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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · Jul 06, 2026

Replying to @buffyleigh@mas.to

@buffyleigh@mas.to I am listening to the recent Wedding Present KEXP Session while writing, and I'm now looking forward to queueing the Just Mustard session next! Great to hear that they're great (I was going to say they rock, but do shoegazers rock? Am I misunderstanding shoegaze??)

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · Jul 06, 2026

Petition to rename generative AI to "theft-based digital tools".

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · Jul 06, 2026

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I don't actually need to reread much of it, but there is one book (Madness and Civilization) which I need to go through, and one essay (where he talks about age of consent laws) that I need to interlibrary loan. I really don't want to read either, but I need to for the essay.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · Jul 06, 2026

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There is one BIG problem: One of the essays is on Michel Foucault (that abusive bastard), which means I have a pile of his books on my desk.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · Jul 06, 2026

I've been away from writing (and working in general) for a few weeks. Back to trying to keep some regular rhythm while unemployed by working on some half-finished essays I put on the back burner.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · Jul 06, 2026

Replying to @fen@zoner.work

@fen@zoner.work They look great to me! The inseam especially.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · Jun 04, 2026

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I'm trying to get an outfit so I can go to pride later this month, and I'd love some heeled (maybe 2-3 inch) boots for the look I'm going for.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · Jun 04, 2026

Today I bounced between DSW, Target and thrift stores to see if I could get a sense of my women's shoe size to middling results. Turns out most stores don't offer anything larger than an 11 (and even those are hard to come by), and even then it seems the sizing is mostly a suggestion. I wanted to know so I can do more online shopping. From what I can tell, I'm a women's 11 (maybe a 10.5) wide, and probably a 12 if they're pointed boots.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · Jun 04, 2026

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I've been fumbling the interviews on this job hunt, but some of it is because I get so over worried about only getting once per 10 or so applications. It has been getting in my head.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · Jun 04, 2026

I've been mired in rejections for jobs the past 8 months. Getting some traction again though! I did a preliminary interview at a library yesterday and just got another preliminary interview for a different role at a university this afternoon.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 26, 2026

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 26, 2026

Today I learned how a typewriter ribbon works, and spent time cleaning my new old machine

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 24, 2026

This song is breaking my brain (in a good way).

I can't tell if the bells are actually bells or a very good synth facsimile.

Oh and it's a bop. Giving hard Sylvan Esso vibes (in the synth design) and then hypnotic, understated vocals.

Aquamarine by Hand Habits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD6IvXTJyBY

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 24, 2026

Playing Elden Ring again.

I've never beat it. I always kill the boss of the big city area and then get bored.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 07, 2026

Replying to @runningoff@lgbtqia.space

@runningoff@lgbtqia.space This is a great tip! Thanks so much!

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 07, 2026

Replying to @ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt

open if LLM Hover or focus to reveal Sensitive

@ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt I want anti-AI folx to just start to add mentions of goblins in their writing, to prove that they don't use AI. It can be a reverse of how AI ruined em dashes for the rest of us. Instead of removing the em dash we add in goblins. Goblins everywhere.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 07, 2026

Replying to @alice@lgbtqia.space

@alice@lgbtqia.space In my day job I do medical history research, and one thing I repeat to my partner is an addage that goes something like "if you look at any practice in the united states, you can probably lead it back to eugenics." Now they're barely trying to hide it. 🤮

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 07, 2026

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Nails Hover or focus to reveal Sensitive

I was thinking about some of the masc presenting grooming/styling standards in relation to how I feel today, and it is like "usually I dread this or do it compulsorily" so the *this is nice* vibes is like a new feeling. *it is nice*

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 07, 2026

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Nails Hover or focus to reveal Sensitive

It's so interesting to me how normal everything feels. Like, I was excited to try painting my nails today, but when I was done like my brain was just like *this is nice* *I like the color* *it fits me* *I'd like to do this again*.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 07, 2026

Nails Hover or focus to reveal Sensitive

Today's update: experimenting with nail polish. It's a bit of a mess, but I really love the color.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 05, 2026

Replying to @axionyx@nanotrasen.zone

@axionyx By pressing the [Crow] I have unlocked a core(vid) memory.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 05, 2026

Replying to @steff@soc.femme.cat

@steff@soc.femme.cat “ Remember: gender is mostly what we feel good in and how we feel presenting and thinking about ourselves. There’s absolutely nothing bad about expressing some femininity regardless of your gender identity.” Thanks so much for saying this. It really helps. I’ll do my best to remember this as I explore and reflect. And thanks too for the practical advice 😊

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 05, 2026

Replying to @runningoff@lgbtqia.space

@runningoff@lgbtqia.space Thanks so much for your response ❤️ I do like the idea of having something small that can be a signal of comfort like a pin. I am going to have to brainstorm what might be a good fit for me where I am right now. I think some of my apprehension is that I haven't discussed this much with my partner. (Who would 100% be in my corner, but who I am concerned might not tell others while I'm still getting my grip on how I want to explore and present.) When I've brought up traditionally non-masculine activities, she tends to blow them off unless they are things she wants to do already. (This is a me problem: she can't read my mind, but it makes me feel uncomfortable.) (Sorry to add all of this extra weight to the response! It is a bit more of the subtext about how and why I'm feeling unsure right now.)

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 05, 2026

Replying to @YouShallNotPass@chaosfem.tw

@YouShallNotPass@chaosfem.tw Thanks so much for your response ❤️ I think this is a lovely idea. I haven't been thinking about underwear so much (partly I think because it feels like a very big step in my head and I don't know how I feel). But as I write that, I am thinking maybe that's a worth while exploration. Especially because my gut is like, maybe that's too far, but in reflection it might be good to explore those boundaries.

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 04, 2026

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That preamble in focus, I am wondering if anyone here might have suggestions for small, baby steps you took, or would recommend I take, when it comes to gender expression? Or, any advice in how best to tread in a moment that feels very vulnerable but also very open with possibility?

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Bread Inside @breadinside@lgbtqia.space · May 04, 2026

I came to this server a few months back, hoping to (mostly) lurk, connecting with the queer mastodon community. It was a first step in a process of questioning my own experience and expression of gender. In that time I've tried to be more open to the ideas of questioning, experimenting, and taking more control about how I want to express myself, but I am still very much in the closet with most everyone. I've been open with my therapist (who I trust and who is experienced with LGBTQ+ therapy) and a close friend, but closed with everyone else, and I do not feel comfortable to step out because that kind of openness is really scary to me and because I haven't really come to terms where and how and in what way. (As an assigned male at birth person, I want to explore more femme expression, but I feel much more nonbinary in how I think that I think I want to express.)

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