Belasco
@belasco.bsky.social
Queer disabled nerd trapped in Texas
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Belasco
@belasco.bsky.social
· Jan 18
It was suggested I do an intro post:
I’m a disabled middle-aged nonbinary queer liberal, happily married to my best friend since ‘95, & a parent of 4 adults.
I’m a gamer, LOVE learning, Episcopalian, & open to questions/convo.
DMs are open w/a no creep/crypto/maga policy
I ❤️ the block feature!
I’m a disabled middle-aged nonbinary queer liberal, happily married to my best friend since ‘95, & a parent of 4 adults.
I’m a gamer, LOVE learning, Episcopalian, & open to questions/convo.
DMs are open w/a no creep/crypto/maga policy
I ❤️ the block feature!
I woke up on the “everybody can just fuck all the way off” side of the bed - should be an interesting day!
I think it might be obvious, our 26yr old son is home & he took one look at me, kissed the top of my head, & fled to go do housework.
I think it might be obvious, our 26yr old son is home & he took one look at me, kissed the top of my head, & fled to go do housework.
February 13, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I woke up on the “everybody can just fuck all the way off” side of the bed - should be an interesting day!
I think it might be obvious, our 26yr old son is home & he took one look at me, kissed the top of my head, & fled to go do housework.
I think it might be obvious, our 26yr old son is home & he took one look at me, kissed the top of my head, & fled to go do housework.
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That wasn’t as bad as I expected it was going to be. Some food, 4hrs in bed & as long as I don’t move the vertigo is barely noticeable!
For me, this is part of what improvement looks like. If my lifespan were in geologic time I think I might actually get back to my pre-long covid baseline.
For me, this is part of what improvement looks like. If my lifespan were in geologic time I think I might actually get back to my pre-long covid baseline.
February 13, 2026 at 6:16 AM
That wasn’t as bad as I expected it was going to be. Some food, 4hrs in bed & as long as I don’t move the vertigo is barely noticeable!
For me, this is part of what improvement looks like. If my lifespan were in geologic time I think I might actually get back to my pre-long covid baseline.
For me, this is part of what improvement looks like. If my lifespan were in geologic time I think I might actually get back to my pre-long covid baseline.
February 13, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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Runes on the internet: ᛁ ᚨᛗ ᚨ ᛒᛖᚱᛊᛖᚱᚲᛖᚱ.
Runic inscriptions in real life:
Runic inscriptions in real life:
February 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Runes on the internet: ᛁ ᚨᛗ ᚨ ᛒᛖᚱᛊᛖᚱᚲᛖᚱ.
Runic inscriptions in real life:
Runic inscriptions in real life:
My spouse works for a company that’s based in South America.
They’re having their yearly offsite in Austin, TX. So few employees were willing to travel to the US, they’re renting a 7bdrm Airbnb. I just saw where it’s located, & that’s not Austin, y’all, that’s a very red area.
So, now I’m worried
They’re having their yearly offsite in Austin, TX. So few employees were willing to travel to the US, they’re renting a 7bdrm Airbnb. I just saw where it’s located, & that’s not Austin, y’all, that’s a very red area.
So, now I’m worried
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
My spouse works for a company that’s based in South America.
They’re having their yearly offsite in Austin, TX. So few employees were willing to travel to the US, they’re renting a 7bdrm Airbnb. I just saw where it’s located, & that’s not Austin, y’all, that’s a very red area.
So, now I’m worried
They’re having their yearly offsite in Austin, TX. So few employees were willing to travel to the US, they’re renting a 7bdrm Airbnb. I just saw where it’s located, & that’s not Austin, y’all, that’s a very red area.
So, now I’m worried
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I got text spam from repub. Paul Rojas’ campaign (🤢) inviting me to our local coffee shop for a meet & greet. I was floored, it’s one of the 3 safe spaces for queer ppl in town.
Spouse called to see wtf, & the dude was there. Looks like he just showed up w/no notice then sent a text blast, asshole.
Spouse called to see wtf, & the dude was there. Looks like he just showed up w/no notice then sent a text blast, asshole.
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I got text spam from repub. Paul Rojas’ campaign (🤢) inviting me to our local coffee shop for a meet & greet. I was floored, it’s one of the 3 safe spaces for queer ppl in town.
Spouse called to see wtf, & the dude was there. Looks like he just showed up w/no notice then sent a text blast, asshole.
Spouse called to see wtf, & the dude was there. Looks like he just showed up w/no notice then sent a text blast, asshole.
Watching the Olympic women’s luge final with a slowly subsiding migraine is rough. I really want to have a chat with whomever thought giving the crowd whistles was a good idea - the cowbells aren’t quite so bad.
I know I could mute it, but I like the commentary
I know I could mute it, but I like the commentary
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Watching the Olympic women’s luge final with a slowly subsiding migraine is rough. I really want to have a chat with whomever thought giving the crowd whistles was a good idea - the cowbells aren’t quite so bad.
I know I could mute it, but I like the commentary
I know I could mute it, but I like the commentary
In a very rare turn of events both my spouse & I got migraines.
My meds are starting to work & our sons are handling the pets & making dinner. Now I just need to be able to think clearly enough to cobble a migraine cocktail together for my spouse.
My meds are starting to work & our sons are handling the pets & making dinner. Now I just need to be able to think clearly enough to cobble a migraine cocktail together for my spouse.
February 11, 2026 at 1:29 AM
In a very rare turn of events both my spouse & I got migraines.
My meds are starting to work & our sons are handling the pets & making dinner. Now I just need to be able to think clearly enough to cobble a migraine cocktail together for my spouse.
My meds are starting to work & our sons are handling the pets & making dinner. Now I just need to be able to think clearly enough to cobble a migraine cocktail together for my spouse.
I’ve been in a crash for a few days & I guess yesterday’s push to sit up to play a chill video game & moment of laundry folding abandon were too much, bc today I can barely speak or sit up.
I don’t understand ppl who are willing to risk getting #longcovid bc masking awkward, this is so much worse.
I don’t understand ppl who are willing to risk getting #longcovid bc masking awkward, this is so much worse.
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I’ve been in a crash for a few days & I guess yesterday’s push to sit up to play a chill video game & moment of laundry folding abandon were too much, bc today I can barely speak or sit up.
I don’t understand ppl who are willing to risk getting #longcovid bc masking awkward, this is so much worse.
I don’t understand ppl who are willing to risk getting #longcovid bc masking awkward, this is so much worse.
Whelp, this was supposed to happen tomorrow, but my body canceled on me. I’ll try again in a couple of weeks.
Spouse made the decision to cancel & texted the guy to let him know since I couldn’t get a full sentence out. I’m grateful he read the situation & just handled it, still sucks.
#neisvoid
Spouse made the decision to cancel & texted the guy to let him know since I couldn’t get a full sentence out. I’m grateful he read the situation & just handled it, still sucks.
#neisvoid
I just said okay to a stranger coming to visit. I mean, we’ve been in the same email group for a while & he seems super cool, but I’ve never met him.
It’s like the extrovert I was before long covid triggered much worse me/cfs possessed my body 😳
…I miss being that person
#neisvoid
It’s like the extrovert I was before long covid triggered much worse me/cfs possessed my body 😳
…I miss being that person
#neisvoid
February 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Whelp, this was supposed to happen tomorrow, but my body canceled on me. I’ll try again in a couple of weeks.
Spouse made the decision to cancel & texted the guy to let him know since I couldn’t get a full sentence out. I’m grateful he read the situation & just handled it, still sucks.
#neisvoid
Spouse made the decision to cancel & texted the guy to let him know since I couldn’t get a full sentence out. I’m grateful he read the situation & just handled it, still sucks.
#neisvoid
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![Comic. [Person with ponytail pointing to diagram on wall as she talks to two other people, one with short hair.] PERSON 1: The high carbon content of the skeleton indicates that the individual lived less than 12.6 billion years ago, after the first round of stellar nucleosynthesis. [caption] Cosmologist carbon dating](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiaaaa2fduedn5fusan4xvikaehxgps2yxdlv7vb3j7ep323zta2u4@jpeg)
February 10, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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Hi everyone, I wanted to share a research study I just launched on rest, energy, & ME/CFS, open to people with ME/CFS & medical or healthcare providers who are currently practicing or conducting research & have had at least 1 patient or participant with ME/CFS. Visit restandmecfs.com for more.
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Hi everyone, I wanted to share a research study I just launched on rest, energy, & ME/CFS, open to people with ME/CFS & medical or healthcare providers who are currently practicing or conducting research & have had at least 1 patient or participant with ME/CFS. Visit restandmecfs.com for more.
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I still cant believe a single covid infection has destroyed my life like this. I will always push for better awareness because i didnt know this was possible. But people seem willfully ignorant, even those in my life who see what happened to me. #LongCOVID #MECFS
February 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I still cant believe a single covid infection has destroyed my life like this. I will always push for better awareness because i didnt know this was possible. But people seem willfully ignorant, even those in my life who see what happened to me. #LongCOVID #MECFS
I read The Tao of Pooh as a teen & got super curious about Toaism. I came away from the reading & discussions feeling like I’d visited a different planet. In short, it was cool but not for me.
Here I am over 30yrs later & long covid has made what I learned then relevant, regardless of my opinion.
Here I am over 30yrs later & long covid has made what I learned then relevant, regardless of my opinion.
February 10, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I read The Tao of Pooh as a teen & got super curious about Toaism. I came away from the reading & discussions feeling like I’d visited a different planet. In short, it was cool but not for me.
Here I am over 30yrs later & long covid has made what I learned then relevant, regardless of my opinion.
Here I am over 30yrs later & long covid has made what I learned then relevant, regardless of my opinion.
I did a kinda crazy thing* rather than asking for help ‘cause I was frustrated. The visible app got super salty, & I had to stop. It’s been about 30mins & as I feel myself sinking I’m remembering why doing most things & getting frustrated are bad ideas.
#neisvoid
*I folded 1/2 a load of laundry
#neisvoid
*I folded 1/2 a load of laundry
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
I did a kinda crazy thing* rather than asking for help ‘cause I was frustrated. The visible app got super salty, & I had to stop. It’s been about 30mins & as I feel myself sinking I’m remembering why doing most things & getting frustrated are bad ideas.
#neisvoid
*I folded 1/2 a load of laundry
#neisvoid
*I folded 1/2 a load of laundry
Solid idea!
I’m always kinda amazed anyone is still speaking to me & I’m still married when I come off it
I’m always kinda amazed anyone is still speaking to me & I’m still married when I come off it
During a round of Prednisone, I basically need to chain myself to a tree like a werewolf during a full moon.
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Solid idea!
I’m always kinda amazed anyone is still speaking to me & I’m still married when I come off it
I’m always kinda amazed anyone is still speaking to me & I’m still married when I come off it
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Being able to regulate your body temperature sounds made up.
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Being able to regulate your body temperature sounds made up.
4mins is a lot of clock to run out
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 AM
4mins is a lot of clock to run out
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European drug commercials:
Canadian drug commercials:
US drug commercials: don’t take this drug if you are allergic to the drug.
Canadian drug commercials:
US drug commercials: don’t take this drug if you are allergic to the drug.
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
European drug commercials:
Canadian drug commercials:
US drug commercials: don’t take this drug if you are allergic to the drug.
Canadian drug commercials:
US drug commercials: don’t take this drug if you are allergic to the drug.
If you love defense & special teams this is the Super Bowl you’ve been waiting for!
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
If you love defense & special teams this is the Super Bowl you’ve been waiting for!
I invited my mom & stepdad over to watch the Super Bowl w/us & their grandsons.
After they said they’d join us I realized we moved the TV into our bedroom, & now there will be 7 adults in there.
Good thing we have a king size bed & room for a chair next to it!
After they said they’d join us I realized we moved the TV into our bedroom, & now there will be 7 adults in there.
Good thing we have a king size bed & room for a chair next to it!
February 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I invited my mom & stepdad over to watch the Super Bowl w/us & their grandsons.
After they said they’d join us I realized we moved the TV into our bedroom, & now there will be 7 adults in there.
Good thing we have a king size bed & room for a chair next to it!
After they said they’d join us I realized we moved the TV into our bedroom, & now there will be 7 adults in there.
Good thing we have a king size bed & room for a chair next to it!
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Some days will stay with you forever.
This was taken on an incredible stormy morning at Reynisfjara in south #Iceland in Feb 2020. Never seen anything like it.
This was taken on an incredible stormy morning at Reynisfjara in south #Iceland in Feb 2020. Never seen anything like it.
February 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Some days will stay with you forever.
This was taken on an incredible stormy morning at Reynisfjara in south #Iceland in Feb 2020. Never seen anything like it.
This was taken on an incredible stormy morning at Reynisfjara in south #Iceland in Feb 2020. Never seen anything like it.
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In case you missed this big, exciting news:
Germany Declares 'National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases'
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From February 2026 Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association newsletter
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#MEcfs #LongCovid
Germany Declares 'National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases'
www-bmftr-bund-de.translate.goog/SharedDocs/K...
From February 2026 Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association newsletter
massme.monkeypod.io/mailcoach/we...
#MEcfs #LongCovid
February 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
In case you missed this big, exciting news:
Germany Declares 'National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases'
www-bmftr-bund-de.translate.goog/SharedDocs/K...
From February 2026 Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association newsletter
massme.monkeypod.io/mailcoach/we...
#MEcfs #LongCovid
Germany Declares 'National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases'
www-bmftr-bund-de.translate.goog/SharedDocs/K...
From February 2026 Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association newsletter
massme.monkeypod.io/mailcoach/we...
#MEcfs #LongCovid