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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · 3d ago

Replying to @xorlou@lgbtqia.space

My only beef with Gram is the tiny little icons in the UI, I wish I could make them bigger. Also not a big fan of the menu bar being hidden behind a hamburger menu on Linux, not a problem when using on macOS.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · 3d ago

I'm done with VSCode, I've switched to Gram for my personal coding stuff.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Aug 06, 2026

I found this article linked on a Reddit thread and it resonated with me and my experience with gender. https://medium.com/@kemenatan/gender-desire-vs-gender-identity-a334cb4eeec5

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Aug 06, 2026

I think I stopped CPA too early when I switched to injections because I already have signs of my T levels returning. I've decided to resume taking it for a few weeks at least. The thought of testosterone coming back has me very anxious.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Aug 04, 2026

The first Weaver Network bus stop I've spotted. It's weird to see green themed bus stops in West Yorkshire when Metro bus stops are traditionally red. #WeaverNetwork

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Aug 04, 2026

It's finally raining 🌧️

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Aug 04, 2026

Replying to @xorlou@lgbtqia.space

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I feel bad about complaining because it's the best paid job I've ever had. Pays literally double what I made before. I was originally promised 3 days a week working from home. Despite the long commute that seemed manageable. Unfortunately I didn't get that written into my contract, so that changed to 2 days WFH, then down to 1.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Aug 04, 2026

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I'm also looking for another job since I don't think I can really continue at my current job due to the return to office requirements and various other things which have been bothering me. I want to find something more meaningful but I'm at a loss as to what that looks like yet.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Aug 04, 2026

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I've been feeling terribly depressed for the last few days. Probably some of that is due to my levels being out of whack since switching from pills + CPA to injection monotherapy. It might take a while to stabilise. But I've also been struggling with work and 4 hours of commuting for 4 days a week, it's been running me down gradually for a while and I feel completely exhausted all the time. I've decided to take some sick leave to try to recover.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Aug 03, 2026

Replying to @jvnebnunny@lgbtqia.space

@jvnebnunny@lgbtqia.space https://rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Aug 03, 2026

My Aspie-Quiz results #neurodiversity #autism

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 31, 2026

Fidget stole my programming socks!

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 31, 2026

Replying to @annymoose@meowing.men

@annymoose yay fire pillows

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 31, 2026

Replying to @motex@unvernunft.social

@motex@unvernunft.social yeah I was also curious about Zip and Jaz drives. I thought that floppy disks had a future, but it was a dead-end technology. I still like the idea of having separate media and drives.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 31, 2026

I have this weird fascination with LS-120 SuperDisk drives. I really wanted one back in the day but never had one. Always remember seeing it in the boot options in the BIOS.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 31, 2026

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Injection #2 done. I had the same problem with bubbles forming when I drew the liquid. Maybe I need to pull on the syringe slower. This time I kept the needle in the vial and was able to remove them by waiting for the bubbles to pop and then squirting the air back in a few times. I also drew more liquid than I was going to inject so I could remove any remaining air after I removed the needle from the vial.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 30, 2026

Replying to @SleepyCatten@cultofshiv.wtf

@SleepyCatten@cultofshiv.wtf ah I think I got confused by the language (when you said "our") I didn't realise you had a plural identity, it's not something I'm used to although I remember coming across the concept on tumblr many years ago

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 30, 2026

Replying to @SleepyCatten@cultofshiv.wtf

@SleepyCatten@cultofshiv.wtf I'm not sure if I'm AuDHD (maybe?) I think for me it's more a case that my social transition is incomplete and mostly stalled, and nobody in my life I've come out to actually takes me seriously so I've yet to get used to referring to myself with my feminine name and pronouns, which mostly only exist online. It's the path of least resistance to continue on as I was before. It feels like a limbo I'm stuck in.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 30, 2026

Replying to @spiralganglion@merveilles.town

@spiralganglion@merveilles.town oh yeah 🎉

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 30, 2026

Someone asked for my pronouns today and after a deer-in-headlights moment I he/him'ed myself and now I feel a bit crap about it.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 30, 2026

Replying to @oddtail@meow.social

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@oddtail@meow.social I have prescription sunglasses, although they're an old prescription from years ago so I can't see well in them now.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 29, 2026

Time for some more Fidgeposting

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 29, 2026

Replying to @jcorvera@lgbtqia.space

@jcorvera@lgbtqia.space corporates haven't quite got the memo that HP is now a toxic brand

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 28, 2026

I just ate two large salted caramel cookies, nearly 500 calories. There goes my diet. They were really nice though. 🍪

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 28, 2026

Replying to @dee@social.treehouse.systems

@dee@social.treehouse.systems why not both?

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 27, 2026

Fidget laying about

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 26, 2026

Replying to @pinkberet@transfem.social

@pinkberet@transfem.social I haven't seen her do that yet but she does dart around like crazy

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 26, 2026

Replying to @Namelesshorse@lgbtqia.space

@Namelesshorse@lgbtqia.space she's a springer spaniel

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 26, 2026

Say hello to Fidget, she is completely bonkers

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 25, 2026

Replying to @Tattie@eldritch.cafe

@Tattie@eldritch.cafe The right thing to do would just be to listen and then refer to a gender clinic. A GP isn't really qualified to assess such things.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 24, 2026

I need an excuse to go flying my flag 🏳️‍⚧️

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 24, 2026

I like whistling tunes but I realise this is masc coded haha

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 24, 2026

Replying to @cupz@mas.to

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@cupz@mas.to Actually it's not dangerous when injecting into subcutaneous fat or muscle. It's only dangerous if you inject directly into a blood vessel.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 24, 2026

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I figured Friday morning was actually a good time for my injection day, so I have now done my first injection! The first time I drew the liquid in to the syringe I ended up with a big air bubble and not enough liquid after I ejected the air, so I had to reinsert it into the vial. Probably not recommended but I'll try not to make that mistake next time. I didn't feel the needle much although it took more pressure than I expected to break the skin. I put it straight in at a 90 degree angle. The injection site was sore for a few minutes after but there was no blood. I injected 0.1ml (10 units on the syringe) which is a 4mg dose. Now I will have to remember not to take my tablets since I've been doing that for nearly 7 months and it has become a habit.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 23, 2026

Replying to @SleepyCatten@cultofshiv.wtf

@SleepyCatten@cultofshiv.wtf I've done a lot of research already so I think I'm ready, thank you 🩷

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 23, 2026

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My vial from Hera HRT has arrived! Total time from ordering to delivery was 21 days. Now I need to psyche myself up to do my first injection. I will probably wait until Saturday morning. 💉

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 23, 2026

YouTube app on Android has a new annoying bug, when you lock the screen for background play and the video finishes and then unlock the screen, the video starts playing again from the start.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 23, 2026

When I was a kid I constantly replayed the Elite Four battles in Pokémon Blue to level up all my main Pokémon up to level 100.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 23, 2026

Replying to @thebaywindowgirl@toot.wales

@thebaywindowgirl@toot.wales Of course 😊

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 23, 2026

My partner and I will most likely be adopting a ~2-3 year old springer spaniel bitch this weekend. She had been used for breeding and had 2 litters before she was rescued. Her current owners have had her for 12 weeks but were looking to rehome her since they already had 3 dogs.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 22, 2026

Photo of me at work in October last year (pre-transition) vs today (6 months 3 weeks on HRT)

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 22, 2026

Replying to @zzt@mas.to

@zzt@mas.to I always thought Linux was so lame for just being a kernel and not being a coherent operating system. It seems like only doing half the job.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 21, 2026

Replying to @eleanor@chaosfem.tw

@eleanor@chaosfem.tw Hooray for boobies 🎉

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 21, 2026

Replying to @oysta@mastodon.oysta.au

@oysta@mastodon.oysta.au I like how this implies they have other knife robots

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 21, 2026

Replying to @junklight@mastodon.art

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@junklight@mastodon.art I don't know what my dose will end up being, but since I got such a high estradiol result on my last blood test I'm starting conservatively and seeing how it goes.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 21, 2026

Replying to @junklight@mastodon.art

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@junklight@mastodon.art That was my thinking, having backups in case of unexpected accidents is important

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 21, 2026

Replying to @xorlou@lgbtqia.space

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Recommended storage temperature for EEn is 20-25 degrees C. During the heatwave room temperature in my house reached the mid 30s as we don't have AC. I've been looking to see if there are any small cookers for that situation. There are some designed for storing insulin which can be set to 18 degrees C.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 21, 2026

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So with a 10ml EEn vial with a concentration of 40mg/ml and a dose of 4mg (0.1ml) you have 100 doses, right? If you take that every 7 days that's 700 days or nearly 2 years. Maybe you won't be able to use it all so we could round that down to 1.5 years. I ended up ordering 3 vials in total (2 initially, then another one from somewhere else when I got impatient). That's 4.5 years worth but I think it might expire before then.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 21, 2026

Replying to @spodlife@sunny.garden

@spodlife@sunny.garden They restored my account. They said it got stuck in the approval process.

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Louise 🏳️‍⚧️ @xorlou@lgbtqia.space · Jul 20, 2026

Replying to @jaye@theforkiverse.com

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@jaye@theforkiverse.com I'm planning to switch to estradiol ethanate subcutenous injections (monotherapy) soon. I'm going to start with 4mg every 7 days and go from there.

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