Cynthia

I can hear my inner therapist pushing me to appreciate what I have. So “it’s draining when three of my partners need emotional support at the same time” becomes “there are three amazing women who love me and trust me to be there for them,” which is a good problem to have, all things considered.

the feminine urge to emotionally develop more over 3 years as a sapphic woman than over multiple decades as a dysphoric husk of a man

This is always a favorite weekend every year. Talking to old friends and making new ones, discovering new things to read/watch/play, moderating interesting panels with delightful people, and just spending three days surrounded by welcoming fun community.

Selfie wearing a Princess Leia dress and space buns.

Five Magic cards with signatures over the text boxes.

Final day of @milehicon.bsky.social. Actually did a bit of cosplay, collected badge ribbons, and got Magic cards signed by artist guest of honor @crystalsully.bsky.social.

Cynthia wearing a dress depicting the Muybridge experiment.

Day two at @milehicon.bsky.social, moderating a panel on pre-code movies and dressing appropriately for it.

A film you've seen more than seven times with a gif.

Cynthia in a casual dress with a tardis print.

Cynthia in a layered black & lavender dress with a butterfly pattern. She’s also wearing butterfly wings, a mask, and a headband with butterflies.

Day vs night at @milehicon.bsky.social day one.

If you’re in Denver and coming to the con, here’s where you can find me:

• Fri 3p: Geek Parents Unite
• Fri 7p: Sports in SF&F/Horror
• Sat 11a: Pre-Hays Code Western Movies
• Sat 2p: Ways to Introduce Kids to Science in Your Own Home
• Sun 11a: In Defense of Popcorn Media

MileHiCon.org

A large red dragon looking down at a small group of adventurers. Text across the top of the image reads “MileHiCon 57”

Just have to get through work today, then I get to spend three days moderating panels and generally being a nerd at MileHiCon.

I want to be faux-outraged that the east wing demolition destroyed the movie theater, but the actual outrage that has been constant all year is so overpowering that it just feels pointless.

(To be clear, Eccleston is excellent in the show. It’s just after decades of mostly knowing him from things like 28 Days Later and Doctor Who, my brain has a definite idea of the voice that goes with that face.)

After years of hearing about how good The Leftovers is, this is the post that finally got me to start watching.

I’m enjoying it so far, even if I was completely unprepared for Christopher Eccleston’s American accent.

Truly one of the worst times to canonically have great tits and correct opinions but someone has to do it

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

This is a great thread with some amazing recommendations.

It has been 0️⃣ days since I was misgendered at work.

Managed to go a few weeks since the last one, but apparently it couldn’t last.

Driving downtown to watch musical theatre today, a Sunday in autumn, I forgot football is a thing and was surprised when I got caught in the related traffic.

This feels very on-brand for me.

One of them said Lux Aeterna reminded him of Mozart, which led them on to a classical music conversation, which eventually got to one of them saying “listen to this awesome drop” and playing In the Hall of the Mountain King.

Which my movie nerd ass immediately associates with Fritz Lang’s M.

Educating my younger coworkers about the important things in life (Clint Mansell’s Requiem for a Dream score).

Tonally all over the place. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

The future of being trans on the internet The internet has long been a source of information and support for transgender people. Now, trans rights and the internet itself are in a moment of crisis. What happens next?

I've been super proud to work with a bunch of talented authors including @judedoyle.bsky.social and @taliabhatt.itch.io on this package over the past couple months — it's six great stories about the weird, scary moment both the internet and trans people are in

This movie is wonderful.

I hope so. Not that I’m expecting anything heinous from Hayao Miyazaki, or wishing death on him (although that might get him to actually retire).

And a very good morning to you

Please, people with privilege, step in when you see shit like this. Not just for your friends, neighbors, etc., but for the stranger being harassed right in front of you. That’s your opportunity to shut this down, to show these bigots they can’t keep getting away with this.

And she was right. No one other than my wife and I said anything. One of the other women in line checked on us after, but in the moment? Silence.

No allies, no one willing to stick up for the trans woman. Just an emboldened bigot and a bunch of people who didn’t want to make a scene.

It’s the smugness that sticks with me. I can still hear her saying, “You shouldn’t be in the women’s restroom,” with the confidence that no one would stand up to her.

a lot of the hate for us is because they can't even imagine the world we live in, where you can choose your gender and your shape of love and your unamerican dream. the freedom is incomprehensible to them,, ,

which is why you should make out with your lesbian polycule in public as often as possible

I wouldn’t call myself “young”, but I definitely feel this.

Cynthia in a car wearing a white corset and pink makeup.

Cynthia drinking beer from a taster class.

Cynthia wearing a black dress and green makeup.

Great American Beer Festival looks #gabf

Finishing the program book for milehicon.org this weekend so hopefully I can spend the next three weeks looking forward to the convention instead of stressing about deadlines.

(I will still be stressing about deadlines)