Ada
@buchans.bsky.social
she/they | celebrating transition, better late than never | Computational Math PhD (more comp than math today) | video and board games, some cooking, and an eclectic set of musical instruments
The prompt said to tell you a bit about myself, so: 1
The prompt said to tell you a bit about myself, so: 1
So, patch notes for the open source continuation of Race Into Space mention this fix from February 2023:
"If an emergency EVA was needed to get back to the capsule after the Moon landing, the game wouldn't give you credit for the landing (#741)"
I've been mad at this game for *decades* over this.
"If an emergency EVA was needed to get back to the capsule after the Moon landing, the game wouldn't give you credit for the landing (#741)"
I've been mad at this game for *decades* over this.
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
So, patch notes for the open source continuation of Race Into Space mention this fix from February 2023:
"If an emergency EVA was needed to get back to the capsule after the Moon landing, the game wouldn't give you credit for the landing (#741)"
I've been mad at this game for *decades* over this.
"If an emergency EVA was needed to get back to the capsule after the Moon landing, the game wouldn't give you credit for the landing (#741)"
I've been mad at this game for *decades* over this.
Introduce yourself with four spaceships!!
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships!!
I'm so overwhelmed (literally). Thank you! 💜
But so you know, the original photo post plan was this:
Me: I'm not out in public at all
Also me: (picture of Ada wearing a black skirt, tall boots, and a T-shirt reading "what's more punk than the public library" while playing a Roland Axis-1 keytar)
But so you know, the original photo post plan was this:
Me: I'm not out in public at all
Also me: (picture of Ada wearing a black skirt, tall boots, and a T-shirt reading "what's more punk than the public library" while playing a Roland Axis-1 keytar)
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I'm so overwhelmed (literally). Thank you! 💜
But so you know, the original photo post plan was this:
Me: I'm not out in public at all
Also me: (picture of Ada wearing a black skirt, tall boots, and a T-shirt reading "what's more punk than the public library" while playing a Roland Axis-1 keytar)
But so you know, the original photo post plan was this:
Me: I'm not out in public at all
Also me: (picture of Ada wearing a black skirt, tall boots, and a T-shirt reading "what's more punk than the public library" while playing a Roland Axis-1 keytar)
Today was my first day out since starting this journey. Make-up and holiday shopping followed by a primary care visit. And perhaps for the first time in a long time, I feel like the person in the mirror is me.
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today was my first day out since starting this journey. Make-up and holiday shopping followed by a primary care visit. And perhaps for the first time in a long time, I feel like the person in the mirror is me.
I was first called Ada more years ago than I care to count by a dear friend who is no longer with us. This was in a difficult time in my life, one I long wished had gone differently, but also a time of great self-discovery. This name is a proud reminder of all I have been and all I might become.
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I was first called Ada more years ago than I care to count by a dear friend who is no longer with us. This was in a difficult time in my life, one I long wished had gone differently, but also a time of great self-discovery. This name is a proud reminder of all I have been and all I might become.
I never realized how much of a hang up I had about complimenting appearance. "They might feel unsafe, question your motives, or think you are just vain. So *never* do it"
Or, you know, I could read a situation and tell you how fantastic you look if it seems appropriate
So much unlearning to do...
Or, you know, I could read a situation and tell you how fantastic you look if it seems appropriate
So much unlearning to do...
November 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I never realized how much of a hang up I had about complimenting appearance. "They might feel unsafe, question your motives, or think you are just vain. So *never* do it"
Or, you know, I could read a situation and tell you how fantastic you look if it seems appropriate
So much unlearning to do...
Or, you know, I could read a situation and tell you how fantastic you look if it seems appropriate
So much unlearning to do...
My plans for today consisted of more than just wrapping myself in a cocoon of fleece and quills, drifting between vivid dreams and mild delirium, all by the light of my phone.
But cold and flu season had different plans.
But cold and flu season had different plans.
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
My plans for today consisted of more than just wrapping myself in a cocoon of fleece and quills, drifting between vivid dreams and mild delirium, all by the light of my phone.
But cold and flu season had different plans.
But cold and flu season had different plans.
Like a planetary alignment, it has been a week on meds, a month since accepting, a year openly questioning, a decade of isolating and introspection, and a lifetime of wondering and uncertainty.
The road was long and is longer still - I am so thankful for friendships new and renewed along the way. 💜
The road was long and is longer still - I am so thankful for friendships new and renewed along the way. 💜
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Like a planetary alignment, it has been a week on meds, a month since accepting, a year openly questioning, a decade of isolating and introspection, and a lifetime of wondering and uncertainty.
The road was long and is longer still - I am so thankful for friendships new and renewed along the way. 💜
The road was long and is longer still - I am so thankful for friendships new and renewed along the way. 💜
Was briefly stuck in the parking deck elevator. Nice temp, good view, no hurry, so I chatted with it for a few minutes. Sometimes we just can't, and that's okay.
It rang its little bell and angrily opened and shut the door an inch as if possessed. I just patted the door.
It gave up and opened 😊
It rang its little bell and angrily opened and shut the door an inch as if possessed. I just patted the door.
It gave up and opened 😊
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Was briefly stuck in the parking deck elevator. Nice temp, good view, no hurry, so I chatted with it for a few minutes. Sometimes we just can't, and that's okay.
It rang its little bell and angrily opened and shut the door an inch as if possessed. I just patted the door.
It gave up and opened 😊
It rang its little bell and angrily opened and shut the door an inch as if possessed. I just patted the door.
It gave up and opened 😊
I come here to celebrate this journey in a way I cannot yet do in my daily life. It's about the joy, curiosity, and community I've lacked. Anger at the world goes elsewhere.
But - The impersonal mass email "How do you know testosterone therapy is right for you?" from PCP office nails today's mood
But - The impersonal mass email "How do you know testosterone therapy is right for you?" from PCP office nails today's mood
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I come here to celebrate this journey in a way I cannot yet do in my daily life. It's about the joy, curiosity, and community I've lacked. Anger at the world goes elsewhere.
But - The impersonal mass email "How do you know testosterone therapy is right for you?" from PCP office nails today's mood
But - The impersonal mass email "How do you know testosterone therapy is right for you?" from PCP office nails today's mood
Lots of emotions about names last night. My future perfect tense brain threw this gem at me: "I don't want to burden new friends with what will be my deadname."
This is a fun one to unpack, especially given that circumstances are going to keep me in my current name for some time.
This is a fun one to unpack, especially given that circumstances are going to keep me in my current name for some time.
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Lots of emotions about names last night. My future perfect tense brain threw this gem at me: "I don't want to burden new friends with what will be my deadname."
This is a fun one to unpack, especially given that circumstances are going to keep me in my current name for some time.
This is a fun one to unpack, especially given that circumstances are going to keep me in my current name for some time.
"This gift is yours. It is a right of passage. It is all of the tools you will need for this quest on your journey. Not the finest, but where you shall begin as I and countless others before you did.
This is your pink caboodle now."
This is your pink caboodle now."
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"This gift is yours. It is a right of passage. It is all of the tools you will need for this quest on your journey. Not the finest, but where you shall begin as I and countless others before you did.
This is your pink caboodle now."
This is your pink caboodle now."
Being social after isolating for so long is difficult, but so rewarding. I was invited to crash a happy hour outing for the project team I left earlier in the year. Drinking, laughing, making sure we all can afford food, comparing plans to flee the country, scheduling karaoke - normal socializing
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Being social after isolating for so long is difficult, but so rewarding. I was invited to crash a happy hour outing for the project team I left earlier in the year. Drinking, laughing, making sure we all can afford food, comparing plans to flee the country, scheduling karaoke - normal socializing
Today is the Day
YouTube video by Still Corners - Topic
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November 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
There are so many stories about today - funny, awkward, annoying, amazing stories
But watching the wind brush across a colorful tree palette to the soft tune of wind chimes under the embrace of a retiring sun and gentle gusts - I feel at peace, a rare feel
Tomorrow I crash back to Earth, not now
But watching the wind brush across a colorful tree palette to the soft tune of wind chimes under the embrace of a retiring sun and gentle gusts - I feel at peace, a rare feel
Tomorrow I crash back to Earth, not now
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
There are so many stories about today - funny, awkward, annoying, amazing stories
But watching the wind brush across a colorful tree palette to the soft tune of wind chimes under the embrace of a retiring sun and gentle gusts - I feel at peace, a rare feel
Tomorrow I crash back to Earth, not now
But watching the wind brush across a colorful tree palette to the soft tune of wind chimes under the embrace of a retiring sun and gentle gusts - I feel at peace, a rare feel
Tomorrow I crash back to Earth, not now
Of all the reasons I'm happy to have completed my PhD, I'd never thought of how nice it is that "Dr. Surname," is a polite and genderless reference to myself.
Little things like this help despite how much else around me is infuriating.
Little things like this help despite how much else around me is infuriating.
November 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Of all the reasons I'm happy to have completed my PhD, I'd never thought of how nice it is that "Dr. Surname," is a polite and genderless reference to myself.
Little things like this help despite how much else around me is infuriating.
Little things like this help despite how much else around me is infuriating.
Disappointment is not defeat. Just because an incredible job opportunity didn't pan out doesn't diminish other progress or victories.
I went for *everything* I wanted and this one part didn't happen. So much else is on track, though. 😊
I went for *everything* I wanted and this one part didn't happen. So much else is on track, though. 😊
October 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Disappointment is not defeat. Just because an incredible job opportunity didn't pan out doesn't diminish other progress or victories.
I went for *everything* I wanted and this one part didn't happen. So much else is on track, though. 😊
I went for *everything* I wanted and this one part didn't happen. So much else is on track, though. 😊
Appointments made. Applications sent. All done. Time to hurry up and wait.
Today went from being the first page of a new chapter to the canary copy of a triplicate request for a cosmic narrative shift in 5-10 business days.
Despite it all, I felt seen, heard, loved, and valid today. 💜
Today went from being the first page of a new chapter to the canary copy of a triplicate request for a cosmic narrative shift in 5-10 business days.
Despite it all, I felt seen, heard, loved, and valid today. 💜
October 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Appointments made. Applications sent. All done. Time to hurry up and wait.
Today went from being the first page of a new chapter to the canary copy of a triplicate request for a cosmic narrative shift in 5-10 business days.
Despite it all, I felt seen, heard, loved, and valid today. 💜
Today went from being the first page of a new chapter to the canary copy of a triplicate request for a cosmic narrative shift in 5-10 business days.
Despite it all, I felt seen, heard, loved, and valid today. 💜
The first one to notice wins. 😊💜
October 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The first one to notice wins. 😊💜
A good, responsible day. I even worked through some careful self-reflection and resolved to find better language before trying to discuss any of it. Look at that maturity.
Wait, a chance for a mildly amusing lewd remark that opens up that door? Don't mind if I do! 😅
I have the best big sis tho 💜
Wait, a chance for a mildly amusing lewd remark that opens up that door? Don't mind if I do! 😅
I have the best big sis tho 💜
October 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A good, responsible day. I even worked through some careful self-reflection and resolved to find better language before trying to discuss any of it. Look at that maturity.
Wait, a chance for a mildly amusing lewd remark that opens up that door? Don't mind if I do! 😅
I have the best big sis tho 💜
Wait, a chance for a mildly amusing lewd remark that opens up that door? Don't mind if I do! 😅
I have the best big sis tho 💜
The little one likes to repeat small parts of kids songs on his device. For the last hour, it's been a gentle song about emotions. This part over and over especially:
You might laugh today.
You might cry today.
You might feel many different feelings,
And they're all okay.
It's lovely 😊
You might laugh today.
You might cry today.
You might feel many different feelings,
And they're all okay.
It's lovely 😊
October 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The little one likes to repeat small parts of kids songs on his device. For the last hour, it's been a gentle song about emotions. This part over and over especially:
You might laugh today.
You might cry today.
You might feel many different feelings,
And they're all okay.
It's lovely 😊
You might laugh today.
You might cry today.
You might feel many different feelings,
And they're all okay.
It's lovely 😊
Connected by Islandinside has been on repeat nonstop all week. Belting it in the car makes me feel less fractured, like the masks all truly belong to one self. Not sure I'll get to covering it, but I story-boarded a video if I do.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=9ncO...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=9ncO...
Connected
YouTube video by Islandinside - Topic
music.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Connected by Islandinside has been on repeat nonstop all week. Belting it in the car makes me feel less fractured, like the masks all truly belong to one self. Not sure I'll get to covering it, but I story-boarded a video if I do.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=9ncO...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=9ncO...