Kenzie

My experience as a kid—heck, into my early twenties for some things—was to believe everything I experienced was normal for everyone. 🧵

Happy birthday to me! *Finally* got my ears pierced on this personal spa day. Massage, sushi, ear piercing, friends, and board/card games. Great day!

The Roads Have Eyes! 👁️ Turn on the Surveillance Layer in Map Options to see known license plate readers from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions (Vigilant), Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon, Leonardo (ELSAG), Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia, Verkada, and other outdoor surveillance cameras.

How can pet shops sell a critically endangered species? As I was setting up my new aquarium, I noticed every single pet shop was selling axolotls. I overheard one worker explaining how firefly axolotls come to be. It's horrific!

The tank heater isn't working, so no luck yet on moving the fish. Don't want to shock them with a sudden 7°F temperature difference!

Two years ago my parents' Alexa Dot "recognized" my voice mistaking me for my dad. Today, Google no longer recognizes my voice. Practice and persistence pays off! I've still got some work to do to be *happy* with my voice, but I'm well on my way!

Three for Debinha! #kccurrent

So. Love triangle on a show I'm watching (an old one, early 2000s). It bothered me then, and it *really* bothers me now, when the two guys vieing for the woman's affection shake hands and say, "May the best man win." I'm now rooting for her to be interested in someone else entirely.

Phase 1, Assembly: Complete. Phase 2, Fill: Tomorrow. Phase 3, Transfer: Sunday. I'll be spending the next couple of hours disposing of the packing materials from today's work.

TFW: you back into the mechanic's car while driving the loaner... This was a $3200 repair bill *before*. How much will it cost now?

"It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident." - Karis Nemik, Andor

I've looked down at my phone to see sports scores lately, and realize when seeing some of those scores that football season has started. Then I do a double-take when, no, that's a baseball score of 14-7. KC lost to the White Sox 14-11. Ridiculous.

71°F (22°C). Light breeze. Slight scent of petrichor in the air. This is a perfect fall evening.

Watching "Angel" for the first time. They missed a real opportunity for "The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco": it could've been episode 5 of season 5...

Didn't have a good day. Don't know what to do about it. The thing I was going to do for myself didn't happen, so...🤷‍♀️ Next week, maybe? Hopefully? 😣

It's been three years since I started hormones. I'm seeing the woman I am more and more in the mirror. Unless I'm hot and sweaty, which, given the weather, takes a fraction of a second just *existing* outside.

Trump's temper tantrum is now affecting a major employer in our town (and state). Will this be enough for our Republican congress critters to stand up to him? Hint: they're all rich white men.

I got my flu and covid shots on Friday, and, at least for me, I was out of it most of Saturday. A million times better than having either, but plan accordingly if you need to!

Okay, this has to be among the greatest interviews ever.

She was the best of us.

Bottom surgery is a possibility within the year! Exciting and scary at the same time. I could do BA at the same time, but I'm wondering if I should wait to give the E more time to work its magic.

Just a little advice for those who might be looking for it: cis guys don't constantly think about what it's like to be a girl.

Our CIO didn't want us using *unsanctioned* AI products, so he decided to block the .ai TLD. We're only allowed to use Microsoft CoPilot with the GPT 5.4 model, but since the documentation is on the OpenAI website (unsanctioned), we can't see that either.

Went to the regionally famous Eskimo Joe's for dinner. All the food was delicious, especially the cheese fries (but those were tainted by the praise of George W. Bush). I wish we had the time to wander around, because the building looked really cool, especially in the 105°F heat.

Attending a Native American Southern Baptist Church this morning, to appease the in-laws. Subjecting myself to hours of deadnaming, misgendering, and pretending I'm not an apostate. I care about them, but... Sometimes you're guilted into compliance and it sucks.

Another one bites the dust. Select-a-seat had its problems, but at least it wasn't Ticketmaster.