Underneath my yellow skin

An elegy for my fake-hubby, Yutsy

As I’m writing this, it’s my fifth re-birthday. Just. I should have declared my re-birthday to be the day I woke up from my week-long coma (which would be almost a week from now), but I chose my re-birthday as the night I literally died–twice!, and that’s right now. So, happy re-birthday to me. I… Continue Reading

Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit–A Quick Review, part three

I have more to say about Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit (Spry Fox). In the last post, I mentioned my issues and frustrations with the resource gathering/management as well as my excitement for a mystery thhat is happening. I do think if someone has not played the first game, this is a fine place to start.… Continue Reading

Angry at the world, part two

Let’s talk more about unbridled rage and what I plan on doing about it. Nothing. The end. Not really, of course. In yesterday’s post, I talked about how angry I am almost all the time right now. I like to use the Hulk’s infamous line, “That’s my secret, Cap. I’m always angry” with a wry… Continue Reading

Owning the bitterness in my heart

I want to talk about how burned out I feel right now. Emotionally, I mean. I talked in yesterday’s post about how I hated my fellow countrypeople, and I’m not even trying to tamp it down. In the past, I would try to talk myself out of it or give reasons why–no, not the latter.… Continue Reading

Me and double empathy, part three

I have more to say about bias, the double empathy problem, and whatever else happens to be on my mind. In yesterday’s post, I talked about how I have no heart because there is so much hatred in this country right now. In the Discord I’m in, we were arguing about politics. Well, not politics… Continue Reading

Let’s talk more about the double empathy problem, part two

DEI training is worse than useless if it’s not done well. In yesterday’s post, I talked about how I was unwillingly dragged into being a DEI trainer when I was a ‘mere’ admin assistant for a DEI department (or the equivalent thereof before DEI was officially a thing). I was supposed to just deal with… Continue Reading