Gretchen
@riotofcurls.bsky.social
I’m a recent transplant from NYC to Ohio. I’m also a former technical product manager, now looking for a new direction.
If you have to spend all day in an airport, at least ATL is huge and has a lot to offer. I’m at concourse E and they have buskers who play lots of R&B and soul.
This Venezuela thing has contributed to all kinds of air travel delays.
This Venezuela thing has contributed to all kinds of air travel delays.
January 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
If you have to spend all day in an airport, at least ATL is huge and has a lot to offer. I’m at concourse E and they have buskers who play lots of R&B and soul.
This Venezuela thing has contributed to all kinds of air travel delays.
This Venezuela thing has contributed to all kinds of air travel delays.
I’m planning to make a Christmas gift for a loved one and the yarn arrived today. I’m so excited!
🧶🧶🧶😋😋😋
#knitting #knitsky #knitpicks #yarn
🧶🧶🧶😋😋😋
#knitting #knitsky #knitpicks #yarn
December 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I’m planning to make a Christmas gift for a loved one and the yarn arrived today. I’m so excited!
🧶🧶🧶😋😋😋
#knitting #knitsky #knitpicks #yarn
🧶🧶🧶😋😋😋
#knitting #knitsky #knitpicks #yarn
Thanksgiving remix: I made split pea soup using the ham bone from our meal 😋😋😋
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Thanksgiving remix: I made split pea soup using the ham bone from our meal 😋😋😋
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
1. Prince
2. New Edition
3. Beyoncé
4. Janet Jackson
5. Corinne Bailey Rae
1. Prince
2. New Edition
3. Beyoncé
4. Janet Jackson
5. Corinne Bailey Rae
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
1. Janet Jackson
2. Beyoncé
3. Paramore
4. DMX
5. *Nsync
1. Janet Jackson
2. Beyoncé
3. Paramore
4. DMX
5. *Nsync
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
1) Janet Jackson
2) Beyoncé
3) Mary J. Blige
4) Aaliyah (RIP; saw in 1997)
5) Lady Saw (saw in 1999, before she became a minster in 2015 lol)
1) Janet Jackson
2) Beyoncé
3) Mary J. Blige
4) Aaliyah (RIP; saw in 1997)
5) Lady Saw (saw in 1999, before she became a minster in 2015 lol)
November 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
1. Prince
2. New Edition
3. Beyoncé
4. Janet Jackson
5. Corinne Bailey Rae
1. Prince
2. New Edition
3. Beyoncé
4. Janet Jackson
5. Corinne Bailey Rae
Sewing can be dangerous. One of my straight pins scratched up my arm. But I didn’t let that stop me. I persevered! And now I have a new skirt.
🧵🪡
#sewing
#garmentsewing
#sewsky
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#sewing
#garmentsewing
#sewsky
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Sewing can be dangerous. One of my straight pins scratched up my arm. But I didn’t let that stop me. I persevered! And now I have a new skirt.
🧵🪡
#sewing
#garmentsewing
#sewsky
🧵🪡
#sewing
#garmentsewing
#sewsky
The first time I heard “Where is my husband” by Raye, I only heard the part with “I wish I had a ring…” I was impressed by the song’s technical complexity, but I rolled my eyes at the pick-me-ness of the lyrics.
I’m glad I eventually heard the whole song, because now I love it 😍🎶🎤. It’s on repeat.
I’m glad I eventually heard the whole song, because now I love it 😍🎶🎤. It’s on repeat.
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The first time I heard “Where is my husband” by Raye, I only heard the part with “I wish I had a ring…” I was impressed by the song’s technical complexity, but I rolled my eyes at the pick-me-ness of the lyrics.
I’m glad I eventually heard the whole song, because now I love it 😍🎶🎤. It’s on repeat.
I’m glad I eventually heard the whole song, because now I love it 😍🎶🎤. It’s on repeat.
Time to rewatch Coco! I have my Kleenex ready bc every time… 🥹😢🥹
a boy playing a guitar in a dark room with candles
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November 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Time to rewatch Coco! I have my Kleenex ready bc every time… 🥹😢🥹
Happy Halloween 🎃 👻 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Happy Halloween 🎃 👻 🎃
I crocheted a bandana for my sister. Her love for Barbie inspired the pink and white color scheme. In person, it’s sweet and light and pretty. For contrast, we decided to have fun and photographed it with dramatic lighting and shadows.
🧶
#crochet
#crochetsky
🧶
#crochet
#crochetsky
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I crocheted a bandana for my sister. Her love for Barbie inspired the pink and white color scheme. In person, it’s sweet and light and pretty. For contrast, we decided to have fun and photographed it with dramatic lighting and shadows.
🧶
#crochet
#crochetsky
🧶
#crochet
#crochetsky
Love on Top
Cuff It
Virgo’s Groove
7/11
Partition
Drunk in Love (Homecoming Live)
Alligator Tears
Freedom
Countdown
Savage Remix
Cuff It
Virgo’s Groove
7/11
Partition
Drunk in Love (Homecoming Live)
Alligator Tears
Freedom
Countdown
Savage Remix
What are your top ten Beyoncé songs of all time?
a woman is crying while singing into a microphone .
ALT: a woman is crying while singing into a microphone .
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October 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Love on Top
Cuff It
Virgo’s Groove
7/11
Partition
Drunk in Love (Homecoming Live)
Alligator Tears
Freedom
Countdown
Savage Remix
Cuff It
Virgo’s Groove
7/11
Partition
Drunk in Love (Homecoming Live)
Alligator Tears
Freedom
Countdown
Savage Remix
I’m sitting on my couch crocheting, and my watch thinks I’m working out. It just closed my exercise ring. I’ve gone out on 45 minute walks and it hasn’t closed my ring. I am confused. 🤷🏾♀️
October 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I’m sitting on my couch crocheting, and my watch thinks I’m working out. It just closed my exercise ring. I’ve gone out on 45 minute walks and it hasn’t closed my ring. I am confused. 🤷🏾♀️
When Voodoo came out, I was going thru a really difficult time, personally. One of my coping mechanisms was to get in my car and drive, and listen to Voodoo, on repeat.
When I mentioned it to my then-therapist, she pointed out that I had found sanctuary, driving my car and listening to D’Angelo.
When I mentioned it to my then-therapist, she pointed out that I had found sanctuary, driving my car and listening to D’Angelo.
October 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
When Voodoo came out, I was going thru a really difficult time, personally. One of my coping mechanisms was to get in my car and drive, and listen to Voodoo, on repeat.
When I mentioned it to my then-therapist, she pointed out that I had found sanctuary, driving my car and listening to D’Angelo.
When I mentioned it to my then-therapist, she pointed out that I had found sanctuary, driving my car and listening to D’Angelo.
As the temperatures fall, I start looking for ways to cover my head and stay warm. This year, I opted for a crochet bandanna. It was a quick and easy project, made with yarn already in my stash. And now that I’ve made one, I’ll probably make more, in other colors. 🧶
#crochet
#crochetsky
#crochet
#crochetsky
October 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
As the temperatures fall, I start looking for ways to cover my head and stay warm. This year, I opted for a crochet bandanna. It was a quick and easy project, made with yarn already in my stash. And now that I’ve made one, I’ll probably make more, in other colors. 🧶
#crochet
#crochetsky
#crochet
#crochetsky
It’s spooky season, which means it’s a good time for a rewatch of Agatha All Along.
I loved this series when it first came out. And now it’s even better watching it and knowing what happens. There are so many layers!
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I loved this series when it first came out. And now it’s even better watching it and knowing what happens. There are so many layers!
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October 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
It’s spooky season, which means it’s a good time for a rewatch of Agatha All Along.
I loved this series when it first came out. And now it’s even better watching it and knowing what happens. There are so many layers!
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I loved this series when it first came out. And now it’s even better watching it and knowing what happens. There are so many layers!
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This song has so much optimism. It acknowledges all the bad in the world, and then offers comfort.
October 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This song has so much optimism. It acknowledges all the bad in the world, and then offers comfort.
I moved to Ohio so that I could live closer to my parents. I gotta say that I love being able to have dinner with them on a random Tuesday night. So far, the move was worth it.
October 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I moved to Ohio so that I could live closer to my parents. I gotta say that I love being able to have dinner with them on a random Tuesday night. So far, the move was worth it.
🙋🏾♀️
Repost if you're Black and were in the gifted program at school. Not AP/honors. Gifted.
October 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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It’s National Donut Month and I’m happy to celebrate 🍩
October 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It’s National Donut Month and I’m happy to celebrate 🍩
Hi - I’m Gretchen.
I recently moved from NYC to Ohio, and wow, that is a very big change.
While I’m making changes, I’m also gonna change how I interact with BlueSky. I’ve been on here for a while, mostly as a lurker. I’m planning to start posting more.
#AddtoBlackSky
I recently moved from NYC to Ohio, and wow, that is a very big change.
While I’m making changes, I’m also gonna change how I interact with BlueSky. I’ve been on here for a while, mostly as a lurker. I’m planning to start posting more.
#AddtoBlackSky
September 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hi - I’m Gretchen.
I recently moved from NYC to Ohio, and wow, that is a very big change.
While I’m making changes, I’m also gonna change how I interact with BlueSky. I’ve been on here for a while, mostly as a lurker. I’m planning to start posting more.
#AddtoBlackSky
I recently moved from NYC to Ohio, and wow, that is a very big change.
While I’m making changes, I’m also gonna change how I interact with BlueSky. I’ve been on here for a while, mostly as a lurker. I’m planning to start posting more.
#AddtoBlackSky