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[sandpaperoctopi]

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[a-milestone]

So I was told this morning...

"oh sorry, I forgot it was Father's Day. Did you want to order yourself something?"

A) mother's day is never forgotten and I make sure the children and I go all out for that.

B) makes me feel a bit unloved

C) pretty much just tells me you don't know any of my hobbies or interests anymore

D) not even going to try to plan something (granted, I am going to London tomorrow as I have a works conference on Monday and screw doing that rush hour thing but could have planned something else).

[authorkarajorgensen]

Neurodivergence and Jury Duty

This week's blog is about how jury duty selection really doesn't jive with autism.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget I’m autistic. I have sort of built a life for myself where my weaknesses are minimized and my strengths are (mostly) highlighted. My job allows me plenty of decompression time, I can sort of pick my time slot, and my schedule is very predictable 90% of the time. The problem comes when I’m thrown a curve ball, and I’m repeatedly reminded that the world isn’t built for…

[zorkat]

Fucking major companies excluding us deaf folks once again.

Tried to go see Barbie with my sister today. Unfortunately, Event Cinemas, which is a major movie brand here in Australia, only have FIVE Captiview machines and they were all being used. There was only one CC session for the whole day so we had to ask for a refund because there is no point in me going to the cinemas without a Captiview available ☹️ *sigh*

Just shocked that a major cinema brand in the middle of the third biggest city in Australia only has FIVE Captiviews available for use! Ridiculous.

I rarely go to the cinemas as it is because finding a suitable CC session that matches everyone else’s schedules can be a pain in the ass. What happens if a group of deaf people want to go see a movie together? Five devices? Just pathetic.

[insufferablefirehazard]

Everything is so boring when you don't have anyone to care about who cares about you

[1introvertedsage]

The need for power over others is a direct result of lack of power within.

~I.S.~

⁂27.2023.03 11.18m

[thesharkandthesnout]

What signs have a problem with mindfulness?

There's four signs that are particularly prone to have problems with "mindfulness," which is being present in the moment and not losing yourself to the obstacles ahead. The being prone to a lack of this necessary characteristic, ability or virtue is attributable to the fact that these signs are of Cardinal nature. Cardinal energy is initiatory, start-up type energy. If one has an abundance of this energy that individual may suffer from starting many projects and never finishing. They keep starting new, innovative ideas but have a problem focusing in on the minute minor details. Cancer - water energy that is the stereotypical mother but this one starts a lot, intriguingly and seems to get lost before she finds her way back to her new emotional ventures. Libra - this airy cardinal energetic being is the embodiment of Venus. She may start many things, and bring in a lot of fresh air but never quite focus in to have an ending to her fairy tail. Aries - this one is the worst. Being a fiery and naturally impulsive person this one has the biggest problem with mindfulness. Capricorn - This one seems to start things and then just get bored and stop focusing on them.

[paigebbooks]

Fairy Tale - Stephen King (Not Much A Fairy Tale)

Have you ever read a book and the descriptive writing turns you off. Especially for in this example, Stephen King writes about this bridge where Charlie's (Main Character) mom get's hit and killed on much early on in the book and every time Charlie mentions the bridge it is GODDAMN BRIDGE. Every time Stephen King brings it up it is always THAT GODDAMN BRIDGE. Ok King, we get the fucking point but don't have to put it into each sentence and at times, in a couple chapters, in the next couple of pages, 10x on each page. It is a real turn-off from reading and makes the reader lose connection with your story. It is poor story writing but sadly that never improved in this novel at all. 600 pages? Please, could have been done in 300. The extra 300 is a waste of paper in my opinion.

I found this novel, which many described to be one of the best of King yet, to be so slow that I literally put it down for a month and came back to it later and was still able to know what was happening. It is like a poorly written soap opera and its sad to say even those are written better. There is nothing keeping the reader hooked in this story until 400 pages in, when the story is finally reaching the climax, is when it starts to get really faced paced and good. As A King fan, I was truly disappointed in this book. Maybe my expectations were to high, I don't know, but truly I did find the writing to be atrocious and I had hoped it would get better but once I was 200 in, I came to the conclusion it never would.

The gladiator fighting in the novel truly intrigued me and that is when I found the story to really get going is when we finally meet the horrifying Night Soldiers, Living Dead Soldiers, and I loved that the twist is the brother of the royal family that was all presumed dead. That kind of surprised me. Leah, princess in this story, becoming Queen once she helps practically kill her brother to save her world, but not getting Charlie and Charlie not getting the girl, I truly loved.

The one other thing I truly did not like about this novel is that it felt completely plagiarized and lacked any originality. Story building also lacked. That truly made me sad for Stephen King. Hope his next book is better.

[priestfrommidnightmass]

i don’t think i’m exaggerating when i say that at least once a day i go to turn on a clerks dvd that i do not have. idk why i’m so convinced i have it and idk why i always want to turn it on casually but it is Not tbere. phantom clerks dvd

[poke-ren]

wh.. where are the horses in this universe.. :(

guy from.the universe where horse means a burger: im so hungry i could eat a horse

[door]

agatha agate has a little spot on the top of her head where her fur is white and it’s very thin and the pink of her skin is a little bit visible all the time. turns out she can get sunburnt there

so now she has this stupid hat.

[rovermcfly]

proud to say that I have never once in my life figured out the whodunit in any crime story I've read or watched. I just let the facts and clues wash over me, absorbing absolutely none of it. I am the audience they think of when they throw in red herrings, in case you've ever wondered "who would fall for this obvious false lead". it's me. I am the idiot viewer/reader. not once has an obviously framed clue revealed anything to me. my head is completely empty when I consume these stories.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

License to Kitty.

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[giritina]

It's so cruel that if a black schizophrenic person wants any kind of help, they probably have to call 911, a centralized line for all emergency services. Even if they don't intend to call the police, there's a chance of them being sent in place of other emergency services. If you ask for them not to be called, you'll rarely be listened to. Then, the advice for dealing with police is to be in complete control of yourself, not be erratic in the slightest way because it gives ground for your death. So if you are someone who is not in control of yourself, who has a disorder that effects your ability to control your speech, body, mind, etc etc, you cannot call for help without risking death or institutionalization