@GossiTheDog and a friendly preemptive reminder to, uh, long term members of our happy mastodon community: if the first thing you say to someone who’s come is “you’re a bad person for not coming sooner!” they’re going to delete their account and tell everyone else not to bother trying

We went to check on Odin while the mold exterminators work. He is so incredibly relieved we still exist after not seeing us for almost 24 hours. He’ll spend another night with my in-laws before he’s cleared to come back after the cleaning. #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon

SNOWDIN 2: SNOW HARDER

this is the perfect snow; crisp and fluffy, deep enough to play in but not deep enough to be a huge problem. Odin found it a lot more fun than a light dusting.

it also stuck to the back of his legs by the metric ton.

#dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #snow #amsterdam #netherlands

new weather unlocked: it’s snowing hard but I can also clearly see the full moon in the blue sky.

psychology literature on autism is all so cringe.

"90% of autistic people are men" 100% of us can't believe you've fallen for this self-fulfilling diagnostic issue. ... and 90% of us wear striped knee socks.

"a few autistic people are so high-functioning that they even manage to hold down a job" we are holding down the entire science and tech economy, Clarence.

"a defining characteristic of autism is a lack of desire to share interests with others and a deficiency in theory of mind" I think the issue might be that you have never once spoken to a single autistic person as if YOU possess theory of mind, Karen. Now, the doors have been locked for your convenience, and my six hour presentation on obscure writing systems may commence.

Now that we’re home, we were able to dig up a provisional leash that surely will last a few days until we can get a heavy-duty one. And I think I’ll institute a policy of replacing it every year for Christmas, because “it’ll last your dog’s whole life” wasn’t measured against Odins

The two days of not being able to use his halter were difficult because he wasn’t getting his usual sensory feedback and wasn’t aware of how much harder he was pulling me around.

#dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon

nonbinary form of fiance /fiancee: