Mary Layton
@maryherself.bsky.social
Artist & author. Mairi Fairelander or Mairi Burleigh in Second Life. Owner/MD/DJ @ BMARadio.com. SFF geek girl. Bass player. Imperfect ally but trying. She/her. (Oh, and generative AI is shite. If you're a GenAI fanboy/girl, just scroll on by)
Thank you so much!! I love Terry Pratchett, and have not read this one yet (though I did see the movie version several years ago)!
March 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Thank you so much!! I love Terry Pratchett, and have not read this one yet (though I did see the movie version several years ago)!
Oh, I hadn't considered that, but I would not be surprised.
September 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Oh, I hadn't considered that, but I would not be surprised.
Sorry for the rant, but DAMN.
September 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Sorry for the rant, but DAMN.
And, insurance denied my refill of Wegovy because they determined I wasn't losing fast enough. Then turned around & said "Oh, y'know...we're just not going to cover GLP-1s for anything other than diabetes, so go have some donuts or something, I dunno - get back to us when you've diabetes, I guess!"
September 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
And, insurance denied my refill of Wegovy because they determined I wasn't losing fast enough. Then turned around & said "Oh, y'know...we're just not going to cover GLP-1s for anything other than diabetes, so go have some donuts or something, I dunno - get back to us when you've diabetes, I guess!"
I feel this every time I'm denied medication ("Horrendous menopause symptoms? Oh, sorry no...you're *checks notes*..fat, so you aren't a candidate for HRT"), or quality of life surgery ("Ooooh, end-stage osteoarthritis! That's gotta hurt! Hip replacement would improv...oh, wait, you're fat. Oops!")
September 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I feel this every time I'm denied medication ("Horrendous menopause symptoms? Oh, sorry no...you're *checks notes*..fat, so you aren't a candidate for HRT"), or quality of life surgery ("Ooooh, end-stage osteoarthritis! That's gotta hurt! Hip replacement would improv...oh, wait, you're fat. Oops!")
Also, can we have David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, and Alan Rickman back, please?
July 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Also, can we have David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, and Alan Rickman back, please?
Yeah, but, if it's a parallel universe with a decent US President, and some of my favourite authors haven't turned out to be inexcusably heinous, I'll take it.
July 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Yeah, but, if it's a parallel universe with a decent US President, and some of my favourite authors haven't turned out to be inexcusably heinous, I'll take it.
Oh, for fuck's sake.
a bald man is wearing a red sweater with a star trek logo on it
Alt: Gif of Star Trek's Captain Picard, facepalming.
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July 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Oh, for fuck's sake.