Lol. Going through a similar thing. Socialising too much can make me run down too. It sounds like youre also a bit unwell though, which is something that is more likely to happen when youre over extending.

Nights have just started getting longer here and days colder, so im feeling down which could be the light, and a little sick which could be the cold, but I also have to keep reminding myself I am on this training course on wednesdays which isnt training per se but a group of 35 of us having structured discussions about topics in our fields for 8 hours under the guidance of a ‘coach’, who really teaches us nothing at all - we are teaching each other which is a trend in my field at the moment and it irks the hell out of me. Participation is expected and I need to keep imagining what optimistic dribble my sunny, positive boss would say in this situation and then say it myself in order to look like im engaging and not give myself away as nuerodivergent and a bit cynical 😆

Its good youre aware of it possibly being due to your autism, make sure you rest up. My course is until february, its only one day a week but its right in the middle of the week and it really leaves me feeling shit, exhausted and a bit stressed, so im not punishing myself for feeling like I need to withdraw from other social activities for a little while to recover.

It is, but we have a tendency to decorate it with kindling over here

Fires (i live in london)

autism_intro? You arent someones first attempt at a bot are you?

I got forced into getting rid of loads of stuff when I ended up homeless and sofa surfing for a while. When I got my own place again I really like not having heaps of junk ill never use and have tried to keep my home minimal since. Obviously I have stuff, but I try to really think about what I 1) buy, do I really need or want it, and 2) keep.

Congrats on the job, sounds fun!

Watchy, it was a pain to get started as I ended up with a v2 and the docs only apply for the v3 but I figured it out in the end

Made a webcam, programmed an e ink wrist watch to make it look sexy (notosans), and about to finish the last novel in le guins hainish cycle

Danced? Jesus this feels like an overachievement to me 😅 not even joking, I feel so fucking uncomfortable dancing in public

Its sire levels of humour here

As a brit id say blimey they got it spot on

I used to. It was curable via exposure for me. Had to do it at work a lot and just got used to it.

Lol, yes, it can feel like everyone has it sometimes as you just always seem to find each other without trying.

Awesome. Funny as hell. Wish I’d seen it in person!

It used to be ‘chelmsford average’ when I was a kid

From working in a youth centre, it seems like sterotypes arent as big a thing as they used to be and have all kind of blended together. The only term I ever hear along those kind of lines is road man which the kids use as a general term for anyone who breaks the law or is in a gang (im in london, the definitions could probably alter slightly outside of the city). Nowadays they seem to find identity and categorisation in their sexual orientation, skin colour or cultural heritage, and nuerodivergence instead of stereotypes.

I dont even personify people. Headline made me laugh though

Speak to them about putting the rent up just enough to pay for a cleaner to come in once or twice a week? I used to rent out rooms and it was an unpleasant situation for me too

It looked fun, we didnt actually join though wer just happened to be skating at clapham common

Thats a joke right? fighting urge to answer this literally in case of a woosh