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My book "The New Normal: Autistic musings on the threat of a broken society" is currently available on kindle on the UK and US for β of it's usual price.
You can use the links below to get it. If not, a share is appreciated.
US Link https://a.co/d/e1DuZrd
UK link https://amzn.eu/d/8ikPYke
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I don't know if this is a trauma thing, or an autism thing, but as I've gotten older (and it's harder to pretend) tears are a lot closer to the surface than they used to be. Sad tears, happy tears, overwhelmed tears. They just pop up, out of nowhere, and I'm left with red eyes and a runny nose.
*hands you a large plate of an assortment of chips and dozens of cheeses*
*brings spare dog in for petting as an option*
*Steers all the people away to snack table #2 to give you space*
I'm the guy at the snack table, glaring at the chips so no one will approach me. Or, worse, try to talk to me.
A light year-round body.
Unless you have a light-year round body, which would be very different.
So today was busy, after the last week was busy. Took my 4 mile walk, took hubs over to get his old car detailed, did the Costco run, got home in time for lunch, walked over to Lowes and back, went to pick up the freshly detailed old car, stop for photos of same, list the old car for sale. Now a movie. Tomorrow I install (why the Lowes run) the charger for the new EV we bought, to replace old car.
I'm pooped.
@ScottSoCal @actuallyautistic
Me either... but I actually used a bit of the lucid dream psychology on myself one night, before drifting off I mused how I would love to have flying dreams again, and imagined what it was like... and damn if I didn't have one that night! It was awesome... hasn't happened since but I haven't really put my mind to it π€
So I had a mandatory safety training class today, in person of course, because... π€·. Now, I have *no fucks* to give about everyone's precious "COVID's over" make-believe, so I show up in a full-face P100 (recommend, btw).
I'm the only one in any kind of mask.
Then the course opens with, I kid you not, a video trying to get the crowd into the ~safety~ mindset with "not that long ago, most of us didn't wear seatbelts, and if you were the only one to put yours on, it was an awkward situation..."
@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
Definitely the dog. The dog walker might get a smile, after. But not unless the dog starts the conversation, by sniffing, wagging, or barking.
Do my #ActuallyAutistic comrades start their convos with the dog or their dogβs owner?
Traditionally, the male of the species is the most colorful. Normalize male fabulousness.
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.