So, I have attention problems (coding is actually the only thing I’ve ever been able to focus on for more than 5-10 minutes at a time without chemical assistance), so you’d think I’d be happy switching contexts frequently.
🐖 And usually I am! 🐽
But when there’s as much comms🏓 ping pong going on as there has been at work this week, I can actually get worked up to the point where I physically start shaking, and need to step away. 😵💫
Doing that right now. This is that message.
Writing is totally a self-soothing technique for me.
😊 I feel much better now 😁
@h5e This happens to a lot of us. 🥰 It turns out that forcing trans folk to dress against their gender puts a dampener on some of those folks’ enthusiasm for self-decoration.
Glad you’re having more fun on the right side of the funhouse mirror!! 💕
@AlyAlyOutnFree Thanks for kicking us off!
@pauline That _is_ super hot. 🥰
You know the planets are lined up when #transappreciationfriday falls on #TwelfthNight.
I'm Pauline (she/her). I spent my youth getting kiln-fired in #Tucson, #Arizona, now in the #BayArea; used to be an academic in the humanities, now write code during the day and fiction in the off hours, also some songwriting and home recording with guitars, but there's this whole ongoing struggle to get my singing voice repitched.
My most remarkable life stories all involve other people, and one of the most amazing is that my oldest and dearest friend is also a trans woman. It's been something to figure this all out alongside her as an other half to her Gemini.
Fig.1: restaurant washroom selfie, Fig 2: some hot gender-bent flirtation from Twelfth Night (Viola dressed as Cesario is supposed to be a proxy for the Duke; Olivia has other ideas).
Appreciation to all!
@anyas5 Hi, Anya! 👋
@revoluciana Isn't it _wonderful_?
@danirabbit @rooster Believe it or not: you did a brave thing. After coming out, transitioning, and surviving holidays with difficult relatives, who'd have thunk? 💓
Keep being brave!
Hi!! Happy #TransAppreciationFriday!!
I’m Nicole (she/her). I manage mobile engineering for the Pocket products at Mozilla. My previous incarnations were as an iOS developer, an attorney, a CGI enthusiast, and an aspiring horror makeup artist (I never wanted to be an astronaut).
I originally hail from #Tucson, #Arizona, but reside in the #BayArea these days.
I think it’s really interesting that my oldest, dearest childhood friend is also #trans. Coming out to each other was super special.
Hey friends - I am in Antarctica with extremely slow and limited internet and I have a book coming out this year that I'd normally be posting more about because pre-orders are *critical* to a book's success.
Help me get the word out?
OUT THERE: THE SCIENCE BEHIND SCI-FI FILM AND TV
From black holes to space elevators and extraterrestrial civilizations, this is a rich and beautifully illustrated book for your coffee table. And astronaut Mae Jemison wrote the Foreword!
Promo Codes for Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game
We published this game in 2013 using Unity 4.6. Apple updated MacOS and the game no longer worked. We have a new version that works on recent MacOS versions, but doesn't work on older versions/Macs.
I could use some help finding out exactly which versions of Macs and MacOS's are compatible. Any takers? DM me with your Mac info, and I can send you a promo code.
Just need to know if it runs. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rube-works-official-rube-goldberg/id826938697?mt=12
@bumpus @danirabbit I think we can throw a ⭐ in too, just because it's a selfie + wisdom post.
@piratescarlett On it. 💪 Just a few more things preceding on the list.
@piratescarlett Another streaming service. 😂 Oh gods, they feel by Pokemon: gotta catch 'em all.
In 2023, don't tell me that your tech is doing good.
Show me a team that reflects society.
Show me a team with women.
Show me a team that is safe for trans people.
Show me Indigenous inclusion.
Show me a team that welcomes and RETAINS Black people.
Show me management that accommodates disability without intrusive questions and a legal fight.
Show me neurodiversity.
Show me management that doesn't use people like emotional support animals. Show me fewer meetings, with agendas & notes.
@piratescarlett I'm convinced enough to order the Blu-ray of the first two—unless you recommend another way of screening them?
@SoftTransMom Nope. My tolerance for genuine scares is super inconsistent, but this looks well on the other side of my enjoyment threshold. 🫣
Project A-Ko 1986 ‘プロジェクトA子’
Directed by Katsuhiko Nishijima
If you miss the #80s then here you go! Earth. The not too distant future. A city is miraculously reborn just sixteen years after being completely destroyed by a giant meteor. A love triangle of three school girls, confrontations with Aliens, Giant Robots and complete destruction ... #Anime #Animation #Japanuary #Japan #Cinema #Nowwatching #Nw #Asiancinema
@a0dbxza Oh, gods, a total embarrassing tween fave of mine. I even own an animation cel.
🏳️⚧️ Proudly Trans
🌉 Bay Area
Product-Engineering Manager for a software product portfolio; former iOS dev; attorney (CA/IL); large-format photographer; marriage ministress; cinema nut; weeb; lifelong weird girl.
Lover of myths, legends, fairy tales, fantasies, and folklore; 6502 assembly aspirer; book hoarder; gaming nostalgist; gore-adverse, torture-adverse feminist horror film fan; food worshipper; Slack poet; ace-demi-recipro-crier; a total and complete mess.
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