Cian Cannonball (they/them)

A photo of two vehicles parked next to each other in front of a small used car dealership. On the left, my new beige Subaru Forester SUV is facing forward, while on the right, my old purple Scion xD hatchback is facing away from the camera, showing off my extensive collection of bumper stickers.

Very pleased to update that I bought a 2015 Subaru Forester with a panoramic sunroof and six speed manual transmission. It's not a convertible, but I am having a lot of fun driving it.

Really struggling with basic life care stuff right now, and I wish I had a person like me (when I'm well, that is) that I could hire to help out. But ain't that the rub, I'm short on work and can't afford to hire anyone anyways🙃

I'm having issues standing for more than a few minutes at a time, much less doing physical labor like cleaning and organizing and such. Even sitting at my desk when I'm in the office is difficult, because my tolerance for bright lights and loud noises is so much lower.

🧵I'm about a week into treatment for Lyme, and I've spent the majority of the last ten days in bed. I've lost almost $2000 of cleaning work in June alone. I have no idea if I should book work in July, because I don't know if I'll be well enough to work by then. #disabilty

I'm actually pissed off to the point that I want to prove them wrong in the most autistic way possible: collecting quotes from platforms for hybrid conferences and local AV companies, compiling a report on how much it would actually cost per person to make the con remotely accessible.

By early February, I sent an email to the company saying "hey, it might not be safe for some people to attend in person" (plus making the education aspect of the con more accessible) and given the overall company culture, I had hoped for a better response. Blanket "too expensive" excuse.

I actually attended the event in January of this year, and I had a great time! I learned a lot! I met a lot of cool people! My boss asked me if I wanted to go back next year before we even left Dallas, and I said yes. That was right before the inauguration.

Low key pissed off that Jobtread's CEO said they aren't going to consider remote accessibility for their annual conference in TX. By January of next year, it might not be safe for a disabled, trans person to go to a deep red state like TX, so I'm going to have to just not go. Majorly disappointed.

Days like today, I miss having a 5 speed convertible. Perfect day for a top down drive to anywhere.

Completely wild to me that they bothered to look me up and found my business email address and figured I might be just the person to ask about this. Doubly wild that they were kinda right? It feels weird to be considered an expert, but after more than a decade in business, I suppose that's ...legit?

Another writer for another publication (The Spruce?) read that article and reached out to me about getting stickers off of stuff. I was like "cool, that depends on what kind of sticker, how long it's been there..." And just kept going. Several paragraphs about it. Peak nerd shit.

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I've maybe talked about this before, but I have a cleaning client who is a writer for, among other clients, web publications like Real Simple and HGTV. And they frequently ask me questions about cleaning and organizing for their articles. www.realsimple.com/what-to-clea...

Fuckin love this sonnnnng

This kind of shit is everywhere in quickbooks online. And Google everything. I have a Pixel 6 Pro, and they've pushed at least some of the Gemini updates. I definitely don't want to upgrade my phone until I absolutely have to because of all the new AI "features" that I don't want and can't turn off

A screenshot of the Merlin app, where the red winged blackbird is listed as the best suggestion for the sound ID recording.

Thank you to @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social Merlin app for confirming my first red-winged blackbird encounter of the season. So glad to have them back. 💙

🧵 Racism and discrimination in small businesses versus recognizing patterns of observed and self-reported cultural and/or regional differences in behaviors regarding business and finances, and making it work so both parties get what they need out of the interactions and transactions.

🧵 Using AI powered apps and LLM tools as accessibility aids for varying types of online/remote adult education and professional development. Getting comfortable with using AI. Asking about best practices in building projects, etc. Creating a meeting and webinar memory bank to reference back to.

My thought is to start a few different post threads and then come back to them as I want to record subject specific links, ask questions, have a four or five post wall of text about one of them, and hope that whatever wording I use triggers a post's inclusion into a relevant feed on bsky.

I seriously need some sleep, but also my brain is bopping back and forth between several kinda important thought processes to be going through. I don't want to lose track of them, which is common with some of my memory issues, and also would deeply appreciate some input on a few different things.

New Yorkers are still being hospitalized with COVID & still dying from COVID.

People are still getting Long COVID & other serious health issues from COVID.

Everyone is at risk of Long COVID & other serious health issues from COVID.

Masks are a critical public health tool! #NoNYMaskBan

Deeply frustrated with a situation at the office and I feel like I'm going to destroy my teeth by clenching my jaw this hard. It's time to go the fuck home, there's nothing more I can accomplish without forward movement and resources from someone else.

"you have to sympathize with the trump voter who thought..."
no. sorry. I will not be doing that.

A Spell for Justice image of a red triangle and cracking heart. "I curse you with justice, and with so much compassion your heart cracks wide open."

Once again, it is time to level curses at the hoarders of wealth, the architects of brutality, and the stealers of dreams...

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I adore Water Bears, but we all know the 2025 Invertebrate of the Year is Chuck Schumer.

I poked my head into live streams throughout the day to see how it was going, and had the last couple hours of this streaming while I was working on spreadsheets tonight at the office. I'm not gonna lie, I cried when he was talking about John Lewis going into the 24 hour mark.

I demand this not be an April Fools joke 😭

The Onion barely has to try anymore

But it's worth noting how far I've made it even in the last couple years, from the point of being on short term disability and having to go through another round of ECT. Trying to hold onto the wins where I can.

So much has happened, so much has changed, and I have learned so much about myself and the way my brain works. I'm still learning, I'm still figuring myself out, I still have a long way to go. I have a lot of shit to deal with to get everything righted after the last few(?) years of tumult.

Absolutely wild. if you'd told me ten years ago that I'd be 40, a bookkeeper, a programmer, a process engineer, a business owner, and on the board of trustees for a non profit, I probably would have laughed in your face. Even five years ago, three years ago, this was unimaginable.