The first half of December was really cold, with temperatures dropping below -10°C at night. I have a caravan window in my roof where the cold and humidity crept in to the degree that I had to scrape several millimeters of ice off in the mornings. This window is also the only part of my roof insulated with just one layer, so it's a thermal bridge where inside humidity amasses.

I decided to build a second window pane that I could set into the roof insulation's opening under the caravan window. I wanted it to be taken out easily, so that I could again open the caravan window in summer. Since I didn't immediately find a fitting frame, I build one myself.

This post details the building process. Refer to images and image descriptions for more information, too. Apologies for clumpsy word choice where I didn't know the correct terms.

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Put on a spider suit and walk around town.

Have a conversation with a fork for a week.

If I'm on a deck chair on a cruise ship I'll scream "ACCELERATION WE ARE LIFTING OFF!"

Dance with some dogs, their owners, and some strangers.

(source: https://aib.si.edu/futuristinresidence )

#whamaggeddon

Right this minute, when my dad turned on the radio for the evening news.

Finally binge-watched Wednesday, together with my sister, and I'm disappointed.

The visuals are great, and the main actor is simply amazing! But other than that, it's "yet another Tim Burton production" with everything you can expect, except his earlier love for detail. Even the casting gives away hints to the story early on.

And in terms of diversity: Well, this ain't 2002, Tim! This is a completely cis, straight, white narrative with some "diversity checkboxes" ticked when convenient. Sure, there are a few PoC and Black characters, but race just doesn't play a role in who they are (Wednesday's family celebrates Dia De Los Muertos, seriously?!).
One can read Wednesday aro/ace, but just as well see her struggles as those of autistic teenage dating. Other than that, there's a lesbian couple that _exists_ in two scenes in two different episodes.

But then, maybe I just don't get the appeal the series has for younger viewers, because of, you know, age and generations and all?

To those of you who celebrate it (I don't), happy Christmas. 🎄

To those of you who, independent of celebrating the holidays or not, are stuck with toxic people - family or otherweise - and can't leave, hang on! Do whatever you can to take care of yourself and just get through these days. For many of us, these are the darkest times of the year, but they are going to pass, and I want to see you on the other side.  🌈

The Scottish parliament passed the Gender Recognition law!  

And immediately after, the UK government threatens to prevent it being enacted:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/22/sunak-government-threatens-to-block-scottish-gender-recognition-law

They rather risk a major constitutional and domestic political crisis than seeing our lives be made easier, more humane, and just a little more normal. That's how important it is to large parts of the people in power to deny us our human rights.

I was about to cheer, because the Scottish parliament decision is huge. But the struggle is far from over.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has tried to create a list of adult residents who have recently transitioned by tapping into information about gender marker changes:
https://jezebel.com/texas-creates-chilling-registry-of-16-000-people-who-ch-1849898809/amp

Given my country's history and present (https://bdnews24.com/world/europe/body-bags-and-enemy-lists-inside-the-german-far-right-s-plans-for-day-x), I react extremely sensitive to right-wingers creating lists, be it of minorities or political opponents, because those lists ultimately turn into death lists.

So for those of you who still doubt it, or have a "both-sides" view on trans*-related legislation:

This is genocidal! And anti-trans* attacks in other US states and in various European (and other) countries are part of the same project. This is, ultimately, about erasing us, killing us, or making us do the job for them. Don't stay silent.