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A Modern Venus
@gritsyross.bsky.social
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Anna: a fat, disabled, Millennial, queer fool living and almost dying in Lenapehoking. Flyers fan; podcast fanatic; dog lover.
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I usually watch the games with my dad, but he’s recovering from this at a rehab facility rn
Photo of an X-ray of a broken tibia and fibula displayed on a computer screen iMessage convo with my dad. Text from me at 8:23 pm today reads “Go birds!” And his reply was “Same. “
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Same
November 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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My dad got hit my a pickup truck while cycling on Thursday. He broke his left ankle and pinky. He’s still in the hospital, pending a transfer to a nursing facility for a couple weeks. Stay safe out there, cyclists.
A white man with white hair and beard laying in a hospital bed and grinning. He has a cast on his left leg and hand.
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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My 10-lb chihuahua mix, laying on a green blanket on a gray couch. She is wearing a red hoodie with a pink floral hood, which is draped over the top of her head
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Why is this virtual textbook I just bought formatted like craigslist in 2010?
Screenshot of the textbook
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Sports n munchies
A closeup shot of the top half of a bag of powdered mini donuts, with the blurry tv in the background showing Josh Allen of the buffalo bills
November 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I enrolled in grad school yesterday, and I’m raring to get started, but classes don’t start til January. They haven’t even posted what the texts will be, so I have nowhere to put this energy!
Thanks
Screenshot of a Confirmation message following a $50 donation to philabundance
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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She’s baby
Small, white dog laying on a couch amongst bedding
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Is fall.
A photo from my reclined point of view watching a Flyers game. I’m wearing knee-high, Halloween compression socks and my dog is on my lap in a Halloween sweater.
October 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Spooooooky
A small, white chihuahua mix in a black and orange Halloween sweater, looking at the camera while seated. A small, white chihuahua mix in a black and orange Halloween sweater, looking away from the camera while seated.
October 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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I disdained labubus until @pizzamasjokes.dftba.social brought us the Pizza John version. I am but a consumer.
A dark green backpack hanging on a white wall, bearing a pink Pizza John lafufu
October 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Can check
My hand, holding a bottle of beer, against a background of an nhl game on tv
October 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Fucking Fanatics. I just unwrapped this new short to find it covered in graunt. Gross, and not what a customer deserves.
October 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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She’s here and she’s perfect.

Tattoo by Eric Guntor of Wild Heart Tattoo in Fishtown.

#letsgoflyers #gritty #tattoo #grittytattoo #barbie #barbietattoo #disabilitypride #disabilitypridetattoo
Gritty wearing a 90s rollerblader Barbie costume, skating on the ice A tattoo inspired by the previous gritty photo, with gritty bearing a disability pride flag
October 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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🎶 Who’s got the feminine magic that the boys prefer? That’s her! 🎶
My small white dog, one ear up and one ear down, looks at the camera while lying in a sphinx-like pose. She is rests on a green blanket on a grey couch.
September 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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MFW a taunting penalty is called
Robe Lowe looking stone faced, wearing a black ball cap bearing the nfl logo
September 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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🎶 Who’s that, a-kickin it down the street, causing a stir? That’s her! 🎶
My small, white/tan chihuahua mix, curled up in her beige dog bed, and looking at the camera. There is a green blanket in the foreground.
September 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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If I can pull this off, I will be a legend in my own mind.
A screenshot of the PA DMV's tool for checking if personalized plates are available showing a disabled placard that reads "QUEERPD." Below, in green, it states "plate configuration requested is available. Screenshot of form mv-145, the form for requesting personalized disabled plates. It shows my first choice for personalized plate reading, "QUEER," and my second choice reading, "GRTSY."
September 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Damn, I’m cute.
Selfie of me wearing a Flyers ball cap, dark blue rimmed glasses, a rainbow watch and and a pale green cami. My hand is on the side of my face with the index finger pointing up and the rest of the fingers in a fist. I’m looking at the camera and smiling slightly. I feel cute.
August 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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My hair is correct again
Selfie showing my short hair dyed blue, green, and purple. It’s supposed to be like peacock colors.
August 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Having a normal one
Me in the hospital
July 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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This is a slice of a screenshot from my medical spreadsheets. I have 14 current healthcare providers.
A tall, thin screenshot of the left-hand side of an Airtable database. The small amount of text visible to the right of the row numbers shows the beginning of the provider names. Ten of these have the prefix "Dr." and four others do not, indicating another type of provider.
July 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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New tat
Me in the front seat of my car, leaning over slightly to show the Venus of Willendorf in black ink on my bicep
July 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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The most galling piece of this misadventure is that they covered the first thirty days of the drug, but won’t any longer. Here is a screenshot of my heart rate app with the month I was on ivabradine circled in yellow.
6 months of heart rate data from my Apple watch, showing four weeks of significantly lower max heart rate in May.
July 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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‘Yoffs n yawns
Shot of the view from my couch, showing my small white dog on my lap and the Stanley cup playoffs on tv
June 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM