I’m so happy for you.

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Absolutely disgusting.

I picked up Metroid: Dread for my Switch and I am thinking of picking up the Metroid Prime remaster as well.

Other than that, probably Minecraft and board games.

Had fun at our queer TRPG/boardgame club last night (played Wingspan), and also at the after-party (invited folks back to our place and we watched Knives Out 3).

We’re going to a nearby city for another LGBT boardgame club this weekend, and I will be taking my partner to Torrid for a shopping trip to try out skirts/dresses.

Are there any trans or queer support groups in your area? The one I went to wasn’t super useful to me, but it was a way into a queer social circle that allowed me to meet more people and be myself.

Bad fit. Idk what makes this corpo-punk other than the fucking logos. When I think corpo-punk or business goth, I’m imaging a distressed or modded suit/tie thing, not a varsity jacket.

Lol, I learned about my partner’s (who I live with) pronoun shift from they/them to they/she via looking at discord.

Since my partner started DIY with an actual dose (as opposed to the baby dose that PP and most providers start with), their breasts have become sensitive pretty quickly. Has been fun.

A lot of “generic” stores don’t really have much to offer larger women, cis or trans. I do most of my clothes shopping either at thrift stores or places that focus on plus sizes like Torrid.

There are a ton of body types, and you’ll be able to find good-looking clothes that fit you well. It just takes time and a bit of effort. Where have you been looking?

News has been depressing so that discussion isn’t particularly post-worthy for me, and now that I have a partner I have that immediate outlet for talking about my personal life so I don’t feel the need to journal post.

Congrats! It hurts a bit, but in my experience I saw significant results shortly after the first session.

One of my folks’ farm cats was born long haired even though I’ve never seen a long-hair farm cat in that area, so yeah it seems so.

Hey folks!

No big life updates, but just wanted to just confirm that I’m doing alright. Still job hunting, but that’s not exactly a unique experience. Other that, I’ve been enjoying life with my partner and friends. Was able to survive Thanksgiving with the folks (still not out, planning to come out after I land a job or at least move to an apartment that allows cats.)

Also, passed my 1 year HRT anniversary a week ago (although the anniversary of switching from a baby dose to injections is in January.)

Probably Andrew Bailey, who was appointed as a “co-deputy director” of the FBI. He was Missouri’s AG and is a frothing-at-the-mouth right-wing culture warrior and extreme transphobe.

It’s Forbes.sites, i.e., a blog post and not an actual article edited by Forbes.

So, some life updates.

Interview went very well, but still waiting to hear back. I really need to get back on the application train regardless in case a different candidate gets picked.

My partner is deciding to try (feminizing) HRT! I am super happy for them, but they don’t have health insurance so I am trying to figure out options. Here’s what I have so far, and it’d be good to get feedback:

• We can go with Planned Parenthood virtual visits and hope that the payment plans for their income level is reasonable.
• We can pursue one of the various online GAHT clinics (Folx, Plume, etc…)
• I have insurance and have a big EV stockpile. I can let them borrow my stock until they get insurance. I would need to probably adjust my regime (split my EV dose over 2 injections), so that they could take my spiro since that doesn’t come as easily as E and then I could run fine on monotherapy (I have been kinda forgetting most of my spiro doses anyways for the past few months it wouldn’t be a big change, it would just alleviate some of my anxiety). I am a little concerned them not getting blood tests in this scenario, but it should be fine short term.

No. The continuing resolution was a “clean” bill, but there will be definitely anti-trans riders in other appropriations bills down the road.

So, there are a couple key leading design movements.

In mainstream spaces (i.e. 5e D&D-adjacent) you have a new generation of games with a focus on well-tuned tactical combat and trying to tie in more narrative mechanics for non-combat scenarios. These games are generally similar in complexity to D&D 5e, albeit with higher optimization ceilings. Examples: Pathfinder 2e, Daggerheart, Draw Steel, Lancer. I would also slot Fabula Ultima here even if the tactical combat isn’t spatial in nature.

In indie spaces, you have a lot of post-PbtA microgames, where the idea is to riff on an established mechanic with bespoke material for capturing a specific vibe. The 24XX movement is a key example. Really, any of these can be picked up and played with little prep, you just have to find something that you like. You also have diceless (and often GMless) games based on Belonging Outside Belonging, which are super narrative heavy and based on collaborative storytelling. Jenna Moran’s games (Nobilis, Chuubo’s Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine, etc…) are also a major precursor to this movement, but Jay Dragon’s games (Sleepaway, Wanderhome, Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast) are probably the most notable modern examples.

The other major indie movement is the New School Renaissance (NSR) movement, which is derived from the Old School Revival/Renaissance (OSR) movement. While the OSR movement was mainly about recapturing what was perceived to be lost modalities of play (generally based on a nostalgia for Basic/Expert D&D), NSR games take the core mechanical aspects of the OSR and apply them to more diverse genres and themes. Mothership and Mork Borg are the biggest games in this space, with a mountain of 3rd party support, but games based on Into the Odd (Bastionland, Cairn, Mausritter, etc…) are also a major current.

In addition to these design movements, you still have a lot of stable currents as well, including PbtA/FitD games, trad games published by legacy publishers (Onyx Path, Arc Dream, Chaosium, Free League, Pelgrane Press, Green Ronin, etc…) as well as a fair number of 5e-clones/hacks.