Athena Scalzi

@athenascalzi.com

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Hey there! Welcome to my profile. Expect mostly nonsense and sometimes boba tea pictures. Plus I write stuff!

The author of the post replying to a comment, the author says “I don’t take anyone seriously with pronouns in their bio”
Two glass jars of dried teas. On the left is Midnight Berry, on the right is Blue Butterfly.
Two kittens, one orange and white and one black and white, standing so close together that their tails are overlapping! It is extremely cute.
A beige jacket, looks like a windbreaker or rain jacket type, that has a disgusting green vomit color smeared all over the front and sleeves. I really can’t even tell you what the hell it is or why it’s like that.
A screenshot of the recipe, which reads “ham cheddar + chive protein biscuits! New favorite version of my viral biscuits because they’re even easier to prep than the last, and the flavor is sooo good and nostalgic! Recipe linked in my bio and also listed below! RECIPE: 1 cup cottage cheese 1/4 cup milk, plus more for brushing tops 1 tbsp honey 2 tbsp melted salted butter 7 oz deli ham, diced into small pieces 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1/3 cup diced green onion or chives 2 cups bread flour (I use King Arthur) 1 TBSP baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp black pepper”
About 15 biscuits in a baking dish, all with browned tops and green onions visible throughout.
The weather app on my phone recommends that because of the heat, you should “where light a loose clothing” instead of wear. HA.
Saja, our adolescent black cat prowling towards the camera.
My Gmail app telling me I have 44,444 unread emails.
A pop up from Apple Maps that you can’t get out of without hitting continue that says “maps may show local ads based on your approximate location, current search terms, or view of the map while you search.”
A shot of an In-N-Out! Clear blue sky and palm trees.
A suggested email reply from AI that reads “June 4th works great for me! I’ll take the non-alcoholic pairing. Thanks for fitting me in :)”
Charlie the dog, holding a small round toy in her mouth with her eyes closed. She is a mostly black dog with part of her snout being tan and some grey, plus tan eyebrows and floppy ears!
The rental car webpage saying I’m eligible to upgrade from the cheap economy car to a compact SUV for a mere 518 dollars more.
Quince’s dress section, specifically a page called “vacation dresses under 60 dollars” and the two dresses listed are for 70 and 74 dollars.
A huge bowl filled with the makings of a beet salad, both red and golden beets, arugula, goat cheese, etc.
A large spread of meats and cheeses, arranged nicely on brown butcher paper with little jams and sauces around the spread and two pink martini glasses filled with olives and stuffed peppers. There’s a river of prosciutto flowing through the entire spread and mountains of cheese.
Charlie the dog laying in bed like she pays rent, head on the pillow and everything. Her back is to me and she looks like a fat black sausage.
My email draft, where I typed the word “grandma.” Gmail suggests I change it to “Grandma.” With a capital G. Upsetting and incorrect.
Minneapolis from above, snowy and at dusk.
A can of Une Femme’s sparkling rose wine.
A sign in the bathroom that indicates not to use a ton of toilet paper at once, featuring snoopy, hello kitty, and clip art of a toilet and kawaii style poop. Very interesting indeed.
A big ol slab of chocolate cake with chocolate sprinkles on top.
An onigiri on a small black plate.
An ad on Instagram from destinationxl for a cedar shoehorn, and the caption says “you’d look great in this”
A collection of spices from Penzey’s Spices! There’s sixteen total, some pretty standard and some a little more unique.
A text exchange between me and another gal, and every year since 2023 I have wished her happy birthday and she says thank you and that is the extent of the entire messages. For four years.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells.
Paperback version of This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.
A shot of one of the super soft chewy ginger cookie bars with date and pecan caramel on top, the layers are beautiful!
A white mug with an inverse rainbow that says “worlds best guncle”
A white mug that says “woke up gay”
A room totally filled with dozens and dozens of Squishmallows (and a few non Squishmallow plushies), and a Christmas tree behind them!
A Gmail notification from “Lisa at Wikipedia” that reads “My 4th attempt to reach you, Athena. Please don’t skip this.”
My Gmail app, which says I have 40,002 unread emails.
A MOUNTAIN of Squishmallows (and a few non Squishmallows) and my face is barely visible in the pile, I am completely covered by plushies.
A picture of my left shoulder blade. There’s a tattoo on it. And that tattoo is of a PINEAPPLE!!
The brunch beverage menu for Manna Uptown. There’s different mimosas, cocktails, housemade lemonades, coffee, and tea.
My suitcase, BUSTED UP 😭😭
The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir and translated by Mary Robinette Kowal.
Two of my dad’s books!
The Last Emperox, with a very red and orange cover with lots of space ships on it.
My dad’s books! There’s eight of em on the shelf.
Me sitting in a plane with a basic blue surgical mask on and looking to the side cuz bitches be coughing.
The plane wall! No window! How funny is that.
A seat-back TV screen on a Delta flight. The screen is giving me the option to watch YouTube or “explore the world of anime” with Crunchyroll. There’s a lot, and I mean a LOT of anime you should not watch around other people or else you will look like a certified freakazoid. (Sword Art Online is for sure one of those.)
An Instagram ad from Olive My Pickle advertising two flavors of fermented sauerkraut, apple pie and thanksgiving flavor.
An Instagram ad for a Vera Bradley bag that is on sale for $25, and the original price is slashed through. The original price is also $25. It’s a Tangled themed bag!
A wide and shallow serving dish for some roasted carrots that are topped with a ton of a red onion and herb salad. It all sits atop some labneh.
A black shirt with white text that reads “First I was deplorable, now I’m Ultra MAGA”
A short glass filled halfway with a cocktail and a thin slice of cucumber as a garnish.
A little black kitty! With one white whisker.
A screenshot of a Tik Tok video of a guy dancing in a boat.
Charlie, a medium sized black, brown, and white dog, sitting in the passenger seat of my minivan, sporting a cute fall/leaf themed bandana and looking out the windshield, tongue out.
Baking ingredients laid out on the counter. Domino light brown sugar, Vermont creamery unsalted butter, baking powder, King Arthur unbleached all purpose flour, Domino golden sugar, two Vital Farms eggs, sour cream, baking soda, vanilla extract, and cinnamon.
Ingredients for making cookies laid out on the counter. There’s Domino light brown sugar, King Arthur’s unbleached all purpose flour, Quaker Oats (old fashioned), Domino golden sugar, vanilla extract, Vital Farms butter and a Vital Farms egg, Ghirardelli semi sweet chocolate chips, and baking soda.
A white plate full of chocolate chunk cookies with flaky sea salt.
Two brown sugar milk teas with tapioca pearls at the bottom. The background of the photo is pink walls and pink booth backs of the seating in the boba shop.
Two mini pretzel buns sandwiches, one absolutely BURSTING with honey mustard.
A 15 pack of Coke Zero that reads “15 cans.. 3 more cans than a 12 pack”