About Me

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. Of course, when am I not thinking, lol. I'm always pondering something. The other day I sat down and wrote a little about the influence my grandparents had on me as a child. I didn't post it in here so don't go looking for it. Anyway, I'm…

How about a break from the normal for a moment whilst I write a theme entry.What were the three happiest moments in your life? Do they have anything in common?The three happiest moments in my life, that's an easy one for me. The first I would have to say would be my very first marching…

Hubby's laptop needs it's ass kicked. He has this old Compaq laptop that's like 6 years old. It's still a great little laptop but it's getting funny about booting sometimes. Sometimes you have to take out the drive and/or battery and put it back in. Unplug it and plug it back in, tonight it boote...

I've always been afraid of being home alone though, even before the time I started feeling like a target, before I started getting teased in school and stuff. The way my mom talked about how I shouldn't let anyone know I was home alone, and I should never open the door for anyone. I learned…

It was my Junior year in high school that I really realized I had something wrong with me socially. I ran away from home fairly early into my Junior year. When I was returned home I was switched to a private Christian school. It was one of those schools where you had to go in…

I got an e-mail from my dad this morning. Apparently yesterday was my little half brother's birthday. I didn't even remember to be honest, I knew it was sometime in September, but I didn't remember when. When you're not allowed to see your sibling for a few years eventually you just kind of give ...

Just some thoughts going through my head tonight. I don't feel like this is finished, it doesn't have good continuity. I may or may not revise it in the future.I've realized today that I really like who I am. I like being the mysterious, gothic looking girl that no one understands. It feels like,...

A tiny, insignificant voicelost in a sea of voices.One small, insignificant facelost in a sea of faces.Ignored...hated...violatedYou watched, you saw,yet you turned away,pretended not to seeStripped of my dignity...my prideRight there, right in front of youWhy?Why did you pretend not to see?Why d...

(Note, if you've been reading my OD for any length of time a lot of this is going to be repetitive so you may or may not want to skip it.) :)I happened across this speech last night. It’s a speech given by Carolyn Baird on February 16, 2000, on the topic of Asperger’s Syndrome…

"THE SKIN: Tactile sensitivity is probably the reason that so many autistic children are regarded as 'lacking emotional reciprocity'. However there are ways to touch even the most sensitive child without making the alarm bells ring. Never touch any autistic person without first announcing your in...