And here, my friends, is a very...happy...loaf. 😻
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mastodon 4.5.18Agender queer vegan atheist AuDHDer living in perfect harmony with a sweet kitty.
Health: Sjogren's; ME/CFS; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Auditory Processing Disorder
Interests: photography, fine art, YouTube channels, Apple ecosystem, invisible illnesses, etymology, global awareness, plants, WFPB diet, LGBTQ issues, trans rights, small business (especially women- & minority-owned), and pinball. Oh, and most importantly, I celebrate cats!
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I'm sorry, Never-Ending Story movie, but I already have a flying dog dragon at home.
On this magical of days Friday the 13th, let me celebrate my void kitty from long ago. Her name was Acacia. She was a good, if misunderstood, kitty.
#CatsOfFediverse #CatsOfMastodon #BlackCatVoid #FridayThe13th
Three good things:
-> I've re-engaged with Amazon to get home supplies via the low income version of Prime. I know this is counter to avoiding Bezos, but for me, this allows me to live independently that much longer.
-> We did get a good amount of snow last Friday. And it's still sticking around despite warmer temps!
-> Spending three full days in a row with my dear kitty.
This YouTube channel Neurodivergent Insights is one of my current favorites for autism, ADHD, and AuDHD dialogue. They are very clear with their explanations, and even though they are a clinician, they are very much a part of our community.
In this particular video, they use the term "special interest solar systems" to explain how autism and ADHD intersect where autism is predominant. Found that rather fascinating to frame it in this context.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtBFtDv8PyI
@autistics@fedigroups.social @actuallyadhd@fedigroups.social #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAuDHD #YouTube
Has anyone hired someone to live with them or someone close to you in order to augment memory loss, where assisted living facilities aren’t a good fit? If so, I’d appreciate any insights or concerns to be aware of during the process.
Boosts for reach are always appreciated.
Saw these lovelies just outside my new GP/PCP's office yesterday, and am amazed just how majestic and stately they are.
I was able to make an autistic teachable moment today. On my favorite YouTube vegan cooking channel, someone made a comment. They explained that they have to mute the sound for all of that channel’s videos because the cooking prep sounds are overwhelming. They even apologized for this. I adore the channel creator, but her response was to thank for their honesty.
We shouldn’t have to apologize for our needs, and so this wasn’t honesty. I was able to raise sensory sensitivity in the autistic experience and what it might involve.
I hope this might’ve been a small step in educating on our lived experience.
@autistics@fedigroups.social #ActuallyAutistic #SensorySensitivity #TeachableMoment
"I've always dreamed of being an Olympic diver. They are so graceful, just like me!" 😺
When deploying the Genesis device, be sure to sing Invisible Touch to activate it properly.
Her She, Pennsylvania
The pronoun city
This is exciting to see potentially happening in conservative Tennessee, USA. She is trying to effect real change if elected. Fingers crossed she is chosen, and much support from afar!
This article has me rather concerned. I honestly don't know if cyclists are like pedestrians in presumption of being yielded to.
But for the city police chief to hit someone on a cycle with their unmarked car and not face any consequences doesn't seem right to me.
(Note: parts of this newspaper website are paywalled; not sure about this particular article, so this link is gifted.)
Romy & Michele's HOA Standing Meeting
In stock Mastodon, have I overlooked a setting that sets the default "show/hide boosts" behavior when you follow someone? This seems like it would already have been baked into the UI, but I can't find it.
If it doesn't exist, then I'll file an enhancement request into the project, in the hopes others would also benefit from controlling their home feed more.
Edit: It sounds like this setting is currently not present, so I filed suggestion 38350 with the Mastodon GitHub repo.
It's a Drawer-Stuffed Life - Annie
I found myself reacting in very different ways to a similar theme in 3 movies the last few days.
I started to watch "Minority Report" because I remembered the technology was cool. But I totally forgot the religious aspects, which made me uncomfortable being atheist, to the point where I abandoned the show after less than 15 minutes.
But I watched two other favorite shows "Babette's Feast" and "Chocolat" that were even more overtly religious, and yet I thoroughly enjoyed myself with both.
I think the difference with the latter two is that I identified with/connected with the strong women lead characters and was able to appreciate the religion as being integral in understanding the mindset of the isolated cultures.
Is this relatable?
#Movies #BabettesFeast #Chocolat #MinorityReport #ReligiousUndertones
Soul Fang, California
@SunnJax@tech.lgbt The air smelled so delightful this morning with the rain!
For those with a diagnosis of ME/CFS, what was your next steps with a neurologist? I had one that diagnosed me and requested some basic brain imaging that was fairly unremarkable, but then dropped my insurance. I'm about to engage with a new neurologist and wondered what I might suggest for continued discovery/treatment?
@Adventurer@sfba.social Thanks for sharing your pic and your advice!
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@InnerVisioner@kind.social Thank you. I had heard the term by them, but couldn't quite parse it to words.
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@cwicseolfor@zeroes.ca @autistics@fedigroups.social Very interesting! That's a film genre I'm less familiar with, but it makes sense as you described it.
And I hear you that reading deeper meanings might not actually be present or intended. But it's interesting when we can personalize the message to our greater understanding of the world we live in.
@autistics@fedigroups.social @actuallyadhd@fedigroups.social I am an AuDHDer. I have been a voracious reader from childhood until just a few years ago, when a brain injury (TBI) made it difficult to read.
I have tried oh-so-many times to delve into poetry. But no matter how strong my resolve, I just can't do it.
It gave me much peace when I was confirmed an AuDHDer that many social situations are just inaccessible. Likewise, it would help give peace to me if it was not a personal failing that I cannot connect with much poetry.
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@apzpins@some.apz.fi Thanks for sharing your deep knowledge, Ari! Glad to understand my youth in a deeper way.
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@apzpins@some.apz.fi What a smart kitty, and kudos to you for the consistency in teaching him.
Yeah, I think my Belle considers both actual treats and my warmth as she cuddles against me as treats, and is eager to repeat the experience.
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@apzpins@some.apz.fi Now that I think about it, I thought this game in particular had some conflicting information if it was released in 1976, 1977, or 1978 on documents or websites.
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@aegir@toot.wales Thanks for that info! I've never heard of golden syrup before, but will check it out.
“Put one foot in front of the other, and soon you will agree….” 🎶😻
#CatsOfFediverse #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday
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@kevinrns@mstdn.social Thank you Fediverse for coming through with sharing deep arcana that we wouldn't have thought to ask but now can't get out of our minds. 😉
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@jaycee@toot.community Yeah, I cringed on using an age label and meant it in the best possible way, but was trying to use shorthand in describing her possible life outlook.
Thank you so much for saying all you did, John! This gives me such hope that I'm indeed making the right choice, and might even strengthen a strong family relationship with her by sharing the real me.
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@healyn@normal.style When I worked at Microsoft long ago, if you went in wearing a suit, everyone assumed and said out loud "Going to an interview, eh?"
I’ve recently been deep diving on one of my favorite musician artists: Sade. She is such an amazing singer with a solid band that interweaves with her particular voice so well. She lives life on her terms with long breaks to recharge, enjoy life, and find inspiration for new songs. And it was so cool to learn she has a transgender son, and is very supportive!
#Sade
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@welshstu@toot.wales Right on! Glad you can soon simplify your cable strategy.
I reached that a couple months back, when I upgraded from an iPhone 13 to 17 Pro.
I was just watching a deep analysis YouTube video into the thoughts behind the Donkey Kong Bananza game and particularly its motivations and structures. This included a lot about Pauline. They even integrated her part a bit in the original arcade game. But here's the great mystery I've been struggling to understand for literally decades.
Why is it that, in the arcade game, Pauline just stands at the top of the screen, frantically wriggling around, and yet... at the end of some levels, she suddenly looks to camera with her companion, and obviously has suddenly become fully pregnant. How did we get from there to here? Where are the romantic and intimate story beats? What explains this frantic motivation to be with child?
Deep minds want to understand this strange world and its even deeper mysteries. 😉
PS There is *just a bit* of tongue-in-cheek here, but I really have pondered this mystery since I was a budding gay teenager trying to understand the straight world.
#DonkeyKong #Pauline
Calgon Take Me Away - The Chicks
#RetroMovieASong
#HashTagGames
Watching a YouTube video analyze the multiple levels in the Nintendo game Majora's Mask gave me an insight that now explains my discomfort at portions of the game. This wasn't covered in the video commentary or the many comments I read.
Unless I'm mistaken, when Link applies a mask, he absolutely *screams* out in pain. From a literal level as a player, you are experiencing extreme pain by someone you are connected with, but are unable to help in any way.
But from a more symbolic sense, it now has an autistic parallel to me. We apply masks in order to appeal to those around us and to be acceptable in society. But yet applying masks are incredibly painful to us and our identity, but we do it to survive.
At the time I played the game, I was unaware of my AuDHD-ness. But now it feels like the game was awakening an understanding of the autistic struggles I faced daily.
Am I full of water, or does this make sense?
@autistics@fedigroups.social #ActuallyAutistic #Masking #MajorasMask
Kat A Lean Aahhh Island, Southern California
#EggCornALocation
#HashTagGames
I’m certainly not an AuDHDer! Doesn’t everyone spend 3 hours in quiet meditation, carefully arranging the 10 apps on their streaming box Home Screen so the background colors are placed perfectly balanced on the screen, and that when viewing their Home Screen in reading order, that the app names gently tell a story? 😂
@autistics@fedigroups.social @actuallyadhd@fedigroups.social #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD
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@apzpins@some.apz.fi That’s highly interesting. Kind of like the lexicon of a trade, where it’s easy to misinterpret if you’re not an intimate part of it.
Thanks again, Ari!
A couple days ago, I was saddened to learn my recently-ex father in law suddenly passed away. We had been prepared for my ex mother in law to pass soon, as she's an advanced stage COPD survivor for 10 years. But nope, it was someone we weren't steeled for.
He had been a part of my life for over 9 years and he was family to me, so I'm understandably processing my grief. I am very grateful for the love from my kitty Belle and the understanding from my ex, who is going through his own path and who I'm trying to be there in turn.
But what surprised me was my hyper-religious parents' response. When I called them to tell them, they were very harsh with no kind words at all. And then they were supposed to call me as soon as they got home, but instead sent a lame text at midnight that part of their phones weren't working. And yesterday, Mom was being clueless. The thing was, I really wanted to bond with my dad on this, as he lost his dad before his mom, but alas that didn't happen.
Long story short, I now am very disappointed in my family not being there *at all* in my time of need, and so grateful for my chosen family.
#FamilyMemberPassing #FamilyDynamics
I'm in a bit of a conundrum and would appreciate any suggestions on pain relief medications. Reference point: I'm in the USA.
I cannot use NSAIDs for a year post-spine fusion surgery (and they do nothing for me, anyway). I'm allowed to use Tylenol, but it does nothing either. I was prescribed Celebrex (celecoxib) but all it did was give migraine-like headaches and fatigue without any pain relief.
Is there anything else out there? My doctors are running out of ideas.
Thanks!
#AskFedi #PainReliefMeds
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@DebErupts@mastodon.social Very true. For this particular facility, they do include that kind of focus, but also go into the LLM space as well that is a bit problematic, especially if there is no opt out.