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Me in a nutshell…
I tend to live my life a little bit differently from your average person. It may just be my perspective or it may be my choices. The two are certainly tied together. I am a perfectionist. This is why I continue writing and rewriting. Day in and day out. I write. I paint. I draw. I rarely show any of it to anyone. Unless it’s as close to perfect as I can make it, I never show anyone my creative work. I really ought to work on that, but unless someone were to ask specifically and I were to trust them explicitly, I doubt that’ll change. I’m ADD. Yes, this…
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On ADD/ADHD, Huffington Post Articles, and How People Respond to Things
Awesome photo. Love to know who made it. My friend sent me this article on the Huffington Post and it bothers me for multiple reasons. Not just what Katie Hopkins said, but also the response of adults below who think that they are defending people, when really they’re just insulting and bullying a woman who clearly doesn’t understand ADD/ADHD. I understand that Ms. Hopkins feels that it is the diagnosis de jour, and perhaps it is, but I don’t think she understands what it really is. She also feels that having a diagnosis is an excuse for students not to do work, to take it easy, or to not take…
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I am a Geek
Most of you are now saying something along the lines of, “Well…duh…” I am, if nothing else, proud of my geekery. I know things like the fact that today is Neil Gaiman’s birthday and screw up on the dates of a good friend’s birthday even though my friend makes me smile more often than not. I love crime shows, anime, science fiction. I adore fantasy, Christmas movies, and toys. I listen to every kind of music except country and yodelling (I really do think they’re somewhat related). Among my adoration for rock, hip hop, and rap, I even have a peculiar love for spoofs and unique sounds like dubstep violin…
