iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 2h

in a subtle rejection therapy/self confidence kind of way, ive been trying to say stop to people more often and it's • funny when they're at a loss for words • funnier when they get really angry • really fucking scary when they actually retaliate

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

a railway called “northwestern” confused me sometimes naming itself “yoo-pee” would avoid “northwestern northwest” and having to rename the lines after the sale

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

today, i got to speak with many beautiful people and it made me think about my place in the world

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

quit your drive with the car brained majority and take a ride with a transit authority

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

loitering at the park and a random guy asks “are you the demon of the crossroads?”

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

it’s so sad rta died of ilga happy nita day everyone

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

oh, that time wgn caught me singing along at a game in wrigley field? i was merely going “go *cobs* go” on account of the boiled corn my father snuck into those friendly confines 😏

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

ah nuts low turnout at stripperoke (stripper karaoke)

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

just ran into my college roommate who i haven’t seen since february 2020 life’s crazy

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

i saw many cute cars ‘round the block

a flash photo of a black cat sitting on the walkway of a front lawn. the eyes reflect the flash.

a photo of two cats in the front lawn. one is hiding in the background under a bush.

a photo of a cat sprawled out on the concrete sidewalk.

a photo of a cat in the lawn in the shade next to a twig.

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

got a private tour and i like low sensory art institute

a photo of an exhibit at the art institute. in a large white room with few lights, there are clothes draped over poles displaying them. only one light is on, so the rest of the room is still dark.

a photo of the end of the exhibit room with one light pointed at a closed doorway. the room is still very dark.

a photo of a different room of the same exhibit. there are garments displayed on the walls and headwear in a glass case. a friend is in the corner. only the exit sign provided light so only the silhouettes of people and objects are visible.

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

haha why did i take six gap years

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

at surgery consult getting my marin removed

a mirror selfie of myself in the bathroom of a hospital building. i’m wearing my blue bucket cap, black facemask, tee, and pants, and gay cta satchel

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

i’m on amtrak for the first time since ‘21 and outside the nec and it’s pretty swell

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“i rly like that fan!” - older neighbor

a photo from my perspective of a large hand fan with the stripes of the bisexual flag

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

my friends painted a mural in memoriam of our friends in 🇵🇭 on an embankment wall of the nsml

a photo of a painted mural on a mossy concrete wall. it has a filipino flag, a rice field and country side, a 19 point sun, and a poem.

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

limp wristed! at the illinois railway museum

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

sick puppygirl from chicago be like “let’s puke” (let’s juke)

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

that's a lot of monitors i like it

a screenshot of the airnow app showing air quality monitors over a map of chicago. air quality monitors of the city of chicago are shown in translucent yellow and green citcles following city limits and mostly in a uniform grid spacing. air monitors by other organizations are in opaque yellow circles displaying a numerical value for the air quality.

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

portage park? more like portage fart 😏

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

gosh cyclists are soooo beautiful

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

it started raining rly strong but am safe and stuff in the gallery car 😌

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

woah it got rly dark rly quickly

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

i need ppl to learn rq that if im carrying a case of water on my shoulder, i can’t hear what ur saying

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

feeling kinda f’d up after riding the pink line for 4 hours straight and i’m not sure if that’s a “i don’t got it in me anymore” feeling or more “comfort isn’t a reasonable expectation” thing

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

happy birthday maddie i thought of something funnier than 24

a screenshot of the s3e13 spongebob squarepants episode “new student starfish”. talking in class, spongebob asks patrick what is funnier than 24, which turns out to be 25. they’re holding in their laughter.

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

i wonder if i've hit 1k hrs in cook viewer

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

today i think ill break out the locks (L socks)

a photo of socks on my feet. they have cta l destination signs on them.
orange - midway
purple - linden
pink - 54th/Cermak
Yellow - Dempster Skokie
Red - Howard
Blue - O’Hare
Brown - Kimball
Green - Harlem
in the background are neckties. notably, my red after dark flying toasters tie. i’m a red background are sewn patterns of crt computer screens and also cartoony toasters with wings

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

yippee i love biking to the station and the library and the post office and the stamps are in stock and the buses are foamed and the adult summer reading challenge is umm challenging

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

“this is the end of history” i say for the sixteenth time since the united states digital tv transition

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

obvs not a new thing (class indicator), but too bad interactions with everyone else on the road got slightly worse

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melati! @ohmystarryskies.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

i love women what the hell

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

turned a quarter still a dime also happy one year

a wide angle closeup photo of myself looking closely at someone’s fingers. im wearing a ball cap that shades my eyes, glasses, and a black face mask. my fingers wrap around the fingers im inspecting

a photo of myself at the lincoln park honeycomb. im lying on the ground, on my back, looking up. in the background, the honeycomb structure is over me, and the chicago skyline is far away.

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melati! @ohmystarryskies.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

i had a very gay day

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

gatekeep chicago? i’ve always lived here and tbh if you ask me if ur a chicagoan i will pretty much always say yes

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

tadc finale was pretty good idk what to do with my life now lol

a photo of myself in a movie theater lobby. i’m standing next to a cardboard cutout for the amazing digital circus. im standing on its left, behind jax, who is siting with his head down. i’m standing with my hands wrapped behind my back, wearing all black.

a photo of myself in the hallway of a movie theater where im posing under the led sign indicating the showing of the amazing digital circus last act. my leg is up, im making a peace sign, and im looking down at the camera wearing all black

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melati! @ohmystarryskies.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

filipina dolls my beloved

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melati! @ohmystarryskies.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

fat brown transfems are the light of my life

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melati! @ohmystarryskies.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

hi everyone, i’m trying to move out of my parents’ house to finish my degree and could use some help. i don’t want to be trapped anymore, constantly deadnamed and forced to manage their needs. having more saved to move out will help immensely. anything helps 💜 thank you cashapp/venmo: melatimelody

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uptown ilocana @yajeetz.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

school’s out so i get to relearn how much living on an arterial ruins my sleep schedule: i just slept in for the first time in [for as long as i could remember]

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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

For the @chicagoreader.com's Pride issue, I interviewed Matthew Keller, a social services associate & Midwestern queer who lives in a Chicago shelter, about what it's like to date while unhoused, finding salvation in the bottom of a clothing donation bin, & how it's never too late to start again.

chicagoreader.com

On queerness, homelessness, and Chicago as a refuge - Chicago Reader

Matthew Keller is rebuilding a life of romance, art, and fashion at Chicago’s intake homeless shelter.

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