Plus, this is cheap enough I won't be super precious about taking it out to LARP campouts (where my instrument buddies congregate).

Bardic shenanigans shall ensue.

For now, I'm focusing on what I can do and control. I need to get my surgery, finish class, and then spend February getting our house through the final stretch of unpacking and organizing so we can actually accommodate guests.

I made a "coming out out of spite" post on Facebook because I never really officially did the coming out thing? I've been pretty open about being bi and having a trans wife in person, so it was more about making conservative family I rarely see painfully aware of my disdain and disgust.

Everything about this week has been exhausting and it's just been a rollercoaster of emotion. We had such a great time celebrating my wife's birthday Tuesday only to feel gutted Wednesday - the dull hum of anxiety really digging into my neck and shoulders until I can't sleep.