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-3c3f8e0226d1one 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