ScottinSoCal πΊπ¦ π π³βπ @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es
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- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
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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.
Joined Nov 2022
Iβm having a crisis of faith: once again, my ice cream started melting before Iβve had two bites. I complained to the shop manager, who promptly looked confused. My god - what has to happen before the government does something??!
re: ableist language
@melanie @LeatherCubAndrew @Claire @takishan @RosethornRangerTTV @actuallyautistic
The group @actuallyautistic boosts everything posted to it - it's automatic.
But boosting in general is a generic act, not a positive affirmation. It simply posts it for attention to the people who follow you. For better or worse.
ableist language
@LeatherCubAndrew @Claire @takishan @RosethornRangerTTV @actuallyautistic hi friends, thank you for pushing back against nonsense. I follow the @actuallyautistic group, who boosted the comment and that is how it saw it. Maybe they would explain what they saw to boost in it.
@estellechauvelin @theautisticcoach
actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe
I can sort of do that, for things like dental appointments. I close my eyes and go somewhere else, in my head. Memories, or pure imagination, it doesn't matter, as long as I'm anywhere else.
@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistics @actuallyautistic I get a massage every couple of months. I'd do more often if money and time allowed. My dislike of being touched by strangers has a professional context loophole; as long as I have a talk with them ahead of time about "I'm never sure if I'm going to be ticklish, but keep the pressure on the firm side and that will help" they always stay on the right side of any sensory issues.
That's me and my dogs/parrot. Little Man cracked a claw/nail yesterday, and he's in pain. I'm in pain with him, knowing there's nothing I can do to fix it. Others don't get it, but they're my entire support system, and they're as important to me as any person.
I love my cats. I anthropomorphize them. They provide a quiet, steady companionship and comfort I cannot find in people. They comprise a fundamental part of my home and routine. When something is wrong with my cats, the world is wrongβeverything about my day and life is broken without them. Please have compassion for those that grieve for and love their animals. @actuallyautistic #actuallyautistic #autism #autistic
@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistics @actuallyautistic
I don't do anything that involves being touched by people I don't know.
[shudder]
Do my #ActuallyAutistic comrades use massage, somatic therapy, osteopathy, TCM, Vagal therapy, Rolfing, and other related disciplines to help with their self-regulation?
@Grandalf@aus.social @JosMusiksalon
Speaking as an elder gay myself:
Yes, it's tragic. I survived, but many others didn't. However, along with the loss, there's also been a gain. Younger LGBTQ+ people haven't had to slowly change their culture, they've been able to re-invent it, in new ways. I don't understand all of it, but I don't need to. It's their community, now, and the kids will be all right.
@polaris @milkteawitch @actuallyautistic
I'm a fairly average looking white guy, so I've never been pulled aside for "additional screening". I don't know how I'd react. Probably badly.
The first time my doctor said he wanted to perform a prostate exam, I blurted out "Not unless I get dinner and flowers first." Fortunately he found that funny.
@milkteawitch @actuallyautistic omg how could I forget about security? Youβre in an absurdly long line slowly snaking through a crowd of people, and then you get to the actual check point where you put everything through and pray there isnβt a problem
I concede your point, but flip it around - do you really want your employer deciding which lowest-bid-option menstrual supplies you're going to use?
I avoid using anything but the urinal at my office because of the 120 grit toilet paper they buy in bulk.
You know what? Menstrual supplies SHOULD be free in public restrooms.
I mean, come on, they don't force you to bring your own toilet paper and paper towels, which are just as important.
Woke up this morning totally dysregulated at a level that I havenβt felt in a while. Months.
No clearly obvious reasons why.
Need to explore.
Yes, this happens to #ActuallyAutistic coaches, therapists & educators too. All the know-how in the world canβt stop life.
@StillIRise1963 This strikes a massive nerve. I began to question my attitudes after attending the Stephen Lawrence enquiry. And discovered a lot of stuff Iβd been taught and assimilated about black people was βprejudicialβ even though I was an active anti-racist since my teens. It was hard to drag all that shit out and move to the other side of the line where my sympathies were more βforβ than βagainstβ black people. Now I see the problem is more than overt racism more about our assumptions.
I know I'm a broken record, but I'm going to keep on saying it - your campfire and fireworks this weekend are not worth the chance of starting a fire in these conditions. It's hot, it's dry, it's windy, and the gorge is already burning.
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/07/02/tunnel-5-fire-underwood-washington-evacuations/
Itβs true. Losing one sense enhances others.
For example, you lost your sense of humor but your sense of entitlement is through the roof.
BTW I no longer include my Twitter handle in my CNN articles- only my Mastodon handle. I refuse to promote Elon Musk's Ponzi scheme. https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/03/opinions/lindsey-graham-booed-trump-rally-obeidallah
- Pronouns
- He/Him
- Orientation
- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
- Ε ΔΕΕ§Ε§ Δ - πΊπ¦ π
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.
Joined Nov 2022
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