thesis performance and defence were largely very negative experiences that made me feel very small, but after the performance Gordon Mumma came up to me and told me he was fascinated by my scoring of the wind instruments & that I’d done things he’d never thought of.

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jun 6

I continue to be hard on myself, but there are two moments that are etched into my brain and my heart. The first was when my piano quartet “Largo” was performed at school, and after the recital another student came up to me and burst into tears.

Davis Bickford @davis.social · Jun 5

Artists 👋 what's a compliment you've received that has really stuck with you or meant a lot to you? I'm curious, and also, I think it's nice to occasionally remind yourself that people appreciate what you do and that it matters 🥰

Davis Bickford @davis.social · Jun 5

A thought that often occurs to me: “I really need to expand my vocabulary so I have more ways to compliment my friends’ beautiful artwork.”

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jun 6

I played a little bit of XI and XIV but mostly missed out on them so I’m super interested to see what your experience is starting with XIV and then playing the others. I hope you enjoy them!

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Jun 6

Congratulations! These were two of my favourite Pokémon from Gen 5, and I love the way you’ve brought them to life, they’re so precious. ❤️🖤

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · May 8

Also, if these are really for their personal collection, as they claim, and not for selling, what does the grade matter? I grade my cards in my personal collection for preservation and as an aesthetically appealing way of displaying them.

Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · May 8

People are hyping up TAG because they use AI to see details that a human grader would miss, and then are getting upset when cards that looked perfect to the human eye come back with 8s and 9s.

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · May 7

Summer? You mean the season where you’re sweaty all the time and you cook your flesh if you’re outside for too long? That’s what you freaks are into?

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · May 3

Is this a thing? #severance #zoolander

A modified image of the scene from Zoolander where Ben Stiller’s character is gesturing at a model building and says “What is this? A centre for ants?” The building has been pasted over with a Lumon screen showing a severance chip being inserted into someone’s skull, and Kier Eagan’s 8-bit head is over top of Ben Stiller’s. There is text in Impact font that says “What is this? A sever for ants?”

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · May 1

Can we stop calling JKR a TERF? She’s not a feminist or radicalised. Let’s workshop some other derogatory terms, like TETOP (Trans Exclusionary Tool of the Patriarchy) or BIGOT (this one isn’t an acronym, it’s just an adjective in all caps).

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Mar 31

For glossy photo prints London Drugs does a really good job! For larger poster prints check out The Print House.

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Alexandra/Hope @glassemptyness.bsky.social · Mar 23

Sketching some new merch designs for @peachyaenne.bsky.social and @jazzylea.bsky.social

A t-shirt mockup made to look like the "Who's that Pokémon?" teaser from the Pokémon anime. On top of the red and orange gradient background is an image of Aenne with their head in their hand looking down shamefully, on top of a blue burst pattern. To the right of Aenne it says "You don't know that Pokémon" in the classic Pokémon font.

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