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Edaureen The Ninth (a.k.a Doreen Sheridan)
@dvaleris.bsky.social
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Professional book critic, amateur cellist, full-time polymath. Occasional game designer, perpetual game enthusiast. Mom of 3 in the DMV. Arsenal till I die. S/H

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Posed photos once the kids were home from trick or treating. My eldest and I didn't actually plan on coordinating costumes, so he's a little mortified that I won't stop singing Soda Pop at him 😅
An Asian woman in red glasses dressed as hoodie Zoey from KPop Demon Hunters teams up with an OC Paper Knight to take on The Rake. An Asian woman in red glasses dressed as hoodie Zoey from KPop Demon Hunters poses with a teenager wearing a Popsi costume.
November 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Was trying to get a better shot of the haircut I gave myself for this, while posing with the adorable spider special donut from Dunkin
An Asian woman in red glasses and Zoey's yellow hoodie with Derpy logo on the front (from KPop Demon Hunters) smiles at the camera while holding up a Dunkin Donut decorated to look like a spider. An Asian woman in red glasses and Zoey's yellow hoodie with Derpy logo on the front (from KPop Demon Hunters) makes a startled face while holding up a Dunkin Donut decorated to look like a spider.
November 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Had to make a graphic for the uncs around me to figure out my costume this year. Apparently, dressing as Zoey from KPop Demon Hunters is just giving my regular wardrobe, only up to eleven 🥹
On the left is Zoey from KPop Demon Hunters, wearing an oversized yellow hoodie with the guardian monster cat Derpy on the front, black shorts, long green socks and pink sneakers. On the right is me, in a nearly identical outfit and pose.
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Deeply annoyed to discover that Palace is wearing yellow today, since I decided to wear my Saka debut season away jersey out 🫤
An Asian woman with long dark hair, wearing red glasses, red lipstick and a yellow Arsenal jersey smiles at the camera while sitting next to a bus window.
October 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Had a wonderfully chill day of catching up on sleep, reading and games. 10/10 would recommend
On a black table are two books, The Book Of Dreams: A Puzzle Anthology and Black History Is Your History. They're both arranged on top of a notebook with cartoon dogs on its cover. Above them is a pencil with jack o' lanterns printed on it.
October 26, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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England qualified for the World Cup, so ofc chat and I are discussing plans to see my kids' future stepdad Declan Rice when he's States-side next year:
A WhatsApp conversation J: *season J: Well @Doreen Sheridan, Declan is coming over next summer R: [gif of a hand deforming as it clicks rapidly on a mouse] R: Doreen tryna get World Cup tickets 😝 Me: Probably be less expensive to try to get into his hotel room 😭 Me: At least the first time 😏 [Cry-laughing emojis respond to my statements.] A WhatsApp conversation R: [gif of a flashing red alarm with the words STALKER ALERT beneath it] J: But we can't have you at rush for going to jail! J: (I get it tho) Me: [gif of Usher saying to the camera, NO RISK, NO REWARD] Cry-laughing emojis respond to my gif.
October 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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More process photos from my paint-along with #SennelierMondayLive today. It's fun and free and helps me practice my French. 10/10 recommended!
Preliminary blocking with Holbein oil pastels of a still life featuring a yellow banana, red apple, orange, and green grapes, on a grey table with a dark brown background. First and second pass with Sennelier oil pastels of a still life featuring a yellow banana, red apple, orange, and green grapes, on a tan table with a dark brown background. Another look at the artist's workspace, with the final version -- Sennelier oil pastels of a still life featuring a yellow banana, red apple, orange, and green grapes, on a tan table with a dark brown background -- in the foreground. Stacks of books, boxes of oil pastels, a Chromebook and other art supplies are to the left of and above the piece. Final version with Sennelier oil pastels of a still life featuring a yellow banana, red apple, orange, and green grapes, on a tan table with a dark brown background. Signed EMN in the bottom right corner.
October 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Dragged myself out of bed to participate live with today's #SennelierMondayLive! Was super happy to finally be able to break out a Sennelier Oil Pastel Pad, as I've never actually used one before! Started with a pencil sketch, then blocked in the colors and shapes with my harder, cheaper Holbeins:
An Asian woman in red glasses holds up an oil pastel pad to the camera, featuring a still life of fruit rendered in oil pastel. An Asian woman in red glasses shows off her brand new Sennelier Oil Pastel Pad. A Chromebook perches on a stack of books, with a video demonstrating how to paint a still life in oil pastels playing on it. A pencil sketch of the same still life, with one color (brown) scribbled in, sits below it. A yellow banana, red apple, orange, and green grapes have been colored with oil pastels onto pastel card.
October 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Lol, @stevendyates.bsky.social made this for me after I shared my opinion on The Life Of A Showgirl in Trivia chat
The 3.6 roentgen meme from the mini series Chernobyl has been repurposed to say "About the same as Lover. Not great, not terrible." while two nuclear power plant workers try not to look alarmed.
October 4, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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It's been two years since I became an active in-person member of @dcarmoury.bsky.social , and their friendship and support of my chaos goblin ways continues to mean the world to me 🥹
Screenshot of part of a WhatsApp group chat: Me: I would like to formally register my appreciation for how you guys support our delulu JD: In this world, we gotta find joy and whimsy from something! GH: Doreen and Declan are my favorite couple!
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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As a stan of my kids' future stepdad Declan Rice, it would be remiss of me not to note what an absolutely dominating performance he gave today, like he knew I'd been having a stressful enough day bossing men around, then carting my boys across town to watch him. Get you a man who cares like that 😉
An Asian woman in red glasses and an Arsenal 2013/14 home kit smiles at the camera while surrounded by her three biracial sons, two of whom are wearing Arsenal jerseys while the other is in a red shirt. There is an Arsenal badge emblazoned on the brick wall behind them.
September 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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I'm already off to my next engagement but my games will be there! Including a restock of Camp Elementa! (not pictured)
An Asian woman points up at ttrpg books with her name on them.
September 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Set up photos from the Indie Tabletop RPG event happening today at Pure Panic Comics and Games! Come drop in to check out the many games and events. It's free!
Three men -- two white and one Asian -- smile while setting up a vendor's table in the basement of Pure Panic Comics and Games Two white men smile while standing next to a half-set up vendor's table and a fully set up game table. An Asian woman and her three biracial kids smile at the camera while gathered around a table with Pokemon booster packs arranged on it. Three biracial kids examine Pokemon boosters and cards with a Middle Eastern man while a white man stands beside them.
September 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Anyway, I've started drinking, and chat is amazed it took me this long 😅
An Asian woman in red glasses and the Arsenal 2015/16 third kit holds up a chilled bottle of Le Brun Brut Cidre de Bretagne (Product of France.)
September 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Those Arsenal NTS training jackets get sexier the more I see them! Start of today's Arsenal thread, even tho I started the day commuting to the local McDonald's for breakfast with the kids instead of to the sports bar
An Asian woman in red glasses and the Arsenal 2015/16 third kit smiles at the camera while sitting in a McDonald's.
September 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Well, that was worth getting up at 5am to travel crosstown for! Also, meeting this cutest Arsenal fan!
An Asian woman in red glasses and the 24/25 Arsenal home kit snuggles a fluffy white dog and smiles for the camera.
September 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Aaaaaaand I've already rolled my ankle walking to the bus. It only hurts going downhill now tho 🥹. God bless red lipstick and the promise of coffee for keeping me at least looking alert on my commute
An Asian woman in red glasses and lipstick smiles at the camera while wearing the Arsenal 24/25 home kit. She's standing in front of a chain link fence and transit retaining wall. The pain in her ankle is keeping her awake, lolsob.
September 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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This is the expression on my face every time my Cleric/Fighter-coded best Jeopardy! friend scolds me, the chaotic good Rogue/Bard, to be nicer about people on TV (and also, let's be real, whenever that precious angel scolds me in general 😂.)
An Asian woman in red glasses and a pink T-shirt with California on the front of it sips from a tall can of Mike's Hard Mango Lemonade while giving the camera a roguish "Oh yeah? How are you gonna make me?" expression.
September 9, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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The urge to recreate this entire look rn
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams stares unsmilingly in 3/4 profile at the camera, while wearing a black dress and dramatic eye makeup.
September 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Anyway, here's a picture of me looking very athletic (for me!) as taken by @dianna60613.bsky.social when I was trying to show off how my socks and shoes matched my outfit 😅
An Asian lady in red glasses and red lipstick with messily pinned up hair and bangs smiles at the camera while wearing the shock yellow Arsenal 23/24 away kit, matching ankle socks, black tights with a skirt and black Adidas trainers with black and white camo soles. She's seated on a long bench with one knee pulled up to her torso.
August 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Between Viktor Gyokeres' passion today and the photo below, I'm starting to think that actually I do like blonds 😅
A handsome blond man in neutral, casual clothing and glasses leans forward while gazing into the camera.
August 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Nate brought out this little guy to celebrate that scorcher of a goal! Our Starboy makes it 2-0 to the Arsenal!!!
An official Arsenal miniature of Bukayo Saka is held by a hand wearing a gold thumb ring, in front of a laminated sign that says "RESERVED. DC ARMOURY. ARSENAL AMERICA" over a red cannon with three cannonballs saying DCA.
August 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Literally me on the left karmically throwing my emotions on the line to protect my kids' future stepdad Declan Rice, juuuuuuust in case 😅🥹
Martin Odegaard kneels with his eyes closed and his hands in the air in a place of worship while Declan Rice holds up a songbook and stares down at him, bemused.
August 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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PROOF, BABY!!!
August 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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It's been too early in the morning for almost three hours now but I'm getting an early start while still being late for everything 😅. Start of today's Arsenal thread! COYG!!!
An Asian woman in red lipstick and glasses wears the Arsenal 24/25 Away Jersey while sitting on a bus and smiling at the camera.
August 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM