It's 94° and the air is still shit, but I'm making progress crocheting a pair of whimsical wool goose mittens for my bestie's upcoming birthday 🧶

"Social" contagion, as opposed, perhaps, to the results of a mass disabling viral contagion...

Nick Barlow@nickbwalking.bsky.social · 2d ago

In a move that will surprise absolutely no one who's been paying attention, Stock has decided that women with disabilities are suffering from "social contagion"

In addition to the usual 2 quart jar of iced tea I make in prep for a heatwave, last night because of the wildfire smoke, I also made a jar of herbal tea for throat and upper respiratory health. Mullein, coltsfoot, chamomile, hyssop, and recently dried lavender from a neighbor. It's hitting so nice

I felt a disconnect from my given name, particularly the nickname my mom chose, well before I had any understanding or language for my gender queerness. I was already trying out alternatives in my diary at age 8.

Reclaim Our Names!@reclaimournames.bsky.social · 6d ago

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ISTFG I would rather be put into a medically induced coma for the rest of the week than deal with this next 100° heatwave + smokey aqi. I already feel like shit.

Thinking about the academic life I might've chosen for myself had I been dxed adhd and medicated. I love learning and loved my time at Evergreen. Even w highly engaging subject matter I still struggled writing papers & w deadlines. But for that, I might've pursued a MA in anthropology or history

Finished sewing my Sally shirt dress a week or 2 ago but it was too hot to get pics. Pattern is my own improvisation inspired by a bunch of different shirts on pinterest that were almost what I wanted. I bought the fabric 12-14 yrs ago, & had a diff silhouette in mind for it then.

Yesterday was the two year gotchaversary for our sweet empty nest baby, Enzo. I knew getting a dog would be life-changing, and I'm so glad we waited til we were ready to handle it. But I wasn't prepared for how he would connect us to our neighborhood community, mostly the other dog people, lol

The flip side of this is when my brain mashes up, say the entirety of Ani DiFranco's 1st album in a nonstop loop for 2 weeks straight, from the second I wake up, thru the sleepless heatsomnia nights. I fucking adore Ani, but please Brain do something else My Brain: Goose pimpled she shivers shifts

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️elzzashmelzza🥄🪡🧹@elzzadoll.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My favorite part of adhd is the killer song mash-ups that occur in my brain as the hooks or chorus of like 5 different songs play in a loop simultaneously

Welp. Time to learn foundation paper piece quilting I guess.

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Sometimes I block some asshole, and then worry it'll make them think they've won the argument. But then I remember that I don't give a fuck what transphobes think, and I don't need to let them continue spewing their skewed interpretations of science at me. And I move on w/ my day.

Fuck this fucking heat. Heatsomnia is so bad. Got maybe 4 hrs sleep. Gonna be a puddle on the floor kinda day. Might as well get up early and walk the dog now since it's already 75° at 8:14 am

Woke up today and decided it was time to sew myself a new pair of heatwave t-shirt scrap shorts. They're not as exciting as other pairs I've made, but they are lightweight, comfy and finished in one day.

Why are all recliner sofas so ugly? And why do they only seem to be made in brown or grey? Can I have aesthetics AND comfort? Is that too much to ask?

You call yourself a Doctor, but can you fix your heart?

9. That is why, to those who understand the stakes, comments like Acton's likely read as a cancer on the party. And a candidate willing to throw transgender people under the bus to win has seemingly told every other minority exactly what their protection is worth when the polling gets tight.

But also I love baking and trying out new recipes. So last weekend when my kid and their partner were up visiting I baked plum lavender galettes, and plum squares. And I have a fridge full of jam I need to get to friends

Attempting to manage the avalanche of plums our tree has been raining down for the past 2 weeks has been exhausting. It's also prickled up my chronic illness grief. Younger, less disabled me dreamed of a home where I could grow, can, freeze my own food & now it's a burden I'm too tired to keep up w/

People really out here against social programs, but pro-police. What is the government for, then? Imprisoning and/or shooting people when their boss doesn’t wanna pay them enough to afford groceries?

My brain automatically turned these into Crass lyrics and I heard it in my head to the tune of Systematic Death

I'm trying to get out ahead of plum season, so today I cut up 4 lbs to use up all the fruit that had split open in the fall from the tree, for ginger plum liqueur, and barely put a dent in all I've gathered the past 2 days. Maybe a batch of plum butter tomorrow.

Happy Pride Month!! #DisabilityPride

Some rando on the internet: You can't tell me my understanding of gender and sex is overly simplified, it was explained to me by a trans woman Their understanding: since gender is a social construct we should stop using the word gender 🤦🏻

Between heatwaves, & recovering from the effects of heatwaves, I hadn't touched my sewing machine in weeks. Put buttonholes & buttons on my oversized summer shirt today. Still need to address the collar...

Really looking forward to perimenopause doing anything besides giving me night sweats & making my autistic sensitivities & irritability more severe. Be super cool to actually skip a period or 2, & y'know get back to my regularly scheduled symptoms so I can stop wondering if peri or #chronicillness

I hate that so many of my raspberries ripen too fast in a heatwave, and get squishy because I can't pick them in time for I too get squishy in a heatwave #NEISvoid #POTS #chronicpain

Guy at the pyramids called after me “sir!” No response “maam!” No response, after a few seconds he tries again “cousin!” I think we’ve cracked it. There is a gender neutral honorific.

In some ways less monumental than the day they left for college, but my 20 yr old and their partner left our house this morning to go get the keys and move into their first apartment. Yep, feelin pretty old...

My favorite part of adhd is the killer song mash-ups that occur in my brain as the hooks or chorus of like 5 different songs play in a loop simultaneously

The combo of disappointment & relief when your chronically ill friend cancels plans made a month ago, before you can decide whether your own chronically ill ass needs to cancel the plans #NEISvoid