jex thomas

I initially wanted a separation between the name I used personally/in TTRPG spaces and the name I use in my day job. I guess it was a protective thing, so I didn't have to worry about my clients finding my game?? I guess?? But the longer that went on, the less I felt like myself at work.

Looking back, there was gendered stuff there too that I guess I didn't understand or have a name for

I initially wanted a separation between the name I used personally/in TTRPG spaces and the name I use in my day job. I guess it was a protective thing, so I didn't have to worry about my clients finding my game?? I guess?? But the longer that went on, the less I felt like myself at work.

I've *never* really liked my given name (sorry Mom & Dad), particularly how unique it is. There are other things I don't like about it, but the main thing I remember from being a kid is being *so* envious of my friends with common names

I guess I knew that the steps that came next would be much more onerous, but this really was the easiest step of the whole damn process wasn't it? I feel exhausted just thinking about everything else I'm gonna have to do

You see this fight as an abstraction, thus you are willing to make sacrifices. But this isn't abstract. It's existential. And every sacrifice you make is blood on your hands.

The fact that he thinks the fight for marriage equality is the analogous battle here, instead of HIV/AIDS, feels *very* telling

You see this fight as an abstraction, thus you are willing to make sacrifices. But this isn't abstract. It's existential. And every sacrifice you make is blood on your hands.

I'm the kind of therapy nerd who enjoys the process of documentation (especially since we don't work with insurance). I find the process useful in clarifying my conceptualization and understanding the arc of treatment. Lately, I have not wanted to do my notes at all, even a little bit.

Wait ... was it "Long December" because that's kind of song girls of a certain age may have lost their virginity to? Or maybe it's just a funny juxtaposition

anyway finally diving into the discography of Agriculture and damn it rips. there's a three-song run at the end of last year's The Spiritual Sound that is just fucking ... chef's kiss, so good.

I lasted a week as a canvaser for a political nonprofit during a period in my life when I had severe social anxiety.

I notice now that this prompt seems maybe intended more for jobs you were fired from? But I don't think I've ever actually been fired? I've been laid off, and I've been officially terminated after I just stopped going to jobs ... many times in my late teens and early twenties

I lasted a week as a canvaser for a political nonprofit during a period in my life when I had severe social anxiety.