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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Went to class today, which was a mix of learning data analysis in excel, peers trying to convince our professor to watch heated rivalry and him teaching us a rural Appalachian kids game. No way I pay 7.5k a semester for this 😭

But at least I’m hot I guess??? Photo dump !! 💗

Another bathroom mirror selfie of bsky user pxelheart: a black woman wearing baggy jeans, with brown boots and a pink shirt with brown stripes. I’m holding my olive coat on my arm. The stalls and floors tiles are a muted tan color.

A painting hung in the social work department with black print and a tan background. It has a vase of flowers with the words: if you want peace work for justice.

A blurry picture of my outfit, bookbag & the floor tiles. I took this by accident but tbh this is what every day feels like to me.

Another selfie of me in my long sleeved pink shirt with brown stripes. My hair is in a low bun and I’m making a kissy face 😘

You can see my outfit and bookbag in the mirror, also the sink

February 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Sometimes it’s the little things

Screenshot of my text messages with my younger sister today.

We were at the bus stop together and she saw two birds on a wire which is funny because we used to sing “two birds on a wire” together during karaoke so I sent her a screenshot because right after that this song came on shuffle 😭

Me: LOL
Her: *😂 reacts*
Me: did the bus come?
Her: I see it right now
Me: crazy
Her: have a good day at work and eat
Me: eating
Me: *sends picture of macaroni on a brown desk with a black keyboard and speaker in the background*

February 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Reasons I should not be allowed to talk to my coworkers tbh, bc why is one of the other clinicians on ch3 of my family lore & caught me walking to work once 😭… why were we talking about how we have to consciously not say the n word at work around all these white ppl. Why do I feel embarrassed now 💀

A pink background with words in a black font that say: don’t have rizz I have huge dark circles and many unsettling things to say.

January 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Being so fucking brave at what costs??
All for an internship that doesn’t pay me 💔. Trying to reframe this as “I did it for my clients” but that just sounds like some toxic bullshit my old supervisor would tell me 🥹

Over a foot of snow from the storm boxing in a silver car

The same silver car from the back boxed in from over a foot of snow

The snow piled up at the bus stop on the side of the road

The LITERAL BUS STOP BENCH THAT THE SNOW TOUCHES, YES THOSE ARE FOOT PRINTS

January 27, 2026 at 1:42 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Uhhhh meanwhile… meanwhile

Picture of the 9 inches of snow in my backyard with a bunch of trees 😭😳

AND IT IS STILL SNOWING

January 25, 2026 at 6:54 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

I cried on the way home. There are some parts of grad school no one rlly talks about, that no one can rlly prepare you for. I gave my everything for this. Some nights it doesn’t feel worth it anymore. I want more for myself than this. I truly do want my life to be more than constant pain & effort.

Bathroom mirror selfie of bsky user pixel heart. I have usual ponytail with a grey sweater, some black pants and black boots. My olive green coat is hanging on my right arm. There are some white sinks and tan bathroom stall doors in the background. The floor is tan tiles with some grey. I added a bunny with a strawberry sticker. Me after class finished ahaha so tired

Picture of the empty classroom 😭
I left last because I stayed to do homework.
A bunch of black desks with black chairs and a tan tiled floor. The walls are white. There is a black and white clock and a couple windows showing the darkening sky and streetlights.

Also dont get me started on the lack of accessibility in this damn classroom 😬😬

OSU do better !!

Song I had on repeat today: h u n g e r . o n . h i l l s i d e

Which is so fucking applicable to me right now

You can see an image in the left corner of the album cover, a sign burning up next to J Cole

A picture of the city at night. You can see the sidewalk, and some statue of two people reaching out. The street sign, some street lights, the dark night sky and some skyscrapers

January 23, 2026 at 3:36 AM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Ohhh this is a cute little quiz! Taking it as a sign my love is magic 😜

lovetype.org/en

My love type: FCRO romance magician

There is a cartoon magician woman on a pink background. Her suit is black with a black bow tie a yellow vest and a white blouse with a black top hat and a heart shaped stick.

FCRO stands for:

F— Freedom
C— Creativity
R— Romance
O— Openess

January 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Randomly saying “where’s my phone?” And my sister can no longer tell if I genuinely lost it again or if I’m just referencing Mitski. I love it lmao

January 19, 2026 at 1:17 AM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

I know I’ll get shunned for setting a boundary but honestly this is becoming an every week/every other week thing. I feel like I’ve helped my mom out a lot but my sister refusing to use her resources & eat the FREE school lunch when she knows we’re struggling financially pisses me off. So I said no

A screenshot of text messages between me and my mom after a heated phone call where she asked me to send my sister money for lunch and I said no.

Mom: Her supervisor isn't there. Can you please send her the money? I will send you $15 when I get paid
Mom: I get paid next Friday

Context: my mom owes me $61 and has owed me money since November of last year. I feel very strongly about being paid back considering I’m funding my own graduate degree through LOANS while living with my parents and I don’t have a paying job so I have to budget the loan money for school, books, transportation, food, licensure, graduation etc. I have sent my sister money for lunch multiple times bc my younger sister in high school REFUSES to take the free packed lunch offered at her school. Her high school does community based internships one day of the week. There was also leftover food she could have packed in the fridge. I told my mom the last 2 times i paid for my sister’s lunch that it was “the last time.” This time I meant it.

Me: I said no. Idk why ur pressuring
Me: When again [redacted] is only in this situation bc of herself.

Honestly it felt good to name this even though I know she’s pissed and I’ll get the silent treatment / made to feel like I’m the villain

January 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

I hate when ppl are mean to me like omg?? I’m a human being with feelings u fucking asswipe 🤯

An emoticon that is smiling but experiencing an eye twitch. Its left eye is wide open but the right is only half open. Both eyes are pink likely from exhaustion/irritation/stress etc.

January 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Once again I’m plump & full of life…

Costar notification from the very next day that says: you are ripe on the branch.

January 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Costar told me I’m liquid smooth in 50 different languages. I officially identify as a Mitski song, and expect to treated as such x

A screenshot of a costar “your day at a glance” notification: you are a beautifully complex and developing organism.

Yes stars, yes I am.

Liquid smooth lyrics from Mitski’s 2012 album Lush:

I'm beautiful, I know 'cause it's the season
But what am I to do with all this beauty?
Biology, I am an organism
I'm chemical, that's all, that is all

I'm liquid smooth, come touch me too
And feel my skin is plump and full of life
I'm in my prime
I'm liquid smooth, come touch me too
I'm at my highest peak, I'm ripe
About to fall, capture me

January 12, 2026 at 3:28 AM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

This economy so bad they trying to scam me by offering me a JOB?? 🥹

A screenshot of a scam message from 1-939-382-4816

The text message is a picture of a blue and white flyer that says:

WE ARE HIRING
Join Our Professional Team
Remote Online Evaluator
Salary: $100-$500 per day
Working hours: 1-2 hours per day
Time freedom: can be done at home anytime
If interested, reply “yes” or “interested”

January 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Can you tell I’m cross faded?? and by that I mean I think I’m maybe blackout drunk. Anyway happy new years !! 🎉

Bsky user pixel with puffy pigtails kissing a bottle of Smirnoff (orange juice and vodka) in a black zip up

Bsky user pixel high as fuck holding a bottle of paramount 151 rum with her tongue out.

Bsky user pixel heart in a garage in front of a bunch of wires high as hell throwing up a peace sign in a black jacket

January 1, 2026 at 1:10 AM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

@realsquiddays.bsky.social @coyoteskull.bsky.social

Ok so definitely a bot. Kinda disappointing bc I was trying to get free bbq 😬

Screenshot of text messages:

Bot: barbecue for dinner?

Me: I don’t know u

Bot: Wow, I'm really sorry. I just found out that I entered the wrong number. I'm sorry. I really hope I didn't disturb your work😅

Me: Dw I’m otw. Address?

Bot: Wow, I'm really sorry. I just found out that I entered the wrong number. I'm sorry. I really hope I didn't disturb your work😅

December 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Should I ask them for their address? I could eat ngl

Screenshot of text messages between me and a possible scammer (or maybe just someone with the wrong number).

December 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

I got curious and well… I’m going to lose my mind over this, bc there’s too many mentally ill easily manipulated ppl on this list, and what does that say about me? 😵‍💫

Complete character match list:

1. Abbi Abrams (Broad City): 78%

2. Charlie Cheswick (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest): 77%

3. Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick): 77%

4. Crazy Eyes (Orange is the New Black): 76%

5. Dobby. (Harry Potter): 75%

6. Liz Lemon (30 Rock): 75%

7. Ophelia (Hamlet): 75%

8. Moaning Myrtle (Harry Potter): 74%

9. Hugo Hurley Reyes (LOST): 74%

10. Reginald 'Bubbles Cousins (The Wire): 74%

11. Billy Bibbit (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest): 74%

12. Riley Blue (Sense8): 74%

13. Charlie Pace (LOST): 73%

14. Kate Pearson (This Is Us): 73%

15. Wyatt Langmore (Ozark): 73%

16. Winston Bishop (New Girl): 73%

17. Charlie Kelmeckis (The Perks of Being a
Wallflower): 73%

18. Tina Belcher (Bob's Burgers): 73%

19. Will Byers (Stranger Things): 73%

20. Christian (Moulin Rouge!): 73%

21. Amélie Poulain (Amélie): 73%

22. Petrie (The Land Before Time): 73%

23. Howard Morris (Only Murders in the Building): 73%

24. Violet Harmon (American Horror Story: Season 1): 73%

December 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Merry Christmas Eve!

Blurry picture of pixel heart laughing, wine red glasses, ponypuff, in a brown sweater with gingerbread men. The sweater says bite me and is worn over a brown plaid dress. Pixel is also wearing a black choker with a silver charm. Brown wall in the background.

A red table cloth with some dominoes in the background and 3 mugs with hot chocolate Bailey’s Irish cream and peppermint spoons. There is a penguin mug, a marvel mug and a “Saturdays are for girls” mug.

A black and white ceramic plate full of chocolate chip cookies

A close up of my brown gingerbread man sweater that says bite me. The bottom half of my face can also be seen in the picture

December 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Ur honor I can explain
I am a multifaceted woman

A dude from an anime in a teal suit jacket and tie scream crying. The sky in the background is purple and pink.

December 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

My bed looks fucking crazy 🤪

Green comforter with pink white and yellow flowers. Also on my bed is a shit ton of card stock, stickers, random strips of paper, markers, envelopes, color pencils and tbh probably more.

Emerald curtains and blue hamper also in the background. And oh a piece of paper with a list taped to a squishmallow 😭

Pure chaos. Every second I’m look where the hell did I put that…?? 🔍

December 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

Touched grass this morning. Take that mental illness! The grass is pretty dead tho lol…

Selfie of bsky user pixel heart wearing a green coat, and a teal / purple knit scarf, & her usual red glasses. Smiling slightly with her hand over her mouth. Lots of grass and dead leaves in the background, along with a gray house and a few trees. It’s cold asf tho. Returning to my shut in lifestyle for a week after this 😭

December 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM

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@pxelheart.fairy.blue

I am actually going to square up with poomang if it suggests I lack empathy one more time. Like I’m literally a therapist, I’m doubtful I lack empathy. Just becomes selective when you’re required to use the skill so often, JFC

poomang.com/en/t/mandu_t...