Whitney D

@whitneyd
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#Writer, living w/ #Crohns. Bi. Latinx. #Disabled. I love 🏒, it doesn't always love me back. Fighting to make what I love inclusive. Mex-Am Banshee.
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Planning out Halloween decorations as well as.... repairing a toilet. Ah, adulthood.

Mother Nature knew we weren't sure about a tropical storm, so she gave Socal an earthquake so we'd relax.

I do have that adrenaline rush that's super annoying, though.

Wonderful piece on Long Covid, and the maddening lack of consideration for those still taking precautions against Covid. https://wapo.st/3DTuWLJ
Long covid has derailed my life. Make no mistake: It could yours, too.

No matter how immortal we feel, we are all — still — at risk of developing crushing, life-altering symptoms.

The Washington Post

Honestly, let's be honest. Most nostalgia jokes/memes are rooted in some sort of hate or ignorance. Very seldom were the good old days all that good.

It was just easier for to ignore other people's problems prior to social media.

I will never cease to be disappointed when I see someone post a meme that's transphobic, especially if they don't realize it.

If there's a "nostalgia" joke about there only being two genders, that's transphobic. No way around it.

Specialty pharmacies are weird. CVS Specialty won't let me have two people in one account for them. I had to use a different email (and not the one my CVS rewards was hooked up to)

Before anyone says anything re: CVS, you don't get to pick your specialty pharmacy. Insurance does.

Your regular reminder: Google's Analytics trackers are smart, but not smart enough to detect if you've installed it multiple times on your site. What happens if you do? It'll double count everything.

So always make sure you only have it installed once. If you install a new plugin that'll integrate it, remove every other trace of it.

Happy Friday! Pleased to say that we finally renewed our family membership to the LA Zoo, and are planning to go this weekend. Been awhile! (More amazed that my teen boys are as excited as I am)

Native Hawaiians: Don't visit! Tourism is destroying the island. Support us regaining sovereignty of our stolen land.

Half the white liberals I've known over the last decade: But how else will we appreciate your culture? *puts on lei*

Anyways. It's a bummer to see. I'm not including the people with family there. Just the ones defending their right to vacation where ever they please, regardless of impact. Esp the ones going Airbnb routes.

I could write a lot about this, and I probably will. Because there's one aspect about this that never sat well with me.

(The fact that most women who like hockey are assumed to only be there because we think the guys are hot. Which is a valid reason to be there, but it's exhausting to have guys assume you don't actually care about the sport at all)