Valerie Anne
@punkystarshine.bsky.social
Queer nerd/professional TV watcher/casual gamer.
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Valerie Anne
@punkystarshine.bsky.social
· May 26
'The Last of Us' Episode 207 Recap: The End Is the Beginning
In the season finale of The Last of Us, Ellie makes some difficult decisions and has to face the consequences of her actions.
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It has truly been a pleasure breaking down each episode of #TheLastOfUs with @njnic23.bsky.social every week, and I hope you've enjoyed our musings, all-caps fangirling, and over-analyzing everything going on in this heartbreaking tale. Let's do it one last time! www.autostraddle.com/the-last-of-...
Week two of Media Mayhem is here! Today we're talking MOVIES. I watched everything from Weapons to A Very Jonas Christmas Movie and so many random things in between. Find out how gay it was and what I thought of the films with little to no spoilers. valerieanne.substack.com/p/my-year-in...
December 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Week two of Media Mayhem is here! Today we're talking MOVIES. I watched everything from Weapons to A Very Jonas Christmas Movie and so many random things in between. Find out how gay it was and what I thought of the films with little to no spoilers. valerieanne.substack.com/p/my-year-in...
My family is always wondering if I'll ever get married, meanwhile I 100% thought this said "honmoon" at first and then was disappointed it wasn't a KPop Demon Hunters themed sandwich.
December 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My family is always wondering if I'll ever get married, meanwhile I 100% thought this said "honmoon" at first and then was disappointed it wasn't a KPop Demon Hunters themed sandwich.
Let's play Cyberpunk! Operation: Find a Girlfriend continues! (And other tasks too, I'm sure.) www.twitch.tv/punkystarshine
PunkyStarshine - Twitch
I'm just a queer, chaotic nerd out here having fun. I'm mediocre at video games but we have fun anyway.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Let's play Cyberpunk! Operation: Find a Girlfriend continues! (And other tasks too, I'm sure.) www.twitch.tv/punkystarshine
Just eldest daughtered so hard I helped my dad start his car with a dead key fob from 200+ miles away. 💪🏻
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Just eldest daughtered so hard I helped my dad start his car with a dead key fob from 200+ miles away. 💪🏻
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I wrote about #LongCOVID stealing my lifelong favorite hobby of cycling, learning that e-bikes aren't "giving up" or "cheating," and how riding with assistance gave me back one of the greatest joys of my life. bit.ly/48ohIH5
The Greatest Feeling in the World
Seven months with an electric bike.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I wrote about #LongCOVID stealing my lifelong favorite hobby of cycling, learning that e-bikes aren't "giving up" or "cheating," and how riding with assistance gave me back one of the greatest joys of my life. bit.ly/48ohIH5
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Well friends, I’m having a really rough start to the Christmas season. That means my cute new stitch for you is going to be delayed a few days OR to next Fri. Stay tuned on that. Otherwise here’s a few lil baddies I’ve got.
Available at 6pm est
#WynonnaEarp
makeXyourXpiece.etsy.com
Available at 6pm est
#WynonnaEarp
makeXyourXpiece.etsy.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Well friends, I’m having a really rough start to the Christmas season. That means my cute new stitch for you is going to be delayed a few days OR to next Fri. Stay tuned on that. Otherwise here’s a few lil baddies I’ve got.
Available at 6pm est
#WynonnaEarp
makeXyourXpiece.etsy.com
Available at 6pm est
#WynonnaEarp
makeXyourXpiece.etsy.com
My mother was watching a Candace Cameron Bure movie on her uber-Christian channel so I told her how she left Hallmark to join/run that channel specifically so she didn't have to make movies with gay people in them and I've never seen someone shut off a movie mid-sentence so fast before.
December 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
My mother was watching a Candace Cameron Bure movie on her uber-Christian channel so I told her how she left Hallmark to join/run that channel specifically so she didn't have to make movies with gay people in them and I've never seen someone shut off a movie mid-sentence so fast before.
If you're looking to shop for your nerdiest friends and family but need some help - look no further. This list I made gives you gift ideas for bookworms, gaymers, TTRPGays, the fandom obsessed, and puzzlers! And it's all stuff I either have or would want myself. www.autostraddle.com/30-gifts-for...
30 Gifts for Gay Geeks
Gift ideas for all your bookworms, gamers, fandom obsessed, puzzlers, and other such nerdy types.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you're looking to shop for your nerdiest friends and family but need some help - look no further. This list I made gives you gift ideas for bookworms, gaymers, TTRPGays, the fandom obsessed, and puzzlers! And it's all stuff I either have or would want myself. www.autostraddle.com/30-gifts-for...
In my Rachel Zegler era.
Every few years when Stranger Things re-emerges, so does my obsession with Ingrid Michaelson's Stranger Songs.
It's also Hazbin O'Clock again! (Musicals are always in rotation.)
And if you don't know Nxdia YOU SHOULD. #SpotifyWrapped
Every few years when Stranger Things re-emerges, so does my obsession with Ingrid Michaelson's Stranger Songs.
It's also Hazbin O'Clock again! (Musicals are always in rotation.)
And if you don't know Nxdia YOU SHOULD. #SpotifyWrapped
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In my Rachel Zegler era.
Every few years when Stranger Things re-emerges, so does my obsession with Ingrid Michaelson's Stranger Songs.
It's also Hazbin O'Clock again! (Musicals are always in rotation.)
And if you don't know Nxdia YOU SHOULD. #SpotifyWrapped
Every few years when Stranger Things re-emerges, so does my obsession with Ingrid Michaelson's Stranger Songs.
It's also Hazbin O'Clock again! (Musicals are always in rotation.)
And if you don't know Nxdia YOU SHOULD. #SpotifyWrapped
MEDIA MAYHEM BEGINS!! Week one is all about video games...and also theater experiences because I didn't play that many new video games this year. 😅 open.substack.com/pub/valeriea...
Video Games & Musicals of 2025
Media Mayhem begins!
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December 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
MEDIA MAYHEM BEGINS!! Week one is all about video games...and also theater experiences because I didn't play that many new video games this year. 😅 open.substack.com/pub/valeriea...
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“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Gen Z Shoppers Aren’t Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
More than other generations, 20-somethings are tightening their holiday-season budgets because of economic pressures.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
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"anything is possible, and anything is possible. we don't know right now what our consistent actions may build to, may pave the way for, may inspire.
stop worrying about 'enough,' and commit to doing what you can. then go and do it."
read my final essay in this five-day series here:
stop worrying about 'enough,' and commit to doing what you can. then go and do it."
read my final essay in this five-day series here:
on whatever "enough" is
you've gotta stop being more afraid of failure than fascism.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"anything is possible, and anything is possible. we don't know right now what our consistent actions may build to, may pave the way for, may inspire.
stop worrying about 'enough,' and commit to doing what you can. then go and do it."
read my final essay in this five-day series here:
stop worrying about 'enough,' and commit to doing what you can. then go and do it."
read my final essay in this five-day series here:
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Today in my newsletter, my lists of five favorite everythings of 2025! bit.ly/48qH8CF
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Today in my newsletter, my lists of five favorite everythings of 2025! bit.ly/48qH8CF
I've decided to start using threads for random "live" (to me) TV reactions because I enjoy the spoiler block feature (that @njnic23.bsky.social and I may or may not have influenced into existence) if that's something you're into. www.threads.com/@punkystarsh...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I've decided to start using threads for random "live" (to me) TV reactions because I enjoy the spoiler block feature (that @njnic23.bsky.social and I may or may not have influenced into existence) if that's something you're into. www.threads.com/@punkystarsh...
Good morning to everyone who is staying at their parents' house and was woken up at an ungodly hour by indecipherable loud noises.
For me it was what sounded like someone sawing logs inside even though I know that cannot be what's happening.
For me it was what sounded like someone sawing logs inside even though I know that cannot be what's happening.
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Good morning to everyone who is staying at their parents' house and was woken up at an ungodly hour by indecipherable loud noises.
For me it was what sounded like someone sawing logs inside even though I know that cannot be what's happening.
For me it was what sounded like someone sawing logs inside even though I know that cannot be what's happening.
Are we going to run out of room for stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Or is it going to eventually yellow brick road all around the city?
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Are we going to run out of room for stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Or is it going to eventually yellow brick road all around the city?
Binging this whole show over a week is helpful in following the through-lines but also brings up some questions. Like why is One giving an entire villain monologue to a 12-year-old who doesn't know what the word "promise" means. #StrangerThings #rewatch
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Binging this whole show over a week is helpful in following the through-lines but also brings up some questions. Like why is One giving an entire villain monologue to a 12-year-old who doesn't know what the word "promise" means. #StrangerThings #rewatch
Nancy and Jonathan: 😐
Nancy and Steve: 🙂
Nancy and Robin: 😍
Nancy and weapons: Priceless. 🥰
#StrangerThings
Nancy and Steve: 🙂
Nancy and Robin: 😍
Nancy and weapons: Priceless. 🥰
#StrangerThings
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Nancy and Jonathan: 😐
Nancy and Steve: 🙂
Nancy and Robin: 😍
Nancy and weapons: Priceless. 🥰
#StrangerThings
Nancy and Steve: 🙂
Nancy and Robin: 😍
Nancy and weapons: Priceless. 🥰
#StrangerThings
I almost forgot that Season 4 combined its most interesting villain with its least interesting Russian subplot. #StrangerThings #rewatch
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I almost forgot that Season 4 combined its most interesting villain with its least interesting Russian subplot. #StrangerThings #rewatch
My officially review of #TheMightyNein! Spoiler alert: I loved it! www.autostraddle.com/the-mighty-n...
The Mighty Nein’s Lesbian Monk Is Just One Reason To Watch
Beauregard Lionett is gay as hell. She's also COOL as hell.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My officially review of #TheMightyNein! Spoiler alert: I loved it! www.autostraddle.com/the-mighty-n...
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Well the Wayhaughts just get more and more special over here, I’d say. Lots of hours spent on this one. I hope someone gets to enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. 💕
Happy small business Christmas!
Available 6pm est
makeXyourXpiece.etsy.com
#WynonnaEarp
Happy small business Christmas!
Available 6pm est
makeXyourXpiece.etsy.com
#WynonnaEarp
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Well the Wayhaughts just get more and more special over here, I’d say. Lots of hours spent on this one. I hope someone gets to enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. 💕
Happy small business Christmas!
Available 6pm est
makeXyourXpiece.etsy.com
#WynonnaEarp
Happy small business Christmas!
Available 6pm est
makeXyourXpiece.etsy.com
#WynonnaEarp
My official Wicked: For Good review: 💚🩷😭😭😭🫧🧹😭😭😭🌈🌈😭😭😭 #Wicked #WickedForGood
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
My official Wicked: For Good review: 💚🩷😭😭😭🫧🧹😭😭😭🌈🌈😭😭😭 #Wicked #WickedForGood
Want to see something depressing? Tell me how I've paid $90k in 20 years but have only actually paid down this loan $16k. Student loans are a scam.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Want to see something depressing? Tell me how I've paid $90k in 20 years but have only actually paid down this loan $16k. Student loans are a scam.
I'll share my official Autostraddle review when it goes live but in the meantime I just wanted to say how much I really, really enjoyed #TheMightyNein. It's a feat of storytelling and animation, and really captures the heart of #CriticalRole while also being something brand new. Enjoy!!
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I'll share my official Autostraddle review when it goes live but in the meantime I just wanted to say how much I really, really enjoyed #TheMightyNein. It's a feat of storytelling and animation, and really captures the heart of #CriticalRole while also being something brand new. Enjoy!!
Nancy Wheeler. That is all, thank you for your time. #StrangerThings #rewatch
November 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Nancy Wheeler. That is all, thank you for your time. #StrangerThings #rewatch