Christine Malec

Just another periodic squirt of gratitude for all you lovely alt text writers. As a Blind person you send me slices of the world I'd never otherwise have, insects, mushrooms, birds, cats, graffiti, landscapes, glimpses into your homes or your art, and not because you have to or are paid to, just cause you choose to. You are the resistance.

🎧 YouTube link to the recording of NASA's first virtual event targeted for the Blind and Low Vision Community. This two hour presentation is about the SLS rocket tests for the rockets that power the Artimis space craft. There’s a never before heard excerpt of conversation between astronauts on the far side of the moon, audio described video of a launch, some hard science, and a great panel discussion about space, astronomy and accessibility. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG1RC_9_MAo

Mastodonians, I'm going to be trapped in Nanaimo BC between Oct. 7 and 13 visiting in-laws who have narrow lives, don't like each other, and watch a lot of TV. As a Blind person even just going out for a walk on my own is more stressful than relaxing. I'm looking for rescue plans, to connect with folk who might want to walk or hike, who know about any live music or music jams, or who I could claim to be acquainted with on social media and want to meet in person for a coffee. If the stars align I'll get away to the mainland to spend Saturday and Sunday with my brother, but would love to find sanity saving escape strategies for an hour or 3 at a time on other days.  No ax murderers please.

@farah@beige.party I see neo-Paganism that way but I'm not a scholar.

@cassana@the-crossroads-inn.com @rhamphorhynchus@mastodon.nz @funkula@goblin.camp @purplepadma@beige.party I'm a fan of the glass harmonica. My colleague and I are trying to work a grant angle to bring two players/builders to teach and perform in Toronto. Research suggests there isn't a glass harmonica in Canada. Does anyone know differently?

@Ronnie@mastodon.social No problem, so long as you'll go pee for me.

@DXMacGuffin@metalhead.club I read it a long time ago and don't remember that, so it may be the sin of lying we're dealing with, but if the fart into the trumpet did happen, I think we'd have to go with bean gluttony combined with JazzFlatulence, the latter having been defined by Pope Corpulent VI

@barubary@infosec.exchange No, emojes have little built in alt texts, like, "winking face" or "Woman doing a cartwheel," and you can generally set your screen reader to not speak punctuation or caps. Camel case is always appreciated though, #AltTextWritersRock

@cassana@the-crossroads-inn.com @rhamphorhynchus@mastodon.nz @funkula@goblin.camp @purplepadma@beige.party Thank you, will follow up.

@gikkt@wandering.shop If you have in-laws, ... it's from them. It's a classic passive/aggressive in-law move.

@cyberquixote@infosec.exchange I feel that even a few brief words is better than nothing if you don't have capacity, but don't feel shit about it if you miss sometimes.

@davidcelis@xoxo.zone Well done!

@ami_angelwings@urusai.social Borratt: "My wife make this cheese. She make it with milk from her tit."

@the_etrain@beige.party Well? Who's falt is that?

@RantingCanuck@mstdn.ca Wow, that's class1 assholery.

@TheBreadmonkey@beige.party Oh what a waft of fresh, flower-scented air. Thank you for that. I try to live this, friendly and outgoing to strangers, open and engageable. It's not hard, and it's its own reward. See how I got all the 's right there?

@corbden@defcon.social Wishing peace and safety for you

@LibertyForward1@beige.party He's such a professional. He knew to put me facing the corner so I could stare morosely into my own soul.

@MamasPinkyToe@mastodon.world And if you're a cat it's sculking.

@MamasPinkyToe@mastodon.world That's not what I use it for ...

@dillyd@turtleisland.social Okay, been loving these, but now my entire body clenched with clench! Eek!

@petes_bread_eqn_xls@mastodo.neoliber.al Yes, it's all about the framing. Related, I'm a busker in the subway and yesterday after 2 hours of singing I was leaving, and one of the staff I passed stopped me and told me that my voice calmed her. When things got chaotic she would listen to me and feel better. Wow was that a compliment I enjoyed. Be the peace we want to see in the world.

@adhdeanasl@beige.party OMG how excited are you? I'm throwing you a chew toy.

@GeePawHill@mastodon.social Keep up the good wichy work!

@LALegault@newsie.social You tell'm! Jerks. Why can't people just be friendly or silent?

@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social One of my top 3 "never saw them live" concert regrets.

@GrimmReality@beige.party It's only delicious if it's a songbird.

@LALegault@newsie.social It's also an assisted living device for blind people living independantly; I use it daily to increase my self-reliance in ways I never thought possible. I understand the context but I can't refuse a tool that offers me so much freedom.

@adhdeanasl@beige.party If you don't mind talking shop, can you give examples of concepts that don't translate well into ASL and might be re-interpretted?

@xxv@mastodon.social OMG lucky kid!

@merlinwisdom@mastodon.social Sometimes I say to my placid, chilled, literal-minded, delightful partner, "You wouldn't last 5 minutes in here."

@adhdeanasl@beige.party How do you have enough shelves?

@WrenArcher@beige.party Teehee! I just came back from my first ever "public screening of a film in the park" night, many hundreds of folk, watching Oh Brother Where Art Thou! It was fantastic! It's been so long since I'd seen it that it was fun to laugh at the stuff I'd forgotten.

Okay so does anyone else insert cotton swabs deep into your ear and experience transitory but intense bliss? I know it's wrong, and please don't distress me with examples of how, just let me savor the bliss. p.s. My Dr. always says my ears look great on the inside.

@anon_opin@mastodon.social Wow! This is true! I got feedback on early stories from someone who was more or less an expert on the place and period my stories were set in. We had an ongoing, incredibly fruitful correspondence that helped me immeasurably in writing the book that the stories were a prequel to. I've never heard this experience mirrored, so thanks. And now that I think about it, I did get welcome feedback on spelling etc. I guess it's an uncommonly engaged audience.

@WahFo@meow.social You're evil!

“Free As a Bird,” Good Lovelies cover. New strings and an absurdly profitable afternoon at my favourite subway station. Thanks generous Torontonians! Could have done well without the prayer card in my case though; drug pushing is probably illegal in the TTC. And yet, I was tickled by the single, wrapped hard candy. https://www.patreon.com/ChristineMalec/posts/free-as-bird-164595813?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

@Mrfunkedude@beige.party Yeah! Like when your space suit is low on oxygen your pal can give you some of hers from her space suit. Oh, do I read too much sci-fi? Maybe.

@NanoRaptor@bitbang.social Great question! Do song lyrics count? I'd be flush!

@anon_opin@mastodon.social Or maybe the pages should be called sheets of flexible flat muscle tissue. Hmm, nope don't think that'll work.

@futurebird@sauropods.win I hope lots of teachers are thinking the way you do.

@LALegault@newsie.social With respect, I don't appreciate being called a dummy with no skills because I use a tool that improves my self-reliance daily. I'm sorry to part digital ways because I really appreciate most of your posts, but being flip about the lived experience of someone who is doing their best living with a serious disability isn't helpful for me to encounter on my timeline. Keep up the good fight against gread and evil.

@donni@mastodon.social You always have the option to be arested. Hmm, or perhaps you've already tried that.

@bmoore123@tweesecake.social Unfortunately the rich ass holes way above your pay grade clearly aren't as trusting as you.

@adhdeanasl@beige.party I have a little singing gig in a few weeks and I was asked to submit my lyrics for the ASL Interpreter. I know you probably don't know, but do you think the interpreter will Sign Sing, I guess I mean by that, give special cadence to the signs, draw some out or emote or something? Still not fluent on what sign singing is, but excited that I'll be translated; is that the right word?

@Anomnomnomaly@beige.party I have been having fantastic sex lately though...

@actuallybunny@sunny.garden Oh my gosh, this is so poigniant and lovely and aching. Sending all of my hopes that she comes home to your arms soon. Until then, keep your heart mind and life open, that will help her find you.

@maxleibman@beige.party Is your tummy upset again?

@rk@mastodon.well.com I think there should be a custom ring tone that yells out, "OVER HERE STUPID!"