Nina Conti: How she seems to face everything with an open honest fear and all the emotions front and centre is intimidating, "Get real Mike, show the world who you are!"

https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2025/08/nina-conti-2013-doco.html

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Today is 2 years.

I never considered before my transition that I might have curly hair. It had never entered into my mind, then bang as soon as it it started growing out. It might not be what I imagined or how I picture myself, but now it's just part of who I am.

The challenge has been learning the ins and outs of the curly girl method. Getting the right products, plopping, and using a diffuser. It's all one big learning curve.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMhYfElyVm4/?igsh=MXd4cnNoMTBlaTZveA==

Réencastrer technique, marché et État : refonder production et consommation pour une transition véritable

Pour réussir la transition climatique et sociale, il ne suffit pas de changer d’énergies ou de gadgets : il faut réorganiser en profondeur production, consommation, et institutions, comme l’ont montré #Marx, #Polanyi, #Arendt, #Illich, #Marcuse… Sortir du verrouillage systémique, c’est rouvrir l’avenir. #philosophie #écologie #transition #postMarxisme La transition…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/reencastrer-technique-marche-et-etat-refonder-production-et-consommation-pour-une-transition-veritable/

Just had a call with my Endo. Quite pleasant, I even turned down an offer for a higher dose, because it would have required me to take gel twice per day instead of just once. (My Estradiol is at 375 pmol∕l, well within their target range of 300-600 pmol∕l, but since this was not just a trough value, but actually delayed compared to the previous day, I figured that the typical value during the day is higher and that I’d rather have slightly lower values, but not deal with using gel twice per day.)

I also took the chance to ask about my other values, since I did loose a lot of weight and was told that my liver and Cholesterol improved, which would be consistent with that and is nice to hear. Sadly they didn’t include hematologic tests (hemoglobin, hemocrit, …) this time, so I’ll go to my GP for that, but after discussing it they will include it next time.

My Vitamin D is still low (barely outside the reference range, which is apparently the large majority of people in NL), which would not be concerning, except that I already take supplements, so I’ll probably increase my intake there and we will check it again in 4 months.

My Prolactin is good now, but I requested to have it checked one more time, just to make sure. (It was high when I was still taking Cypro, which can indicate a problem, so I’ld prefer to be safe there.)

#transition #medicalTransition #TransJoy

In less-distressing news, I'm officially 30 years old today.

As an early birthday gift, my sisters ordered me some tucking underwear. So post-orchi, I'm learning how to tuck.

For those who have had major #surgery in San Francisco (like bottom surgery), where did you do your recovery at? I am struggling hard to find a place that meets the criteria:

* No stairs, either elevator or ground-level entry.
* Preferably a walk-in shower.
* Kitchen and enough space for 3-4 people (I'll potentially have my kid and 1-2 caretakers at various times)
* Can book for 6+ weeks.
* Within 30ish minutes of the city.

RT's appreciated, as are SPECIFIC recommendations. I know to look at AirBnB's and extended stay hotels. I've been doing that. I'm looking for advice/recommendations for SPECIFIC places.