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kevingamin

@kevingamin@twit.social

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Remote Operations Specialist, World Synergy
Managing News Editor, Drum Corps Planet
2022 alumni rookout, Bluecoats 50th Anniversary Alumni Corps

Likes: #Beer #Tennis #DrumCorps #MarchingBand #WinterGuard #IndoorDrumline #IndoorWinds #MarchingArts #Baseball #Books #Beer

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lowqualityfacts , to random
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I love Pedro Pascal.

kevingamin ,
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@lowqualityfacts

kevingamin , to random
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Is there a Linux equivalent to @FediTips? If not, now is a great time to make one!

kevingamin OP ,
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@FediTips Let the search commence!

alice , (edited ) to random
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@catsalad I want to snuggle up to you and just make little contentment noises until your cute-agression kicks in and you smother me.

For anyone wondering: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cute_aggression

kevingamin ,
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@alice I just ate Pop Tarts. I don’t need even more sweetness like this! 😂

Seriously, this is super cute.

kevingamin ,
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@alice Yep. Frosted cherry, brown sugar and cinnamon.

Breakfast of champions. 👍😆

kevingamin ,
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@alice There are so many good flavors! There’s a reason my wife and I only get Pop Tarts for holiday weekends and vacations. 😜

alice , to random
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Hey y'all! :neocat_cool:

To kick off this year's :_gaysparkle: Pride Month :_gaysparkle: I was asked to write an article for a LGBTQIA+ site. So I decided to turn my queer, autistic, goldfish brain towards a trans/enby topic that I'm trying to understand better: The journey of—and impact on—friends and family of a transgender person undergoing transition.

I want to hear from anyone who has been a friend, family member, or partner of someone who is transitioning/has transitioned.

Specifically, the following:

  1. Did it have an emotional impact on you? What was it?

  2. Do you feel that you underwent a period of mourning for the "person you knew"?

  3. What did your reaction look like and, knowing what you do now, would you change anything about it?

If you are trans, first off you're lovely :heart_trans:, secondly I also want to hear from you about your perspective on if/how it changed your relationships. Was it taken positively by those around you? Was it not? How did others' reactions impact you?

I want to hear the good and the bad. I want to know what went well and what people struggled with.

If you feel comfortable responding in the replies, please do, as I'd like your answers to be visible for anyone else who goes on this journey.

If you don't feel comfortable sharing publicly, then please DM me, email me, or reach out on Matrix (contact info in profile)

And this should go without saying, but be kind to each other in the replies—even if you disagree. I'd hate to ban anyone for being an asshat.

Thank you all so much in advance, it means a lot to me, and I'm sure it will mean a lot to plenty of other people too.

kevingamin ,
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@alice I’ve known two people transitioned while I knew them. One was one of my brass instructors when I marched drum corps. The other is a cousin of mine. In both cases, I’ve felt joy for both of them and their journey to their true selves. There is no mourning because they’re still the same people I’ve always known. My only sadness is that Sandra, my instructor, passed away from a brain tumor a decade ago, but I was in an ensemble she taught the year before, so I had one more memory of her.

futurebird , (edited ) to random
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Best movement of “The Planets” by Holst?

kevingamin ,
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@futurebird E) All of the above!

alice , (edited ) to random
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I threw all my nsfw OC stuff in a gallery so it's more convenient for y'all 😉

One catch—if you click the link, then you're socially obligated to reply here with the most adorable picture you can find :blobcatpuffyblush:

To ensure plausible deniability for others, please post cute pics even if you didn't click the link :neocat_boop_happy:

Wow :sparkles_trans: so much plausible deniability!

Update 2024-06-17 added:

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https://drive.proton.me/urls/5T95R4XMK4#SocOvsNTlNb1

Tips are super-cool :floofHeart:
https://buymeacoffee.com/alice.watson

kevingamin ,
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@alice My attempt to give music lessons to my cats didn’t quite go as planned…

kevingamin ,
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@alice Knowing a few drummers myself, they’d fit right in.

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Some letter hold more weight than other... :blobcatpeekaboo: @alice

:oof:

kevingamin ,
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@alice @amin @catsalad

“It SLIPPED past the send button…”

Must have been lubed.

I’ll, uh, show myself out.

TheBreadmonkey , to random
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OK. So in looking at the leftovers (tomato soup, carrots and I have some Beyond burgers and lentils knocking about), the most logical thing I could throw together would be a bolognese. And I could potentially turn that into a lasagne (blitzing the cauliflower cheese and adding it to a bechamel etc.). So I have bought some pineapple chunks.

However.

My presentation to the board (my children) did not go very well and if I'm going to go with this revolutionary idea, it'll be without their votes behind me.

kevingamin ,
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@sollat @TheBreadmonkey https://youtu.be/-yhT9i7y0iM?si=_oBTNEaTHN5l4rlA

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    kevingamin ,
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    @alice It’s a great toot.

    BonnettsBooks , to bookstodon group
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    2/23/24 — Open 6-9p. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    It's the weekend! Who's going on a trip?
    Be sure to update your maps.

    Be absolutely sure your maps are dated before traveling back in time. If you're going to the future, just go with the flow, like the rest of us. Once the A.I.s figure it out, they'll badly autocorrect your route or dump you in their virtual hallucinations.


    @bookstodon

    kevingamin ,
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    @BonnettsBooks @bookstodon If I go to Dayton for WGI Championships this year, I am DEFINITELY finding my way to your shop.

    kevingamin ,
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    @BonnettsBooks @bookstodon I checked and the convention center is one of the venues for color guard championships weekend. I don’t know if that’s the weekend I’ll be going to, but I’ll find my way to your shop regardless.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Now I know this will cause some of you to say I'm one of the elite, and... I can handle that.

    Ready?

    I just got a residual for... 15 cents... for an episode of The Incredible Hulk.

    AND... it was originally 25 cents, but they took out 10 cents for taxes.

    No I'm not kidding.

    Are you jealous of my wealth? Well ARE YOU?

    I'm taking up @Just_Tired's suggestion & use it to buy the gaudy hotel in Florida to become Trump's landlord.

    kevingamin ,
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    @GottaLaff @Just_Tired As I read this, the Lonely Man piano theme played in my head in the background.

    jodsclass , to random
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    I've always liked Cory Dotorow's @pluralistic work, but his latest article is just next level good. ‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything - It's a long read, but I suggest you give it some attention. I've archived it for your convenience. https://archive.ph/RO3kX

    kevingamin ,
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    @pluralistic @lesley @jodsclass Good, because the ads that appeared on top of your article in the archived version made it unreadable while simultaneously proving your point.

    ModernDayBartleby , to bookstodon group
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    And so it begins - #NowReading2024
    PASSING by Nella Larsen (1929) via Oshun Publishing imbibed at Yanaka Coffee #Nishiarai #西新井
    #Books #Novels #BlackLiterature #HarlemRenaissance #Bookstodon @bookstodon #BookMastodon #BooksMastodon #WomenWriters

    kevingamin ,
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    @ModernDayBartleby @vintagebooks @bookstodon Great ball cap, too!

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