The terminology is based on the diatonic scale (just the white keys on a piano) and is from before Europeans had heard of the number 0. Also, in principle, intervals are based on the harmonic series, but that doesn’t actually work, so you have to hit the chromatic scale with a hammer

Somebody in my building is now yelling enthusiastically. I assume this means the Mets are either winning or losing

A long time ago, I worked at McDonald’s one summer. Trying to keep up with fries during the lunch rush was hard work. I knew there was no way they would put him through that

I’m doing my part! Growing them out as fast as I can!

I watched it for the first time this weekend. emit dnoces eht dnA

I figured, but Pumpkaboo? Really? Dragalge? How do you even pronounce that?

I’m a little too old to have ever gotten into Pokémon. I know enough to recognize some of those names as actual Pokémon, but I would swear you are making some of those up

For me it was that I finished my degree, then spent a year and a half telling myself that all the dysphoria thoughts I’m having sure are strange because I’m obviously cis. Then Covid hit, and that summer I was like, maybe I should experiment a little to prove I’m cis. Three days later, I was trans

When I brought some of this up to my doctor, the response was not encouraging. My takeaway wasn’t that I shouldn’t do it, it was that I shouldn’t tell my doctor

I think there’s a huge problem with insufficient research on hormone treatment, but the obvious response is to experiment on yourself. I’m taking 1/4 of the spiro I’m prescribed. I also experiment with how and when I take estradiol, to find the way that feels right to me