I have a pretty consistent internal voice, but I have partial aphantasia as I can’t “picture” things. I think/remember in sensations and words. My best friend for years was an art student, and she was profoundly confused by me not having images in my head the way she did.

I have my glasses slightly grey tinted as well as transitions lenses, and that helps for me. Is that an option for you?

That’s really smart! I’ve never heard of a cat that could use a knob before.

How does he open doors? I’d love to hear more 🙂

My partner said that he wasn’t honestly surprised, but if it helped to get a diagnosis he was with me all the way. He’s been super supportive and helped me find things that help with overstimulation.

That made me think of a quote from Temple Grandin that seems to sum up my experience with being autistic - “I identify more with what I do than with how I feel”. It seems like that might be the same for you?

I really loved Woo, partially because the show really takes the time to get into how she gets around things like sensory issues. She’s a savant, which is rare.

I can say that my weighted blanket is one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever gotten. The full body pressure helps me relax and keeps me feeling connected to my body - I didn’t realize how much I disconnected when anxious until I got it

Rabbits, pro wrestling, voice actors. Nothing too crazy.

It’s better to have a pair, because rabbits are very very social animals. A lone bunny can get bored, anxious, and very very destructive. The trade off is that the pair may not be as cuddly and attentive to their owner as a lone bunny, but they will be immeasurably happier.

Cats are predators, and rabbits are prey animals. You can have cats and rabbits together but it’s not recommended - it takes less than a second for Kitty to go from “this is a friend” to “this is dinner”, or for BunBun to literally kick the guts out of its former pal. Same thing with dogs; bunnies can and will end up on the wrong end of the prey instinct and can either get destroyed or end up dead of shock/fright. And people are not fast enough to keep these things from happening in 99% of cases.

Side note: some people keep rabbits and guinea pigs together. This is a terrible idea because even though their diets and habits are similar, guinea pigs carry bacteria in their guts that can absolutely fuck up a bunny.

They are gorgeous! I hope you find a perfect bun (or two, they are usually happier in pairs and two buns is about the same amount of work as one)!

That’s disappointing!

I don’t, mostly because my apartment doesn’t allow animals. I very much want one though! What kind of bun are you getting?

Rabbits. Rabbits are fuckin’ awesome. Did you know they don’t have paw pads like cats and dogs? There’s just fur there, which means they have less traction on slick surfaces. They can be taught to use a litterbox, too !

They also have such different personalities from cats and dogs. Netherland dwarf bunnies are twenty pounds of bunny in a 2 pound body. They’re crazy energetic and need plenty of space even though they’re tiny. The bigger a bunny gets the more chill they generally are, but the bigger the bun the more likely there will be issues with their back or other joints as they get older.

Isn’t Tony Montana (or someone claiming to be him) one of the heisters in Payday 2? Maybe it ties to that?

Yep. I have light and sound sensitivity to the point I wear earplugs at work at all times, and I have certain sensitivities to textures (both food and touch). I’m grateful I don’t have temperature sensitivities, although my lack of reaction to cold temps is its own problem.

What I mean by all this is everyone’s sensitivities are different even if they can overlap with someone else’s. My light sensitivity may be less or more severe than someone else but we still share the base of it.

I’ve been playing Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and I’m in love. This feels like a perfect bridge between Yakuza 6 and Like a Dragon. The play styles for fighting feel really clean and are actually fun, compared to some of the fight styles in earlier games.

I don’t know about spoiling enjoyment per se, but I do recommend at least playing 6. It sounds like you’ve already gotten through the early games. Are you enjoying yourself, or are you burning out on it?

This, absolutely. The claw catcher is my jam.

That’s me. I will get “stuck” on something for hours and hours and suddenly it’s 12 midnight and I should have been in bed 2 hours ago. I just… Can’t pull myself away from it.