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Athena Scalzi
@athenascalzi.com
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Hey there! Welcome to my profile. Expect mostly nonsense and sometimes boba tea pictures. Plus I write stuff!
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I made some sticky ginger bars (recipe from Justine Dorion)! Check out the process and all that good stuff on the blog :)
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A shot of one of the super soft chewy ginger cookie bars with date and pecan caramel on top, the layers are beautiful!
December 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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NVM IT GOT BETTER
A white mug with an inverse rainbow that says “worlds best guncle”
December 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Just found a truly unbeatable mug at Kohl’s lmao
A white mug that says “woke up gay”
December 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Thank you!! Here is an example of just that!
A room totally filled with dozens and dozens of Squishmallows (and a few non Squishmallow plushies), and a Christmas tree behind them!
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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I donate to Wikipedia every year because I believe in free accessible information for everyone, but GODDAMN do they email me like a forlorn ex who just wants to make it work
A Gmail notification from “Lisa at Wikipedia” that reads “My 4th attempt to reach you, Athena. Please don’t skip this.”
December 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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And I’ll never read a single one mwahaha
My Gmail app, which says I have 40,002 unread emails.
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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If you’ve ever wondered what 20 trash bags worth of Squishmallows (and a handful of non Squishmallow plushies) looks like, here you go! I still have about five more bags to rip open and add to the pile.
A MOUNTAIN of Squishmallows (and a few non Squishmallows) and my face is barely visible in the pile, I am completely covered by plushies.
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Guess who found out about this little fact AFTER getting a tattoo
A picture of my left shoulder blade. There’s a tattoo on it. And that tattoo is of a PINEAPPLE!!
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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A Sunday bougie boozy brunch buffet with my bestie was much needed 🫶🏻
The brunch beverage menu for Manna Uptown. There’s different mimosas, cocktails, housemade lemonades, coffee, and tea. An absolutely delectable looking espresso martini with the perfect amount of foam. There’s fresh cut purple flowers in the background of the shot in the window. A blue and white ceramic plate with a floral pattern. On the plate are numerous small bites from the brunch buffet including a mini taco, a baked scallop, grilled shrimp skewers, a Caprese bite, roasted potatoes, and a mini quiche bite.
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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DAMN Delta, second one this year huh 😭😭
My suitcase, BUSTED UP 😭😭
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Bought this book to read on my flight (read the whole thing (it’s short heh)) and didn’t notice until later that @maryrobinettekowal.com translated it!!
The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir and translated by Mary Robinette Kowal.
November 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Well well well look who is at the San Francisco airport!
Two of my dad’s books!
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Genuinely never seen this cover before
The Last Emperox, with a very red and orange cover with lots of space ships on it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Well well well, look who’s at the used bookstore
My dad’s books! There’s eight of em on the shelf.
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN SAYING ALL DAY
Hence me side eyeing people with my mask on in this GERM TUBE!!
(Also we are flying to different places funny enough)
Me sitting in a plane with a basic blue surgical mask on and looking to the side cuz bitches be coughing.
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Thanks for the lovely window seat Delta 🤩🤩
(this is the second time this year I’ve had this happen 😶)
The plane wall! No window! How funny is that.
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I have the perfect chance to make the people around me on this flight very uncomfortable. Sword Art Online here I come 🤠
A seat-back TV screen on a Delta flight. The screen is giving me the option to watch YouTube or “explore the world of anime” with Crunchyroll. There’s a lot, and I mean a LOT of anime you should not watch around other people or else you will look like a certified freakazoid. (Sword Art Online is for sure one of those.)
November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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So I shouldn’t order this apple pie sauerkraut?
An Instagram ad from Olive My Pickle advertising two flavors of fermented sauerkraut, apple pie and thanksgiving flavor.
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Oh my god what a steal, thank god it’s on sale!
An Instagram ad for a Vera Bradley bag that is on sale for $25, and the original price is slashed through. The original price is also $25. It’s a Tangled themed bag!
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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I had a dinner party!! And everything was really good!! Check out the deets on my blog if you feel like it :)
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A wide and shallow serving dish for some roasted carrots that are topped with a ton of a red onion and herb salad. It all sits atop some labneh. A green oval serving platter filled with roasted sweet potatoes and baked chicken thighs, with a dish of caper raita in the middle. Half of a two layer, round chocolate cake with a beige Chai buttercream.
September 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Saw this absolute banger of a shirt at the thrift store today 💀
A black shirt with white text that reads “First I was deplorable, now I’m Ultra MAGA”
September 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Wait do you wanna trade because I’d actually like MORE cucumber in mine
A short glass filled halfway with a cocktail and a thin slice of cucumber as a garnish.
August 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Look how adorable they are 🥺
A little black kitty! With one white whisker. A dilute tortie kitten! Mostly grey and tan. A calico kitten, sleeping in a cat carrier adorably.
August 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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How brain rotted do you have to be to see a video of someone in a ship and think of a black ops II map
(that one is actually my second favorite map lmao)
A screenshot of a Tik Tok video of a guy dancing in a boat. A comment on that video that says “why is bro in the bo2 map hijacked 😂😭💀” and it has a photo of that map which is a yacht.
August 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Charlie is thrilled to have received a limited edition bandana after her grooming appointment
Charlie, a medium sized black, brown, and white dog, sitting in the passenger seat of my minivan, sporting a cute fall/leaf themed bandana and looking out the windshield, tongue out. Now she’s looking at the camera!
August 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM