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Elizabeth, Gender Pirate
@woebetide.gay
A 40's trans girl in the bay area, trying to keep from spiraling into darkness, with patchy success
Writer of queer fic
Special interests: scifi, plastic blocks, queer fiction, aerospace stuff
opinions my own, for better & worse

https://woebetide.gay
Sky is purple, sayeth the supremes

Because the constitution is worth less than single ply toilet paper to them. It means what they say it does without checks or balances.
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
So I have an account, that I really wanted to enable two factor on it, tried a few times over the last 5 years to do so, and every time I get locked out of my account and wind up calling them to get me out of this pickle.

Just a few days ago I tried again. Turned out my password was too long…
Website Task Flowchart

xkcd.com/3175/
December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social want a snack?
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The curse of having been in Oklahoma! in high school: I sometimes randomly sing the chorus from the titular song if I see it mentioned

Not really any of the others, but the big number I got to dance with a girl in a pretty dress and if I couldn’t be her, well, at least I got to be near her briefly
December 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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TODAY ON YELLOW BRICK RAMBLE!!!
yellowbrickramble.com/comic/the-qu...
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
yeah the holiday story rewrite isn't happening, not feeling it or much of anything really
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Dumbing of Age: "Math class walking group" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b...

#webcomics #webcomic
Math class walking group
www.dumbingofage.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
electrician coming out tomorrow to take a look, dreading how much money that will be
electrical issue isn't reproducing, and I have reached about the end of my DIY diagnostic capability, the outlet tester claims everything is wired correctly, and the GFCI breakers trip when pressed.

I'm going to keep an eye on things for now, I guess
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
further proof Pinkie is Always Right:

Feeling Pinkie Keen
Pinkie Pie is always right 😤

(Parasprite invasion, but also basically always)
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
hot take: There was nothing wrong with the dresses that the 5 of the Mane 6 got Rarity to make

sure, they are, perhaps, a LOT, but they were what they wanted, and as someone who goes around wearing what I want (Miss Frizzle esque dresses), fuck the haters
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LEGO Spot in the house

(not going to build until either weekend of Christmas vacation)
LEGO Ro Laren Get!

LEGO Spot remains ‘out for delivery’, alas
December 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
a new terrible desire has crossed my mind: LEGO Star Trek video game
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Pinkie Pie is always right 😤

(Parasprite invasion, but also basically always)
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
LEGO Ro Laren Get!

LEGO Spot remains ‘out for delivery’, alas
December 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Real art is still being made by people.
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Clipper 2 makes Caltrain transfers much more cost competitive for short trips. With electrification, frequent service, and now fare parity, the Bay Area is closer than ever to a modern, integrated urban-suburban rail system.
Starting Dec 10, most Bay Area transit transfers will be free for two hours. If you take AC Transit to BART then transfer to Muni, your fare today is $9.10. With Clipper 2, the free AC and Muni transfers mean your fare will be just $3.90
1/
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Crying at 2 in the afternoon at work on my laptop, as one does
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I never read any of the shit wizard novels, or watched the movies, it’s not because I had taste, lands no, I read Clancy, Heinlein, and Xanth.
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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When I first posted this one a few years ago some cis people got mad and said I was being too mean. In hindsight I increasingly feel like I wasn't mean enough
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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"The Guest"

This one is (semi) autobiographical.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving,
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
At the risk of being reductive, I adored my quite large play kitchen, my cabbage patch and care bear, had a truck and trailer loaded with mom’s horses and ponies

I had toys society codes as boys toys and liked them some, but I remember craving a poly pocket set early in grade schools
*four years old* and I knew something wasn’t right, knew that the body people were seeing and reacting to didn’t fit with who I was. I was crying. bringing this photo home made me cry. this was the early-90s, nobody was “putting” that stuff in my head
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Okay @erinbiba.bsky.social it’s time for my second-most anticipated annual thread: Cats in Christmas Trees (and Battling Menorahs). Starting off strong with Donut.
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
writer's block / depression / anhedonia continues apace
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Twi vs the Ursa Minor has me thinking about Niffin Twilight and it’s a scary thought
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM