Kirsty

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Wishes she was reading. Or napping. Or patting cats. She/Her Tattooed 40 year old Pokémon trainer

A tattoo of a sparrow wearing a purple flower hat on my arm
A black swan surrounded by some lil swan babies on the lake. The photo is very zoomed in because they were quite far away from the bridge.
A table at the library of Recent Releases and on that table is a hardcover copy of You Weren't Meant To Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
A stockpot containing a blended broccoli and potato soup. It also contains onion and carrots, chicken stock and Creole seasoning. Got about seven servings out of it. A serving each for dinner and five single serves in containers that got put in the freezer.
Me at the Auckland Library Central City branch. I look a little damp. Got my pink cat ear headphones, a black Huntr/x hoodie and orange tshirt on. I'm holding a paperback copy of the novel Second Chance Romance by Olivia Dade.
My left arm.. pictured is the new tattoo which is a heart with CATS written it it. The cat also has ears, whiskers, an arrow and a flower. Also are healed tattoos of Spud (a tortie cat from Neko Atsume) hiding under a box and Sprigatito from Pokémon.
My right wrist with an orange ROOTS tattoo convention wrist band on it. Above it you can see four tattoos. The one at the top is brand new of a little dinosaur holding a knife. The other tattoos pictured are grim reaper on an undead cat, a tūī, an open book with envelopes coming out of it and Psyduck holding a bag of snacks
My right wrist. New tattoo of an open book with two envelopes and a heart (also sparkles) above it. Other tattoos pictured are a tūī, a grim reaper on an undead cat, Psyduck's arm and the flipper of a penguin dressed as a shark.
Photo of the inside of my right arm. At the top is a new tattoo of Gengar with a cute lil smile. Other tattoos pictured are a dragon tea bag, Psyduck and a gravestone that says "Still Reading Smut"
My right arm with tattoos including my newest tattoo which is of Gengar - a purple Pokemon with red eyes. This one looks mischievous
Three tacos on a plate. On the tacos is slaw, shredded beef brisket and guacamole. There is a quarter wedge of lime in the middle on the plate.
A ham on a bright yellow cutting board
Three pancakes on a plate They are topped with yoghurt, spoonfuls of dulce de leche, blueberries and drizzles of golden syrup
A shopping trolley (looks like Pak n Save) hanging off a bridge by its rear wheels over the lake below
A framed Pokémon card, Litten curled up on a bookshelf. The border of the card is on origami paper.
Bird colouring book, cat stickers, lobster socks, Christmas card and chonky tabby cat ornament on top of a bag of Lindt Lindor balls
Bamboo socks with lobster or crayfish or some related sea critter with pinchy claws on themand cat stickers
A very cute and chonky tabby cat Christmas tree ornament.
A bag of assorted Lindt Lindor chocolate balls
A colouring book Millie Marotta's Beautiful Birds and Treetop Treasures.
A Christmas card (green with a colourful assortment of plants) which reads Festive Wishes
A pile of gifts and a card on top of a blanket
Me! I'm wearing a white Christmas shirt with Snoopy and Woodstock on it (that says Meri Kirihimete on it), my earrings say Naughty on one ear and nice on the other. I've styled my hair back with hair gel (which I later realised works better on damp hair)
Photo of me on a bus pre-haircut. My hair in this photo goes past my shoulders and is a mix of colour from dyed hair fading. I'm wearing a festive Snoopy tshirt
Me wearing my dragon dress and geese with knives earrings. My hair is tied back in a ponytail. My face is painted as a rainbow tiger complete with glitter.
A paperback book of This Spells Disaster by Tori Anne Martin. The cover is of two witches and a pink potion bottle.
A section of my arm. Top is a new tattoo of a tea bag with a dragon on it. Also pictured is my Still Reading Smut gravestone tattoo, my Psyduck tattoo and my BookCrossing tattoo.
Two copies of The Earl Meets His Match by TJ Alexander on a table at the bookstore
Me (a tattooed dork wearing a Kpop Demon Hunters tshirt with badges, red totebag and KPDH backpack standing in front of a random building in Christchurch)
A copy of Zomromcom by Olivia Dade sitting on the self check out desk at the library
Chicken bowls (chicken seasoned with Shandy inspired seasoning and lime, vegetables were carrot, radish and lettuce, served on couscous with siracha mayo and spicy pepitas)
My very pale right arm with four tattoos showing. The new tattoo is of a gravestone that reads Still Reading Smut. There is also a Psyduck with a scarf and a cloud indicating the cold, three Ballycumbers (yellow books) and a sleeping cat
Me on the platform in the train station. I'm wearing a black tshirt with a green print of a bird in a graveyard which says Fear No Death. Over that is a grey hoodie. My earrings are of the Pokémon Litten
A black cat with green eyes sitting on a couch
Me in a dress with brightly coloured wild cats on it (which has four pockets), pink headphones around my neck (which have cat ears) and earrings that are of a cat reading a book.
A pan of cheesy beefy pasta (shells)
A large pot full of chili (Mince, bacon I needed to use up, mushroom, green capsicum, rainbow carrot, kidney beans, black beans, Mexican flavoured tomatoes, nacho spice mix, maple chipotle seasoning, beef stock)
A blur of two pigeons fighting.. afterwards they walked side by side like old friends
A toasted sandwich cut in half on a white plate. You can see some of the cheese and bacon poking out from the edge
Cass the white and tabby cat looking out from down the stairs
Chipotle marinated chicken on top of lettuce and some slaw with hummus spread on a toasted wrap
A sticker of Baba Yaga
A tabby cat with white front paws and white back feet (like he's wearing little boots) on a rug
Christmas card, chocolates, earrings, Rudolph ornament, socks and temporary pride tattoos
A selection of stickers including dogs, gudetama, amongus, cats, Pokémon, Hello Kitty, reading, Pepper Raccoon stabby things/poison and a washi tape sample card
Me at the train station, wearing a rainbow dragon tshirt and my pink cat ears headphones.
Card that says Season's Readings on it with a pile of books covered in lights and baubles with a star at the top
A pile of assorted stickers/sticker sheets and a washi tape sample card)
A two pack of cat themed ankle socks. One says Check Meowt
A rectangular gift wrapped in Peanuts Christmas wrapping paper
A bag of Raspberry & Cream Lindor Lindt Balls with a kōwhai sticker on it.
A red envelope with the hashtag on the left hand corner, a cat sticker on the right, washi tape (with beautiful plants) along the bottom and my name in the middle. Attached is a fuzzy reindeer Christmas tree ornament (based on the red nose I'd say it's Rudolph)
A package of festive gifts which I have on my lap. Wearing Pokémon pj shorts. You can see part of my smutty book tattoo on my right leg
Pancakes topped with Greek yoghurt, tropical fruit compote and golden syrup
A baking tray covered with baking paper with some rather crispy (but not quite burnt) streaky bacon on it
A package (in NZ Post's blue and red) with a soft toy Bread Dragon atop it hiding my address (granted it's just my PO Box address)
Clockwise: a pan with some pancake batter cooking in it, the bowl of pancake batter, a can of energy drink (V Refresh blackcurrant and yuzu), a small plate (with a bird design) for the cooked pancakes and the flipper thing for flipping the pancakes.
Me wearing a Christmas themed Pokémon tshirt with Pikachu and Pichu on it
A blue plate of sausages, mushrooms and leeks in gravy with some roasted parsnips