Athena Scalzi

Athena Scalzi

@athenascalzi.com

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

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It’s 85 degrees out today and I just got an email about Christmas decor and that “cheer is here!” To any company considering promoting Christmas stuff right now in the middle of September, DON’T. Y’ALL LOOK SILLY AS HELL.

Okay y’all I am at DragonCon but my GOD. It is crowded. Holy hell. I am hiding in my room. Idk how y’all are doing this I’m lowkey claustrophobic holy heck guys. I got my first ribbon at least.

Not to be sentimental and ruin my clearly very cool and chic internet persona, but I am very proud of my dad!! I’m so happy for him to have won this award and I know it means the world to him to have so many people enjoy his work!! ❤️❤️

John Scalzi@scalzi.com

Hey look what I got

All Star is playing at this Hooters and I really feel like I am living the dream rn. If only there were some sort of flying vehicle I could get on that somehow was like Hooters, but in the sky.

Well I WOULD attend if y’all had decided to take me with you instead of having me pet sit like a RESPONSIBLE person

John Scalzi@scalzi.com

Reminder that if you're going to @laworldcon.bsky.social this week, I will be doing rather a lot of stuff there, including panels, signings and, of course, DJing a dance on Friday WHICH YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND. See you there!

The casino I’m at is playing Golden and honestly it’s making me feel like… I shouldn’t give up! I should preserve!! Keep gambling!! We’re going UP UP UP!! ITS OUR MOMENT!!

I think I might be the exception to this.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com

Reminder: You can like me on social media but not be thrilled with my books. You can like my books but be annoyed with me on social media. You can like both! Or neither! Or alternately be absolutely indifferent toward me in every possible way! It's fine. It's all fine.

I got an ad for a ring that was on sale for $18, but when I clicked on it it was listed on the website for $31. I emailed them and said hey, this ad gave me the wrong price (hoping they’d give it to me for the price I originally saw it in their ad for), but they just said oops the ad is wrong! 🤨🥸💀

Does that rub anyone else the wrong way or just me? There was a comment on the ad that said the prices were inaccurate too. It just feels like baiting honestly, or false advertising I guess. Irks me.

I looked up vegetarian restaurants in my area (there aren’t any, tbf) and Apple Maps was like “omg look!! A burger restaurant!! Is this what you wanted?!” And I even thought, maybe it’s listed as a burger restaurant but it’s all veggie burgers! So I went to their website. Nope, all American beef! 😐

Important update to the things from my haul that I have sampled: I have now eaten the entire package of the gyoza and it was very good! Easy to make in a pan too! And came with the gyoza sauce packet.

Yesterday, I picked up a bunch of pizzas for my cousin’s kid’s birthday party. I had the pizzas in my car for no more than ten minutes. Guess what my car smells like a full 24 hours later. AND NOT FAINTLY EITHER.

The main reason I do not go outside is bugs. I went outside two nights ago and I now have 17 bug bites to show for it, ONLY on my ankles. And YES I wore bug spray + was only outside for maybe half an hour. They are so itchy I have no idea how anyone in the entire world tolerates bug bites regularly.

It’s actually maddening. Like I am losing SLEEP because of how itchy they are. All my willpower is being used to not touch them. I am reminded of my time at summer camp when I got 47 bites on JUST my legs.

I literally JUST woke up this is so upsetting 💀💀💀💀💀

John Scalzi@scalzi.com

I am extremely horny a lot of the time but I'm not sure Bluesky either wants or needs to know the details of that

For months I was resisting buying an Owala water bottle because I’m not huge on having like 20 different versions of the same item like Stanelys, Owalas, etc, BUT my patience paid off because I donated blood yesterday and got an OWALA DUPE WATER BOTTLE LMAOO we love a freebie dupe 🤣

OKAY THEY HAVE TO GO NOW, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE

Athena Scalzi@athenascalzi.com

Someone is using my YouTube account which is objectively not good BUT I do appreciate that they watched the twilight meme clip of “where the hell you been loca?” And epic rap battles of history isn’t half bad either

Big talk from a guy who doesn’t believe in the Oxford comma, I don’t wanna hear NOTHIN grammatical from you

John Scalzi@scalzi.com

It's a small thing, I know, but there really is a difference between "palate cleanser" and "palette cleanser," and also, while we are on the subject, "pallet cleanser," and it is worth making the distinction

Someone is using my YouTube account which is objectively not good BUT I do appreciate that they watched the twilight meme clip of “where the hell you been loca?” And epic rap battles of history isn’t half bad either

I know tornado sirens are supposed to sound scary so you take them seriously, but whenever a town tests them in the middle of a regular day I have a n x i e t y

Just got a rental car and someone left their sunglasses in here. It’s awfully bright out currently. Sure could use a pair of sunglasses. The question is.. do I dare 😳

I TOLD you not to feed them after midnight!!

Bryon Quertermous@bryonquertermous.com

@athenascalzi.com I believe there’s been a mix up and I took home two small inter dimensional demons instead of the kittens I was offered. Please advise.

Well I DID buy you a cranberry oatmeal cookie as a gift today while I was out, but it’s starting to look reallllyyyy tasty

John Scalzi@scalzi.com

The Oxford comma is fine if you're too lazy, or simply not competent, to make a sensible ordering in your sentences

Soo incredibly thankful someone is adopting these two brothers together, but oh my gosh will I miss them!! Who knew fostering was so bittersweet! Oh my sweet Creamsicle and Mister Cookies!! 🤍🤍🤍

What I imagine people mean when they tell me I look so much like my father

John Scalzi@scalzi.com

Them: It's all in your mind, dude, you are not transforming into an actual human thumb as you age, no one would ever say that about you Me:

I got an ad for Thredup, which is not uncommon, but today they decided I’d really like to buy a jacket that has been vomited on. Interesting marketing tactic.