More about me: my main passions are animals, and my art. I mostly depict animals, or other things from nature. I don't like drawing people, but I do care deeply about the issues affecting people and try to draw attention to them with my art. My disabilities have a huge impact on my art, what and how much I can produce. My dominant hand no longer works fully so I make art left-handed now. Have only recently switched to digital, hoping it'll be easier on my health
Intro: I'm 32, Irish but living in UK, very white, very queer (biromantic, asexual, agender trans), married, lots of health problems (both physical and mental), unemployed artist, far left. Will not tolerate any TERFs or SWERFs, or racists, ableists, or any other form of bigotry. I dunno what else to say, ask me stuff.
Happy International Cat Day from Pandora, Loki, and Cassie #MastoCat #TuxedoCat #BlackAndWhiteCat #InternationalCatDay
There is a new group for Black/POC with #MECFS and/or #LongCovid in the UK, which is offering a space to share stories around diagnosis & treatment, & to build a community of support for one another. Info here:
https://www.meaction.net/2021/07/16/connecting-black-people-with-me-and-or-long-covid-in-the-uk/
Bi pride flowers, because I can (I'm working on an ace one as well) #bisexual #biromantic #bipride #gardening #summer
What counts as gardening for spoonies: buy pretty flower, stick in cute planter, call it a day. No digging required! #spoonie #disability #disabled #gardening
Covid vaccine
Just got an email saying I'm booked to have the second dose of covid jab tomorrow morning. And with 5 whole days to spare! Should I expect the side effects to be better or worse than the first dose? (Astra Zeneca) After the first dose I was in so much pain all over I had to take tramadol to be able to sleep the first couple of nights. Injection site hurt for almost a week...
Covid vaccine, anxiety
It also doesn't help that several of my routine injections have been delayed because of the pandemic, so I have zero trust in them getting this one done on time
Covid vaccine, anxiety
Anyone else feeling anxious that they won't get given the second dose of the vaccine within the 12 week window? I just really don't trust them not to fuck this up. We're at week 10 now so should apparently receive a text this week to book in for the second dose (called the GP yesterday to ask). It really doesn't help that since getting the first dose of AZ they've changed the guidance and no longer give it to ppl our age...
MH, depression, bad health care, self harm, addiction
The fact that it's Mental Health Awareness week is really not helping. Having people who won't let me talk about self harm in addiction groups spouting off about mental health is pretty fucking rich
Cat update, Brief mention of animal death (he's fine)
So thanks to this neighbour we now have a better picture of what he gets up to during the day. Now I'm just waiting for him to come home so I can examine this cut and decide whether or not he needs to see the vet (I think he might need a buster collar so he stops scratching the scab off, which I'm sure he'll HATE) #MastoCat #MastoCats
32 yr/old. Trans, nonbinary, ace queer. Disabled. Artist. Immigrant. 6+ months sober
Image Description of Profile photo: a digital side profile drawing of the artist and their cat almost touching noses. The artist, on the left, is white, wearing thick glasses, and has blue hair. The cat is a long haired black and white cat.