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There's a ritual for everything!

Tell 4 year old me that nearly forty years ago and she would have looked at you like you were clueless.

Aged 4 I knew. They're fucking idiots.

An entry in a spreadsheet titled, "Dealing with Trauma and Grief - Friends Deaths, Sexual Assault and Being Trans

I changed the entries in my accounts spreadsheet from "Fun" to this. Fuck the haters!

Happy St. Brigid's day. Happy Imbolc. Here's to new life and growth! 🖤🍺

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Went for a wrap yesterday, tired and hungry. It was delish. I took out my phone and sent a pic to my sis who recommended the place. Then went to message my aunt.

I thought "What the hell am I doing?" I am a photographer, with agencies buying my art, but I can't be non-stop. And that's just food! 🖤🍺

You tell 'em Rosie!

I certainly have been for years and have been roundly ignored! We need to gather the pagan hordes to reclaim the rightful spring!

The next "Holiday" after St. Brigid's Day is Halloween, right?

I've had my costume picked out since last Halloween.

the GPO Dublin, lit in red and blue

the GPO Dublin, lit in purple and orange

the GPO Dublin, lit in pink and blue, text reads 'the power of Brigit'

fun light show on the ould post office for imbolc

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An array of spices in bags and in a spice bowl from the legends in my local shop. Hup the boyos!

Update to my Indian Style Spice Bag Chips - Spicy Popcorn Chicken.

Made while listening to @johncreedon.bsky.social on @rteradio1.bsky.social Blog written while listening to him as well. Irish band The Scratch playing as I post this. Gonna have to give the album a whirl

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Of course not forgetting Christopher Guest, the lynchpin. Or Jane Lynch (can you say Lynchpin for her? It's her name!) Or the too many people to ever remember or name.

Iconic comedy. And this is the beginning of the end of an era.

The Levy films, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, etc. are true comedic gold because of everyone involved and Catherine O'Hara was an absolute trailblazer and a genius.

May she RIP.

"It's blowing peace and freedom, it's blowing equality."

Heresy to some but I stopped watching Schitt's Creek a little bit into/by the end of S2 when it was obvious Levy Snr + O'Hara's input/writing/ad-libbing/comedic style was (being) phased out in favour of Levy Jnr's route.

Still support it fully, a wonderful show to many. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ But not what I loved. 🖤🍺

Basil the cat on a 1980s synthesizer, the korg dw 8000. His paw is out and he's pressing a key

oh noooo he's been around too many trans women now he wants to make techno :((((

This is a landmark human rights resolution. Read 👉 buff.ly/PltCOGw #GCNnews

Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college/uni/grad school/etc

Commercial Law
Constitutional Law
Digital Law
Digital Marketing
American Politics and History
Business Ethics (throwing this sixth one in for funsies.) 😆

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Cork City Library will deliver books to people with illnesses, disabilities, etc.

Unfortunately not all social spaces like this are accessible to people, although libraries generally are.

I'm after emailing a few philanthropic groups about accessibility requirements to access their grants.

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Unfortunately not. Money means I have to be very careful with what I order.

However, I gave the last of my An Post Bród Stamp Pins to an LGBTQ+ refugee to Ireland just the other day. Sent another to the US in return for 5 techno CDs from a DIY producer. Delighted to see them go to deserving homes.☘️

Shop IRFU 150th Anniversary - National Stamp at An Post Shop IRFU 150th Anniversary - National Stamp online at An Post and enjoy free delivery in Republic of Ireland. Buy now.

If I ever write to you you're getting an IRFU 150 years of rugby, Children's Rugby stamp.

You're obviously aficionados of contact sports! 👏

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We ALWAYS look at the stamp

She was intimidated by your style! 😘

Check out my list on Amazon

TW: suicide mention

My trans friend who is homeless attempted to take their life during the week. I have them in my living room again, I've stitched them up, but they are very low on... Everything. I'm not sure what to ask for, but anything helps at all 💕

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The secret ingredient is humanity. *taps head*

Article in The Examiner a few days ago about the Cork Mayor giving a speech saying he uses AI to write his speeches (ah well...)

Talk given at a data centre in North Cork City that's existed since the 80s. Employees 20 people. Hosts HEAnet amongst others.

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In Cork, if you're not a political weirdo, the Echo runs a focus on areas within Cork every day.

A different area every day with local news. Figure out which day is for your area. Also, there's "themed" days. Wednesdays being the Women's Issue.

A bar I went to used to buy the Echo every day. 🖤🍺

My St. Brigid An Post stamps have been used now. The last of mine to send a letter to another woman in my life. I have an Imbolc one, left.

Weirdly I set out to "collect" stamps. I've found far more joy in using them to write to people but don't know if people even look at the stamp. #SpeirGorm

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Middle Ireland - The Non-Binary Choice — nodYESYES Post by nodYESYES

An explainer for centrist Middle Ireland (and their political parties) that centrism is (or necessitates) a vote for Non-Binary Gender Recognition and Feminism. 🏳️‍⚧️ #SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGhorm 🏳️‍⚧️

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aka The Existence of Centrists Necessitates Non-Binary Gender Recognition in Law. #SpeirGorm

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Just came up with the title for what'll definitely be my next blog post until I get distracted or have to deal with a hangover (soon™️) — "Middle Ireland - The Non-Binary Choice"

I'm laughing already, frfr 😆 — 🖤🍺 — ☘️🌈

I emailed Padraig Rice yesterday as head of the Health Committee. It was about spending from the HSE pre and post Covid on "The Loneliness Epidemic" re minority groups, disabled people, etc.

He's put a question to the Minister and I might have to figure out FOI requests after that. #SpeirGorm 🌈

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Thinking of the Presidential election and the voting booths where I went to.

With so few on the ballot, so few people in the hall and the people handing out the papers having a view, collectively, of every station they could easily know who everyone voted for.

Only in Ireland! 😆👁️ #SpéirGhorm

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How do you square @rodericogorman.bsky.social "Freedom of Speech" comments in the Dáil with a Green Party councillor's calls for more regulation of the online space when we see such laws used to isolate LGBTQ+ people from vital information, supports and community?

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