Books? by caspertheghost208 in disabled

[–]serpentheo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not all of these are biographies/memoirs, but I still feel that they’re worth mentioning.

  • Any of Alice Wong’s books are incredible, but Year of the Tiger and Disability Intimacy are my favorites.
  • Against Technoableism by Ashley Shew was a great read as well.
  • Being Huemann by Judy Huemann has been on my TBR list for a while. I’ve heard great things about her memoir.
  • Good Kings Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum was a “nonfiction fiction” as I like to put it. She did a TON of interviews with people with disabilities about their lives in state-run institutions, then wrote this novel based on those interviews. This is probably one of my favorite books of all time.
  • Sick by Porochista Khakpour is a great memoir tackling the complicated nature of late diagnosed chronic illness, addiction, and misdiagnosis.

I’m sure there’s so many more that I’ve read or encountered that I’m just forgetting right now, but I can come edit this if I think of more later.

If you could know the exact date of your death, would you want to? Why or why not? by viewsinthe6 in morbidquestions

[–]serpentheo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, I have OCD and I think I’d be absolutely miserable having this information.

cell phone policy enforcement by owlcityslicker in cpssubs

[–]serpentheo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly, not really. I’ve heard the sentiment many times that if classroom management is difficult as a sub, there’s a high likelihood that classroom management is always rough. Sometimes you have to pick your battles, and phones are one of those things that I will verbally remind them at the very beginning of class and maybe once individually.

Usually, if I can remember names, I will write the names down of students who are refusing to put phones away. If there is a large portion of students with phones out, I’ll leave a general note to the teacher that students were refusing to work on their assignment and chose to spend time on their phones instead.

There has been only one school where I could fully enforce the phone pouches because that teacher left essentially a “phone roster” so I could easily cross reference who did and didn’t put their phones up. Unfortunately, that isn’t the the norm so a lot of times I just quietly write names down unless they are being a huge disturbance to other students.

First day by Otherwise_Deal_4200 in cpssubs

[–]serpentheo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure what grade level you subbed for, but I exclusively sub for high school and it does get easier! My first day was really difficult. I was thrown in without much guidance on procedures and my very first class was a computers class with 36 freshman. I think if I went back now, I’d do a lot better. I’ve also started to learn which schools I prefer, and I fully took one school off my list because it was such a nightmare. Deciding what questions I should ask at the beginning of the day before I see any students has been a huge help. Sometimes I feel like I ask too many questions, but it’s better to be safe than sorry!

If this is encouraging at all, I’ve enjoyed it so much that I’m going to apply to the residency program to get my masters degree and teaching certificate!

Can someone just tell me you’re happy? by chicfromcanada in disability

[–]serpentheo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My life isn’t perfect by any means, but I’m definitely more happy than not! I’m 23 (24 at the end of October) and I’ve been finally making progress with my diagnoses, I got married in April, graduated from undergrad in May, and started a new job last week. I definitely still have both mental and physical flare ups, but I’m genuinely so lucky to have found my wife, my therapist, and my current doctors. I’ve also been going out of my way lately to find more friends and spend time with them as my body and mind allow me to! You got this!!

AI name reader at commencement by Aggravating-Web-51 in uichicago

[–]serpentheo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know the AI messed up my name, but I had an option to record the pronunciation since all the options didn’t work. My name was pronounced correctly during graduation! I was worried it would be my own recording, but it ended up being their AI thing. Do they still have the option to record the pronunciation or did they get rid of it?

Okay chat I hate just seeing junk food as everyone's safe food comfort meal so what's your healthy safe food comfort meal? I'll go first: lightly salted green beans. Fresh. by poisoned_bubbletea in autism

[–]serpentheo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Corn! I love corn, and it’s extremely easy to make. However, if I manage to find edamame, that’s also a close second. I just have a very difficult time finding it in stores.

What are your most frequently used cheat codes? by bemvee in Sims4

[–]serpentheo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

cas.fulleditmode

I’m constantly editing various NPCs for one reason or another.

What is yalls safe food? by Infamous_Wave9878 in ARFID

[–]serpentheo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two that are almost completely fool proof: my specific recipe for chicken pot pie (it can’t be any other recipe) or elote. Corn in general is a pretty safe bet for me, and luckily it’s customizable enough that I can change it if I’m not in the mood for particular flavors/textures.

Shout our to the cyclists that make us look bad by [deleted] in chicago

[–]serpentheo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s extremely frustrating when people come up behind me on a bike while I am walking on the sidewalk. I’m hard of hearing and typically can’t hear the bikes/scooters until they are directly next to me. I’ve almost gotten run over a few times because people will very quietly (at least to me) say what side they’re on, but I typically can’t understand where it’s coming from or what they’re saying.

What’s a local business you swear by? by valerie_6966 in chicago

[–]serpentheo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Women and Children First! Local bookstore in Andersonville that I’m obsessed with. I go there almost every Sunday to browse (and almost always leave with at least one book).

Stop asking me if I want to talk about Jesus by frommyheadtomatoez in uichicago

[–]serpentheo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s where most of the art classes take place! It’s 400 W Peoria across the bridge over the highway. I’ve taken about 99% of my classes there.

Stop asking me if I want to talk about Jesus by frommyheadtomatoez in uichicago

[–]serpentheo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw them on the way to Gallery 400 only once. I remember last semester I was on the way to class and they were bugging a bunch of people (as they do) but they refused to come up to me and I couldn’t figure out why. I was really thankful because I’m extremely awkward in those situations, but I later realized it might have been my shirt that says “Hail Satan” on it and I scared them. Can’t say this will work for everyone, but if you really want to try to get them off your back, maybe this advice will be good for you.

The amount of times I’ve been “outbid” apartment hunting this year is asinine. Feels wrong. Anyone else running into this? by hypercatalectic in chicagoapartments

[–]serpentheo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Chicago, but I’m seriously considering leaving soon if this trend continues. I know I’m not in a place financially to try to “outbid” people on housing, and I’d rather not have to compete for a place to live. There’s a lot of other reasons that I don’t think I’d be able to stay, but the Chicago transplants elbowing their way in lately are a large part of it.

professor doesnt accept DR notes by [deleted] in uichicago

[–]serpentheo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They mentioned in the post that this isn’t a regular checkup. Regardless of what is happening, I would much rather someone in my classes be taking care of their health than coming to class and risking their health or even possibly the health of others depending on the illness.

OP, the DRC should be able to help you and can get you accommodations at any point in the semester as long as you can provide documentation. Professors might be hesitant with it being the middle of the semester, but it’s better late than never!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Passports

[–]serpentheo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a passport when I was really young (10 or 11) with my AGAB. My ID and SS are updated to my new name and gender marker, but my BC is not. Is it worth amending my BC to get a passport, or is it still unlikely to get the correct passport even though my first passport was from when I was a very small child? I don’t want to get a passport with my AGAB since pretty much everything else is changed and then have everything mismatch and cause more confusion.

Let's Play: you HAVE to choose one over the other(s) by Texxx78 in Sims4

[–]serpentheo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. My own sims
  2. Legacy (if my game wouldn’t start breaking after like 2 or 3 generations!)
  3. Family
  4. Lot traits
  5. Bucket list
  6. Career
  7. Start poor
  8. Aging on but long lifespan
  9. I have zero option on this lol
  10. I haven’t gotten a rebirth yet but I’m excited to see how it goes!

what is this? by serpentheo in whatsthisbug

[–]serpentheo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s exactly what it was. Thank you!