jmtorres
@jmtorres.bsky.social
I've been in fandom for awhile, you can find me on ao3, tumblr, and DW with the same handle. Queer, disabled, middle-aged, Jewish dyke.
We had an earthquake rumble as I went into spouse's office and they said it was kind of ominous so when there was a second rumble, I said I do it to announce myself
the look they gave me made me laugh so hard I can't stop and also it made me fart and also I'm crying with laughter
the look they gave me made me laugh so hard I can't stop and also it made me fart and also I'm crying with laughter
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
We had an earthquake rumble as I went into spouse's office and they said it was kind of ominous so when there was a second rumble, I said I do it to announce myself
the look they gave me made me laugh so hard I can't stop and also it made me fart and also I'm crying with laughter
the look they gave me made me laugh so hard I can't stop and also it made me fart and also I'm crying with laughter
so fun
i just realized if you're in a study you gotta be on top of shit enough to make business hours appointments and calls a whole lot
i was too tired this summer to make a single doctor's appointment to ask about my fatigue
but i'm gonna be inna study 👍
i just realized if you're in a study you gotta be on top of shit enough to make business hours appointments and calls a whole lot
i was too tired this summer to make a single doctor's appointment to ask about my fatigue
but i'm gonna be inna study 👍
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
so fun
i just realized if you're in a study you gotta be on top of shit enough to make business hours appointments and calls a whole lot
i was too tired this summer to make a single doctor's appointment to ask about my fatigue
but i'm gonna be inna study 👍
i just realized if you're in a study you gotta be on top of shit enough to make business hours appointments and calls a whole lot
i was too tired this summer to make a single doctor's appointment to ask about my fatigue
but i'm gonna be inna study 👍
my cat is currently very carefully sniffing every centimeter of the hand i petted a dog at the restaurant with
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
my cat is currently very carefully sniffing every centimeter of the hand i petted a dog at the restaurant with
so I'm trying to bloom yeast for rolls and I pour hot water and I get the point and click the thermometer to check the temperature of the hot water and it doesn't work so i check the batteries and
it contains one of two batteries. where did the other battery go? mystery.
spouse says shrug
it contains one of two batteries. where did the other battery go? mystery.
spouse says shrug
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
so I'm trying to bloom yeast for rolls and I pour hot water and I get the point and click the thermometer to check the temperature of the hot water and it doesn't work so i check the batteries and
it contains one of two batteries. where did the other battery go? mystery.
spouse says shrug
it contains one of two batteries. where did the other battery go? mystery.
spouse says shrug
despite my attempts to not have to go grocery shopping the week of Thanksgiving, I do in fact need eggs
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
despite my attempts to not have to go grocery shopping the week of Thanksgiving, I do in fact need eggs
the cat wants to curl up on my chest and lean on my face so i am simply breathing fur
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
the cat wants to curl up on my chest and lean on my face so i am simply breathing fur
did the cats find a plastic bag or is there a rodent in the wall I live in the literal woods that scratching sound could be anything
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
did the cats find a plastic bag or is there a rodent in the wall I live in the literal woods that scratching sound could be anything
trying to tune out the table next to me at the sushi place because it was bad enough when this lady was shocked at the stomach capacity of a teenage boy but she just said "you're eating your college tuition money" and i'm posting so i don't leap out of my chair and slap her
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
trying to tune out the table next to me at the sushi place because it was bad enough when this lady was shocked at the stomach capacity of a teenage boy but she just said "you're eating your college tuition money" and i'm posting so i don't leap out of my chair and slap her
one of these boys will (probably) comfort me when Miss passes
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
one of these boys will (probably) comfort me when Miss passes
note to self: I know your feet are cold, I know you can bend your bad knee really tightly, stop fucking sitting cross-legged it if you want your knee to work for walking
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
note to self: I know your feet are cold, I know you can bend your bad knee really tightly, stop fucking sitting cross-legged it if you want your knee to work for walking
waiting by the phone day three electric boogalee
today I am waiting for the vets office to answer the questions I have already asked. wondering if I should like ask them if I can schedule a mini appointment to talk to a vet directly except I keep thinking of new things
today I am waiting for the vets office to answer the questions I have already asked. wondering if I should like ask them if I can schedule a mini appointment to talk to a vet directly except I keep thinking of new things
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
waiting by the phone day three electric boogalee
today I am waiting for the vets office to answer the questions I have already asked. wondering if I should like ask them if I can schedule a mini appointment to talk to a vet directly except I keep thinking of new things
today I am waiting for the vets office to answer the questions I have already asked. wondering if I should like ask them if I can schedule a mini appointment to talk to a vet directly except I keep thinking of new things
you ever marry someone who just likes being a contrarian
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
you ever marry someone who just likes being a contrarian
i keep looking at my pedometer going am i going to crash? when is the crash coming?
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
i keep looking at my pedometer going am i going to crash? when is the crash coming?
in other news i am really glad my knee and general energy level allowed me to wander around town distracting myself with pokego for like an hour and a half
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
in other news i am really glad my knee and general energy level allowed me to wander around town distracting myself with pokego for like an hour and a half
hey if your body's stress response is extremely unhelpful and you need it to stop but the stress ain't stopping, here's a trick from tumblr that worked surprisingly well:
tense every muscle you can for like ten seconds, then relax
supposedly convinces your hind brain you were in a fight and won
tense every muscle you can for like ten seconds, then relax
supposedly convinces your hind brain you were in a fight and won
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
hey if your body's stress response is extremely unhelpful and you need it to stop but the stress ain't stopping, here's a trick from tumblr that worked surprisingly well:
tense every muscle you can for like ten seconds, then relax
supposedly convinces your hind brain you were in a fight and won
tense every muscle you can for like ten seconds, then relax
supposedly convinces your hind brain you were in a fight and won
fuck me I cannot cry with Gerd. I will throw up. I cannot.
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
fuck me I cannot cry with Gerd. I will throw up. I cannot.
OK, I got the call. My cat does officially have cancer.
she also has some thyroid thing they want me to treat so I am asking them. What is her life expectancy and is it worth treating the thyroid?
(she's old we don't wanna do surgery really we're looking at comfort care)
she also has some thyroid thing they want me to treat so I am asking them. What is her life expectancy and is it worth treating the thyroid?
(she's old we don't wanna do surgery really we're looking at comfort care)
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
OK, I got the call. My cat does officially have cancer.
she also has some thyroid thing they want me to treat so I am asking them. What is her life expectancy and is it worth treating the thyroid?
(she's old we don't wanna do surgery really we're looking at comfort care)
she also has some thyroid thing they want me to treat so I am asking them. What is her life expectancy and is it worth treating the thyroid?
(she's old we don't wanna do surgery really we're looking at comfort care)
waiting for the vet to call i keep getting spam calls
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
waiting for the vet to call i keep getting spam calls
I should probably not spend all day in bed but the cat is demanding and I do feel shitty
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I should probably not spend all day in bed but the cat is demanding and I do feel shitty
i can't believe it's monday: apparently in my tourist town the entire week of thanksgiving has people clogging up the place like it's a weekend
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
i can't believe it's monday: apparently in my tourist town the entire week of thanksgiving has people clogging up the place like it's a weekend
doing calculations about when i wanna be awake tomorrow. like in theory the bet could call any time in practice they probably won't call until late afternoon. i have no other commitments although i do have baking i wanna do. hmmm
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
doing calculations about when i wanna be awake tomorrow. like in theory the bet could call any time in practice they probably won't call until late afternoon. i have no other commitments although i do have baking i wanna do. hmmm
my mother does not remember the pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe of my youth and has sent me something she looked up on the Internet like I couldn't do that myself.
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
my mother does not remember the pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe of my youth and has sent me something she looked up on the Internet like I couldn't do that myself.
OK gang I'm walking to the grocery store
i've checked the weather and dressed appropriately, I grabbed the "skinny" jeans out of the pile because they don't have cuffs so long I'll step on them, I am taking a cane, I have garnered assurances from my spouse that they will come get me if I call
i've checked the weather and dressed appropriately, I grabbed the "skinny" jeans out of the pile because they don't have cuffs so long I'll step on them, I am taking a cane, I have garnered assurances from my spouse that they will come get me if I call
November 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
OK gang I'm walking to the grocery store
i've checked the weather and dressed appropriately, I grabbed the "skinny" jeans out of the pile because they don't have cuffs so long I'll step on them, I am taking a cane, I have garnered assurances from my spouse that they will come get me if I call
i've checked the weather and dressed appropriately, I grabbed the "skinny" jeans out of the pile because they don't have cuffs so long I'll step on them, I am taking a cane, I have garnered assurances from my spouse that they will come get me if I call
spouse and me watching documentaries again. watching one about neutrinos and it's like okay we've accepted there's 3 types and they oscillate. but they oscillate too fast so could there be a 4th kind??
and i keep quoting the lotr ring poem "and one ring to rule them" "and in the darkness bund them"
and i keep quoting the lotr ring poem "and one ring to rule them" "and in the darkness bund them"
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
spouse and me watching documentaries again. watching one about neutrinos and it's like okay we've accepted there's 3 types and they oscillate. but they oscillate too fast so could there be a 4th kind??
and i keep quoting the lotr ring poem "and one ring to rule them" "and in the darkness bund them"
and i keep quoting the lotr ring poem "and one ring to rule them" "and in the darkness bund them"
i have a headache (i took something it hasn't kicked in yet)
front of my head/forehead so maybe like upper sinuses? also felt like it might be not enough food so i ate?
i had to go to the toilet for Side Effect. every time I push even a little, my head just THROBS what the fuck is happening to me
front of my head/forehead so maybe like upper sinuses? also felt like it might be not enough food so i ate?
i had to go to the toilet for Side Effect. every time I push even a little, my head just THROBS what the fuck is happening to me
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
i have a headache (i took something it hasn't kicked in yet)
front of my head/forehead so maybe like upper sinuses? also felt like it might be not enough food so i ate?
i had to go to the toilet for Side Effect. every time I push even a little, my head just THROBS what the fuck is happening to me
front of my head/forehead so maybe like upper sinuses? also felt like it might be not enough food so i ate?
i had to go to the toilet for Side Effect. every time I push even a little, my head just THROBS what the fuck is happening to me