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Kristine
@bykeparker.bsky.social
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Mom, wife, high school English teacher, writer, slow runner, singer, MSTie, Whovian, Critter, Dropout fan, musical theatre nerd, DM. Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg. She/her.
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File this social media ad under “ai should not be taking these jobs”
A “calendar” layout for holiday deals with no sensible order of the numbers and some absolute garbage text I will never know why this computer decided ”ediChristmas” was a thing. I also challenge it to define “erevhatione” and “crrred”
November 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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They didn’t have me at AI

I also don’t speak Norwegian
An Indeed job alert for a generative AI specialist who also has expertise in Norwegian. No idea why they thought I might have that skill. The closest I’ve come is learning extremely basic Swedish on Duolingo 5 years ago.
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Unfortunate font choice seen in 7eleven
Display for some kind of…gummy candy? The G in “gummy” is extremely dubious, and on first read I wondered why this was not in some sort of back room away from children instead of near the register
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Selfie anxiously holding my left shoe on my head for the rally to continue
November 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Yes ma’am.
My black mini labradoodle smiling a doggy smile with a little red bow on her head and a blue bandanna on her neck
October 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is

Mine would be from the same show as Bill’s, but here’s a pic our teenage son sent us when we let him go on the train to meet a friend there!
A photo of the national mall with the Washington monument at the far end. The sun is setting behind some clouds. No people are in sight. Terrifying.
August 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Is it just me or does this carved tobacconist figure from the Williamsburg art museum look like Brian David Gilbert?
A carved wooden tobacconist figure bearing a striking resemblance to Brian David Gilbert, currently featured on Dropout
August 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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If you see this, post a redhead.
Photo of Felicia Day being adorable as usual, putting her index finger to the right of her chin as if to say “who, me?”
July 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Senior grades are due in two days and what greets me when I sit down to grade research papers after dinner?
Turnitin major outage screenshot. Apparently no one else can login either although when I first checked it didn’t say anything was wrong. Argh!!
June 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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My boys are amazing. This was the brunch spread today—the cast iron skillet had an herb and feta cheese frittata cooked by my 17 year old son. So good!
Brunch spread: chocolate chip Mickey waffles, cinnamon rolls, bananas and berries, herb and feta frittata, and bacon. Also got some beautiful lavender roses. Not pictured: prosecco mimosas!
May 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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I did a thing today! 2:01:21 even though I had stomach flu a couple days ago! So happy 😊
Me with a cherry blossom tree behind me, showing my Cherry Blossom 10 Mile medal.
April 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Quote post with a melodramatic B&W selfie
My attempt at a melodramatic black and white selfie. I’m looking up out of frame with a slight frown and my head resting on my hand.
March 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Saw this odd oval break in the clouds on the walk to school with my 5th grader. He said “it’s like Jesus opened it up like a chip bag. He wanted to reach in and eat some cars.” 😂
A nearly oval shaped patch of blue sky surrounded by clouds. The clouds are darker above the clear patch and are lit up brightly by the sun underneath the clear patch, making it stand out.
February 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Instructions for setting the passcode on a lockbox we got to keep our resident Cookie Monster from eating too many Oreos. Thank goodness for the pictures since the written instructions are…interesting!
4 pictures of the steps to reset the passcode for a lockbox. The following are the written instructions: Initially your lock is set to the defaule [sic] code 000. Open the door and find the pillar on the back of lock. Dial the patch from A to B. Set a new password. E.g. 999 After setting, dial the iron sheet from B back to A to complete. Ensure we can remember the number. If not, be sure we write it down, or we may try from number 001 to 999 with great love and patience!
February 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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If you see this, post a photo from your device with no explanation.
A label on a bag of garlic bread from the grocery store with all the values at 0. Hmm.
February 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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En route to holiday festivities. Encountered this poor deer—that’s not the way the front right knee should bend 😝
A silver reindeer decoration that has an extra back leg where its front right leg should be. So close!
December 22, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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Thanks @puddlespityparty.bsky.social for a great night of smiles and music! You’re the best ❤️
My husband and I smiling widely on either side of Puddles, who is making a typical furrowed brow and puckered mouth pose with his hands on our shoulders. He stayed after his hour plus solo set as long as fans waited to take pictures with him and before the concert he shook every single person’s hand.
December 12, 2024 at 3:16 AM
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I was delighted that the shorthand on my Starbucks gingerbread oat milk chai formed a Welsh word! ❤️
A holiday Starbucks cup with “GOCH” written on it, which means red in Welsh. My Christmas tree is in the background.
November 27, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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39 and up Bluesky, drop a pic and your age.

This was taken near my 46th birthday 2 weeks ago.
A picture of me smiling, wearing my purple glasses, a black camisole and sweater, in a restaurant with a brick wall and the leather banquette seat behind me.
November 24, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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BlueSky is a Prosecco chamber
A person out of frame is pouring prosecco into flute glasses lined up for some group celebration.
November 23, 2024 at 3:25 AM
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Feeling like a rebel with my new mug, what a fun bday present! @justinmcelroy.bsky.social @travismcelroy.bsky.social #ripMiggy
Me, sipping coffee from a black mug with an image of a post-it note reading DO NOT DRINK! on it
November 15, 2024 at 1:06 PM
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Hi new followers! Here’s the sunrise from my morning run.
Bright orange and pink sunrise illuminating small clouds above a suburban neighborhood
November 14, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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Hey all! If you like this you might be as weird as me!
Screenshot of a series of texts reading: Something my brain just did: when you’re a Jet, it’s no good until you’re a Jet…allll the way Through the jet and jet years and through all the in be-jet years, jeeeet jet jet Followed by an image of Emma Stone saying “am I losing it?” Mashup of the Jet song from west side story and “All The Way”
January 23, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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Here’s hoping your new year is better than Stan’s!
Picture of a Gingerbread Stan with the label stabbed between his eyes. Poor, poor Stan.
December 31, 2023 at 6:49 PM
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Cut my life into pieces
Let’s make a pillow fort
An invitingly cozy pillow and blanket fort with fairy lights and stuffed animals inside
November 29, 2023 at 11:03 PM