mathdancing.bsky.social
Math geek. Software engineer. Mostly here to follow authors, learn about new books, shout about books I love. (And encourage everyone to have all their books released as audiobooks when possible)
Also, looking to meet IRL friends in the Denver area.
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In response to the alt text, wasn’t the boss just called “Chief”? I don’t think he got another name.
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It all depends on the accent!
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It probably was even harder for us to hear the difference because of her Australian accent.
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Around 2003, I was with a tour group that met an Australian who insisted the names "Erin" and "Aaron" were pronounced differently. We were fascinated. She kept repeating "Erin-Aaron-Erin-Aaron," and all the Americans in the group looked at each other "I can't hear the difference at all, can you?"
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Thank you! Somehow I missed it when I was looking before.
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Can you find that anywhere? I've been marathoning Doctor Who with my 12 year old, and he was interested when the spin-off characters showed up, but I haven't been able to track it down.
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It's fortunately easier to get kids diagnosed. Our pediatrician was willing to do my kid's, but he had some other possible issues too, so we went to a psychologist for that.
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You don't in Texas either. You are technically considered to be a member of whosever primary you voted in last.
Which meant I spent years as a technical republican, voting for the sanest choice in the primary, bc dems weren't even running anyone in most local offices.
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And honestly if you are more interested in what people say than what they do, and you're too busy feeling smug about a word to do anything that actually helps people?
We're definitely not allies.
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Honestly tho I could not care less what people call themselves.
I just look at what they do. If they're doing the good shit, we're allies.
If they're not, we're not.
It makes shit very simple!
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The best kind!
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And plus they don't have a guy that runs a nursery just outside of town who gets his own PBS natural gardening show either.
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When I moved from Texas to Colorado, I was really disappointed to find that this wasn't an every-state thing (I mean, not the Ladybird Center, but apart from that.) There's some, but not what I was used to.
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And if it's doorbell camera, the easiest "malfunction" is to tape a piece of paper over it that says "Baby Sleeping, Please Do Not Disturb"
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Your therapist was absolutely right! And crying is a perfectly normal response to that bullshit.
When you get your nerve up to try again with a different doctor, feel free to ping me if you want advice. I got lucky, but I've helped a few friends navigate dealing with doctors to get their dx.
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Ugh, I'm so sorry. I'm very aware of how lucky I am to have gotten my ADHD diagnosis as a side effect of my neurological shit.
(And now I want to imagine the next person who gets that psychologist's TikTok rant to respond "TikTok? What's that? A what? How does that even work?")
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but the psychiatrist said that the fact that I answered about a third of the questions all scattered around the pages on the pre-appt questionnaire was a major confirmation of diagnosis.
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I was lucky enough to get diagnosed bc a neurologist sent me to neuropsych testing, so I could walk in to the first psychiatrist appt waving a piece of paper, +
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Oh, that’s rough
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Right—my initial thought is that being a babysitter for folks who want to go to the protest would be a great form of civic contribution. But I’m guessing that’s not good enough for the “everyone must go” crowd.
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I’m seeing this without context, but in my head this is the new mammogram theme.
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I went to school with twins named Yvonne and Yvette, and I haven't heard IRL twin names that I pitied more. Until now.
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It makes it feel like some sort of knockoff.
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The year my dad, Gary MacInnis, died, that Gavin dude with the last name basically mine but misspelled was always being talked about on twitter. It was very weird to have that constant double-take.
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Ooh! Bookmarking for after payday!
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I am *so* jealous of your pantry! We were planning a remodel (and I was trying to figure out how to fit in an amazing pantry) but now it all has to wait until Mr Kate's company stops making noises about possible layoffs.
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OMG yes, and another 5 for post-viral effects. After I had viral meningitis, everyone kept telling me that only bacterial meningitis had permanent effects, and so I should be fine. While I had tremors and spasms and severe light sensitivity and fatigue and aphasia and tinnitus and and and…
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BAAYYBBEEEEE!
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Okay, but now I really want to throw money at this!
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Yes!
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It’s so cute! It’s a sort of self-care to do app where you get a little finchy bird, and you can earn them little outfits or even tiny pets!
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Gorgeous!
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Oh, and no sink to wash your hands, you had to leave the room for that!
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Worst one for me was to make the master bedroom bigger (I assume?) there was a random toilet (like, commode, not UK-style) in the bedroom. More than six feet from any wall. Just there.
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When we were house shopping, we walked into a flipped house where they had obviously taken out a wall, and I exclaimed loudly “OMG everyone who came to the door would see the dirty dishes in the sink!” I felt a little bad when I realized the flipper was right there, but not that bad. Cause really.
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Ah, my hunter green kitchen from 1993. In 1993, I sold bed linens at Macys, and the most popular comforter set we sold matches my current kitchen exactly.
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That’s the one! I kept thinking it was a still image.
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I need to save a copy of it, but @mostlybree.kitrocha.com made a poster featuring the 1-star reviews of a book, and it’s amazing
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On a recent re-read of FT, I realized that Murderbot consistently referred to the murder victim without pronouns until MB figured out his identity. It was done smoothly and didn’t feel awkward (beyond MB’s baseline awkwardness, I guess)
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Right? I am immediately suspicious of any pressure cooker combo appliance. Some might be okay, but with the pressure cooker, I prefer to err on the side of safety!
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And that specific two months has been… not normal.