theTransparentHand

To people quacking the trendy phrase "sitting is the new smoking": no it bloody well isn't. Sloppy metaphors both indicate and lead to sloppy thinking.

I had no idea. Happy birthday!!
Hugs!!

Depiction of Cthulhu embroidered in green, red, purple, pink, and black cotton floss, and grey silk, on a dark blue linen background.

A couple of hours of progress on Cthulhu. Slow going, but I'm enjoying this. Not working to a planned design. I guess this is a sort of weird sampler. =D

Embroidered depiction of Cthulhu in greens with magenta wings and various shades of pink flames.

Work in progress. Vaguely Cthulhu: freehand embroidery with cotton floss on a linen background. Mostly very tight couching stitches and split stitches.

Handsome!

I think you're fantastic. I get the not understanding being wanted. I always get confused: surely you mean somebody else. Also, I'm clueless with social cues. Flirting? Totally lost.
*Hugs*

Image of a small grey butterfly with spotted wings and a blue body.

Saw this gorgeous butterfly today:

*hugs*

Ugh.

'Ultimate' does not mean 'best'.

It'll be The Cats of Ulthar all over again!

Is this ThicCthulhu?

Rawr! Welcome to the Light Side, lol

...all the whole masking like my life depended on it. Turns out, my life depends on my NOT masking and burning myself out. I'm doing better: health is very good, physically recovering brilliantly, brain is ON as ever, but still wading through a lingering burnout.

It usually takes me a while to figure out what I'm feeling, and it's kind of taken months for this to hit me. It's grief and burnout for me. Heart attack, getting revived, another attack, open heart surgery, and all the whole pushing myself to get back to work and be indestructible...

I've experienced this lately. Actually, it's been a while coming. Is it regression, or is it your entire being rising up in revolt and saying "dude, enough is enough"? Maybe they're indistinguishable. My entire self is keeping me in check.

Image of deity Chaac in silk thread on black canvas.

I think I'm finished with my Chaac embroidery.

Also, this abstract is good:
www.media.mit.edu/publications...

YouTube video by Fran Blanche Are We All Losing Our Minds???

In case you haven't seen this, here's an interesting perspective on 'deskilling':
youtu.be/e38p4FlXcmI?...

I wonder at people who say either thing. Attempt to appear supportive? Attempt to shut down what one is saying? My reply is a flat 'no' in either case. Foolishness.

Also, sending hugs.

/2:
I have only a very few friends. Social interactions can be difficult. Autism is part of that. Growing up on ranches and cow camps 50 miles from nearest neighbours contributed to that. I can mask better now, but I do that far less these days...

I thought it might be like this for me, that I'd be more comfortable socialising because I work from home now instead of commuting to the office daily. Alas, no. I'm still not all that comfortable socialising... Unless it's with folks with whom I'm comfortable socialising

And I somehow read that as 'the Kardashians'.

So tired.

Big hugs to you.

Thank you!

Embroidered depiction of Mayan deity Chaac in many colours, silk thread on cotton canvas

Progress on Chaac.
Almost done maybe. Still feeling my way through this. Don't want to over-work it.

I find guys' hands very attractive. Also wrists. Calves. It depends on the guy, but yeah. I'm pretty awkward, lol.

Skoal!

I hope you like Montana. Beautiful state.

I understand that. I'm still digging around to see if I can find something. Research challenge!

This is tough. I've found quite exactly fitting that description yet, but I'll keep looking