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Comment on Neurodivergence and grief in ~health.mental
Shinenite LinkThanks for sharing all this. It was a really fascinating read and one that gave me some reflections as someone who's not officially diagnosed ND but sure as hell doesn't feel totally NT at times....Thanks for sharing all this. It was a really fascinating read and one that gave me some reflections as someone who's not officially diagnosed ND but sure as hell doesn't feel totally NT at times. And also as someone who had just as much of a sudden death of a parent this year. And she was only 49 years old.
Anyways, I don't really feel like dumping too many thoughts on the matter because it's complicated (due to my relationship with my mother and other things, her passing away while living in another country and getting buried there most definitely) and even now almost 4 months later it hardly feels true.
But I do want to comment on one thing that stood out to me and it was your comment on how your dad looked at the funeral. It really reminded me of how it was for me, similar, but different. It's funny, out of all the things that I think will stick with me from that time of her death is seeing her that one last time.
Unfortunately it was a bit of strange arrangement since it was an open casket but behind a glass door... (foreign country rules are strange, I definitely thought) but it really was so surreal. I mean, my mom died in her sleep. A queen's death, as many of my relatives had called it. But it genuinely looked so surreal to me at the time. She even had her nails painted. In her usual red color that she got all the time. It was just insane that she was dead, in a flash.
So, I guess my point is that to me seeing her so well off was something that added to the surreal circumstance rather than making me feel glad.. But in its essence it really captured the "queen's death" as it had been called by many around me.
Anyway I hope you can support your loved ones and yourself throughout this time. If there's anything I've learned is that grief can be a bitch. It just comes and goes and comes and goes. Even now I am here writing this with tears in my eyes. Thank you for sharing your story and your insights though.
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Comment on To those who play(ed) Ring Fit Adventure -- did it have an effect on your body and health? in ~games
Shinenite LinkI have a bit of a different POV, as for me exercise is something I've had a difficult relationship due my disability, cerebral palsy. However, while at first I was afraid the Ring Fit wouldn't be...I have a bit of a different POV, as for me exercise is something I've had a difficult relationship due my disability, cerebral palsy.
However, while at first I was afraid the Ring Fit wouldn't be good for me due to my disability (and some exercises I ignore cause I physically cannot do), I've found it is an excellent way for me to keep up some exercise and stretching in between the times when I get to have sessions at my physiotherapist.
I even brought my switch at the end of the last batch of sessions I had to show her and see what she thinks, and she was genuinely impressed by the game and gave me tips on how to modify some of the exercises for bigger benefit.
So all in all, as someone who is disabled and has a lukewarm relationship with exercise at best, I've found Ring Fit to be a great game, and while there are periods I use it less, I try to do at least one session a week, and I think it's been good to do it.
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Comment on What silly thing do you argue about with your significant other? in ~talk
Shinenite Link ParentI have a similar thing with my partner - I have a pair pajama pants that are a very pale mint green pastel color but he insists they are grey!!! I don't get it. We've been debating this for years...I have a similar thing with my partner - I have a pair pajama pants that are a very pale mint green pastel color but he insists they are grey!!! I don't get it. We've been debating this for years though.
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Comment on Meet Your Tildes Neighbour: August 2023 Edition in ~talk
Shinenite LinkI'm a graphic designer! Currently between jobs after working at an agency for almost 4 years, but looking forward to what's to come. I've always been really into tech and tinkering with computers,...I'm a graphic designer! Currently between jobs after working at an agency for almost 4 years, but looking forward to what's to come. I've always been really into tech and tinkering with computers, but also always itching to express myself creatively, so between the creative hobbies I have/had like video editing (which I've been doing since before I was a teen) and drawing, as well as many more that have been more forgotten, I've settled on graphic design as my career as the problem solving satisfies both my expressions, both technical and creative, really well.
Despite being a big tech person, I must say that my favorite things to design are actually books and all things editorial. I love all sorts of print production as well and it's just always extremely satisfying to see my work in a physical form. I think my career dream/goal would be to work on just editorial design things, especially after working on everything and anything during my time working at an agency, and realizing what I like designing and what I don't. If anyone's got a book they're writing and needs a designer let me know ;)
Other than that my main hobby (and in a way inspiration as well) are video games! They're basically the reason I'd decided to pursue graphic design, and just generally are a big inspiration for me. I really love all the different kinds of games out there and the value they bring. Rhythm games especially are a soft spot of mine cause it lets me feel like I can channel my sense of rhythm into something despite the many times I've tried to learn an instrument and gave up, as well as RPGs for the stories they tell.
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Comment on How are you actually supposed to network / LinkedIn? in ~life
Shinenite LinkI'm in a similar position to you! I've recently decided to quit my job soon due to a variety of reasons but mostly just that I am really looking for a fresh environment and type of work, so I...I'm in a similar position to you! I've recently decided to quit my job soon due to a variety of reasons but mostly just that I am really looking for a fresh environment and type of work, so I realized that in the years I've worked at my job I've been really stuck in my own bubble...
Luckily, just before I decided to quit at my job we had a "LinkedIn expert" come and help us for getting clients and such, and at first it did seem quite foreign to me, but her advice has been quite eye-opening to me because it's definitely changed my perspective on how it works, mostly in the sense that interacting with posts can lead to conversations with people, and also how it's not quite just the stiff-professional-only-job-talk kinda place, but that people tend to talk about a lot of things.
I will say though, I think it did take me a while to really appreciate it, cause when I was starting to use it it felt like my feed was so dry and full of posts like "use this for your productivity!" or "(insert an infographic here about how consistency is key)" and it was just... boring. But recently that I've been connecting with some people and getting some interesting content it's not too bad. I've even recently been messaging with some people which is absolutely out of my comfort zone.
Basically, I think it's worth a go. I still don't think I really have the "networking" down, but I'm getting there slowly but surely and have had some interesting conversations with people who I definitely wouldn't have contacted if not for LinkedIn!
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Comment on Overuse of commas in ~humanities.languages
Shinenite LinkTo preface, I am not a native English speaker. But I figure I have a somewhat unique perspective on this topic exactly due to that fact. I've always had a weird relationship with commas when...To preface, I am not a native English speaker. But I figure I have a somewhat unique perspective on this topic exactly due to that fact. I've always had a weird relationship with commas when writing in English, because in my native language (Latvian) commas are a very necessary and defined part of sentences and without them a lot of sentences can lose structure. Somewhat related, I also tend to write very long run-on sentences in English which sometimes people point out, for this exact reason, since in Latvian you can have some really long sentences and that's considered fine (as long as the commas are used correctly). Hell, I will forever remember the tests I would have at school that would have practically have half a paragraph of a sentence with the instruction being "place commas in the right places" and we would be graded based on whether we have placed the commas correctly based on sentence structure rules.
Basically, I welcome using many commas as possible, since I'm used to it anyway due to how my native language works, plus, I think that it generally makes sentences much nicer to read. But I do, of course, think a bit differently than a native speaker would.
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Comment on Where ya from? in ~talk
Shinenite LinkI am from Latvia, assuming I'm one of the few if not only person from there!I am from Latvia, assuming I'm one of the few if not only person from there!
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Comment on What browser extensions do you absolutely love to use? in ~tech
Shinenite LinkI absolutely LOVE Imagus, I seriously cannot imagine browsing without it, being able to look at all images on their own, especially smaller ones is now a must have for me.I absolutely LOVE Imagus, I seriously cannot imagine browsing without it, being able to look at all images on their own, especially smaller ones is now a must have for me.
FYI Discord is changing up the way links work by the end of the year that will break a lot of hosted files shared outside of Discord, so it may not be as great of a solution for that kind of stuff anymore. Might be fine for short term sharing, though.