victoria elizabeth

@surrexi.bsky.social

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serial degree collector (history BA + comms BA/MA). personal + fandom posts. catholic. neutral good. neurodivergent. ace. she/her. always tired. http://www.victoriastiegel.net/

a poorly-lit photo of two medium sized dogs laying on a bare mattress. there’s moving boxes and bags in the background. one dog, luna, is brown, lean, and pointy. the other dog, stella, is white with some tan dapples, and will be more muscled once she’s fully fed up after being a rescued stray. stella’s paw is resting on top of luna’s as if they’re holding hands. both have concerned looks on their faces and stella is looking at the photographer (me, her mother) as if saying “surely we’re not going to live HERE.”
The Pyramids of Egypt were not constructed with slave labor. Archaeological evidence shows that the laborers were a combination of skilled workers and poor farmers working in the off-season with the participants paid in high-quality food and tax exemptions. The idea that slaves were used originated with Herodotus, and the idea that they were Israelites arose centuries after the pyramids were constructed.
“medium” sized false nails (according to the packaging) in an oval shape, painted with Asexual pride colors. The thumb is the flag stripes (black, grey, white, and purple). Pointer is black with white dots. Middle is grey with a purple heart. Ring is white with ace colours glitter. Pinky is just purple.
Your Results 86% Woke / 14% Chud 31% Techbro / 69% Neo-Luddite 42% Hopepilled / 58% Doomer 89% Davos / 11% Dubai
Sign in the waiting area at a rheumatology clinic. The sign reads “Our facility is a healing environment. Aggressive behavior will not be tolerated. Examples of behavior not tolerated: • Physical Assault • Verbal Assaults • Abusive/Foul Language • Threats Incidents involving inappropriate or aggressive behavior may result in termination of the patient/provider relationship, removal from this facility, and/or legal action.”
A set of press-on nails which I painted myself using regular nail lacquer. They’re still stuck to the cheap nail stands I bought off Amazon. The thumb nails are Ace flags, pointer nails are black with white dots, middle nails are grey with purple free-handed hearts, ring nails are white with ace colors glitter, and pinky nails are just purple. Products used: - Una Gella clear false nails, medium oval shape - Holo Taco One Coat Black - Zoya Kristen (grey) - Zoya Snow White - Essie Set the Tiki Bar High (purple) - Tyler’s Trinkets Custom Glitter Topper (black, silver, purple) - Sally Hansen red bottle QDTC
Screenshot of a Reddit post on r/asexuality by u/Historical_Dirt_6898 Title of the post is “Gee thanks NY Times” and it has “Vent” flair. It shows an image of the bottom corner of the June 1st page of the NYT crossword daily calendar. Crossed-out clues are visible but not relevant to the post. On the bottom right side of the page, it says “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month Begins (US),” which noticeably excludes Asexuals/A-spec identities represented by the “A” in LGBTQIA+. The body of the post reads “It's the first day of Pride and I'm already tired of being excluded. Picture is of my one-a-day crossword puzzles which I usually love.”
Large brown and tan fungi growing in fan shapes on the side of an oak tree
A wild turkey chilling on top of a dark-colored hatchback vehicle in suburban south central texas for some reason. maybe it’s a spurs fan?
A bottle of red OPI nail polish with gold micro-glitter in it is held in a white person’s right hand so that the brand and all five painted nails are showing. In the background you can see the q-tips that were dipped in polish remover and used to clean up messy edges.
Screenshot of a Bluesky notification. It reads “Chitan、ちぃたん★ liked your post • 36m i'm about 85% done with audiobook of "ace: what asexuality reveals about desire, society, and the meaning of sex" by angela chen and Y'ALL. all my acespec siblings need to read/listen to this book, but so does EVERYONE. “
Photo of “Watergate” the board game
Ye olde "centipedes? in my vagina?" meme; there is a stock photo of a black woman on the left side of the image. Large text reads "Centipedes? In my vagina?" with "It's more likely than you think." in smaller text below it. There is a yellow button reading "Free PC Check!" below that.
Screenshot of the Libby app showing that “Game Changer” by Rachel Reid is on my holds list and will be available soon
Screenshot from Isaac Chotiner's intervew with the Melania cinematographer, with some lines highlighted for emphasis. Text as follows: There have been some critiques of the movie. People have said that it was essentially a payoff from Amazon to the White House, and that you’re doing propaganda for an authoritarian President. I know you said you don’t want to get into politics, but what do you think of that critique? (Begin highlight) Well, you know, I felt like I was a reporter. I see. You see what I mean? Sure. (End highlight) It’s, like, would you do an interview with Melania or President Trump yourself? Probably yes. It doesn’t mean that you think the same way or that you approve of him doing what he’s doing. (Begin highlight) You and I are two journalists talking, essentially. Yeah. (End highlight) So, I mean, to me, the experience was about, yes, being a reporter—being a cinematographer in a documentary, and doing my best to make Melania look visually beautiful with the lighting. (Begin highlight) One thing reporters try to do is to spotlight ideas or news stories, and what you’re trying to do is spotlight her face and its beauty. I do see a real similarity there. (End highlight) Yeah. We were trying to do the best we could. Again, as I told you, I was the guy
Several iPhone notifications from the local San Antonio KSAT weather app. now: WATCH LIVE: Thunder wake you up? Freezing rain & sleet WITH lightning moving through SA. ~Sarah 12 min ago: Lightning has been detected within 10 miles of your current location 1 hr ago: LIVE UPDATE: Next round of ice has arrived Yesterday, 22:33: A wintry mix is approaching current location and may affect the area soon. Yesterday, 21:14: LIVE UPDATE: Ice to get worse tonight
My courthouse breakfast from The Daily Docket - a bottled mocha frappuccino, a bacon egg and cheese taco, and a fruit and yogurt parfait.
A brown dog with a pointy nose is laying down with her head on a slightly darker brown pillow and tucked in under a white blanket, with one of her front paws sticking out.
Luna, a brown dog with a pointy face, lays in a dog crate with her neck/head resting on a stuffed puppy with a heartbeat simulator inside it. a white woman’s hand is reaching into the crate and petting Luna to comfort her because she is scared of the new year’s fireworks noise. other dog toys and her favourite blanket are with her in the crate.
A stack of books, a tarot deck, and an oracle deck. Book titles in next post.
A medium-sized brown dog walks past a Christmas tree. The tree is decorated with white fairy lights and tons of ornaments and there is a plethora of wrapped presents under it.
Mean Girls Regina George “so you agree” meme, text says “so you agree you’re giving illegal orders”
it’s a graph showing when i posted or liked things based on day and time over the last three weeks. I don’t really know the best way to describe this, sorry.
picture of my computer screen showing a detail of a virtual tabletop combat map with our player tokens surrounded by giant spiders that are four times our size plus a drider, a D&D monster that is half humanoid/half giant spider
The “don’t make me tap the sign” meme from The Simpsons. The sign says “the south is full of good people that are on your side that are held back by gerrymandering, disenfranchisement, and regressive policies”
cell phone video through a window of small birds flying in a strangely random/frenzied-appearing manner
the cover of the audiobook of “More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity” by Adam Becker
screenshot of being 45% of the way through the audiobook of “lavender house” by lev a.c. rosen
screenshot of the Libby app; the user is listening to the audiobook of “careless people” by sarah wynn-williams. they are 63% of the way through the book.
My one-year-old puppy Luna, who is 80% legs and very pointy with sticky-uppy yet also floppy ears. She is chocolate brown with short fur. She’s curled up on the bench in a vet exam room looking confused/scared with her chin resting on my leg while we wait for blood work results before she gets checked in for an overnight stay at the vet clinic. It’s a still image so you can’t tell that her head was constantly moving slightly, like a Parkinson’s tremor.
photo of the tuesday march 4 2025 page from the effin birds desk calendar. a black bird with yellow eyes stands on the ground. the text next to it reads “we appear to be in the eye of the clusterfuck”
photo of my computer screen, showing a map with a cave that has lava flows in it. four character tokens plus an owl familiar stand on the stone floor. above the lava flow, tokens for one adult red dragon and two salamanders are placed. in the lower left corner you can see two user profile pictures; one is OP’s sister doing archery, the other is Vladimir Lenin with a cat in his lap.
In the foreground, a brown hound/retriever mix puppy snoozes in the lap of someone sitting in a brown recliner with a green blanket. In the background, there is a TV with John Green, wearing a grey wig, hosting the Project for Awesome livestream showing. There is also a gas fireplace with a fire going.
a screenshot of the Apple App Store. User has searched for the Signal app, but the first result served is marked as an ad and is for the Crypto.com app, which is neither privacy-related nor a messaging app.
video shows a black bird walking on top of an apartment building, filmed from another building in the complex, zoomed in as much as possible but still a small part of the frame. the bird makes croaky noises and the person filming whispers “I think that’s a raven!” eventually the bird walks to the other side of the roof and the calls get softer. The person whispers “no, come back!” and then stops filming.
A medium brown hound/retriever mix dog lays on the edge of a fluffy white dog bed. Her ears are floppy and her eyes are a light brown.
Post from Jonathan V Last (@jvl.bsky.social) that reads “Democrats should spend exactly zero political capital stopping any Trump deportation efforts. It is madness to spend capital trying to help people who are no longer a major part of your electoral coalition.”
photo of a small charcuterie board with cheese, fruit, and salami
A wooden box with a floral design carved into the top and a brass name plaque on the side that says “Maisie” next to a ceramic paw print with the text “MAISIE” pressed above the print.
Screenshot of the Libby app being used to listen to the audiobook of “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter” by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac. The listener is 5% of the way through the audiobook and currently hearing chapter 3.
Photo of the Cards Against Humanity 2024 Election Pack, the envelope it was mailed in, and a sticker that came with it. The envelope looks like the kind of envelopes official documents are sent in but has a clear Cards Against Humanity logo and also says “CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY - 2024 ELECTION PACK - EXTREMELY OFFICIAL.” There are three visible white cards. The first says “Fucking a couch.” The second says “Storming the Capitol, planting pipe bombs, and trying to lynch the Vice President.” The third says “Running for President to avoid going to jail.” The sticker imitates a common “I Voted” sticker design but says “I Voted Correctly” instead.
A sunset viewed from a grocery store parking lot
photo of the steam library page for baldur’s gate 3 with a message informing me I’ve played for 775 hours and then asking if I would recommend the game to other players. there are bottoms for yes, no, and maybe later.
a fawn-colored dog curled up sleeping next to someone’s blanket-covered leg
photo of a smiling white woman with blue eyes and freshly dyed and blow-dried red hair
photo taken from above of a backyard fire pit surrounded by gravel with a patch of morning glory vines growing on the gravel and up the stone side of the circular fire pit