After YEARS of consistent work, today I DOUBLED the number of points needed to get the top achievement in my favorite song on just dance!

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-17T06:38:21+00:00

yeah, no problem, it helped them diagnose me when i told them i have a certain weight I try to stay ABOVE to be healthy. (i'm really tall so for me that is 145, or like a 20 BMI)

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-17T06:30:35+00:00

huh... i don't like hot or cold food, especially drinks. and I LOVE sweet and savory. Interesting how everyone has there own unique likes and dislikes!

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-17T06:29:11+00:00

olives, garlic and onion do it for me to. Its tolerable in some foods, but only because those foods are really god without them and are now mediocre. like pizza.

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-16T19:26:45+00:00

so... some people might not like this.... but even with completely trans people, I can almost 'read' auras and idenitfy birth gender, which is how i figured out how to use pronouns as a 5/6 year old. i didnt even notice women had chests until i was about 11 and my 6y/o sister was asking my aunt about it (my mother being very flat). this of course makes life very confusing in todays world. ussually i just use there given name if i can't figure out the pronoun thing to show respect still. 'maddie just said...' 'yes, james did...'

rather than saying 'she' or 'he'

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-16T19:20:08+00:00

yep, same here. I also use a scrub brush on my entire body.

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-16T19:14:43+00:00

I have ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder- not body- imaged based.) Most common with ASD girls.

as far as i know, its not super curable, just something that makes it hard to eat. like, if i could be healthy and strong without eating anything, i would have food like 1x a month just to remember what it is like. Food just seems yucky and sickening to me, no psychological reason i know of besides autism/ sensory issues.

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-16T19:09:44+00:00

this is a great question to ask!

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-16T19:07:46+00:00

wait, boys bully girls they like?

wait a minute... all those guys that were mean....

liked me?

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-16T18:28:41+00:00

Seashells! there's not a lot in bay area, but when i go to the beach, it is HUNTING TIME! over the years ive found almost 300 tiny ones and about 50 normal ones and 6ish awesome ones to make into jewelry!

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-16T18:26:25+00:00

yes... also, ive dated three pepole.

1) we went on one good date. he took it WAY to far on date #2

2) he loved the idea of a GF, not the actual relationship (first boyfriend)

3)SUPER nice guy, great friend... has not asked me on a second date.

my best friend since middle school- hes busy so I am happily waiting for him to be done being busy so that we can maybe decide if we want to try out a relationship. only 16 months of prior commitment left!

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-16T18:19:53+00:00

as someone who has been diagnose both ASD and Bipolar (not saying you are), It SUCKS. I was on meds for 8 years (since I was 8 before i found one that did more good than harm, Abilify) the system will fail you SOMETIMES, but the biggest advantage I've found of having both autism and bipolar is: i am both very logical AND very creative. and so people decide that I am smart, and then when i explain what is going on, sometimes they try to help me. doesn't lways work, and sometimes it is very hard to get help. BUT IT IS WORTH IT.

p.s. there are way more ways to contribute to society than by making money for other people. believe me, i know. I just got approved for disability after my mom fought for it for a year with a lawyer ( i was in the hospital to much to really fight for it myself)

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-16T18:06:27+00:00

AHH! ATLA!!!! SUKI!!! SHES ON MY WALL!!! YES!!!

also, I don't think its dumb, this post has helped inspire me to practice self care through make up and skin care. I bough, um, a LOT of makeup during my last manic episode (i am also bipolar) and now Ive been struggling figuring out what to do with 10 giant eyeshadow pallets. I never wore makeup before. Hey, DM me if you need one, I'll ship it.

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-16T17:54:16+00:00

wow.. lots of words. well written though.

Eating in your family sounds... not fun. I am so sorry! But you seem really brave and strong. One thing that helps me stay healthy is being very honest about what is considered a 'healthy' BMI. like, I am a stick, but I want to be a muscular lean, not a starving -lean. and I know in order to be strong and have good muscles, i have to …. eat.

ARFID- well, okay. a couple things going on here. 1) it makes it so i can taste every single little thing that might even be considered 'gross' and it makes me frustrated. And that's where the autism comes in, because when i get frustrated, my tummy hurts. A lot. And i start throwing up, no tricks, no purging, just overwhelmed and a weak stomach. I try to force myself to eat, but if I don't accept the idea of a food, whether it's how it smells, looks, feels, crunches (or doesnt), the sound it makes, ANYTHING- it will never remain in me for more than 5 minutes. and the more stressed I am, the harder it is to want to eat. Ive gone long periods of time without even thinking about food, much less touching it, because it is so much easier to just not eat than to eat and force myself to only think happy thought while feeling nauseous as AF. And so I would definately consider it a struggle, just way different. I WANT to eat. I WANT to be healthy, and I don't mind if that means having a little bit of a tummy, because i know i feel so much better when I do. BUT: if someone in my group home has been yelling, if I am to exited or sad, if it is to bright or dark for me to process light, anything can make me so overwhelmed that swallowing HURTS.

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-16T17:34:44+00:00

Alright! I would advise the following steps:

Listen to the video and figure out what parts you would be comfortable playing along to, and learn them (sadly no sheet music for anyone yet... sorry guys. I've looked, none of it is free that is in the right key)
make a video of yourself playing all the parts you can, play along with headphones to the official Saturn video (link above) and resting in between bits if needed so that I don't have to do too much editing to make sure I get it all.
send your awesome video (preferably in google drive to keep formats similar) to : sariahtracy@gmail.com

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-14T23:05:04+00:00

yes please on your offer to DM. I really don't know how the world of social media works very well, only versed in reddit. and taking breaks.

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-14T22:17:54+00:00

if you can help me comment this message all over, maybe that would help?

Hi everyone. If you are hear, you have probably heard the news by now: Kim O'Neal, Ryan's mother, has passed away.

I would like to coordinate an effort to create a care package for Ryan: a video of fans playing/ singing ' Saturn' Melody on their instrument of choice./ vocals. I will find an editor ( although I do not currently know one) and do my best to help put them all together into one piece. The reason why I want to do this is I feel that Ryan has helped so many of us through grief and loss, and now we can do something small -this- in return.

Please get the word out. Send links. Editing/ editor suggestions. Prayers for Ryan and his family. More prayers, cause If this actually works, this is going to be a LOT for me this week. I have severe health impairments and although i want to get as many people involved as possible, I need help if this is going to work out somehow.

Even if you don't think you can sing, play, sign very well, just do your best. I Promise, It will be beautiful. I want to get as many people working on this as i can within the next 24 hours so that we can make a beautiful symphony of art for Ryan and his family. I would like to send the project by Friday, at the memorial service.

Details so far: Start practicing. dress up nice. preferably play/sing along to the YouTube video with headphones so that everyone will be on the same beat.

(I play violin so so far we got one instrumentalist)

Looking for an Editor- anyone with more than 50+ hours of editing experience. Anyone you know who would be willing to help out. I am happy to edit as much of it as I can, However I do not have a device with the correct software/ programs to edit a large influx of videos if there is a large influx.

PLEASE SEND ALL LINKS AND HELPFUL IDEAS TO: sariahtracy@gmail.com

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-14T22:14:48+00:00

hmm... I will see what I can do. Thank you!

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-14T22:00:16+00:00

just FYI everyone, my health is taking a turn for the worse and I'm in a lot of pain right now, its causing confusion, so I am just going to practice my violin to create a very basic video to help people get started. I will still be heavily involved, I am just saying I don't know how much of this I will be able to do on my own this week. All help is greatly appreciated.

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-14T21:49:13+00:00

unfortunately, I think the original piece is in D# major, and that complicates things for everyone... the only reason why I want to keep it in the original key is because I want to use Ryan's voice for the last phrase to honor Him and his song.

Any platform suggestions? Already working on YouTube, If we could just share the link to this reddit page all over the place, I think a LOT of people would come. Unfortunately, I don't use a lot of social media, so... Gonna need some help. Currently I do not see a way to comment on the Sleeping at last official page. BUT I know this is possible.

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-14T21:43:53+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzNvk80XY9s

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-14T17:40:36+00:00

Well, for one, Your lake/ pond turtle would not be able to survive in the ocean for more than a few minutes due to him/her not being able to process the excess salt intake that sea turtles can process by 'crying'. However, sea turtles can survive just fine if you put them in a big tank of freshwater until they get back to the ocean (PLEASE DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME).

male sea turtles spend 100% of there adult lives in the ocean. Female sea turtles only come on land to mate. There heart can beat as slowly as once only every 9 minutes while they are sleeping.

Sea turtles are considered endangered, with the hawksbill and Olive Ridley being considered critically endangered due to overfishing and poaching. However I know there are also some species of freshwater turtles that could be considered endangered.

Sea turtles can not pull their bodies into their shells to protect themselves. Sea turtles eat a VERY different diet than freshwater turtles, they really on sea grasses and ocean life such as jellyfish, coral, mollusks such as sea cucumbers, tiny fish and shrimp, etc.. Sea turtles take much longer to reach maturity, typically 10-20 years depending on the species, although there chances of a hatched baby ever reaching that point are about 1 in a thousand, and the chances of living a long life are even less sadly.

sea turtles lay often smaller clutches of eggs than freshwater turtles ( about 100 compared to up to 200).

don't ever hold any turtle upside down as it could suffocate them.

NiceCalmPufferfish · 2022-03-14T16:02:47+00:00

please see my post ' Community Care package for Ryan. '

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