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Toph
@gracetopher.bsky.social
Writer, photographer, adventurer
Pronouns are a bit language dependent. I still don’t know what the right pronouns for me are in German and as a non native speaker I don’t even keep up with it when people use the ones I ask for or not tbh
January 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Working in the office on a Friday shows me what a freak I really am for doing a true full day of work
September 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Probs gonna be late to work today oops. This is why you don’t pack for roller derby World Cup tryouts last second morning of
September 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Some people look for pictures in the clouds.
In roller derby we do that to our teammates’s bruises
Anyways I’ve got a flying saucer on my leg from last Tuesday
August 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m glad I don’t have to email Americans much cuz I would confuse myself so much about exclamation marks. I used to use them so much because in American emails they mean “hi I’m being friendly right now!”
In German emails tho I’ve had to stop that cuz it’s read as “HI I GOTTA YELL RIGHT NOW!”
July 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I thought switching to in-house would mean I had control over the SEO strategy. And like I guess depending on your definition I do / will have that but omg
July 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Idk if I didn’t actually send those tweets (skeets I guess?) but I’m on a night train rn
July 1, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Reposted by Toph
Bob Ross, painting a cloud: What if we went a little crazy, eh? What if we painted a another one 𝘳𝘪𝘪𝘪𝘪𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?

Me, biting my nails: Bob, you MADMAN. It won't fit!

Bob: *Paints exquisite fluffy cloud*

Me: *Wild cheering* He's done it again, lads.
June 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Disney’s suing Midjourney. Fuckin finally lmao
June 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Split is officially my favorite airport. Got there earlier than necessary for flight, so M turned to me and was like “wanna go to the beach then?” So we did cuz it’s apparently just a 10 minute walk away
April 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Anyways yeah so I haz new job. Starting May 2 as SEO manager in house for a consumer electronics company. I have high hopes, should be cool thing
March 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Maybe I should change my name on here. Or at least stay slightly cryptic just for safety in case
February 27, 2025 at 6:11 AM
So the agency that thought it only needed once content person cuz ~we got cHaT gPt now~
Lolllllll good luck to them with none
February 27, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Made my first ever donation to a political party yesterday. Since I don’t have citizenship and therefore can’t vote in the upcoming elections, but the outcome of said election could have a big impact on if I can have citizenship in the near future or not, it’s actually a pretty important to me
January 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Dani had some middle school bullying problems. She was already shy before that, and maybe she woulda had social anxiety either way, but the bullying certainly didn’t help.

Kristen grew up moving often. She makes friends easily, but has a hard time thinking of anything as permanent

#QueerPrompts
#QueerPrompts January 5: Event that shaped your characters
January 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
What the fuck what have I done wrong that YouTube thinks I’m the right person to show ads about the two worst German political parties to????
January 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Dani is overall optimistic about big stuff but pessimistic about certain small things that she gets stuck on. Kristen however is completely pessimistic on big picture stuff, but not like down on it if that makes sense. She’s an eternal optimist tho on the smaller scale

#QueerPrompts
#QueerPrompts January 4: Are your characters optimistic or pessimistic about the future and why?
January 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#QueerPrompts
1. Introduce yourself & your
WIP/story/book

Hello world! I’m Gracetopher (or Toph for short), and I have perpetually too many WIPs bouncing around, but right now the newest and most exciting is a queer enemies to lovers roller derby romance novel
🌈 Hi #QueerWriters! #QueerPrompts is your chance to talk about your WIP/story/book, meet other queer authors, and have fun! 🏳️‍🌈

🎆 Happy New Year! Include the tag #QueerPrompts and join at any time and any days you want. 🎇

#WritingCommunity #LGBTQWriters
January 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Just slept through the midnight countdown for the first time since I was a child I think. Was vaguely aware of it all thanks to all the fireworks, but I went to bed at like 10
January 1, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Somehow I got the results in 4 business days instead of weeks. Wild, how is the most advanced test yet the one that got graded the fastest???
Anyways tho - I passed 🥳
Anyways German C1 exam today, wish me luck
December 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
I don’t know why I got this luck but the Ausländerbehörde ended up just assigning me an appointment. Fine by me, glad I don’t have to fight my way through their appointment system myself
Just realized it’s only 4 months till my German residence permit expires. Time to start checking the website and crossing my fingers I find an appointment in time
December 17, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Oops I may or may not also want to do a Starlight Express cosplay now. Apparently Electra is canonically nonbinary. Sooo obvs I gotta cosplay as them
Going with someone from derby who apparently started derby specifically cuz she wanted to cosplay as the caboose but didn’t know how to roller skate and decided derby was the best way to learn
December 17, 2024 at 11:34 AM
I guess if I needed another marker of how far my German has come: I’m sitting down to read a German novel I bought the week before last. It’s a big ole ~literary~ novel. The kind that totally stumped me 2 years ago. But apparently it’s just fine now
December 17, 2024 at 11:28 AM
There’d a roller derby bout between Essen B and Rotterdam B on February 28. I haven’t made the team yet, but I have another chance January 15…. If I make the cut then that’s a month and a half to get up to speed with the big kids here in Essen
December 14, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Anyways German C1 exam today, wish me luck
December 12, 2024 at 6:11 AM