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I'm sorry for basically disappearing and not writing shit.

But I'm in that phase of summer where I work super hard and I party super hard.

And I worked and partied so hard that I activated all my health problems at once, so now I'm back on crutches with a wrist brace.

And this afternoon I'm going on vacation with my friends. We're going to a park (normal stuff in the evening, pool stuff the rest of the day). And the day after I have work and the day after I'm in my dad's city with my brothers. I see my bed once a week.

#health #culoace #zorries

So, about Italy.

Right now government is pushing changes to the constitution that would give them control of our justice system (to semplify in the grossest way). They say they are putting it as a move to make sure that mafia has less of a hold on it, but...well...*respectfully looks at the mafia middle-men in government*. Also, we don't really want another dictatorship in here, and with the chockhold they have on media (propaganda goes brrrrr) and the escalation of violence...it's not looking so good guys! *praige*

People in the military have been given the ability to vote outside their city of residence, but students have an hard time getting the same slip of paper, which means that everyone who is pursuing a degree (most students have to move, people in the marginalized south most of all, to study) will probably not vote. This of course favours those that want this stuff to pass (the far-right government, but it's not like the left has put up much of a fight sice it benefits them too).

You heard me: we are having a referendum! A way for us to directly vote on a bill!

But the bill is vague (so that they can put as many nasty details as they want later) and most of the older generation (they inform themselves via the news that are manipulated and have given the idea that the left is violent and the right to be followed without question for the sake of a strong front against an enemy) is going to vote YES in total ignorance,

I'm scared.

It's not the first time.

But still, I'm scared. It feels like we are slipping in a past we had fought hard to leave behind. Our constitution, that was specifically made to make a state that is, at its core, anti-fascist, is not enough to protect us, maybe never has been.

I hope. And hope has claws and teeth.

#politica italiana #italian politics #culoace #far right #politics

This summer there was an autistic kid with us, at the pool, and his communication assistant was having a hard time convincing him to join the other children in the shade (and away from the pool while the instructor was on break).

He seemed overwhelmed and crouched, stimming an awful lot.

I tried crouching too and suggesting different stims that would allow to get out of the position, showing them on myself.

I worried that sounds were a factor, so I covered my ears and then tapped on them with my palms, as if turning sound on and off, since I didn't have anything to offer him (like headphones).

Then for an instant I completely forgot what I was doing and slapped my ears a bit stronger because that was feeling quite nice.

The kid gets like...grounded, totally focused on me, which makes me in turn totally focused on him. He holds my wrists and says "you shouldn't do that, you're hurting yourself". And in my mind I was like 'fuck kid, you're right!'. Instead I said "Let's get out of the sun, dude. Thank you".

And we went to eat crackers.

10/10 interaction

-2 points for feeling like I was five

Totally cool little dude, though

#autism #body stimming #auditory processing disorder #culoace #work

For security reasons, we now have doors that do not have normal locks. The more your try to open them by regular lock-picking, the more you close them.

What mother didn't consider, is that me and my brothers are now completely unable to close our goddamn doors.

I feel like she should have expected that

#mother #culoace

I have this close friend.

We both show affection by teasing, problem is: I can't be teased for shit!

You tell me I'm stupid? I believe that your level of intelligence is neutral, has no moral value and no practical value unless you plan on discovering the cure to cancer or something. Also I actually am stupid. Did I ever tell you my IQ is 78? Yeah, got that tested at like six, man. Mother was floored.

You tell me I'm ugly? Same as above. Also I can't distinguish between beautiful people and ugly people. Some I realize do not adhere to the standards, but you can never know.

You tell me I'm weak? I'll just fight you. Nobody wants that.

Does all this get in the way of my teasing? No. I choose one thing that the other person cares about on a superficial level (I'm not a bully) and use that.

Result:

Friend has lots of fun being with me, but if we are in close quarters for more than three hours she starts planning my murder

#culoace #friendship #teasing

Two birds flew inside my aunt's house from a window and couldn't get out.

I searched for the six years old in me, caught them with my bare hands and politely shower them the window.

Poor pigeons were incredibly scared.

Fortunately I was able to not hurt them.

#culoace

Me, who is a woman most of the time, calls my friend: "HI!"

Dido: "Oh, it's Theodore! Hi!"

Me: "How the fuck do you know?!?"

Dido: "Dude..."

Me: "I'm so nervous and I don't even know why!"

Dido: "You went back to being a woman like...three hours ago"

Me, switches my posture and voice: "Oh, fuck, you're right!"

Walk towards my friend while on the phone with her. We're like 5m apart

Dido: "Oh, I see you. Gaia?"

Me: "Uhm"

Dido: "...why are you in your binder?"

#culoace #dido #genderfluid

One bed trope but we're used to sleeping together so she just threatened to kick me out of bed if I sprawl like a starfish or try to fold her in my sleep

#culoace #Dido #one bed trope