Notices by artsyhonker aka Kathryn (artsyhonker@mastodon.art), page 3

My blog about books and such
https://discursiveanomalies.com/

My urban exploration blog
https://topoiforthought.wordpress.com/

My big book of small moods
https://relationshipstatues.com/

My sketches of untenable ideas
https://longersky.com/

My only source of income atm
https://www.patreon.com/sargoth

Spouse is so averse to interacting with medical systems at all now, "all they do is tell me I'm fat," he says.

I'm sympathetic, I'm fat too, but also I've had to badger him for MONTHS to get him to schedule routine blood tests for a med he's on, and to chase up his autism referral. Even for these things he's sure "they're just going to yell at me for being fat."

If fat people are less healthy? This is why. It's not being fat, it's systemic institutional fatphobia.

How can we encourage people to use the image description feature as much as possible without unduly shaming people for whom writing them is too hard? I would especially appreciate your input if you are one of those who have difficulties using the image description feature. - 3/3

Because new people come to fedi all the time it's worth repeating that it's a function that exists that's beneficial to many, but it also comes off as nagging at best, and shaming at worst - 2/3

I know the conversation around image captioning often takes on harsh tones. For many it's a simple thing to do that greatly increases the experience of people who use screen readers, among others, and it's something I'd encourage people to do if they can. But it's also true that writing them isn't very accessible - 1/3

If, like me, you do not have time and skill to make your own clothes, nor executive function to take them to be altered, and you want to wear skirts and dresses with pockets, you might consider eShakti.com as a source of clothing.

I also use them because I am a non-standard size and getting clothes that fit me in charity shops is impossible. They have a wide range of sizes and automatically alter to height; they also do custom sizing for a smol fee.

"Pigeons, to me, were always signs of hope..."

@artsyhonker has set my poem to music.

http://artsyhonker.net/pigeons/

Dear medical types,

When I say I eat a reasonably healthy diet and get reasonable amounts of exercise, please believe me.

I know what my weight would be like if I didn't exercise much, because I have my father as an example, and he makes me look slim.

And I know what I would look like if I didn't eat vegetables *or* exercise, because my uncle makes my father look slim.

Yes, I am obese.

I'm doing *really well* given my genetics, though.

New, free, CC by-SA sheet music by me, with words by that @marnanel :

http://artsyhonker.net/pigeons/

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so many amazing artists down at #merveilles.town, damn! And it's quite easy to 'browse' their work via their own tags:

https://merveilles.town/about/more

+ their public timeline is their local one: https://merveilles.town/public

Hivemind! Send me your favourite public domain lullabies: tunes, or texts, or both.

It's For A Thing.