Progress not perfection

like, an actual interaction I have had with friends many times:

me: god i’m so tired

friend: yeah me too, i fell asleep at 2! when did you fall asleep?

me: oh, like 11, but it doesn’t really matter haha

friend: hmm, i think I’m more tired than you

Me: oh I haven't gotten any rest this entire week

Friend: but you only have one line (talking about me not being in a lot of scenes this play)

Me: I'm disabled...

like, an actual interaction I have had with friends many times:

me: god i’m so tired

friend: yeah me too, i fell asleep at 2! when did you fall asleep?

me: oh, like 11, but it doesn’t really matter haha

friend: hmm, i think I’m more tired than you

interaction I have had

with friends many times:

19/05/2026 Jean-Luc Picard @SpaceDadSupport Incoming Transmission…

19/05/2026 Doctor Beverly Crusher @SpaceDocMom Incoming Transmission…

I had a stroke in 2022 & now have acquired dyslexia and already had auditory processing disorder + dyscalculia as an autistic person. So, I met up with some acquaintances from undergrad (knew me before the incident) and they called me stupid & an r-slur as a joke when I struggled to read the menu.

I said, “that’s not fucking funny dude, don’t say that shit. Doesn’t help that I could have died, too”. So the main guy went, “Oh, sorry, braindead then” and I ended up just leaving and blocking all of them. Wtf are your problems???

This is anti brain injury/damage, and something I sadly relate to a lot as a fellow stroke survivor. It's horrible that those people felt so comfortable being so undeniably ableist, and I'm glad they're not in your life anymore because you absolutely deserve better!

It's actually stroke awareness month this month (along with many other celebratory and awareness months) and it's a good time to do some research if anyone reading this has never really encountered much information about strokes and stroke survivors - don't be like these dickheads

Strokes are traumatic, life-altering, and could happen to anyone regardless of age, sex, or perceived health. It's always good practice to manage your risks (especially if you're already at a higher risk of having one) and you can always get check-ups on things like blood pressure if you're already in the doctor's office for something else - some people even buy their own kit to regularly check for themselves

Stroke.org's page on Stroke Awareness Month (link)

Managing Risk (link)

*doom music starts to play* I actually kindof like scheduling these kinds of appointments now...

but seriously Fellas, don't forget to schedule a pap smear every couple of years just in case. If you still have a cervix you can still get cervical cancer. ilu

it'd be a shame if this...

Olympic National Park Travel Poster, digital artwork based on an acrylic plein air painting I made near the top of High Ridge Trail last summer.

if everyone masked up, disabled people wouldn’t have to risk our lives and health to engage in our communities. the risk is significantly reduced for everyone involved. but if disabled people are the only ones still masking, we are the ones actively risking our lives and health to interact outside of our homes. if we even leave the safety of our homes to begin with. we are always the ones on the front line being sacrificed so that everyone else can live their lives “like normal again.”