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Reblogging for Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month

At the risk of sounding like a snob…I’m glad my country is giving families more choices/resources to avoid public school. Especially for disabled kids. 

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*TW Animal Death Mention*

If the Kraken is Neptune’s pet …then it makes Book 2’s ending really sad. When Neptune has to help kill the Kraken to stop a shipwreck .

Very reminiscent of when people have to euthanize their dogs for violently attacking someone.

It’s hard to tell if the Kraken was literally Neptunes pet. On one hand he did take good care of it , providing shelter and food. On the other hand he shows 0 emotional attachment to the Kraken. Unlike with the Narwhal.

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Work in progress on more Emily Windsnap fanart.

[Image description: work in progress of a drawing of a woman sitting in a merperson's lap. End description.]

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Back to “Emily Windsnap” goodness. #Mermay is in a few weeks, might as well post this. Enjoy! Characters belong to Liz Kessler. [Video description: drawings of a woman sitting by a porthole eating donuts, a mermaid swimming just outside a porthole with a shocked look at her own tail, a merman hiding right under that same porthole looking lustfully at a woman, two mermaids swimming through a porthole in a shipwreck, and the woman from the first drawing being hypnotized with a watch to sleep while dreaming about a merperson in a shipwreck. End description.]

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Reblogging for Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month

Having just seen the trailer for The Mitchells vs the Machines…

Maybe this is why the director denied his characters being autistic.

(“That was never a thought that we had in terms of intention…”)

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Doom-thinking now about how A.I. art may turn all creative jobs into mere hobbies. And how social media has made it much easier to find cheap labor outsourcing for art. Sorry art degree students. Sorry wannabe Disney animators. Your years of blood and sweat and tears and money will no longer be a pipeline to a full time creative career. Back to your shitty day jobs—if you have jobs—and relegating what you hoped to make a creative career, to a mere hobby . Or part-time job. Or a few short gigs. Because full time creative jobs are dying a slow death.

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It's a lot healthier to go for a daily walk than to sign up for a gym membership you won't be using because you hate that kind of exercise. It's a lot healthier to eat a frozen meal than to skip a meal because you were too tired to cook something healthy. It's a lot healthier to take a quick shower than to procrastinate an elaborate routine for days. Don't aim so high that you won't be hitting anything!

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In light of Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month

During SPED teacher training I’ve been thinking a lot about this…

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In light of Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month:

One on hand, I’m glad to see more online positivity for autism and tips for how autistic people can live well.

On the other hand, it scares me to see most of that positivity or helpful advice not come from medical institutions. Instead it’s from personal accounts. Or advocacy groups with a clear agenda who wouldn’t dare say anything negative, hence they have reasons to lie. Even worse the only autism positivity I’ve seen is all online and never offline. As though autistic people are never offline.

(Unless it’s in a movie like Sia’s Music based on stereotypes and not on scientific research. )

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Just saw Abigail (2024). Really good!! Especially if you like horror movies. Or Darren Arenofsky’s Black Swan.

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Swamp and the City. [Image description: A moss-covered pond with city buildings and lights in its reflection, next to a willow tree and a city. End description.]

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Wistful Wisterias. Feels like I’m on “Bridgerton”. [Video description:Purple wisteria flowers hanging on a vine over a brick wall with a green door in historic downtown neighborhood. End description.]

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Wistful Wisterias. Feels like I’m on “Bridgerton”. [Image description: 1 photo of a hand gently holding purple wisteria flowers, 9 photos of Purple wisteria flowers hanging on vines draped over metal bars , creating a shaded garden in the middle of the city. End description.] #nature #photography #flowers #wisterias #plants #wisteria

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Wistful Wisterias. Feels like I’m on “Bridgerton”. [Image description:Purple wisteria flowers hanging on a vine over a brick wall with a green door, and a sign that says “WARNING NO PARKING”. End description.]

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All aboard! The Tall Ship Providence at Oldtown . From my Instagram. See more here.

[Image description. Six close shots of the Tall Ship Providence, a life size 1700s style ship. End description.]

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Boats galore! Highlights from my day trip to Oldtown. From my Instagram. See more here.

[Image description. A steamboat, water taxis, - private sailboat with the words “Alexandria Virginia”, and a fire department boat, at the waterfront. End description.]

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Pretty in pink! Last blossoms of the year. [video description. Cherry blossoms blowing in the wind. End description.]