For years I've known that if I want to make the body a little stronger, I can shift into Alex or Pi, because they're stronger than the rest of us.* And for pretty much that whole time I thought it was their masculinity. (Can you say "internalized misogyny"?) But then Alex began identifying as non-binary/gender fluid, and Pi began to identify as ( Read more... )

Well, today I went four hours between meals and didn't have a single sign of upset stomach. Breakfast had been this chicken/pasta salad I made last night, slightly more than a bowlful. (Ate til I was full ( Read more... )

So, adding to my already existing issues with summer, of heat and sunshine, I am sensitive to air conditioning as well. Most AC units give me headaches after a while, a bit like most earphones do. I've only been in one house I know of that didn't do this to me, and that's Lilla's parents' house.1 I don't know how they manage it, but the place is ( Read more... )

      I swear, my body is only partly nocturnal. The rest of it is brain-powered. Because as long as my brain is active with something interesting or distracting to occupy it, I am awake. When I'm idle with nothing to keep my mind occupied, I get tired. The three biggest reasons for me to go to bed are ( Read more... )

One day, when I am at least comfortably wealthy, there are so many foods I want to try. Before I moved here to Oregon, I thought there were only two kinds of olives: black and green. And I'm fairly sure those are the same species, just one is ripe and the other is not. Now, I moved here and found out about kalamata olives (which are delicious!) and ( Read more... )