😎observations and humor
- starshipchangeling.net is established as my place on the Internet.
- I want to be changeling. As someone British once said, “Don’t dream it; be it.”
😎🧑🏼🦯 For the graphic design industry upset by generative AI, I want to point out that a few years ago, I wanted to hire someone to make custom emotes for me. None of the designers provided descriptions of their work, nor were they willing. In short the graphic design now has to deal with the fact that they ignored my demographic for several years and will have to actually win me before they win me back from AI designing. Have fun with that.
😎 When asked if I voted, I calmly responded that I felt the whole deal was very overrated…
I’ll wait until my neighbor finishes his lecture to let him know I took care of it last week.
😎 The Devil’s Chicken, it calls to me, precious!
😎 Remember all that talk I did about having internet through the storm because I had a 5G box? Well, Verizon had an outage last that took out my internet access starting at around 7 last night. Oddly, I had cell service. It brought to mind several Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes.
Question: How many woods make a forest?
I have no idea, either!
😎 I just want to take a minute to say thank to everyone who was supportive during the last few days. Your comments and interactions meant a lot. I’m not always go at expressing how I feel with words, so I make these pictures.
😎 The sucky part about being a remote worker–you don’t get the day off when the office internet goes out.
😎 That’s it. No more eating #KFC saucy nuggets with clothes on! #ObservationsAndHumor
Thrust Your Opinion On Me! No really. It's fine.
I’m almost sorry when new tech features come out now. They always seem to promote the new wave of people with a “truly unique” opinion they just have to thrust upon you without geeting your concent to become aware of said opinion. I liked the world better when things like religion, politics and personal choices were matters of the heart and not a branding avenue.
When i start the day only meaning to go to work, pick up my prescriptions and go home and also add in three hours arguing with DHL because they were more focused on their corp policy rather than fixing their mistake and I get to read them the riot act and use my Don’t F with me, Sport! voice on a DHL manager, I know almost anything is possible from today.
Question: Who is gina and how does she organize the chaos? And how did she establish ownership over the chaos once she organized it?
The #Apple health app says there’s been a trend in my activity and workkout time lately. I can neither confirm nor deny this change.
This Book is Cool: Featuring guest Randy Reed
Some of you may remember me talking about being on a webqast called “This Book is Cool.”. I just received the email with the finished product. See my photos page
😎 There are two things I want by the time summer is over:
Three Things I Thoroughly Enjoy as a Synesthete
I don’t think being a synesthete gets blogged about as often as it should. I personally find my multi sensory experiences actually give me a knack for looking at situations from different angles. It also carries a special relationship with, if not talent for words and music. I’ve three of my favorite experiences here to get the ball rolling, and this may be the first of a series of long and short-form posts that communicate my experiences with Synesthesia. With that, let’s get on to the big three, to coin a phrase.
1: Early Morning and Evening swims
There’s a lot at work here. First, there’s the texture of the water. It feels like liquid circles when I touch it. It feels like the most flexible wrapping material when I’m in it.
There’s also the combination of aromas. There’s chlorine, used suntan lotion, meals being cooked in other apartments and laundry soap sometimes. These combine with the texture of the water to help create a relaxing experience.
Finally, there’s music if I’m playing it, the sounds of outside if I’m not. These sounds create their own textures which combine with everything else I’ve just described. I think I’ll save sounds to textures for another post.
2: Climbing into Freshly Laundered Bedsheets
These are already pretty soft. Combine that feel with some fabric softener with the right scent, and this is a quick and easy way for me to relax. It can be further enhanced for me by showering before bedtime. More on certain smells and the textures they cause in future posts.
3: 💓 Laying on Someone’s Chest and Listening to their Heartbeat
Here, the heartbeat creates a nice, warm soft and reliable texture. It makes the person seem substantial to me. It also provides a nice undertone while we watch a movie or something.
The texture of the person’s arm enhances this experience. It provides a tangible corollary to the intangible I’ve just described.
Conclusion
I named three experiences I find extremely enjoyable as a person living with synesthesia. I feel there’s enough groundwork here for future posts on this topic and will probably strive to have at least one out per week. Do you also experience synesthesia? What are some of your favorite experiences? See how you can contribute to the conversation below.
😎 The fact of the matter is I’ve pretty much quit social media. even my beloved mastodon feels overwhelming these days. I do think I’ve truly found my home at micro.blog. I don’t scroll through FB, Instagram or Threads timelines. I just follow the users that interest me from those platforms.