Oh yeah, and I should mention as an autist I have had my fair share of meltdowns. In fact, when I started researching autism it’s the first thing that made me immediately recognize I am autistic as I, over my entire life, have had some glorious meltdowns. From other people’s perspectives it probably just looks…

and I know it. Frankly, I’m happy to spend January ranting about my imperfections. That’s something I’ve noticed about people on the spectrum, they can critique a person a thing, including themselves, both “positive” and “negative”, with (generally speaking) much more objectivity than a neurotypical. We’re describing facts and observations, not judgements one way or…

That’s ironic. As I was typing the hammer solenoid on my IBM Wheelwriter II went out. Tried to repair it myself today, but couldn’t get to one of the screws, so I’m taking it to Ace Typewriter tomorrow or Friday afternoon. So sad. I’m back to doing this the old school school way, via a…