Kristina Powell (she/they)
@citruscurse.bsky.social
🍋 Splunk Sorceress (SIEM SME). 💙 Asteroid Astrology Enthusiast. 🍋🟩 Dice Maker. 💜
Time to play "what did I roll in my d20 at the office today?"
1. Got stuck by a train, but still made my normal train because it always runs late.
2. Gets a perfect morning music shuffle.
3. Successfully navigated to my office desk holding my Chai and Avocado Toast.
Equates to....NAT 1. RIP.
1. Got stuck by a train, but still made my normal train because it always runs late.
2. Gets a perfect morning music shuffle.
3. Successfully navigated to my office desk holding my Chai and Avocado Toast.
Equates to....NAT 1. RIP.
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Time to play "what did I roll in my d20 at the office today?"
1. Got stuck by a train, but still made my normal train because it always runs late.
2. Gets a perfect morning music shuffle.
3. Successfully navigated to my office desk holding my Chai and Avocado Toast.
Equates to....NAT 1. RIP.
1. Got stuck by a train, but still made my normal train because it always runs late.
2. Gets a perfect morning music shuffle.
3. Successfully navigated to my office desk holding my Chai and Avocado Toast.
Equates to....NAT 1. RIP.
So it is officially Gingerbread Chai Latte season! Am I bummed out that it doesn't have oat milk by default this year? Yes, not a big deal since it's an easy swap. Since I now prefer iced over hot drinks, I learned that non-dairy gingerbread cold foam exists and my obsession is now dangerous. 🤣
November 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
So it is officially Gingerbread Chai Latte season! Am I bummed out that it doesn't have oat milk by default this year? Yes, not a big deal since it's an easy swap. Since I now prefer iced over hot drinks, I learned that non-dairy gingerbread cold foam exists and my obsession is now dangerous. 🤣
Serious question: today is National Pasta Day....what type of pasta should I make for lunch today?
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Serious question: today is National Pasta Day....what type of pasta should I make for lunch today?
So this lore session has the party playing as level 10 characters. I have never played a level 10 character...this is a problem because I like how my character is a badass healer that can do significant damage (by sacrificing my life force). I hope I don't get too attached to this character. 😂
I love walking into session and the GM asks if we're ready to commit morally wrong acts. 🤣 We're having a side story from today's Basic Fantasy campaign to have a concurrent side story in Starfinder. It's weird playing Starfinder not at my house (because I usually host those sessions).
October 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
So this lore session has the party playing as level 10 characters. I have never played a level 10 character...this is a problem because I like how my character is a badass healer that can do significant damage (by sacrificing my life force). I hope I don't get too attached to this character. 😂
I love walking into session and the GM asks if we're ready to commit morally wrong acts. 🤣 We're having a side story from today's Basic Fantasy campaign to have a concurrent side story in Starfinder. It's weird playing Starfinder not at my house (because I usually host those sessions).
October 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I love walking into session and the GM asks if we're ready to commit morally wrong acts. 🤣 We're having a side story from today's Basic Fantasy campaign to have a concurrent side story in Starfinder. It's weird playing Starfinder not at my house (because I usually host those sessions).
A man saw my shoes and started talking to me about how his wife would be ecstatic to see bedazzled heels and jokingly said not to tell her. I responded by mentioning the heels are interchangeable and to not tell his wife. His response, "Oh great, I already have an entire room of shoes in my house."🤣
October 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A man saw my shoes and started talking to me about how his wife would be ecstatic to see bedazzled heels and jokingly said not to tell her. I responded by mentioning the heels are interchangeable and to not tell his wife. His response, "Oh great, I already have an entire room of shoes in my house."🤣
I love when my schedule is thrown off because session for Basic Fantasy was rescheduled for today instead of the usual Saturday night. Good thing I took off from work tomorrow. 🤣
September 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I love when my schedule is thrown off because session for Basic Fantasy was rescheduled for today instead of the usual Saturday night. Good thing I took off from work tomorrow. 🤣
Me: *sees Kirby Air Riders Amiibo, wishes I could put Kirby on the Winged Star*
Nintendo: *Waddle Dee and Kirby switch vehicles*
Me: *fangirls*
Nintendo: *Waddle Dee and Kirby switch vehicles*
Me: *fangirls*
September 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Me: *sees Kirby Air Riders Amiibo, wishes I could put Kirby on the Winged Star*
Nintendo: *Waddle Dee and Kirby switch vehicles*
Me: *fangirls*
Nintendo: *Waddle Dee and Kirby switch vehicles*
Me: *fangirls*
Me: *plans preview video for TikTok that talks about both Big Brother and astrology; asks Tarot deck if a summary for now is ok*
Cards: Ace of Cups & The Lovers
Me: *posts preview video, asks my Tarot deck if it's proud of me*
Cards: The Star, Nine of Pentacles, The Sun, and King of Wands fall out.
Cards: Ace of Cups & The Lovers
Me: *posts preview video, asks my Tarot deck if it's proud of me*
Cards: The Star, Nine of Pentacles, The Sun, and King of Wands fall out.
September 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Me: *plans preview video for TikTok that talks about both Big Brother and astrology; asks Tarot deck if a summary for now is ok*
Cards: Ace of Cups & The Lovers
Me: *posts preview video, asks my Tarot deck if it's proud of me*
Cards: The Star, Nine of Pentacles, The Sun, and King of Wands fall out.
Cards: Ace of Cups & The Lovers
Me: *posts preview video, asks my Tarot deck if it's proud of me*
Cards: The Star, Nine of Pentacles, The Sun, and King of Wands fall out.
Finally found him.
September 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Finally found him.
I thought I was done with the nonsense of bats flying in my house. I have been sorely mistaken.
September 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I thought I was done with the nonsense of bats flying in my house. I have been sorely mistaken.
Reposted by Kristina Powell (she/they)
💜💜💜 youtu.be/5OFLFVC11Cg?... The music collab I never knew I needed in my life.
End of You
YouTube video by Poppy - Topic
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September 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
💜💜💜 youtu.be/5OFLFVC11Cg?... The music collab I never knew I needed in my life.
Me: *tries to be financially responsible, packs a lunch to take to work*
Also Me: *accidentally leaves packed lunch at home because I got distracted because I lost my favorite hairbrush*
Also Me: *accidentally leaves packed lunch at home because I got distracted because I lost my favorite hairbrush*
September 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Me: *tries to be financially responsible, packs a lunch to take to work*
Also Me: *accidentally leaves packed lunch at home because I got distracted because I lost my favorite hairbrush*
Also Me: *accidentally leaves packed lunch at home because I got distracted because I lost my favorite hairbrush*
Basic Fantasy today in a nutshell (so far):
When we're supposed to start session: 6PM
When we decided to start playing: 7:30PM
When we started making legitimate progress in the campaign because we forgot what we named our tavern and had to come up with a new name: ~8:15PM
When we're supposed to start session: 6PM
When we decided to start playing: 7:30PM
When we started making legitimate progress in the campaign because we forgot what we named our tavern and had to come up with a new name: ~8:15PM
August 31, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Basic Fantasy today in a nutshell (so far):
When we're supposed to start session: 6PM
When we decided to start playing: 7:30PM
When we started making legitimate progress in the campaign because we forgot what we named our tavern and had to come up with a new name: ~8:15PM
When we're supposed to start session: 6PM
When we decided to start playing: 7:30PM
When we started making legitimate progress in the campaign because we forgot what we named our tavern and had to come up with a new name: ~8:15PM
My astrological rabbit hole has led me to an epiphany. I have always felt like my life has foreshadowed itself. I looked up the dates for Uranus in Pisces and saw some key dates from middle & high school where Uranus was conjunct my Saturn and at the later degrees.
August 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
My astrological rabbit hole has led me to an epiphany. I have always felt like my life has foreshadowed itself. I looked up the dates for Uranus in Pisces and saw some key dates from middle & high school where Uranus was conjunct my Saturn and at the later degrees.
Today is the first time we are having Starfinder session in over a month.
Good news: All of the players are here tonight.
Bad news: We are in a noodle fight combat against a Nyssholora because of fucking smoke grenades. This combat wasn't planned to happen on night 1...but we had terrible RNG luck.
Good news: All of the players are here tonight.
Bad news: We are in a noodle fight combat against a Nyssholora because of fucking smoke grenades. This combat wasn't planned to happen on night 1...but we had terrible RNG luck.
August 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Today is the first time we are having Starfinder session in over a month.
Good news: All of the players are here tonight.
Bad news: We are in a noodle fight combat against a Nyssholora because of fucking smoke grenades. This combat wasn't planned to happen on night 1...but we had terrible RNG luck.
Good news: All of the players are here tonight.
Bad news: We are in a noodle fight combat against a Nyssholora because of fucking smoke grenades. This combat wasn't planned to happen on night 1...but we had terrible RNG luck.
Getting a coffee stain on your shirt right before you have to leave for work. ❌
Tactically covering the stain with a blazer so no one notices (plus I can't find my Tide-to-Go). ✅
Tactically covering the stain with a blazer so no one notices (plus I can't find my Tide-to-Go). ✅
August 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Getting a coffee stain on your shirt right before you have to leave for work. ❌
Tactically covering the stain with a blazer so no one notices (plus I can't find my Tide-to-Go). ✅
Tactically covering the stain with a blazer so no one notices (plus I can't find my Tide-to-Go). ✅
How to know I have mentally checked out at work for the day:
1. Enable "do not talk to me mode" by putting on headphones.
2. Spinning in my chair, but spending mental effort to not make it totally obvious.
3. Bobbing my head to the music to escape corporate reality; completely negating step 2.
1. Enable "do not talk to me mode" by putting on headphones.
2. Spinning in my chair, but spending mental effort to not make it totally obvious.
3. Bobbing my head to the music to escape corporate reality; completely negating step 2.
August 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
How to know I have mentally checked out at work for the day:
1. Enable "do not talk to me mode" by putting on headphones.
2. Spinning in my chair, but spending mental effort to not make it totally obvious.
3. Bobbing my head to the music to escape corporate reality; completely negating step 2.
1. Enable "do not talk to me mode" by putting on headphones.
2. Spinning in my chair, but spending mental effort to not make it totally obvious.
3. Bobbing my head to the music to escape corporate reality; completely negating step 2.
Reposted by Kristina Powell (she/they)
Last week, I told you about my new book, 107 Days — a behind-the-scenes, candid, and personal account of my time leading the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.
Now, here's a behind-the-scenes look at announcement week.
Now, here's a behind-the-scenes look at announcement week.
August 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Last week, I told you about my new book, 107 Days — a behind-the-scenes, candid, and personal account of my time leading the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.
Now, here's a behind-the-scenes look at announcement week.
Now, here's a behind-the-scenes look at announcement week.
Another fun thing to mention: since I am still in the process of getting my house in order, I decided to do an eyeshadow palette declutter. Cut down the number I had in half. Some of the decluttered palettes (the ones with fun colors) I am going to repurpose as pigments for dice (for science).
August 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Another fun thing to mention: since I am still in the process of getting my house in order, I decided to do an eyeshadow palette declutter. Cut down the number I had in half. Some of the decluttered palettes (the ones with fun colors) I am going to repurpose as pigments for dice (for science).
Accidentally learning that my cable subscription includes Paramount+ for free is a game changer. I can watch the BB live feeds for free now. I have learned when they are shooting important TV moments that they show adoptable kittens instead is 100% quality internet content.
August 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Accidentally learning that my cable subscription includes Paramount+ for free is a game changer. I can watch the BB live feeds for free now. I have learned when they are shooting important TV moments that they show adoptable kittens instead is 100% quality internet content.
Update I have found the source. It's a 95% used Mulled Cider candle. That candle wasn't overly strong fragrance wise when I lit it, let alone even before it was used. So I am more intrigued that suddenly the scent wants to make its presence known. It's even overpowering the new candle I just lit.
I wonder what explains the phenomenon of randomly smelling something nostalgic for no reason. Just my office, not any other room, smells like Stouffer's Harvest Apples from my childhood. I was trying to contact both of my Grandmas via Tarot yesterday (my paternal grandma was big into Tarot).
August 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Update I have found the source. It's a 95% used Mulled Cider candle. That candle wasn't overly strong fragrance wise when I lit it, let alone even before it was used. So I am more intrigued that suddenly the scent wants to make its presence known. It's even overpowering the new candle I just lit.
I wonder what explains the phenomenon of randomly smelling something nostalgic for no reason. Just my office, not any other room, smells like Stouffer's Harvest Apples from my childhood. I was trying to contact both of my Grandmas via Tarot yesterday (my paternal grandma was big into Tarot).
August 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I wonder what explains the phenomenon of randomly smelling something nostalgic for no reason. Just my office, not any other room, smells like Stouffer's Harvest Apples from my childhood. I was trying to contact both of my Grandmas via Tarot yesterday (my paternal grandma was big into Tarot).
For anyone that is familiar with the lizard meme that is viral on TikTok...this lizard has a damn chokehold on my brain (but for a good reason). I swear a lizard pressing a button that speaks the word, "lizard", should not have the same effect Gerudo Valley does on my brain. Like...how?
August 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
For anyone that is familiar with the lizard meme that is viral on TikTok...this lizard has a damn chokehold on my brain (but for a good reason). I swear a lizard pressing a button that speaks the word, "lizard", should not have the same effect Gerudo Valley does on my brain. Like...how?