Olive the Other Rae-ndeer
@rae.fyi
Childless cat enby seeking friends for the end of the world.
Philly Suburbs is home, from the Jersey shore. No not that one.
Software Engineer 👩🏻💻
Board Gamer 🎲
Crafty ✂️
Cat Parent 😺
They/She 🏳️⚧️
Philly Suburbs is home, from the Jersey shore. No not that one.
Software Engineer 👩🏻💻
Board Gamer 🎲
Crafty ✂️
Cat Parent 😺
They/She 🏳️⚧️
Thank you, universe.
I really needed a power outage on the day I'm hosting Friendsgiving. I was definitely not getting up early to make several loaves of bread, or trays of Mac n cheese, or a giant ham.
I'll be rocking myself gently in the corner. The cold corner, because I have no heat.
I really needed a power outage on the day I'm hosting Friendsgiving. I was definitely not getting up early to make several loaves of bread, or trays of Mac n cheese, or a giant ham.
I'll be rocking myself gently in the corner. The cold corner, because I have no heat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Thank you, universe.
I really needed a power outage on the day I'm hosting Friendsgiving. I was definitely not getting up early to make several loaves of bread, or trays of Mac n cheese, or a giant ham.
I'll be rocking myself gently in the corner. The cold corner, because I have no heat.
I really needed a power outage on the day I'm hosting Friendsgiving. I was definitely not getting up early to make several loaves of bread, or trays of Mac n cheese, or a giant ham.
I'll be rocking myself gently in the corner. The cold corner, because I have no heat.
This one's more recent, but I don't do movies a lot these days. I saw Avengers Endgame opening weekend, a thing I rarely did. Packed room, not an empty seat. So quiet you could hear a pin drop, the entire time. Cap picks up the hammer, and a solitary voice echos around the room, "What the fuck?!"
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This one's more recent, but I don't do movies a lot these days. I saw Avengers Endgame opening weekend, a thing I rarely did. Packed room, not an empty seat. So quiet you could hear a pin drop, the entire time. Cap picks up the hammer, and a solitary voice echos around the room, "What the fuck?!"
I didn't get around to posting about what I was thankful for yesterday, so better late than never.
Last year the holiday season was... rough, to say the least. The loss of my remaining parent, and breaking up with a partner of five years really did a number on me.
🧵
Last year the holiday season was... rough, to say the least. The loss of my remaining parent, and breaking up with a partner of five years really did a number on me.
🧵
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I didn't get around to posting about what I was thankful for yesterday, so better late than never.
Last year the holiday season was... rough, to say the least. The loss of my remaining parent, and breaking up with a partner of five years really did a number on me.
🧵
Last year the holiday season was... rough, to say the least. The loss of my remaining parent, and breaking up with a partner of five years really did a number on me.
🧵
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Shinedown
Foreigner
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Third Eye Blind
The Rolling Stones
Shinedown
Foreigner
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Third Eye Blind
The Rolling Stones
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Royal Blood
Sarah McLlachlan
Muse
The Warning
Weird Al Yankovic
Royal Blood
Sarah McLlachlan
Muse
The Warning
Weird Al Yankovic
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Moby
John Williams
Sigur Ros
Philip Glass
Death Cab for Cutie
Moby
John Williams
Sigur Ros
Philip Glass
Death Cab for Cutie
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Shinedown
Foreigner
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Third Eye Blind
The Rolling Stones
Shinedown
Foreigner
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Third Eye Blind
The Rolling Stones
What 10 years of time and 3ish years of estrogen will do to a person.
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
What 10 years of time and 3ish years of estrogen will do to a person.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
A little bit late, but this morning I had my day in court, and I am happy to say my name change was approved.
Now to update everything I've ever done. 🫠
Now to update everything I've ever done. 🫠
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A little bit late, but this morning I had my day in court, and I am happy to say my name change was approved.
Now to update everything I've ever done. 🫠
Now to update everything I've ever done. 🫠
Science is absolutely wild. After over a decade of being told my lingering effects of Bell's Palsy couldn't be treated, I met with a surgeon who offered me *several* paths to restore facial movement.
Sure, it took me flying half way across the country, but I am so excited.
Sure, it took me flying half way across the country, but I am so excited.
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Science is absolutely wild. After over a decade of being told my lingering effects of Bell's Palsy couldn't be treated, I met with a surgeon who offered me *several* paths to restore facial movement.
Sure, it took me flying half way across the country, but I am so excited.
Sure, it took me flying half way across the country, but I am so excited.
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My brain is doing brain things today. Sharing some joy instead of dwelling.
August 23rd was the first day I ever went out explicitly dressed femme. I'd male-failed before then, but still a big milestone.
Today, I fly home from a work conference, and realized I haven't boymoded in weeks.
August 23rd was the first day I ever went out explicitly dressed femme. I'd male-failed before then, but still a big milestone.
Today, I fly home from a work conference, and realized I haven't boymoded in weeks.
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
My brain is doing brain things today. Sharing some joy instead of dwelling.
August 23rd was the first day I ever went out explicitly dressed femme. I'd male-failed before then, but still a big milestone.
Today, I fly home from a work conference, and realized I haven't boymoded in weeks.
August 23rd was the first day I ever went out explicitly dressed femme. I'd male-failed before then, but still a big milestone.
Today, I fly home from a work conference, and realized I haven't boymoded in weeks.
Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
Questioning: 30
Came Out: 37
Now: 38
Questioning: 30
Came Out: 37
Now: 38
Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
Questioning? 35
Came out? 35
Now? 40
It's normal to not have known. 💜
Questioning? 35
Came out? 35
Now? 40
It's normal to not have known. 💜
Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
Questioning? 10
Trans? 40
Actual coming out? TBA
Questioning? 10
Trans? 40
Actual coming out? TBA
October 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Queer Bluesky: how old were you when you came out and how old are you now?
Questioning: 30
Came Out: 37
Now: 38
Questioning: 30
Came Out: 37
Now: 38
Today's National Coming Out Day and while the world is scary, I stand firm that being my true self was worth the risk.
I still present masc a fair amount of the time, but more and more I find it harder to keep up the charade. Once you've seen behind the curtain it's hard to go back.
I still present masc a fair amount of the time, but more and more I find it harder to keep up the charade. Once you've seen behind the curtain it's hard to go back.
October 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Today's National Coming Out Day and while the world is scary, I stand firm that being my true self was worth the risk.
I still present masc a fair amount of the time, but more and more I find it harder to keep up the charade. Once you've seen behind the curtain it's hard to go back.
I still present masc a fair amount of the time, but more and more I find it harder to keep up the charade. Once you've seen behind the curtain it's hard to go back.
35 years for me to figure it out. Another 2 before I could say it out loud.
Why do we expect trans folks to know that they were trans at the youngest possible ages--4 or 5 or even younger--when we know so many of us take so much longer to figure it out? It's time to talk about The Story, as Stained Glass Woman returns with a mega-sized, 5,000-word article!
The Story
Constructed memory and narratives of trans identity
open.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
35 years for me to figure it out. Another 2 before I could say it out loud.
CW: Pet Loss.
Said goodbye to this little man yesterday. It was quite sudden, but the vet handled his last moments so compassionately.
Said goodbye to this little man yesterday. It was quite sudden, but the vet handled his last moments so compassionately.
September 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
CW: Pet Loss.
Said goodbye to this little man yesterday. It was quite sudden, but the vet handled his last moments so compassionately.
Said goodbye to this little man yesterday. It was quite sudden, but the vet handled his last moments so compassionately.
You can transition in your 30s. It's pretty awesome.
September 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
You can transition in your 30s. It's pretty awesome.
So... I went to the local Renaissance Faire last weekend with a partner. Nothing too out of the ordinary, I try to go every year at least once.
But I finally worked up the nerves to go *anywhere* in a more femme outfit. Sure, the Faire is a safe, queer space, but baby steps, right?
But I finally worked up the nerves to go *anywhere* in a more femme outfit. Sure, the Faire is a safe, queer space, but baby steps, right?
August 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
So... I went to the local Renaissance Faire last weekend with a partner. Nothing too out of the ordinary, I try to go every year at least once.
But I finally worked up the nerves to go *anywhere* in a more femme outfit. Sure, the Faire is a safe, queer space, but baby steps, right?
But I finally worked up the nerves to go *anywhere* in a more femme outfit. Sure, the Faire is a safe, queer space, but baby steps, right?
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This, actually works. For me at least.
How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default
tenbluelinks.org
August 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This, actually works. For me at least.
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Something to remember if you find yourself spiraling, as a trans person:
Until 1994, trans women were defined as a type of gay man, trans men were largely ignored, and nonbinary people were not considered to exist.
Its easy to forget how far we've come, and how recently.
We've got this.
Until 1994, trans women were defined as a type of gay man, trans men were largely ignored, and nonbinary people were not considered to exist.
Its easy to forget how far we've come, and how recently.
We've got this.
August 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Something to remember if you find yourself spiraling, as a trans person:
Until 1994, trans women were defined as a type of gay man, trans men were largely ignored, and nonbinary people were not considered to exist.
Its easy to forget how far we've come, and how recently.
We've got this.
Until 1994, trans women were defined as a type of gay man, trans men were largely ignored, and nonbinary people were not considered to exist.
Its easy to forget how far we've come, and how recently.
We've got this.
Furthest I've been:
North: Aberdeen Scotland
East: London England
South: Jacksonville Florida
West: Astoria Oregon
North: Aberdeen Scotland
East: London England
South: Jacksonville Florida
West: Astoria Oregon
Furthest I've been:
North: London
East: Naxos, Greece
South: El Yunque Park, Puerto Rico
West: San Francisco
North: London
East: Naxos, Greece
South: El Yunque Park, Puerto Rico
West: San Francisco
Furthest I've been:
North: Akureyri, Iceland
East: Jericho, Palestine (West Bank)
South: Rafah, Palestine (Gaza)
West: Grindavík, Iceland
North: Akureyri, Iceland
East: Jericho, Palestine (West Bank)
South: Rafah, Palestine (Gaza)
West: Grindavík, Iceland
August 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Furthest I've been:
North: Aberdeen Scotland
East: London England
South: Jacksonville Florida
West: Astoria Oregon
North: Aberdeen Scotland
East: London England
South: Jacksonville Florida
West: Astoria Oregon
I have one of these dice bags from PAXU last year, and highly recommend them.
AND I've managed to not eat any of the dice.
AND I've managed to not eat any of the dice.
FOMO from all the cons i’m not going to has me starting on the next batch of dice bags for PAXU!! 😅
August 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I have one of these dice bags from PAXU last year, and highly recommend them.
AND I've managed to not eat any of the dice.
AND I've managed to not eat any of the dice.
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Hey, this is a REALLY BIG DEAL. Just as importantly, it's a fabulous benchmark that really shows what an utter revolution mRNA vaccines are.
Mark my words: someone is gonna get a Nobel for mRNA research, and it won't even be a close contest when the time comes.
Mark my words: someone is gonna get a Nobel for mRNA research, and it won't even be a close contest when the time comes.
July 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Hey, this is a REALLY BIG DEAL. Just as importantly, it's a fabulous benchmark that really shows what an utter revolution mRNA vaccines are.
Mark my words: someone is gonna get a Nobel for mRNA research, and it won't even be a close contest when the time comes.
Mark my words: someone is gonna get a Nobel for mRNA research, and it won't even be a close contest when the time comes.