( Read more... )

In Croatia, the only time that I felt free was when I went to sleep. I didn't have to feel guilty for ignoring others or worry about missing a chore. I could hug my plush lobster as much as I wanted. I didn't have to listen in order to react and respond to others. I could stretch out and listen to my own music and not say anything. I could ( Read more... )

Old livejournal entries that shine some light on a variety of characteristics that may (or may not) be related to Aspergers. I just thought these were interesting and wanted to assemble them together in one place. ( Read more... )

Today I was talking to my counselor about changes in routine. What happens when something interrupts my routine? Well, it actually happened this past week. My roommates called for a house meeting Wednesday evening on short notice. I had worked all day, cooked dinner for the house, cleaned up after dinner and was exhausted, but I felt that I had ( Read more... )

Forming characters, imagining scenes, standing under the stars, breathing deep the foggy NY harbor air under the watchful eye of Lady Liberty, racing under trees along Confederate Avenue where Pettigrew and Armistead had prepared for the charge, stepping onto the site where Yoshida Shoin sensei was buried, watching the same movies over and over ( Read more... )

Yesterday I started listing some behaviors that reveal influential elements in my life. In the end, I found that there are three main motivating forces at work within me: curiosity, perfectionism, and harmony. In other words, I want to know thoroughly and do well within a pleasant environment. In some ways, these motivators are very good; but ( Read more... )

I drew and colored in some cute-icized Dune characters on my website - look under the art page ( Read more... )

Crud. If I were not here, the world would go right on spinning. It is not that which bothers me, but the results of me being here that does. If I were dead, I can understand that people would not feel anything from me, cause obviously I would not be there..but. When I AM here and people still feel nothing/gain nothing by me, then I feel lousey ( Read more... )