Finding My Limits (II? III? XIV?)
July 24, 2026 → After a moderately painful, but minor, tear in a delicate and hard-to-heal region (thanks to my being a concrete mixer), it seemed yesterday morning that I was on the mend again. Which was wonderful!...
July 23, 2026 → I wouldn't say that the last few days were exactly "bad brain" days, but as the expected (common, near-unavoidable) things that make healing take longer than the minimum possible happen, my...
Zap-Free's (Not) The Way To Be
July 22, 2026 → In the end, I chickened out and didn't go to electro yesterday. While the discomfort with there being hair where there ought not to be is trending in the wrong direction, as the hour I had to leave dr...
July 21, 2026 → It's so often the case that the last 5% of a project takes 50% of the total time spent. Normally, I'd think of this heuristic in the context of my work (a policy analyst), but I've been thinking about...
Community Adjacent not a Community Member
July 20, 2026 → In its ideal form, the idea of the trans community or even wider queer community is as beautiful as it is compelling. I sincerely love the idea and, on climbing out of the pit a few years ago, I sort...
July 19, 2026 → Healing has been going very well! It has now been just over one month since surgery and staff at the clinic were quit pleased with my progress, urging me to keep up the good work. This has also please...
July 13, 2026 → I think I spent more time on my feet than I did on my side today, which is quite welcome and a good sign. Even better is that I walked further today then I have since before surgery. To be certain, it...
It's Possible That I'm Becoming Useful Again
July 12, 2026 → Thanks to swelling beginning to dissipate I have more stamina for things like standing in place and moving about. It's not just less pain either: it also means that healing in especially difficult-to-...
July 11, 2026 → You mimght have noticed that I added a new link to the navigation above. It leads to a /watched page. It was recently reported that the movie website I had been using (Letterboxd) is being shopped aro...
July 10, 2026 → I know exactly when it happened: 10:45 am at the surgical clinic. As part of my admissions process, the nurse needed to see me in all of my glory to ensure that I prepared for the surgery properly. Sh...