iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by emi gennis

If It Gets Too Real, Blue Can Always Turn It Off @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

do we as a society really need caffeinated jelly beans

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It feels like the spiritually correct spelling of this product should be "Extreme Sport Beanz," but I guess Jelly Belly was trying to keep their caffeinated jelly beans classy

A bag of Jelly Belly® Extreme Sports Beans® (spelled with an "s" in "Beans") Energizing Jelly Beans®, information on the package describes them as offering "quick energy for sports performance," and containing "carbs, electrolytes, vitamins B & C, and 50mg of caffeine." It is unclear from this image of the packaging whether the 50mg of caffeine is per serving or per bean.

170

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

it's ok to like things, which i know is a trite take but it's 100% true!!

150

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ooh I did not realize this was available to stream yet and now I too am watching backrooms

010

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Oh my god I *am* a baby in this photo, like I barely have discernable cheekbones even haha

030

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Flags in downtown Columbus at half-staff for Dolly

Photo of a flag in downtown Columbus, Ohio at half-staff to honor the passing of legendary musician Dolly Parton

081

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Like, books or little cut-out strips just hidden between stuff?

010

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Ohmygod I just jumped in and paused at page 73 to come back here and holy cow what an incredible page, really enjoying all of the quiet, intimate, intensity so far

120

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I called just to be sure I wasn't misunderstanding something and the nurse was like "you'd be surprised how far you can get it up there" Um, no ma'am, this is not my first object insertion rodeo. I will in fact not be at all surprised, and I'm telling you this thing isn't even getting close

000

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Today in Women's Health: I got a Rx with directions to "insert into vagina, as close to the cervix as possible" prior to my IUD placement appt. However, you may recognize this as Not A Suppository. Doctors really got me out here fashioning a makeshift insertion device from just *whatever* I guess

Just two regular-ass looking compressed powder tablets with the score in the middle and everything, no insertion device, not at all designed for this

220

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

oh HELL no you've got to be kidding me

000

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I had never heard of "pet rent" before moving to Columbus. In every other place I'd lived the standard was a one time, nonrefundable pet deposit. I currently pay $360 every year for just one cat, more than any single pet deposit I'd ever paid, and adding up to thousands in total so far.

2111

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This is so kind!! I'm sure I could find someone who would use it but unfortunately I am going to have to shift away from teaching with these. They're a fantastic tool, it's a real shame

000

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

i have similar feelings about "this nonfiction book is good enough to be a novel" type shit, like damn ok tell me how you really feel

020

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Preparing for the start of a new semester and once again distraught by this

150

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I did not know this, haha!

010

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

CAN ANYONE FROM GREECE CONFIRM THIS?? I very much want this to be true

u/ki11ua: "Older generations in Greece would call it simply 'Mickey Mouse.'"

120

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Stumbled on this two year old reddit thread of people sharing the word for "comics" in their language. Some of these are so delightful. I really love Brazil's "stories in squares" for some reason? It's just yeah, that's what that is actually www.reddit.com/r/graphicnov...

u/theodewitt: "In Brazil we say HQ = Histórias emi quadrinhos (stories in squares)"

u/strng: "In Ukraine we say 'maliopys': written in drawings."

deleted user: "in turkish it is called 'çizgiroman'. Çizgi means line and roman means novel. It is rare using but çizgi also means drawing if used as an adjective."

161

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I moved to Ohio from Kansas (not from either place originally) and I think about this a lot. Like there are SO MANY dense urban centers in OH that it's basically impossible to be 2+ hrs away from almost anything. Plenty of places in KS where you could be that far from even just an interstate highway

010

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

truly inscrutable graphic design choices being made here

010

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

see also: this article I found years ago while doing research for a piece in Then It Was Dark anthology. "GIVES OUT A STORY ON IT" like yeah man, we know! we're reading it right now!!

scan of a 1920s American newspaper. the article pictured has four layers of headlines before the body of the article begins, as follows: "WOMAN ASSERTS SHE GOT MEDIUM ON SPOOK WIRE" // "Asserts She Heard Call of Spirit of Man Who Killed Himself" // "GIVES OUT OF STORY ON IT" // "Says Suicide Was Neither Wise Nor Right But Will Be of Great Value."

040

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

one of my favorite parts of doing historical research is the many layers of increasing absurd sub-headlines that were just a normal part of this era of newspaper publishing "SHE JUST GRABS THEM" lmao this kills me

1112

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

for real?? i gotta look up some newspaper strip scans for reference, those lines are so delicate! absolutely gorgeous, obviously. i respect it but damn

100

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

ok, 1. holy shit all of these are gorgeous, and also 2. leonard starr is doing too much none of that was gonna reproduce in print wtf!!! glad someone has the original so at least it can be appreciated

120

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

lmao bumble, i promise you do not want me to give more detail

Screenshot of a Bumble prompt starting with "The world would be a better place with more" with the word "guillotines" typed in as the response. Below, an AI feedback feature suggests "add a bit more detail"

051

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

a robot cannot give me dating advice! like if i was interested in dating a robot i'd just stick with the hitachi thanks

150

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

back on the apps after a dating hiatus and dismayed to report several now have baked-in AI offering unsolicited punch-ups to your profile content

130

Reposted by emi gennis

Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This kind of shit is reminiscent of Boomers sneering about Millennials/Xers yearning for "participation trophies." And who conceived of/rewarded the kid Xers/Millennials with those trophies in the first place, cocksucker? And now you have to gall to criticize/mock them over a thing YOU did?

441884

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Why is my dentist offering me anti-aging facial rejuvenation laser treatments? Like can I please get my teeth cleaned without the suggestion that I'm so busted it requires medical intervention

0110

Reposted by emi gennis

Down Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

don't go to this place

352298567

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Happy birthday, Nate!!! ✨

120

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Yes exactly, and without creating spacial confusion! Or maybe, just enough to add to the narrative tension, but not enough to disorient the reader or disrupt pageflow. All of his layouts are staggering works of art, loveletters to the medium itself 💕

120

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

it's almost beautifully wrong

000

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

"AI is a tool" buddy you don't need AI to egregiously mislabel a map, i promise you can do that all by yourself

1285

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

so unfortunately relatable 🙃

010

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

they will never take my em dashes from me

020

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

aside from the obvious, I would argue Pierre also does not belong on this list

Screenshot of a list from a baby names website titled "Long Boy Names That Start With P," including the names Jean, Pierre, Prudencio, Philander, Prometheus, Pendleton, Patterson, and Philippos. Keen-eyed readers will note the name "Jean" is neither long nor begins with the letter P.

110

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

from a removed perspective, it was pretty cool to glimpse an electrical map of my nervous system! from an actual-experience perspective, decidedly uncool. they were brief but frequent, which was terribly distracting. grateful it only lasted about 5 days

020

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

yes, all over my body. it felt like the sensation originated in my spine and then dissipated through my limbs to terminate on extremities (fingertips, mostly) which is where it would feel the most intensely "crackly," for lack of a better word.

110

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

100% i love a good low stakes "um actually"

1120

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I saw that comment! Very interesting. Also I just scrolled by this in my feed lmao bsky.app/profile/wapp...

1151

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

ohmygod did they pick this bird instead because it looks more like the logo? is this life imitating art? feels plausible

180

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I experienced this side effect while adjusting medications recently, it was extremely bizarre

230

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

not me only seeing this reply months later somehow 🫠

000

emi gennis @imemi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

You are extremely correct, I *did* want to know that

110