Neverwinter Nights and Roller Coaster Tycoon when I was a little kid. I watched my dad play Neverwinter and had to indulge in my own tiny fantasy to play as a "dragon." Still at it.
It was a battle between my queer identity and my biologist identity. For regular browsing and posting, science won out. But I have an account with blajah.zone too to discuss the queer agenda.
I consider myself a people, and I prefer my body jewelry to be gold if I can afford it. A few pieces are gold-colored anodized titanium (which are fading), but very prominent pieces are solid gold. I like yellow gold, not rose gold. I actually think titanium/"silver" looks more tacky than gold.
But that's just for pieces of jewelry that go into my body. For bracelets and such, I prefer brass, leather, and shades of brown. I don't wear necklaces.
Gold cars are disgusting though.
I've only just started weighing again. My "big loss" was in 2019, and while I couldn't maintain my lowest weight, I've largely maintained and even built muscle to stay within my healthy range. I've tipped up in the last year after some medical changes and muscle building. There are still bits of me that I'd prefer looked different. CICO worked for a time, but I hate it, so I'm falling back to fasting when possible (which I've basically always done anyway). Just gotta be conscious of the snacks, especially those my new work keeps trying to feed me!
The gain and then subsequent slashing of human rights based on fascist beliefs and lack of representation (and possibly over representation by fringe groups that capture the news cycle). Across the world, populism and fascism is gaining in popularity - again. It felt like we'd gotten past this point for a minute.
I don't get tired of little ducks like teal. Two cinnamon teal on the left, blue-winged teal drake on the right.
Colorado, USA, May 2022
There is not yet enough content for your sort selection to really matter. I sort by new because at least I'll see more content as stuff is posted throughout the day.
Harlequin ducks! Ohio, Feburary 2023
I love finding huge flocks of ducks and picking through them to see which species are hanging out. This flock has gadwall, American wigeon, and a northern shoveler.
This guy has been in Pennsylvania for over a month now. The juxtaposition between this Florida-to-South-Texas duck and the Canada geese in the background is wild to me. While it was great to see one of my favorite duck species, the mottled duck is threatened in the south by genetic swamping by mallards. Some folks I've talked to estimate that we will no longer have pure mottled ducks in the next 40-50 years due to hybridization. This guy has a bit of white at the bottom of his speculum, but it's not too much for a pure mottled duck drake. I commonly identify hybrids, so it was wonderful to photograph this duck.
July 2023. Ducks are my people.
Tsuro is always our go-to short game for when folks are getting to game night and getting into the mood. We also like to play Uno at the end of the night when our brains are fried or Jackbox.