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I dreamed my alarm clock went off this morning and therefore worked on waking up 30 minutes before I needed to. Sometimes the brain is cruel...

I dreamed my alarm clock went off this morning and therefore worked on waking up 30 minutes before I needed to. Sometimes the brain is cruel 😭

Ending the formal work week on a high point by being completely shut down by a man because I dared speak a single sentence about the topic...

Ending the formal work week on a high point by being completely shut down by a man because I dared speak a single sentence about the topic that was very loudly being discussed right next to me. How dare I! The arrogance!

It seems I still haven't shrank myself small enough for the ever so mighty men of gaming. Maybe I should bring a kettle and make them all hot tea to drink while gossiping. I wonder if my existence would stop being an existential threat these people then? 😇

Still haven't had a moment to write my book log for April and probably won't until the weekend, but I did have the chance to read a...

Still haven't had a moment to write my book log for April and probably won't until the weekend, but I did have the chance to read a short story before going to bed.

A very creepy one that ended up being both way creepier and way more positive than I imagined based on the content warnings (rape and violence against women) at the start of the story. Definitely recommend for anybody who has 2,000 words worth of bandwidth for a fantastical and creepy little story.

Unbury by Kirsty Logan

https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/unbury/

#AmReading #ShortFiction #SFF

I remembered very suddenly in a panic that a new month has started and that means that I have to write a book log for April. However, I read...

I remembered very suddenly in a panic that a new month has started and that means that I have to write a book log for April. However, I read so many books in April and I have so much to do this weekend, that I have no idea how I'm going to fit in writing it all out.

Being busy because I have some work to do is a good thing in terms of my finances, but it's still not exactly how I intended my 4-day weekend to go 🤣

Immediately after this I was treated like an idiot who knows nothing for daring to suggest that you didn't have to do black face to do...

Immediately after this I was treated like an idiot who knows nothing for daring to suggest that you didn't have to do black face to do good and fun cosplay, so that was nice. Really great way to end what was otherwise a pretty good day 👍

I've worked at the same company for nearly three years and the amount of casual misogyny I deal with just sitting at my desk trying to...

I've worked at the same company for nearly three years and the amount of casual misogyny I deal with just sitting at my desk trying to quietly work remains absolutely incomprehensible to me. Society really has to do better.

I shouldn't have to smile and nod and accept listening to incredibly sexist conversation and comments between male coworkers for sometimes over an hour at a time as just part of the job. And that's not even getting into the fact that they randomly decide to pretend I don't exist pretty regularly, don't let me join conversations, and refuse flat out to ask me for asisstance with anything because they assume I couldn't possibly know (even though I almost always know or can find out quickly). So I never know when I'm actually allowed to exist and participate.

Absolutely exhausting, friends.

Currently contemplating writing a blog post about what I now think of as a pervasive untruth that being a native speaker is some kind of...

Currently contemplating writing a blog post about what I now think of as a pervasive untruth that being a native speaker is some kind of ultimate qualification (specifically in writing and translation because those are domains I'm most familiar with). This thinking is inspired by many short essays (some lost to time because I didn't bookmark the URLs) and an assignment I had to do in a translation course I took a few years ago. It's also pretty closely related to BrE and AmE supremacy in writing spaces---a big topic honestly.

A bit nervous about actually writing it though because I'm not confident in my ability to be concise and write about it clearly. I also think many translators who are native speakers who only translate into their native language may yell at me (it's happened before).

It feels important to put out there though, so I'm kind of conflicted even though my personal blog realistically speaking has no reach or real audience. If I had any kind of name for myself, I guess I could pitch it somewhere, but I don't even know if I can write out my ideas well enough for my own quiet blog so lol

Just checked the tracking number for my special ballot for the Canadian federal election and it looks like it was successfully delivered on...

Just checked the tracking number for my special ballot for the Canadian federal election and it looks like it was successfully delivered on April 22nd! Hurray for properly participating in democracy even though I have to pay the living overseas tax of $30 to send my ballot in the mail via EMS!

Looks like the race in the riding I have to vote in is pretty close though, so who knows if it's going to swing the way I want it to 😅

Looks like libro.fm is having a weeklong sale leading up to Indie Bookstore Day* and there are lots of great deals for DRM-free...

Looks like libro.fm is having a weeklong sale leading up to Indie Bookstore Day* and there are lots of great deals for DRM-free audiobooks!!! I've already gotten three in addition to my monthly credit and I may buy more 😆

*I think the name varies, but this is the name for the Canadian version, organized by the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association. They even have a website to help people fine indie booksellers!!!

https://libro.fm/sale/all

#CIBD #IndieBookstores #audiobooks #bookstodon

Because I don't already have enough to keep track of, I made a profile on Letterboxd. Maybe this will motivate me to watch more movies?...

Because I don't already have enough to keep track of, I made a profile on Letterboxd. Maybe this will motivate me to watch more movies? Or at least thing about the very small number of movies I watch more critically???

Feel free to follow if you have an account and give a damn about what I think about movies lol

https://letterboxd.com/mollymay5000/

I've had this introductory book on the transgender experience(?) for awhile now, but just couldn't find the time to read it. I...

I've had this introductory book on the transgender experience(?) for awhile now, but just couldn't find the time to read it. I really want to learn how to be more articulate in Japanese when I talk about these topics. So while I think a lot of the basic stuff isn't going to be new information, I'm really looking forward to what I can learn from this book. And hopefully I can use that knowledge in positive ways that help people even if it's just dealing with misconception--something I'm definitely less equipped to do in Japanese.

#AmReading #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Read and reviewed another arc from #NetGalley over the weekend. This time, it was a collection of short stories from an author I'd never...

Read and reviewed another arc from #NetGalley over the weekend. This time, it was a collection of short stories from an author I'd never heard of before. And the publisher is Canadian to boot!

I really loved this collection a lot, so it would mean so much to me if you checked out my review.

https://taylordrew.me/a-song-for-wildcats-by-caitlin-galway/

#BookReview #AmReading

Just got an email from DHL that Elections Canada finally got my special ballot in the mail. It's supposed to arrive on Tuesday, but the...

Just got an email from DHL that Elections Canada finally got my special ballot in the mail. It's supposed to arrive on Tuesday, but the way my address got input is completely unhinged and I'm definitely too short on time to miss getting the envelope until the weekend, so I scheduled it to be delivered to one of the public boxes instead. Super grateful they exist.

Now to figure out the fastest way to get the envelope back to Ottawa in time for it to be counted and remember the name of my electoral district and look up the name of the person I need to vote for 😵‍💫

Are there any good books (please don't send links to podcasts, blogs, etc.) out there about ideas around androgyny relating to...

Are there any good books (please don't send links to podcasts, blogs, etc.) out there about ideas around androgyny relating to whiteness, imperialism, cultural erasure, etc.? Books on gender in general would probably be useful too. Brought to you by the fact that instead of being extremely excited that my favourite story is getting adapted into a different medium, I'm spending my time avoiding posts on the internet that pretty heavily imply that people like me don't exist.

Might as well use the misery it's causing as fuel to learn something 😇

Elections Canada really needs to change the whole title and body structure of the automated emails they send about special voting ballots....

Elections Canada really needs to change the whole title and body structure of the automated emails they send about special voting ballots. They *really* look like spam. I would never open one of those emails unless I was expecting it to come. I know this because the last time I got one unexpectedly I ignored it and it's why I had to completely register from scratch for the election this time 😅

Book log as promised! Hands are ouchy from all the typing, so leaving this post short and sweet. Take a look if it suits your...

Book log as promised! Hands are ouchy from all the typing, so leaving this post short and sweet. Take a look if it suits your fancy!

https://taylordrew.me/march-2025-reads/

#BookLog #AmReading #bookstodon

This just in, but after 4 hours of working on this test I'm only halfway done, so I don't think I'm going to be writing any book...

This just in, but after 4 hours of working on this test I'm only halfway done, so I don't think I'm going to be writing any book logs this weekend 😮‍💨

Someone really needs to tell the person who designed this test that they could achieve everything they wanted and needed with less than half the volume...

I'm not sure how many people are actually reading my monthly book logs, but I do plan on posting it this weekend. I have to do a test...

I'm not sure how many people are actually reading my monthly book logs, but I do plan on posting it this weekend. I have to do a test for a potential new client first though, so might not end up being until tomorrow.

It's possible that my hands may hurt to much after completing the test since it's absurdly long though, so I might have to reevaluate my plans.

Social media really feels like a lot lately. I don't know what I should post where or even if I should post anything at all. But at the...

Social media really feels like a lot lately. I don't know what I should post where or even if I should post anything at all. But at the same time, it feels like this is all there is for me so I keep trying to make it work.

It's all annoying 😂

April Fool's Day is such a nuissance. It's hard enough reading social cues on a regular day, let alone one where people do the most...

April Fool's Day is such a nuissance. It's hard enough reading social cues on a regular day, let alone one where people do the most annoying shit imaginable and claim humour has an excuse for all transgressions. And that's not even getting into the "jokes" that cause actual harm.