CuriousMagpie

markmccaughrean, 11 hours ago to random

Sayonara, faithful old sofa friend 👋🙇‍♂️

Make the most of your night out on the streets, before the bin men come to take you away tomorrow 🫠

(It’s yours in the meantime if you want to pick it up, but it’s not in a good state 😬)

#TimeToMove 🚛

GottaLaff, 19 hours ago to legal

#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

Running a little late, so some preamble included here.

1/… Via Rupar: Trump wraps up his morning rant by attacking one of the prosecutors, Colangelo, which is a flagrant violation of his gag order

RickiTarr, 1 day ago to random

Y'all want to hear a fact that really changed the way I thought about homelessness?

Half of all homeless people were in the foster system at some point. Social Workers often call the foster system The Highway to Homelessness. If you ever had a point in your life where you had to live with friends or family to for a short time to get back on your feet, remember that is a privilege that not everyone had.

GottaLaff, 2 days ago to animals

Some-bodee got his pre-Big Moving Day haircut today! #Hammy #DogsofMastodon #CountdownToCanada

GottaLaff, 2 days ago to Canada

Omfg. Our first Pods comes tomorrow.

To. Morrow!

We actually start packing up the moving Pod tomorrow!!

Did I mention it's tomorrow?

One more comes in a week, for the furniture. Tomorrow's is for the boxes.

If I'm not around much to post, you'll know why. #Canada 🇨🇦 #CountdownToCanada

GottaLaff, 2 days ago to legal

#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

1/…More color from Pagliery:

Eric Trump just swapped seats with Rep. Donalds just in time for the congressman to appear in photos behind Trump's defense table.

That's what this trial is now for Trump, a political photo opp.

More...

mcc, 5 days ago to random

My ex had this rule, or sort of a philosophy I guess:

"Never feel bad about spending money on books."

And this made a lot of sense to me, at the time,

but this was before I actually realized

just how much money I am capable of spending on books

MissingThePt, 5 days ago to random

Beautiful

RickiTarr, 5 days ago to random

So, what's the thing, what's the big thing no one can help you with? How do you cope with it?

shawnwildermuth, 6 days ago to Autism

A weird request, but here I am. I am looking for software developers who identify as Autistic. I'm trying to do some research for an upcoming film.

My DMs are open if you're interested.

#autism #SoftwareDevelopment

mbonsma, 6 days ago to random

The pedal bike clicked for my 4-year-old this week. His grin, his squeals of laughter, his "I'm going really fast! This is fun!" while we ride beside him - one of the best feelings I've ever had as a parent.

GottaLaff, 7 days ago to Canada

🇨🇦For those interested, finally, Part 3 of my #Canada series is done. Parts 1, 2 are linked in Part 3 but just in case, I'm linking here too.

This is for anyone interested in why, how we managed to get permanent residency.

Everyone else, ignore, although you may find it interesting regardless.

Part 3: https://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2024/05/im-moving-to-canada-part-3-its-happening.html

Part 1: https://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2024/01/im-moving-to-canada.html

Part 2: https://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2024/01/im-moving-to-canada-part-two-how.html

pathfinder, 9 days ago to actuallyadhd

@actuallyautistic
@actuallyadhd

After joining a post by Niamh Garvey (hopefully a successful link to it below) about whether she had adhd as well as autism, I have spent the last couple of days contemplating this idea for myself as well.

I am still not entirely convinced, but I am beginning to suspect that I might well be in this situation as well. After watching a number of YouTube videos from those with both autism and adhd and reading up on adhd, I can see a number of things that point on that direction certainly, although I'm not entirely convinced.

I have always been aware of the near overwhelming urge to either interrupt people, because there is something I want to say and if I don't then, then I know there is a more than a reasonable chance that I will forget what it was. I also have a tendency to want to finish people's sentences. Both of these things though I have taught myself to resist. Even though I feel a great deal of discomfort doing so. I am also more than aware that I can forget what I was saying, or thinking, halfway through a sentence. That digging through the trash to find the package with the instructions on, that I only just threw away after reading, is not uncommon. As is failing completely to understand or remember the instructions someone just gave me.

But then, my short term (working) memory is basically non-existent. But, I'm also aware that this is a fairly common problem for autistics and even before I realised I was autistic, I built up systems to help myself deal with this. As well as with my general forgetfulness. Lists, memory aids, even making the route out of my flat a trip hazard to make sure I don't forget to take something with me. Also, I live alone and essentially there is a place for everything and everything has its place. Not foolproof and I have lost things in a very small flat that I still haven't found. But generally speaking effective.

I struggle to start tasks, especially tasks that I have no real interest, or desire to do. Being interested in something has always been my main motivator. But eventually, I can normally force myself and work my way through things, especially if I know they are necessary. Knowing I have this problem is also why I hate leaving things to the last moment. I know that I am more than capable of doing that if I allow myself, but also that the stress from doing so is nearly overwhelming, even if it can be motivational. As is the stress of clutter. Not the organised clutter that is my flat, where I know where everything is, as in somewhere in that pile over there, but the clutter that builds up eventually and begins to feel as if it is out of control.

Novelty is a factor in my life. Or, boredom, rather. Because sooner, although far more likely later, I will grow bored with routines, or things like safe foods, and need to change them. Many of my interests also seem to suffer from a similar threshold. A certain point where I lose interest and no longer feel any need to maintain them, even though this might make me feel guilty about giving up on them. In fact, I hate boredom and I have always needed a certain amount of new things to watch, or discover and to be actively doing stuff, if only in my head. And whilst I have never thought of myself as being particularly spontaneous or impulsive. I am, within certain limits of self-control. There is a rationality that often has to be appeased that gives me a sense of control. I have also taken stupid risks and great risks. But rarely beyond what I knew was necessary, or to my mind, at least, controlled to a point.

I can be easily distracted, by random thoughts or by, (well obviously not squirrels, I mean who would be? but, oh, oh, there's a butterfly) things. But not always to the point that I'm not at least marginally still aware of what I should be paying attention to. Letting myself wander whilst maintaining at least a marginal awareness is an old trick of mine. I have always been a fidgeter, but that's also how I maintained concentration. Feeling the overwhelming need to move, has always seemed to me to be anxiety driven, or is the way I focus and think. In fact, movement for me has always been as much about settling and regulating myself, as it has been compulsive.

As I said, there are certain things that seem to fit, even if they also seem to have been effected and possibly modified by my autism. I would love to hear your thoughts.

https://beige.party/@niamhgarvey@mastodon.ie/112390279791932822#

GottaLaff, 9 days ago to random

Oh, and to those of you who have been kind enough to ask, I just got word that the house showing today was 👎🏻. This day can’t end soon enough.

GottaLaff, 9 days ago to random

Weird Moment:

We've taken everything off the walls in our house now, all the furniture is still there, but no tchotchkes really.

So now when we talk, there's a slight echo.

GottaLaff, 9 days ago (edited 9 days ago) to random

Ever have days when you have so much going on that your insides are on perma-rev-up and you can't slow it down?

Today is that day. We finished spackling/painting all the spots where artwork was hanging, we've dusted, vacuumed, and prepped the house. Our painters were unavailable, so it was us.

By the time the showing and trial are over today, I'll need to unwind. Lucky for me, Hammy needs walking at just the right time. That always does it.

CuriousMagpie, 9 days ago to random

For those times when @GottaLaff can’t be tweeting the #TrumpTrial today, there’s a pretty good live feed from #TPM here https://talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/stormy-daniels-expected-on-stand-tuesday-at-trumps-new-york-trial

GottaLaff, 10 days ago to legal

#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal 1/…

Bower:

Justice Merchan starts off will the prosecution motion for contempt.

He tells Trump he's about to issue his ruling, in which he will again find Trump in contempt of court.

The last thing I want to do is put you in jail, Justice Merchan says to Trump. You are the former President of the United States and possibly the next President as well.

But "going forward," he continues, "this court will have to consider jail sanctions" if necessary.

RickiTarr, 12 days ago to random

Awww this takes me back! What has been the most important in your life?

CuriousMagpie, 13 days ago to disability

“Researchers have made a discovery, which, if it holds up, has the potential to transform treatments for autoimmune diseases and post-viral illness like #LongCovid and #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis … They found, in their own words, “a new brain circuit.” A circuit that determines how your body responds to infection.”
#disability #mecfs
h/t @johnzajac
https://www.donotpanic.news/p/scientists-just-made-a-stunning-biological

GottaLaff, 13 days ago to random

I'm taking a break. See you later.

GottaLaff, 13 days ago to legal

NEW #TrumpTrial #Trump #legal 🧵 starts HERE: 1/...

Hope Hicks is back on the stand.

Merchan: "Good afternoon Ms. Hicks. Remember you're still under oath."