I'm going to categorize this under #WaysImWeird even though I suspect that I'm not so weird in this preference. I'm still calling it a weirdness because products exist & are sold by the millions that are unacceptable designs to me. So I can only assume that millions are satisfied. & I don't see others customizing their objects as I do. I dislike symmetrical, monochromatic products. I don't want to look closely (or worse memorize how) to use a button. I want to easily distinguish right from left.
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When physical health impedes mental health that sucks a lot. I am impaired in my ability to get things done, something I usually accept. I don't think that I'm required to meet a certain standard to be worthwhile. But. I'm facing some hard, externally-imposed limits. I have to muster energy that I don't have to get out of my current state. I've asked for help & received some, but not sufficient. Seeking help, as I've experienced it, is akin to avid use of dating apps, good matches are elusive.
I heard MTV is shutting down. Here's the first video I remember seeing:
https://youtu.be/UG8_f0HdlMQ
Ways I'm weird: Watches | This watch that I got in the 90s resurfaced while moving. It's the closest I found to what I really wanted. What I really wanted was a watch that ONLY showed 13-23, because I know 1-11 by heart. Yes it's sad that I've never (still!) acclimated to 24-hour time & always find myself doing math for 13+. I got this watch for travel. I say that this is an example of my weirdness because I don't see the point of many things that work/are "normal" for millions. (More to come.)
Awkward ramble. Have you ever been a victim? I think we all are in some way at some time. It's common not to come forward. Victimization is a function of unequal power dynamics. Speaking up opens one to additional potential victimization & also forces reliving trauma. I was mistreated in college, verbally abused by a dean. My therapist at the time said that the dean acted illegally (re: accommodations required by Americans with Disabilities Act) but I wasn't going to stand up for myself!
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Help! I have a memory of a Far Side cartoon with protest marchers carrying a sign, possibly upside down. My searches are not finding it. #askFedi
Remember « suck . com » ?
(the original version)
I used to love it
& Might Magazine
(I was in my 20s)
2/2 I honestly don't know if I'll ever write my story idea. I do not believe that I'm able to concentrate sufficiently with my current pain management. I am starting with new doctors next week & have hope. Regardless, sometimes I imagine my story as multimedia instead of written. For example, open ended group discussions in various media of visions for a better world. I think that I might enjoy that more than world building that's all my ideas. The project would be the process. It's a thought.
#ScribesAndMakers 9. Tell us about a multimedia project you've made or seen.
a) You know those video installations in art museums, often in a dark-curtained subsection, that play on loops? I almost never watch them, because I can't go from "walk around museum" mode to "sit down 20 minutes" mode. My attention won't permit it. I so wish that there was a streaming site that gathered & played that content continuously! (Yes I am bending the question to what came to mind.)
b) My story idea...
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(It's easier to post this than what I'm feeling! I'm taking many many breaks during my packing of the car to move to my sister's until 2026. Everything I do exhausts me. Thus many breaks.)
Best result in a long time :)
2nd best ever, I think.
One miss I guessed the wrong choice of 2; the other 2 incorrect I would never have known.
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"Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif OR STILL. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar."
If I just rejected you follow request from dot social I'm sorry! I goofed. Please ask again & I'll accept.
Explanation:
Oops! I have blurry vision right now & I just rejected 2 follow requests that I meant to hit accept. Yes on my app they looked the same (not color differentiated) and I was going on location placement, where I thought I should click. After tapping twice THEN my brain processed the data & told me that I rejected when I meant to accept. Oops!
I ordered dinner [riff on inflation removed]. They said it would take 25 minutes & I didn't think it would take me that long to drive there so I packed a cart load into the car first. That turned out to be good because I learned how the load is going to move around. I'm leaving a hole for a big plant *but* I'll have to figure out how to prevent other items from sliding into that hole, as it did on my dinner run. Don't want to crush my friend Planty. And I broke my phone holder for streaming! 😠
Fun!
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/2 Right now it's late nite. I'm trying to decide keep working or try to get an earlier start tomorrow. I'll try to wind down, do a few tasks without much exertion. I was exhausted this morning after a full day packing yesterday. I'm enjoying the process. Finding right-sized containers for the belongings I'm keeping feels good. I still feel that I have too much of course. I'm moving with care & not anxiety. I think, if a loved one were here helping me we would not be fighting. I'm the loved one!
I've been making progress on my move out & therefore away from fedi most of the time. I'm streaming sometimes as I pack—check https://humanissome.org for links to videos. I'm living in a state of dilemma: I have more to do than can be done in current time available; I have to make exclusionary judgments; it's hard to affirmatively decide to leave tasks incomplete. I'm accustomed to flubbing on tasks due to physical inability or an external time limit. It's harder to stop when it's up to me. 1/2
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Part guessing (mostly guessing) + educated guessing + intuition. It's an always challenging puzzle when none of the events are known to me. It's possible to get 3/4 on first row & still not solve. There were many other possibilities for the last digit & I got lucky with what felt right.
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#ScribesAndMakers 4. Tell us about your audio recording experience.
Recording pretend radio shows was a favorite childhood activity. In school I spoke on microphone as emcee or announcer many times. At college I volunteered for Recording for the Blind. I never heard the results but I enjoyed doing it. I also became a college radio DJ & made tapes of some of my shows.
Is there such thing as live audio streaming? Internet radio, I suppose—strictly online, not a simulcast. Could be fun.
Later is okay