@Cassandra@autistics.life
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Cassandra

@Cassandra@autistics.life

Trying to find community at the end of the world.

Favourite topics include #autism, trauma, brains, #accessibility, tech, injustice, healing, animals, nature, #StarTrek, words, nonsense, polls.

No boosts without explanatory #AltText.

Header: a Canadian forest in autumn. Tall dark brown trunks, a profusion of yellow and orange leaves, small patches of green.

Avatar: a close-up of the painting Cassandra by Evelyn de Morgan. Cassandra tears her flaming red hair as Troy burns behind her.

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exme, to random
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I'm thinking about meditation again. I have always thought that the point of meditaion is to endure the impossible pain of being alive. I mean just to sit and breathe is to be really vulnerable with all sensory sensitivities, for me mostly sounds. And feeling your body so intensely. So, I always thought that the whole point is to sit and make yourself endure all of it, no matter how bad it feels.

Cassandra,
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@exme I remember reading theory that seated meditation might not work for (might even be bad for?) ND people. There’s a volume of thoughts and an intake of stimuli that NT's seem unable to understand.

I've had more success with moving meditations. Walks, yoga, dancing. It's a way to get out of my head, which I think is where the benefits of meditation come from.

Cassandra,
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@exme That sounds to me like a different (autistic?) kind of tired. I assumed you were just meditating at home…

@HannahCelsius

JeremyMallin, to random
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Ugh… had to remove and reinstall all our smart lamps (smart plugs actually) after today's split second power outage. 🙃

What a pain. It shouldn't have to be that complicated or that sensitive to power fluctuations.

Cassandra,
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@JeremyMallin Oh no. I have to reset two appliances and the ventilation system and I already resent it. If I had to "remove and reinstall" for each lamp too…

Cassandra, to random
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I got a haircut today. Never my favourite experience, but she confirmed my hair's looking healthier, so I think I'm on the right track for healing.

I never understood why they always want to make hair huge. "What is that disproportionately large round ball on your neck?” "Oh, that's my hairlmet, I just got it done.”

I asked her to make it heavier. It is now definitely in the Vulcan - Bajoran range. [thumbs up]

Uniflame, to boardgames
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Another game of Fit to Print on the table. We usually play new games a couple of times to get the rules in our heads. This time I won and I played way better than a few days ago. #BoardGames

Cassandra,
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@Uniflame Ooooh, I might order that one. I love both Tetris and page layout. :D

ashleyspencer, to random
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I did a lot of thinking and Autistic Bookshop needs to diversify it's income sources.

30% profit at an average of $1.97 on book sales means the store will never pay for itself.

So I created a merch collection to help.

I had some reading and writing themed designs already, so will add more later.

Google should eventually bring people to this once the store has built up some authority, which is mainly how a merch collection will help.

https://autisticbookshop.com/collections/merch

Cassandra,
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@ashleyspencer I don't know that I've ever instantly loved a t-shirt more.

https://autisticbookshop.com/collections/merch/products/thats-what-i-do-i-write-and-i-know-things-unisex-t-shirt?variant=48418968666392

Have you looked into fitted t-shirts as well as unisex? (I would want to look scorching while wearing this.)

JeremyMallin, to random
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I really think that Musk made the logo for the social medium platform he acquired and ruined an X because he wouldn't have gotten away with making it an outright swastika.

Cassandra,
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@JeremyMallin Holy shit, that makes a lot of sense. I can see him thinking this is very clever.

Cassandra, to random
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I was audibly incredulous at my partner when he phoned just now in response to a text I'd sent.

I’d asked him to send a link for the thing he had emailed about.

He said my request was unclear.

It made me want to give up on language entirely. If this was unclear, communication is literally impossible.

Then I realized the issue was actually that he hadn't bothered to read thoughtfully and had just instinctively phoned in response as per his communication preferences.

Cassandra,
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I think the latter problem, at least, is fixable with clear boundaries and expectations.

"Going forward, I would like you to send me the link for the thing you're talking about, so I don't have to try to find it myself.”

He's pretty good at recognizing when he fucked up, and he agreed quickly.

We also figured out a teamwork approach to the current situation that will use both of our communications styles to our mutual advantage. [thumbs up]

JeremyMallin, to random
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Why do I suddenly feel like working now that it's almost midnight and I should be going to sleep?

That's not an autism thing is it?
#actuallyautistic

Cassandra,
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@JeremyMallin Maybe our brains go turbo when it's time to sleep which means more ideas / inspiration that must be acted on immediately?

If you just suddenly felt like you hadn't done enough in the day, I think that could be anybody.

Cassandra, (edited ) to random
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Which movie I recorded on a whim and likely won't get all the way through should I watch?

Cassandra,
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I am unsurprised the internet chose Con Air.

I think if I quit this one it'll be because it's overwhelmingly dudes and possibly mainly guns. But Cage and Cusack are quirkily interesting, so we'll see.

Cassandra,
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I got through the other two tonight.

Blended, I only lasted a few minutes before giving up. I think, like Underworld, this is one I recorded before and hated and deleted and then forgot entirely so I recorded it again, etc.

Yes Man was better. I like Jim Carrey when he does more earnest stuff, and the humour was slightly better than I was expecting. (But: Danny Masterson, being weird at women.)

Cassandra,
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@4d3fect Oh, I think I watched the entirety of that one recently too. And The Truman Show, which I got a lot out of.

Cassandra,
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@4d3fect Neat fact!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120382/trivia/?item=tr0664111

Cassandra, to random
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Could somebody explain to me, briefly, what Book did to Burnham? I missed season 4 and don't know if it’s something I would find inexcusable or if I should be team love conquers all.

#StarTrekDiscovery

Cassandra,
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@pathfinder Ah, interesting. I can see why that would cause friction.

I wonder whose approach I would have preferred. I might see it eventually, but I am very slow at binge-watching.

Cassandra,
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@blueemu Sorry, he tried to commit genocide?

Cassandra,
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@blueemu I'm really quite glad I crowd-sourced this question. :D

Cassandra,
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@pathfinder A more emotional response makes sense considering his planet got destroyed.

benroyce, to coffee
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Who wants to hear some good news for a change?

"Sound waves cut cold brew -making time from 24 hours to 3 mins"

☕️☕️☕️

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/sound-waves-cold-brew-coffee

Cassandra,
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@benroyce That is interesting engineering! “Sonicated” coffee.

kerouac666, to random
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The irony is that I bought that petard specifically for self-defense

Cassandra,
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@kerouac666 Impossible to have seen coming.

thatkatharine, to random
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Variant soup

Cassandra,
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@thatkatharine Holy shit this is amazing.

chad, to random
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Setting a new ko-fi goal to buy myself this shirt

Cassandra,
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@chad I don't remember that movie at all so I had to check it out. Adorably subversive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEmjYaVEwJk

Mrfunkedude, (edited ) to random
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I’m a student of the fine farts.

Cassandra,
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@amiserabilist @Mrfunkedude Well that's not a word I knew before today.

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