@TheBreadmonkey I have twice in a year here, been called worse things than anywhere else. Those two individuals may have been having a bad day/sense of humour failure, or maybe my stupid self deprecating gag in one instance and relatable meme in another were just over the line for them, but clearly not the majority of others. Still, this is a better place. 🤷🏻♂️
@TheBreadmonkey True dat. I fully admit that those two incidents are the reason I don’t post more and the reason I draft many posts and delete them before I hit send. That’s probably for the best tbh. 😅
@hilljam Yes! I have a rack Alesis Quadraverb and MIDIverb 4, they are so much fun. I feed one into the other to get really grimy sounds.
There’s a reason I never bought Fabfilter Pro-R (I do have all of Valhalla’s plugins tho)! 😊
@actuallyautistic My coach was suggesting blue light glasses to help reduce overwhelm in supermarkets. Do people find they help? Does something else help more?
@twt@actuallyautistic Supermarkets make me want to hyperventilate. I appreciate it when they stop the music and turn down the lighting, but this is so inconsistent it might be worth giving filter lenses a shot. I tend to go out with active noise cancelling headphones on as well. The cacophony of sound hits me harder than the visual overwhelm. 😅
Planners, lists, and tools for #AuDHD humans may actually make our anxiety worse when we don't follow thru.
They can also be life changing.
Everyone is different.
In either case, one FIRST needs to give themselves grace and accept and appreciate the fact that we don't need to and cannot do everything, all the time.
@theautisticcoach@actuallyautistic My reminders app keeps me right. If it’s not in there, it doesn’t exist and won’t get done. 😅 More than three things a day is not allowed! 😂
So, the hubs and I have a one of the long term couple debates about when is the best time to shower.
For me, a shower is calming and relaxing, so I tend to do it in the evening or before bed.
He says it's refreshing and energizing, so it helps him wake up, and get going in the morning.
How about y'all, is it relaxing, refreshing, something in between, or something different entirely? When do you normally do it? Have you always done it the same or have you changed over the years?
@RickiTarr Best in the evening before bed for me. The heat activates fatigue as part of my MS symptoms, so I use it as a way to get to sleep. If I want to stay awake, I’d have to have a cool shower and I do not enjoy that. 😅
Beige.party Conference in Tampa! Thanks @Alice for arranging that!
Learning about all of you through the questions I have asked, I was gonna name a few specific ones, but then the list kept getting longer and longer, so suffice to say, It's something I've enjoyed a lot, and I appreciate everyone who's taking the time to respond.
Those few days where we all talked about the epic life and times of one John Mastodon.
I made a toot going over Eugen Rochko's various hairstyles, and he showed he was a good sport, and favorited the post. If I had done that on Twitter, Musky would have permablocked me.
A little extra shout out to all the Trans, Ace, and various other LGBTQ+ Communities who have answered my probing and somewhat intrusive questions with openness and kindness.
Getting to see all your faces with one of my favorite positivity cheerleaders @Mary625
A shout out to Beige.party administrator @theropologist for taking out the trash when necessary, not having to worry about whether something is gonna be done when the Hitler Youth show up is such a relief. Plus all the work he's done in general keeping the place up and running, so I could goof off with my friends.
OMG not having to see ads, the only time I see something for sale is dope art made by cool people that I'm actually happy to see!
Alright, I was only going to do a few, but I did more. Honestly, the last couple days have been rough for me due to some personal issues, but making this list has helped me remember some great times, and that there will be great times in the future, so thanks!
Let's talk about Addiction. This is an open forum where you can discuss anything pertaining to Addiction that you would like (yes, even Capitalism ;). Obviously, being kind and open minded is paramount, we won't all agree, and that's fine, different people take different paths to the same destination or sometimes a different place entirely. No name calling or bullying behavior will be tolerated.
Choose any discussion topics you wish to, but here are a few questions and ideas I've been thinking about:
What is Addiction?
Where does it come from?
How has it affected your life?
Do you think organizations like AA work well?
Do you think giving up the something completely is the only option, and if so what about things like food Addiction?
9 years in 12-Step Overeaters Anonymous for that shit, so now I weigh my food and stick to three meals a day, nothing in between. I don’t eat anything with over 5% sugar and can’t touch bread. I use alternative pastas made from edamame in general, but occasionally have ramen noodles that don’t seem to upset me. I only eat a carb portion two to three times a week. 86lbs loss from my top weight. Don’t ever want to go back to the person I was before.