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Kirsten V.
@kirstenium.bsky.social
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Anxious Medical Laboratory Technician and Blood Orange Evangelist. 🔬🩸🍊Childless by choice. Lover of cats, books, TV, and beer. 🍻
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Describe your cat's personality with one photo
Betty, a black and white (cap-and -saddle pattern) on the second highest tier of a cream cat tree. She is hanging her front legs over the edge. She has a concerned look on her face. In the background is a white mantle and brick fireplace, with a black fireplace screen
November 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Yes! My spouse and I are fortunate to be in a position where we can make a monetary donation 💚
Email screenshot. Food for Lane County Logo: a sprouting green plant with a leaf on either side. The top leaf is a fork” Dear Kirsten, Thank you for supporting Food for Lane County with your generous donation of $205.90 made on 11/01/2025. Please print out this donation confirmation email for your records. On a sunny afternoon in West Eugene, our Mobile Pantry is set up near Shasta Middle School. Under the shade of a tent, volunteers and staff have set up tables piled high with beans, tomatoes, masa, cooking oil, bread, and more. For the hundred families shopping that day, these groceries will help tight budgets go further for rent, gas, and other essentials. "Our entire purpose is to pop up in areas that are experiencing food insecurity, where folks may not have regular or easy access to a brick-and-mortar pantry," said FFLC Bilingual 可
November 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Going to the coast. It’s been years! 🌊
Sand in the foreground with the ocean and blue fluffy clouds above the ocean
October 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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I will not be laughing so hard, at least about this ☹️ (i don’t know how to crop in here)
Fantasy football score and predictions. Me at 29.62 projected at 99.63. Him at 98.22 projected at 146.07
October 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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I headed out this morning for a Sephora and farm stand run

It’s been raining most of the day, so it’s been a perfect for lazing about, drinking tea, and reading Black River Orchard by @chuckwendig.bsky.social
Book cover. The background is yellowish There’s a single apple with one green leaf in the center. The red highlights on the apple are a skull The text on the cover reads: NATIONAL BEST SELLER BLACK RIVER ORCHARD A NOVEL CHUCK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BOOK OF ACCIDENTS WENDIG "This masterful outing should continue to carn Wendig comparisons to Stephen King.* Publishers Weekly (starred review)
September 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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It’s my birthday month, and this is happening
Screenshot of a Grubhub order Grubhub Guarantee We've got your back. Find a lower price? Order arrived late? Let us know Order information 1 Brown Sugar Peach Cheesecake Slice 1 Pistachio Strawberry Chocolate Cake Slice Add a tip View receipt Delivery instructions Contact-free delivery
September 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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This ridiculous cat! 😻
Betty, my medium haired black and white cow cat is sitting on a dark leather sofa staring in front of a window looking at the camera. She has a white mask below her nose with two black beauty marks. Her eyes are greenish, and she has long white whiskers, and white ear tufts. Her chest is fluffy and white, and her front legs are mostly white. Her floof is between the slats of wooden blinds
September 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I did not know this, sign!

Really sad that the orchard across the street it’s talking about was razed earlier this year
A sign from the SPRINGFIELD OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY DID YOU KNOW. that on this spot in 1856, Elias Briggs fought Eugene Skinner? The subject of the fight was the lowly nuts still harvested to this day in orchards such as the one across the street. Eugene Skinner insisted they be referred to as 'Philbert nuts in recognition of John Filbert (sic) Sousa due to a misunderstanding on his part about the name of the famous composer, John Philip Sousa. Elias Briggs, a worid-class pastry chef from the east coast who had fled west to escape the Maillard Reaction Ca French recipe extremist group knew that the nuts were properly called 'Hazelnuts' named for the Coryius Colurna for Turkish Hazel' tree) and the two rivals came to blows on July 8th of that year. After what witnesses described as "violent fisticuffs that exceeded five hours", ", the two unconscious men were taken away to convalesce by their friends. The nut is known locally as the 'Filbert' due to Eugene Skinner's life-long effort to re-brand them as described, but increasingly the international name is becoming more common. Elias Briggs went on to found the town of Springfield, OR and a rivalry exists between the two towns to this day because of that famous fight.
September 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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The color of this hibiscus herbal tea!🩸
A cup of dark red liquid in a white ceramic mug. The cup is sitting on a multicolored granite countertop. There’s a shadow from the mug and part of my shadow in the lower right corner
August 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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She’s snoring 🥹
Fluffy cow cat sleeping on my pink striped blanket covered lap.
August 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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New kicks 🧡

I always stop under this neighbor’s mimosa tree because it smells so amazing 🥰
Very white legs with black socks and light blue sneakers that have partially orange soles and laces standing on a mess of mimosa flower detritus
July 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Givin’ me the ol’ razzle dazzle
Black cat ankle with white socks above a wide striped throw in shades of pink and maroon. The cat’s paws are spread out, and there’s freshly groomed floof between the toes In the background is an air purifier and tgexliwexhakd of a cat tree
July 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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My backache couch buddy 💕
Betty, my medium haired black and white cow cat with light green eyes, is sitting on a scratched, maroon leather sofa. In the background is opened lightly colored wood blinds with a sunny day showing blue sky and green trees out of focus Betty has a fluffy white chest, and a white mask below her black nose, with a black beauty mark on either side of her upper lip. She has long white whiskers, white ear tufts, and long white eyebrow whiskers. There’s a faint white smudge on her forehead.
July 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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I am as tired as I look, but we’re almost there!
A middle aged white woman with brown and grey chin length wavy hair and brown eyes looks at the camera. She’s wearing a grey and black Hawaiian shirt and is wearing brown glasses. There are trees and blue skies behind her
June 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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This pic captures the mood. It was so wonderful

I regret not taking pictures of flowers and will probably regret wearing clogs 😔
Various fauna and a red-winged blackbird sits on top of a dead (?) tree in the foreground. There’s a marsh with evergreens on the other side. The sky is grey and cloudy
June 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Why do I feel so crappy? Oh.
iPhone screenshot Time 21:15 Cell signal 1 bar, WiFi signal max, battery almost full Last Counted: May 28, 2025 Two half pie charts. On the left GRASS POLLEN Scale: shows >200 as very high Today's Grass PollenCount: 470 On the right TREE POLLEN Low is 0-14 Today's Tree Pollen Count: 11
May 29, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Ooh, I almost forgot. I only had a brief walk in the parking lot, but the weather was perfect (for me), and there was a slight breeze 🌳

Something blue, something that makes me smile & my heart a little lighter, & darkness made of light 🥰
An empty parking lot, lined with bushes and trees. There are shadows of trees, and a shadow of my arms holding my phone at the bottom of the frame, but the rest is in sunlight. The sky is blue and cloudless
May 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Betty using the squirrel toy as a pillow 🥹
Betty, my medium haired black and white cow cat is sleeping, with her legs over, and head resting on a stuffed squirrel toy. The black patterns on her front legs line up, looking like it could be one leg with a black paw and a white paw. Betty and the squirrel are on a tan rug, which is on top of an abstract greyish rug, that has yellow, red, orange and blue highlights Betty has a fluffy white chest, and a white mask below her black nose, with a black Beaty mark on either side of her upper lip. She has long white whiskers, white ear tufts, and long white eyebrow whiskers. There’s a faint white smudge on her forehead.
April 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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My Rosie is also a very good girl, except for when she’s not
A grey tabby sitting on a maroon leather couch with open wooden blinds and a window behind her. She’s looking at the camera. She has green eyes, and a pink nose with a white muzzle
April 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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There was no next step. This does not bode well 😬
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March 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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🥰 My view from an early lunch after my second eye procedure

👀 that river!
A rosemary bush in the foreground. There’s a concrete path, then a rail in front of a very full, brown river. On the other side of the river there is a copse of evergreen trees. The sky is blue, with fluffy, white clouds
March 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Current situation 🥰

Her antennae eyebrow whiskers slay me
Betty, my medium haired black and white cow cat stares at the camera, which she knows I’m behind. She has a fluffy white chest, and a white mask below her black nose, with a black Beaty mark on either side of her upper lip. Her eyes are light green, with a hint of tan in one of them. She has long white whiskers, white ear tufts, and very long white eyebrow whiskers that stick up like antennae. She’s on my lap, and I’m on a burgundy leather couch with on an orangish blanket over my extended legs. There are a couple throw pillows at my feet.
March 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Happy #Caturday
Betty, my medium haired black and white cow cat stares at the camera. She has a fluffy white chest, and a white mask below her nose with two black Beaty marks. Her eyes are greenish, and she has long white whiskers, and white ear tufts. In the background is a brown suede chair, and a shelf with a round glass globe and a wedding photo on it. The walks are tan
February 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Um, guys. When I said I wasn’t really close to him, what I should have said is he was a dick to me. I was a “weirdo” in my small, rural high school. Certainly not the worst of my bullies, but not innocent by any means

I texted him, confirming it was me and this is what he replied with
I found your number on the Internet somehow. I wanted to apologize for being a jerk in high school. I've been thinking about it for years & wanted tell you l'm really sorry
February 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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I also saw this snowman, and a couple more that fared worse, on my walk. It was kind of surreal
A snowman with stick arms, wearing a straw hat is in an otherwise bare, green lawn, where an orange carrot rests. In the foreground is a curb and gutter, both covered in dirt. A few brown leaves are in the gutter. In the background is a yellow house with white garage doors and two cars in different shades of grey in the driveway
February 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM