I seem to have accidentally overdosed on caffeine. It is quite annoying as I don't believe there is anything I can do but wait for my body to process it. I was brewing a loose-leaf lady grey tea. I must have brewed it too strong or it must have a greater caffeine content then I was expecting (I really wish things would tell you their caffeine ( Read more... )

Apparently it's all the rage right now. I don't intend to really focus on disablism though. I think this post will be more about simply understanding disability. If I make a post about how you should treat people with respect and decency even if they are disabled, it's a bit preaching to the choir. Better understanding of what some disabilities are ( Read more... )

I hate phones. I hate talking on phones. For that matter, I don't really like talking to most people under any circumstances. And I really don't like talking to people to tell them that I am about to make their life more difficult through no fault of their own ( Read more... )

Reading a post by azurelunatic she links to this post about if Coyote gave commandments. Which I think is very amusing, has some good ideas, and summer_jackel should certainly be pointed to it ( Read more... )

So, in my continuing quest to figure out how to improve my health and level of functioning (I'm not really even seeking a cure or to be normal, just to figure out what makes things better and what makes things worse so I can focus on the better) I keep having to face the fact that a lot of what I've been taught and a lot of common sense may be ( Read more... )

People are weird. So, I have my nifty little scooter and it is really useful for letting me go on trips without exhausting myself. I can ride it on BART into Berkeley. I can ride it to the grocery store and use it while I shop. I can ride it to the mall. It's a useful device ( Read more... )

I was really looking forward to today. I'd vote. I'd hang out with friends, drink alcohol, watch election results. How heavily I'd drink would depend on what the results were ( Read more... )

I have a scooter. I have a home I will be moving into soon. I am incredibly fatigued ( Read more... )

I am really pleased about the ruling for gay marriage in California. I hope we get to keep it. I don't have much to say other than I'm really pleased ( Read more... )

I'm holding tabs open because I want to post links. So, have a bunch of links so I can close my tabs.

Shakespeare in the Bush - learn the true meaning of Hamlet.

What can I see? people ask me that all of the time and it's hard to say. But my main problems are a combination of proliferative retinopathy (what they call "diabetic retinopathy") and ( Read more... )