June 2011
164 posts
Anonymous asked: Oh Jay,
You make want to say,
HEY!
Because you like to play...
games! Yeay.
And if you stay
that would be okay.
Word.
You make want to say,
HEY!
Because you like to play...
games! Yeay.
And if you stay
that would be okay.
Word.
If I Didn't Start The Conversation First With Most...
I wonder how many of them would still talk to me at all.
I should experiment with that sometime. Just not say anything first to anyone for a whole day and see how many people will say anything, even those who I ordinarily consider as friends.
Although I’m pretty sure I would know what the results would be.
I’m just in one of those “bluh bluh always starting conversation first...
“To listen to poor people, to talk about poverty, is to admit that there is...”
– s.e. smith (via thirdw0rld)
the gentleman will sit down: a woman, taking up... →
innate-autumn:
monkeyknifefight:
invertebrateparty:
When I was in fourth grade, I was sitting with my cello, waiting for my orchestra concert to begin. The cello was on the floor, but I was seated in my section in a long dress with my knees spread wide, and my elbows on my thighs. My mom - in the audience - gestured to me for five minutes to sit “properly,” and when I didn’t follow her...
Law of Forcing Decisions
It is never permissible to force somebody to take a certain course of action, or denying them the chance to take a course, on the basis of it being emotionally best for them, unless the action compromises the rights of other people aside from yourself.
This rule is extremely important and its implications spread wide and far. Because of this rule, people cannot grab random strangers and...
May 2011
121 posts
Anonymous asked: Jay, why are you so coooooool?
You make me want to go to the pooooool.
You're definitely not a foooooool.
Go back to schoooool.
Word.
;)
You make me want to go to the pooooool.
You're definitely not a foooooool.
Go back to schoooool.
Word.
;)
Oh! Forgotten Sensory Issues
I remember that when I was younger, I had a huge problem with hugs. Something about people putting their arms around me always caused me to freeze and shiver up. Only through lots of conditioning was I ever able to get used to it.
I also have a large difficulty looking people in their eyes. It’s very hard, and when I have breakdowns or become stressed, the System drops the requirement to...
Law of Guilting
It is never permissible to guilt people into action for selfish reasons, and it is always permissible to guilt people into action for selfless reasons.
If the selfish guilting was done on accident, it is still okay so long as the accident is acknowledged and the guilted reassured that it was not intentional.
The rule of Guilting makes clear that you are allowed to try and make people do selfless...
“When a family is struck with tragedy — like the family of Joplin … let’s say if...”
– Eric Cantor explaining why Republicans won’t help natural disaster/Joplin victims without more budget cuts.
Also strangely, he’s describing a situation that argues for Health Care Reform since people don’t have unlimited funds they deserve to die when they run out.
-Joe
(via stfuconservatives)
...
"The Rules" on my Tumblr
A lot of the observations I make end up becoming Rules within the System. Starting tomorrow, they will be gathered together and put on a linked page from my Tumblr and organized for anyone interested in learning the individual ideas that help shape and guide life.
What is Right and Correct?
“Correctness” means to have your answer validated by whatever evidence is on hand. So for example: people believed the earth was flat, and they were correct because evidence pointed to this view. Then evidence went contrary to this and showed it was incorrect, and those who are logical then switch their view to be correct and see the earth as round.
Rationally then, every person who...
Note On People Making Asks
If you put the name of my crush inside of the ask, I will not answer it out of respect for the person.
I can’t tell if the intent of the poorly-drafted message is one of trolling or one of genuine interest. If it is of true interest, you’ll need to talk to me on a more back-forth service like AIM or Facebook.
Though if you want an answer to the question, Mr Anon:
Moving on with...
Anonymous asked: Lol. Looks like you picked up a fight with someone who can barely even differentiate being "correct" and being "right." Good luck maintaining your sanity against one whom words and reason do not work against.
5 Things Nobody Ever Told You About Being Poor →
capitalismkills:
psim:
This is a bit personal, but I don’t mind sharing.
Everything that guy says is true; I’ve experienced it. In fact, I’m kind of living this disaster right now; my mother and I (just us) constantly worry about a financial avalanche.
But I’m not going to lie, we’ve been pretty lucky and compared to a lot of low-income leveled family, we’re pretty well off. My mother is...
What Does It Mean To Be Autistic?
For me, being autistic means having trouble with understanding and feeling emotions and having to compensate for it by using a Rule-based understanding of the world. It means having to live life on ‘hard mode’ and try to cope with Autistic Breakdowns that ruin me.
For me, being autistic means knowing that Normal People can be extremely nasty and having to hide the autism most of your...
“Curvy women are real women. Skinny women are real women. Women who have had boob...”
– Hugo Schwyzer (via aclockworkfloyd)
What Are "Special Interest"s?
Another important thing about having Aspergers is the “Special Interest”. I’m unsure why, but almost every one of us has this kind of obsession with this one particular topic or idea that we absolutely obsess over. We can read over the topic for hours without getting tired, go off on entire monologues about it just because we’re so interested, and would sacrifice other work...
Corrupt Politics: steampunkanachronism: Gov. Rick... →
steampunkanachronism:
Gov. Rick Scott signs budget, vetoes $615 million in spending
THE VILLAGES — At a campaign-style event that banned some Democrats, Republican Gov. Rick Scott fashioned himself into Florida’s new veto king Thursday when he axed $615 million from the state…
What Are Sensory Differences?
I’m lucky that as an autistic, my sensory difficulties aren’t particularly threatening.
Sensory differences are one of the key points of many autistics and oftentimes can be another cause of a breakdown. They can range from being too vulnerable to specific materials, too pain-resistant, extreme reactions to high-pitched sounds, or too sensitive to light.
I have only two sensory...
Funny Thing
I just noticed that my past crush, a potential crush, and my current one are all presidents of organizations.
In each instance, I did (or in the potential case, “could) like them before I knew anything about them running for the positions.
And I, myself, am a VP.
Well then.
What Is An Autistic Breakdown?
The Autistic Breakdowns are some of the worst experiences I am capable of having. At the time of this post, they have averaged at a frequency of once every two weeks, although it wasn’t uncommon for that ratio to sometimes go up to once every week during rather stressful periods.
I used to believe there was only one possible way for a breakdown to result. This is wrong.
Breakdowns are...
So summer
I’m apparently going to be teaching math and LD over the summer to a bunch of people. Cool story.
Also, 3rd month of having a crush. It’s not 10 like the previous one, but it’s getting there :P
On the seven year itch.
dearcoketalk:
Dear Coquette,
I’m 37 and feel like I’m married to the wrong man. He’s a great provider and loves me unconditionally. We don’t have kids yet, but he wants to. Should I risk leaving him to try to find “the one” even though I’m no spring chicken?
You’re 37? Jesus, lady. Put down that Chardonnay-stained copy of “Eat, Pray, Love” and back away slowly because that nonsense has...
“I’m tired of hearing America is the best at this or the best at that all the...”
– For the Sake of Science (via azspot)
Rob Woodall Won't Give Up Government Health Care... →
corruptpolitics:
Moments after preaching extreme self-reliance to one of his constituents, a Georgia Republican told a gathering in his district that he will continue to rely on government-subsidized health care “because it’s free.”
Freshman Rep. Rob Woodall, who served as chief of staff to his predecessor, made national news earlier this week for comments he made, captured on video by...
What Is The Rule System?
A concept that will be brought up over and over and over and over again in my posts is The Rule System, commonly shortened down to The System. The Rule System is the most defining trait of autism for me. It is the guide to life, the way to all that exists, the provider of answers and origin of breakdowns.
People with Aspergers tend to have difficulty getting outside of established...
Government (Officially) Declares Video Games an... →
But it was the announcement just days ago, which declared video games an art form–giving gamers a grant from theNational Endowment for the Arts. Technically, the current grant was just expanded to include “interactive media,” when previously it was limited to Arts on Radio and Television:
The expanded category now includes…All available media platforms such as the Internet, interactive...
Parents keep child's gender secret →
metaconscious:
“So it’s a boy, right?” a neighbour calls out as Kathy Witterick walks by, her four month old baby, Storm, strapped to her chest in a carrier.
Each week the woman asks the same question about the baby with the squishy cheeks and feathery blond hair.
Witterick smiles, opens her arms wide, comments on the sunny spring day, and keeps walking.
She’s used to it. The neighbours...
BASICALLY: RUN: Since people don't seem to really... →
metasol:
Anti-feminism is not anti-women. Anti-feminism is egalitarianism; a reaction to the sexism and negative stereotypes that modern feminism has created. Most anti-feminists, including myself, would agree that modern feminism is misguided, and that by not attacking the real…
The most problematic point about the post is its conclusion. Hey guess what: the reason why women can...
Watchendofunctor:
rjinswand:
oggbertanderson:
igottagetbacktohogwarts:
REBECCA BLACK, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE WORLD’S NEWEST AND BIGGEST TROLL
Oh my.
i can’t even
waght
What Are Emotional Deficiencies?
There are two traits that the autism has given me that define me more than anything else. The first is The Rule System, and the second is my lack of emotion. I’m addressing the latter here.
Most likely due to my autism and also because of my eughh past, I have an extremely difficult time being able to feel most emotional experiences. If I see someone else who is happy, I will not feel happy...
Harold Camping 'flabbergasted'; rapture a no-show →
The man who said the world was going to end appeared at his front door in Alameda a day later, very much alive but not so well.
“It has been a really tough weekend,” said Harold Camping, the 89-year-old fundamentalist radio preacher who convinced hundreds of his followers that the rapture would occur on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Massive earthquakes would strike, he said. Believers would...
What Is A Normal Person?
This is also a question that people probably wonder but won’t ask inside of my Tumblr ‘ask’ box for whatever reason. Still, the majority of people are brought up believing that there is no such thing as ‘Normal”, that “normal” doesn’t exist, and trying to define it is a bunch of wasted time and effort.
Poppycock. These are the teachings of...
WatchSexy Girls Have It Easy
“The first truth is… a democracy is not safe if people tolerate the growth of...”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt (via thegermansmakegoodstuff)
mynameisentirelyigbo asked: I'm sorry if I'm one of the people who gave up on you. :(
I didn't mean to if i did.
I didn't mean to if i did.
So Why Would You Hide That You're Autistic Anyway?
I haven’t actually gotten this question, but I have a feeling some people had it in their heads when they saw I’m not ‘hiding’ it anymore. It pretty much boils down to a few reasons.
First is the internal shame. When a teacher asks you why you didn’t turn in your work on time, and you say you just were too lazy or didn’t do it in time, then that’s all...
It's not as racist as it sounds, I swear.
poise-and-pause:
tranzient:
shitmystudentswrite:
Please keep in mind while reading the following; I am in no way trying to be racist. It may come off like that, but it is just to support what I think. Instead of accepting that Hispanics and white will be one, I want Hispanics to stop coming to America, and go back to where they came from. This sounds bad, but I just wants best for me and...
So Yeah I'm Gonna Stop Hiding This Now
Starting today, I am no longer going to be hiding that I am a high-functioning autistic (Asperger’s Syndrome) from people. It has been too long and I am extremely tired of having to silence myself all the time and be embarrassed about an unchangeable condition.
I never actively deny I’m autistic. Never have. But I do passively hide it. I don’t post up the majority of my thoughts...
