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Asha
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.: Ashley | 33 | She/Her :.
Cat Lady, my hobby is collecting hobbies, "I can make that" mindset, Mom Friend, will probably go broke on travelling

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Weapons, 2025
This was an interesting (albeit GROSS) movie. I enjoyed it, but I definitely had to look away several times.
Weapons poster. Has children running down a street away from the camera. Their arms are outstretched like they are planes.
October 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Sinners, 2025
All around great movie! I love the storytelling and thought that went into this movie.
The poster for Sinners. It has the cast (both vampire and human). Michael B. Jordan is above them as both Smoke and Stack. The sunrise is behind them, illuminating the poster red. Below the juke joint is on fire with vampires approaching
October 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Heretic, 2024

I first watched this on a plane home from a long trip. I really have enjoyed it both times I've seen it!
cover for the Heretic move. It has Hugh Grant looking pensive with a maze behind him.
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Scream - 1996
This is one of my favorite franchises, despite its occasional corniness. I think these movies are a lot of fun. I haven't seen the newest one yet, so I am marathoning them.
Scream movie poster. A super close-up portrait of Sydney Prescott in black and white (except for her blue eyes). She looks scared with her hand over her mouth
October 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Over the Garden Wall - 2014

I had never seen this show before, despite it being highly recommended. It was very whimsical and weird. I enjoyed it.
Greg (with his frog), Wart, and Beatrice the bluebird walking through the woods
October 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Rear Window - 1954

Another Hitchcock...I promise I will branch out. I just realized I've never seen some of his movies, and this was one of them. I really enjoyed this film even though it is more of a thriller.
James Steward is holding an expensive camera and looking concerned. His neighbor's window is reflected in the lens
October 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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The Birds - 1963

Continuing the Hitchcock train. I always think about how Tippi Hedren was deathly afraid of birds in real life. She was brave to take on this role. Also delighted to see a few actors/actresses from the Presents show.
Tippi Hedren looking frightened as birds soar in the sky behind her
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents/Hitchcock Hour

Technically, this is a thriller show, but I enjoy having this on in the background while I work on things. There are some great episodes
a portrait of alfred hitchcock used for his Alfred Hitchcock Presents show
October 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Our final day in Bolivia wasn't supposed to look like this. We were supposed to head to Uyuni to see the salt flats. Unfortunately, our tour was cancelled due to protests. I stand with the people of Bolivia and hope the upcoming election helps with the current state of things!
The inner cloister of St. Francis Basilica Our final dinner. I had pepper steak and me travel partner had a llama Milanese, which was surprisingly tasty! Me in front of a mural depicting the city of La Paz. It has a man holding an Bolivian flag, the altitude of the city, the skyline, and the cable cars, with a large description saying "Bienvenidos!" At the bottom A view of the city of La Paz from the Killi Killi viewpoint.
June 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Our third day was cruising Lake Titicaca and visiting Isla del Sol.
My hot dates in Copacabana. Me standing between two large faces sculpted into a wall. A boat cruising on lake Titicaca. Me and a white alpaca standing on the Isla del Sol overlooking Lake Titicaca Sunset from the coast of lake Titicaca. The sun is peeking through some trees casting a golden light on the shore. There are many boats in the bay
June 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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The next day was the toughest. We were already at 15k ft above sea level, and we were hiking to Charquini Lagoon, which was 2k higher. The altitude was rough and I had trouble breathing. The view was still pretty great and I had some coca tea to help.
A glass of coca tea. It's slightly green with some leaves at the bottom of the cup Me sitting by the plaque for Laguna Esmeralda. The plaque reads that I am over 5000 meters above sea level Charquini Lagoon (Laguna Esmeralda). This was a former glacier, now it is a bright blue-green lagoon with a frozen waterfall coming from the rocks above. The hike down from the lagoon. It doesn't look steep but boy howdy it was.
June 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Are walking tore? Took us all around La Paz. We started with the Valley of the Moon, which apparently didn't have a name until Neil Armstrong came and said that it looked like the Moon. We also got to ride the cable cars around the city. See some historic buildings and ended at the Witches Market.
A view of Moon Valley in La Paz, Bolivia. There are many sandy pillar-like structures that form peaks and deep crevices A view of La Paz from one of the many cable car systems. The Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. One of the streets in the witches market. There are colorful umbrellas and lights hanging over the street and the sidewalks are filled with vendors
June 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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We made it to our hotel with a few hours to spare before our walking tour so we completely crashed.
A photo of our hotel bedroom. The curtains are drawn and there are two queen size beds and a desk. The hotel still had physical room keys. Ours was attached to a large wooden carving that resembled a tiki figure.
June 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Our final day was wandering around the city again. We ended up at the botanical gardens and zoo because we heard there were wild monkeys there. It did not disappoint. The zoo itself has seen better days but we were able to get closer to some animals than I've ever been before.
Me within 4 ft of a tiger sleeping in its enclosure. A little cappuccin monkey looking through a chain link fence at the camera The same cappuccin monkey as the previous picture. She came over the fence and sat on my shoulder The same cappuccin monkey decided to groom me. In this photo she is playing with my hair as I am laughing
June 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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We did a bird-watching/wildlife tour. We saw wild parakeets, a toucan (which was too quick for a picture), a howler monkey, and lots of Kingfishers, herons and Hawks.
A boat floating on the River Paraguay, which is the main river going through Asuncion. A female howler monkey hiding in a tree A wild parakeet sitting on a long branch. It is holding a small twig in its mouth. A male kingfisher with teal green wings and a red chest perching in a thistle bush
June 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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I have to say the local food was excellent. Lots of fried bread stuffed with meat! It was winter there so the soup was really comforting!
Vori-Vori soup. It contains a leg of chicken on the bone, some vegetables, and cornmeal dumplings served in a chicken broth. The food accompanying the soup is Sopa Paraguay, and Arroz Kesu. A traditional Chipa, which is like a cornbread bagel Yerba mate! Mbeju and various meat filled Chipas
June 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Some views of the city. We visited a very crowded market district, their old train system (now defunct), a basilica, and the Casa de Indepencia. Fun fact, Paraguay used to be much larger and was the catalyst for the rest of South America to separate from Spain and Portugal.
A view of a marketplace filled with flowers, both real and fake. A view of the garden that is at the Grand hotel of Asuncion. There are a lot of tropical trees and a small fountain. A view of the now defunct train station in Asunsion. They have a statue out front celebrating the train station. The building in the back is ornate beautiful architecture A view of the inside of the basilica in Asuncion. The altar is wooden and painted a mint green. It has many accents of gold leafing and silver. The basilica is dedicated to Mary.
June 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Started off /trying/ to get to Paraguay. We missed our first collection in Lima and ended up in Santiago, Chile. We got to fly over a good amount of the Andes! We finally made it to Asuncion after almost 24 hrs of travelling.
A bird's eye view from a plane of a large snow-capped mountain range. Me standing in front of a street lit up with lights. The lights say Paraguay 214 to celebrate the country's 214th anniversary of Independence the lights also have Nandtudi (colorful spider lace) woven into the lights. A large statue that says ASUNCION, the name of Paraguay's capital. The statue is in front of a pink colonial building that is the presidential palace.
June 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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I bought my boys a pair of cool shades from Five Below this weekend and I can't stop singing "Bad boys bad boy, whatchu gonna do" at them.
Oliver, a tiny grey cat with a white face and chest laying in his mother's unpacked travel bag sporting the coolest pair of kitty aviators and looking disdainfully at the camera. Baloo, the world's most chonkiest grey cat sitting on his mother's lap wearing kitty aviators. He has his head cocked to the side and is acting aloof because he knows he is cooler than Tom Cruise in Top Gun Russell Potato, a white and cream colored kitten, sitting in his mother's lap. She is holding his face up to the camera because he is HATING every second of wearing the kitty sunglasses. He is a sweet boy and not a bad boy and his answer to "whatchu gonna do" is "fling the sunglasses off and go lay in the window"
April 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM