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essa
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find me at the same name everywhere
eating chocolate ice cream in the bath. excellent last night in my hotel
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
this week my friends will watch the final episode of qi hun. we've made it out of the pit of despair and now they finally get to experience the yu liang/shi guang feature film
November 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

kangaroo
elk
scarab beetle
hyena
monitor lizard

I've probably seen a moose but I've definitely seen elk more recently
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

Black bear
Piping plover
American beaver
Spotted salamander
Pumpkinseed
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild

Manatee
Marmot
Elk
Sea turtle
Elephant seal
November 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I'm eating at the slightly-too-fancy restaurant in my hotel tonight. I decided on three things I'd order for sure, and one appetizer I wasn't sure about. but the waitress walked away after I told her the three things so I guess that means it's enough for one person.
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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the prophecy has been fulfilled... it was lesbians though. of course it was.
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 AM
it's that time again. this time she thinks she's coming to xi'an
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Anyway here is a poem I wrote about my Palestinian dad
September 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I think tonight was my first time seeing an orchestra do an encore
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Incredible story of tracking down the real human behind AI slop stories, by @nickhunebrown.bsky.social
"I was embarrassed. I had been naively operating with a pre-ChatGPT mindset, still assuming a pitch’s ideas and prose were actually connected to the person who sent it"

Stunning investigation of how slop merchants are getting work into established media outlets

thelocal.to/investigatin...
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
if you stay in academia long enough without ever choosing a discipline you become an instruction librarian
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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That's right
It's Hikaru no Go in 2025!!!

massiveus.etsy.com/listing/1432...
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
my watch of qi hun with my friends is at the point where I got a message the other day that said "We are in the pit of despair"
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I've been wearing new shoes recently and my right heel has a little sore spot but it's not bad.

except, tonight I got my left foot caught in the gate to my compound and it scraped the shit out of my heel. I don't think I own a pair of shoes that won't rub on, it unless I wear sandals in november
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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rip again hua cheng you would get cancelled on mxtx twitter
speak your truth king
November 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
now that the weather is regularly under 20° we're finally out of the season where nora want to just sit out in the yard while I sweat. unfortunately we're now into mandatory evening "walk" season, aka sit in the bushes in front of the building for a while
October 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
it's under 20 degrees! yes it's night time, but this is still exciting. I'm celebrating with long pants, hot tea, and a candle
October 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
there's a massive thunderstorm happening tonight and poor nora can't escape the sound in any room
October 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
my laptop screensaver shows random photos from my 'travel' folder, but I kind of forgot because I haven't seen it turn on for a really long time. today it came up while a couple friends were over and I played my favourite game, "try to remember where the photo is from before it disappears"
October 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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despite lmy and lqg never talking to each other they do have the best dynamic out of all mxtx siblings because there is nothing funnier than "fujo sister who writes rpf yaoi about the guy her brother is in love with/the guy who cucked her brother"
September 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I think I just heard the theme song from love between fair and devil playing in this singapore food court..
September 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
she's pretty sure she's coming to singapore with me
September 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.
September 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
FINALLY finished love between fairy and devil. that took me way too long
September 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
hate when a headache steals my entire afternoon
September 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
should be bad buddy, for me.
Repost with the first #ThaiBL you watched.
September 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM