ScottinSoCal πΊπ¦ π π³βπ @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es
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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
@actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics I've had insomnia for a long time, but my insomnia progressively required more and more support. My problems were cranked to 11 with my cancer. Nothing worked (medicine, therapy, blah blah blah) until I got a new bed, but I still have periods that are less than optimal or flat out bad. I don't mean one odd bad night. It is more like a week or more.
One thing I've noticed is that my needs appear to change. I'm fine with hugging my squishmallow, then I have to stop or I cannot sleep. I'm fine with white noise, then I have to stop using white noise, or I cannot sleep. I'm fine with my ears free from earplugs, then I have to use earplugs or I can't sleep.
It is maddening mainly due to the trial and error aspect of it.
Is it something that other autistic people experience?
@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistics @actuallyautistic
Depends on the trip. Business travel can take a couple of weeks to recover and get my balance back. Face-to-face meetings, full masking/camouflage all day, every day. It's exhausting. Personal trips, with no schedule and no agenda can be recovered in just a couple of days - enjoying being in my bed, in my house, with my stuff exactly how I like it.
How long does it take my #ActuallyAutistic comrades to recover from traveling somewhere away from home?
@simid@neurodifferent.me
"fear of disability and vulnerability and projection of everything we are afraid of being ourselves, onto those who are "disabled" or needing care and compassion"
I hate my own meltdowns - they feel like I'm out of control. It's threatening when I see that in someone else, and I distance myself from it. I'm trying to wrap my head around that, so I can do better.
@hosford42 @LeatherCubAndrew @ScruffyDux@fosstodon.org @Zumbador @actuallyautistic
All of this:
βI grew up in a world based on a social contract that I was not pre-briefed on, and I just realized these rules made no sense,β Grimm told The Hill. βIt just seems to me as an autistic person that neurotypical [non-autistic] worldviews accept premises without reason, like pink is for girls, blue is for boys β¦ I just realized these rules made no sense.β
#Autistic #LGBTQ community seeks louder voice in debate | The Hill https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4069745-autistic-lgbtq-community-seeks-louder-voice-in-debate/
If it turns out you need to cover the yelling part, I recommend warm tea with lemon and honey to soothe your throat.
My boss: With the termination of [douchey marketing guy] I might need to ask you to help with some of the things he did.
My brain: *he did stuff besides yelling at everyone for not using the exact hex codes from our branding guide?*
My mouth: Sure
Can't wait to see what this is going to entail. Will I be the one to finally unravel the mysteries of what we paid that guy to do for 15 years?
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Today marks the 54th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. 54 years ago, members of the LGBTQ+ protested for our right to be seen, heard, and protected. It was a moment in time that forever transformed the gay liberation movement.
For more information on how to preserve and honor the legacy of Stonewall, check out the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, https://stonewallvisitorcenter.org/.
Hooray for her changing her mind, but here in the US we tend to associate the "nothing is real or valid until it affects me personally" viewpoint with the worst of the Republicans.
I sympathised with gender-critical campaigners β until my nephew came out as trans | The Independent | The Independent
Great, they're reacting, but...
"protesters setting fire to vehicles"
I'm not sure financially injuring people who had no connection to what the police did is the way to go, here.
Riots Erupt in Paris After βInexcusableβ Police Shooting of Teen Driver https://www.thedailybeast.com/riots-erupt-in-paris-after-inexcusable-police-shooting-of-teen-driver?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
@lilithsaintcrow I feel like this falls deeper into self-parody the longer they try this line of complaint.
Ten years ago whiny boys were screeching that someone had "ruined their childhood" and you want to stop and ask "Oh no, did someone interfere with your relationship with your parents or friends? Did you discover someone you trusted was abusive?"
"No!" they cry back, "He re-made a cartoon I used to watch, in a way that was slightly different!!!"
micro-violins serenade eternally
And this, my good people, is what I was really doing in France last week (apart from counting aeroplanes at the Paris Air Show):
Smuggling... uh, *couriering* grains from asteroid Ryugu to CitΓ© de l'espace in France. They will be on public display from this autumn!
Do I look IMMENSELY HAPPY to be handing over that case in Toulouse? Let's talk about the behind the scenes adventure... π¦ πββοΈ
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The most important political economic Q. for the UK right now is how deep a #recession is the #BoE (& by extension the #Tories) prepared to engineer to 'tame inflation'?
As usual, those paying the price to reduce inflation, through the #Costoflivingcrisis & a descent into #poverty, are not the same people saying the 'price is worth paying'.
Using only #interestrates to deal with inflation is a political choice taken by those who have a clear notion of how to protect the interests of the rich!
In Europe, budget airlines make inter-city travel ridiculously cheap. They also boost pollution and emissions.
European Sleeper, which started its #Brussels- #Amsterdam- #Berlin service last week, is hoping to replace flights by convincing people to switch to night trains.
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- 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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