Out Among the English: Body Language & Disability
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about physical barriers tosocial interaction, mostly in terms of design issues and aspects that can be corrected by having some chairs in the place. Today, Part II. Namely physical barriers to interpersonal communication. Say that you’re At a formal occasion – a wedding, formal business event and the…
In Praise of Sloth
It’s been 10 days of not doing very much at all aside from reading good books, watching good TV and lollygagging and it has been bliss. Just bliss. It took me more days than I care to admit to stop with the “shoulds.” Every time my internal voice said “you should be (insert work-related or…
The Killing
So… there’s been sitting at the lake, lots of reading and in the evening, I’ve been completely and utterly obsessed with the Danish series Forbrydelsen (The New York Times has a good article about it). In English, it’s called The Killing and if that sounds familiar, it’s because there is an American remake airing on…
Firsts
It’s been an interesting week for new experiences. This past weekend found me down by the lake and two very exciting things happened. I saw the Snowbirds in person. Well, not exactly in person, but with my own eyes in real life, as opposed to images on the television screen. There they were, flying in…
I’ll Be Over Here, Next to the Potted Plant
Say that you’re At a small family gathering and across the room sits a member of your family with whom you haven’t had a good chinwag in a while. What do you do? At a party where you don’t know anyone and don’t feel like spending any more time standing by yourself with a glass…
BuskerFest Birthday/Winner
Before I report on the ant infestation, it’s time for the results of the tomato contest. There were 347 tomatoes in the bowl. K came came very close closest with a guess of 238 and also called me Fairy Princess – that alone deserves a reward! Congratulations, K! Check out my Flickr page and/or the…
BuskerFest Accessibility
It’s tradition. Every year around this time, I post something that shamelessly points out that it’s my birthday and closely connected to that, often in the same post, I rant about BuskerFest. This is the four-day festival celebrating street performers that takes over my neighborhood to the point where it’s hard to go anywhere is…
Energy and RA: Running Down & Making Choices
Running low on spoons is one thing. Running out is quite another. My new MyRACentral post looks more closely at where I’ve been in the past couple of weeks: “Someone yanked my power cord. It’s the only way to describe it. About two weeks ago, my store of energy extinguished. Suddenly, randomly – or so…
Birthday Contest
Today is my birthday. And because it’s much more fun when you celebrate with the entire internet, there’ll be a birthday contest! One of my neighbours harvested her tomatoes today and had such a bounty that she shared: Leave a comment with your guess of how many tomatoes are in the bowl…
Far Away in Westeros
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Flatware Musings
You have to respect your limits.Keep track of your spoons so you don’t run out.Take care of yourself first, otherwise there won’t be any energy left over for other things. I tell other people do this all the time and I’m sure I sound very reasonable and at peace with the whole thing when I…