Stuff and Nonsense

[ survey.gendercensus.com ]

The 13th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 13th August 2026.

It’s short and easy, for most participants it takes 5 minutes or less.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful!

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

Thank you so much!

I haven't sent out the mailing list email yet, but I'm about to get to that. That usually bumps things up significantly... 😰

[ survey.gendercensus.com ]

The 13th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 13th August 2026.

It’s short and easy, for most participants it takes 5 minutes or less.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful!

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

Thank you so much!

I haven't sent out the mailing list email yet, but I'm about to get to that. That usually bumps things up significantly... 😰

[ survey.gendercensus.com ]

The 13th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 13th August 2026.

It’s short and easy, for most participants it takes 5 minutes or less.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful!

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

Thank you so much!

I haven't sent out the mailing list email yet, but I'm about to get to that. That usually bumps things up significantly... 😰

spiderman dances to the beat

MR. SPIRO: Do you give these lectures at all of your depositions? MR. BANKSTON: I do, and you can watch them.

is ESPECIALLY hilarious to me having listened to multiple depositions Mark has had to take in the Sandy Hook case, where he has needed to lecture EVERY. SINGLE. ATTORNEY. at some point in the case about how they're violating Texas Rule XYZ, because they all, to a one, did something seriously ethically questionable during the deposition.

The four hours of sleep and two packs of crackers that consist of all I've eaten of today:

Imagine being surrounded by a dragon's horde. He left a while ago, and you got tired of waiting, so you decided to explore. The first thing you checked were the windows, which opened to a field filled with flowers and the most amazing views of the mountains you've ever seen. You aren't sure where you are, but you know there's nobody else around. It should fill you with dread, maybe you should be scared, but right now you can only feel the anger boiling inside of you because he not only kidnapped you, but he ran away before you could scream at him because of it.

You continue exploring, finding room after room of fine paintings and the most beautiful dresses and jewelry you've ever seen. Every place you look at, there's something ancient and probably expensive to look at. You are mesmerized, but the anger keeps boiling over all other feelings.

Movement behind you startles out of your spiral. You turn around to see a scared-looking dragon who is tentatively stepping into the room you are in.

The dragon appears in front of you, carrying at least twelve grocery bags that he unceremoniously drops in front of you. A few ice cream containers fall from the bags, and you stare at them. Then at him. Then back at the ice cream. He doesn't offer any explanation.

"What is this?" You ask him, more confused than anything else. He left hours ago, he dropped you into this castle and ignored your existence, and all of sudden he's back and dropping a bunch of ice cream in front of you.

Closest match: Psylliodes chrysocephala genome assembly, chromosome: 4 Common name: Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle