Alexithymia Defied

A story about a French Bulldog.

Thank you to ever yone who had to deal with my crazy self whilst I made this! I am so proud of this piece but I'm even happier that it's finally done!

Heat stroke

Aspiration pneumonia

Lifelong allergies

Lifelong breathing through a straw or tiny pinholes due to a narrow windpipe or extremely small nostrils

Regular regurgitation and vomiting

Chronic diarrhea

Paralysis

Bladder or bowel incontinence

Joint injuries

Corneal ulcers

Chronic facial fold infections

Chronic tail fold infections

And more, often starting by age 1 or 2. These dogs are often grateful when they are intubated for surgery and will stay awake with a breathing tube down their throat for an hour after we could have removed the tube in another dog. It is so sad to see a dog who wants to play and be silly and clownish and happy be sidelined or struggle or get hurt because of the limitations humans have created in their bodies. Or so sad to see an owner unable to treat their dog because they have spent so much money on their health problems already.

audio jacks have become pretty much obsolete. Headphones that aren’t sensory hell are often expensive. If someone playing stuff out loud in a public area pisses you off while not being anything explicit/illegal. It’s a you problem, my friend. If you think good headphones should be easy to afford, buy yourself a pair of noise-cancelling ones

It’s antisocial and incredibly rude and offensive to do that. The point of public spaces is that we all have to occupy it and share it, and we all have to try to get by. No one is entitled to dominating the public spaces.

I have earbuds and listen to my music or podcast or video in a way that does not disrupt or intrude on others who are not me and do not want to watch or listen to what I do. Even with that, and with the volume up, other people’s music and videos blasting out loud can counter that. And it often does.

What if people get seriously overstimulated and need to not be overwhelmed by thoughtless assholes around them, to provide a counterexample to yours.

The number of people doing it are not the specific ridiculous example you brought up.

When I say that this is antisocial, I am not using that lightly or incorrectly. Actions like that damage the already frayed social contract and are incredibly selfish. It shows that they do not care about or think about literally anyone else around them, that only what they want to do is what matters.

happy 20 year anniversary of Neil banging out the tunes!

though every rat is special, it's a wonderful and unusual thing for their accomplishments to be remembered and cherished by so many people so many years later. we're all so fortunate to know about the rat who banged out the tunes!

thank you to all the people who sent me reference photos of their beloved rats for this piece!!! credits under the cut!

I'm married and I have a RealID drivers license. Will this be accepted as proof of US Citizenship?

NO. With the exception of 5 states (NY, WA, VT, MI, MN). Your Real ID will not be accepted as proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

Will my birth certificate provide proof, even though it shows my maiden name?

NO. Proof of citizenship cannot be verified by your birth certificate if the name does not match.

Will my marriage license provide this proof if I bring it with my birth certificate and RealID?

NO. Since marriage licenses do not specify citizenship you would need to bring a passport or active military ID with papers.

I'm already registered to vote. I'm I guaranteed that I won't have to re-register?

NO. As the bill currently stands, there is no requirement to notifiy you if your name is removed from existing registration database." End ID.]

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Believe it or not, the situation is actually a little worse than this.

In the 5 listed states (Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, & Washington) you can get an "enhanced" drivers license, which counts as proof of citizenship. Just a regular driver's license from one of these states won't be sufficient to allow you to vote under the SAVE Act.

No subscription. Just program.

On your computer. You got to use it forever and ever and never had to worry about it going away.

Because it was physically on your computer. As a program. That you actually owned. Not because you got it separately, but because it was a standard inclusion with your computer.

I'm sorry but I'll just never get over it. I remember when companies cared about their products being usable out of the box. I remember when our things belonged to us.

damn near every time I mention im working on a fic or piece of fanart, he gasps in hopeful anticipation and asks "tamatoa and heihei?!" and he always acts bitterly disappointed