Awooest Mawr @mawr@awoo.space

@Sparrow Yeah. I worked on the trans lifeline as an operator for a month during a particularly emotionally difficult time for me... which is why it was only a month. Hell, I started right before the current administration was elected. D:

I don't at all regret doing it- the things I learned from the experience could very well have helped me keep several close friends around. :x

@Sparrow Totally. CA has so much red tape, you'd think it had a larger population than all of Canada! (...which it does. ^^;;;)

I have two motorcycles! :D An electric motorcycle (2013 Zero DS 12.5) and an Italian sport touring bike (2008 Moto Guzzi Norge 1200)! I included pics below- the orange one is at the 2016 SF Pride where I was a road captain with the Dykes on Bikes! :D

If you ever find your way up here, hit me up! I'd love to meet up for a coffee, chat and hug. ^^

@Sparrow Yeah, trying to put a positive spin on a bad situation is kind of a gamble. It might make them feel better, or it might make them resent you. ^^;;;;;

The route you took on that front by the way was 👌​. Steer towards and validate someone's pain and they'll frequently find a way to spin it to the positive just out of the habits of cultural communication. That's one of the ways many crisis lines help people, too. ♥️

@Sparrow Working as a motorcycle coach is pretty fantastic, honestly-- though the hours are long and grueling, and the politics involved in coaching in CA were awful, but literally everything else about it was just fantastic and so very fulfilling. :D

I'm so bummed I only met you after I'd moved away!! You are so rad! ♥️

@Sparrow I'm proud of the efforts I made, and even looking back at the situation I know there wasn't much more I could've done. He was suffering from anaphylaxis with no epi-pen available, and the swelling was bad enough that we couldn't get air to his lungs without a tracheal tube. The moment the paramedics arrived, that's what they used on him, but it was just too late.

Like most traumatic experiences, it served as an important life lesson that I've taken dearly to heart.

@Sparrow I got my cert initially because I was working as a Motorcycle Safety Foundation RiderCoach™® (Basically someone certified to teach people how to ride motorcycles safely ^^)! Having a first-aid and CPR certification was a CA requirement.

I've had to perform CPR before and my patient did not survive. I was not certified at the time and was running off of what I remembered from a course in highschool 8 years prior. That experience drove me to take this way more seriously.

@Sparrow Hi Sparrow! I'm doin' alright though my shoulder hurts today. D:

Yay for CPR/First Aid! Have you been certified before? I've held my certification for something like 4 years now; I re-certify every year even though it lasts for 2. ^^ A few friends and I even started a monthly refresher course where we all run through scenarios together to keep it fresh in our minds! :D

If you have any questions or want to just chit-chat about it, I'm here! ^^

@adeptomega *paff!!* :D

@adeptomega I did the same about 10 minutes ago. Go team! ♥️

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@chr@cybre.space I'm really bummed to hear that they went the microtransaction heavy route. That's what turned me off of Pokémon Go.

I wish people valued mobile games. The bar has been set so low for them that no one dares release a full priced title; people don't think a phone game can be worth $30 up front, yet spend easily twice that on microtransaction BS.

(destroy capitalism)

@Ulfra_Wolfe@witches.town Dawww! ♥️

@emanate XD

I really like the city I live in. ♥️

@Sparrow Oh I think I know exactly where you are, Lisa. :D

You are drugs, Lisa. Drugs.

@Sparrow Nice hat!