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Steph
@eristicenigma.bsky.social
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Smells-and-bells Presbyterian. Here for church nerdery, misc. nerdery, fat liberation, dismantling amatonormativity. Advent fan.
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Join @annarosas.bsky.social and me TONIGHT at 7:00 EST on Zoom for our 4th annual Advent Poetry Night! Bring your favorite Advent poem to read, or just come and listen. Comment below, and one of us will send you the Zoom link.
Image of four purple and pink Advent candles with the words, "Fourth Annual Advent Poetry Night. Sunday, December 15, 7:00 PM EST."
December 15, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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I was voter #899 at my precinct tonight. As I was leaving, they checked in voter #900, and everyone cheered. The poll worker who was scanning ballots said it had been the largest turnout he'd ever seen, and he told me to "take as many stickers as you want."
Photo of three "I Voted" stickers, featuring different designs by local children.
November 6, 2024 at 1:46 AM
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Moo Deng the hippopotamus and I had fun passing out candy at the trunk-or-treat our church hosts for the neighborhood kids each year!
Photo of me dressed as a zookeeper, holding a hose, standing in front of my parked car, which is decorated to look like a hippo with its mouth open. Selfie wearing a tan sun hat, white duckbill N95 mask, and green linen shirt. I am standing in front of my car, which is decorated to look like a hippopotamus with its mouth open, and holding a hose with blue ribbons taped to the end to simulate water. Photo of a sign in front of car decorated to look like a hippo. Sign reads: "Khao Kheow Open Zoo. Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis). Name: Moo Deng. Please do not feed the hippo!"
October 19, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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Gorgeous night for Shakespeare in the Park!
Photo of a program card for The Comedy of Errors with grass in the background. Photo of an outdoor amphitheater at dusk, with lawn chairs on the grass in front of it.
June 7, 2024 at 1:53 AM
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At the beginning of May I saw a performance of Mahler's 6th Symphony at Carnegie Hall, and now I've kicked off June with Mahler's 7th Symphony at the Kennedy Center. If this is the start of a pattern, I wouldn't be mad! 🤔😂
Photo of a program for "Song of the Night: Noseda conducts Mahler's Seventh Symphony," performed by the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. The photo is taken in the balcony of the Concert Hall, with the stage below in the background. Selfie wearing a green shirt, white duckbill N95 mask, and glasses. Picture is taken on the balcony of the Kennedy Center Concert Hall with the stage below in the background.
June 3, 2024 at 1:42 AM
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Incredible music weekend: Mahler's 6th symphony at Carnegie Hall, followed by the broadway stage adaptation of Sufjan Stevens' album Illinois!

Has anyone else seen Illinoise? Because I really need to talk about it. 🔥🦋
Photo of the program for Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6 in A Minor, taken from my seat in the balcony of Carnegie Hall before the performance begins. Selfie, wearing a black shirt and white N95 mask, holding up the playbill for Illinoise, in front of the stage after the show.
May 4, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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Observing the final hours of Advent by trying the Panera Death Lemonade #FourLastThings #MementoMori
Photo taken in my car, of my hand holding a large Panera Strawberry Basil Charged Lemonade
December 24, 2023 at 4:26 PM
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There's something unsettling about sugar cookies decorated to look like gingerbread men.
Photo of a tray of sugar cookies, decorated to look like Christmas trees, ornaments, and gingerbread men
December 12, 2023 at 11:22 PM
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if you see this post a picture from your phone/computer without explanation (except for alt text of course!)
Photo of a person in a pink inflatable T-rex costume and a nun in a habit kneeling side-by-side in front of the alter in a chapel
November 28, 2023 at 6:57 PM
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This fun-size Halloween Snickers says "Ghastly," but every time I look at it, my brain reads "Chaste"
Photo of a fun-size Snickers bar with "G-H-A-S-T-L" printed on it in capital letters. The "G" looks a little like a "C," and the top right corner of the L is hidden.
November 28, 2023 at 2:39 AM
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Weird Barbie costume version 2, for giving out candy to trick-or-treaters! 🎃
Selfie of me dressed as Weird Barbie, outside at night. I'm wearing a pink shirt with puffy sleeves, an inside-out denim vest, glow-stick necklaces, and a duckbill N95 mask. My face and mask are scribbled on with various colors, and my hair is in several messy ponytails/braids sticking out from my head. Photo of me dressed as Weird Barbie, standing on the sidewalk in front of my house at night and holding a basket of candy. I'm wearing a pink shirt with puffy sleeves, an inside-out denim vest, a pink skirt, multi-colored tights, black boots, glow-stick necklaces, and a duckbill N95 mask. My face and mask are scribbled on with various colors, and my hair is in several messy ponytails/braids sticking out from my head.
November 1, 2023 at 1:47 AM
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Weird Barbie costume for a Zoom Halloween party! 💖🖤
Selfie of me dressed as Weird Barbie. I'm wearing an inside-out denim jacket over a pink shirt. My hair is a mess in weird ponytails/braids, and I've scribbled all over my face and chest in various colors.
October 29, 2023 at 2:52 AM
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When your initials are also an element symbol, and your friend marries a chemist
Photo of an antimony chemistry flashcard, which says "Sb." Clipped to it is a card with my name on it. Photo of a floral centerpiece with a table sign saying "Metalloids" in front.
October 21, 2023 at 10:48 PM
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The nearly-dead hibiscus plant I got from the $1 clearance rack is starting to bloom!
Close-up photo of a single read hibiscus flower growing in a pot on a windowsill.
October 7, 2023 at 2:16 PM
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PSA for covid booster & flu shot season:

Women who weigh 200 pounds or more and men who weigh 260 pounds or more should receive intramuscular vaccines with a 1.5-inch needle.

Some clinics and pharmacies default to using 1-inch needles for everyone . . . (1/2)
Chart from the CDC titled "You Call the Shots - Vaccine Administration: Needle Gauge and Length." It summarizes the information found on this web page: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/general-recs/administration.html Photo of an sticker from CVS. It says, "I am brave!" next to a drawing of a unicorn with a bandaid on its hip.
October 6, 2023 at 7:45 PM
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My setup for our online Barbie Movie watch-party (featuring my mom's vintage Barbie, Ken, and Allan dolls)
Screenshot of a Google Meet window with my picture in it. I'm wearing a light pink sweater with sparkles, a silver statement necklace, and an obnoxiously large flourescent pink tulle bow in my hair. Hanging above my shoulder is a pink disco ball. On my other side are vintage Barbie, Ken, and Allan dolls.
September 24, 2023 at 4:08 AM
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Starting autumn off right--with pumpkin funnel cake for breakfast!
Selfie of me holding a pumpkin funnel cake up to the camera. Behind me is a yellow food truck with "PUMPKIN FUNNEL CAKES" written on the side. I am wearing a grey shirt and a white V-Flex N95 mask.
September 23, 2023 at 6:24 PM
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It's like the gmail autocomplete feature doesn't know me at all
Screenshot of a partially-written email saying, "As you may know, this fall we're doing a series on The Great Ends of the Church--a list of six big reasons for the church's existence, found in the PC(USA) Book o" Gmail autocomplete has suggested "Book of Mormon" instead of "Book of Order"
September 18, 2023 at 11:31 PM
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Fun day at the Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival!

So many different genres of music, all played on instruments made out of cigar boxes (mostly guitars, but I also got to hear a cigar box fiddle, among other things)
Photo of a banner hung on an exterior brick wall. The banner reads, "Pennsylvania Cigar Box Festival," with a line-drawing of a hand holding a cigar box guitar in the center. Photo of three musicians performing on an outdoor stage--one playing a smaller cigar box guitar, one playing a cigar box fiddle, and one playing a larger cigar box guitar. Photo of a cigar box guitar player seated on an outdoor stage. Selfie of me, leaning against a fluorescent orange street barricade. I'm wearing a black V-neck shirt, a white duckbill N95, and sunglasses on my head.
August 27, 2023 at 1:35 AM
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First day trying out ADHD meds. 😬 Wish me luck!
Photo of a blue and white pill capsule in my hand.
August 26, 2023 at 3:24 PM
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We had fun singing old-timey bluegrass hymns at our outdoor worship service and church picnic this morning
Photo of a steel guitar player, a string bass player, a guitar player, and a singer leading music under a park pavilion with trees in the background.
August 20, 2023 at 7:19 PM
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A lovely summer night for a little spin on a Ferris wheel!
Photo of a lit-up Ferris wheel against a dark night sky. Selfie of me on a Ferrisy wheel at night. I''m wearing a green T-shirt and white N95 mask, and the beams of the Ferris wheel are lit up in yellow lights behind me.
August 19, 2023 at 3:07 AM