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Thirty Days Has September

Well, university has been a big false start. I’ve gone with option 4 from the last blog post. That’s dropping all subjects and reapplying to UAC after I get all my other stuff in order. My other stuff is my … Continue reading

The People at University are Amazing

I’ve met some amazing people at university so far. Most of them are in the queer space. Scratch that, they are all in the queer space. These are young adults who are going through a lot but for the most … Continue reading

Third Time’s a Charm; University Begins… Again

Orientation week has started at university. The only thing I’ve seen so far were queues. Although, I did get to direct two people to the great hall. That wasn’t terrifying. So why the hell can’t I deal with groups?

Let’s … Continue reading

Depression, Debt, Bees and Lizards

Ahhhhh yes, now where was I? I’ve corrected my spiralling debt thanks to an early release of superannuation due to financial hardship. Taking away from future me isn’t too bad – especially as future me shouldn’t really exist. The fact … Continue reading

Mon Mothma was a Deejay

Let me preface this by saying it has been a very long month. I have been experiencing bits of euphoria here and there – when they hit, it makes me grateful I didn’t kill myself as planned. The CAPTCHA below … Continue reading

Me, Myself and Progesterone

I touched on progesterone (P4) in my last transgender update post. I am not quite sure if progesterone is working in the way I want it to. My biggest annoyance with it is feeling like my brain is on … Continue reading

New Year, New Something That Rhymes with Year

Technically I’m still the same, but my hammock is weirdly outdoors. For the first time in years I have an outdoor area. I’m no longer trapped in a box. I hate apartments. At the same time, urban sprawl isn’t … Continue reading

Maintenance Complete – User Is Online!

CG-NAT defeated! The Cloudflare Argo Tunnel works and has done so for about a week. However, due to the way the tech behind it all works…

…I might have inadvertently locked myself out, with help from botnets spamming my WordPress … Continue reading

Downtime – Planned Maintenance

Here comes the downtime. As my NBN regresses to 4G home internet. Expect this site to be down for at least a few weeks while I get my head around consumer grade network address translation or CG-NAT for short.

Theoretically … Continue reading

Great News, I’m Transgender!

Exactly one month ago, on the 18th October 2023, I came to the realisation that I am transgender. Two weeks later I had an appointment with an endocrinologist. And one week after that a prescription for estradiol valerate 6 mg … Continue reading