okay, after a bit of research it looks like wall clamps are going to be my best bet for hanging the heirloom quilt my grandma made, since the quilt doesn't have a hanging sleeve and I don't want to mess with trying to sew one on. so: will need to go to hardware store for that and a couple of ceiling hooks for hanging up other things.
then... where to hang the quilt? prrrrooooobably in the hallway.... *gets out measuring tape*
next year resolutions
1. Finish The Damn Story. just... do another write-through, maybe two, stick a nail in it and call it Good Enough. and then POST IT. *try* not to start any new ambitious writing projects until it's done, please?
2. make one Xmas ornament a month, so there's 12 more to hang on the tree next Xmas!
3. do not make any Next Year resolutions.
Hello. I recently lost my job due to my disability. I'm legally blind and my employer refused to accommodate my needs so I had to quit. I think I will be okay in a couple months, but until then I need to pay the bills. If you are willing and able to help I would greatly appreciate it!
Please be cautious about cross-posting from Twitter. I've been using Mastodon and Twitter both for more than 6 months now, and Mastodon is far less distressing to me. (Other ppl say the same.)
When people cross-post from Twitter without CWs (especially RTs), it starts making Mastodon feel like Twitter.
I don't crosspost, so I don't know what the considerations are, but if you could either crosspost from Mastodon to Twitter, or CW all your crossposts, it would be a huge help.
Was thinking of the old "Do or do not" Yoda line.
On the face of it, of course, it's silly. There is tremendous value to trying. We can learn some excellent lessons from trying and failing. Hell, 90% of #writing a book for me is writing bits that don't work and chucking them out.
Failure is part of the process.
2017 has been...tricky in ways that will make 2018 difficult. But every failure I encounter will reveal a new path, no matter how hard it is to see in the moment.
Knitting database is now up to 165 entries. Number of designs with tentacles is getting alarmingly high. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvcSQFVaaFbsGJ-8q2oOL5KjZG2-_dnKpq44tqREM4lGlTAQ/viewform
Anyways the coolest brain theory for which there is some evidence that I know about is sensorimotor spatial representation (i.e. the idea that space is represented in your brain not as some kind of map, but instead as a combination of sensory input and motor actions, e.g. you know how to get to the supermarket by how it feels to walk there; what you see along the way; ... instead of go left/right at x)
oh and I am reminded as we were driving home along I5 we passed a rest stop where somebody was making HUGE SOAP BUBBLES and letting them loose to float across the highway--quite high, the lowest was about 20 feet up. they were easily two feet wide, or more. it was confusing, nifty, and very pretty. :D
self-care, THANK YOU FOR USING CONTENT WARNINGS (positive)
personal small victory: saw a [show more] tag with the explanation "politics (-)" and I ~didn't click to show more~ because I'm feeling pretty okay right now and know that reading about bad political stuff would upset me.
*does "minor self-care win" dance*
and I'm always too self-conscious to unstar it, like, I don't *not* like your toot... if I remove the star will they get sad??
STARS ARE HARD OKAY
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pronouns: they/them
location: Seattle
phenotype: dracosaur
alignment: chaotic well-intentioned
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aka Sprackraptor, Rasha, elynne, Yahvahzensil, & etc.
40-something ace/aro
an identity under construction in a badly-fitting human suit.
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