Couch 248: Curiouser and Curiouser

LonesomeTonight · Yesterday at 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

Are you in line to get the cicada invasion? They have been warning us for weeks that they are coming. Other than if I was a farmer, I have no idea why I am supposed to care about the cicadas coming. They are kind of noisy and the cat will bring in a couple like he is a mighty hunter, but other than that -they are not bothering me.

No cicadas for me, but we had one of the big broods in 2021. With the timing, I was thinking, "Great, I feel kinda safe doing things outside again, and now we have to deal with these!" Dining outside was a bit of an adventure when they were around. They're really dumb and will just fly right into you. Plus the noise. I remember one landed on Dr. T's back while we were meeting outside one time. He freaked out a little.

I'm in an area with lots of old-growth trees, so I think that led to there being more of them than in some other areas. It was the same (but in a different part of the state) when they arrived the 17 years before that. My apartment balcony was covered in their skeletons.

LonesomeTonight · Yesterday at 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemoncake

Ultimately, the most important thing is to find a therapist who you feel understood by and supported.

Somatic therapy can be more challenging to conduct virtually, as it often involves a focus on physical sensations.. However, some therapists have adapted somatic techniques for online sessions, incorporating practices such as mindfulness, breathwork, and body awareness exercises that could still be effective virtually.

There may be new options available since your last search.

Trusting your instincts and taking the time to explore your options can help you find the right fit for you or if you choose to stay.

Thanks, Lemon. I might see how I'm feeling in a week or so. Our home mold remediation starts tomorrow at 8 a.m. (in three different parts of the house), so I don't have the mental energy to try looking for someone new the next few days. But maybe I can just poke around, see if anyone seems appealing.

Lemoncake · Yesterday at 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by comrademoomoo

I really like seeing a poem in the typewriter. How it should be.

I think the best notes are written on
skin with sharpie markers.

ArtieTheSequal · Yesterday at 09:17 PM

H is mad at me again. He called me in to help him with something on his computer and while I was fixing it I deleted a 'test' comment on his fantasy baseball league blog. He got furious. Because they aren't allowed to delete comments. I didn't know!! So I told him he needs to learn how to deal with the website himself so I don't get his friends mad. He took that to mean i won't help him with anything. I told him that's not what I said, not what I meant. I just don't want to mess him up again on the blog. Of course I started crying I couldn't help myself. I feel so broken. Why won't he just leave me if I make him so miserable? I guess he's as incapable of leaving as I am. I am drinking wine and thinking dark thoughts. I should write them away.

atisketatasket · Yesterday at 10:33 PM

So I was going to spend a week at a professional development workshop at a CA college in June, done in collaboration with a humanities non-profit.

But I asked for a captioner, and they "don't intend to provide it."

So tough choice: withdraw and spare myself the aggravation, or go and be frustrated the whole week?

unaluna · Yesterday at 11:38 PM

So... maybe everything is pretty much on the powerpoint presentation and handouts? Any exercises or assignments also wouldnt be off the cuff, they would be planned and written up?

Can you get a syllabus, and maybe they can assign a grad student to assist you with certain tasks?

Do they just assume there is assistive tech available? Or do they assume no one needs assistance?

stopdog · Yesterday at 11:39 PM

Is there any fun to be had (broad sense - something else to do out there, old colleagues you want to see, and so on) if you went? The aggravation of having to pull out versus the aggravation of being there? If no to the fun question -then I think sparing yourself as much aggravation as possible is my vote.

atisketatasket · Today at 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

So... maybe everything is pretty much on the powerpoint presentation and handouts? Any exercises or assignments also wouldnt be off the cuff, they would be planned and written up?

Can you get a syllabus, and maybe they can assign a grad student to assist you with certain tasks?

Do they just assume there is assistive tech available? Or do they assume no one needs assistance?

Oh, I’m pretty sure they assume no one needs assistance.

What you say won’t work because the workshop is about podcasting. I need a captioner for that. Anything else I can do on my own.

Also, what you propose—those are hacks. Thirty-four years after the ADA, no one should have to use hacks and only hacks.

Leaning towards the SD solution of forget it, because even if they change their minds and I go, I’ll always know their first reaction.

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