Ray OfSunshine
@raydiolove.bsky.social
Learning to fall in love with being alive
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Sapphic, Neurodivergent, learning and unlearning every single day.
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Sapphic, Neurodivergent, learning and unlearning every single day.
My nail tech EATS every goddamn time 🥵🔥
August 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
My nail tech EATS every goddamn time 🥵🔥
People with unique laughs are national treasures
August 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
People with unique laughs are national treasures
I’ve been so wildly absent and inconsistent with social media this year and let me tell you, my mental health is so much better off for it.
August 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’ve been so wildly absent and inconsistent with social media this year and let me tell you, my mental health is so much better off for it.
10:00pm probably isn’t the best time to dive into a new novel when you need to be awake at an ungodly hour the next day, but it’s my birthday dammit and gonna do what I want
(And probably be very sleepy in the morning because of it)
(And probably be very sleepy in the morning because of it)
August 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
10:00pm probably isn’t the best time to dive into a new novel when you need to be awake at an ungodly hour the next day, but it’s my birthday dammit and gonna do what I want
(And probably be very sleepy in the morning because of it)
(And probably be very sleepy in the morning because of it)
“Whelp… I’ve been reading again. Maybe it’s time I start….”
*cracks my arthritic old lady knuckles*
“Writing again.”
Maybe this sleepy grandma is rousing from her slumber
*cracks my arthritic old lady knuckles*
“Writing again.”
Maybe this sleepy grandma is rousing from her slumber
May 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“Whelp… I’ve been reading again. Maybe it’s time I start….”
*cracks my arthritic old lady knuckles*
“Writing again.”
Maybe this sleepy grandma is rousing from her slumber
*cracks my arthritic old lady knuckles*
“Writing again.”
Maybe this sleepy grandma is rousing from her slumber
I get a zap of dopamine every time I get an email notification that someone has commented or left kudos on my AO3. I haven’t touched the account in years and the writing is certainly not perfect - but if even just a few people are still relating to my stories, even years after activity, hell yeah 🤘
May 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I get a zap of dopamine every time I get an email notification that someone has commented or left kudos on my AO3. I haven’t touched the account in years and the writing is certainly not perfect - but if even just a few people are still relating to my stories, even years after activity, hell yeah 🤘
2025 has been messy, but beautiful. Coming up on the halfway marker, I can confidently say it’s been a year of tremendous growth.
I’ve been actively working through my trauma and character defects instead of running, denying, or digging my heels out of pride, denial, or fear like I did for so long.
I’ve been actively working through my trauma and character defects instead of running, denying, or digging my heels out of pride, denial, or fear like I did for so long.
May 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
2025 has been messy, but beautiful. Coming up on the halfway marker, I can confidently say it’s been a year of tremendous growth.
I’ve been actively working through my trauma and character defects instead of running, denying, or digging my heels out of pride, denial, or fear like I did for so long.
I’ve been actively working through my trauma and character defects instead of running, denying, or digging my heels out of pride, denial, or fear like I did for so long.
Left on the train for Sydney early this morning, after three, beautiful days - I can confidently say Canberra captured my heart.
Between the kind people, the arboretum, the zoo, the street art - this city is beautiful is bursting with life. It’s been a lovely stay, Canberra, thank you ✨❤️🦘
Between the kind people, the arboretum, the zoo, the street art - this city is beautiful is bursting with life. It’s been a lovely stay, Canberra, thank you ✨❤️🦘
March 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Left on the train for Sydney early this morning, after three, beautiful days - I can confidently say Canberra captured my heart.
Between the kind people, the arboretum, the zoo, the street art - this city is beautiful is bursting with life. It’s been a lovely stay, Canberra, thank you ✨❤️🦘
Between the kind people, the arboretum, the zoo, the street art - this city is beautiful is bursting with life. It’s been a lovely stay, Canberra, thank you ✨❤️🦘
Tried to go for an afternoon swim for some exercise at the hotel. Couldn’t enjoy five minutes alone before two men, not even in swimsuits, begin soliciting the area with their phones out.
I’m a woman, alone, trying to swim in peace. They weren’t subtle. One was at the foot of the pool, phone on me.
I’m a woman, alone, trying to swim in peace. They weren’t subtle. One was at the foot of the pool, phone on me.
March 7, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Tried to go for an afternoon swim for some exercise at the hotel. Couldn’t enjoy five minutes alone before two men, not even in swimsuits, begin soliciting the area with their phones out.
I’m a woman, alone, trying to swim in peace. They weren’t subtle. One was at the foot of the pool, phone on me.
I’m a woman, alone, trying to swim in peace. They weren’t subtle. One was at the foot of the pool, phone on me.
Arrived in Canberra, which is v different from Melbourne. First impressions aren’t great, but not for reasons you’d think. I love smaller cities & when I was warned that Canberra is “boring” I took it with a grain of salt (because the same is said about my home, Madison)
I have an open mind & heart
I have an open mind & heart
March 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Arrived in Canberra, which is v different from Melbourne. First impressions aren’t great, but not for reasons you’d think. I love smaller cities & when I was warned that Canberra is “boring” I took it with a grain of salt (because the same is said about my home, Madison)
I have an open mind & heart
I have an open mind & heart
Trying to enjoy my once-in-a-lifetime travel abroad experience but EVERY headline I’m reading from home is causing another fragment of my soul to leave my body. A local asked me yesterday, what my opinion was of the political climate in the US… I answered honestly and solemnly:
March 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Trying to enjoy my once-in-a-lifetime travel abroad experience but EVERY headline I’m reading from home is causing another fragment of my soul to leave my body. A local asked me yesterday, what my opinion was of the political climate in the US… I answered honestly and solemnly:
Last day in Melbourne before we fly to Canberra tonight. Considering heading to ACMI in Federation Square for the “The Future and Other Fictions” exhibition - too bad I’ll be missing their presentation of Eraserhead because that would be one hell of a film to see here will in Mebourne hahaha
March 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Last day in Melbourne before we fly to Canberra tonight. Considering heading to ACMI in Federation Square for the “The Future and Other Fictions” exhibition - too bad I’ll be missing their presentation of Eraserhead because that would be one hell of a film to see here will in Mebourne hahaha
Today’s adventures in Melbourne:
-Navigating local transit, a terrifying delight
-Visiting the Melbourne Zoo, a beacon of sustainability and animal enrichment
-Yapping with locals, 10/10
-Firefighters at the hotel, sprinkler system soaked our floor, but our room was miraculously spared!
-Navigating local transit, a terrifying delight
-Visiting the Melbourne Zoo, a beacon of sustainability and animal enrichment
-Yapping with locals, 10/10
-Firefighters at the hotel, sprinkler system soaked our floor, but our room was miraculously spared!
March 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Today’s adventures in Melbourne:
-Navigating local transit, a terrifying delight
-Visiting the Melbourne Zoo, a beacon of sustainability and animal enrichment
-Yapping with locals, 10/10
-Firefighters at the hotel, sprinkler system soaked our floor, but our room was miraculously spared!
-Navigating local transit, a terrifying delight
-Visiting the Melbourne Zoo, a beacon of sustainability and animal enrichment
-Yapping with locals, 10/10
-Firefighters at the hotel, sprinkler system soaked our floor, but our room was miraculously spared!
I learned an interesting tidbit - Madison Wisconsin & Melbourne AU were developed into “cities” roughly at the same time, with Madison being declared a “village” in 1846 and was then incorporated into a “city” in 1856. Melbourne became a “town” in 1842 and was declared a “city” by the Queen in 1847.
March 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I learned an interesting tidbit - Madison Wisconsin & Melbourne AU were developed into “cities” roughly at the same time, with Madison being declared a “village” in 1846 and was then incorporated into a “city” in 1856. Melbourne became a “town” in 1842 and was declared a “city” by the Queen in 1847.
Impressions of Melbourne - People here are beyond fashionable, whether they intend to be or not. Regardless of age, body type, or style - everyone in this city is just absolutely, fearlessly and unapologetically stunning.
This entire city oozes beauty. The people, the street art, the wildlife.
This entire city oozes beauty. The people, the street art, the wildlife.
March 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Impressions of Melbourne - People here are beyond fashionable, whether they intend to be or not. Regardless of age, body type, or style - everyone in this city is just absolutely, fearlessly and unapologetically stunning.
This entire city oozes beauty. The people, the street art, the wildlife.
This entire city oozes beauty. The people, the street art, the wildlife.
I don’t have a better platform to document my adventures other than here, Snapchat, & the notebook I’ve been scribbling in everywhere I go, but it’s only day 2 here in Australia, & this country has irreversibly changed me for the better.
I never expected to be here, & I take NONE of it for granted
I never expected to be here, & I take NONE of it for granted
March 3, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I don’t have a better platform to document my adventures other than here, Snapchat, & the notebook I’ve been scribbling in everywhere I go, but it’s only day 2 here in Australia, & this country has irreversibly changed me for the better.
I never expected to be here, & I take NONE of it for granted
I never expected to be here, & I take NONE of it for granted
Closed minds should come with closed mouths.
February 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Closed minds should come with closed mouths.
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Me, sending a voice message to my bestie this morning:
“Let me get back to being concise.”
“Let me get back to being concise.”
February 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Me, sending a voice message to my bestie this morning:
“Let me get back to being concise.”
“Let me get back to being concise.”
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Good night, Familia. Healing takes time. Be gentle with yourself and know that you are loved. Today, tomorrow, always. Love you, all ❤️🩹🍃🕊️
December 18, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Good night, Familia. Healing takes time. Be gentle with yourself and know that you are loved. Today, tomorrow, always. Love you, all ❤️🩹🍃🕊️
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“I wish I hadn’t eaten all that pineapple,” I said dolefully.
December 18, 2024 at 2:45 AM
“I wish I hadn’t eaten all that pineapple,” I said dolefully.
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"Not caring what other people think" isn't about defiantly ignoring how your choices and behaviors affect others. It's about not constantly wondering what other people think of you so that you can focus 100% of your energy on being yourself, having empathy, and being genuine in your interactions.
December 17, 2024 at 10:33 PM
"Not caring what other people think" isn't about defiantly ignoring how your choices and behaviors affect others. It's about not constantly wondering what other people think of you so that you can focus 100% of your energy on being yourself, having empathy, and being genuine in your interactions.
Pillsbury Toaster Strudels gotta be one of the worst forms of shrinkflation for me. Once a rare, semi annual delicacy to me growing up in poverty, they were so satisfying & magical
They’re thin, flimsy, & tiny now. Barely any filling OR pastry. I can afford them now, but don’t bother.
Greed, man.
They’re thin, flimsy, & tiny now. Barely any filling OR pastry. I can afford them now, but don’t bother.
Greed, man.
December 17, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Pillsbury Toaster Strudels gotta be one of the worst forms of shrinkflation for me. Once a rare, semi annual delicacy to me growing up in poverty, they were so satisfying & magical
They’re thin, flimsy, & tiny now. Barely any filling OR pastry. I can afford them now, but don’t bother.
Greed, man.
They’re thin, flimsy, & tiny now. Barely any filling OR pastry. I can afford them now, but don’t bother.
Greed, man.
I need to rekindle my love for writing and learn how to fucking publish a book.
Maybe that should be my goal for 2025? Getting started on the path, anyway. Don’t care much for commercial success, but have always fantasized since childhood, holding a physical book in my hands saying
“I wrote this”
Maybe that should be my goal for 2025? Getting started on the path, anyway. Don’t care much for commercial success, but have always fantasized since childhood, holding a physical book in my hands saying
“I wrote this”
December 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
I need to rekindle my love for writing and learn how to fucking publish a book.
Maybe that should be my goal for 2025? Getting started on the path, anyway. Don’t care much for commercial success, but have always fantasized since childhood, holding a physical book in my hands saying
“I wrote this”
Maybe that should be my goal for 2025? Getting started on the path, anyway. Don’t care much for commercial success, but have always fantasized since childhood, holding a physical book in my hands saying
“I wrote this”