Tonight’s quote describes my original copies of ‘The Colour of Magic’ & Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy.
“It looked like the sort of book described in library catalogues as "slightly foxed", although it would be more honest to admit that it looked as though it had been badgered, wolved and possibly beared as well.”
--(Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic)
Thank you to everyone who has tracked me down to the Beige & shared TLs again, you are all truly lovely Peeps.
Hopefully other friends will follow suite over the next few days.
Where ever you are in your day I hope you’re enjoying it! 😊🫶🐿️🖖
@MAJ1
Have a good night sweets!!!
Hope all your friends will find you again. 😊 And maybe you'll make some new ones along the way as well, with all folks sharing your newly made toots! 😁
Sweet dreams 😴
TL:DR HAPPY NEW YEAR !
For once you can read the blinking thing 😆
So time has caught up with us folks, as we enter the last hours of New Years Eve this is the last diary entry for 2023.
It would, perhaps, be nice to report that I have had some major insight or revelation a the end of the first year of my ‘autistic awakening’ , but perhaps that is the biggest of them all - the realisation that I am ,in fact, autistic.
In my mind I can tick each of the Triad of Impairments - Social Communication, Social Intelligence & Social Imagination.
For sure I am high functioning , but too many things point to ASD for it to be in doubt, for me at any rate.
I hope that the ASD Assessment agrees with this once complete, I’m not sure at this point what I will do if it doesn’t - a problem to deal with if that is what transpires.
Today has been relaxing & fun , with a little gaming & sharing the day with friends on Mastodon!
I had a good chat with my dear friend CDP 🧚♀️ this morning, always an enjoyable experience 😊
Final Thoughts:
2023 has been a year that has left me with indelible scars but also new & lasting friendships .
It started with me ‘knowing ‘. I was just chronically depressed, & has ended with me ‘knowing’ I’m #ActuallyAutistic !
I have made progress in a couple of areas towards the end of this year - I can now , under very particular circumstances play multiplayer co-op games, & I am no longer a total hermit - going out on my own is now something that is merely very difficult , rather than nearly impossible !
Many people have helped me achieve this, a small group of really close friends have supported me & kept my head above water & I owe them all a debt of gratitude that will be hard to repay!
One stands out however, her determination inspires me, her sense of humour is infectious & her gentle honesty, kindness & understanding has actively helped me to break thru barriers I never thought I could.
Thank you CDP 🧚♀️🥰💜
A very Happy New Year to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you and I hope 2024 is better than 2023 !! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@Tim_McTuffty@actuallyautistic
G'night lovely 🐿️🐿️
No matter what 'diagnosis' 'impairment' or other tag you are given, you have been a caring, lovely, helpful squirrel for me this year and I value that greatly, let's hope 2024, sees that continue!
And 2024 is a better year than last for both of us and all @weirdfolks
TL:DR NMS forever ! (well until I get bored with it ! ); Mrs S.s Cans have been replaced successfully ! ; Mastodon ROCKS ! @weirdfolks ROCK harder ! ; 50 DAYS !
Welcome one & all to my 50th ,consecutive, entry ! This is now , officially, the longest diary I have ever kept ! 🎉🥳🍾🥳🎉
As is often the case at the moment today has been a much better day!
Chores were done, NMS was played , both in co-op & solo & I had a lovely time on here this afternoon - I only intended to spend a quick 10 minutes around lunchtime & before I knew it it was 15:35 !
I discovered that the whole ‘over stimulation ’ thing actually applies to me . . occasionally I can have true flashes if insight within moments of learning something new , this , sadly, was not one of those moments! 🙄🤦♂️
Mrs S.s new headphones rocked up as promised , so they were duly charged up & paired, just in time for her to watch TV while enjoying her evening repast.
I placed them proudly in front of her . . . . “Do they work ??? “ were the 1st words out of her mouth .
I admit I was slightly short with her & possibly slightly sarcastic, because of course after her spending the day anticipating this moment I was gonna present her with a dead set of headphones ! 🙄🤦♂️
Hey ho.
Final Thoughts:
I am totally back into NMS & loving it - hey I know its an addiction , but it’s better than some of the alternatives !
I am especially enjoying playing it in limited co-op with CDP 🧚♀️, we have a lot of fun together !
A massive Thank you to those that participated in the Cake war this afternoon with @MaJ1 , I have not had so much fun in ages ! 🤗🥰
Thanks to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you ! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@Tim_McTuffty
50 days!! You're a Rockstar now 🌟 hehe 😉.
Coop with you is always a blast!! Even though I still feel like I'm n00bing so much. So I thank you again and again for all the patience you're showing me, trying to explain everything to me. I really and greatly appreciate it. Slowly I will learn more about the game. Maybe, some day, I'll even understand it a bit better 😇 but playing it with you is a great way to spend my coop gaming time. Thank you 🤗!
OMG you went through all the troubles and that's the response you get?! I would have probably chucked them through the window if I'd done all that and they would react so ungrateful 😔 Sorry she treated you that way! You're bushy tail did not deserve this underwhelming response 🫂
You definitely had fun yesterday afternoon 😉 just been reading up on some of the dogs and cats toots... 😊 Glad it was a good day, except for the headphones bit.
Sending my tiny Pixy 🧚🏼♀️ hugs your way. Arwen, of course, sends her sloppy wet kisses 👅🐾 💜
Hope you're having a good night! Talk to you when you're back in the land of the living. 😊