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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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Cassandra, (edited ) to random
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Dinners that feel like a play,

where we’re all trapped in a small space for hours on end,

people talking loudly over each with strong undercurrents of resentment,

and no actual food.

Cassandra,
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4.5 hours.

Incredibly frustrating dialogue. I do not enjoy this playwright's work.

My partner helped by giving massages and playing music, and thanking me for my patience.

Cassandra, to random
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I have four navy blue socks and zero matched pairs.

girlonthenet, to random
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Idea for a rage room except instead of plates and broken electronics to smash it’s filled with hundreds of piñatas of the owl.

Cassandra,
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@girlonthenet Horror twist: the piñatas are filled with vocabulary.

ashleyspencer, to random
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Nikita (my cat) let me smother her with hugs and spoon her for about 30 minutes. She got all relaxed and fell asleep. She's never let me do that before. It ended when she got hungry. :blob_cat_melt_love:

Cassandra,
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@ashleyspencer Yay! :)

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Okay, this is kinda long, but it's also really funny. Watch it or don't watch, it's fine, I care about you being entertained, but I don't want you to feel uncomfortable. Listen, it's just a guy giving a Snake legs, it's a totally normal affront to god.

https://youtu.be/1SgGfMlbCoM?si=vUaaO3oQKksyTO9f

Cassandra,
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@RickiTarr I’m uncomfortable but I’m also highly entertained. I appreciate his concern for the consent of the snake. :D

eclectech, to photography
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Time for a lazy Saturday bee boop I think

Cassandra,
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@eclectech The derring-do to boop a bee that big!

Cassandra, to random
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I got a new plant while I was out.

Cassandra,
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@samantha Oh yeah, I’m slowly cultivating a witchy vibe over here.

Cassandra,
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@ashleyspencer This pot had sat empty for a while. It was good to find a suitable plant. :)

Cassandra, to random
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Today I saw a car with the United Federation of Planets flag for a front licence plate.

Cassandra, (edited ) to random
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Does anyone have advice on cleaning a leather couch?

A dog snoozed on it (mud, slobber, fur), and I don't trust the broader internet to answer factual questions at the moment.

Edit: Okay, sounds like I'm going to the hardware store this afternoon, for leather cleaner / conditioner / wipes.

Cassandra, to random
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Another reminder this morning of the importance of doing things promptly, given the ever increasing frequency of power failures.

Cassandra, to random
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I've been watching the Junior Year series, even though I'm not an active D&D player. They're such good collaborative, imaginative players.

I was enjoying free clips on youtube but ended up subscribed to Dropout TV when I desperately needed more context for Baron from the Baronies (Riz Gukgak's romaence partner).

Finished the season, and then went back to ep1. Currently watching a bank manager explain penalty payouts from a trust fund to a registered nemesis. So good.

Cassandra,
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@Lizette603_23 I have also sometimes just listened to the episodes instead of watching them. :) And also watched animated versions of clips. Much talent.

ashleyspencer, to random
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I’ve been watching the show Forever repeatedly since 2018 to help me sleep, and after 6 years of watching this show who knows how many times, I finally caught their Easter egg in episode 2.

Perks of short term memory loss… I still don’t have all the lines memorized.

Cassandra,
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@ashleyspencer I wonder if we have a similar experience. I remember general feelings about media, but not most of the content of it, which means I get to rediscover it (and usually confirm the remembered feelings).

Cassandra, to random
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Crossed zero things off my to-do list today.

Deleted Wednesday. Typed Thursday.

Cassandra,
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@etherdiver Wednesday has been struck from the list :D

Cassandra, (edited ) to random
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I cannot currently handle a phone conversation that would likely require more patience and diplomacy than I can contemporaneously muster.

I have asked my partner if he would consider sending a voice note instead. That way he can talk and I can hear his voice, but I have time to respond.

I tested the tech and set out the steps.

Now I wait.

Cassandra,
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Cassandra, (edited )
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Stupid tech disappeared the audio after two minutes.

Anyone have a good work around, to keep the audio like a love note?

Edit: solved in the comments. iOS > settings > messages > Audio messages > Expire > toggle to never.

Cassandra,
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@rooster Yay! I would expect "keep embedded in the chat” to be the default, same as it is for visuals, but I guess they take up a lot of space…

Cassandra,
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@rooster What percentage of flattery is acceptable in thanks?

Cassandra, to random
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Earlier: [cuts up mushrooms to make them easier to include in my meal later]

Later: [cooks meal having forgotten the existence of mushrooms]

Cassandra,
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I remembered the mushrooms.

Cassandra, to random
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It amuses me to write really intricate poetry and then assign each unit the blandest title possible.

Cassandra,
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"This one is short”

brianbilston, to random
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As if it wasn’t enough for it to be Monday morning, some students are also facing their GSCE English paper today and the terror of the ‘unseen poem’.

Wishing them the very best of luck with it.

Cassandra,
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@brianbilston I had to look this one up, in case it was jabberwocky.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caliginous

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