Doing this re #introduction post for newcomers here π
Hi! I'm Becky! π€
I draw Helicopter Death (see my profile pic), who's been my pet character since grade 3, I love to #paint, I sometimes write #essays when I think of them and I love doing #research, especially on #bipolar but also on other topics which cross my mind.
I live with bipolar and I think #adhd, so I post about that a lot, and other mental health things. I also post a lot about my kids and random things I think are cool or interesting. Likely sometimes politics. Maybe some lgbtq+ (I'm bi and demi)...
I know things about #memory and #psychopathology too, as those are very interesting areas for me and I've done seminars when I was in undergrad (plus I started grad school in clinical psychology but I never finished)
Adjacently, I'm married to @silverwizard so sometimes I talk about tech stuff too, if a topic comes up between us that sits with me
Nice to meet you all π
Hi! I'm Becky! π€
I draw Helicopter Death (see my profile pic), who's been my pet character since grade 3, I love to #paint, I sometimes write #essays when I think of them and I love doing #research, especially on #bipolar but also on other topics which cross my mind.
I live with bipolar and I think #adhd, so I post about that a lot, and other mental health things. I also post a lot about my kids and random things I think are cool or interesting. Likely sometimes politics. Maybe some lgbtq+ (I'm bi and demi)...
I know things about #memory and #psychopathology too, as those are very interesting areas for me and I've done seminars when I was in undergrad (plus I started grad school in clinical psychology but I never finished)
Adjacently, I'm married to @silverwizard so sometimes I talk about tech stuff too, if a topic comes up between us that sits with me
Nice to meet you all π
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Many Canadian cities have contests to name their snowplows. Here are some winners:
Anita Shovel
Gordie Plow
Blizzard of Oz
Darth Blader
Betty Whiteout
Sir Plows-A-Lot
Pillsbury Plowboy
Sled Zepplin
Buzz Ice-Clear
Qunuk (Inuit for snowflake)
Flurrious George
Schoolβs Not Cancelled
Snobi One Kenobi
Sleetwood Mac
Plowy McPlowface
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Clearopathra
The Big Leplowski
Plowasaurus
Anita Shovel
Gordie Plow
Blizzard of Oz
Darth Blader
Betty Whiteout
Sir Plows-A-Lot
Pillsbury Plowboy
Sled Zepplin
Buzz Ice-Clear
Qunuk (Inuit for snowflake)
Flurrious George
Schoolβs Not Cancelled
Snobi One Kenobi
Sleetwood Mac
Plowy McPlowface
CTRL-SALT-DELETE
Clearopathra
The Big Leplowski
Plowasaurus
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Hey Mastodon. Sorry I've been swamped with work and this place is a nightmare for my ADHD. Or it's crack. I mean either way.
But here are a bunch of tiny robots I made.
#midjourney #midjourneyV4 #aiart #aiartist #aiartcommunity #Singularity #robots
But here are a bunch of tiny robots I made.
#midjourney #midjourneyV4 #aiart #aiartist #aiartcommunity #Singularity #robots
Thinking, as I collect the information to enroll the oldest in kindie, about my unusally bad school experience and I want to honour the vow I made to myself to find alternatives if things go badly for either of the kiddos
My mom was supportive in almost every way but she couldn't afford alternatives and so I had to go. But I think if my kid calls home every day, something is wrong and I have better opportunities than she did to do something about it
My mom was supportive in almost every way but she couldn't afford alternatives and so I had to go. But I think if my kid calls home every day, something is wrong and I have better opportunities than she did to do something about it
Can I just take a moment to comment on how I donβt understand people wanting to live in the past. Even if there weren't mental institutions which would harm me specifically, people would do stuff like use a sword to cut off the end of a campaign bottle, whose failure state included some less than great situations to end up in
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@Becky The champagne cork removal is a suspiciously specific example, what event prompted you this thought?
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@Hypolite Petovan Sean found a sword online for this purpose while looking for something else and a few of us that know each other from twitter were talking about it
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Crow IV
Assembled typewriter components
Life scale
2023
#sculpture #art #jeremymayer #corvids #crows #metalart #typewriters
Assembled typewriter components
Life scale
2023
#sculpture #art #jeremymayer #corvids #crows #metalart #typewriters
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Don't get your security advice from me, since I'm not an expert....
But thinking a lot about how you need to place your trust somewhere for the web to work, and what seems really important is in deciding who and where to place your trust.
For this and many others, I really need to find a way away from Facebook and Google (personally don't hate Netflix yet although willing to listen, and already migrated away from Apple and Amazon). I am determined too, just slow moving
But thinking a lot about how you need to place your trust somewhere for the web to work, and what seems really important is in deciding who and where to place your trust.
For this and many others, I really need to find a way away from Facebook and Google (personally don't hate Netflix yet although willing to listen, and already migrated away from Apple and Amazon). I am determined too, just slow moving
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A reminder to my #ActuallyAutistic comrades that it is NORMAL to feel imposter syndrome about being #autistic. It doesn't matter if you became self aware today, dx last year, or have been labeled at autistic since being a toddler, many, if not most of us doubt ourselves.
When we live in a society which forces us to hide our autistic traits in order to have our basic needs fulfilled, while simultaneously denying our being autistic, and then penalizing us for "playing the part", it is natural that we will feel like imposters.
This is all by design. Autistic and other #neurodivergent people are demonized, othered, and excluded from society unless we play the rules. This cognitive dissonance is an essential part of being autistic, actually. Not a denial of it. YOU ARE AUTISTIC.
#Autism @actuallyautistic
When we live in a society which forces us to hide our autistic traits in order to have our basic needs fulfilled, while simultaneously denying our being autistic, and then penalizing us for "playing the part", it is natural that we will feel like imposters.
This is all by design. Autistic and other #neurodivergent people are demonized, othered, and excluded from society unless we play the rules. This cognitive dissonance is an essential part of being autistic, actually. Not a denial of it. YOU ARE AUTISTIC.
#Autism @actuallyautistic
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Our tuesday night ttrpg online is slowly losing players but now it's down to 3 of us, and all people that my character doesn't have conflict with so last night felt incredibly seamless and that was really nice π
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I've been selling my art professionally for 20 years. In that time, we've had 10 dogs...2 were fosters and all the rest were rescues. There is nothing like the gratitude and loyalty of a dog who has been given a second chance/a forever home. Currently we have 2 yellow labs. I cannot imagine a life without dogs.
ART HERE: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/tree-of-life-art-dog-is-life-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
#dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #doggo #dogurday #dogsarelife #doglover #dogmom #dogmemorials #AYearForArt #cute #MonDog #puppy #puppies #fun #art
ART HERE: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/tree-of-life-art-dog-is-life-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
#dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #doggo #dogurday #dogsarelife #doglover #dogmom #dogmemorials #AYearForArt #cute #MonDog #puppy #puppies #fun #art
Tree Of Life Art - Dog Is Life - Sharon Cummings by Sharon Cummings
Tree Of Life Art - Dog Is Life - Sharon Cummings Painting by Sharon CummingsFine Art America
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Hey all, it's winter
So this is me sending vibes of love and kindness and vitamin d your way
And reminding you that if you have vitamin d in the house you can take it during the winter and it might help. Or if you have a full spectrum light bulb that can help even more β€οΈ
Now that December is over, it always hits me harder too, so take care and stay safe and know I'm wishing you the best
So this is me sending vibes of love and kindness and vitamin d your way
And reminding you that if you have vitamin d in the house you can take it during the winter and it might help. Or if you have a full spectrum light bulb that can help even more β€οΈ
Now that December is over, it always hits me harder too, so take care and stay safe and know I'm wishing you the best
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Trying not to get obsessed with new hobbies forever is..... very challenging. I need to pace myself, but slowing down my brain is a challenge even if I have a lot of skill and practice at it
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@Max Pearl We have a Friendica-only directory with an arcane health score and a primary language filter: https://dir.friendica.social/servers
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Just realised the hilarity of my boy being booked in for tooth extractions at 2:30. I am totally convinced the dentist will never have heard someone remark on the significance either so I will tell him about it.
#dentist
#dentist
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@Quokka π¦πΊ I know about 4:20 but not 2:30, what is the significance?
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I found this out recently and it completely blows my mind that it is not common everywhere and it most places (perhaps even all? Idk...) that aren't Canada you can't just email other people you personally know money. How does that work? Do you just have to carry cash? π I would be constantly anxious any time I had a lot on me for whatever person I got it from or needed to get it to
It's a private service provided by the banks, but Canada only has a few banks and they all do it
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Yeah, my friend told me about it after I posted this just this morning... I'm glad, that makes me happy π! I just uh... wasn't really online today, I get like caught up in the hubub of childcare and forget to post about stuff
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Not seeing nearly enough #blackfriday posts on my timeline here's an awesome song to go with some of the other black artists I've seen posted today
https://youtu.be/JWsRz3TJDEY
It's a true bop.
https://youtu.be/JWsRz3TJDEY
It's a true bop.
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (Official Music Video)
Official video of Neneh Cherry performing βBuffalo Stanceβ from the album βRaw Like Sushiβ.Order the 30th anniversary reissue here: https://nenehcherry.lnk.t...YouTube
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Good to hear. Too much of radio these days is Taylor Swift. Not that I pay much attention to it...
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Meanwhile, I just discovered some music that's two years old from some Malian musicians named Tamikrest. So I thought I'd give them a boost...
#Touareg #Guitars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMVxBnqrxuM&ab_channel=WorriedTunes
#Touareg #Guitars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMVxBnqrxuM&ab_channel=WorriedTunes
Tamikrest - Awnafin {2020}
#ethnic_musicAlbum/Single/EP : TamotaΓ―tTamikrest are a group of young Touareg musicians from the far north of Mali, where the parched landscape forms part of...YouTube
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Any #london #indieComics fan out there?
Highly recommended Daughters of Albion by #WildRiver #comics https://www.immortallondon.com/product-category/comics/
#witches #distopian #tech #diversity #femaleLead #coolHairCut
Tick tick tick tick to infinity. Love it! π They are barely a year old and are creating new things via crowdfunding.
Highly recommended Daughters of Albion by #WildRiver #comics https://www.immortallondon.com/product-category/comics/
#witches #distopian #tech #diversity #femaleLead #coolHairCut
Tick tick tick tick to infinity. Love it! π They are barely a year old and are creating new things via crowdfunding.
Comics | Immortal London
The full collection of comics from the Immortal London Universe. Daughters of Albion and Lurker are available to order now, more are coming soon!Immortal London
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Just hanging out with the cuties #today. With my lapdesktop being figured out by my partner and sysadmin, we've talked to them a bit about some computer stuff. We also went for a walk this morning with some friends, so it's actually been quite a lovely day so far β€οΈ
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@silverwizard woke up feeling better so now he's doing computer things and I'm learning A computer screen with words on it on a black screen or in Grub (a bootloader), if that makes sense, with a rainbow backlit keyboard in front of it and two hands typing 
Putting the image description here too incase the alt text didn't work. Please tell me if it worked π .
A computer screen with words on it on a black screen or in Grub (a bootloader), if that makes sense, with a rainbow backlit keyboard in front of it and two hands typing
Putting the image description here too incase the alt text didn't work. Please tell me if it worked π .
A computer screen with words on it on a black screen or in Grub (a bootloader), if that makes sense, with a rainbow backlit keyboard in front of it and two hands typing
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Thanks! I am excited to be closer... next time I post an image hopefully I'll get it right now π
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Look. When you drive by a field and notice there are heifers in it, you roll down the window and wave and moo at the cows. I don't care if you live by a million cows. I don't care if you yourself raise cows. I don't care how fancy you are.
It's only polite. And if it feels silly, watch out because you're also clearly driving too fast.
It's only polite. And if it feels silly, watch out because you're also clearly driving too fast.
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while I don't wave, I do moo on the regular.
I've tried to keep myself contained after the one time my newborn started crying when I mooed. Can't win them all.
I've tried to keep myself contained after the one time my newborn started crying when I mooed. Can't win them all.
This, I concede, is a shortcoming of most modern trains - the windows seldom come down, or even open at all.
Looking like @silverwizard is not feeling well π. Gonna be practicing and learning to code on my own, but more important is that he gets rest and feels better β€οΈ. Wish you a speedy recovery QT β€οΈ
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Cutie... for the longest time I've called Sean "the cutie with the hair" and then done a motion to indicate long, flowy hair with my hand that people have often mistook for me fanning myself lol.... but yes,I did kinda drop the hand movement after the two lil cuties were born... but I use QT and cutie interchangeably
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Turns out when the Mastondon types got up in arms about QTs they were actually talking about keeping me off the platform
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I think I have adhd for a number of reasons, and my psychiatrist agrees with me, especially since I respond the way I do to medication but holy cow do I feel weird that I don't do hobby hopping like other people seem to. I wonder why I seem to be the only one π€ π. I tend to become really into things but then it can last forever, I'm still thinking about ideas for things I had in high school with the feeling of "damn, I wish I could make that work"
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I have intense interest, but whether I actually engage with it is another problem. However, yeah, I do think I'm quite lucky as far as all things go.
I hope you get to do the things sometimes at least tho, because I get how depression can go sometimes β€οΈ
I hope you get to do the things sometimes at least tho, because I get how depression can go sometimes β€οΈ
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I made a wand! Out of a piece of driftwood I found in the summer on the beach. And just like that the snow was gone! 
A picture of a hand holding a gold and black painted wand (striped handle with black length of want with gold sparkles) in front of closed glass doors behind a snowless deck (inside looking out)
A picture of a hand holding a gold and black painted wand (striped handle with black length of want with gold sparkles) in front of closed glass doors behind a snowless deck (inside looking out)
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Happy New Year!
If you want to tell me, I'd love to hear about cool things that happened to people last year, whether it's completing a project, going to a new place or whatever.
Personally we discovered an outdoor amusement park for young kids, which was really fun to go to a few times, especially for their Halloween event
If you want to tell me, I'd love to hear about cool things that happened to people last year, whether it's completing a project, going to a new place or whatever.
Personally we discovered an outdoor amusement park for young kids, which was really fun to go to a few times, especially for their Halloween event
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Doing a bunch of #printmaking lately, preparing for some workshops I plan to lead in the next few months. Tried #gelplateprinting for the first time, and though I haven't printed anything I'm really happy with yet, I'm enjoying learning the technique! #gelprinting #art
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Cw: favouritism
Thinking about all the harm caused to my siblings and I because both my paternal grandparents and dad had favourite kids. My mom never chose any of us tho, and I will not engage with it either. It makes it really hard for this and other reasons to feel super comfortable having my dad be an active player in the lives of my kids π
Thinking about all the harm caused to my siblings and I because both my paternal grandparents and dad had favourite kids. My mom never chose any of us tho, and I will not engage with it either. It makes it really hard for this and other reasons to feel super comfortable having my dad be an active player in the lives of my kids π
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Just explained to my toddler that the fast-acting placebo that kisses use to help soothe an ouchie has a radial effect and therefore works in an area and doesn't need a specific placement
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I want to learn programming and I'm trying to find a language to start in.
I want a language I can write a to do program in && something I can easily bounce onto other languages from
Anyone have any thoughts on this
#programmingadvice
I want a language I can write a to do program in && something I can easily bounce onto other languages from
Anyone have any thoughts on this
#programmingadvice
I do want to learn both.... actually I am very much considering this if it's simple to create a to-do list, easy to learn, and will get my feet wet.... my main concern is if it's easily knowledge I can take on to learn other programming languages because really really I want to learn the skills to do any language vs one specific one
I think I'm mostly waffling on scheme, even though I think it's pretty and it would work with my brain, is because I don't know if it would make a to-do program that simple..... but it was my university days that I touched it, and early on at that... I hardly remember what I did with it, other than something with drawing shapes
A quiet Christmas
Thinking about how quiet this Christmas is. In the past I used to rush around all over the province to see all the family I could this time of year. And this year it feels at a standstill, moving slowly, with nothing on the agenda. I can't imagine going back to the business and even more can't imagine how I could possibly cope with even one large Christmas event through my very developed social anxiety. One day I may have to figure all this out but in the meantime, happy holidays to everyone, but especially those in the quiet stillness
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I gave a glib answer when my daughter asked what I wanted for #Christmas . I now have world peas.
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Your daughter is amazing! 
When given the same prompt, a dear friend of mine about twenty years ago gave me a little rock on which had been written with paint pen: "World Piece."
I don't know where that ended up, but I loved it.
(He also gave me a very nice electric wok)
When given the same prompt, a dear friend of mine about twenty years ago gave me a little rock on which had been written with paint pen: "World Piece."
I don't know where that ended up, but I loved it.
(He also gave me a very nice electric wok)
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