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Michelle
@whoaskedmimi.bsky.social
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Walks and talks like a real girl. She/Her. 🏳️‍🌈 Atheist secular humanist. Writer. Fr/En. Brain sold separately, batteries not included. Rep: Ashley Reisinger & Dr. Uwe Stender at Triada US
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OK i did miss the green swirly carpets of this airport
September 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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I got to check out a plant from the LIBRARY (octavia you will always be in my heart). I got to meet such an incredible group of people that I am currently (two days after saying goodbye) scheming to see in the future 🥹😭

There was 1 (1) deer
A plant with books in the background. The tag on the pot reads "octavia" and it has a bar code
September 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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I've kept my screaming out of public eye, forgetting that I can update my social media. Surprise! I'm in a sci-fi residency in Banff this fall!

Excited to meet @amalelmohtar.com, @aijiang.bsky.social , and @premeemohamed.com, & everyone attending!

Can't wait to go be a big nerd in Banff!!
Acceptance email screen capture to the Banff Arts Summer Thematic
May 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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I have so many questions
Lutheran Church Sign saying "giving up fascism for lent"
March 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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I feel like I now know too much about the architect with this one (yes, that's a bedroom)
picture of a tiny living room, where one of the walls is a window into the bedroom
January 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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I'm glad the new housing being built is afford- oh.
a craigs list add for a 351 square foot apartment for $2000 a month
January 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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There's a law in vancouver where a bedroom can only be considered one if there's a window, I like how they really pushed the limits of the law on this one (photo 1 is of the entrance area, 2 of a bedroom)
picture of the entrance area/dining area/ kitchen. Big window with view of a concrete wall and concrete stairs, basement suite photo of the bedroom, window has view of a concrete wall that seems to be directly on the other side with about five inches of space
January 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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TWO pictures of this monstrosity, like there is something to be proud about, and it continues in the bathroom.

There is something weirdly aesthetically pleasing about this and I can't put my finger on it. So bad it circled around back to good in the worst way.
banana yellow kitchen with white cabinets and fridge, except for two wood cabinets under the stove and a weird corner of the sink. the highlight is the white tile backsplash behind the sink and stove that are slightly misaligned tiny bathroom where the white tile backsplash from the kitchen is now also in the bathroom behind the sink
January 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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2100 dollars a month but it's "street parking" for this laneway house.... so you mean I dont even get the garage?!!?!
A beige laneway house that's 75% garage
January 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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objectively this isn't terrible compared to other things I've seen in my life and lived in, but there is something about this picture that feels like how I experience depression
a narrow white room about two doors in width, with one rectangular window and a glass door the same size that leads out onto a white tiled balcony with black railing. Behind it is another apartment block but the view is cut off, as there is about a foot of wall between the window and door, and this takes up the width of the entire room.
January 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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are you 4 foot 5 and looking for a place to rent because do I have the apartment for you!!!!
the basement of a house where the ceiling is literally as low as the top of the door. it must be like 6 feet tall
January 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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you can watch your guests pee from every corner of your open concept apartment. a steal honestly
an open concept apartment with a frosted glass wall bathroom where you can very clearly see the outline of a toilet
January 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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This is where I'd cry myself to sleep for 2,175 a month
a micro apartment where the bedroom is made of glass sliding doors with about two to one feet of space around the bed
January 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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The rental where a kitchen spill means losing your damage deposit or maybe setting the place on fire
a kitchen in a little alcove that is bisected by carpet
January 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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I live in Vancouver Canada and I'm moving soon, so I'm going to post all the great architectural/interior design choices that I see until I find something that doesn't make me depressed

🧵/???

First up, this great cabinet location
a kitchen where the counter cabinets are blocked by the oven
January 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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And finally, I try to convince you to read The Three-Body problem by Cixin Liu. I will be returning to reading this book now that I'm done writing about it.

The fact that I recommend 10 books this year is purely coincidental

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Picture of the cover of the Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, followed by reasons to read it: Category won: “I’ve actually only read 50% of this as of December 31st 2024, but I’m counting it” 1) Don’t be scared by the hard science, they do a good job at explaining hard concepts in text (and translator notes!) 2) This is just so cool as a concept 3) Obsessed with how the Cultural Revolution ties in 4) This is some real nerd shit and it makes me feel smarter than I probably am
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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I try to convince you to read anything from Becky Chamber's Wayfarer Series. But I specifically read Record of a Spaceborn Few and The Galaxy and the Ground Within this year.

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Pictures of two covers from books #3 and 4 in Becky Chamber's Wayfarer series, Record of a Spaceborn Few and The Galaxy and the Ground Within. Now for a list of reasons why to read it: Category won: “You could read these out of order but you’ll probably want to read the first two books anyways.” 1) When I read Becky Chambers, I feel like she’s writing for me specifically 2) Record of a Spaceborn Few is like being hugged while you sob at a funeral 3) Galaxy and the Ground Within is like going to summer camp with strangers and coming out lifelong friends
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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I try to convince you to read The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett. It's not that the title is BAD, it's just not something I'd gravitate towards???

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Picture of the cover of the mysterious case of the alperton angels by Janice Hallett, followed by a list of reasons why to read it. Category won: “If I judged this book by the title I would have never read it, but my god I’m glad I did.” 1) A book made up solely of emails, texts, and transcripts (an epistolary novel) 2) I have never said “Oooooooh!! How the turntables!” so many times in a mystery before 3) That YA book excerpt was a personal attack and I’d like financial compensation
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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I try to convince you to read Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

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The cover of Chomp by Carl Hiaasen followed by reasons why I think you should read the book. Category won: “This book was written for me, a child in 2006, and it holds up even as an adult in 2024” 1) This book is genuinely cute 2) Kid that cares about local wildlife and wants to protect it 3) A girl called Tuna!! 4) Everything I could ever want from a book set in Florida (gators)
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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I try to convince you to read Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

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Cover of the book Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, followed by a list of reasons why I think you should read it. Category won: I don’t gravitate to queer coming of age stories because being growing up in the 2000s has made me anxious about them, but I think this book fixed me?? 1) The ending was perfect. Not saccharine, not trauma porn. Just right. 2) THIS is how you research a book!! That list of materials at the back is a goldmine. 3) Drag kings! 4) Please read this.
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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I try to convince you to read John Fowles' The Collector

🧵5/10
The book cover of The Collector by Johnathan Fowles followed by reasons why I think you should read it. Category won: “This book is so disgusting, I shan’t ever recommend it (proceeds to recommend it)” 1) After much reflection the book did exactly what it intended to do so 5 stars 2) I’m serious, this book left me feeling ill 3) If you liked YOU, this is for YOU 4) Every single one of these characters is insufferable
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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I try to convince you to read Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson

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Cover of the book "Consider the Fork" by Bee Wilson, followed by a list of reasons why you should read this book. Category won: “I’m once again shocked that nonfiction can be a good time.” 1) Do you like cooking history? Read this. 2) I have a great need to become a master with the Chinese cleaver 3) We trained geese to roast meat 4) Oliver Cromwell made cutlery boring
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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I try to convince you to read She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran. Like the haunted house, I too was hungry.

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Book cover of "She is a Haunting" by Trang Thanh Tran, followed by reasons why you should read the book Category won: “If I let myself, I might have started literally eating the pages of this book, it is so good” 1) Rot. Bugs. Cloying smells. 2) A setting that feels like a pastoral painting 3) Haunted house!!! 4) Eleanore in the 1963 classic movie The Haunting asking “Whose hand was I holding?” in the most sapphic scene ever
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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These are in no particular order, and the books have so much more to offer than the 5 random bullet points I give.

Starting off, I try to convince you to read Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher

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Graphic of the book cover of Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher, and bullet points why to read this. Category won: “Why is no one talking about this?”. (AKA, a book that was hugely popular and won multiple awards, but I didn’t see it on my corner of the internet). 1) I can’t even be jealous, this is way beyond my writing skill 2) Gritty, dark in all the ways a classic fairy tale is 3) Yet simultaneously heartwarming 4) Bone dog
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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These are my top reads of 2024, which to me that means:

- I found it interesting
- I keep recommending it
- It kept me thinking about it long after I put it down

This year was hard for me and I didn't read much, but these books reminded me I love reading

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A collage of my top reads of the year. Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher. She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran. Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson. The Collector by Johnathan Fowles. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. Chomp by Carl Hiaasen. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett. Record of a Spaceborn Few, and also the Galaxy and the Ground Within, both by Becky Chambers. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu.
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 PM