💫Alyx @alyx@witches.town

third day of boiling the same two cinnamon sticks and handful of cloves to extract their aromatic potential

i feel like a torturer

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while putting up the lights last night i shuffled around in my socks on the wide clothes dresser (to reach the necessary heights) and today i'm looking at the dresser's surface and thinking what a great job i did dusting

like most plants i acquire, the former inhabitants of these little pots died quick deaths. but i kept the pretty things on my counter, doing nothing useful, because that is how i roll and/or i find it difficult to dispose of functioning manufactured goods

just now i realized that, combined with the two sets of new solar lights, these pots can now enjoy a newfound sense of purpose while helping the lights be as bright as they can be

this (and the linked natreed blog) is a really good read for folks questioning gender stuff

Existence precedes essence: how I know that I am definitely transgender
https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/3wsid6/existence_precedes_essence_how_i_know_that_i_am/

my life would be so much more enjoyable, i imagine, wtihout constant ambient anxiety

also enjoying the imaginary couple whose legendary knock-down, drag-out brawls suddenly cease because they are so utterly fascinated and "consumed" by this $10 device that wiggles a bit when you give it triple-A batteries

[a follow-up review by their children would describe how they found their parents' starved, emaciated bodies curled in front of a strange alter hosting a proud, solitary dildo

then the review's final line "My mind is racing. I must admit there is something quite fascinating about that strange object. Perhaps further observation is in order? Yesss..."

then there is a follow-up review by the children's chil

also, the guy who got it for his wife on their "anniversary"

here honey, i got you a $10 vibrator to commemorate the 25th anniversary of our sacred union. enjoy, i'm going to watch football

my previous vibe whimpered and passed on while being sat on (*looks innocent*) so i decided to pick up a $10 one i saw while browsing. i mean, 10 bucks. i liked the shape, it was cheap, and it couldn't be that bad. it's just a simple vibrator

you know what IS that bad? ALL THE FAKE REVIEWS

every single one is obviously fake, which is honestly kind of great

i like that last, stoic one best.

hung ~35 ft of solar-powered holiday lights up on either side of my room now but they have to charge during the day tomorrow

lookin' forward to tomorrow evening :)

current random wallpaper
really pretty mega-cd ad

i have surrounded the final boss of hexcells infinite

won't be getting away on my watch

this dumb article is suggesting that i should actually watch voyager 😐

https://tv.avclub.com/star-trek-voyager-accidentally-presided-over-the-franc-1798238334

reading some more the answer is almost certainly not. have no way to back up or flash the original firmware atm.

hm, should i try to disable intel ME on my xeon x5650 tomorrow?

https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner

feels risky. more reading required

it feels like 90% of my follows and the folks they boost are Queer Mastodon, Tech Mastodon, or Weird Mastodon to the point that i feel a little surprised when i stumble upon a (relative) normie-seeming profile on here

i think it would be neat to connect with some of them, though hopefully they'd never ask me what vore is or why sonic seems so frequently involved