Belasco
@belasco.bsky.social
Queer disabled nerd trapped in Texas
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Belasco
@belasco.bsky.social
· Jan 18
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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
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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!
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 reached out to our county’s Dem group chat & asked more people to call & let the coffee shop know we’re not happy. I know one of the co-owners tangentially, & I’m confident they would not be cool with this.
I half wonder if this asshole picked this place because they very publicly host Dem events.
I half wonder if this asshole picked this place because they very publicly host Dem events.
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I reached out to our county’s Dem group chat & asked more people to call & let the coffee shop know we’re not happy. I know one of the co-owners tangentially, & I’m confident they would not be cool with this.
I half wonder if this asshole picked this place because they very publicly host Dem events.
I half wonder if this asshole picked this place because they very publicly host Dem events.
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.
The head dr at the long covid clinic I’m in told me they’re seeing more patients develop ME (aka me/cfs), to the point they’ve added new coding in their whole hospital system for it.
No amount of magical thinking will prevent this, the ppl who have it aren’t less than or different than you. Wear a 😷
No amount of magical thinking will prevent this, the ppl who have it aren’t less than or different than you. Wear a 😷
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The head dr at the long covid clinic I’m in told me they’re seeing more patients develop ME (aka me/cfs), to the point they’ve added new coding in their whole hospital system for it.
No amount of magical thinking will prevent this, the ppl who have it aren’t less than or different than you. Wear a 😷
No amount of magical thinking will prevent this, the ppl who have it aren’t less than or different than you. Wear a 😷
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
I read The Prophet by Khalil Gibran for the first time when I was 12, & that was & is way more my vibe.
Emotional Aikido (huge over simplification, I know) isn’t really in my nature nor do I particularly want it to be.
Emotional Aikido (huge over simplification, I know) isn’t really in my nature nor do I particularly want it to be.
February 10, 2026 at 5:59 AM
I read The Prophet by Khalil Gibran for the first time when I was 12, & that was & is way more my vibe.
Emotional Aikido (huge over simplification, I know) isn’t really in my nature nor do I particularly want it to be.
Emotional Aikido (huge over simplification, I know) isn’t really in my nature nor do I particularly want it to be.
I don’t remember much about the book either, I think I was 15 when I first read it. I was getting ready for a test for the variety of buddhism my stepmom practiced & the monks introduced me to practicing Taoists. I get it a bit more now, but at 15 being that kind of passive & unattached seemed alien
February 10, 2026 at 5:59 AM
I don’t remember much about the book either, I think I was 15 when I first read it. I was getting ready for a test for the variety of buddhism my stepmom practiced & the monks introduced me to practicing Taoists. I get it a bit more now, but at 15 being that kind of passive & unattached seemed alien
I want this to be more of a conversation in my house, it’s almost like @spool32.bsky.social doesn’t wanna do another international move
(it’s his grandmother’s apron strings we’d be holding on to go north)
(it’s his grandmother’s apron strings we’d be holding on to go north)
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 AM
I want this to be more of a conversation in my house, it’s almost like @spool32.bsky.social doesn’t wanna do another international move
(it’s his grandmother’s apron strings we’d be holding on to go north)
(it’s his grandmother’s apron strings we’d be holding on to go north)
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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 dunno if this might be useful to you or not, but incase it might: My eldest worked at the Emily Dickenson museum for several years. They know a TON about her & her work, are still connected to that world, & love answering questions or helping folk find resources which I’d be happy to pass along!
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I dunno if this might be useful to you or not, but incase it might: My eldest worked at the Emily Dickenson museum for several years. They know a TON about her & her work, are still connected to that world, & love answering questions or helping folk find resources which I’d be happy to pass along!
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.
Same. I was fond of “hey, no worries, I’ve got this!” & being all capable, flexing on problems like some kinda oldest-kid-syndrome super hero.
Now, I’m foiled by folding boxers & matching socks, bright lights, & my new ultimate nemesis: feeling feelings.
Sending an anemic high-five!
Now, I’m foiled by folding boxers & matching socks, bright lights, & my new ultimate nemesis: feeling feelings.
Sending an anemic high-five!
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Same. I was fond of “hey, no worries, I’ve got this!” & being all capable, flexing on problems like some kinda oldest-kid-syndrome super hero.
Now, I’m foiled by folding boxers & matching socks, bright lights, & my new ultimate nemesis: feeling feelings.
Sending an anemic high-five!
Now, I’m foiled by folding boxers & matching socks, bright lights, & my new ultimate nemesis: feeling feelings.
Sending an anemic high-five!
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.
They played a solid game, great defense!
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
They played a solid game, great defense!
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