Ell Ohh Arr Ee

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Recovering girlboss. Podcasts about Cowboy Bebop and She-Ra. Cosplayer, poet, bassist. STFU about Chicago. 🩷💛💙(She/her)

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Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· 25d

A screenshot from a Fallout video game that reads, "Everyone Disliked That."

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Jun 29

I am sure this is an actual... athlete? Student? Person with feelings... but I do not like how they positioned him to look upon me, specifically, with judgment my whole train ride.

A POV photo from a seat on the CTA Brown Line. A white man's face, part of an advertisement that fills the entire window, looks down at the photo taker.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Jun 27

Another day another "N/A" police helicopter spiraling so low over my Chicago neighborhood that my dogs cower in fear. FOR WHAT

A flight map showing over a dozen yellow circles over the same block.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Jun 24

The cosplay I am working on is ruined because two IDENTICAL packages of bias tape- same product, color, packaging, from the same shop at the same time- took totally different levels of dye. WHY WOULD THIS HAPPEN?? I am LOSING MY MIND.

The shoulder portion of a knit fabric with trim sewn around the edge. One section of trim is light blue, another is significantly darker.

A portion of a knit fabric with trim sewn around the edge. One section of trim is light blue, another is significantly darker.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Jun 16

I am already married to my spouse, but if I weren't, the way they ask to see my Animal Crossing villager's outfits every day would definitely make me want to marry them.

A female villager from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. She has pink hair, blue eyes, and a triangle nose. She is wearing a green dress covered in clovers, a strawberry hat, and matching red shoes.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Jun 15

I thought I was aging out of Asuka, but I fear I am aging into more Asuka.

A wheel of results from a Neon Genesis Evangelion personality quiz. The top result is Asuka at 80%.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Jun 9

I don't like any of my poems within a few days of writing them, but I love Chicago, and Chicago deserves declarations of passion. ("Dawn" in the title is a person's name.)

White text on a black background; a poem. It reads:

“To Dawn, From Chicago”

You did what you had to, I believe
running to nowhere, Tennessee

But from my seat on the CTA
the tower looks perfect, no matter her name

Sister pigeon, my habitat includes
expensive hot dogs at the free zoo

Rainbows, Ws, stars in fours
billowing sundrunk over the porch

Street fest colors, Lakeshore breezes
precious days before it freezes

If mom’s TV news forbade it
don't bother to tell her until you've made it

Home to Chicago in summer, the Blues,
the Bean, the Bear, and me, and you

-Lore Justine

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Jun 2

Post a poster you used to have in your room, apartment, or house. ** College dorm. A horizontal poster felt extremely unique. It didn't literally have Nicole Kidman or Ewan McGregor on it, so I thought it was "subtle."

An image of the Moulin Rouge in Paris. It is night time, the building and windmill are illuminated in red. The name "Moulin Rouge" appears in multiple kinds of electric letters, including neon.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· May 27

A 5-star island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I picked it back up a couple of months ago after a years-long break, and the day has come, at last. Check on your islands, if it has been a while. You may be surprised by how comforting it is to see your friends, and yourself.

A screenshot from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. A human villager with pink hair, a red beret, a red skirt, and octagonal glasses leans forward, smiling over a lily of the valley. This flower only grows on 5-star islands.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· May 21

Wow, my first QueerVC purchase from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social is perfect?? Got it in one. First try.

A hand wears a thick silver band with a purple sugilite gem on the middle finger.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Apr 13

I think my coworkers have figured out that, when I ask, "Did you have a nice weekend?" It's because I actually want to tell THEM I had a very nice weekend getting a concrete porch goose in an adorable Springtime outfit. They correctly choose not to engage. Anyway, I love Stella Rose the goose.

A concrete statue of a white goose with a yellow beak. She is wearing a dress covered in orange carrots, holding a carrot in her hands. She wears a straw hat, also adorned with a carrot. She is lovely.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Apr 5

Spouse: (just trying to play Death Stranding 2) Me: "Neil was a porter at the border with post traumatic stress disorder. You are taller, he is shorter. You can kill him with a mortar. Sam, can I borrow a quarter??"

Dollman from Death Stranding 2. A puppet of a man in a suit with thick eyebrows and an articulating jaw.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Mar 27

One Piece Cafe, Las Vegas, NV

The One Piece Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada. Eight anime wanted posters hanging on a wall, each showing an anime pirate and a bounty.

One Piece Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada. A life-sized illuminated graphic of the Straw Hats pirate crew.

A meal at the One Piece Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada. Includes onigiri and a pea flower drink. The table is decorated with skulls and crossbones.

One Piece Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada. A wall of merch displayed below anime skulls and crossbones.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Mar 25

Omega Mart (Meow Wolf), Las Vegas, NV

Meow Wolf's Omega Mart in Las Vegas, NV. The checkout counter of a super market. The back wall is filled with posters in primary colors advertising fictional products, such as Plausible Deniability, Corn PM, Honey Clumps, and Bone Density.

Meow Wolf's Omega Mart in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Factory, a 3-story immersive environment featuring metal cubes and catwalks. The viewer looks down over people exploring. There is a wall of TVs in the far distance.

Meow Wolf's Omega Mart in Las Vegas, Nevada. Green and orange flower sculptures loom far over the heads of people exploring a blacklight garden. The illusion is supported by a glowing mural of grass and a giant praying mantis.

Meow Wolf's Omega Mart in Las Vegas, Nevada. A person with long pink hair and a person with medium brown hair lean against a wall of gray leaves. A stark light in the shape of jagged lightning bolts cuts across their faces.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Mar 24

Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV

A neon sign at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. A bright yellow duck, at least as tall as 2 people, stands next to a sign reading "La Concha."

Neon signs in a pile at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. The signs read, "Home of Lido," "Dunes Entrance," and "Silver Slipper."

A neon sign at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. A red martini glass that says "Red Barn, Open."

A neon sign at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pink swooping letters say "Moulin Rouge." The Hard Rock Cafe guitar is far in the background.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Mar 24

Test drove my Sophie cosplay from #Expedition33 in Vegas. I know what I need to improve before Dragon Con!

A closeup of a cosplayer dressed as Sophie from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. A woman wearing a white button down shirt with black polka dots, a red flower garland, a red beret, and oversized hoop earrings. Her brown hair is in a short French bob.

A cosplayer dressed as Sophie from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. A woman wearing a red skirt, knee high socks, white button down shirt with black polka dots, a red flower garland, a red beret, and oversized hoop earrings. Her brown hair is in a short French bob. She leans against a tree.

A ccosplayer dressed as Sophie from Clair Obsur: Expedition 33. Her back is to the camera, she faces the Bellagio and Paris hotels in Las Vegas.

A pair of cosplayers dressed as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Two people wear matching French-inspired outfits with red beret. They dance around a black light pole in the Paris hotel.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Mar 18

Slow, orchestrated versions of catchy theme songs for children, like the Super Mario Bros theme and the Spider-Man theme, are self-congratulatory, infantilizing, and bad. We should have stopped doing this in movies 15 years ago.

The painting Freedom of Speech by Normal Rockwell. A very standard looking white man stands up in a crowd to say something profound. This is a meme image for lukewarm takes.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Feb 21

Texted a friend today whom I haven't talked to in YEARS to tell him an Animal Crossing villager who shares his name has appeared on my island and is so ugly. Every ACNH player has an irrationally loathed villager nemesis, don't pretend like you don't.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Feb 16

Timeline cleanse, here are some of my (many) house plants: monstera (Bruno), jade (Yennefer), mandarin (Pamina), and peperomia (Maelle). May I see yours?

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Feb 15

As I hung a wooden plant cradle in the window above some wooden acorn garland, I realized: Animal Crossing has made me better at- and more enthusiastic about- interior design. My home is way more beautiful than it was in 2020. My furniture and art match. I guess I owe it all to her:

Ruby, a white video game rabbit with red eyes, stares blankly. She wears a teal t-shirt with a rabbit on it.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Feb 15

Chicago: Did you know, there is a teeny tiny prehistory/paleontology museum in Evanston? It's in the basement of Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop, and it's free!

An apatosaurus femur bone on a table in front of several display cases. There is an artist's rendering of dinosaurs on the front of the table, and a sign reads, "do not touch the apatosaurus femer bone."

Various fossils displayed behind glass, including a footprint, tooth, and full skeleton of a small dinosaur.

Fossilized dinosaur eggs and the skeleton of an aquatic dinosaur displayed on a muti-tier table behind glass.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Feb 11

It is summer. There is ice cream at work. The admin insists. I tell her I'm lactose intolerant. It is autumn. There are cake slices at work. The admin insists. I tell her I'm lactose intolerant. It is winter. There are cupcakes at work. The admin insists. I tell her I'm lactose intolerant.

Doctor Manhattan, a comic book character from the Watchmen, sits on a rock on Mars. His skin is blue, his facial expression resigned. The surface of the planet is red. The background is a quiet starry sky.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Feb 7

Yes, the grand tradition of "put heels on Nintendo character to make wife." See also:

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Jan 22

Hey @wgntv.com @abc7.bsky.social... People live here. You have been subjecting the same tiny radius of people to extreme noise for 3 hours. This area was VERY RECENTLY harassed for days by ICE helicopters. Surely, surely you can get this story faster and with different tools.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Jan 22

It's here!! Hours of this. It's honestly interfering with my ability to concentrate at work. At this point, fly the people over the water yourselves! B-roll doesn't take this long to get.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Dec 22

I miss the Spindle sculpture in Berwyn with all those cars impaled on it. We should make a new one. We should make a lot of new ones.

The Spindle, an art piece formerly in Berwyn, IL. Eight full sized cars are impaled on a spike.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Nov 20

One thing about me is, once a year, I will find some rare, out of print Christmas ornament I need to have, and I will pay too much for it.

A box displaying an Elvira, Mistress of the dark "Scary Christmas" ornament. Elvira stands with her hands on her hips, knee bent, in a sexy Santa costume.

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Nov 3

It appears we are doing Chicago sunset pics tonight? Yea ok- LaBagh Woods!

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Oct 31

A sincere Halloween question: What character is this? White pumpkin face guy with back tentacles has appeared in my neighborhood in several colors. Not Slenderman, Slenderman has no face. I'm missing out on some lore...

Ell Ohh Arr Ee@troppypop· Oct 27

Real images of me in Chicago, 2025