First election night as a Swede has been WILD.

Shout out to the (Swedish) public service employee who suggested I go back to my own country this morning lol

#CurrentlyReading: Biological War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen

the editors suggest your manuscript might find a better fit at a no-name journal that accepts every submission

If someone ever asks me about a pivotal moment in my life it will definitely be me standing on the Great Wall in the rain

Life updates: - changed my hair back to red - became Swedish - still in Singapore - have a tattoo of Judith slaying Holofernes - visited China, Cambodia, South Korea, Malaysia, and Taiwan ❤️ - working through edits on my next novel - happy 😊

“how was flying through doha today?” 🤡

Her greed knows no bounds!!

This is how it feels rn to no longer be working my job while all of *gestures* is happening

One of my favorite (little) things about Singapore is the bag charm culture. Even the middle aged business men have plush keychains with their favorite Pokémon on them.

My 2026 resolutions: - Become C1 in Swedish - Go back to school to study physics (so tired of comms as a career) - Finish editing my current book - Become B2 in Mandarin (and pass the HSK3) - Speak more Romanian - Practice the same kindness towards myself that I practice towards others

Alice@wordsbyalice.bsky.social · 2y ago

My 2025 resolutions: - Write 200k words (including my next book) - Get back into playing guitar - Cook through Carpathia by @irinageorgescu.bsky.social - Volunteer more with @demsabroad.bsky.social - Speak more Romanian - Practice the same kindness towards myself that I practice towards others

If you saw me at 6am chugging a Red Bull, finishing it, and then chugging the coffee in my other hand: no you didn’t ❤️

Shit that is absolutely not okay!

Lex McMenamin (they/them)@lexmcmenamin.com · 11mo ago

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Not to be dramatic, but I've spent the past few months grappling with how I went to school next to a nuclear waste dump. The radiation exposure likely caused my parent's brain tumor and my immune disorder. I can't help but be angry at how society failed us and exposed generations of people to this.

Immune system failed me again 😭

Me to my cat when she can’t even kill a fly

Star Trek Minus Context@nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · last yr.

Currently reading (listening to): Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space. #BookSky 📚💙

It's that time of year!

At least she is beautiful?

Haven’t posted one of these in awhile but currently reading (via audiobook since I’ve had a nonstop migraine these past few days!) Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen.

I am allergic to the idea of having a “natural” hair color.

My entire teens and 20s was people telling me what I should do to be “successful” which has only led to me being 30 and hating my career. So I’m firmly discounting advice from people now. Vibes only!

What if I packed up and spent five weeks in the Himalayas to focus on ceramics?

Okay, gotta be real: my Ember mug, which keeps my coffee/tea at my desired temperature?? Most unnecessary thing I own that's I use every single day. This skeet brought to you by me forgetting my tea for thirty minutes.

Sunt așezat. Angajații teatrului sunt speriați și vor să plec pentru că „încă nu e decembrie”, dar eu sunt prea așezat.

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · last yr.

Sebastian Stan will star in a new adaptation of 'Frankenstein' • Being written and directed by Radu Jude • Combines the idea of CIA prisons in Romania with the myth of Frankenstein

The only thing I’m going to really miss about Sweden is my proximity to a Costco