Be there for your trans folks today. Because the government sure as fuck isn't.

At that price it can't be in Madrid... Pity

Many Different Forevers, by Forget-Me-Notes: A Compilation Charity Album 25 track album

So my musical alias (Echoes of Aphelion) got involved in this little fundraiser album. Buy it, share it, love it and definitely enjoy track 13 :D forgetmenotcharity.bandcamp.com/album/many-d...

Guys, Handmaid's Tale was a warning, not a GD instruction manual...

What my husband says to the cat about the new couch: "you may nuzzle the couch, but you may not scratch it with your murder claws!"

What the cat hears about the new couch: "Nuzzle! Scratch! Murder! CLAWS!!!"

If you're in the UK, reading the press coverage of the general election, and thinking 'yay, it's going to be like 1997 on Friday', take a moment to remember 1992. If you don't recall, find someone who does. Go out and vote tomorrow. Every vote matters. Tell your friends and get them voting too!

All of this & also if you live in a temperate zone and find yourself in a heatwave:

You need to drink more water than you think you do. A *lot* more.

If it's been >1hr since you needed the toilet, go drink 8-9oz of water.

First signs of a headache, start drinking 20-30oz.

Dehydration is no joke.

I got handed an agenda....

Seesawing between anger and grief at being fired for no reason, worry about money and delight at no longer having to be in that toxic environment every day. The feeling of rejection is real though. Oof.

Always be your true self.
If the world cannot handle your cat hair covered cardigans, concealed daggers, and your ragged aura of malice and decay, so be it.

The King of England lies dying and one of his sons has been exiled. A princess has vanished. Plague stalks the land and the Treasury has been plundered.

NOW is the time for strange women lying in ponds to distribute swords to form the basis of government.

Oof. I hope so too. Wishing you relief and answers!

So. If you know anyone who needs a bright, talented QA manual tester who has been working for a very high profile client, especially if they are either in Madrid or would be happy with remote work, I would love to hear from you. My probation ends at the end of April. Thank you! 3/3

The client gives us a full day workload, Cognizant adds courses, mandatory activities, meetings and a whole host of other things. 9 hour day becomes 10.5 with commute. Zero flexibility. I've just been hospitalised for 2 days and am still off sick and I suspect stress is a major culprit. 2/?

I need a new job. I transitioned into tech last August as a data analyst/QA tester. First three month contract, remote, for Jagex, was a dream. Then I started working for Cognizant. The project is really interesting, but the goals and methods change daily, on a whim. Whole team burning out. 1/?

Fuck Around and Find Out (IWD 2023), by Echoes of Aphelion track by Echoes of Aphelion

It's International Women's Day. I'm fresh out of hospital so this is from last year, but I thought it might resonate. Contains swearing. echoesofaphelion.bandcamp.com/track/fuck-a...

It is time for mince pies, festive drinks and It's a Wonderful Life followed by The Muppet's Christmas Carol. Happy holidays to you all, my friends, stay safe and well and have a good one, however you keep it xxxxxx

Spotify Wrapped square for Echoes of Aphelion showing the album cover (an eye with a skull as the pupil framed by hair) and the statistics 1.8k New Listeners, 625 Saves, 373 Playlists and 3 Top Artist Fans.

The day job has been kicking my arse. A month in and still so much to learn. So it was with pleasure and delight that I opened my Spotify Wrapped email this year. Thank you!

My ADHD brain doesn't want a fucking professional career. It wants to write poems and make art and run errands for people who need it and volunteer at queer orgs and plant and maintain strawberries and bake for my friends. Unfortunately, the rest of me needs to pay rent and eat. So.

I especially love apps which demand recommendations before I've even had a chance to use the app. Nope. And again, with more emphasis... NOOOOOOOOOOPE.

Hello! I found you!!!

Welcoming people to Bluesky:

Reminder to new users here:

None of this is real.

Got both English and Spanish Wordles in two guesses today :)

Imagine you buy a music CD. (I know, I know, pretend it's the 90s again). Now imagine that the artist who recorded that CD is charged every time you play their CD, by the CD manufacturer. Money-grabbing greedy bull-crap. www.theguardian.com/games/2023/s...

Soooo crabby today. Send chocolate. Send kittens. Send a magical way for me to feel less like a blob and more like I am human shaped...

It's actually shocking that I don't have a single music player on my desktop Mac that works properly. Spotify is now giving black screen of death (still plays music but it's like the worst lucky dip ever) and Apple Music keeps spamming me for my credentials. Is it really too much to ask?

i see this pop up once in a while on various platforms and i have never seen more wholesome advice for being creative.

Nooo! I hate that :(

Oh that is so annoying... :( Sorry you are having to put up with that