Author: Anna

  • Ocarina 6.1

    Another month, another Ocarina release.  And we didn’t have to wait a whole year this time!  My main focus for this release was finishing the backend code cleanups that I started before releasing 6.0.  I’m much happier with how the code looks and I now have unit tests for every file in core/.…

  • I amuse myself sometimes

    I’ve mentioned before that I like being somewhat open about my transition (at least around people I trust) because it lets me make better jokes.  Here is an exchange that happened a few weeks ago: I needed something out of a closet at work and apparently I looked “heroic” when I opened the door, because a…

  • Ocarina 6.0

    I have not had an Ocarina release in almost a year and a half.  The last year has been busy (more on that later), but I haven’t forgotten about my pet-project! I started working on a new rewrite of Ocarina in May 2013.  I created previous versions by writing whatever features I felt like implementing…

  • From Stickers to Magnets

    I’ve had a small collection of stickers sitting around my home for the last couple of years, but I never really had any ideas for what to stick them to.  I know some people like to stick them to laptops, but I don’t like the idea of losing all my stickers when I get new…

  • Attending Linux Conferences – Before and After

    I’m on my way home from my second Linux conference since transitioning and I’m beginning to pick up on some of the differences between attending as a man and attending as a woman.  The biggest difference I’ve noticed is that people seem to remember me now. I attended a few events before transitioning, and the…

  • How did I pick my cat’s names?

    I adopted both of my cats at the same time last November – they even shared a cardboard carrier when moving into my home!  So of course I had to find two names that go together. I thought about Doctor Who names first, but which pair of companions should I choose?…

  • Forgetting hormones

    My body does not produce hormones the way a genetic female’s would, so instead I have to take estrogen supplying and testosterone blocking pills regularly to keep my body functioning normally.  I’m usually pretty good at remembering to take my hormones, and about 75% of the time I even remember to pack my hormones before…

  • Vegetable Challenge

    Every now and then I like to come up with little challenges for myself to try to break some bad habit. Almost two years ago I decided to see how long I could go without eating a hamburger.  When I looked at a menu, I would always flip right to the burger section and order…

  • Let’s Blame Satan!

    Disclaimer:  I am an Atheist with Wikipedia, I could say anything!  No promises on getting all of the details right, either. Apparently some people think that LGBT (well, possibly just LGB) people are caused by Satan.  Does anybody else think that these people are blaming the wrong mythological deity here?…

  • Re: Old Bugs

    “You can’t blame me for code I wrote 4 years ago, I was a different person back then!” – Me…