Thursday Open Thread

[virescence]

Hello, group_xers! It's time again for another open thread. And this time someone put me in charge.

This week my brain is totally dominated by dissertation-writing/editing, so in my complete inability to think about anything else, I've decided to make the subject of this Open Thread: Achievements. What have you achieved lately that you're proud of? What are you working towards achieving, or hope to achieve someday in the future?

(Note: this doesn't just mean big achievements, or only academic ones - anything that you have or plan to achieve, however big or small, once-in-a-lifetime or day-to-day, come tell us about it! And don't feel compelled to stick to the topic if you have something far more interesting or important to share.)

Also note: today's open thread is public.

Comments

[sciatrix]

I have dealt with my anxiety enough to keep going to my local campus queer group. The sad thing is, it's not the people there who have had any issues with it--they've all been pretty awesome, in fact. It's the accumulated tension from years of being asexual on the internet that has me keyed up and waiting for someone to be an asshole.

But you know, the people there are awesome, and it's so nice to have a breather from heteronormativity, and I do enjoy it when I go even if I'm having a hard time shaking the instinctive feeling of being scared to seek solace in queer spaces even when I am pretty sure I am welcome. I hope eventually I can get to the point where I go without thinking about it, but until then I count pushing past my anxiety and going an achievement.