Activity Log
hackers.town: 2024-06-18 Tue 11:02
processed my notes. fed them to a database. pondering the exact query or queries I need for extracting them from the database so I can generate SSG content pages from the text I processed, loaded, and exported, and —
my common sense just started tingling
hackers.town: 2024-06-18 Tue 11:39
I have learned there are multiple game stores in Tucson. As in at least two, which is more than one and much more than none. I am overwhelmed by abundance.
hackers.town: 2024-06-18 Tue 13:15
Ooh it’s the camouflaging autism assessment.
You can’t see me. I’m camouflaged.
The Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) Embrace Autism
hackers.town: 2024-06-18 Tue 13:16
“I have developed a script to follow in social situations.”
Yes. Always. And then nearly always ignore said script because ADHD.
hackers.town: 2024-06-18 Tue 13:49
Sufficiently cisgender to compare with values for other males
Average neurotypical male:
Assimilation=30.48, Masking=36.34, Compensation=30.06, Total=96.89
Average autistic male:
Assimilation=39.93, Masking=32.90, Compensation=36.81, Total=109.64
Me:
Assimilation=43, Masking=44, Compensation=50, Total=137
Well heck. I mean. I assumed I was in there somewhere, but I hadn’t bothered looking for numbers.
hackers.town: 2024-06-18 Tue 14:03
I know the high scores are supposed to click with depression and anxiety and okay sure, but — thanks to my mom’s intuited understanding of how a neurospicy person can survive in a mayo mindset social context — I enjoy masking. It’s improv! Pick the character you need to be for this conversation! Be somebody else in the next! Always make sure some of the real you comes out too because life is art and you’re an artist!
but sure also basically fueled by doubt and worry but whatever. Art!
hackers.town: 2024-06-18 Tue 14:34
My first Signal spam.
(wipes away a tear of pride)
hackers.town: 2024-06-18 Tue 20:02
Nice thing about walking the dogs at dusk is when the tarantula hawks cruise by you can’t see them as well so you can just pretend you’re being buzzed by a large hummingbird.
Oh those evening hummingbirds.
hackers.town: 2024-06-18 Tue 22:54
Silly hyper focus.
Leaned in to finish a thought on some code at around 7pm. Looked up when I got the thought down and it’s 11pm.
Meanwhile Barry is looking pretty much adjusted to the new space.
