Sorry to everyone who thinks there should be fewer romances involving grief, but we all just lived through a mass death/disabling historical event with absolutely zero public rhetoric about it (or the fact that it’s ongoing) and grief romances is one big way we’re all Working That Out

Universal basic income would literally change the entire trajectory of my life and would probably lengthen it. I've spent my entire adult life trying (and failing) to pass as able bodied enough to get enough health care to keep going.

This is one of the best explanations I've seen of the impossible math that I do everyday and why my social life is small #LongCOVID #MECFS

I actually like standardizing data and I'm too values-driven to work outside the Non-Profit Industry.

According to my PEM I'm not well enough to do chores. I can tell I'm feeling a little better because this vexes me (I wanna put laundry away) and I'm also getting bored of finishing a book every 2nd day.

I'm using Coco's current infatuation with the oversized hoodie as an opportunity to wash his fluffy blanket. I might also then sleep with it for a while to see if he prefers blankets which are freshly scented like his people. This is gonna be a very non-scientific experiment.

More private health care linked to higher mortality: Quebec study https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/experts-concerned-that-privatization-of-health-care-could-increase-mortality-rates/ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

I'm so grateful that @maydela.bsky.social got me watching @taskmaster.tv because that show has given me such joy during *waving arms vaguely at the past decade*

Your wellness routine should include taking precautions to avoid multiple covid infections that damage your immune system, hope that helps. 🌟💕

You cannot talk about the loss of trans lives in this country or the continuing dangers trans people face navigating the world without talking about how most victims of transphobic violence are Black and brown.

its so cool that our two trans holidays are "please remember we exist" and "please stop killing us"

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Last night I left my oversized hoodie on the couch and I guess it's Coco's now.

Felt well enough to wash and braid my hair (then had to lie down). Of course, the worse I feel the more susceptible to internalized Capitalism I am. Frantic anxiety even though I told my work Sunday that I'd be off until at least Wednesday.

Yes, I know I feel much better when I do all of my "take care of myself" tasks, but have you considered: that's a lot of work and I'm very tired?

Listening to Vancouver Council budget discussion in the background this morning. In response to a question from @seanorr.bsky.social about where they'll be retracting from the city just said they're planning to REMOVE baby changing tables and menstrual product dispensers to save costs. Shameful.

Food is starting to taste ok again but I'm having the weirdest scent/taste memories of cigarettes. (I haven't smoked in decades.) Still very much not recommending this COVID variant. Or any really.

Coco, our dear catdog, has figured out that when I curl up on my side, where the best cuddle spot is. I grew up with cats tucking themselves in that same spot and the comfort is heart-melting.

Just devoured August Clarke's Metal From Heaven. Found family! The evils of capitalism! Disability Superpowers! Queer as fuck!

It's Blursday of having COVID (again) and I might try having a (seated) shower today. Seriously if you've got #LongCOVID #MECFS #POTS or any condition that makes showering difficult, try a shower seat. It's increased the frequency of my showers and make them relaxing.

6. WHY DO WE HAVE A RULING CLASS? We gave them FIVE HUNDRED YEARS! They gave us more pedophiles. So let's try 500 years of NOT having a ruling class, of living our fucking lives without giving everything we own to these slave owning pedophile ghouls. Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

This book is such an effective combo of body horror and also sweet compassion. No spice.

Hey y’all still trying to raise funds to feed myself this month 🫶 Appreciate everyone who’s reposted and donated 💖

Tested positive for COVID and so far the symptoms are sore throat, headache, fever and Not Wanting to Read That Book or Watch That Show.

Canada loses Measles elimination status, as does the entire Americas region. Clinics here have signs warning about Measles but no masks in healthcare www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...

Judging by @soberqueerdo.bsky.social's comments and Nurse Coco taking breaks by my desk, she's doing better.

Happy “There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day” to all who celebrate.

My partner has tested positive for COVID and is having a heck of a time with symptoms. Luckily Coco is taking his nurse duties very seriously. We're using masks, a HEPA filter and zinc supplements to lower the risk of me getting re-infected. Wish us luck and good health.

Wow. I got a whole $34 in SNAP this month. If you have any funds to spare to help me eat please donate some 🙏 (i usually get ~$200 so just a slight change, no biggie 🙃) $adorabelle paypal.me/kreutzk #mutualaid #helpsky #fundfriday #fundraising @fairshare.help

I was at peak post-menopausal-chest-unfettered-goblin-walking-my-reactive-dog today when I realised I might finally be an iced beverage queer.

I'm baking the Gingerbread Brownies from The Corruption of Hollis Brown by @kaylaancrum.bsky.social, one of the best books I've read this year. It's literally gotten under my skin and I might need to reread, thinking of all the ways folks are in relation with each other.

Single payer healthcare and UBI so we don't have to all rely on other poor people to crowdfund our literal lives which always ends up as a popularity contest 🥲

I'm really enjoying the new Florence + The Machine album but am I the only queer seized with the urge to do uncomfortable eye contact and explain comphet to her?

We are living in the world that could rapidly become the Star Trek ideal. UBI, free healthcare, many jobs done by machine, freeing up humans to pursue the arts, education, exploration. But it's being run by the fucking Ferengi.

Just got an announcement that overnight work will be going on for the next week or two on my street. Overnight. And I'm at ground level. I'm gonna go out and see if I can get better nighttime earplugs.

My doctor has OK'd me increasing my dose of LDN (gradually) as long as I'm seeing gains. #LongCOVID

The consumption of unregulated drugs in British Columbia claimed 158 lives in September, according to a new report by the coroner's service.

If we had UBI and free healthcare the tech people would actually get richer. Imagine everyone just subscribing to all the streaming services because they simply can. Like... we literally could just solve things by ... allowing people to function in the society that exists. wild...

I assured to hard today I had to go lie in a dark room but I'm pretty proud of what I've done. Started the frame for a wire-rim top hat and glazed a spooky cat vase.

Twice this year I've had new garments* have seams faileither after a couple of wears or, this time, somewhere in the packaging process. Is this normal? I'm glad I have some repair skills but this seems really shoddy. *I had thifted or swapped at least half my wardrobe until my MCS increased.

If you cannot see children trick-or-treating, maybe consider not driving tonight?

Today is 'listen to the new F+TM album until it's woven into my cells'.

Since we’re talking BUNNICULA I need everyone to know that the audiobook is read by Victor Garber and he truly out-gays himself. Harold and Chester absolutely come across as the fussy middle-aged couple they were obviously meant to be.

A rare happy story: The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has restored its holdings of the works of the enslaved potter David Drake to his descendants, following the pattern of Holocaust art restitution, the first time a museum has restored a work produced by an enslaved person.

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Millinery is not one of my primary interests but: -costuming! -I'm a hat guy -I have an XXL head So I end up researching making my own hats. This technique is pretty cool and looks highly customizable. I had a Random Urge so I might spend this winter Making A Hat

Me: I should take a shower Coco:

I've been listening to a book on road ecology while I do address standardization at work, and somehow my brain hasn't internalized that I spent at least 2-3 HOURS today reading. The book is Crossings by Ben Goldfarb and is really interesting.

Quietly brainstorming on things to do at Samhain and realizing I should make Susan's Aunt Margaret's tablet, because we lost a really spitfire this year and Susan was always kind to me.

I keep seeing people say that with the upcoming Alberta law, it’ll be the first invocation of the notwithstanding clause against striking workers. That’s not true. Ontario did just that back in 2022. And crucially, workers continued the strike and forced the government to repeal the law.