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Christmas. It's complex.

hello computer Christmas. What is Christmas? Webster’s dictionary defines it as; a Christian feast on December 25 or among some Eastern Orthodox Christians on January 7 that commemorates the birth of Christ and is usually observed as a legal holiday I was raised Catholic but I found religion to

Video Games and anxiety revisited

hello computer Back in August I was having some trouble with anxiety and I wondered if gaming could help? There are all sorts of therapies that people find helpful these days. Art, music, ceramics, drawing, getting out into nature and wild swimming. But gaming? This week various media outlets reported

How I'm trying to avoid being eaten by zombies in the apocalypse.

How I'm trying to avoid being eaten by zombies in the apocalypse.

hello computer The world has ended. I’m no longer needed. 2020 has shown me that in the apocalypse I’m not going to be a tv star. I’m going to be written off in the opening episode. I find it incredibly hard to “always look on the bright

Journaling as a way to record and let go

Journaling as a way to record and let go

hello computer Hello there. Good week? Another tough one? Anything going on? I’ve spent time this week thinking about the past, present and future. I’m happy to announce I’ve solved time travel and I am out of this year. Cya pals! phwush … If only right? A year

I just want you to be happy

I just want you to be happy

hello friend hello computer Hello there. Are you ok? I’m not. Everything is getting worse. It would be strange, to me, if you were alright given everything that is going on. Remember that it is ok to not be ok, to cry, scream, punch a pillow or feel. If

The chatty adventures of Mr Robot aka language and autism

The chatty adventures of Mr Robot aka language and autism

hello computer Hey. Hi. Hello there. How are you? Am I asking because I am genuinely interested or am I doing protocol? As an autistic person words are complex. You have to read between the lines a lot of the time and I find that complex when someone is speaking

Do I have the energy to be autistic for life?

hello computer I’m cycling along and my brain is running complex way finding and human tracking algorithms to find the best paths through crowds. It’s like one of those scenes from a spy film where they’re using face tracking technology to find the bad guy in a