iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 27/09/2026

Have only read the first chapter of Vol. 1 of Half Is More but whew, it was relatable AF.

Image is the cover to Half Is More by Yokio Fujimi. Features a mixed race Japanese girl who is French, Black, and Japanese. Tells the stories of various mixed race people in Japan.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 23/09/2026

First victory with improved Mega Diancie Deck where Mega Diancie got to shine

Image is the Pokemon TCG Live victory screen showing that I won because my opponent had no benched Pokemon cards for backup. Mega Diancie Ex is shown to do the most damage (700) while my opponent's Mew Ex only did 60.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 21/09/2026

From childhood to my 20s to my 30s

My 9 Anime Series That Shaped Who I Am

Sailor Moon, Pokemon, Yugioh
NANA, Cowboy Bebop, Adolescence of Utena
Howl's Moving Castle, Black Clover, Blue Period

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 20/09/2026

Without downloading new pics, describe your gender?

Image is a pic of cars & houses in my subdivison and a beautiful blue sky with a fluffy cloud with a narrow part (to me, the cloud looks like a dragon)

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 19/09/2026

So I ordered 16 Pokemon cards to improve my Mega Diancie Ex Deck & I figured I'd remake the deck in Pomemon TCG Live to test it out & get used to the cards. The new cards paid off big time; first victory in forever

Image is the Pokemon TCG Live Victory Screen, stating all my Prize Cards were taken. It also shows my best card of the match, Mega Jellicent Ex and that 1,020 damage in the match overall. My opponent's best card card was Dragapault Ex and was challenging to defeat.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 18/09/2026

Look at this cute protective chompy chain dog

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 09/09/2026

There is this one Dolly Porton meme I like. First saw it a few years back.

Image is Dolly Parton holding a sword. The words, "You best start respectin' trans folks pronouns darlin, or I'm gonna have to make your pronouns was/were" are superimposed over the image. I always thought the sword plus Dolly Parton in a dress made her like a Final Fantasy summon.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 09/09/2026

I love the album cover to Sleep Theory's "Afterglow". It looks like abstract art to me.

Image is an album cover with purple and white starry sky on one half diagonally and then an orange flame on the other half, rising upwards.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 08/09/2026

White pepper & garlic powder add a nice subtle flavor to stir fry tomato & eggs over rice that I now like

Image is a white bowl of stir fry tomatos and eggs and white rice

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 02/09/2026

Post a character you think is neat with no explanation why

Image is a young person with a straw hat, fishing rod, and yellow apron, Yellow from the Pokemon Adventures manga. Next to them is their very own Pikachu.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 31/08/2026

My sister got me a weighted rainbow chameleon last year. I named them Skittles. Ignore my old ass kiddy bed & taste the rainbow

Image is a weighted stuffed animal in the form of a rainbow chamleon with orange spikes

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 24/08/2026

I won this Eeevee at the Round 1 arcade yesterday.

Image is a 14 inch Eevee plush doll, a brown fox-like Pokemon with soft fur around her body, big eyes, and brown pointy ears. Eevee is a cutie!

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 22/08/2026

Haircut done! Now just gotta ace the interview on Monday

Image is me, a Black genderqueer person, sporting a fresh haircut with my hair cut low.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 22/08/2026

Caught the ice cream truck for the first time in a while. Got my favorite chips galore ice cream sammich 😋

Image is a Blue Bunny Chips Galore Sandwich, which features vanilla ice cream and chocolate chips between two chocolate chip cookies

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 17/08/2026

Empathogen by Willow was theraputic in more ways than one

Image is the album cover to Willow's Empathogen, showing Willow, a naked Black girl with an afro, nose ring, and a big wide smile showing gold caps in her teeth. Her arms are folded in front of her, with tattoos on her left arms.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 17/08/2026

Not as big of a Kingdom Hearts fan as I used to be, but I was still happy my sister surprised me with this

Image is a black t-shirt with the characters King Mickey, Sora, Goofy, Donald, and the words Kingdom Hearts underneath them

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 15/08/2026

After I came out from the movie, I went to the Books A Million at the nearby mall and got volume 1 of the manga Magical Girl Dandelion

Image is the cover of Magical Girl Dandelion Vol 1, featuring a blonde magocal girl dressed in a yellow dress embraced by a black shadowy figure. The shadow is actually the magical girl's best friend & the contrast of their character designs and the premise piqued my interests

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 08/08/2026

I can't remember how many honest-to-good victories I've had in Pokemon TCG Live since I started preparing for the tournament, but I know it's more than I've had in person. And this particular victory with a second deck I just made today is especially sweet

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 05/08/2026

My older sis surprised me with a Pokemon magazine this morning & when I finally get some colored pencils or crayons, it's on!

Image is the cover of Pokemon magazine featuring various Pokemon like Eletebuzz, Arcanine, and some others I don't recognize. It has coloring pages, word search puzzles, fun facts, and a small comic based on the Pokemon Horizons anime. It also came with a free pack of Pokemon cards based on the Perfect Order expansion.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 17/07/2026

I also caught Ducklett flying. Didn't know it could til now.

Image is the blue duckling Pokemon Ducklett flying as a Magikarp leaps into the air

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 17/07/2026

Picked up New Pokemon Snap again after getting the urge to play a low stakes Pokemon game. Finally snapped Florges using Nature Power

Image is the Pokemon Florges, which has a red head resembling a dandelion and a thin, leafy body that's glowing with a green light as it holds up its arms. It is surrounded by blue & purple flowers, plus a flower Pokemon in the back whose name escapes me.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 13/07/2026

Had a great time at my local Pokemon TCG event! Did 3 rounds (1 tie, 1 win, 1 lost), met some friendly folks, & got some neat prizes (various cards & an Eevee deck mat). I also bought Gardevoir card sleeves for my Mega Diancie deck.

Image is various Pokemon cards sitting in a circle around an Eevee deck mat

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 02/07/2026

I need it to not rain this Sunday so I can finally go to my first Pokemon TCG meetup, learn to play the card game in person, & make new friends. My sister got me a Mega Diancle Ex deck that arrived yesterday.

Image is a red and yellow box that reads Pokemon Trading Card game Mega Battle Decj, Mega Diancie Ex.Mega Diancle is a pretty powerful fairy rock type Pokemon. that looks like a pink gemstone in a wedding dress.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 29/06/2026

Went to an arcade yesterday & had a ton of fun. Got over 1,000 tickets on a Spider-Man game that was loaded onto my game card. Also got a cute purple owl beanie baby & a Naruto keychain as prizes

Image is the Spider-man arcade game cabinent sgowing 843 tivkets being loaded onto my game card

Image is a purple owl beanie baby with big green eyes and a naruto shippuden key chain

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 26/06/2026

I had Thai boba tea for the first time today from the Vietnamese restaurant my mom and I frequent & it was so good, but I'm concerned that it might have caffeine that will affect how well I sleep tonight. Hope it doesn't b/c this is the best boba tea I've had since I moved to VA.

Image is a plastic cup of Thai boba tea that's oramge with ice and black boba pearls. A big straw wrapped in plastic sits beside it.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 24/06/2026

So I deeply wish there was an omnibus of the Yu-Gi-Oh! R spinoff manga. My local library only had vol. 3 😭

Image is the books Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen (spposedly an urban fantasy about Asian vampires & punk bands) and the manga Yu-Gi-Oh! R Vol. 3 (which might be about Pegasus' adopted son?)

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 20/06/2026

So if you need back support like me but love beanbag chair, the teardrop beanbag chair is super comfy. My older sis got me one after she noticed how lacking the plain small one was.

Image is a brown beanbag chair shaped like a teardrop. When you sit down, the curved part of the beabag at the top provides back support.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 14/06/2026

Been reading Black Punk Now for the past week & I've seen both my teenage Black alt. rock loving self & my adult Black alt. rock loving self in these pages

Image is a black and white book cover that shows a sea of Black punks throwing up rock horns at a concert. Tile is Black Punk Now: Fiction, Non-fiction, and Comicd edited by James Dpooner, Chris L. Terry

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 08/06/2026

CW: pet death. Lucky was the first cat of my sister's I bonded with, a decade ago. She was the sweetest cat I've ever met & cancer took her from us this evening sooner than expected. Lucky, I hope you have fun w my sister's other departed cats Cheez It & Mittens. Thanks for being my friend.

Image is my sister's cat Lucky, a grey cat with gren eyes laying on top of a cardboard box bathe in sunlight.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 04/06/2026

I stumbled on a fidget toy I liked this past weekend called Needoh! It's a rubber cube that you can squish & squeeze that won't lose its original shape. My sister had a red one & I was playing with it & she said I could get my own. Happy I found one in purple 😄

Image is a purple rubber cube called Nee-Doh

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 21/05/2026

I think I'm getting the hang of the Spiritswap gameplay now @softnotweak.bsky.social

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 19/05/2026

Went to a library closer to where I live specifically for the Robyn Crawford Whitney Houston book. I also got a poetry book by Amanda Gorman called Call Us What We Carry

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 15/05/2026

I did everything but Dynamax 'cause I don't know what that is.

Favorite: Blaziken
2nd Favorite: Charizard
Least Fav: Electrode
Underrated: Clefable
Overrated: Regular Pikachu (I like Cosplay Pikachu better).
Best starter: Torchic
Best Mega: Charizard Y
Best Region Varisnt: Alolan Geodudr
Best Eevelution: Sylveon
Best looking Shiny: Psyduck
Would have as a pet: Bulbasaur
IDK why I Like This, But I do: Mawlie, my cute venus flytrap
Personal Story: Won the Beauty Contest in Pokemon Omega Ruby with Gardevoir
Nostalgic: Psyduck

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 01/05/2026

Needed a distraction and saw this on #BlackSkyGamers. Here are some of my favorite video gamessss

Favorite Game: Blue Reflection Second Light
Best Story: Persona 3 Portable
Best Art Style: Dragon Quest XI
Biggest Perdonaal Impact: Tales of Legendia
Best Combat: Chrono Trigger
Needs a Remake: Dragon Quest IV
Criminally Overlooked: Thirsty Suitors
Fav Prtagonist: Neku from The Words Ends With You
Turn My Brain Off: Tomodachu Life
Best Soundtrack: Persona Q2
Best With Friends: Super Smash Bros Melee
Best Retro Game: Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
Nostalgic Childhood Game: Kingdom Hearts II
Game Everyone Should Play: Cassette Beasts

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 24/04/2026

The other day, I ate a bowl of rice noodles, tofu, & veggies from a Vietnamese restaurant my sister took my mom and I to. It was good, but I had wanted rice instead of noodles. So I made a tofu rice bowl with tofu my sister baked & raw veggies I cut.

Image is a bowl of white rice, with sliced cucumber, onions, celery, and bell peppers. Most of the tofu is under the veggies.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 23/04/2026

So my sister has a silcone popcorn popper that I have slowly been getting used to (emphasis on slowly; I burnt popcorn on two occasions). But today, I finally made my ideal classic popcorn with kernels, olive oil, ghee, and cheese seasoning. Next time, I'll give garlic seasoning a try.

Image is a plastic bowl of popcorn I popped

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 23/04/2026

Air fryer grilled cheese sandwch with grape tomatoes

Image is two grilled cheese sandwiches made with sourdough bread, grape tomatoes, ghee, and mozzerella cheese

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 21/04/2026

So we pretty much stopped eating American fast food since we moved to VA, but my sister showed me how to make pizza from naan bread, garlic olive oil, & a few simple ingredients

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 18/04/2026

Finally went to a local VA library & got Mariah Carey's memoir & a history of the revolutionary impact of Black-owned bookstores by Char Adams

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 17/04/2026

This might be the first time I've ever had good timing for Mystic Artes in Tales of Beseria

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 12/04/2026

Got a surprise Mystic Artes attack when playing Tales of Beseria just now

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 10/04/2026

Got Tales of Beseria remastered early yesterday evening. Have only played an hour and a half of the game, but I love it so far. Velvet Crowe is awesome.

Image is the physical box for Tales of Beseria remastered for Nintendo Switch showing the main female protagonist, Velvet Crowe, a woman with long black hair, brown, a red corset, and holding up a red daemon hand

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 08/04/2026

So today I helped my mom start unpacking her stuff that arrived in the moving mod. One of the things was a box of family photos that needs to be sorted through. Lucky, one of the cats, took a nap on the box

Image is a grey cat with green eyes curled up on the moving box that reads Able Moving and Storage. Hope, another cat, that is black and white, can be seen in the bavkground.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 05/04/2026

I added smoked paprika this time and it was good; appreciate the sugguestion

Image is nachos made with blue corn chips, parameson romo cheese, garlic powder, and paprika

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 05/04/2026

After half a dozen tries, I have finally beat Let's Go Pikachu! Enjoyed myself even more this time around; loved riding/flying around on my Pokemon. Also Clefable and Gyarados are the GOAT

Image is a brown-skineed male presenting Pokemon protagonist dressed in yellow cap and sportwear with Pikachu on his shoulder. He is running, with the words "Congrats Champion!" in rainbow letters on the top left corner.

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 05/04/2026

OMG Mega Evolved Charzard X Form was awesome

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 04/04/2026

Was somewhat surprised that Articuno ended up clinching my win. Only used it b/c it was a Flying Type & I taught it Facade (does double damage when affected by some status effects).

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