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!
Just sitting here refreshing the page that’s watching my kid’s flight & texting them updates about which states they’re over so they can make rude gestures should they care to do so
Ya know, using technology to its fullest!
Ya know, using technology to its fullest!
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Just sitting here refreshing the page that’s watching my kid’s flight & texting them updates about which states they’re over so they can make rude gestures should they care to do so
Ya know, using technology to its fullest!
Ya know, using technology to its fullest!
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The weekend starts here!
Glorious icebergs in Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon, earlier this month.
#Iceland #CanonR6II
Glorious icebergs in Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon, earlier this month.
#Iceland #CanonR6II
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The weekend starts here!
Glorious icebergs in Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon, earlier this month.
#Iceland #CanonR6II
Glorious icebergs in Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon, earlier this month.
#Iceland #CanonR6II
Spouse bought me a new fuzzy blanket at Costco…it’s good to share ❤️
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Spouse bought me a new fuzzy blanket at Costco…it’s good to share ❤️
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![fibromyalgia [fi-bro-my-al-gia] painful noun The feeling of being run over by a bus, dipped into a bucket of acid, and repeatedly thrown off a cliff without any physical proof.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreiekhd656sgistkfm6rgortxfrrjqjfft5nae5n6xgiskpzszanuam@jpeg)
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#CovidIsntOver. I had a contact tracing call last Monday. I’m up to date on boosters & I’ve tested clear twice since then, in part due to masking and/or social distancing, & I could do better. I have family with Long Covid. I lost two family members to Covid. With the CDC gone, why take the risk?
I get why a lot of non-disabled people want to pretend respiratory illnesses don’t exist, but as we’re coming up on another event I can’t safely attend, I encourage you to just THINK about wearing a mask at events - or at least on the train/ plane there, where there’s probably no reason not to
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
#CovidIsntOver. I had a contact tracing call last Monday. I’m up to date on boosters & I’ve tested clear twice since then, in part due to masking and/or social distancing, & I could do better. I have family with Long Covid. I lost two family members to Covid. With the CDC gone, why take the risk?
I was doing better & had only used .1 pace point on the #VisibleApp all day so I decided the best way to deal w/static feeling in my limbs was to treat myself to a nice hot bath.
HR spiked somewhere north of 135, I blew 5 pace points in less than 15mins, & I’m in a crash.
WTAF 😡
#pwme
#pwlc
#pots
HR spiked somewhere north of 135, I blew 5 pace points in less than 15mins, & I’m in a crash.
WTAF 😡
#pwme
#pwlc
#pots
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I was doing better & had only used .1 pace point on the #VisibleApp all day so I decided the best way to deal w/static feeling in my limbs was to treat myself to a nice hot bath.
HR spiked somewhere north of 135, I blew 5 pace points in less than 15mins, & I’m in a crash.
WTAF 😡
#pwme
#pwlc
#pots
HR spiked somewhere north of 135, I blew 5 pace points in less than 15mins, & I’m in a crash.
WTAF 😡
#pwme
#pwlc
#pots
I’m not a Steam/Valve fanboi/gurl but omfg I might need to sell my kids
@vorpalithic.bsky.social
@spool32.bsky.social
youtu.be/qkjkKAhYS3M?...
@vorpalithic.bsky.social
@spool32.bsky.social
youtu.be/qkjkKAhYS3M?...
Steam's NEW Hardware - Everything You NEED TO KNOW
YouTube video by gameranx
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I’m not a Steam/Valve fanboi/gurl but omfg I might need to sell my kids
@vorpalithic.bsky.social
@spool32.bsky.social
youtu.be/qkjkKAhYS3M?...
@vorpalithic.bsky.social
@spool32.bsky.social
youtu.be/qkjkKAhYS3M?...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Stunning view of the aurora from the International Space Station as it traveled over North America.
📸 NASA
📸 NASA
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Stunning view of the aurora from the International Space Station as it traveled over North America.
📸 NASA
📸 NASA
Ah the joys of being a family of people with ADHD - turns out eldest & their partner won’t be here until Friday & somehow everyone in our house thought they were coming on different dates 😂
Eldest kiddo & their partner will be here tomorrow evening. I haven’t seen Partner IRL since I got long covid, & I’ve only seen kiddo once.
I’m super struggling with guilt.
We always made coming home a chance to relax & let go of the worries of being an adult, & now they’re coming to take care of me
I’m super struggling with guilt.
We always made coming home a chance to relax & let go of the worries of being an adult, & now they’re coming to take care of me
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Ah the joys of being a family of people with ADHD - turns out eldest & their partner won’t be here until Friday & somehow everyone in our house thought they were coming on different dates 😂
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A little later on... there was so much spray that you couldn't even see the wave itself. Love windy days down at the beach!
Reynisfjara #Iceland in the blue hour.
Reynisfjara #Iceland in the blue hour.
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A little later on... there was so much spray that you couldn't even see the wave itself. Love windy days down at the beach!
Reynisfjara #Iceland in the blue hour.
Reynisfjara #Iceland in the blue hour.
Eldest kiddo & their partner will be here tomorrow evening. I haven’t seen Partner IRL since I got long covid, & I’ve only seen kiddo once.
I’m super struggling with guilt.
We always made coming home a chance to relax & let go of the worries of being an adult, & now they’re coming to take care of me
I’m super struggling with guilt.
We always made coming home a chance to relax & let go of the worries of being an adult, & now they’re coming to take care of me
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Eldest kiddo & their partner will be here tomorrow evening. I haven’t seen Partner IRL since I got long covid, & I’ve only seen kiddo once.
I’m super struggling with guilt.
We always made coming home a chance to relax & let go of the worries of being an adult, & now they’re coming to take care of me
I’m super struggling with guilt.
We always made coming home a chance to relax & let go of the worries of being an adult, & now they’re coming to take care of me
Spouse made what are essentially steak enchiladas with a fresh verde sauce & my semi-crashed body decided it tasted cloyingly sweet. Smell & taste going bonkers was a crash thing for me ages before long covid, but I crash more often now so it’s a bigger issue.
Bodies are dumb.
#neisvoid
Bodies are dumb.
#neisvoid
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Spouse made what are essentially steak enchiladas with a fresh verde sauce & my semi-crashed body decided it tasted cloyingly sweet. Smell & taste going bonkers was a crash thing for me ages before long covid, but I crash more often now so it’s a bigger issue.
Bodies are dumb.
#neisvoid
Bodies are dumb.
#neisvoid
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I can change "immune system" to something else, depending on your disease - www.etsy.com/shop/Chronic... or www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1757...
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I can change "immune system" to something else, depending on your disease - www.etsy.com/shop/Chronic... or www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1757...
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Hey other #longcovd & #mecfs folk, have any of y’all tried Armodafinil, switched from regular modafinil to it, or decided not to try it?
It’s being strongly suggested to me & where I know we all handle meds differently I’m curious about other people’s experiences & thoughts
It’s being strongly suggested to me & where I know we all handle meds differently I’m curious about other people’s experiences & thoughts
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
gasp.
shock.
amazement.
*sigh*
shock.
amazement.
*sigh*
RECOVER: 'RECOVER-NEURO clinical trial shares results of three non-drug treatments for cognitive symptoms of Long COVID'
'None of our rehabilitation approaches to treatment for cognitive Long COVID proved to be effective.'
recovercovid.org/news/recover...
'None of our rehabilitation approaches to treatment for cognitive Long COVID proved to be effective.'
recovercovid.org/news/recover...
RECOVER: Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery
The long-term effects of COVID are real. Join the NIH in the search for answers.
recovercovid.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
gasp.
shock.
amazement.
*sigh*
shock.
amazement.
*sigh*
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Waves crashing against the basalt columns this morning at Reynisfjara beach. This is handheld at 1/10th sec - great to have a camera with inbuilt image stabilier :)
#Iceland #CanonR6MarkII
#Iceland #CanonR6MarkII
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Waves crashing against the basalt columns this morning at Reynisfjara beach. This is handheld at 1/10th sec - great to have a camera with inbuilt image stabilier :)
#Iceland #CanonR6MarkII
#Iceland #CanonR6MarkII
Chosen son went to visit his maga biomom today. I’m catching bits of him vent w/one of our other sons & it’s just 💔. He wants a relationship w/her so badly & he wants her to have the values he thought she had - problem is I know she never had those values & I have no idea if I should say anything.
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Chosen son went to visit his maga biomom today. I’m catching bits of him vent w/one of our other sons & it’s just 💔. He wants a relationship w/her so badly & he wants her to have the values he thought she had - problem is I know she never had those values & I have no idea if I should say anything.
Like most #pwME & #pwLC it’s not good for my health when I get angry. Emotional energy is expensive.
But OMFG I am so over ppl who aren’t sick using Long Covid to castigate the political left. Yeah, asshole, there are huge issues but they aren’t actively trying to kill ppl so maybe shut the fuck up.
But OMFG I am so over ppl who aren’t sick using Long Covid to castigate the political left. Yeah, asshole, there are huge issues but they aren’t actively trying to kill ppl so maybe shut the fuck up.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I’ll add - it’s also not a punchline, insult, or slur.
#LongCovid is not playground for minimizing the pandemic and/or foster one's engagement on social media. It's a novel disease entity recognized by major health bodies across the world. It can disable and kill. People with LC have suffered from severe medical neglect. We deserve better
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I’ll add - it’s also not a punchline, insult, or slur.
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A 2020 Covid sign that still cracks me up
![LET'S JOIN HANDS TOGETHER To "INFECTION FREE" MAKE OUR HOSPITAL "INFECTION FREE" [pic of like 10 people putting their hands all in]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreiete43oqfgux7z42b3oi72sbm4g3hvvmdoltiokrak2vof7xn2hdm@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A 2020 Covid sign that still cracks me up