Update: CT scan shows 5 broken ribs, numbers 5-9 on the left.

In related news, hearts are apparently larger than I think of them as being.

There’s a popping or snapping feeling when I move my left arm or shift my weight in certain ways, and I think it’s the broken ends of the ribs moving against each other. It absolutely gives me the wig.

The tube is hooked up to suction, which is weird and inconvenient, and it will be for the next few days.

I lived, but I don’t recommend a tube thoracsatomy (chest-tube placement) as a fun Sunday-evening activity.

Turns out I have two broken ribs, a collapsed lung (due to puncture by one or both of the ribs), and a large hematoma around my spleen.

Same, local bloke. Same.

I have the kind of imposter syndrome where, when I go to work or make big decisions at home, I feel like a little girl playing dress-up in her dad’s clothes.

@threnody.bsky.social, I just noticed your new, seasonal PFP. The matching cat ears and lip color are so cute. And I enjoy your silly expression.

Had a bad crash on the mountain bike today. Fell hard to my left *onto a rock*. The injury is far worse than last time, when I fell to my right and landed on soil. Pretty sure I broke some ribs. Frankly, the pain is excruciating.

You should imagine me like this.

On 2nd thought, maybe this isn't as true as I fear. When my remote colleague recently came out as trans, I told her I was "also covered by some of the letters." She said she's guessed as much & added, when I asked, that she hangs out with a lot of queer people & something about me felt familiar.

I literally have nowhere to which I could wear a new dress. But I kinda want a new dress.

Really starting to think my next car should be an electric cargo bike.

A woman on one of my flights had over-the-ear headphones with built-in cat ears, and I felt left out.

I've been removing most of my body hair for a year now, and I honestly like it much better than before. I find skin much more pleasant to touch than hair, and I just feel more sleek this way.

What if the rapture did happen but nobody made the cut?

I set up Siri w/ the feminine* Australian voice when I got my 1st iPhone a decade ago. I love foreign accents, & the Australian one was the strongest available then. I've kept the same voice since then, & now I'm always momentarily surprised when I overhear others' phones sounding American. * obvi

I realized yesterday that feeling unwanted is very deeply ingrained in my psyche. Probably need to work on that.

I realized yesterday that feeling unwanted is very deeply ingrained in my psyche. Probably need to work on that.

I set up Siri w/ the feminine* Australian voice when I got my 1st iPhone a decade ago. I love foreign accents, & the Australian one was the strongest available then. I've kept the same voice since then, & now I'm always momentarily surprised when I overhear others' phones sounding American. * obvi

Piercing xkcd.com/3145/

the US if Tylenol actually caused autism

Or you grab the $5 word, because the meaning you want to convey is lodged in that specific $5 word, and all of the $1, $2, and $3 words are missing some pieces of what you are going for, so it’s $5 of word, or a $20 paragraph.

What if the rapture did happen but nobody made the cut?

once again, if tylenol caused autism, america would have a better rail system

Smoove.

Shana Tovah to all those celebrating this week!

UHHHHH

A woman on one of my flights had over-the-ear headphones with built-in cat ears, and I felt left out.

GUESS WHAT WEEK IT IS

Managed this feat again tonight. I might be getting better.

Likewise, I know "Golden" is the KPop Demon Hunters song that's breaking all the records, but I prefer "Takedown" and "How it's Done."

I enjoyed Ran so much that I decided to create a "Favorite It/Its Characters" list just so I could put it "in the same room" with one of my all-time favorite characters, Murderboot. Although these two have very different personalities, I think they'd share mutual respect as security professionals.

I recently finished @matociquala.bsky.social's delightful Angel Maker. This book finds former SWer Karen Memery struggling to make a living working with horses while her live-in GF Priya has a go at mad-sciencining, only for the 2 of them to get caught up in movie-making & murder. I adore the 1/2

My riding buddy--not Umbra, an actual human--and I covered 21.5 miles of trail today. I didn't get a chance to take many photos, but trust me, it was beautiful out there.

Up to my usual nonsense today.

We have a new, comically sized wrench at work, so I couldn't resist posing with it for scale.

Same, local bloke. Same.

Y’all, it is loud AF in here.

Both my wife and my therapist diagnosed me as having a Type A personality. That honestly surprised me, given my history as an underachiever, but they certainly have more objective perspectives on me, so I guess I should defer to them.

There's so much horror going on in the real world that I'm just posting bike-ride reports and fiction reviews in order to distract myself from all my terror.

I just finished @scalzi.com's The Shattering Peace. I greatly enjoyed this return to the Old Man's War universe, as seen through new PoV character (but not new character) Gretchen Trujillo. I loved her distinctive personality, though not as much as that of her Obin assistant, Ran, who is a 1/2

I recently finished @matociquala.bsky.social's delightful Angel Maker. This book finds former SWer Karen Memery struggling to make a living working with horses while her live-in GF Priya has a go at mad-sciencining, only for the 2 of them to get caught up in movie-making & murder. I adore the 1/2

Weird thing about me number 157: Literally 100% of the time, my mind if filled with either internal monologue or music. It's never, ever quiet in here.

My riding buddy--not Umbra, an actual human--and I covered 21.5 miles of trail today. I didn't get a chance to take many photos, but trust me, it was beautiful out there.

Up to my usual nonsense today.

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I had to work on my talk on the flight to TX, but on the way back, I watched Encanto. It was...fine, I guess. It seems "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is the song with the most buzz, but I enjoyed "Surface Pressure" the best. My wife pointed out that it could have been written about her, & I can't ague.

We have a new, comically sized wrench at work, so I couldn't resist posing with it for scale.