jmtorres
@jmtorres.bsky.social
I've been in fandom for awhile, you can find me on ao3, tumblr, and DW with the same handle. Queer, disabled, middle-aged, Jewish dyke.
oooh BOTH my knees are hurting i just started going back up the stairs normal because babying one knee was hurting the other
i do technically have two knee braces am i really gonna brace them both
my spoonie app only has 4 ratings for symptom severity how much do i bitch before I rate joints high
i do technically have two knee braces am i really gonna brace them both
my spoonie app only has 4 ratings for symptom severity how much do i bitch before I rate joints high
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
oooh BOTH my knees are hurting i just started going back up the stairs normal because babying one knee was hurting the other
i do technically have two knee braces am i really gonna brace them both
my spoonie app only has 4 ratings for symptom severity how much do i bitch before I rate joints high
i do technically have two knee braces am i really gonna brace them both
my spoonie app only has 4 ratings for symptom severity how much do i bitch before I rate joints high
OKAY I think the medication shipping situation on the study is solved? I called the pharmacy and they said I don't have a profile yet because I don't have a prescription from the study yet, but the profiles are manually created and the person could create a note about me for whoever deals with my rx
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
OKAY I think the medication shipping situation on the study is solved? I called the pharmacy and they said I don't have a profile yet because I don't have a prescription from the study yet, but the profiles are manually created and the person could create a note about me for whoever deals with my rx
two days i struggled so hard to get out the door by 8:40
today i wake up at 8 naturally. is it to go bug the post office??
well, body, the post office don't open til 9
today i wake up at 8 naturally. is it to go bug the post office??
well, body, the post office don't open til 9
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
two days i struggled so hard to get out the door by 8:40
today i wake up at 8 naturally. is it to go bug the post office??
well, body, the post office don't open til 9
today i wake up at 8 naturally. is it to go bug the post office??
well, body, the post office don't open til 9
trying to decide which human who is not already getting my news from bsky to call: my mother or my temple friend. the thing i am struggling with is the urge to do something when all there is to do immediately is wait, and i'm not sure either will be helpful.
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
trying to decide which human who is not already getting my news from bsky to call: my mother or my temple friend. the thing i am struggling with is the urge to do something when all there is to do immediately is wait, and i'm not sure either will be helpful.
I probably should not, based on my burping level, go get a burger
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I probably should not, based on my burping level, go get a burger
i am combination laying in bed le tired and crawling out my skin with the need to do something
i hit a snag in the long covid tirzepatide study the app can't verify my street address to fedex me drugs. i sent an email about it, waiting for a response, tried to call the study pharmacy number but
i hit a snag in the long covid tirzepatide study the app can't verify my street address to fedex me drugs. i sent an email about it, waiting for a response, tried to call the study pharmacy number but
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
i am combination laying in bed le tired and crawling out my skin with the need to do something
i hit a snag in the long covid tirzepatide study the app can't verify my street address to fedex me drugs. i sent an email about it, waiting for a response, tried to call the study pharmacy number but
i hit a snag in the long covid tirzepatide study the app can't verify my street address to fedex me drugs. i sent an email about it, waiting for a response, tried to call the study pharmacy number but
OK, it's a long drive but I was not expecting to get a call to schedule my knee imaging before I got home from the doctor appointment
where was this eight years ago?
where was this eight years ago?
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
OK, it's a long drive but I was not expecting to get a call to schedule my knee imaging before I got home from the doctor appointment
where was this eight years ago?
where was this eight years ago?
ugh ugh ugh i thought i was just barely on time to my appointment and in fact i was five minutes late
my gerd is goin wild i just took my bra off in the office
and my blood pressure is 150 something over 111.
GREAT start
my gerd is goin wild i just took my bra off in the office
and my blood pressure is 150 something over 111.
GREAT start
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ugh ugh ugh i thought i was just barely on time to my appointment and in fact i was five minutes late
my gerd is goin wild i just took my bra off in the office
and my blood pressure is 150 something over 111.
GREAT start
my gerd is goin wild i just took my bra off in the office
and my blood pressure is 150 something over 111.
GREAT start
I walked over 6000 steps today which is more than i've walked since *checks* the first day i had metformin
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I walked over 6000 steps today which is more than i've walked since *checks* the first day i had metformin
my knee doesn't exactly hurt but it feels weirdly tense (i'm lying down relaxed). this is the sort of thing i should report as pain huh
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 AM
my knee doesn't exactly hurt but it feels weirdly tense (i'm lying down relaxed). this is the sort of thing i should report as pain huh
hmm ok i think i remembered so many errands today that all I have to do tomorrow is go to the doctor and get a poke bowl as a reward for dealing with this shit. like. there are other things i COULD do (frex offer to do a grocery pickup for the friend who can't communicate) but i straight up dunwanna
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
hmm ok i think i remembered so many errands today that all I have to do tomorrow is go to the doctor and get a poke bowl as a reward for dealing with this shit. like. there are other things i COULD do (frex offer to do a grocery pickup for the friend who can't communicate) but i straight up dunwanna
i wanna be knitting but i also wanna be laying down this doesn't quite work
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
i wanna be knitting but i also wanna be laying down this doesn't quite work
quick question guys how the fuck do i detangle the need to ingest food to continue functioning from one million brain weasels about test results and doctors
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
quick question guys how the fuck do i detangle the need to ingest food to continue functioning from one million brain weasels about test results and doctors
I want my test results. How long does it take to run an A1c?
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I want my test results. How long does it take to run an A1c?
ok gang i should probably spend some time reading about tirzepatide over napping
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
ok gang i should probably spend some time reading about tirzepatide over napping
trying to get sandwich fixings. had to ask spouse to pick up bread the other side of the mountain for me, the lacal bakery whose sourdough i trust doesn't sell in desert side grocery which i'm on the desert side for doctor stuff.
mayo costs twice as much at sprout's as ralph's
mayo costs twice as much at sprout's as ralph's
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
trying to get sandwich fixings. had to ask spouse to pick up bread the other side of the mountain for me, the lacal bakery whose sourdough i trust doesn't sell in desert side grocery which i'm on the desert side for doctor stuff.
mayo costs twice as much at sprout's as ralph's
mayo costs twice as much at sprout's as ralph's
home from 10 day trip, taking stock of habits
meds. took 'em the whole trip, tried to fall off when i came home but made it happen
cpap. used it the whole time, brought it in from the car, just set it up before bed
walking. doing so well i'm considering increasing my daily step goal
teeth. ummm.
meds. took 'em the whole trip, tried to fall off when i came home but made it happen
cpap. used it the whole time, brought it in from the car, just set it up before bed
walking. doing so well i'm considering increasing my daily step goal
teeth. ummm.
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
home from 10 day trip, taking stock of habits
meds. took 'em the whole trip, tried to fall off when i came home but made it happen
cpap. used it the whole time, brought it in from the car, just set it up before bed
walking. doing so well i'm considering increasing my daily step goal
teeth. ummm.
meds. took 'em the whole trip, tried to fall off when i came home but made it happen
cpap. used it the whole time, brought it in from the car, just set it up before bed
walking. doing so well i'm considering increasing my daily step goal
teeth. ummm.
my siblings who has really fucking bad ocd is getting inadvertent exposure therapy via the semi-feral cats my parents adopted peeing on everything
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
my siblings who has really fucking bad ocd is getting inadvertent exposure therapy via the semi-feral cats my parents adopted peeing on everything
mom always complains no one helps with t-day dinner so i started chopping vegetables while she was napping and she woke up and came over and said "do you even need me"
line in @tkingfisher.com's Nine Goblins about always expressing interest with complaints. perhaps best to understand mom this way
line in @tkingfisher.com's Nine Goblins about always expressing interest with complaints. perhaps best to understand mom this way
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
mom always complains no one helps with t-day dinner so i started chopping vegetables while she was napping and she woke up and came over and said "do you even need me"
line in @tkingfisher.com's Nine Goblins about always expressing interest with complaints. perhaps best to understand mom this way
line in @tkingfisher.com's Nine Goblins about always expressing interest with complaints. perhaps best to understand mom this way
my knee is acting up in a new weird way. a sharp brief pain just below my knee? took some ibuprofen and went the fuck to bed may my knee be better in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
my knee is acting up in a new weird way. a sharp brief pain just below my knee? took some ibuprofen and went the fuck to bed may my knee be better in the morning
four people is too many for a grocery trip
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
four people is too many for a grocery trip
somehow we have to order a bottle of fody shallot-infused olive oil every thanksgiving. the rest of my family can just cook with onions but they use the oil up all year and no local stores carry it. good thing they live in a shipping hub city
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
somehow we have to order a bottle of fody shallot-infused olive oil every thanksgiving. the rest of my family can just cook with onions but they use the oil up all year and no local stores carry it. good thing they live in a shipping hub city
i made a grocery list from the thanksgiving recipes with great care and they're just wandering around going "do we need strawberries"
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
i made a grocery list from the thanksgiving recipes with great care and they're just wandering around going "do we need strawberries"
asked my family if they could live without spotify bc i own the family account. my mom cannot, but offered that i could transfer ownership if i couldn't live without the guilt and she would be the "sinner"
and i felt like why bother, if spotify still gets the money it's not a meaningful action
and i felt like why bother, if spotify still gets the money it's not a meaningful action
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
asked my family if they could live without spotify bc i own the family account. my mom cannot, but offered that i could transfer ownership if i couldn't live without the guilt and she would be the "sinner"
and i felt like why bother, if spotify still gets the money it's not a meaningful action
and i felt like why bother, if spotify still gets the money it's not a meaningful action
does anyone wanna take bets on how long my phone brick can power a personal fan in this hot-ass room
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
does anyone wanna take bets on how long my phone brick can power a personal fan in this hot-ass room