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Elena Existing

@elenaexisting.bsky.social

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Gen X spinster aunt. Idaho to Louisville. Corporate drone from 8-5; devastatingly quiet from 5-8. Learning Mandarin. Going for a hike. Let's take better care of each other, okay?

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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, guilty. His name is Monroe.

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 4h

It has haunted me all week.

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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 5h

I almost forgot to post this absolutely cursed #Caturday pic.

A wildly stretching C of a cat on a rust-colored ottoman. The cat resembles a furry albino Gumby or a nightmare by Hieronymus Bosch.

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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks! I do have plenty of athletic shoes. Today I was specifically looking for a shoe that would be comfortable but also work with dressier outfits.

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 8h

I can't judge: I binge watched Love is Blind: France (for the language, totally...🤭)

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 8h

Decisions, decisions.

Three pairs of Adidas sneakers:

dark brown with yellow stripes & text box
"Online only
Are they too chunky?
Why is Adidas women’s sizing weird?"

white with maroon stripes & text box:
Oooh… these feel nice.
"In Paris? In October? In the rain?
I will probably scuff them in an hour.
And, I’m not svelte. Maybe too ballet-flatish?"

mink brown with white stripes & text box:
"Surprisingly comfy but only available in an 8.5. Would a 9 be better if I’m walking all day?
Not the shade I wanted, but tolerable."

Surprisingly comfy but only available in an 8.5. Would a 9 be better if I’m walking all day?
Not the shade I wanted, but tolerable."

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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 8h

Well at that rate, I'm going to be murdering a zoo.

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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 8h

I am leaving for Paris in 8 days. Today I have prepared for the trip by: trying on brown Adidas low profile sneakers at two stores and not buying any; looking at suitcases in two stores and not buying any; watching the second episode of Emily in Paris; taking a nap.

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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 13h

Recession in 3...2...1...

A McDonald's billboard that says "Monopoly is Here"

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 13h

The inside fit difference wasn't quite as noticeable, but I'm still feeling unsure enough with Adidas sizing to buy the pair I was looking at online.

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 16h

Men's sizes might be closer. A 7.5 men's Vans is a 9 women's, but a 7.5 men's Adidas is an 8.5 women's. (Which is why I ended up comparing Euro sizing and measuring my feet.)

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 17h

Now that I'm in a store, I can tell you what was actually throwing me for a loop online: Adidas vs Vans women's shoe sizes.

My Vans on the right vs an Adidas Samba on the left, both a women's size 9.

The soles of two very differently sized size 9 women's sneakers

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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 17h

Hot Dog Feet: Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, The Sequel

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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 17h

The closest I am likely to get to dropping internet feet pics, may as well share. 🤣

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 17h

Me, having a totally normal Saturday morning.

Two overlappimg human foot outlines and two side-by-side human foot oulines drawn in pen on paper.

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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 19h

Downtown admiring the fog.

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 21h

I'm feeling this because I gave up on reading War of the Three Kingdoms for a couple of years because the first copy I bought was written in a weird continuous present tense that was exhausting. (I eventually found a less popular translation that didn't have the same problem.)

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 22h

My brain kindly woke me up before I had to carry two large metal chairs up a flight of stairs in my dream, but also woke me up at 5am on a Saturday.

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 1d

I am torn between Detroit (I've been to at least two Tigers' home games) & Seattle (my dad's team).

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 1d

Having not watched a MLB game in person since the 1990s, and knowing nothing about this postseason until I downloaded this bracket, I am firmly rooting for the Cubs to beat the Mittens.

A MLB post season playoffs bracket although I'm not sure playoffs is the right term for baseball.

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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 1d

Something, something, sportsball, I'm fairly certain. 😂

Three bluesky posts in the same minute that say Dammit, Holy shit, & holy shit

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Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 1d

During the work week I sometimes watch half a movie one night and the second half the next night. I’m also good at watching movies on planes. 😉

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 1d

I actually like the black beans and rice & would not balk at black beans and rice ice cream.

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 1d

🤣

Elena Existing @elenaexisting.bsky.social · 1d

A person could, theoretically, get takeout from Skyline Chili and Graeter's on Bardstown Road for the same meal.

Not me. But someone else should... for journalism.

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