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12MP digital camera with Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto options. Minimum aperture f/1.6 and 4x optical zoom.

Purchased in November 2023 as an upgrade from the iPhone 8.

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Fur Shawl Selfie

Me and my kitty shawl earlier this week.

Before adopting Baxter, I’d never had a cat that would clamber up onto my shoulders. Come to think of it, none of my cats were really into being held or snuggled in general. Some were more of lap cats than others, and some were more tree-dwellers than bush-dwellers for sure, but Baxter is the first to combine his love of heights with his love of snuggles.

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Life With Half a Thyroid: One Year

It’s been just over a year since my hemithyroidectomy, and about three months since I started taking levothyroxine to boost my thyroid hormone levels.

I’ve noticed an upswing in my energy levels since starting thyroid meds, but I’ve also noticed that I seem to be retaining more fluids than before. I feel puffy in my face, and even comfy socks always leave an indent on my ankles.

I asked my specialist if water retention is a side effect of levothyroxine; in response, he asked if I wanted to have my thyroid levels checked. That wasn’t really my question, but sure? I mean, more data points are rarely a bad thing.

The results of the blood test showed normal levels of TSH, Free T3, and Free T4. That’s good news overall, but still doesn’t answer the question of water retention.

Perhaps some clean eating is in my future.

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Blood Moon 2025

If Connor hadn’t told me that his science teacher reminded the class about Thursday night’s lunar eclipse, it would have gotten completely under my radar. He was so into it that he asked me to check whether he’d be able to see it from his window during totality around 3am. Once he realized that he might, he set an alarm and asked for my “good” camera so he could take a picture.

It just so happened that I, in my middle-aged-ness, got up to pee that night around 2:45am. I looked out the bathroom window and was just barely able to see the moon if I craned my neck just right. So, I went back in the bedroom, got my phone, put on my glasses, and spent a few minutes trying to get a decent photo of the lunar eclipse with my iPhone 12.

Connor, on the other hand, got up with his 3am alarm, looked out the window, didn’t see the moon, and went back to sleep.

Aaron had no idea about the eclipse, and was initially bewildered by all the people gawking up at the moon when he got out of work. He took a photo with his iPhone 15 that (unsurprisingly) came out better than mine.

Kinda cool that I happened to see it. I wouldn’t have set an alarm, though.