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[boat]
She propelled her arms, keeping speed, water spitting onto her thighs and feet and shins. The finish line was still just a distant red line. An orange kayak passed at her left, it’s clip likely twice hers. She smirked, huffing as she bent into the push of her right arm. Her wrist began to cramp;… Read more
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Botany 101, Part 1: Family Planting
ah, ah, ah, ah, stamen alive. stamen alive. Stamen: the “male” reproductive organ of a plant I’m taking an introductory botany class from my local botanical garden, starting this week! This is the first course in a series to gain me my Sustainable Gardener’s Certification, which I should have by some time in 2024. This… Read more
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wordpress blogging prompts: Do I Like my Job?
Yes and no? Is that an acceptable answer? By the definition things I get paid for, I have several jobs right now. I’m a Database Administrator/Data Tech contracted at Meta; I’m an educational content creator at Numerade; and I freelance doing audio and video editing & design at the startup WINii. As a blanket statement:… Read more
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[Luminous]
Thanks, ChatGPT, for the random word choice today! The jellis blopped along in the top three inches of water, their luminous blues and yellows pinging like stars. I imagined they could see their own reflections in my eyes as I watched, amazed and soothed, as they lived their watery, gelatinous lives full of light with… Read more
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Little Positive Things: Coping with Regular OCd Obsessions
I struggle with contamination OCD/germaphobia, as you may know from previous posts. Thanks to a lot of intervention (including NOCD, where I’ve received therapy for close to a year now) I’m much more functional now than I was for the past few years. COVID, obviously, was a major trigger for me, and I’ve found a… Read more
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