Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel)

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Historian and PhD student in Tkaronto (Toronto). Likes bats, monsters, sincereposting, and alt text. ND. Genderqueer. Trans. 40s. 👬 nicomaramckay.com

Ephemeral Record of trans and queer histories: patreon.com/ephemeralrecord

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Good morning, Bluesky. This is your weekly reminder to take your HRT, medications, and vitamins today or schedule them for later in the week. Also pictured: one of my favourite pins: queer vampire.

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Log Lady was the best part of Twin Peaks.

You ever wonder if you're completely useless and then randomly find yourself cited in a footnote and then maybe think what you do might actually matter in some very tiny, infinitesimal way?

Reminder to make time for enjoying your friends

My tiny garden yields raspberries and blueberries at this time of year, perfect for my morning cereal.

Good morning, Bluesky. Make Mondays fun by taking testosterone! Or your HRT of choice, or other meds, or vitamins -- whatever makes you feel good and right in your body. Stay safe. 🖤

This is what 42 looks like. 🎂

Currently at Big Shiny Saturday reliving the bands of my youth like a proper old.

It was a good show and a good way to spend a birthday. 🎸🖤

Ice cream cake is the best kind of cake.

Would you like to see my cat.

Would you like to see my cat?

Age (42) and a recent pic 🖤

age (32) and a recend pic 🩷

Oh, that's why I couldn't run 10k even at 8 am. I managed 8 before I had to tap out. This summer is going to be rough. (For the US folks, that's "feels like 86 F" with the humidex.)

Good afternoon, Bluesky. Yes, it's a long weekend, but don't let that be a reason not to take or schedule your HRT and other medications for the week. It's 1 July, but I'm still trans, still queer, still here.

Friday was likely the last time I'll ever see my mother in person, and I don't know if I did it right.

Would you like to see a grenouille.

Would you like to see another grenouille.

How about a third grenouille.

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Final also: Someone gave us this really cool flower that was apparently from the No Frills booth. Each petal is a different colour of the rainbow, and I have no idea how they did this. I was very impressed.

There is too much going on at Pride and it was too overwhelming, but I had to table. I'm impressed with myself that I made it through four hours. That said, it was nice to see everyone else festive and happy. Happy Pride, queers.

My range. (From this week's emotionally exhausting trip to visit my dying mother, but smile for camera!)

One day I will go there and find out what's so funny.

New PR in the 10k.

By the ocean.

It's National Indigenous Peoples Day today and in addition to celebrating Indigenous cultures and heritages, you can also help people out directly with mutual aid or donations to Indigenous organizations. I like Indspire, which provides scholarships and bursaries to Indigenous students: indspire.ca

Time to cycle home. Wish me luck.

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Instead, she asked for the red pepper jelly I used to make. Red peppers aren't in season in Ontario right now, but I bought some anyway and made the jelly tonight.

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My favourite piece is this map of Toronto's Gay Village inspired by a map found in The Body Politic, Canada's largest gay liberation periodical published from 1971 to 1987. Colour coding: red = community organizations yellow = cruising spots blue = bars, restaurants, and clubs green = bathhouses

Good afternoon, Bluesky. Here's your weekly reminder to take or schedule your HRT, medications, and vitamins. It's going to be a hot one today, so please take care of yourself. 🖤

If you, like me, don't have anything to celebrate on Father's Day for whatever reason, have a look at this cool newt instead.

If you, like me, don't have anything to celebrate on Mother's Day for whatever reason, have a look at this cool frog instead.