One year
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I’ve been on hormones for one year now; I took my first dose of spironolactone on May 27, 2021, and started on estradiol a little less than three months later.
Read MoreGetting back to it
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It’s now a few weeks into the new year, and I’m back at work. Technically, I’m working from home most of the week thanks to Omicron, and going into the office one day a week to take care of matters that aren’t as easily arranged from my apartment.
Read MoreCrowded bus season
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It’s September again. Crowded bus season. Halifax is a university city, so the buses and streets are teeming with young adults.
Read MoreChecking in
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I owe a few people some e-mails, and there are countless other people I haven’t checked in on in a while, but I always have trouble getting started. I like e-mail for the personal touch and the space for sharing private thoughts and feelings (at least moreso than on social media); I tend not to feel comfortable using chat or DMs unless I know the person well. Eventually I figured I may as well send a group e-mail, but since there are people who I’m not sure I have up-to-date addresses for but may otherwise want to hear from me, I decided to turn it into a public blog post.
Read MoreDispatches from the pandemic wall
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Writing always requires a certain amount of motivation, even if only for attention.
Read MoreBald alien babe
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I had a portrait session with local photographer Invidia Obscura a few weeks ago; I loved what they did the last time I shot with them, and since I came out back in August, I had been hoping to get another good batch of gender-affirming photos. As many selfies as I take, I wanted to have some nicer pictures of myself for the website and my web presence in general.
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Our stories help us feel less alone
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The internet (rightfully) gets a lot of flak for a lot of things, but one thing I still love about it is that I have found so many other people whose stories and experiences I can relate to. This is the main thing that continues to attract me to blogging: I love having the opportunity to show little bits of myself and my world, and I love the feeling that comes when I read something that resonates with me on a personal level.
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted here.