Music by Erica
@muserica.bsky.social
Composer and sound designer, with a side of mix-engineer, for film, video games and interactive media. Order up! 🎼🎵🎶 Pronouns: She/They #LGBTQIA+
(Not really into answering DMs, so YMMV. ☮️)
(Not really into answering DMs, so YMMV. ☮️)
The Batman Effect
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect - npj Mental Health Research
npj Mental Health Research - Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The Batman Effect
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Oh I imagine - tho I’m struggling to let go of the thought of my ancient ancient hand-me-down ski pants - with stirrups. (Really, they were the pinnacle of ski fashion back then)
They are selling stirrup leggings again.
I repeat: THEY ARE SELLING STIRRUP LEGGINGS AGAIN.
File that under: things you never imagined would come back.
I repeat: THEY ARE SELLING STIRRUP LEGGINGS AGAIN.
File that under: things you never imagined would come back.
November 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Oh I imagine - tho I’m struggling to let go of the thought of my ancient ancient hand-me-down ski pants - with stirrups. (Really, they were the pinnacle of ski fashion back then)
Describe your cat’s personality with one photo.
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Describe your cat’s personality with one photo.
Waaaay too much time has passed since my last microphone project - so I cleaned off my bench and organized my next batch of mic projects…
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Waaaay too much time has passed since my last microphone project - so I cleaned off my bench and organized my next batch of mic projects…
Pumpkin pie (from scratch) ❤️
November 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Pumpkin pie (from scratch) ❤️
It was certainly a boon for my lyric prose - got lots done between the tears - more journaling and song lyrics output in one day than I’ve had this entire month! 📖 ✍️
Yesterday was a hard day for me - lots of tears (not uncommon, just much higher frequency) - and then I woke up very early in the AM to cramps (and not the need-to-get-up-right-now kind). Did I just experience a period? 👩 📅
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It was certainly a boon for my lyric prose - got lots done between the tears - more journaling and song lyrics output in one day than I’ve had this entire month! 📖 ✍️
Yesterday was a hard day for me - lots of tears (not uncommon, just much higher frequency) - and then I woke up very early in the AM to cramps (and not the need-to-get-up-right-now kind). Did I just experience a period? 👩 📅
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Yesterday was a hard day for me - lots of tears (not uncommon, just much higher frequency) - and then I woke up very early in the AM to cramps (and not the need-to-get-up-right-now kind). Did I just experience a period? 👩 📅
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This Trans Day of Remembrance, my heart hurts thinking of all the people we couldn't carry through to the other side of this moment in history.
Amidst all the fighting we've done for our community, amidst the unshakeable belief that we will win in the end, grief still takes hold.
Amidst all the fighting we've done for our community, amidst the unshakeable belief that we will win in the end, grief still takes hold.
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This Trans Day of Remembrance, my heart hurts thinking of all the people we couldn't carry through to the other side of this moment in history.
Amidst all the fighting we've done for our community, amidst the unshakeable belief that we will win in the end, grief still takes hold.
Amidst all the fighting we've done for our community, amidst the unshakeable belief that we will win in the end, grief still takes hold.
Feelin’ the same here. Also, I have some new (to me) awesome dresses that *need* to be seen in public! 👗
still thinking about this. we need to fund the arts more. i want to go to more symphonies.
that was the coolest shit i've ever seen in my life. symphonies are so cool
November 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Feelin’ the same here. Also, I have some new (to me) awesome dresses that *need* to be seen in public! 👗
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The trans experience is seeing a hot girl in the mirror and being jealous of her
November 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The trans experience is seeing a hot girl in the mirror and being jealous of her
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If you love someone, tell them.
If you miss someone, reach out.
If you can spend time together, do it.
One day, you’ll wish you had more of those moments.
If you miss someone, reach out.
If you can spend time together, do it.
One day, you’ll wish you had more of those moments.
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you love someone, tell them.
If you miss someone, reach out.
If you can spend time together, do it.
One day, you’ll wish you had more of those moments.
If you miss someone, reach out.
If you can spend time together, do it.
One day, you’ll wish you had more of those moments.
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To everyone who transitions later in life, thank you.
You make the world feel possible.
You show that there’s still time, still hope, still room to grow into yourself, no matter when it happens.
You make the world feel possible.
You show that there’s still time, still hope, still room to grow into yourself, no matter when it happens.
November 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
To everyone who transitions later in life, thank you.
You make the world feel possible.
You show that there’s still time, still hope, still room to grow into yourself, no matter when it happens.
You make the world feel possible.
You show that there’s still time, still hope, still room to grow into yourself, no matter when it happens.
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It's so depressing how when talking about cis men (esp straight men), retaining masculinity always leads the conversation rather than personal taste.
If it isn't sports or irony flavored, cis men are shunted toward ugly grey, black, and blue clothes, decor, bedding, etc. It's so depressing.
1/3
If it isn't sports or irony flavored, cis men are shunted toward ugly grey, black, and blue clothes, decor, bedding, etc. It's so depressing.
1/3
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It's so depressing how when talking about cis men (esp straight men), retaining masculinity always leads the conversation rather than personal taste.
If it isn't sports or irony flavored, cis men are shunted toward ugly grey, black, and blue clothes, decor, bedding, etc. It's so depressing.
1/3
If it isn't sports or irony flavored, cis men are shunted toward ugly grey, black, and blue clothes, decor, bedding, etc. It's so depressing.
1/3
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"The beautiful Portland Japanese Garden, opened in Portland, Oregon in 1967, was originally designed by Professor Takuma Tono of Tokyo Agricultural University. It features five historic garden spaces that demonstrate different styles of Japanese landscape architecture.''
🙏🏼🌎🕊️
🙏🏼🌎🕊️
November 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"The beautiful Portland Japanese Garden, opened in Portland, Oregon in 1967, was originally designed by Professor Takuma Tono of Tokyo Agricultural University. It features five historic garden spaces that demonstrate different styles of Japanese landscape architecture.''
🙏🏼🌎🕊️
🙏🏼🌎🕊️
In my youth I’d eat candy like there was no tomorrow. Now I’m like “*meh* - got any prog?”
November 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
In my youth I’d eat candy like there was no tomorrow. Now I’m like “*meh* - got any prog?”
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does anyone remember the guy on here who used to be a very strong advocate for encouraging people to use alt text in their pictures, something that is wholly beneficial to everyone which artists especially should use for its utility? i can't remember the link to his page....
I really wish more kink artists would use alt text so I could repost their stuff
October 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
does anyone remember the guy on here who used to be a very strong advocate for encouraging people to use alt text in their pictures, something that is wholly beneficial to everyone which artists especially should use for its utility? i can't remember the link to his page....
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For gamers who aren't in game dev, you should know that we are in one of the worst periods in game dev history in terms of industry stability and the reason you're not seeing that play out through products is because the average development window of games is 3-7 years so it hasn't reached you yet.
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
For gamers who aren't in game dev, you should know that we are in one of the worst periods in game dev history in terms of industry stability and the reason you're not seeing that play out through products is because the average development window of games is 3-7 years so it hasn't reached you yet.
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1. This week, news emerged that former trans athlete, student at Middlebury, and advocate for trans rights, Lia Smith, was found dead.
Her death was ruled a suicide.
But I argue that it's not only a suicide. Every trans suicide is a murder by those in power.
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Her death was ruled a suicide.
But I argue that it's not only a suicide. Every trans suicide is a murder by those in power.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Every Trans Suicide Is A Murder By Those In Power
News came this week that transgender athlete and student Lia Smith took her life at just 21 years of age.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
1. This week, news emerged that former trans athlete, student at Middlebury, and advocate for trans rights, Lia Smith, was found dead.
Her death was ruled a suicide.
But I argue that it's not only a suicide. Every trans suicide is a murder by those in power.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Her death was ruled a suicide.
But I argue that it's not only a suicide. Every trans suicide is a murder by those in power.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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1. A groundbreaking new study published in Nature Medicine shows that feminizing hormone therapy shifts trans women's blood protein to resemble cis women after only 6 months.
HRT really is effective and changes the human body heaivly.
The latest from S. Baum.
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HRT really is effective and changes the human body heaivly.
The latest from S. Baum.
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Study Finds Trans Women's Blood Proteins Resemble Cis Women's After 6 Months on HR
“Feminizing GAHT [gender-affirming hormone treatment] skews the plasma proteome toward a cis-female profile,” the study concluded.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
1. A groundbreaking new study published in Nature Medicine shows that feminizing hormone therapy shifts trans women's blood protein to resemble cis women after only 6 months.
HRT really is effective and changes the human body heaivly.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
HRT really is effective and changes the human body heaivly.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Define your musical tastes in eight artists
Metric
Wet Leg
St Vincent
Broken Bells
Chappell Roan
Thelonious Monk
LCD Soundsystem
Madison Cunningham
Metric
Wet Leg
St Vincent
Broken Bells
Chappell Roan
Thelonious Monk
LCD Soundsystem
Madison Cunningham
Define your musical taste in eight artists
Powderfinger
Crowded House
Weird Al Yankovic
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Green Day
Blondie
Carly Rae Jepsen
Powderfinger
Crowded House
Weird Al Yankovic
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Green Day
Blondie
Carly Rae Jepsen
define your musical taste in eight artists
Talking Heads
Calhoun
The Shins
Blue October
Spoon
Andrew Bird
Dethklok
System of a Down
Talking Heads
Calhoun
The Shins
Blue October
Spoon
Andrew Bird
Dethklok
System of a Down
October 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Define your musical tastes in eight artists
Metric
Wet Leg
St Vincent
Broken Bells
Chappell Roan
Thelonious Monk
LCD Soundsystem
Madison Cunningham
Metric
Wet Leg
St Vincent
Broken Bells
Chappell Roan
Thelonious Monk
LCD Soundsystem
Madison Cunningham
OMG this song, this riff! 🫠
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Hospital
YouTube video by Madison Cunningham - Topic
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October 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
OMG this song, this riff! 🫠
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music.youtube.com/watch?v=xTg_...
Erin writes some great lines here - I can't decide my favorite AMT - how about "...the data suggests that as stigma decreases and visibility grows, more people feel safe enough to be honest about who they are."
Bravo Erin! Keep it coming :-)
Bravo Erin! Keep it coming :-)
1. Many of you have seen a graph purporting to show trans identification has decreased in recent years.
Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."
Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.
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Matt Walsh and Elon Musk celebrated it as a victory over "transgenderism."
Turns out, the entire graph is based on an egregious math and statistics error.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Fact Check: No, There Is Not A New Survey Showing Trans Identity Is Decreasing
The claim, which originates from far-right professor Eric Kaufmann, appears to have made a glaring error: the survey actually shows more people have come out, not fewer.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Erin writes some great lines here - I can't decide my favorite AMT - how about "...the data suggests that as stigma decreases and visibility grows, more people feel safe enough to be honest about who they are."
Bravo Erin! Keep it coming :-)
Bravo Erin! Keep it coming :-)
@nationoflanguage.bsky.social what a great show last night! ❤️
October 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
@nationoflanguage.bsky.social what a great show last night! ❤️