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"A few small beers" and Chill
@fika-and-chill.bsky.social
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Nordic and queer as hell // Tall hobbit // MDiv and Hospice Chaplain // She/her/hers
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Making birthday plans...
Screenshot from a local spa, describing the "Sun Suite" which contains an infrared sauna and a cold plunge tub to facility contrast therapy over a 60 minute session.
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Look, I'm not saying getting the approval of older goths was a major reason why I started buying T-shirts at every show I went to, but I'm not *not* saying it either.
Text exchange between me and my partner. I say "Cool Gen X goth dude walked by and complimented my Depeche Mode shirt" and my partner replies "You've made it"
November 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Genuinely why do some people see any positive mention of church, including from a marginalized person, and decide that this is how they simply must respond?
Screenshot of Bluesky posts. The original post is me saying "Church is better when it's gay" and the reply reads "like the normal brand, church is simply ruined. beyond repair."
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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nah, that's crazy
Photo of an elderly couple with a headline from the Guardian reading, World's longest-married couple reveals key to a lasting relationship: "We love each other"
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Nooooo
Photo of my fingernails. The nails on the index and ring fingers are nice and long and round, but the nail on the middle finger has a big chunk broken off of it.
November 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Ah, well nevertheless
Screenshot showing that the person I'd Quote-Posted has blocked me.
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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"Go, live a good life. Farm oysters. Diminish and go into the East and be an always improving Graham Platner. Do not be a Senator. And remove that fucking tat." The last sentence is highlighted.
October 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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F1 sprint is going well
Photo of the race lineup for the Austin Formula 1 Sprint race. They're on lap 17 out of 19 and five drivers (Stroll, Ocon, Piastri, Alonso, and Norris) are out from various collisions. The lineup also shows that the safety car, which prevents racers from passing each other, is active. This late in the race, it basically means the race is over because no one can gain an advantage.
October 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Throwback to my first term in grad school.
Photo of part of a page of a book on postmodern exegesis. I've underlined a long German word I had never seen before and that goes untranslated: "dogmengeschichtliche" In the margin, I've written "Don't do this to me."
October 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Handel being homophobic in Italian
Photo of a piece of sheet music from Handel's Messiah. The focus is on one of the instrument lines, labeled "Fagotti," which is just Italian for "bassoons" but let's be honest, you heard the other thing too.
October 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Me: "I want to audition for a solo in the community Messiah sing-along!"
Messiah:
Screenshot of a section of "O thou that tellest" from Handel's Messiah. The words are "glory of the Lord" but the first syllable of "glory" has 33 notes in it!
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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The newest additions to my collection 🥰
Two vinyl records in their covers laid on a table. On the left is "Belaya Polosa" by Molchat Doma, a Belarusian post-punk band. On the right is "Recuerdos" by Juan Gabriel, a Mexican pop star.
October 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Asked for a few small beers, received a one big beer
Photo of a 32 ounce bottle of Modelo Especial beer. It's big! A normal size bottle or can is 12 ounces.
October 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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My partner's response when I told him why I'm coming home early today
Screenshot of a text from my partner that reads "Playing phone tag with a monk, damn what is your life babe"
September 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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The teacher of my death doula class just told the whole class that I'm her favorite hospice chaplain!!
Close-up photo of a cat looking upward with dilated pupils, as if in awe or full of love. Above the cat's head is an array of heart emoji.
September 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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I'm making tepache and it's fermenting so good I wonder if I could make bread with the yeast in there, lol
Image of the bottom of a large jar of tepache (a Mexican drink made from fermenting pineapple rind with a brown sugar solution). A light brown sediment layer of yeast is visible on the very bottom of the jar.
August 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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"Americans don't speak English right! Only British English is legitimate!"

If this is "proper" English then I think I'll just revert to the language of my ancestors. Tack så mycket i denna stund.
Screenshot from the London Times opinion section. The headline reads "Only a plonker would call time on sozzled bonking."
August 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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I am Louis Fyne
Two stills from the film True Stories. Both show John Goodman in a bright blue suit in a pink room. He says "Maybe I am kind of sad. I like sad songs. They make me want to lie on the floor."
August 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Feels good when you're friends with the ED of one death education organization and they send you this after meeting with the ED of another death education organization 🥰
Text sent to me. I've blocked out references to my name and employer. The text reads: "Lashanna says hi! She's was talking about (Job) and when I said I knew a Chaplain there she immediately said '(Fika)? I love her.'"
August 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Newest patient is making me Very Sad and I told my partner about it and he said the thing I needed to hear ❤️❤️❤️
Two texts sent to me. The first says "You've got this" and the second says "Not in spite of the extra sass but because of it"
August 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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How I feel after multiple weeks of people giving me free fruit at work
Louis Wain cartoon of a kitten smiling. The caption below the image reads "I AM HAPPY BECAUSE EVERYONE LOVES ME."
August 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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God bless him, he didn't look like this last year even.
Photo of Davey Havok performing with his band Blaqk Audio (pronounced Black). He is cleanshaven with straight bangs and is wearing a glittery baggy jumpsuit.
August 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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My dad has been making the same face for 75 years
A photo of my dad as a baby, circa 1950-1951. He is lying on his stomach facing forward and scowling at the camera in confusion.
July 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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When your friend tells you that she's writing happy songs that make her cry
Screenshot of a text message replying to another. The first message says "Is this a progesterone week by chance?" and the reply says "Goddam it it started two days ago" followed by eight laughing emoji.
July 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Now I just have to remember how watercolor works
A sheet of watercolor paper. On the right side of the paper is a pencil tracing of a young tree growing on a stump. On the left side is handwritten text: "The old dream died. I lost direction. I didn’t know which way was up. I had to go forward, but all was hidden to me. Step by step, I made my way, seeking respite: independence, security. Somewhere, a seed was planted. Or maybe it was always there, butsting forth when the time was right. But it grew. The old dream gave nutrients to feed it, make it Mine. One day, there it was: not just a dream, but a vocation, a purpose. Joy from nothingness. Life from death."
July 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM