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Kaitlyn 💜 (she/her) 🇨🇦
@refusetoshine.bsky.social
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Mom | Bi + Demi | Trekkie | Thrifter | Karaoke Queen | Board Game Enthusiast | Crochet Artist | All Around Dork
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Kaitlyn 💜 (she/her) 🇨🇦 @refusetoshine.bsky.social · Nov 18
I've been seeing a lot of people sharing their collections so I wanted to show off my Star Trek collection! I’ve been collecting this since I got into Trek back in 2019 and a lot of it is thrifted.

I think you can guess who my favourite character is 😂 (1/2)

#startrek #treksky
A collection of items related mostly to Star Trek: The Original Series including a collection of paperback novels, a Funko Pop of Khan Noonien Singh as he appears in the episode Space Seed, a Hot Wheels version of the USS Enterprise and a glass featuring Montgomer "Scotty" Scott with text that reads "I'm giving her all she's got Captain" A collection of Star Trek items including a set of paperback novels related to Star Trek: The Animated Series, a collection of hardcover Star Trek novels from various series and a non-realistic perler bead creation of Beverly Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation. A collection of items mostly related to Star Trek: The Next Generation including many paperback novels, a small plush version of Q in his judge outfit from the first episode of TNG "Encounter at Farpoint", a small figure of Data, two larger figures of Beverly Crusher with one in her regular uniform and blue lab coat and another in her 1940s period costume from the episode "The Big Goodbye", a figure of Deanna Troi in a red jumpsuit, a smaller figure of Beverly Crusher in her uniform and lab coat, and an identification pass for Beverly Crusher on a blue lanyard. A collection of Star Trek items including DVDs of some of the films, a VHS copy of Star Trek: First Contact with a lenticular cover, a box of cards from the Star Trek Customizable Card game, a figure of Phlox from Star Trek: Enterprise in an EV suit, and a set of Star Trek: Enterprise season DVDs.
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dungeonbitch.bsky.social
Heh
June 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
refusetoshine.bsky.social
Birthday book thrift haul! The Animorphs book is for a friend who collects them.
A selection of 6 books. Clockwise starting from the top is “I Spy A to Z”, the Little Critter book “I Was So Mad” by Mercer Meyer, a Star Trek novel called “Dwellers in the Crucible”, William Shatner’s novel “TekWar”, an Animophs book called “The Decision”, and a novel “The Music of Dolphins” by Karen Hesse
June 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
If you think it can’t happen here, remember that it already did. In 1942 soldiers came with rifles to our home and ordered us out. They put us in internment camps. Most of us were citizens.
June 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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scifiart.bsky.social
Pinball machine art by Morgan Weistling for Sega Pinball, 1997
June 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
refusetoshine.bsky.social
Thrift haul from today! The puzzle seems to be complete which is awesome. The Tamagotchi is one from 2017 and needs a new battery but it was a fun find.
A box for a "Mystic Series Two Sided Jigsaw Puzzle” featuring artwork of a winged unicorn facing off against a stylized black dragon in front of a castle with lightning in the background. The artwork is titled “The Sentry” and is by Roy L. McGinnis. On top of the box is a purple, pink and blue Tamagotchi with three bright pink buttons along the bottom. Underneath the box is a skein of yarn in pastel colours of pink, purple, yellow, green, blue and white.
June 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
refusetoshine.bsky.social
I didn’t know there ever was a two piece uniform 👀 I watched Season 3 again not that long ago and now I might have to watch it again to see this
ryanthomasriddle.com ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · Jun 21
Was cleaning out my Dropbox to make some room, and I came across this Robert Blackman sketch for Bev's lab coat.

The shorter version that appeared in the first few season 3 episodes. Also, I found an auction photo of the two-piece Gates wore before going back to a one piece.

#StarTrek
Robert Blackman sketch for Beverly Crusher's lab coat in season 3. The shorter version. It's on graphic paper, with the left half colored in, as is the face. The rest is just a sketch of the rest. Next to that on the right side is the back, which is colored in, and only shows the left arm, no head. Gates McFadden's two-piece season 3 uniform, before she switched by to an updated one-piece with mandarin collar. Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher in the first episode of season 3, "Evolution." She's in sickbay next to the replicator, in the shorter labcoat and two-piece uniform. Her hair is a short bob. Behind her a nurse in the season 1-2 uniform stands next to the exam biobed.
June 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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piperformissouri.bsky.social
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June 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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retroblastpod.com
I love these 90s gaming magazine ads so much.

Simple, but effective.
June 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
refusetoshine.bsky.social
Whoever at Lays designed the packaging for these chips did an incredible job. I haven’t tried them yet (although the flavour seems like something I would enjoy) but the packaging alone had me intrigued.
A bag of limited edition Lay's Poppin' Sweet Lime & Sea Salt chips. They are branded as “Laysfest” along the top and feature a blue sky with clouds in the background with darker teal skyscraper buildings in front of it. In the foreground is a green, teal, blue, and white disco ball with the Lays logo in the centre. On the top left of the ball is a lime and on the bottom right, there is an enlarged image of the chips. Underneath the disco ball are piano keys in green and black
June 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
refusetoshine.bsky.social
We truly live in the most ridiculous timeline. How on Earth is this a serious thing that is happening?
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Feb 11
A Georgia congressman introduced a bill authorizing Trump to negotiate the purchase of Greenland, and rename it to "Red, White, and Blueland."

Denmark has consistently stated that Greenland is not for sale
Rep. Buddy Carter proposes renaming Greenland to 'Red, White, and Blueland'
www.fox5atlanta.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
refusetoshine.bsky.social
Anyone else playing Balatro? I just played a hand that went over $1 million in chips and I don’t even remember what I played 😅
A screenshot from the game Balatro. On the left hand side, there is a side bar with information which indicates that the round score was 1,249,986 in poker chips.
February 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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thelifeofsharks.com
The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).
January 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
refusetoshine.bsky.social
First crochet project of 2025 is this sleepy Kirby! The pattern I used is from purply studio on Instagram. My boyfriend suggested I do the multiplayer colours for Kirby as well so those will be coming next
A small crocheted version of the video game character Kirby. He is round and made of light pink yarn. Two small round arms in the same colour yarn are splayed in front of him. Behind, a foot made of red yarn can be seen. His eyes are made of black yarn and are two small horizontal lines to give the appearance that Kirby is sleeping.
January 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
refusetoshine.bsky.social
I watched Sonic Christmas Blast from 1996 with my boyfriend today. I had never seen it before but it was totally tubular time 😂
December 21, 2024 at 6:48 AM
refusetoshine.bsky.social
Hey Bluesky! It’s been a little while. Just wanted to share this awesome sweater I thrifted the other day
An image of a woman with long, dark blonde hair wearing a bright pink sweater with long sleeves. She is taking the photo in a bathroom mirror so she is holding her phone in the image.
December 20, 2024 at 1:27 AM
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shiftythrifting.bsky.social
A reminder from Beet Poot that you can just block people here on bsky and they just poof out of your circle of existence! Curate your experience! Don't feed attention to people who would do anything to get it! Starve the trolls and bigots! [Howard Dean scream]
A drawing of the Shifty Thrifting mascot Beet Poot with a black notebook that says "Block Note" on the front in a parody of Death Note. Beet Poot is a deep red beet root jar sculpted with a humanoid face. His expression, which usually seems placid, is given a sinister feel via lighting from below that casts deep shadows over his eyes. His eyes are red and glowing with trails of light as if he'd turned his face towards the open Block Note in front of him.
November 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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ao3struggles.bsky.social
despite all this, an underlying theme of hope
November 23, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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retroscope.xyz
#mood
A collection of colorful translucent Nintendo 64 consoles and controllers on a beige surface.
November 22, 2024 at 11:08 PM
refusetoshine.bsky.social
Nothing makes me more upset than someone telling me to calm down, especially when I’m just literally doing my job. Like I wasn’t actually that upset but thanks for now actually making me upset.
November 21, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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awolfswill.bsky.social
Miss Piggy and Kermit #themuppets
November 21, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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thatsgoodweb.bsky.social
Itō Jakuchu
November 21, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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sylviemist.bsky.social
this is what I really look like… kinda nervous 👉🏻👈🏻
November 20, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
I see how that works, yes. Do you?
Tweet: The Republicans were obsessed with Obama releasing his birth certificate, and VP Harris releasing her McDonald’s pay stubs. BUT THEY don’t want to release the report investigating THEIR Attorney General nominee for allegedly hooking up with a child? Interesting how that works!
November 21, 2024 at 10:28 AM
refusetoshine.bsky.social
The fact that I can actually believe this one could be accurate
November 21, 2024 at 5:52 AM