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• I engaged in kind and gentle enquiry on the topic of Brexit. (Draw parallels between the People's Vote and Erdoğan all you like, but I will ask you to explain to me why that's a better comparison than, say, Switzerland. Because I do not, in fact, get it.)
  
• Today in Alex vs Bureaucracy: I have made a GP appointment for the end of the month. I will probably start getting HRT shortly thereafter. (!) I have also e-mailed the council (after they failed to pick up the phone) explaining that (i) I do not have a key to the toilet block on site, and if my plot is being rated as Grade A presumably I should have one, and (ii) given that at least a third of my plot is covered in carpet AND THEN RAISED BEDS I would very much appreciate it if they would either give me a rebate on rent for the year or arrange to help me clear said carpet, which was evidently laid in contravention of a previous plot-holder's tenancy agreement. A key has been put in the post, and my rent for the year has been waived.
  
• A is dyed and shorn; my todo list for the week includes actually taking some photos of him and making a list of the dyes I've used for future reference. (It turns out I did remember all the colours I'd used, but it'd be nice to be a little less uncertain next time around.)
  
• hello how are you I am really enjoying and appreciating how much you all are commenting <3