Fiftyone Seventeen
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Aardvark 2024.01.27
Time for an update on my heavy rotation playlist, called “Aardvark.” Again, these are organized by numbers of plays.
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The attempt
I did not attempt suicide. I did have suicidal ideation, I had plan, I made a half-hearted effort to carry it out. I did not want to kill myself. I still fantasize about it.
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Pronouns and my phone’s address book
For years, my phone, and yours, did not have a default way to list the pronouns of the people in your contacts. Well, no longer. As of this past summer (2023), Apple has a standard, easily visible way of displaying pronouns for your contacts.
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Aardvark 2023.10.04
So, occasionally, I think it might be fun to share the music I’m listening to the most right now, with commentary, of course, because I can’t help myself. I have a bespoke playlist I call Aardvark for my songs in heavy rotation. Here’s what’s on it right now.
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Tribade
Some time ago, I came across a song called “Me Baila” by a group called Tribade, and as I listened, my lesbian radar perked up, and I started investigating a little more.
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My hair transplant
I’d like to take this moment, to once again thank insecure old white men for the advances in gender-affirming care they have helped to push. Hair transplant medicine was pioneered and perfected for insecure old white men. I am reaping the benefits. So, my appreciation.
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The hair on the top of my head
A great deal of my dysphoria is about the hair on my body. I had a lot of body hair, and I had very little of it on the top of my head. In a mirror, I looked like I had some hair. In photos, it was clear I did not have any.