Rita
@ritahuman.bsky.social
Rita Chen • disabled cyborg witch • autistic, fibromyalgia'd, poet, fandom old (she/they)
• books!, sf/f, tarot, board games, ttrpgs, audio dramas
• kpop, anime, mdzs
• poems in Uncanny & Liminality
• books!, sf/f, tarot, board games, ttrpgs, audio dramas
• kpop, anime, mdzs
• poems in Uncanny & Liminality
it's sooooo hard to be a little dog! you've got to beg for food and attention and then spend the rest of your time dozing so that you can beg for more food and attention later
December 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
it's sooooo hard to be a little dog! you've got to beg for food and attention and then spend the rest of your time dozing so that you can beg for more food and attention later
@fieldtripsketch.bsky.social I'm way too obsessed Field Trip Sketch Comedy right now, I wait excitedly for each new episode the way I used to wait for my favourite tv show every week when I was a kid 💕
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
@fieldtripsketch.bsky.social I'm way too obsessed Field Trip Sketch Comedy right now, I wait excitedly for each new episode the way I used to wait for my favourite tv show every week when I was a kid 💕
somehow, I've read 125 books this year! it seems that the secret is to start anything that interests me, but DNF with impunity — out of the 181 books I started, I gave up on 56 of them, leaving me with 125 finished and a ~70% completion rate. which would have appalled the Rita of 10 years ago ++
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
somehow, I've read 125 books this year! it seems that the secret is to start anything that interests me, but DNF with impunity — out of the 181 books I started, I gave up on 56 of them, leaving me with 125 finished and a ~70% completion rate. which would have appalled the Rita of 10 years ago ++
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I’m at a dying mall getting some steps in as the indoor track in Evanston isn’t open. There was a lonely Santa in the middle with zero people waiting.
I have never had a photo with Santa because we couldn’t afford it as a kid, and my kid was terrified of him.
I bought a scarf and fixed it
I have never had a photo with Santa because we couldn’t afford it as a kid, and my kid was terrified of him.
I bought a scarf and fixed it
December 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’m at a dying mall getting some steps in as the indoor track in Evanston isn’t open. There was a lonely Santa in the middle with zero people waiting.
I have never had a photo with Santa because we couldn’t afford it as a kid, and my kid was terrified of him.
I bought a scarf and fixed it
I have never had a photo with Santa because we couldn’t afford it as a kid, and my kid was terrified of him.
I bought a scarf and fixed it
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her ass is not reading all that
December 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
her ass is not reading all that
wow, The Legend of Korra graphic novels really gloriously commit to Korrasami 💕 it's canonical; there's thoughtful worldbuilding that queers the existing universe/characters; why have I not read these before now
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
wow, The Legend of Korra graphic novels really gloriously commit to Korrasami 💕 it's canonical; there's thoughtful worldbuilding that queers the existing universe/characters; why have I not read these before now
just saw an elderly lady at my physiotherapist's office with purple streaks in her white hair! 🎉🌈💫 she must have been in her 70s or even 80s. made my day
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
just saw an elderly lady at my physiotherapist's office with purple streaks in her white hair! 🎉🌈💫 she must have been in her 70s or even 80s. made my day
reading a book about the history of witchcraft, hating it, & realizing: I didn't actually want a book tracing the development of witchcraft in various cultures, I wanted a book that teaches me how to be a witch! this is a problem I seem to run into every time I read a book about paganism/occultism
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
reading a book about the history of witchcraft, hating it, & realizing: I didn't actually want a book tracing the development of witchcraft in various cultures, I wanted a book that teaches me how to be a witch! this is a problem I seem to run into every time I read a book about paganism/occultism
remember how we all learned the "proper" way of washing your hands during lockdown? is everyone else still doing it properly? I regret to say that I've completely forgotten how, and returned to my old, haphazard ways
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
remember how we all learned the "proper" way of washing your hands during lockdown? is everyone else still doing it properly? I regret to say that I've completely forgotten how, and returned to my old, haphazard ways
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Goodreads is my favorite form of self-harm
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Goodreads is my favorite form of self-harm
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in a podcast interview Leigh Bardugo says, "romantasy isn't a genre, it's a publishing category" — which explains so much about why, despite loving (& searching out, & never finding enough) romantic fantasy for my entire reading life, every time a publisher shoves the word at me, I feel disrespected
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
in a podcast interview Leigh Bardugo says, "romantasy isn't a genre, it's a publishing category" — which explains so much about why, despite loving (& searching out, & never finding enough) romantic fantasy for my entire reading life, every time a publisher shoves the word at me, I feel disrespected
Teaching, childcare, nursing, elder care, cooking/food, cleaning, and sanitation are the most important jobs in society and should be paid the highest salaries.
(Well I mean, if we still have to live under capitalism. I don't even really believe in money, but we'll go there another time.)
(Well I mean, if we still have to live under capitalism. I don't even really believe in money, but we'll go there another time.)
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Teaching, childcare, nursing, elder care, cooking/food, cleaning, and sanitation are the most important jobs in society and should be paid the highest salaries.
(Well I mean, if we still have to live under capitalism. I don't even really believe in money, but we'll go there another time.)
(Well I mean, if we still have to live under capitalism. I don't even really believe in money, but we'll go there another time.)
have you ever dreamed that you're an animal or a mythical creature?
I feel like I read about these dreams in books, but I've never actually had one. I do dream about other things people say are common ... flying, being chased, school/exam dreams (still! after all this time! WHY)
I feel like I read about these dreams in books, but I've never actually had one. I do dream about other things people say are common ... flying, being chased, school/exam dreams (still! after all this time! WHY)
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
have you ever dreamed that you're an animal or a mythical creature?
I feel like I read about these dreams in books, but I've never actually had one. I do dream about other things people say are common ... flying, being chased, school/exam dreams (still! after all this time! WHY)
I feel like I read about these dreams in books, but I've never actually had one. I do dream about other things people say are common ... flying, being chased, school/exam dreams (still! after all this time! WHY)
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Black Sabbath – War Pigs (Cover by Calvin Jee)
YouTube video by Calvin Jee
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Port Isaac, 2022
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Port Isaac, 2022
random thing that delights me: the many accounts on bluesky where middle-aged people post pics of their dog + all of the tweets are from the pov of the dog, in the dog's "words." it's not roleplaying, exactly, but also, it's not-NOT roleplaying. roleplaying supremacy!! everyone roleplays, in the end
November 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
random thing that delights me: the many accounts on bluesky where middle-aged people post pics of their dog + all of the tweets are from the pov of the dog, in the dog's "words." it's not roleplaying, exactly, but also, it's not-NOT roleplaying. roleplaying supremacy!! everyone roleplays, in the end
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October 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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This shoe looks like Vash the Stampede
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This shoe looks like Vash the Stampede
Without saying your age, who was your first animated crush?
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Without saying your age, who was your first animated crush?
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pitching cosy British crime dramas in 2025
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I torrent all of my tv and refuse to subscribe to any streaming services because barely any of the money goes to the artists. instead, I take the $$$ equivalent of 3-4 streaming subscription costs every month and spend it on indie creators through a combo of Bandcamp, itch.io, and Patreon
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I torrent all of my tv and refuse to subscribe to any streaming services because barely any of the money goes to the artists. instead, I take the $$$ equivalent of 3-4 streaming subscription costs every month and spend it on indie creators through a combo of Bandcamp, itch.io, and Patreon
books for adults should learn this from middle grade fiction: all books ought to have illustrations. people are delighted by illustrations
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
books for adults should learn this from middle grade fiction: all books ought to have illustrations. people are delighted by illustrations
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whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing
June 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing