Kevin VanOrd 🏳️‍🌈 🐻

Everyone has been so kind to me these last days. Thank you.

YouTube video by VOCES8 VOCES8: The Lamb by John Tavener

Tonight's music: John Tavener's The Lamb, in honour of the composer's birthday (Jan 28, 1944). A haunting modern choral staple.

Trans Community and Survival in South Sudan: An Interview with a Trans Refugee [Author’s Note: I have never run an interview on this blog before so this post will be different than my normal personal essays and media analysis. A friend of mine reached out to ask if I wo…

The title speaks for itself. I know there are so many causes, organisations, and individuals deserving of our attention and our funds, but if you can spare one or both for the Gorom trans and LGBTQ refugee camp, it would mean a lot.

Playing today. I can't wait for the more than one and less than twenty willies. I promise a review.

Yes.

I know a panic attack doesn't last for hours but I have whatever thing feels like that.

IMAGINE using the phrase 'hamstrung by human rights laws' and expecting people to treat you like a perfectly normal being afterwards.

Why does every NPC in STALKER 2 look like @alexnavarro.bsky.social?

YouTube video by France Musique concerts Lalo : Symphonie espagnole (Augustin Hadelich)

Tonight's music: Édouard Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole, in honour of the composer's birthday (27 Jan, 1823).

Loads of willies, you say?

YouTube video by Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat Major, K. 364 - Julian Rachlin & Sarah McElravy

This morning's music: my favourite Mozart work - the wonderful Sinfonia Concertante, in honour of the composer's birthday (27 Jan, 1756).

Goddamn the struggle is real. But I shall survive and thrive.

Deleting my original reply though since I suppose one can never be sure with this stuff.

Oh yes, very aware of them - I'm just not seeing that in these reviews. Page after page of reviews, but only a couple complaining about woke. Most reactionary review bombing I see is pretty up front about the agenda, which is why I'm curious if there's something else/additional going on.

For sure. I'm curious about what's driving such a zealous reaction.

Lucky to be surrounded by incredible people and have a giving and supportive employer.

Yikes. The brain is *struggling* with the antidepressant transition.

Me watching the servants in The Great cleaning the floor by dancing: That's really inefficient they should try the Philips OneUp.

Man ponders if he is still a good person if helping others benefits him. The universe answers and tells him: 'Be kind, I don't care why'

Immediate Commodore 128 flashbacks. I love this.

Blasphemous is great!

Have you played Hell is Us please go play Hell is Us, the best game of 2025 no one ever talks about.

7.3 kg (16 lb) lost between 27 Dec. and today. I'm happy with that. Maybe I'll take a celebratory selfie later.

I'm now getting symptoms from tapering off SSRI tho mainly I'm just crying for no reason so could be worse

Graham Linehan proves the point that trans liberationists have been saying from the start:

If you'll permit dehumanising and stripping the rights of trans people, you will dehumanise and strip the rights of anyone on a long enough timeline.

Looks great!

Wellbutrin update: it's doing things. Well, *a* thing: mild insomnia. I can get to sleep, but I'm only managing about 5-6 hours.

Too early to tell on its therapeutic effects.

New Harper's Letter just dropped.

Selfie. I'm a bear man with mustache and beard wearing a black onesie with red trim.

Onesie night. Perfect garment for collecting cat hair.

Damn, I wish you'd just left it at damp, 'cause I've got it covered.