Something I just realized is probably a result of childhood autism:
I wasn't allowed to "fidget", so I developed other habits. One that I did a lot was bending one of my fingers into my clenched fist - I did it enough that I changed the bone formation, and that finger (on both hands) curves in. I think that was probably stimming.
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4 yrs ago today, instead of going straight from my car into Marshall's to buy sneakers, I veered off into the PetCo next door. They were having an adoption event. ZOMG THERE WERE PUPPIES EVERYWHERE. I was defenseless. I brought this beautiful 9 month old orphaned bebe home with me. (She had survived parvo but her mama hadn't.) She's almost 5 now & still hasn't grown out of her puppy phase. & that's OK! β€οΈ #dogs #DogsOfMastodon #BelgianMalinois #HEYLADYWHEREAREWEGOING
#ICYMI: The legal theory surrounding Trump's ability to run in 2024 has taken a curious turn. Explore the legal arguments, experts' views, and potential impact Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment may have on the upcoming election. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-president-14th-amendment-disqualify
I've gotten a good number of new followers lately & I never did this when I joined, so maybe it's time for an intro post:
I'm Mo or Ranyart, either works! I'm trans & queer, living in San Francisco with my partner Enne and our elderly grandma cat Milly.
My main hobbies are handspinning/knitting, cooking, and photography, and I post about all of those here.
I am still finding my footing here socially, and I can be shy at times, but I'm chatty and friendly at heart so feel free to say hello!
@hauchvonstaub @FrightenedRat @ratcatcher @allautistics @actuallyautistic
Autistic me
Is very much the only me
There are others I pretend to be
To show what others want to see
I wish that I could always only be
Autistic me.
this racist, fascist PoS, know her name:
Louise Day Hicks
these are the women who continue to support fascism in the United States.
it is
WHITE WOMEN
who blocked the Equal Rights Amendment
who blocked Medicare For all
who blocked Affordable Housing
and now,
it is
WHITE WOMEN
like Louise Day Hicks who support re-criminalizing abortion and are eager to take this country one step closer to the Handmaiden's Tale with prisons filled with women forced to breed as reproductive slaves
I couldn't stop laughing when i saw this video! πππππππ-ER
BYE BYE! Surveillance video of Lauren Boebert getting BOOTED from 'Beetlejuice' in Denver. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert booted from Beetlejuice performance for singing, vaping, and taking photos during date with unidentified man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Moz-nzdOSaA
I love (actually hate) how folks are like "Oh, so many changes these days! All these words used to be okay, and now they aren't! So new!"
Those words were never "okay" they were coined by individuals and governments engaged in slavery and colonization. The words were racist back then, they didn't "become" racist between then and now just because you learned a fact.
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.