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Intro/Looking for Friends
About Me
I’ve been on DreamWidth since around November 2010, largely moving blogging operations here since LJ seems to be a ghost-town, where I’ve been active since January 2006 (and I cross-post to both my blogs), along with my Blogspot account “The Autistic Gamer” (http://theautisticgamer.blogspot.com). I’m in my late thirties, and have various interests such as gaming and reading (and I sometimes watch streaming television, though I’m a bit apathetic towards regular network television).
I am, of course, autistic, having received the classic diagnosis as an infant, although it was upgraded to high-functioning autism in junior high (though I didn’t really begin to embrace my autistic personality until a few years into college, since it really, really affects most facets of my life). I don’t particularly care for the label of Asperger’s given Hans Asperger’s shady history, and I have occasional jousts with the family I still live with, being somewhat reluctant to move out due to things like codependency.
Gaming-wise, I mostly play and review Japanese RPGs (along with the occasional Western RPG), and may write a gaming-related editorial once in a blue moon, and give updates at times of what I’m currently playing and what’s in my backlog (which has luckily been shrinking in recent time).
Reading-wise, I mostly read fantasy and science-fiction (and am rereading The Wheel of Time books in prep for the Amazon Prime series), and post reviews of those when I finish them. Sometimes I read other books in between series, most recently Factfulness by the late Hans Rosling.
Politically, I’m center-right, though I’m very, very apathetic towards American politics (and oppose Jeffersonian philosophy on the grounds that every human is unique and incomparable to others), to the point where I actually give more attention to other countries’ politics, especially when the subject has more significant gray area, such as Canada, Mexico, Britain, and Germany, and rarely post about the topic except to say I voted, how, and why. My favorite history book is probably A People’s History of the United States by the late Howard Zinn.
Religiously I’m somewhat centrist, and current attend an Episcopalian church. However, I believe mankind will be saved mostly through nonreligious effort, and that one needs not be Christian or part of a specific religion or denomination for salvation. My favorite book on religion is A People’s History of Christianity by Diana Butler Bass.
Sexually, I’m genderfluid, bisexual, and aromantic, but being autistic comes well above those labels.
Another interest is doing anthropomorphic art, although I’ve tried to limit my involvement in the furry fandom given some unfortunate experiences, and while I do have various anthro characters, I’m a human first and foremost.
Next year, I’m most looking forward to the Steam Deck handheld (unless it becomes hard to find like the PlayStation 5, which I’ve occasionally tried to look for albeit too late, and there are many Steam games I’d like to play but can’t due to my antediluvian computer), and the films Dune: Part Two and Turning Red (of course).
Whom I’m Looking For
Friends who share my political apathy and maybe have one or more things in common. I’m a bit liberal about whom I allow to read my blog, and try to keep an open mind.
I’ve been on DreamWidth since around November 2010, largely moving blogging operations here since LJ seems to be a ghost-town, where I’ve been active since January 2006 (and I cross-post to both my blogs), along with my Blogspot account “The Autistic Gamer” (http://theautisticgamer.blogspot.com). I’m in my late thirties, and have various interests such as gaming and reading (and I sometimes watch streaming television, though I’m a bit apathetic towards regular network television).
I am, of course, autistic, having received the classic diagnosis as an infant, although it was upgraded to high-functioning autism in junior high (though I didn’t really begin to embrace my autistic personality until a few years into college, since it really, really affects most facets of my life). I don’t particularly care for the label of Asperger’s given Hans Asperger’s shady history, and I have occasional jousts with the family I still live with, being somewhat reluctant to move out due to things like codependency.
Gaming-wise, I mostly play and review Japanese RPGs (along with the occasional Western RPG), and may write a gaming-related editorial once in a blue moon, and give updates at times of what I’m currently playing and what’s in my backlog (which has luckily been shrinking in recent time).
Reading-wise, I mostly read fantasy and science-fiction (and am rereading The Wheel of Time books in prep for the Amazon Prime series), and post reviews of those when I finish them. Sometimes I read other books in between series, most recently Factfulness by the late Hans Rosling.
Politically, I’m center-right, though I’m very, very apathetic towards American politics (and oppose Jeffersonian philosophy on the grounds that every human is unique and incomparable to others), to the point where I actually give more attention to other countries’ politics, especially when the subject has more significant gray area, such as Canada, Mexico, Britain, and Germany, and rarely post about the topic except to say I voted, how, and why. My favorite history book is probably A People’s History of the United States by the late Howard Zinn.
Religiously I’m somewhat centrist, and current attend an Episcopalian church. However, I believe mankind will be saved mostly through nonreligious effort, and that one needs not be Christian or part of a specific religion or denomination for salvation. My favorite book on religion is A People’s History of Christianity by Diana Butler Bass.
Sexually, I’m genderfluid, bisexual, and aromantic, but being autistic comes well above those labels.
Another interest is doing anthropomorphic art, although I’ve tried to limit my involvement in the furry fandom given some unfortunate experiences, and while I do have various anthro characters, I’m a human first and foremost.
Next year, I’m most looking forward to the Steam Deck handheld (unless it becomes hard to find like the PlayStation 5, which I’ve occasionally tried to look for albeit too late, and there are many Steam games I’d like to play but can’t due to my antediluvian computer), and the films Dune: Part Two and Turning Red (of course).
Whom I’m Looking For
Friends who share my political apathy and maybe have one or more things in common. I’m a bit liberal about whom I allow to read my blog, and try to keep an open mind.
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