iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Hey, did you want some yogurt? youtube.com/clip/Ugkxr24...

Ilya Rozanov from Heated Rivalry gives a jealous side-eye to Shane’s (offscreen) phone when Shane gets a text from Rose Landry. The text on the meme just says “BITCH”

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

archiveofourown.org/works/78376331

Screenshot from AO3

all creatures great
savedby

Summary:

"You want?" Ilya asks cautiously.
Gritty squeaks his agreement. Ilya pulls out the pack of cigarettes, and holds it out. A fuzzy orange paw darts out, and then the whole thing disappears into the mascot's mouth.

AU where everything is the same but the draft is held in Philadelphia, and Ilya makes friends with Gritty
or,
5 times Ilya met Gritty and one time Shane met him

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Who could it beeeeeee now?

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Most of these make sense to me, but Southampton FC Supporters is so weirdly close to me. I think that might mean that my sister, @qbqrat.bsky.social, is their only fan. Do I have a bunch of moots who are secretly type 1 diabetics and Louisville Cardinals?

A map of Bluesky users by interest. Some of the populations near me include “Jeopardy champions and Trivia Enthusiasts,”Creative Writers & Makers,”
“Southampton FC Supporters,” “Type 1 Diabetics,” “Creative Left-Leaning Artists,” “Millennial Women Professionals” and “Louisville Cardinals”

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

If I Were The Costume Designer For The Odyssey, Part III: I would have put Zendaya in one of these beards whenever she is playing Athena-disguised-as-Mentor.

In a still from the movie Monty Python’s Life of Brian, the crowd at the stoning is made up entirely of women wearing men’s robes and obviously false beards. The scene is further complicated by the fact that several of the “men” are played by male members of Monty Python, pretending to be women who are pretending to be men. The point is, no one is really fooled by the beards.

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

If Matt Damon doesn't wear this exact disguise for the archery contest in The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan is dead to me.

A screenshot from Disney's animated Robin Hood, where Robin Hood is disguised as a stork for the archery contest.

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

These are my front runners so far.

A screenshot from The StoryGraph.

Challenge: Ridiculous Reading Challenge 2026

Prompt: A book inspired by a top-grossing movie the year you were born

Books you've added

From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
Elizabeth Schaefer

Lady Whistledown Strikes Back
Karen Hawkins, Mia Ryan, Suzanne Enoch, Julia Quinn

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Many many thanks to @libbyapp.com and @ypsilibrary.org for a great year in reading, and to @thestorygraph.com for giving me a cool way to record and display it.

A pie chart shows what percentage of the books I read in 2025 came from each source. 79% are from Libby, 9% from Hoopla, 6% I owned (physical or digital), 5% are physical books checked out of the library, and there is an almost invisible sliver for the one book categorized as “borrowed.”

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

If mermopeds aren’t your style, there are hundreds of other books to choose from.

THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF WURDLE POUNDS MY BUTT AS A SLIGHTLY FRUSTRATING BUT ULTIMATELY REWARDING AND MEDITATIVE DAILY ROUTINE

MY LESBIAN TWICE BAKED POTATO SKI INSTRUCTOR EATS MY ASS

POUNDED IN THE BUTTBY MY HANDSOME SENTIENT LIBRARY CARD WHO SEEMS OTHERWORLDLY BUT IN REALITY IS JUST A NATURAL PART OF THE PRICELESS RESOURCES OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM PROVIDES

ABSOLUTELY NO THOUGHTS OF POUNDING DURING MY FUN DAY WITH THIS KIND T- REX BECAUSE I'M AROMANTIC AND ASEXUAL AND THAT'S A WONDERFULLY VALID WAY TO PROVE LOVE IS REAL

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

This will likely not help.

Kindle text:

"Hello there!" I call out to the man at the front desk, "I was just wondering if there's an extra charge for keeping a moped in my room." After looking over the hotel policy, I know very well that there isn't, but I'm trying to make a show of it anyway. The man behind the counter looks up to see me putter into the lobby on my perfectly normal moped, the long back half of which is entirely covered in hanging pool towels. "Is the vehicle sentient?" the man behind the counter questions. Ilaugh, knocking three times on the hard body of the moped below me. "This ol' girl? I wish!"
Chuck Tingle
Eaten Out At Mermoped Cove
#kindlequotes

Text message:

What is this universe

Kindle text:

The man behind the counter continues to look us over, his gaze eventually falling onto the towels covering Courtney's back. "That's a pretty long moped," he observes. I smile.
"And thank god! There were no towels in my room so I had to get some from the pool.
Don't worry, I'm still give you guys five stars when Ileave. I'm just glad I have a way to get all these towels up there in one trip with my incredibly long, not sentient vehicle that is also not half fish."
Chuck Tingle
Eaten Out At Mermoped Cove

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

if you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation

A bunch of random Ypsilanti stuff, including downtown Ypsi buildings, the “brick dick” water tower, a bomber, the EMU eagle mascot, the big yellow chair from riverside park, a person in a t-shirt that says I “heart” Ypsi (with an anatomical heart), an Ypsi hat, and holding a can that says Strawberry Blonde in one hand. In the other hand they are holding something I don’t recognize, that looks like a big pastry. At the very top in a very plain yellow sans serif font it says “Ypsilanti Mentioned.”

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

What about another Brian? With Big Ten ties? He’s just a little awful…

Brian Ferentz wearing an Iowa shirt and headset and making a dumb face that expresses “Welp”

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

In this screenshot from my timeline, it looks like @schmutzie.bsky.social has an alternative suggestion for how to get them into the sun.

After Janel’s OP, the next post on my timeline says “They should kick”

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

A suggestion for @libbyapp.com: I know you have ISBN information in your database, because if I download my data it’s there. It would be really helpful if it were also displayed in this section, so that I can make sure I’m recording the right edition in @thestorygraph.com.

A screenshot from the Libby app of the audiobook I’m listening to right now.
Title: Word by Word
Format: Audiobook
Duration: 10 hours (approx.)
Edition: Unabridged
Language: English
Author: Kory Stamper
Narrator: Kory Stamper
Publisher: Books on Tape
Imprint: Random House Audio
Release: 14 Mar 2017

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Trader Joe’s has some sparkling teas that have the fizziness of pop but aren’t as cloyingly sweet (more like champagne). Those have been a hit at my book club.

Two bottles on a shelf, wrapped in a similar way to champagne. One is pink with the label “non-alcoholic Sparkling Tea rosé with oolong, hibiscus, & herbal teas.” The other has a green label and says “non-alcoholic Sparkling Tea blanc with green tea, lemongrass & jasmine”

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

And please remember people, that no matter who you are And what you do to live, thrive and survive There are still some things that make us all the same You, me, THEM, everybody, everybody…

Pope Leo holds a microphone close to his mouth in a crowd of people. It looks like he’s singing.

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy. 😬

In a screenshot from The Simpsons, a child points and says KEEP GOING

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Excuse you, this is a great adjective to describe my pants. #nytspellingbee

A screenshot from the NYT Spelling Bee game shows an attempt at using the word UNPEED

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

The woman in “Devil With the Blue Dress On” by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels is described as wearing “high-heeled shoes and an alligator hat” and I hope she’s wearing this one.

A guy modeling a goofy hat that looks like an alligator’s head

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Apparently I DO want to discuss. This is the contents of my mix tape from that era.

A screenshot from Spotify. The songs listed are:
Down by 311
King of New Orleans by Better Than Ezra
Whoever You Are by Geggy Tah
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Nicki French
That Thing You Do! by The Wonders
Mouth by Merril Bainbridge
C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) by Quad City DJ's
Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers
Go All The Way by The Raspberries

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I look like I just put my cigarette out on some guy’s hand. The toughest three-year-old in Ann Arbor.

A toddler scowls at the camera in a posed school portrait

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

#nytspellingbee NOT a word? Try telling that to Mott!

A screenshot from the New York Times spelling bee game where I unsuccessfully attempt to use the word HOOPLE

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srah @quesrah.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This is a weird word. If you described the sky as "glaucous" I wouldn't know if that meant it was a normal sky color or something to worry about. @merriam-webster.com