This year is going to be like the final boss for optimists

Don’t let the bastards grind you down 🕊️

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

I genuinely love Philly. What a gorgeous, weird, wild city ✨

it's been 4 years since I attempted to leave this earth. for as hard as this year got, I'm so proud of myself for keeping the darkness at bay. I'm genuinely glad to be alive. happy new year, loves. may the best day of your 2025 be the worst day of your 2026 ✨

It’s still the Kennedy Center It’s still the Gulf of Mexico It’s still the Department of Defense It’s still Twitter If you have any other Q’s feel free to ask us

the only thing getting me out of my house today is squaring away things for the new place. a few more weeks, and I'll be living with friends and have a dishwasher and a yard and a porch... I can't wait!

Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more

this Christmas ham ✨

a busy weekend! solstice bonfire, music, snoozing cats, and a homemade, hand-stitched Christmas stocking I made for myself

one day I'll be able to make plans 4 days in a row and actually do all the things rather than feeling like I got hit by a bus after day 2 🫠

the days will start growing longer soon ✨

Revitalizing our SNAP training materials for the new year, and every time I have to dig into just how bad the after effects of this HR1 bill will be, it makes me furious all over again. the cruelty. the pure, malicious, petty, pathetic cruelty. fuck those monsters.

tis the season 🌈✨❄️

my new lock screen. I've honestly always gone with an aesthetic one, and it's been lovely having this snoozing potato of a cat there instead.

Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨

Good morning from Haarlem. #GoodMorningFromHaarlem

today's mood: angry and trans

friend: how's the mental health been? me: I listened to sympathy magic on repeat the entire trip home from my family's house. friend: how long-? me: 3.5 hours. it's fine. I'm fine.

When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health.

this dude is holding far too much of my mental health together, but his floofy winter coat is coming in and he's cuddling more now that it's chilly and he's 20lbs of weighted potato cat... my best bud 🥰

it doesn’t matter how well you’ve patched the cracks, something always gives. You’ll bundle up, eventually, ignoring the chill that rushes down your spine. You’ll try to move on, to push through, only to open the door, set one foot outside, and see the wolf, starved and sick, ten paces away. ~dg

oof The Depression ™️ is so loud today. I'm so tired and brain foggy and just want to sleep.

art is a delightful form of resistance.

Why, You grave but reckless senators

Describe your cat's personality with one photo:

there's frost up in the mountains. temps dipping into the 30s with some regularity already. I remember being a kid up there and not having heat in my bedroom. I remember not being able to get warm until our LIHEAP grant processed. Those benefits were delayed until the shutdown is over. 1/2

celebrate the wins celebrate the FUCK out of the wins

I remember when this time of year levelled me because of the back to back loss anniversaries that come up. I wasn't prepared for the shift this year in realizing so much of the grief I've carried has been for shitty people... who I loved deeply. hitting me particularly weird this year.

Florence and the Machine's new album is going to get me through this week. Sympathy Magic moved something so soft in my soul. the whole album is everything I hoped it would be and then some.

same for me @ this silly goose 😅

Care for us? True indeed! They ne’er car’d for us yet. Suffer us to famish, and their store-houses cramm’d with grain; make edicts for usury, to support usurers; repeal daily any wholesome act establish’d against the rich, and provide more piercing statutes daily to chain up and restrain the poor.

Heard about the Louvre jewel heist and my first thought was “finally, some good old fashioned normal crime”

To quote @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

✨ people have the power ✨ the power to dream, the power to rule, the power to wrestle the world from fools it's decreed, the people rule. it's decreed, the people rule. ✨ people have the power ✨ #NoKings

Gnocchi is almost 7 years old, but sometimes he looks like a kitten to me.

Today we celebrate all who are coming out—sharing your truth, living it out loud, or still finding the right moment. Coming out takes courage, honesty, and hope. However your journey unfolds, you are loved and held in community. #NationalComingOutDay #UnitarianUniversalist #LGBTQ+ #Pride

we're living in wild times. this is incredible art ❤️

first day it's chilly enough that I needed a sweater 🥰

sometimes he presses his face against my scars and sleeps so soundly and so sweetly that it renews my hard-fought-for love of being alive.

what an incredible week. a dino cake, amazing night dancing, and lovely art exhibits.

Made pumpkin spice syrup, dark brown sugar syrup, and some strawberry jam for a friend who hates both. this morning's iced chai with some of the pumpkin was incredible, so pleased with how they came out.

cuddles with Gnocchi to round out a good weekend. this week is for taking care of my apartment, celebrating my birthday, resting, and lots of shenanigans ✨🥰

I know the fever and body aches are standard for me after getting the flu/covid shots, and that I need to test, but it's miserable when the boredom settles in :(

today I advocated for myself, spoke of the disrespect I felt, and received both an acknowledgement and apologies for it. I have the shakes from the adrenaline crash that's settling in, but wow I'm proud of myself.

i found the cure for autism it's called minding your fucking business

"That I want to grow old at all is proof that it was worth it." - A Prayer for a Future, my work.