Fact #604
The location of the Fountain of Youth is in fact known, but the secret is closely guarded by the BBC and all the actors in Doctor Who. Particularly Paul McGann.
Better Late Than Never
never not reblog
So, Will Smith rapped on The Graham Norton Show again tonight. And DJ Jazzy Jeff was there. And Alfonso Ribeiro did The Carlton Dance. It was a joy to behold.
(Source: bromines)
adventurerscelebrationgathering:
Tell ‘em.
I dedicate this little number to all those who like to say Disney princesses are nothing but passive, submissive, and horrible role models.
Bless this post.
Agreed.
Tourettes Awareness Month: watch this interview with the awesome Jess Thom, also know as Tourettes Hero lots of info and a positive message.
We did a post about weighted blankets that Jess mentioned, there is also info about the idea of using a wrist strap for a phone when having involuntary tics and details of Jess’ book “Welcome to Biscuit Land”:
Please click below
help me out internet (tw: violence)
I have no idea how to find non-ableist, non-horrible resources (or even people to talk to) about dealing with violence perpetrated by autistic family members. My brother is 15 and he hits and squeezes and it’s fucking with my head and I feel super alone because I feel like when I look for help, all I find is toxic anti-autism bullshit
or stuff that only frames it as “People who are violent are abusers” (my brother isn’t being abusive, he’s 15 and he freaks out and his brain sucks at dealing with frustration)
or stuff that says “Most autistic people are not violent, violence is not correlated with autism”
which like YEAH but also like, that’s not helpful to hear when my brother is leaving bruises on people’s arms because of unavoidable disruptions in his routine, which is violent and does have to do with him being autistic.
Seriously, I would really like to talk about/think about/read about this with people whose politics with regard to disability aren’t fucked up, but I feel like I’ve seen nothing and don’t know how to find anything.
(if you wanna signal boost, do it)
Signal boosting.
Undirected labelled graph of doom
With the way my mind works, I am almost always playing The Six Degrees of Separation in my head. And british actors are the worst for kicking me into overdrive.
This would be my superpower, if I was a lame super hero (looks down at legs to emphasise the pun, there).
There has to be some way I can use these powers for good.
Right?
Quilts and Queers: Don’t laugh at my uh… uh…. aphasia
Chronic pain sufferers often have anomic aphasia - times when they can’t remember certain words or use the wrong word while speaking.
I have this, and it’s damn frustrating.
I can express myself perfectly in writing, but ask me where my car is and I might…
This has been happening to me for a while now. The other day I described hail stones as “small balls of ice raining and bouncing off the ground. Not shingles.”
i don’t understand how people stop watching shows because something happens that they don’t like or they don’t like how it’s going
like
if i start a show i’m in it until the end
in sickness and in health
till death or discontinuation do us part
man, i 1000% understand where you’re coming from
BUT
Glee
oh yeah fuck glee
House. I thought I was in it till the end, but then season 6 happened.
I left when season 6 happened and came back for the finale
My hat tips off to you! I couldn’t even do that cos I knew how it ended and didn’t have the heart to watch it.
i don’t understand how people stop watching shows because something happens that they don’t like or they don’t like how it’s going
like
if i start a show i’m in it until the end
in sickness and in health
till death or discontinuation do us part
man, i 1000% understand where you’re coming from
BUT
Glee
oh yeah fuck glee
House. I thought I was in it till the end, but then season 6 happened.
One time I went shopping for shirts and suits, but then I found the most beautiful pair of socks and I thought, “I just have to buy this”. So when I did, and I was at the counter, the cashier told me, “You can get another pair of socks for a half off since we’re having a special sale.” So I did, I went and got another pair of socks and then they told me, this time, that if I buy another pair of socks, I’ll get another pair of socks for free…And so I bought another socks to get another pair of socks for free and they told me again that if I buy another pair of socks, this time, they’ll let me have two pairs of socks for free. And I did. So by the end of the day, I had bought about 7 pairs of socks and no new suits or shirts. And I thought to myself, “This is my life now. Spending money on socks.
— Benedict Cumberbatch, excerpt from Neigh magazine (via galifianafuck)
i am reminded that english is a flawed language every time I am forced to use “that that” in a sentence
don’t forget “had had”
View Larger Here’s a funny story: (it’s not that funny to be honest) December 2011, the christmas after I’d got into Sherlock, there was a brand new advert on the telly for Liverpool One.
Now, I don’t actually like Liverpool One, but that’s neither here nor there. But I recognised the voice on the advert, but I couldn’t quite place it, so I went to trusty Youtube to try and find out who it is.
It didn’t say. And then I forgot allll about it
Until december 2012, when the exact same advert was on again. By this time, i was fully fledged fan of Cumberbatch!Sherlock and Cabin Pressure, so I sort of recognised the voice, but in such a way I wondered whether it was just my imagination.
Maybe I’d watched too much Sherlock and listened to Molokai one too many times that week. But I went on to Youtube, found that exact same video and after realising I was the first and only commenter on there, left again.
You can see what happened a few hours after that.
But NOW, well, the other day, I saw Liverpool One had a twitter, and thought, That’s my chance to ask them just so that if I die tomorrow, (yesterday), I’ll die knowing at least on more unimportant detail that has since niggled in my head by not knowing for all of that time up to then.
So, I asked them. As you can see.
And I finally found the difinitive answer.
It IS Cumberbatch on the Liverpool One advert.
Now all I need to know is the funny story behind All About You being a cover under the name of Man Down Under on iTunes, and I can die a knowledgable woman.
Thank you.
RADAR Key to be relaunched
The RADAR key scheme has just been reviewed on the BBC ouch blog. It also subtly mentions that RADAR key is getting a relaunch this year (2013). The RADAR key scheme is administered by Disability Rights UK (formed through the merger of Disability Alliance, National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) and The Royal Association for Disability Rights – Radar). There are few details yet on their website about what the relaunch entails. The reasons cited are the number of fake keys on the market. The RADAR key is obviously a good income source for the charity, and every fake key means they are losing revenue with which to advertise and administer the scheme. There is also the frustration and bad publicity for the scheme when someone finds they have been sold a fake key that does not work. If you look on ebay, Amazon or google you can find many fake keys. There are even unscrupulous online retailers who sell them, without always making it obvious in the listing that they are not selling genuine RADAR keys. Some people choose to buy the fakes because they are £2-3 cheaper, but personally it does not seem worth taking the risk!
Electronic RADAR keys
An electronic entry fob. Could this be the future of the RADAR key?
A key that could not be faked would be welcomed. If the key is to be relaunched with a more complicated mechanism or one that is harder to copy, I would guess that it will have some sort of electronic element to it. Any change to the key itself would mean the locks would have to be changed on 9000 toilets and that would cause uproar for the many cash strapped disability organisations, businesses and Councils that own the toilets.
I think they will introduce some sort of ‘disability oyster card’ or an electronic entry fob to supplement the existing key. An electronic pass card or key fob that will work on all new toilets, The mechanism could be retro fitted to existing toilets as and when they are refurbished. This would mean that existing users can still use the keys they have in most toilets and a card or ‘disability key fob’ would be reasonably cheap to produce. I doubt they will distribute them free to existing owners though, they are probably hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions in circulation.
Easier to Use – A more ‘Accessible’ RADAR Key!
The old keys are quite big and heavy. They are difficult to turn for people with arthritis or poor grip. The existing locks being frequently used and having secure 5-lever mortice locks, can get very stiff to turn. The large headed keys have helped a bit with this but an almost ‘contactless’ key would obviously be a huge improvement for accessibility. I assume the ideal would be to have the new electronic RADAR key electrically open the existing locks so that people who only have old keys could still use them. Perhaps they will operate a tandem scheme for a number of years until the old locks are all gone replaced.
How exactly will the new scheme work and what about existing key owners?
How the new scheme and keys will work for new and existing key owners needs to made clear as soon as possible as it leaves a lot of uncertainty for people who want to buy a key now, or for retailers like myself who have purchased them for sale. I will update this blog as soon as I know more. If you have any ideas or insider knowledge (!) please leave a comment below the post.
Source and more info about RADAR :
I like the idea!
I’m not too fond of paying out for a new key, though. I’ve only had this one a year. And I’m a cheap person.
