Alex
@roarosa.bsky.social
Software engineer | Hella neurodiverse | They/them 🏳️⚧️ | Perpetually still figuring things out
Been having fun drawing animals lately with my acrylic paint markers!
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Been having fun drawing animals lately with my acrylic paint markers!
After eating, sleeping, and showering, suddenly I have a better alternative in mind for the technical problem that was frustrating me yesterday with how little progress I was making. This is obviously a fluke and has no meaningful life lessons that I should carry forward.
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
After eating, sleeping, and showering, suddenly I have a better alternative in mind for the technical problem that was frustrating me yesterday with how little progress I was making. This is obviously a fluke and has no meaningful life lessons that I should carry forward.
My team crushed it at dodgeball tonight! We went from having never won a game before to winning two games back to back, including an upset against the top ranked team in our division! Feeling really good today
July 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
My team crushed it at dodgeball tonight! We went from having never won a game before to winning two games back to back, including an upset against the top ranked team in our division! Feeling really good today
About a year ago I met someone in the park. It took me over an hour to pluck up the nerve to complement their daisy chain. They taught me how to make my own and we talked about the city.
I never learned their name, but today I’m making daisy chains in the park and thinking of them.
I never learned their name, but today I’m making daisy chains in the park and thinking of them.
June 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
About a year ago I met someone in the park. It took me over an hour to pluck up the nerve to complement their daisy chain. They taught me how to make my own and we talked about the city.
I never learned their name, but today I’m making daisy chains in the park and thinking of them.
I never learned their name, but today I’m making daisy chains in the park and thinking of them.
Happy pride month y’all! 🏳️🌈
This years theme is “Queer Joy is Resistance”
This years theme is “Queer Joy is Resistance”
June 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Happy pride month y’all! 🏳️🌈
This years theme is “Queer Joy is Resistance”
This years theme is “Queer Joy is Resistance”
This one really nailed the feelings and reality of late self discovery
What Stops Late Bloomers from Knowing
This is a companion piece to When do People Realize They’re Trans. If you’re not a late bloomer, the other post may be more relevant for you.
sonjamblack.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This one really nailed the feelings and reality of late self discovery
I have too many days where the world just feels too loud
May 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I have too many days where the world just feels too loud
I don’t understand how some people have the ability to just talk with each other for hours and hours straight. I struggle after two at most with people I don’t know well.
April 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I don’t understand how some people have the ability to just talk with each other for hours and hours straight. I struggle after two at most with people I don’t know well.
It makes me really sad that all of the black women I've had the fortune to work with have been amazing. I know that not all black women are superheroes, and yet I only get to see the tiniest top sliver of talent because so many solid-but-not-groundbreaking people get squeezed out by discrimination.
February 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It makes me really sad that all of the black women I've had the fortune to work with have been amazing. I know that not all black women are superheroes, and yet I only get to see the tiniest top sliver of talent because so many solid-but-not-groundbreaking people get squeezed out by discrimination.
Wish there was a way to say “I’m performing poorly at work today because sounds are louder than normal and cause me physical pain” without risking coworkers thinking you’re weird and unreliable
February 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Wish there was a way to say “I’m performing poorly at work today because sounds are louder than normal and cause me physical pain” without risking coworkers thinking you’re weird and unreliable
I have recently been informed that what people call “locking your knees” is how I typically stand? And “normal” people just do continuous little squats the whole time they are upright? Fucking bizarre
February 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I have recently been informed that what people call “locking your knees” is how I typically stand? And “normal” people just do continuous little squats the whole time they are upright? Fucking bizarre
This will not be a happy post, skip if you are trying to stay positive. I want to share one of my old experiences to help trans allies better understand what we are facing and what you can do to support.
cw: mention of assault
cw: mention of assault
February 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This will not be a happy post, skip if you are trying to stay positive. I want to share one of my old experiences to help trans allies better understand what we are facing and what you can do to support.
cw: mention of assault
cw: mention of assault
Latest puzzle accomplishment!
January 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Latest puzzle accomplishment!
I’m more scared of the social contract of getting my first tattoo than the physical process and result. Tattoos fade, memories of embarrassing interactions remain in crisp detail forever.
January 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I’m more scared of the social contract of getting my first tattoo than the physical process and result. Tattoos fade, memories of embarrassing interactions remain in crisp detail forever.
Little things I do to make my home more comfortable:
* Keep my toothbrush mostly off the charger (the blinking light bothers me)
* Keep extra lip balms everywhere (I lose them a lot but it hate not having them)
* Leave art supplies and puzzles out on the floor (more likely to do the things I enjoy)
* Keep my toothbrush mostly off the charger (the blinking light bothers me)
* Keep extra lip balms everywhere (I lose them a lot but it hate not having them)
* Leave art supplies and puzzles out on the floor (more likely to do the things I enjoy)
January 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Little things I do to make my home more comfortable:
* Keep my toothbrush mostly off the charger (the blinking light bothers me)
* Keep extra lip balms everywhere (I lose them a lot but it hate not having them)
* Leave art supplies and puzzles out on the floor (more likely to do the things I enjoy)
* Keep my toothbrush mostly off the charger (the blinking light bothers me)
* Keep extra lip balms everywhere (I lose them a lot but it hate not having them)
* Leave art supplies and puzzles out on the floor (more likely to do the things I enjoy)
People keep commenting on how much I’ve grown recently. I’ll have you know, I’ve shrunk considerably over the past year.
January 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
People keep commenting on how much I’ve grown recently. I’ll have you know, I’ve shrunk considerably over the past year.
When asked if my transition made me happy, I don’t know how to respond. The relief I feel isn’t happiness, it’s something different and deeper.
This article puts it so well:
“Understand, then, why this happiness must also be grief. Water tastes the most like heaven when you are dying of thirst.”
This article puts it so well:
“Understand, then, why this happiness must also be grief. Water tastes the most like heaven when you are dying of thirst.”
I’ve gotten a number of messages lately about my essay on trauma and transition, I Did Not Consent To My Body. I’m always so touched when people share what it means to them. Thank you all so much.
If you haven’t read it yet but are interested, I invite you to read here:
medium.com/@mayrpeterso...
If you haven’t read it yet but are interested, I invite you to read here:
medium.com/@mayrpeterso...
I Did Not Consent To My Body
A personal essay about trauma, transition, and transgender autonomy.
medium.com
December 26, 2024 at 5:56 AM
When asked if my transition made me happy, I don’t know how to respond. The relief I feel isn’t happiness, it’s something different and deeper.
This article puts it so well:
“Understand, then, why this happiness must also be grief. Water tastes the most like heaven when you are dying of thirst.”
This article puts it so well:
“Understand, then, why this happiness must also be grief. Water tastes the most like heaven when you are dying of thirst.”
Was reminded today of this definitely-not-cursed 3 foot tall doll that my grandmother’s friend tried to get me to take home a couple of years ago. It feels only right to share this experience to others as well.
December 20, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Was reminded today of this definitely-not-cursed 3 foot tall doll that my grandmother’s friend tried to get me to take home a couple of years ago. It feels only right to share this experience to others as well.
Reposted by Alex
The leaked prerender scene featuring a trans story line that Disney/Pixar removed from their new show Win or Lose.
(sped up a bit to meet the upload limit)
(sped up a bit to meet the upload limit)
December 18, 2024 at 12:29 AM
The leaked prerender scene featuring a trans story line that Disney/Pixar removed from their new show Win or Lose.
(sped up a bit to meet the upload limit)
(sped up a bit to meet the upload limit)
Reposted by Alex
it really is amazing how quickly someone arguing in favor of "think of the children" legislation makes it absolutely explicit they think children are property with zero legal rights or protections, all while claiming to be the ones who care about child safety
December 12, 2024 at 7:49 AM
it really is amazing how quickly someone arguing in favor of "think of the children" legislation makes it absolutely explicit they think children are property with zero legal rights or protections, all while claiming to be the ones who care about child safety
Reposted by Alex
this piece specifically is a gut punch, I don't know what else to say
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 10, 2024 at 5:55 PM
this piece specifically is a gut punch, I don't know what else to say
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Weird source of gender euphoria: getting asked for my pronouns midway through a conversation. Being asked at the beginning is nice, but it’s also just a way of being polite and doesn’t necessarily mean anything about how I as an individual am being perceived.
December 7, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Weird source of gender euphoria: getting asked for my pronouns midway through a conversation. Being asked at the beginning is nice, but it’s also just a way of being polite and doesn’t necessarily mean anything about how I as an individual am being perceived.
I gotta start riding my bike to work again. Walking leaves too much room for thoughts and those are rarely a good idea.
December 5, 2024 at 5:44 PM
I gotta start riding my bike to work again. Walking leaves too much room for thoughts and those are rarely a good idea.