Submitted 3 weeks ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
Watching the US “autism” furphy very very closely. Inlaws have fallen - well not full magat, but very very adjacent. Very adjacent
They also have an ASD daughter, ASD daughter in law (me) ADHD son and an AuADHD granddaughter.
We are all watching them very. Very. Closely.
(Ironic thing is we all fucking know my FIL is asd as well, he’s just low support)
Ahh fuck. I had an actual look and the medicalisation of autism… the focus on “not letting it happen anymore” is probably going to lead to more aggressive attempts to “cure autism” (ABA, bleach, chelation) and maybe even eugenics.
I don’t even have a snarky remark for this. Captain Crunchy and the Cheeto are going to spearhead abusing and killing neurodivergent and disabled people at a higher rate than already happens.
oh yeah, there was a reason why my first reaction in another thread was the words “Aktion T4”
looking forward to seeing this mob eventually swinging from something.
I saw something about it pop up, were they linking paracetamol to autism? Or saying it was alright for pregnant women to take? Not people I’d take health advice from anyway.
And I think neurotypical people, or at least people who don’t realise they have something, can start having weird opinions when they have a lot of kids on the spectrum. They probably think, ‘nothing’s wrong with me, what made my kids this way?’ And then the Youtube research begins.
Thing is, apart from the granddaughter we were all very late diagnosed. As in “in our 40’s”. And like these things tend to do, it tobogganed, I found out first, His Lordship always suspected he was ADHD, but not enough to cause issues until we exceeded his abilities and some Bad Things happened and I told him he was gonna get tested or he’d be a single man wearing his own bum as a hat (paraphrased). Then SIL realised from observance that hey you can be ND and …not be “disabled” (lotta internalised abelism in that family which is also why His Lordship took so long to get diagnosed) and WHOOPS, there we are. Which also allowed her and her husband to identify a lot of things in one of their daughters and get her to a psychiatrist and learning how to teach her emotional regulation and stimulus control before she turned into the betrayed-feeling anger ball the rest of us are.
the admin didn’t mention paracetamol or acetaminophen, they have only mentioned the brand name of tylenol
a famous product
I just read the cliff notes on the Guardian and have no idea where to even fucking begin.
I’d start with quoting Amy Wong. “It’s this year’s shark cartilage enema!”
it’s just another made up drama to manipulate the stock prices
you can guarantee trump, uday and qusay , maybe the muppet, and all their corrupt mates have invested and will real hundreds of millions
My supermarket has been rearranged and I was not consulted. I cannot find the toilet paper
This is one reason I like online shopping. I don’t need to physically find anything and can just do a keyword search for anything I might desire. Plus I can sort by unit price.
I hate it when they do that
I still don’t know where my Coles have stashed the eggs.
Coles always put eggs in a stupid spot.
Ugh I apologise if I’m a bit of an arse today.
I’m really struggling to stay on an even keel right now and the things I see about the state of the world are not helping :(
snugs given the state of affairs, that is a perfectly normal reaction
I agree, anyone who is not freaking out isn’t paying attention
Don’t worry, we all have days like that
tries to make a smart remark and cries instead
I was just listening to a ‘Christian Metal’ band called Demon Hunter. At first I was like, ‘can you really tell a band is christian?’ But once you know, you can’t ignore it. It was like any other American band trying to copy European metal, but the vibes were fucked.
If I didn’t know, I’d probably just listen and say it wasn’t very good, but the christian angle makes it very off-putting. It even re-contextualises the name, Demon Hunter. Instead of just being something they thought sounded cool, it has much more of an angle to it.
We once set up a bbq at Jubilee Lake next to a small group listening to music on Australia day. It took me a while to realise we were all listening to Christian rock. I couldn’t stop laughing whenever I looked at my husband.
I find Christian Metal to be extremely cringey, I cannot listen to it for long without wanting to laugh and cry lol
Christian metal is an oxymoron
Unless that metal is lithium
The lightest and softest of the metals and toxic in large doses
Free pizza day at work. I’ve consumed approximately one whole Domino’s pizza. Free calories 😍
I demand to be informed of the toppings.
All sorts 🤣 I think it was disproportionately weighted towards meat lovers and bbq chicken
Yes I know early bird gets the worm, but 3am is just taking the piss!
4am jetlag crew checking in 🫡 too
Early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Today was a shit day - mood low, irritated very easily, stressed out and felt like an anxious mess all day. Putting intentions out there for tomorrow to be a better day.
Catching up with a friend tomorrow night at a bar I’ve been wanting to try out, I think I will be indulging in a cocktail or two.
Enjoy the rooftop bar! Hope things pick up for you soon.
Oooh which bar? Let me know if it’s any good, I love a good rooftop bar. Hope today is a better day for you!
I went to Slowpoke in Collingwood. Nice view, great vibe, it will pop off in summer. Cocktails were delicious and only two food items on a menu, a cheeseburger and hash brown fries. The burger was so so good. I recommend!
My watch said to expect dreary weather today. First time I’ve ever seen a word besides sunny or partly cloudy. It was like being in a sauna today. Way too warm in the building, and I’m someone who gets cold easily.
the sun is warm
I’d hope so or Earth would be a barren snowball lololol
argh. hard to get moving and doing things today
mantra , “just start small”
I have finished sewing a patch on the jumper, now to mend socks.
and I have done tidying, shopping, vacuuming, and 1 hour of gardening today already
Wiggle your big toe
Small bites eats the elephant.
I like this saying 🫦🐘
that looks lovely 🥰
Purdy
Oh oh oh have you walked the super long jetty? It looks pretty!
Yup! Also taken the electric powered steam train and been to the jetty observatory (aquarium). Didn’t do it this time, because SIL and Niece wanted mum and daughter time 💜
me: “hmm, I am adhering to good practises but when I set the CPU type on this virtual machine in Proxmox it’s not being reflected in its operating system. I have rebooted the vm, I have even gone so far as rebooting the entire enclosure, I have tried other permutations, it is not reflecting. Perhaps I should post upon the forums for consultation.”
Forums: waffling response that doesn’t answer the actual question rabbiting on about about CPU types and suggesting I use good practises and the CPU type that I have clearly stated I am already using
response two: detailed instructions on how to set the CPU type on the virtual machine. Again, which I have detailed I HAVE ALREADY DONE
I wish to do violence
sometimes it’s the simple things
like not being able to pair a speaker to my computer 😐😐😐
spent 30 minutes, looked up help, etc etc . just had to give up or it would get to me
I will try again later
I have way more appreciation of parents. Good lord.
Kudos and praise to every parent - how do you live on so little sleep while managing Big Emotions? 😭💀
You just have to acknowledge they don’t know any better and you’re there to help them figure things out
routine
and little kids are so cute
It’s too early to have already been awake for an hour.
Woke up at 4:30 because a cat puked on the bed. Yaaay
Bill was telling me it’s breakfast time and that his dinner from last night is stale and his dry food is stale and he already ate Ted’s food and that he will starve because there is nothing to eat
Alarm was set for 6, woke up at 530 very refreshed.
Made my way to the train station and IT’S A BUS REPLACEMENT SERVICE
So here I am back home, in my trackies.
early
had my porridge and oat milk
spose I better look after the cats
I wish I had a shed or a comfortable outdoor space to work in to allow the use of solvent… and maybe a cat proofed yard or large catio or run for the fuzzy one, to keep her with me so she doesn’t get anxious but keeps her away from breathing the solvent and out of the paint.
I can’t say the paintings produced would be high quality but having a proper working space would give me the chance to do something constructive and maybe kind of regulate.
outdoor table on the back door step as a place to clean brushes?
Yeah but I’m gonna have to do multiple brush cleanings between colours and can’t really do it inside.
I can take it all into the back room and blast air through as a crossbreeze for ventilation but still babygirl is asthmatic and glued to me.
And if I don’t have everything well up out of her reach she’ll stand in it, tip it over or brush against it. I don’t want to risk it.
train track maintenance is low frequency and loud , can hear it even tho it is miles away
I feel you need a specialist degree just to understand a gas bill these days. Complicated calculations, estimated readings and adjustments, how is the average consumer expected to understand if they’re being charged correctly? Just had a call with my old provider which has made my head hurt trying to understand.
Last night I made noodles and when I turned around the man had added a half a jar of sambal oelek to my bowl thinking it was his. Today my bum bum hole feels warm and tingly.
Okay, okay, I’m up
Beep Beep 🚚
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good night everyone sweet dreams, hugs
and may tomorrow be a good day 😘
I was just playing some Rush and doing it properly with the timing and a metronome. Their music can be simple and easy to play along with just off vibes, but there’s always something going on that throws you off when you try to count it properly
today I have been listening to an old LP of Itzhak Perlman playing Bach and Paganini
Anyone here try Maho Magic Bar last time it was in Melbourne? It’s coming back at the end of November and I’m pretty tempted to go!
I like to ride but the drive to work has been very smooth recently because of school holidays. I wondered why I hadn’t noticed it before and I usually don’t start so close to 9. I either ride or start early so I haven’t been able to appreciate the drop in traffic.
I’ve kept rewashing the same laundry… well, it’s been sitting overnight because I fell asleep. It’s going to be washed to nothing.
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
This trip is good - I’ve been smoking way less, like single digits. First smoke right now, and I have head spins, I hope I can quit before I return home!
Taleya@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
aww yiss, kick its arse