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media lately

Hello, reader.  How’ve you been?  I am in another part of Oregon than usual.  My heart is so broken.  My heart is in pieces, and I start crying again and again.  I hold Bunny, talk to Ming, and cry again.  Yet I need to write, so I want to share some media lately. This song… Read More »

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autistic freakout

‘ Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I had an autistic freakout this morning. “I’m sorry you’re having a rough day,” my friend texted me, when I mentioned the autistic freakout. It’s nice to have an old friend’s sympathy.  He had possibly regained the dignity he lost during a pinball tournament the night before. “I… Read More »

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AI

Hello, reader.  How’ve you been?  I think about AI in communication and modern war.   I thought modern war would devolve to “our robots fight their robots.”  Looks like I was incorrect– war is still killing living, breathing, bleeding people.  Yikes. the 1990s AI has interested me since I was a teenager in the 1990s, studying… Read More »

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free Palestine

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I wanted to mention some middle eastern politics to you.  Free Palestine. Not sure I’ve said it here, or that saying it matters at all.  Will I convince a Zionist, bother someone helpfully, or in any way contribute to a better world by making sure you know I believe… Read More »

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things you should know

Hello, reader.  How’s it going?  This post is a few things you should know.  Please pardon my presumption of what’s important.  Yes, I do find these things important. essential oils Ming and I enjoy taking on health as our own responsibility.  We find healing in all sorts of places.  We do radical mental health, but… Read More »

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Laura-Marie lately

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Thought you might enjoy learning about Laura-Marie lately.  Let me tell you what I’m up to. home Ming and I are safely housed.  We live in a new housing co-op since late January that’s much larger than our previous.  We have our own private space that looks like a… Read More »

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folk punk

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Do you like folk punk?  I loved it, before.  I was a fiend for it.  But then I got less enchanted. * I made this art: sacred objects.  Thank you for being patient with me as everything I make needs to be orange and yellow. I like how it… Read More »

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lesbian farmer pimp

“I feel like a pimp when I wear this shirt,” I told Ming.  I was wearing my new purple / lavender shirt–synthetic, swirly, and warm.  “In a good way.  Maybe not an actual pimp–the aesthetic.  Lesbian farmer pimp.” It got winter-like here, and I needed some warm clothes.  I found this shirt in the dude… Read More »

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open letter to YouTube

This open letter to YouTube is asking for justice for poor and disabled people who have different sensory needs because of autism. Dear YouTube: Thank you for gathering so much music into one place.  I’ve used your website for many years, steadfast as friends went to spotify–even before then, as friends used Pandora.  I like… Read More »

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I’m gonna love her

My friend shared this song with me.  Wow, it’s my new theme song.  Thank you, friend.  It’s about one of my favorite topics: self-love.  Yes, let’s be kind to the person in the mirror.  Please give it a listen–I’m gonna love her. What brilliance.  I’m gonna love her too. It’s by Aria the Vocalist; Aria… Read More »