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Rach
@rachaitch.bsky.social
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Influencer and videogame fundraising specialist for CoppaFeel!

Mental health advocate. Northerner. Cat lover. Cosy gamer. Crochet. Dancer. Reader. Geek. Feminist.

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Every day is #NationalBlackCatDay in our house as we're absolutely ruled by this adorable ball of fluff. She has spent the day napping, as is her right as Supreme Overlord and Princess of All She Surveys.
Hermes, a long haired black cat, sits on a yellow blanket on a sofa, looking regal in the sun. Hermes, long haired black cat, is trying to nap on a grey chair. Unfortunately her owner keeps sticking a camera in her face so she is half looking up at the camera in disdain. She just wants to nap.
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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October is Black Cat Awareness Month, apparently. So I need you all to be aware of how beautiful my black cat it.

It's also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Funny that the acronyms match.
Hermes, a long haired black cat, sits on the stairs gazing off into the distance. She's fixated on something. Probably squirrels.
October 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Happy gotcha day to this absolute cutie. Officially one year of ruling the house, shedding absolutely everywhere and having two fully-grown humans wrapped around her little paw.

#catsofbluesky
Hermes is a long haired black cat. She's lying on her side sticking her tongue out, mid-cleaning. Hermes is a long-haired black cat. She's sitting nicely looking up and away from the camera. She looks innocent and regal. Hermes is a long-haired black cat. She's lying on the floor showing off her tail. The look on her face is suggesting she's fed up with her human sticking a camera in her face again. She doesn't want to be perceived. Hermes is a long haired black cat. She's lying on an armchair that is draped in a grey blanket. She has her front leg stretched out and dangling over the end of the chair. She's giving off an aura of being done with today. Naps only.
July 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Hermes showing off her tongue
Hermes is a long-haired black cat. She's lying on her side sticking out her tongue, trying to like her nose. She's unbothered ans flourishing.
July 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Just a princess amongst the flowers, silently judging you for disturbing her communing with nature.

#cats
Hermes, a long haired black cat, sits in the grass surrounded by daisies. She looks like the princess she absolutely thinks she is.
July 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Home from Twitch Con 5 minutes and someone has already conned me into doorstep time.

Had an amazing time but missed my fluffbutt 🩷 the Rotterdam TCEU vibes were perfect this year
Hermes, a long haired black cat, photographed from behind. She's sitting on pavement, trying to look innocent, and the photographer (me) is blatantly sitting on a doorstep to take a picture from this angle.
June 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Picked up my #TwitchConEU badge for the first time with my new work account and this is absolutely the pic I sent the work group chat. Giving total professional, serious biz-e-ness vibes
Rachel, a white brunette woman in a colourful dress is posing with arms wide open, showing off a giant inflatable pixel art style dinosaur that she's standing in front of.
May 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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First Twitch Con since changing jobs. Feeling extra nervous! Also going to be leaving this snoozy bean 💔

But, as always, come talk to me about:
- Cosy games
- Boobs, pecs, chests and why EVERYONE should be checking
- Mental health (always)

And my USP...
- Dresses with pockets!
May 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Theme park season has begun so back in my usual spot waiting for J to get her adrenaline fix
Crocdrop, a drop tower at Chessington World of Adventures. A giant crocodile head covered in hieroglyphics opens it's mouth to the sky. Inside sits the central column for the drop tower
April 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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11am Saturday theatre is a weird vibe, but when your partner lives dinos you 'Hold on to Your Butts' and buckle in for Jurassic Park parody
A theatre backdrop. Projected onto it is a parody of the Jurassic Park logo featuring a man posing like a dinosaur (could be T-Rex or a Velociraptor) above the words Hold on to Your Butts.
April 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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I just need to send everyone another reminder of how fricken cute my cat is.

Black cats are photogenic. They aren't unlucky.
Old cats are cute. Old cats are playful and fun. Don't let age or coat colour stop you adopting the cute ball of fluff
Hermes, an 11 year old black, longhaired cat, snoozes in a grey blanket with her paws outstretched and her face scrunched up looking cute.
April 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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My dad turned this beautiful yarn bowl for me by hand. I love it! But I've never used one before

Anyone have tips on how I best use this to crochet? 🧶

#crochet
A wooden yarn bowl sits in the floor in the sunshine.
April 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Excuse the glare but the sun is shining, I've finally finished 12 days straight of work, and now my plans for today involve this, cuddling the cat and not leaving the sofa.

I was so excited to hear the music again. So much nostalgia!
Wonky picture of a tv screen showing the loading screen for the videogame Croc with three pictures of a little animated crocodile.
April 5, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Had an amazing time at MegaCon Birmingham.

This is my favourite picture I took all weekend. And Davros told me we need to exterminate breast cancer so now I've just got that on my to do list. You don't disagree with a dalek!
A dalek holding a giant inflatable breast with coppafeel.org printed across it to help promote breast cancer awareness
March 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Vibes
A raccoon on an animal sanctuary, resting with their feet up, looking very laid back in the heat
March 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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There's two sides to my personality - both represented at NYC Zoo:

Perpetually tired bear and overly dramatic monkey
March 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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New York keeping it real
Neon sign on a brick wall that reads: I love you but... don't touch my pizza.
March 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Pretty sure I've seen this sky in Dr Who before...
Ominously dark grey clouds with a single horizontal break just above the horizon where white sky is peeking through.
January 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Yesterday was my last day at Samaritans. So bittersweet.

My next exciting adventure is looming, but I'm leaving behind some of the kindest, most passionate colleagues I've ever had the pleasure to work with 💚
January 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Made a new friend on holiday. Does this earn me gamer cred?
Rachel is a white woman in her thirties with mid length, wavy brown hair. She is wearing sunglasses, black leggings and a black tshirt. She is kneeling down next to someone dressed in the official Toad from Mario costume. Toad has his hands in the air and is kicking out his leg ready to dance!
December 19, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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Practicing what I preach. I had the biggest milestone of my career a week ago. I've yet to do the obligatory social posting wave as I was exhausted and wanted to fully embrace my holiday.

A week later and I'm jetlagged, full of cold but mentally stronger. Breaks are important, even during success
The view of LA from the Griffith Observatory. To the left is a small portion of a white, domed building which is the observatory and to the right is a view of bush land and a spiralling city. There's skyscrapers in the distance. You can see smog over the city but it still looks beautiful. The sky is a mix of blue and white clouds, but it's still bright and happy.
December 18, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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Between the self-driving cars and the delivery robots, LA has been wild.

Huey was adorable
December 10, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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Iron Heaven according to our hotel
A narrow room with a solitary ironing board and iron in the centre.
December 6, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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Sunday morning vibes
A black cat snoozes, eyes half open, on an armchair covered in a cosy grey blanket. Behind her is a lamp casting a warm glow.
December 1, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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Astronomical amount of work left to do before LA next week, recovering from having visitors all weekend, and I'm sick. Brightside is that this little void has been my literal shadow and stuck by me all day while not at my best
Hermes, a black long haired cat lounges on her side in a bed. Only one eye is visible and her ears are perked up. Her little paws are daintily resting in front of her. Behind her are two teal cushions resting against a white headboard.
November 25, 2024 at 10:15 PM