Trick of the light
@trickofthelight.bsky.social
Former epidemiologist, writer, gamer, knitter and obsessed with my dog. Lots of TTRPGs. I like to make people sad over fictional characters for fun. 41, lesbian/kinky, disastrous, she/her.
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I am pondering the possibility of a gratitude list that truly reflects where I often am. It will be filled with things like "I showered and I didn't throw up" which is my primary accomplishment today.
Wow.
Let me just not engage with these emotions and say that mixing a ton of sleep deprivation with the current news cycle is extremely not fun and if this is how the world is going to be I should at least be able to get away from it by sleeping.
Let me just not engage with these emotions and say that mixing a ton of sleep deprivation with the current news cycle is extremely not fun and if this is how the world is going to be I should at least be able to get away from it by sleeping.
January 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Wow.
Let me just not engage with these emotions and say that mixing a ton of sleep deprivation with the current news cycle is extremely not fun and if this is how the world is going to be I should at least be able to get away from it by sleeping.
Let me just not engage with these emotions and say that mixing a ton of sleep deprivation with the current news cycle is extremely not fun and if this is how the world is going to be I should at least be able to get away from it by sleeping.
No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom.
Name a record you had on cassette tape
January 9, 2026 at 8:44 AM
No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom.
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if I die, please don't let them say shit like "she sang in church choirs since the age of 10 and was an active parishioner at St. Andrew" and omit the fact that I'm a lesbian to make middle America feel bad that I'm dead when otherwise they wouldn't care
January 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM
if I die, please don't let them say shit like "she sang in church choirs since the age of 10 and was an active parishioner at St. Andrew" and omit the fact that I'm a lesbian to make middle America feel bad that I'm dead when otherwise they wouldn't care
What is happened to Good's wife has given me a real world example I didn't want of why the "bury your gays" trope accusation should be leveled very carefully.
We get to have grief. We get to process our grief in the stories we tell.
We get to have grief. We get to process our grief in the stories we tell.
January 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
What is happened to Good's wife has given me a real world example I didn't want of why the "bury your gays" trope accusation should be leveled very carefully.
We get to have grief. We get to process our grief in the stories we tell.
We get to have grief. We get to process our grief in the stories we tell.
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the spectrum of queer experience is vast and complex, and none of us know what's going on inside families that are not our own
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
January 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
the spectrum of queer experience is vast and complex, and none of us know what's going on inside families that are not our own
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
I am pondering the possibility of a gratitude list that truly reflects where I often am. It will be filled with things like "I showered and I didn't throw up" which is my primary accomplishment today.
January 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I am pondering the possibility of a gratitude list that truly reflects where I often am. It will be filled with things like "I showered and I didn't throw up" which is my primary accomplishment today.
I no longer find the Lucy/Charlie Brown football scenes difficult to believe.
it's truly incredible that after a decade of trump being involved in politics (setting aside decades of his history in business) so many people still line up to make deals with him that end up with his knife in their back. anyway, mariá machado, step up and claim your fell for it again award.
January 4, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I no longer find the Lucy/Charlie Brown football scenes difficult to believe.
When I was in 8th grade, a teacher told me I had no self-identity.
That one still comes back to haunt me on occasion.
That one still comes back to haunt me on occasion.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
When I was in 8th grade, a teacher told me I had no self-identity.
That one still comes back to haunt me on occasion.
That one still comes back to haunt me on occasion.
Sometimes my brain is smarter than I am and I have to play catch up.
December 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Sometimes my brain is smarter than I am and I have to play catch up.
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Maybe I don't want to up n' at 'em. Maybe I just want to down n' quite far away from 'em.
December 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Maybe I don't want to up n' at 'em. Maybe I just want to down n' quite far away from 'em.
Anyone have an artistic buddy who makes flowerpots? Would rather buy from a small business/artist than from Amazon or something. I have a succulent that needs a new home.
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Anyone have an artistic buddy who makes flowerpots? Would rather buy from a small business/artist than from Amazon or something. I have a succulent that needs a new home.
Black & White. I absolutely loved that game.
Probably also Magic Carpet for the nostalgia. They have to keep the old music though.
Probably also Magic Carpet for the nostalgia. They have to keep the old music though.
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Black & White. I absolutely loved that game.
Probably also Magic Carpet for the nostalgia. They have to keep the old music though.
Probably also Magic Carpet for the nostalgia. They have to keep the old music though.
The level of pure hatred that just swept through me when I realized they actually described this despicable act as part of an attempt to "get their swagger back".
United Health wants its ‘swagger back’.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The level of pure hatred that just swept through me when I realized they actually described this despicable act as part of an attempt to "get their swagger back".
I went to a conference when I was working in health policy research.
One of the research presentations involved surveying high school students who wanted to be doctors and asking them if there was a particular area of medicine they were interested in.
One of the research presentations involved surveying high school students who wanted to be doctors and asking them if there was a particular area of medicine they were interested in.
November 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I went to a conference when I was working in health policy research.
One of the research presentations involved surveying high school students who wanted to be doctors and asking them if there was a particular area of medicine they were interested in.
One of the research presentations involved surveying high school students who wanted to be doctors and asking them if there was a particular area of medicine they were interested in.
Jesus fuck, NYT. Really?! Matt Gaetz upended his own damn career when he raped a teenager. You're disgusting and despicable for making it sound like she was the major actor in what happened to her.
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Jesus fuck, NYT. Really?! Matt Gaetz upended his own damn career when he raped a teenager. You're disgusting and despicable for making it sound like she was the major actor in what happened to her.
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incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
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Trying to catch their new bells.
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trying to catch their new bells.
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"Hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users exhibit signs of psychosis, mania, or suicidal intent every week, a company audit indicates... 0.15% of users had conversations with explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
ChatGPT: More than a million users show signs of mental health distress and mania each week, internal data suggest
Hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users exhibit signs of psychosis, mania, or suicidal intent every week, a company audit indicates.1
The finding, released as part of an update to the AI technology to...
www.bmj.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users exhibit signs of psychosis, mania, or suicidal intent every week, a company audit indicates... 0.15% of users had conversations with explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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And that's a wrap
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
And that's a wrap
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Harrowposting:
Just look at it, it's awful. 🖤🧡🤍
Just look at it, it's awful. 🖤🧡🤍
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Harrowposting:
Just look at it, it's awful. 🖤🧡🤍
Just look at it, it's awful. 🖤🧡🤍
Hey Burqueños, let's try some new restaurants in November! By which I mean, get your kids (and in some cases, yourself) free food if you need, and do some money spending to reward community minded businesses if you can afford it!
Also, of course, donate to food banks. Preferably money if you can.
Also, of course, donate to food banks. Preferably money if you can.
Yoooo ABQ! Burqueños 505 #NMTrue . Share these around if you have the cash go spend money and make sure they know you are there because they are feeding people!
October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hey Burqueños, let's try some new restaurants in November! By which I mean, get your kids (and in some cases, yourself) free food if you need, and do some money spending to reward community minded businesses if you can afford it!
Also, of course, donate to food banks. Preferably money if you can.
Also, of course, donate to food banks. Preferably money if you can.
Dug out the yarn I got for it and started my second Wingspan shawl. Not entirely sure this is a good pattern/yarn match so we'll see how I feel after I get into it enough to really see what it'll look like.
October 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Dug out the yarn I got for it and started my second Wingspan shawl. Not entirely sure this is a good pattern/yarn match so we'll see how I feel after I get into it enough to really see what it'll look like.
I just finished up some fingerless gloves with really cool colorwork.
I have a couple projects planned but the yarn for them hasn't arrived so I think I'm going to start a shawl that's on my to do list for me.
Probably going to start posting the progress again like I used to do.
I have a couple projects planned but the yarn for them hasn't arrived so I think I'm going to start a shawl that's on my to do list for me.
Probably going to start posting the progress again like I used to do.
October 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I just finished up some fingerless gloves with really cool colorwork.
I have a couple projects planned but the yarn for them hasn't arrived so I think I'm going to start a shawl that's on my to do list for me.
Probably going to start posting the progress again like I used to do.
I have a couple projects planned but the yarn for them hasn't arrived so I think I'm going to start a shawl that's on my to do list for me.
Probably going to start posting the progress again like I used to do.
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