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amblyornis.bsky.social
Sydney's #2 ambly!
@amblyornis.bsky.social
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just a regular bird person. (none/they/them)

living and creating on unceded Wangal land.

any genders expressed are parody and are not my own.
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Loud music and masking makes it hard to communicate on the dance floor. I've been using a text app (BigNote) to "talk" to people. It's much easier, clearer, and saves your voice.

Here are some examples of saved messages, using my chosen colour scheme.
Screenshot of 3 separate messages, peach text on a mint background. "Can I please have a cranberry juice?" "My pronouns are they / them / none, or any pronouns if they're contextually funny - gender is silly." "My name is Ambly." More text examples: "I should sit outside for a bit." "I want to dance." "Thank you! Purple heart emoji"
March 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Me: "My tits are so tiny, no one at work probably knows I'm on HRT, right?

Also me: *looks down*
Point of view show of me looking down at my tight-ish black shirt. There is a very noticeable drop on my chest under where my tits end.
March 7, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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I'm happy with the relatively minimal work I did on these outfits. It was mostly curating from things I already had. (This is me learning to be more chill.)

I spontaneously made earrings and wanted to weave flowers into my bra, and that's it! The earrings were great; the bra flowers were just okay.
Close-up of one of the lifebouy earrings hanging from my ear. It's a basic 'doughnut' shape made with polymer clay, with four, evenly-spaced indents for the 'rope' to connect. It's painted orange with some silver, glittery washi tape. Some white string is attached to replicate the 'rope'. These worked out much better than expected? I had never worked with polymer clay before. And they are fairly heavy, but not too heavy on my ears - even when dancing up and down for hours. Sadly, the event was so dark so few people would casually see them.
March 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
amblyornis.bsky.social
Finally, there was Bad Dog on Sunday. It was loosely "boat" themed and I dressed as a "boat lesbian".

I had fun and I danced a lot, but I felt spaces were too dark so you couldn't appreciate everyone's outfits properly, or find your friends unless they were dressed as a glowy jellyfish.
Mirror selfie in the guest bedroom of my test outfit a few days prior. Towels and bedclothes are dumped on the mattress. I'm wearing an open shirt with vague palm designs on it. My open chest shows off my black/blue Bonds swim top. I have tight-ish shorts just above my knees, my white Converse heels, and large, purple sunglasses. Close-up selfie at the event. I'm now also wearing a white mask with black lace and a chain, my spike choker, and lifebouy earrings. It's about 5pm so it's still fairly light in the outside area, despite being overcast. Dancing selfie, close-up, highlighting the reflection of a friend who is covered in lights, being one of the only visible people on the very dark dance floor. Final selfie of the night as I got to my car, mostly side-on. It's a little after 11pm, but I did get there at 5pm. My glasses arms are tucked in to my shirt's button holes. I like my tits in this picture, which is the main reason I'm posting it.
March 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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On Saturday night Unicorns returned! The theme was "Flower Power".

Probably my favourite event for community. There was plenty of outdoor space to mingle, and 3 dance spaces.

I got a lot of compliments on my outfit.

CW: My nipples are visible in the pic, for anyone who doesn't want to see that.
Elevator mirror selfie. I'm supporting myself slightly with my walking stick. I'm wearing an ankle-length, teal/mint skirt with dark pink flower and plant patterns on it. I'm wearing my cream-coloured converse heels. On my top I'm only wearing my elastic, chainmaille bra, which has some flowers weaved into it from one shoulder to the bottom of the other side. My tits and nipples are bare, as the "bra" doesn't actually cover that area. Sadly, my chest tattoo is covered a lot by the flowers. I thought this was the best side to weave them in because my hair is partly down on the other shoulder, but now I'm not sure. I have a maille choker, some bracelets, and a white mask covered in light blue and pink lace. I mostly like this outfit, but I wish the execution of flower-weaving throguh maille was done better, and there's something about the skirt that gives a good look but I feel I was after something else.
March 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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I then got up early to do some very low-effort activism, helping with the @transjusticeau.bsky.social's Flood The Post stall at @sockdrawerheroes.bsky.social's laneway markets. (SDH saved us from doing so much organisation work!)

It was such a nice day and everyone was very keen to get involved.
A quick and not great selfie taken in the park where we had set up. I'm wearing my grey mask with my combined Aboriginal/Palestinian flag heart pin. I'm wearing my pink Bettie Boop shirt (design is barely visible), the maille necklace I usually wear, and my gameboy earrings. The box with many completed postcards toward the end of the day. Some are (purposefully) sticking out for aesthetic reasons, with a few words and phrases visible including: "Save our", "We deserve", "Stop", "From: Froggy", and a trans flag.
March 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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March 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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First up was Medusa. I wore a lot of my chain things (including my pauldron which is two years old now?) on top of a slip(?) dress(?) that had a sparkly net thing over the top of it.

Performances were great, people were nice, I had so much fun. I needed a few breaks and I was done by 1.30am.
Close-up selfie that shows off a lot of my chain accessories. I'm wearing black/purple/grey spike earrings, three bracelets (silver, grey, black and purple), my very detailed purple and black necklace with hanging spikes and a drapey blue gem chain all layered on top of a second necklace of scale mail with either leaves or feathers. In the foreground part of my shoulder pauldron is showing, with a bit of detail from the strap showing, as well as the scales. I'm also wearing makeup and smiling slightly. I like this look. Mirror selfie in the bathroom at the event. Three mirrors with different angles make it look almost like a triptych. I'm wearing my pink mask with lace covering and a chain. I'm holding my walking stick. My outfit is much more visible here. There are stickers and graffiti on the mirror, and on the wall behind me. Prominently at the bottom of the mirror "TRANS RIGHTS" is scrawled in white. The atmosphere makes me look much cooler than I am. Photo showing from my necklace to my nose, taken after I got home. My lipstick is smudged both upwards and downwards on the sides. This lipstick holds pretty well, generally, but I learned not to reapply it just before putting my mask back on.
March 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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I can't get over how Webb casually centres the importance of the police in every discussion of the pain they caused, and continue to cause, queer communities.
Excerpt from the linked article. Test as follows: "I think it's important for the community, but more importantly, for my officers who are part of that community," NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said on Wednesday.
February 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Bonus Content
Pearl cluelessly saying, "She walked off after giving me some sort of code", while holding a piece of paper with a girl's phone number on it. Screenshot from a later episode where we discover Pearl has a collection of phone numbers.
February 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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ambly-coded characters

(I am very late to this party.)
Waymond Wang from Everything Everywhere All At Once. A still from the scene where he says "When I choose to see the good side of things, I'm not being naive. It's strategic and necessary. It's how I've learned to survive through everything." Pearl from Steven Universe driving a car dangerously, from the episode Last One Out Of Beach City. Caption says "This is why we buckle up." BMO from Adventure Time holding a skatebaord. Penny from Inspector Gadget using her computer book.
February 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
amblyornis.bsky.social
Anyway, here are some photos of me from 20 years ago this week.
I'm sitting on a couch in a low-lit room. My head is slightly tilted and I'm looking up and off to the side. I have long, straight hair most of the way down to my chest. I didn't smile in photos much back then. Still on the couch but leaning forward. My face is in shadow. I'm reaching a hand down for some reason. Low shot of me on the couch. I'm looking down. My hands are together slightly awkwardly. My nails are pointy and old nail polish has mostly chipped away. Shot of me looking into a mirror. I'm probably in the middle of fixing my eye makeup. I didn't know how to do it well back then so they're a little too dark.
February 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
amblyornis.bsky.social
Having A Time™ today. (Past month of self-reported symptom data for reference.)

I've started paying attention to how much sick leave I have left and I'm hesitant to use it on days like today where I don't ~need~ it, because I expect there to be worse times ahead. (I know this is a problem.)
Spreadsheet screenshot showing colour-coded self-reported symptom severity. Mostly blue (good) until January 29 when things began deteriorating. Mostly orange since a crash of February 6, except for one random good day for some reason. February 6 was the first day of reported 'head sensations' in two months.
February 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
amblyornis.bsky.social
I played with the puzzle game that came attached, but it was too easy.

(I wanted the combination in case it's locked next time and I don't want to ask someone for help. #ChaoticGood)
My hand is holding the Master combination lock attached to the trolley. The rod bit is partly out, showing it is unlocked. The combination is 6 3 4 2. It's probably the store code or something. I guess I'm a Master lockpicker now?
February 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Tried out the fancy wheelchair trolley at [supermarket]. It's a practical design, but uncomfortably long at the front so it feels a bit awkward going around corners you can't see.

Kinda like reversing out of a car park *shudder*
POV shot looking down at my legs in the wheelchair. The supermarket trolley is attached at the front.
February 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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First time leaving the apartment in 4 days appears to have upped my bird encounter rarity modifier!

(It makes sense from a game design perspective; you want to entice people to keep playing.)

((Yes, this has been reported to the brush turkey sighting citizen scientists.))
A young brush turkey standing in front of the door to my apartment building. I had not seen one around before! The same brush turkey casually walking toward the back yard, after I gave them some space.
February 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
amblyornis.bsky.social
I went to bed, rested, and had a nap.

I still feel terrible, just not quite as bad.

I managed to move to the couch and heard what I think may be a young currawong learning to make calls. (I love the little chirp noises they make 😍)

So all in all, I guess it was a great day 💜
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
amblyornis.bsky.social
Cassie helped me upstairs and got me hydralyte and sodium tablets. She has to help me drink because I couldn't move my arms.

(Side note: I don't tent to see photos of my stomach fat. I like it.)
I'm on the couch, slumped a little to the side, looking helpless. I asked Cassie to take this photo; she's not a monster.
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Extreme flooding caused the road to crumble halfway home and we hit it and got a flat tyre.

I went out to check, energised by excitement and purpose. Turns out a chunk of the road got caught on the wheel and eventually just fell off.

Lots of extreme weather lately, for some reason.
Lots of water on a major road. A large chunk of something in the gutter is restricting water movement.
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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I got to work only 30 minutes late, but then spent more time laying on the bed in sick bay than I did at my computer.

My body hasn't been cooperating today and it has been SO HARD to motivate myself to get up sometimes. My bladder often serves as good incentive.
Unflattering selfie of me laying on the bed in sick bay. (Full disclosure, I took four pictures and this was the most flattering one.)
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Today started with a fasting blood test, which in hindsight was a terrible idea because I woke up feeling exhausted.

I unsuccessfully tried making friends with a pigeon while I slowly drank my breakfast smoothie (which was awful for some reason).
A brown pigeon with lots of white freckles is walking on pavers in the park. My long shadow in the frame highlights the vast distance between us.
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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I've been having a lot of feelings about effective activism this week.

If your participation is limited to actions reminiscent of that CIA guide, maybe just sit back and let others get on with doing their work.
A photocopy of a page from that 1944 CIA guide to sabotaging meetings. A few lines are highlighted, including "Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible".
February 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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The QLD government has refused to lift its restrictions on stage 1 and stage 2 treatments for trans youth, "contrary to the current best evidence-based guidelines, and represents political interference in healthcare".

As a result, 491 children are suddenly without access to care.
Screenshot of the page with the following text: Project 491 is an initiative led by AusPATH in response to the Queensland Government’s unacceptable restrictions on gender affirming care (GAC) for trans and gender diverse (TGD) children. This includes blocking access to both stage one (puberty blockers) and stage two (hormone therapy) treatments for patients under 18 in QLD public health system. This decision has left at least 491 children stranded without access to care. Despite the Federal Health Minister’s request for Queensland to lift their indiscriminate ban, along with a commitment for NHMRC’s to review the Standards of Care, the Queensland Government has refused to lift these restrictions. The Queensland ban is contrary to the current best evidence-based guidelines, and represents political interference in healthcare. The troubling politicisation of essential healthcare for TGD young people in Queensland is demonstrated at the 2024 Liberal National Party (LNP) conference in Rockhampton, where a motion was passed to ban puberty blockers. The impact of these restrictions is significant. While private healthcare providers continue to offer care, the public system is no longer providing access to treatment, which disproportionately affecting lower-income families and those young people with more complex health needs. Given the 48.1% suicide attempt rate among TGD youth, the lack of access to care has serious health implications. AusPATH will use funds raised, in collaboraiton with care providers in Queendland and across Australia, to establish multi-disciplinary pathways to ensure affected young people receive timely, evidence-based care.
February 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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This weekend! There are a number of events around the country.

I'll be helping out at the Sydney rally, which starts 10am at Pride Square Newtown 🦾

Check out the link to find more details about this and other events 💜 transjustice.org.au/youth/

[Reposted with the correct time 😅]
Trans Justice Project ad tile for the National Day of Action. "Protect Trans Youth" is shown in large letters. The date is this coming Saturday February 8.
February 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Trying to describe symptoms with the triple-threat of a) undiagnosed chronic illnesses, b) alexithymia, and c) poor interoception is always fun*, but today I tried describing what might be a side effect of a medication with:

"It's like my frame rate has dropped slightly."
Text screenshot that says: "It's like the very early stages of being tipsy. I was using the term "groggy" for a while but that implies sleepiness and less coordination. I feel a normal amount of awake and I'm thinking a regular amount of clearly. It's a lot closer to vertigo than dizziness, but not really either. It's like my frame rate has dropped slightly. I notice it more when I'm moving around, or moving my head, but if I'm still and watching TV on the couch I can still perceive something is slightly off. I don't think anything is affected but perception, though that in itself can affect my mobility and coordination. It's constant, not triggered by getting up like light-headedness is."
January 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM