My little corner of the internet. May include topics such as: web development, accessibility, chronic illness and disability, zines, fiber arts... And many other random musings.
I wrote in my last post that I had a lot going on in July and wasn't sure how much I'd be able to do to celebrate Disability Pride Month. The answer, as it turns out, was... zero posts, zero projects. But hey, with crip time , who says a month can't be two or three. It is hard to keep going with blogging, and once you've stepped back from the habit it can be a tricky one to jump back into. It's a…
July is Disability Pride Month ! And also International Zine Month ! Unlike last year I probably won't be able to celebrate with several projects and blog posts about disability. I've been having a pretty tricky time lately in terms of my health, I'll be traveling for a medical appointment, and I also need to wrap up The Internet Archive Fundraiser Zine. But I still have a couple ideas: A Link…
Yesterday I launched a fundraiser I've been working to coordinate! From the website: The Internet Archive provides researchers and the public free access to an amazing collection of websites, books, zines, music, games, and more. They catalog changes to websites new and old through their Wayback Machine, and they share media that isn't available elsewhere, like historical 78rpm records. As…
May was ME/CFS Awareness Month. Somewhat spontaneously, I decided to catalog parts of my daily life relating to ME/CFS on Mastodon. I've collected all those posts below. May 5th Apparently May is ME/CFS Awareness Month! Maybe I should do some "awareness" posts. For example, today I sat on my porch and read some poetry. I'm now pretty wiped from the mental exertion of that light reading, the…
I've been feeling pretty rough lately, so this might also be rough, but I wanted to get it out before the next season premieres tonight. Spoilers for Andor season 1! I mean it's so confusing, isn't it? So much going wrong, so much to say, and all of it happening so quickly. The pace of repression outstrips our ability to understand it, and that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine —…
A couple of weeks ago a member of the 32-Bit Cafe Discourse forum wrote a post reflecting on leaving discord . My first reaction was that while I wished I could do the same, it wasn't feasible for me. But as I wrote my reply, I realized I could probably stand to leave certain servers and change how I interact with the rest. I don't like how much time I spend on Discord, and the many mobile…
This post was written for the February 2025 IndieWeb carnival , Affirmations . I started this year with a concerted effort to work on my mental health. The last few years have focused a lot on my physical health — applying for SSDI, a bunch of different tests, new medications, and two surgeries. That work of course, isn't over; it never is when you're chronically ill. I'm still in the midst of the…
This post is a follow up to 2024 Year in Review , which was written for 32-Bit Cafe's New Years '25 Event . While writing my last post, I kept thinking of ideas to work on this year. In this post I'm going to write down as many I can think of, so that if I'm ever at a loss as to how to use my limited energy, I can just come back here. I doubt I'll manage to achieve even a tenth of these ideas, but…
This post was written for the "Year in Review" prompt in 32-Bit Cafe's New Years '25 Event . 2024 was a busy year! Health In February my spouse drove me 7 hours to my specialist's office so I could do a 2-day CPET (Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test) for SSDI evidence. It was hard; the travel and two days of testing wiped me out, even with building in extra rest days. I felt worse for around a month…
Woops! Had this nearly finished before the holidays, but things got busy and then I had to recover. Oh well, better late than never! Some themes with this one — interactive art on the web, mending and sewing, and ableism. I have some more links related to the election saved, but I'm considering sharing them as part of an "Offline Community" post (as a followup to Online Community ). Articles Lina…