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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 2h

If it was powered off and put in something airtight like a kid’s time capsule, I think you’d just need to replace the battery & charge it. If it’s exposed to the elements then it has less of a shot, or if the location is somewhere with Weather then that would also make it less likely to survive.

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 2h

I love when my work has odd job requirements… I have in my life been paid to play videogames (still can’t stand GTA), ride amusement park rides, and now eat barbecue.

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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 2d

extremely charmed by all the photos of sumo wrestlers out and about in london today (for the grand sumo tournament at the albert hall)

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Takuo Matsuzawa @matsuzawa.bsky.social · 10h

Sumo Wrestlers Enjoy London Sights Ahead of Royal Albert Hall Tournament
www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainmen...

Sumo Wrestlers Enjoy London Sights Ahead of Tournament

Sumo wrestlers have been enjoying the sights of London ahead of an exhibition tournament at the iconic Royal Albert Hall.

www.tokyoweekender.com

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 1d

London is proud to host Japan's Grand Sumo Tournament this week - it's fantastic to see the the teams using our cycling infrastructure to get around.

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 15h

we have got to start killing billionaires. is the first line that the villain speaks in the novel im writing. really though, in the real world, we have to kill these people. he continues

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Feels like this will be a useful meme for the next few years

Peacemaker looks at a mural embedding Hitler into American symbols

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · Jun 4

free yourself from the chains of taxonomy and stop identifying as the configuration in which you have intercourse as if it's a personality. you are not a top or a bottom or a switch. you are a daishō of Oda Nobunaga and the treacherous dog Akechi Mitsuhide has just arrived at Honnōji with his troops

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 1d

The kimchi I bought is way too mild. I was foolish to think that the “regular” spice level in Maine would be the same as in Koreatown, LA.
That’s on me.

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 1d

I had an Extremely Catholic phase but even then I was still a young lefty going to rallies and protests and caring about humans. 👋🏻

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Newfound Planets @i-find-planets.bsky.social · 1d

They have discovered a planet. It is bitty, with turquoise moons. It is just beyond the horizon. We could watch the sunset there, perhaps.

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 2d

When you’re 13 and wishing on a star for your boobs to come in, no one warns you that you’ll never again be able to see your waist or find that piece of popcorn.

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 2d

I just made one of the best kimchi fried rices of my life, and I’m 86% sure it’s not just the three vodka sodas saying that.
I used black rice and heirloom carrots. It’s stickier than I usually go for but it hugs your ribcage from the inside like a chili, congee, or other sticky-warm-happy-food.

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 3d

Me in the Mario voice as soon as I walk into the house:
“It’s-a me: Mommy-o!” to my poor cat who has no idea how cringe I am being to him.

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 3d

My best friend in middle school was at 207-774-7115.
(Her parents have moved, I doubt they have a landline anymore so I’m not doxxing her.)

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 3d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 3d

The taxi driver who picked me up in Florence. Honestly, any taxi driver in Florence. Or Italy. It’s not hard to be better than a dipshit who got lost and then killed a bunch of people.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah I’m not AGAINST it, I just don’t think that’s what this author wants me to be picturing rn.
…and now it’s all I can see.

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 3d

“Tackled to the ground and meeting fang for fang” sounds like your alpha werewolves are making out, not fighting. Why would their fangs be near each other’s fangs? That is mouth-on-mouth fighting!

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 3d

(In the worst case scenario: they have had a fight with their brother and have decided to leave the country, taking the romantic lead with them.)

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 3d

(This means that our lead actor has wandered off and we can’t start filming the next scene until we find them. In most cases they just took a phone call outside, but sometimes they have fully left set or changed out of costume/makeup or done some substances.)

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 3d

My roommates miss me

a man in a suit and tie says i just feel like my heart is going to burst because it 's full of rainbow

Alt: Stephen Colbert in a suit and tie is crying, mascara running down his face, saying i just feel like “my heart is going to burst because it 's full of rainbows”

media.tenor.com

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 4d

Human friends stage an intervention, but Jetpens sends you a coupon.
Jetpens is the real friend.

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 4d

And then you find yourself on Japanese pen websites past midnight, desperate for a fix of the good stuff.

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 4d

I have really been enjoying learning some Chinese idiomatic expressions by reading literally-translated online novels. One I will TOTALLY be using:

“I’ve heard that excuse so many times my ears are getting calluses.”

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Newfound Planets @i-find-planets.bsky.social · 4d

You have discovered a planet. It is miniature and thoughtful. The wind is dainty and smells strongly of petunia.

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