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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • I tell myself that taking the first step (of whatever task I’m avoiding) doesn’t mean I have to complete whatever task I’m avoiding. Somehow reminding myself that, for example, taking my socks off doesn’t mean I HAVE to take a shower, gets me over the initial hurdle of resistance. If necessary, I will lie to myself about each step of a task, with full knowledge I’m only saying it to trick myself into doing something. At some point, I decide that I might as well finish (usually).




  • Oh, yeah! I love those tracks too.

    Those lines in wrong way/one way: I touch the ground/send my roots deep down/try to stick around.

    And these from big lie: Everything’s changing / there’s beauty between the lies

    I’m massively indebted to the friend who introduced me to RVIVR. I think I love all of their music.

    I once was able to participate in a live stream thing Erica did on Instagram; she asked for requests, and then played mine! I was on cloud nine for months after and still get giddy thinking about it. To be fair, I think she played all the requests, but still…













  • There is a flag/banner (ribbon?) icon below posts (and comments), if you click the icon, the post (or comment) will be visible in your in-app saved items (bottom toolbar, looks similar to the save icon). I’ll post screenshots.

    Here’s the icon to save a post/comment:

    Here’s the bottom ribbon icon to view saved items:

    The screenshots make this post confusing for me, lol! Every time I edit I get confused about where to click! Sorry for the poor cropping of the images.


  • What benefit(s) would this provide to residents of this town? I’m not understanding how this could be considered reasonable at all.

    “‘…Proponents of this bill have tried to frame this as an innocuous way to give business owners more power…” why do business owners need more power?

    Article goes on to say that the change wouldn’t allow local business owners two votes in the elections, but would allow non-local business owners to vote twice - once in their regular voting location and once in this town’s elections. Seems totally transparent that this is a power grab for the big guys.



  • Look into proprioception; simply put, if you’re unfamiliar, proprioception is essentially the ability to perceive the boundaries of your body/where you are in space and/or in relation to things like furniture, that uneven section of the sidewalk, door frames, other people, etc. Some people have lower proprioception.

    Low proprioception can also result in reduced perception of physical stimulation; this might look like someone who:

    • throws themselves onto the couch,

    • hugs too hard,

    • regularly gives a painfully strong handshake,

    • often talks too loud,

    • drops things frequently, etc.

    It’s already been mentioned that folks on the ADHD and/or autism spectrum are more likely to have low proprioception, so if you see yourself (or as you were as a child, since many descriptions are centered around ways this would present in children) in some descriptions of common experiences of those with low proprioception and also diagnosed with ADHD and/or autism, you may find value in pursuing assessment yourself (this was the case for me, diagnosed at 38). Or you may not.

    Either way (associated with a medical diagnosis or not), proprioception can be improved if there is interest in doing so. For example, movements that cross the body are helpful in increasing awareness of where your body is in space, which can increase awareness of where other things are in space as well. For me this led to not only the anticipated outcome of fewer run-ins with tables, doorframes, etc, but also reduced frequency for things like dropping my keys, knocking over drinks, all forms of spilling on myself, and tripping over stuff.