The Toaster That Tried

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Autistic lady. Trying to sort out a world that seems bent on not making sense. Religious but not spiritual. Leftist Christian. Inclusive af. Possible Cylon.
It’s so nice having the sunshine out at seven. Makes it much easier to get ready for work and for my day. I hope the sun is shining on you!
Sometimes I feel like I’m a little too autistic for certain political discourses. It’s the straightforwardness. Where is my earnest and unironic left??? I know, I’m just having a moment. but I will never fit in with any of this and I guess that’s ok?

Tried to do some writing for a project involving different people with disabilities. It was interesting and scary as I tried to navigate talking about autism from both my own experiences and a more general perspective since it varies so much. I could only address a little about the varieties which vary so much from my own though.

More tomorrow I hope.

You don't have to finish it all today.
Oh gosh, I just realized that the reason an early therapist diagnosed me with bipolar 2 is because of my autistic fixations. I knew that she was wrong after a while, but I did sometimes find these very distressing because they really affect your life and work and they can affect your sleep schedule and other things. But now I understand exactly what and why and how that could happen it made sense without understanding that I was also autistic.
also since this is the fediverse and we have an opportunity to leverage fragmentation for good, might I suggest checking out "How to Design Social Systems" https://medium.com/what-to-build/how-to-design-social-systems-without-causing-depression-and-war-3c3f8e0226d1

one concept in that piece that I liked was the idea of treating social spaces as practice spaces: places where you can find an identity, whatever it might be, and where screwing up won't screw you for good.

that's the Internet that I knew as a teen, where a lot of my triumphs and fuckups were wiped out. and I think that's a far better system than what we have now.
How to Design Social Systems (Without Causing Depression and War)

Designing for meaningful interactions and human values

I’m sorry that I mostly check in here when I am sad and hurting. I am sad and hurting tonight though. I feel very lonely. I feel strong feelings for some people and wish I could tell or show them. But mostly right now I feel alone and want somebody with me. I guess there are a lot of people about to go to bed feeling this way right now.
I packed myself a very nice lunch but now it is my break and I don’t want to go eat it. I should not have eaten that snack. On the other hand I need to have eaten at 1.
any other office workers feel like they can only poop at work? I can go at home but by the end of Sunday, I am still a little uncomfortable. Monday is a reckoning. maybe it’s the timely coffee, breaks for snacks, routines, and stuff