I grew up fairly close to Boston, and my accent still lingers on words I learned/used before I got to my 20's. Then I moved an equal distance from Philly, which further colors my accent. In the northeast, "Aunt" is pronounced using the u, so it comes out "Ahnt" rather than "Ant".

@pmfrlyn.bsky.social Happy 10th Anniversary, my beautiful wifey! Ten years married, twenty-three years together. Thank you for every moment. ❤️

I have a completely unreliable superpower called hot flashes. I go into a store, and half way through shopping I feel like I'm in a sauna. I go to my car and open the windows in 40 degree weather like it is totally normal. Seasonal defective and this bullshit, how am I supposed to hold onto sanity?

Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.

I'm seasonally defective. It's bad this year, only a week in and I'm done with it looking like it is 3pm all day.

Nobody told me exactly how easy it is to pull muscles when you are over 45. I mean, yeah, I'd heard people talk about throwing out their back by sneezing. I didn't sneeze, I just twisted the wrong way while sitting down. Now my left hip hates me. Getting up from sitting is a new form of torture.

I was such an MTV kid that when I listen to old songs, quite often I hallucinate/play back the videos as I listen to the music. I didn't realize this until I listened to a particular song and became aware of the images playing in my head. I'm fascinated by my brain, it holds on to some weird stuff.

As a child that grew up when 80's music was happening, it is surreal to listen to some of those songs and realize that we've been living this bullshit right along. It is undeniably right in our faces now, but it was always there, if you listen to the lyrics. Music is history, unvarnished.

Emailed my Senators. Tried to call and leave a message - voicemail is full. Keep up the calls and emails, folks. Healthcare is important to us all and to threaten it for trans people is to threaten it for us all.

Still have Covid. Still annoyed at the people who gave it to me. Still annoyed at myself for exposing others. Wear a mask, protect yourself and others.

This is my life now, an hour+ yesterday trying to get a prescription. Today a half hour trying to get someone at the pharmacy. This is normal, this is our reality. We got spoiled for a time there when we could get almost anything within a day's time.

Get vaccinated. Wear a mask.

Found out this morning that it is possible for pets to get Covid, after my boy cat has been snuggling with me for the past 24 hours like it was his job. I really hope the kitties don't get it. This sucks and I'm kind of mad at the world right now.

Tested positive for Covid for the first time. Not excited.

Readying for parental visit. Gonna cook, sightsee, and do home maintenance. Unfortunately, can't take them to the cat cafe this visit, because that's how we end up with a new cat and I'm not sure I'm ready for more chaos.

Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.

it's kitties

Had a nice little birthday date with my wifey, @pmfrlyn.bsky.social, today. We went out for lunch, checked out a couple of shops, and walked by the water for a bit. We saw two river otters playing in the water. I think I'm old enough to enjoy simple birthdays.

We may not have fireflies out here in the PNW, but we make up for it with enormous dragonflies in a variety of colors. I've been so happy to see them zooming around.

Also foraged food rocks. Our local farmer's market group gets some awesome stuff. So far I've had mushrooms, ferns, and today sea beans. I look forward to new things as the year goes by.

On my second double of 100 proof rum, cut with triple sec, lime and an ice cube. Fuck it, I'm done with reality today.

Displacer baby is perfect.

My wifey covering one of my most favorite songs ever. <3

I wonder if I spent too much time at the mall as a teen and used up all my shopping for "fun" time up. Now I try to go out when there are the least people in the store and get out as quickly as possible.

On a higher dose of anti-depressants. It's weird timing with daylight savings - I'm groggy as hell, but the anxiety is far more quiet than it has been in a while. Nothing is going to fix the depression. Now, at least, I don't want to hide under a rock - I want to throw it.

Your periodic reminder that if you need to get out of your house FAST, do not bother trying to stuff your cats into carriers, just scoop them up in pillowcases. (You can drop said squirming rage sacks into carriers for added security if you have time.)

There's nothing wrong if you don't feel like celebrating. But tonight, I'm just grateful for the things that went right. And glad to have made it this far. Let's support and educate each other in 2025. Let's make each other laugh. Let's cry together. Let's fight together.

dont worry bud

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beholde: a man

I know how he won, people are stupid. So very, very completely obliviously stupid.

I think the hardest part of chronic illness is dealing with the backlash of stress. This week was chaotic with the election, doctors' appointments, and waiting for results. Now that I have time to breathe, my body is like yeah, about that, here's your bill.

I'm functional, but let me tell you, there is no fun in it.

It's only been a year and the site has grown by over 9 million since!

There's a magic to be with someone for a significant amount of time through two genders, especially when one is non-binary. I've learned some healthy mechanisms from one side and can help debunk bullshit from the other.

I think one of the coolest things about being in my 40's is that when friends exchange cards, they send stickers.

Cat sees sunbeam on the carpet, runs over and scratches the carpet before laying down. I do not understand this ritual, because the carpet did nothing and will not become more comfortable by scratching it, but it could be a greeting to the sunbeam. Or is she marking that sunbeam as her's?

trans scythe! trans scythe! trans scythe!

Turns out I can drink my coffee black, as long as I put an unhealthy amount of sugar in it.

Today is supposed to be sunny with a high of 71. For Western WA, this means that it will 71 for approximately ten minutes at 2pm.