Kittybard

Went to bed early tonight cuz I was tired

Body decided it was a nap instead and woke up after ~1.5hrs

Almost 3 hrs after waking up from said nap, I am still nowhere near getting back to sleep

Bodies are fucking rude

I have this joke about Persephone, but I could use something to eat first

And hold up, matching grapefruit spoons too <3

That is beyond adorable

Y'know, the one-a-year holiday grapefruit is a good idea <.<

I'm gonna have to steal that

Fresh salted grapefruit sounds divine atm...

I miss grapefruit (flavor, juice, and the fruit itself; med interactions are no bueno)

That writing moment when you officially commit your most fantastical element yet to the page:

Proactive, frictionless, ezpz accommodation of a new student with multiple disabilities at university

(Bonus points for implementing such that they're not isolated from peers/friends)

“If it goes away when you take your meds it’s probably not a character flaw” is something I have to tell myself often.

Nightmares fucking suck

This was an especially rough batch

I don't know that I'm getting any more sleep tonight

Anywho, meant my ADHD med could actually cover me for exam time without dicking over my historically-fragile circadian rhythm :P

I'd just hang out in the proctoring room until ~15-20mins past when the class started their exam

Was an excellent environ for grading assignments or doing homework :P

I finally figured out my semesters kersploded precisely around my first night exam.

The 'no night exams' accommodation (and eventual major change) was the difference between me being in the how-have-they-not-kicked-me-out-yet GPA range vs. a B+ to A student in my major

The one that drove me to pursue accommodations was 'no night exams'

Extra time and reduced distraction environment were just happy byproducts

My (90+% residential) school had 7pm & 8:30pm night exam slots, and yes you could have an 8:30pm exam for an 8am class than wouldn't let out until ~10pm

I'm annoyed we couldn't get insurance to cover the shingles vax because of my age

(mom got shingles kinda young and had a bunch of fuckeries from it, chicken pox destroyed me as a kid once I finally got it, and I can't affort to become more disabled)

But I upped/re-upped everything else I could

Me: Cool, I can take time this month to bake cookies for friends and wrangle holiday trauma brain

Brain: Writing!

Me: Yep, I need to do all the admin stuff involved in getting book published plus edits

Brain: *vomits start of book 2 plus four key scenes*

Me: ...

Brain: ...

Me: Dafuq

That image is a fucking *mood*

Sinus fuckery + PMS-y migraine adventures fucking suck individually

But they are so much worse together than the sum of their parts would suggest >.<

The hard part for me, historically, has been not falling asleep (only an issue because of sleep-twitching)

The full-body percussive feel is soothing ime, kinda like thunder when a storm is right on top of you

Still wouldn't do them for fun (*maybe* the 7T machine, those feel really fucky)

The kitten who *thinks* he got away with something

(How long until the tummy gurgles kick in?)

Medical PTSD is a trip and a half on a *good* day, much less an insufficiently rested one >.<

Supercharger tech for bodies plz

(Mood, solidarity, and an offer of hugs)

Yeah, I think that's Book 1 done and drafted!

(Still plenty to do, but am celebrating completion of Step 1: Write the Damned Book)

While awaiting beta feedback, I should get cover art commissioned <.<'

But having draft of book 1 means I can spare some focus for baking cookies for friends in Dec!

Imagine the sheer number of niche museums and scholarly works and works of art this man must fund because they tickle his fancy

(Not to mention his wife's, cuz holy shit Gomez is a next-level wife guy to Morticia in the best kind of way, if she appreciates something you'll be funded in perpetuity)

Gomez Addams absolutely invests in a lot of strange art and historic buildings and such, so I think he explicitly gets a pass as an actual patron of the arts

Like, dude keeps spending money freely and somehow there's always more so he keeps spending it on making the world stranger (complimentary)

On a completely different note, Justify is feeling much froggier now, and his pain levels are back to normal

He and his brother also finally got a co-grooming session in, so he no longer stinks of cat pee <.<

(We were gonna give him a bath tomorrow if they didn't get around to it today)

I wrote like 2k words, laid down for a nap, realized none of those words worked, then got up and drafted like 1-1.5k solid ones and oops, there's the end

I'm not calling it officially until I add Chunk 3 to the masterdoc

(Plus I still have epigraphs and shit to write, and so much editing)

The end of the WIP kinda snuck up on me and I don't know how to feel about it

Like, I think the ending works

But I didn't quite expect it so soon?

(I say 'end', there's still some letters to write and I need to sleep on this, and of course there'll be oodles of edits)

Trans Professors comment Mel Curth (She/They) November 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM Please note that I am not deducting points because you have certain beliefs, but instead I am deducting point for you posting a reaction paper that does not answer the questions for this assignment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive. While you are entitled to your own personal beliefs, there is an appropriate time or place to implement them in your reflections. I encourage all students to question or challenge the course material with other empirical findings or testable hypotheses, but using your own personal beliefs to argue against the findings of not only this article, but the findings of countless articles across psychology, biology, sociology, etc. is not best practice. You argue that abiding by normative gender roles is beneficial (it is perfectly fine to believe this. but to then say that evervone should act TPUSA OU

Trans Professors comment the same, while also saying that people aren't pressured into gendered expectations is contradictory, especially since your arguments reflect a religious pressure to act in gender-stereotypical ways. You can say that strict gender norms don't create gender stereotypes, but that isn't true by definition of what a stereotype is. Please note that acknowledging gender stereotypes does not immediately denote a negative connotation, a nuance this article discusses. Additionally, to call an entire group of people "demonic" is highly offensive, especially a minoritized population. You are entitled to your own beliefs, but this isn't a vague narrative of "society pushes lies," but instead the result of countless years developing psychological and scientific evidence for these claims and directly interacting with the communities involved. You may personally disagree with this, but that TPUSA OU 2

Trans Professors comment doesn't change the fact that every major psychological, medical, pediatric, and psychiatric association in the United States acknowledges that, biologically and psychologically, sex and gender is neither binary nor fixed. I implore you apply some more perspective and empathy in your work. If you personally disagree with the findings, then by all means share your criticisms, but make sure to do so in a way that is appropriate and using the methodology of empirical psychology, as aligned with the learning goals in this class. If you have any additional questions or concerns about this or would like some additional educational resources, I would be happy to discuss this further and provide you with them. 3 TPUSA OU

Additional professor Megan Waldron (She/Her/Hers) November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM Samantha, I am the other instructor for this course, and I have also taken the time to read your paper. I concur with Mel on the grade you received. This paper should not be considered as a completion of the assignment. Everyone has different ways in which they see the world, but in an academic course such as this you are being asked to support your ideas with empirical evidence and higher-level reasoning. I find it concerning that you state at the beginning of your paper that you do not think bullying ("teasing") is a bad thing. In addition, your paper directly and harshly criticizes your peers and their opinions, which are just as valuable as yours. Disagreeing with others is fine, but there is a respectful way to go about it. That goes for discussion posts as well as reaction papers. Please employ more thoughtfulness in your future assignments TPUSA OU

idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was

One friend (who only recently got into MTG) just built a bird commander deck

Bird tribal, yes chocobos are featured prominently (I think Choco Seeker of Paradise might be the commander?), includes basically any bird and/or thing that makes bird tokens

4. Get some in-home QoL + accessibility upgrades (a better mattress, replace the uncomfortable sofa, finally get a UPS for my desktop, get some kind of cooling vest or some shit so I can cook without overheating so badly, find a desk chair that isn't just 'tolerable', but actually comfortable)

2. Pay for writing stuffz (a sensitivity pass/consultation series or three, cover + art commissions, editing + copy editing, audiobook narration, guarantee hard copy print run)

3. Mutual aid, and helping make sure that other folks have less precarity, especially multiply marginalized queer folks

Beyond getting debt gone?

1. Get healthcare I need (yeeterus, physical therapy for joint stability + help reconditioning, possibly top reduction surgery, secure year-round pool access + transportation - that's the *one* activity I can safely push my body at without crashing hard)