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citationless behavior

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sumo wrestlers in a sunflower field

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As a wheelchair user I'm trying to reframe my language for "being in the way."

"I'm in the way," "I can't fit," and "I can't go there," is becoming "there's not enough space," "the walkway is too narrow," and "that place isn't accessible."

It's a small change, but to me it feels as if I'm redirecting blame from myself to the people that made these places inaccessible in the first place. I don't want people to just think that they're helping me, I want them to think that they're making up for someone else's wrongdoing. I want them to remember every time I've needed help as something someone else caused.

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I’m not sure who needs to hear this but it’s normal and okay to be DISABLED by your DISABILITY.

Sometimes it is going to stop you from doing things, and that’s okay. Sometimes it’s going to get in your way or make you struggle or cause problems in your life. But that’s okay, that’s why it’s called a disability.

You don’t need to fight yourself or “not let it hold you back” because a lot of times it will, but that’s the point.

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why did you specifically call out Houston freeways in the recap. i know our traffic sucks but why us in particular

oh I dunno, maybe it has something to do with a 20+ lane wide freeway going through it

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in fucking tears rn

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i think an uncomfortable truth is that there is an inherent arrogance one has to overcome after spending too much time alone, which is not so obvious when it's forced (i.e. through ostracism) because the assumption is that someone who has been ostracized is more likely to lack confidence and thinks poorly of themselves. but then there's this dance between victimhood and low self-esteem yet also subconsciously believing that your own view or daily decisions are "correct" or "better" because you've never had anyone tell you otherwise, because you've been alone. and in addition have gotten used to being extremely independent and considering others' input doesn't even occur to you. so when others DO provide feedback, it's almost jarring, like you don't have a behavioral pathway with which to respond or receive the feedback so you just respond with irritation because your system is confused

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Let us suppose that the "average" horse would have equal proportions of all these parts. The degree to which each part in this poll deviates from the "average" size (20% of total) will determine how large or small that part of our horse will be (i.e a horse with only 10% in Legs will have legs half the size of the average horse).

I will draw a picture of the horse we make!

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#perfect memory because it'd be a nice change for once #you put ''get a better memory'' in a poll on the ''i have memory disorders'' website you had to know that was going to tip the scales

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Alright, to ao3's soon to be arriving Wattpad Refugees, a basic guide to general user culture:

1.) Unlike Wattpads vote system that let's you like each chapter, the ao3 equivalent kudos only allows one per work. Everyone is generally quietly annoyed about this. To engage with each chapter, you're heavily encouraged to comment. Trust me, it makes people's day.

2.) Ao3 has no algorithm. By default it's latest updated work first. You can find things to your taste through searches, filters and tags.

3.) 'No archive warnings apply' and 'user has chosen not to use archive warnings' mean two very different things. No archives warnings means the work is free from any content that could require a warning tag (character death, graphic depictions of violence, non-con, etc). User has chosen not to use archive warnings means it could contain any of the warning content, be it hasn't been explicitly tagged. Treat it like an allergen. No archive warnings apply is allergen free. User has chosen not to use archive warnings, may contain traces or whole chunks of the allergen. If you're likely to have a bad reaction, maybe don't take the risk.

4.) Speaking of warnings, ao3 has very few restrictions on the type of work that's allowed. Whatever your personal thoughts or feelings on that are, thats how the site is. You're likely to run across some dark subject matters and a lot of people are uncomfortable with reading that. You're well within your rights not like these works and have your opinion on whether they should be allowed, but harassing the authors of such works (or any works) is more likely to come back on you than them. Ao3 operates on a strong policy of 'don't like, don't read'. Use the tagging system to your full advantage to only engage with the kind of works you want to see.

We look forward to welcoming you all and seeing the fantastic works you create. Happy writing!

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Is there a word that’s a mix between angry and sad

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I've started the process of documentation on the last labyrinth, which is...an undertaking.

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*Sees someone on twitter arguing that DoorDash is necessary for the disabled because microwave food is too much to handle.*

...What. That seems absurdly specific.

There are a lot of reasons someone might not be able to microwave food. "I literally cannot get out of bed", "i need nutrients you can't just microwave", "my dumb brain has put up 18 billion barriers to try and stop me from eating and this is the loophole I have" "the microwave in this apartment is out of reach/not labeled properly/not ADA friendly in another way" "for x or y reason microwave food is a one way ticket to severe burns", etc. I found a lot of reasons someone might need DoorDash and I also found this cool article about food sharing in the disabled community and how the author had to rely on an abusive partner once because she was either in bed or barely able to crawl and they were among the few people bringing food.

Just saying, there's a reason disabled people have higher chances of food insecurity and there's a reason meal trains, meals on wheels, and other programs focus on bringing food to people in need and not just assuming "they have a microwave and money, why bother?". Sometimes you don't have a family or friends or mutual aid group to bring you meals when you can't even pop something in the microwave.

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sautéed zucchini attempt #2 verdict: pretty damn good actually.

this was a standard american garden zucchini rather than the english courgette variety (idk the actual difference, the first one was long and shrinkwrapped, these were short and sold by weight and looked more like the kind we'd grow in the garden when i was growing up).

spices are ground cumin, rubbed sage and some dried minced garlic, in random amounts that looked About Right (thought i'd added too much sage turned out okay in the end but i'd probably try and do less next time anyway) sprinkled on the slices with salt and shaken up before adding to the pan. i used like. a couple tablespoons of regular olive oil (virginity status does not matter here also it's what i have) and got that shimmery before adding my 'cchinis. added like 1-1.5 tbs salted butter to the pan (i was a little shy about adding salt in the beginning for this purpose, salt is 100% to taste though so i also added more after they came off the heat). i don't have parmesean but i do have mexi-blend shredded cheese, added that to the pile, placed on some bread to soak up the oil because waste not etc.

et voila. they taste pretty good ngl i think i'm getting better. my cut sizes were way more consistent so i think i got a better cook on all of them, plus with the smaller amount of starting oil than last time (heavy handed what can i say) i was able to get soem good crispiness on a few of the slices. i've got another small one i can experiment with later this week to try and fine tune it but over all i think i'm doing pretty good. i like 'em anyway.

#food #resippy #look i'm *trying* #at least it's a vegetable

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I have been saving this since last year. Happy Earth Day everyone.