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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Oh, so climate change had nothing to do with this dreadful heat wave, huh? It was those fiendish SAUSAGES all along!!!

An advertisement from a supermarket website depicts assorted sausages and hot dogs, as well as pickled onions, tastefully presented on gray marble. Text in English reads "BBQ" and "Today we're setting the world on fire with sausages". Text in Dutch reads "1+1 gratis" in an orange box.

Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Rare picture of myself that I don't mind, courtesy of my sister, also pictured. A skate park in Copenhagen, 2022 I think? Taken on a film camera. Maybe that's the trick.

Two women sit on a concrete embankment in a grafitti-covered skate park. One is dressed in black pants, a dark blue sweatshirt, and sneakers. She wears a black, flat cap. The other is holding a skateboard and wearing a dark top, light pants, and chunky sandals. She holds a skateboard. Both women have long, red hair. The sky is overcast, and the colors are faded.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

"Shopping" (spotted in Burano, Italy)

A Mediterranean-style building with racks of t-shirts, postcards, and other tchotchkes out front. The awning reads "Shopping" with ominous scare quotes.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I try not to be too much of a self-promotion girlie, but! Word is out: I will be speaking about GeoGuessr at #TwitchCon this year, on a panel with talented, amazing, way-better-at-Geo-than-me people! Please join us, whether in-person or on-line. :) (image by LettersFromPluto)

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Restrained in a bike lock (by the staff at the restaurant) for attempting to help clean up at my own birthday party. This is 40!

A distraught woman with scraggly red hair and a comically small party hat is wrapped up in a bike lock while sitting on a chair. There is cheese and bread in the background. Against all odds, it is a festive atmosphere.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

2026: The year in which I get paid fairly by more than one client? (Here's hoping and praying.)

A remix of the "no take; only throw" three-panel mem in which a dog says "Copy edit pls?" with a response of "Sure, my (low AF) rate is ..." from an off-screen speaker. The dog gets increasingly angry-looking in the next two panels, saying "No pay!!" then "ONLY COPY EDIT"

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

me so far to 2026 (this is shutterstock image 2692016911)

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Merry KANEDAAAAAAAA-mas from me! Lovely #akira -themed card given to me by Ben. @darrencullen.bsky.social is the artist making my day merry and bright ~

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Why prop up AI "art" when you can drink a beer and a mulled wine and then buy a hand-knit hat in the shape of a teapot?

A woman in a dark blue hoodie sits in a cozy bar, weaing a light green knit hat in the shape of a teapot, complete with handle and spout. Her expression is amused, and she's giving a thumbs-up.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Wondering if anyone else is sick, twisted, and depraved enough to do their #crossword in lower-case.

A crossword puzzle fully filled out using blue pen. All letters in the puzzle are lower-case.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

This is now a #TheGoldenSpurtle stan account ~ Also maybe my gimmick on this site should be making an "Absolute Cinema" meme variant based on every movie I watch ... 🤔

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

In lieu of a Halloween costume, repping #philly by wearing my boneriffic Mutter Museum shirt today. (Also, I'm bad at selfies; the orange wall is thematically appropriate, and you'll just have to pretend the microwave is spooky.)

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Had some hot mead on Saturday that was so steamy, it did weird things to my lens and distorted the photo a little ... so the photo now accurately represents the feeling of sipping warm mead (and drinking it with 6x kinds of cheese + flourless chocolate cake)

A long-necked goblet of golden liquid sits on a gray, stone-surface table; the whole picture has slightly soft focus. A person's arm is visible in the background, as is the exterior of a small, charming restaurant.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Another stellar evening of #rotterdam 's best fine dining at Tres! One of the early snacks was an oliebol (fried dough ball) filled with avocado ice cream, topped with a dollop of wild garlic gel and the tenderest pork of your dang life.

Two small fried dough balls sit on gray rock on an upscale restaurant kitchen counter. The ball on the left is topped with seared artichoke; the one on the right is topped with a light-pink bloop of meat. (I can't think of a better word than "bloop")

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

A bit of #PSX and #PS2 history recovered from my childhood bedroom -- got this #squaresoft promotional popcorn bag from my local Loews movie theater 25 years ago. Promos for #FFIX and #TheBouncer. Was such a fun time to be a gamer!

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Absolutely lost it upon seeing the label CLOWN VALUES on a machine at Round 1, but I'm unable to articulate why.

A top down view of a section of an arcade machine; three colorful plastic heads pop out, and the words CLOWN VALUES as well as various numbers can be read.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

#GroundsForSculpture is one of my favorite New Jersey things because you get to see art and say "BIG LADY!!!" a lot.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Having a nice time in the #USA, home of the thirty-two-dollar sandwich that was big enough for four people to eat (and came with free chocolate chip cookies)

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Once more revisiting good business names from #Seoul, and who could forget the one and only "you need my yogurt," a dessert cafe I stumbled upon after seeing the Korean equivalent of a Chippendales show?

A night scene of a brightly lit cafe with round, wooden tables outside. A white sign at the top of the building reads, in purple text, "you need my yogurt"

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Some people stream on #Twitch to make money or find fame. Me? I do it to meet cool #crossword constructors who pop me into their puzzles! ❤️ (Puzz available here: crosshare.org/crosswords/1...)

A blank crossword in dark mode. The clue for 48D is in a brown ribbon at the bottom, reading: "Incongruous pairing of pronouns that may be used as an introduction (also precedes streamer Avery who is a cool and nice person)."

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

#America -based folks, a question for you (pic for attention): Are there any must-try new foods, restaurants, experiences, etc., that you'd recommend in the #philly area specifically? I haven't visited since 2023, so surely something nice must have manifested in this time ...

A terribly photoshopped picture of an American astronaut on the surface of the moon. Added to this background, you see the following: an alien holding a bagel, a tipping screen, Hide the Pain Harold, a bald eagle astronaut, and a can of Waterloo sparkling water. The Text reads: "Avery is visiting the United States again / Sept 3 - Sept 15 / Mostly Philly, maybe a day or two in NYC; let's hang out -- send a message!"

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Legitimately how I responded to a message from my sister last night

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Mood for 2025: this panic-stricken bird from old wallpaper at Chatsworth House, Bakewell, UK

A detail from old Victorian wallpaper shows a stressed out small bird with a red head and back, white underbelly, and black wingtip. It stands among greenery which very clearly shows its brush strokes

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

A later-skeet of the eel croissant cake w/unripe strawberry from Tres, a dish I constantly wish I had in my mouth (and to date, one of only two good eel dishes I've had in the Netherlands). #finedining #rotterdam #omnomnom

Two small pieces of grilled eel, tolled with green powder, sit on rectangular pieces of a croissant-like cake. They are on a square of burlap, on a round, blue-gray plate, with a wooden counter below.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

A bit of later-posting from Haddon Hall in the UK -- a cozy little nook for reading and/or tea here, I think.

Green vines with white and pink flowers surround two tall, thin, windows set into old stone

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

A #repost from a restaurant in #seoul maybe 10 years ago; the restaurant is presumably long gone (the food was mediocre), but the slogan lives on.

White walls at a restaurant read: "Real Kentucky Fried Chicken Johnson Kentucky" and "These crazy fried chickens will make you come." There is a stack of checkered blankets in the foreground, and the tops of a few sauce bottles are visible in the lower left.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

One good thing about being in a country where people leave trash around is the occasional baffling, kinda-artsy finding.

A framed, completed jigsaw puzzle of a leopard sits on the ground, surrounded by weeds. The weeds are tall, green, and thriving; the color of the puzzle has faded significantly to almost be black and white.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Get yourself a girl who looks at you the way I look at birds

A woman with a ponytail, wearing a sweatshirt, holds a small bird of prey on a leather glove. They're in a green grassy field.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Looking up fine dining in London and absolutely losing it at "gentleman's relish" at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. "How are you gentleman?! All your relish are belong to us!"

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Facebook's algorithm is really crushing the game these days! Today I got this post from a high school softball team, which is perfect for me, a noted fan of amateur sports and ... *checks notes* ... resident of Arizona

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

#BadPhotography of a #GoodKitty I saw on my self-mandated mental health walk yesterday. (Entering week three of 8+-hour work days with no days off ...)

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Shout-out to the food choices in #Rotterdam -- a Georgian restaurant and damn good taco place within 8 minutes walk of my apartment have opened in the past few weeks

A plate of tacos with crispy cheese, green sauce, and onions

Restaurant interior with eggplant stew, round bread, utensils and wine glass on a table

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I am sick and tired of seeing AI-generated text and images EVERYWHERE online. I am also tired of people telling me to get used to it because it's inevitable. Nothing is inevitable! I still use a phone with a headphone jack! Truly I hate what technological "progress" has become.

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Take me back to #tokyo in 2005. (No, seriously, build a time machine so I can get back my whimsy, my desire to #travel, and a world that's generally less of a hassle to tour.)

A street scene of Shinjuku in 2005, with older-style cars and large, colorful advertisements on high-rise buildings

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Mood: Imps in a teacup at glow-in-the-dark mini golf

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Avery (she / her) @itmeavery.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Reposting a classic screenshot from 15 (!) years ago on FB, because a little Korean kid spelling "bus station" as "bus statinsky" will never not be funny to me.

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