iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

am i back or is this another of my many tricks?

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Prolly gonna have to redo the intro specs sheet. Also I need to find a pfp that’s not Halloween 2017 (yikes)

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

so here’s what you missed on glee in no particular order: • I went to Iceland! • I moved • I got a raise! • I experienced grief • I went on a retreat • I got promoted at work • I lost my ID • I read three books! • I lost another family member • I ate shark Soo that’s what I’ve been up to.

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Stay tuned ♡ I say adorably then disappear for so, so long whoops

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I’ve loads of crafting updates, stay tuned ♡

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Oof sorry for the radio silence; since the post election “fuck this fuck you” era set in, I’ve had a bunch of pre-Iceland trip planning, packing for the jan1 move, and freelance & 9 to 5 nonsense to work through. Oh, also I’m now 28. Yay, one year closer to returning to earth’s loving embrace.

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Well this is frankly devastating. I do not want to talk about it.

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

Forgot there was sound lol, I’m listening to Ologies with Alie Ward - the mythology episode. Which is clearly a vibe with this moment.

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

idk what kind of cloud is rising from my apartment and shrouding my tiny porch in godly vibes, but it does make it feel a bit like I’m sitting on Olympus

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

ok another side quest craft!

My mom and I holding up our eight pointed paper stars. Mine is red/yellow made with a gradient semi transparent Japanese paper. Mom’s is white/purple.

A glass door to a small apartments deck, with another building within our apartment complex across the street. My eight pointed paper star is on the upper left hand corner of photo. The paper star is semi transparent red/yellow gradient.

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Yup! Size 10 needles☺️ And, well, the brown is worsted. The white speckled yarn is from the trenches of my yarn stash and didn’t have a name tag. It seems a bit thinner than the brown, I think? Typically I try for two strands of worsted. Or whatever amount of strands equate to double worsted!

Showcasing the two strands of yarn used in the hat here. The white speckled yarn is thinner by an unknown amount.

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

the super simple hat knitting pattern I’m using: 1. Cast on 69😏 stitches 2. K2 P1 for seven inches 3. K2TOG 1 row 4. K1 P1 3 rows 5. K2TOG 1 row 6. K1 3 rows 7. KTOG 1 row 8. thread yarn through stitches, pull tight to close it up, weave in the ends

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Almost done with the side quest :) I’ve just gotta borrow some double points - I don’t think I’ve any size ten.

A super simple ribbed knit hat, mostly finished, in vaguely autumnal colors (two strands - warm reddish yellowish brown, and a white with flecks of yellow and red, knit together). Pretty sure those are knitpick’s needles; circular needles size ten, they’re wooden and green/black/brown.

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Yarn tourism? Oh, I didn’t even know that was a thing, that’s awesome! I’ll see if I can check some of these places out while I’m there. Many thanks ☺️ If you change your mind and want me to send some Icelandic yarn your way, just let me know!

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

The cross stitch project has been paused bc ma and I are knitting matching hats. Won’t take long, we’re working with with double worsted and the colors work together so well!

Two cakes of yarn, one a speckled white/red/yellow/purple and the other a brown with some depth, some yellowish undertone.

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Happy to be here! Q for you: do you live in iceland? I’m super not trying to pinpoint your location; I’m just going to iceland later this month and am definitely going to visit yarn shops. Would you be interested in a yarn gift? :)

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

hi :) i know nothing about the world of vtubers, but i like knitting and followed you cos of your lore, lol. your vibes are immaculate

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

iiiiii think i wanna start listening to the Magnus Archives??? But I haven’t finished my other podcast yet :P

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

and this has been, more or less, a retelling of the typical adventures of tij and sasuke (she calls me naruto, which is a debatable correlation. on the other hand, she has a lot of sasuke like attributes. we are also bakugo and deku, unfortunately)

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

the bestie: … let me just give you some gender euphoria. this is the most man you have ever been to me me: aw, shucks, you’re so sweet🥰 the bestie: im buying you a face wash, scrub, and moisturizer and I swear if you don’t use it IM going to waterboard you

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

the bestie: what do you mean you’re breaking out with acne??we’re almost thirty??? me: yeah idk, i’m just telling you what’s happening the bestie: ok well what’s your face care routine? me: … so when im in the shower i put soap on my face and then kinda waterboard myself until i feel it’s clean

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

the previous update was in a QRT so I could find this frickin thread lol posting both the pre-weekend and post-weekend updates below ♡ 🧶 ♡

A mac book with green keys is open. On the screen is a google sheets grid depicting the middle section of 04 - Lonely Ghoul, the lettering of the first line title (04 - Lonely) and some skulls in a pile above it and the body of the ghoul knight above it. The original 04 - Lonely Ghoul is pixelated so it fits in the boxes perfectly. On the keyboard of the MacBook is an unfinished cross-stitch representation of 04 - Lonely Ghoul. The outer and inner frame has been finished and so has the lettering. The background has fully been filled in around the lettering. There are two full skills and some bone fragments starting to appear.

An unfinished cross-stitch representation of 04 - Lonely Ghoul, which will eventually feature a pixelated pink Ghoul knight with a white crown brandishing a white cross perched atop a pile of skulls and bones. In the unfinished cross stitch, the outer and inner frame has been finished and so has the lettering. The background has fully been filled in around the lettering of the title (located at the bottom of the image) There are several full skills and some bone fragments starting to appear. The Ghoul knight’s cape has been finished and the white crown and cross has appeared, and one of the Ghoul’s hands has been finished (the one holding the cross).

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

Also I just relate to Maomao bc I too used to make poisons for funsies :) Shout out to ma for navigating a 7 year old whose hobbies included crafting poison tea. That was definitely not in the parenting manual lol

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

I’m also starting to understand the difference between different types of sex work-like stations (courtesans vs concubines), which is cool. Never looked into that before but now I’ve gotta go to the library

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

I started watching Apothecary Diaries and I’m living for the way this tiny poison sherlock has got the bbygirl “eunuch” in a CONSTANT tizzy

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 24/10/2024

I just made a starter pack for freelance writers & journalists of color, b/c it's rough as AF in news media right now. Please let me know if you want to be added or taken off. And spread the word #freelance #writersofcolor go.bsky.app/R9KTLop

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

I’m being dramatic though, I love this tiny press of non speaking neurodivo authors and I will do anything for them, anything they want, call me genie bc I live to make their dreams come true 🥹

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

me, tears in my eyes, pulling out scratch paper to fuck around with my carefully crafted ratios: Of course, I can! :,)

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

a book designer’s horror story: “Hey, I know the back cover’s already full of quotes, but can you add this four line quote? :)”

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

progress is progressing! 🧶 The count is off 😭 The lettering is off by one to the right so the bones aren’t exactly where they should be but I think this is one of those mistakes only I will notice. But I will notice. And it does bug me🥲

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

:D Omg, they’re my faveeee. Definitely some of my Halloween staples :) let me know if you like them!

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

It does!! I love little witch academia, I’ll have to rewatch too :) I also love its live action relatives - The Worst Witch (1985), The Worst Witch (1998), The Worst Witch (2017). Particularly amused by the fact they never changed the name in the last 40 years.

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

starting to see posts prescribing how to properly reply to people on this app and lemme just say… i didn’t figure it out for the last five social media apps, so i wouldn’t expect me to figure it out on this one. if i see something neat, im gonna say so, and it will be awkward & genuine & me-ish

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

I’m on Rebuilding What Was Lost right now! The way it builds sort of swells in your chest, kind of like a melancholy amassing of power? It’s honestly incredible how a lyricless song can create that feeling, and so strongly. I’m usually a words-oriented person but music is some other kind of magic

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

i’m not a photographer but post first snow ironwoods(? i think) are so gorgeous, you don’t even need skill to appreciate ‘em ♡

Tijqua is fairly certain this is photo of Ironwood trees in the dead of winter in the upper Midwest, US. There is no snow on the ground, but the sky is over cast. Leaves, deadened by the winter, cling to the branches. They’re a fantastic bronze orange-ish color. The photo was taken in 2023. Tijqua is particularly excited to wander the woods, poking at moss, again in 2024.

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Diana Chan @thingsbydiana.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

🌈✨ Spooky pastel skulls

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

You were totally right, post rock is awesome. I’m like ten seconds into this playlist and my Friday just got immensely cooler

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Oh lol, whoops. Nope, I’ve no underlying medical conditions, I’m naturally just a bit inept at video games. I’m curious about them, though! I like the community and the concept :)

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Lol this reads like a get well soon card. I’ll keep working on it! Hopefully next time I reply I will have some better basic skills😭

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

I am always down for recs! I’m just,,, not very good at video games. I’m not coordinated enough to walk and look around simultaneously😅 sort of limits what I can easily play until I get better

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

You seem super cool. Glad the algorithm facilitated our paths crossing. I have a switch but I’ve not played many video games - but I want to! Excited to see what cool stuff you post about :)

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

more thoughts; I’m a very pattern oriented human and I’m thinking about the structure of magic in Unnatural Magic and the very fun troll understanding of gender in that book so maybe something with that?

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Hhhhhh undecided, will keep thinking on this

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

also into dreams/dreaming? maybe something with the dreaming? mmm maybe something cuca-ish, but like specifically moth femme type like in Invisible City

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

butttttt then there’s anansi and i love the idea of storytelling being tangible magic butttttttttttttt ugh arachnids

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

thinking about fairies in modern media and the off brand sort of Tír na nÓg in the shows i watch, and how curious i am about architects so maybe there’s something there

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

tempted to make a dryad but the thing is: i am simply not stable enough of a person to be an earth type

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Reading this VTuber’s oc (? Persona?) lore is making me want to make one😅

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

and we’re changing it back again bc i got paid and im less irritated with capitalism

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tijqua @tijqua.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

I didn’t know it was the same studio behind little witch academia! No wonder I loved it instantly lol

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