Notices by Hell's Kitchen Bitches! 🦮🔥 (pawpower@mastodon.social)

Half way through the semester we need to change classrooms. This new one is accessed by a back gate and a maze of paths, none of which are straight or connect on right angles. These paths are strewn with piles of construction materials, frequently necessitating detours. Getting to class was tricky but when we left to go to the car Callisto was like "no worries, I gotchu!" And she did. Navigated the twisty pathways, around clutter and out the gate without any input or help from me! 🦮💖🌝🥰

@Fragglemuppet @NicksWorld Oatly or so delicious are my 2 favorite brands but Ben and Jerry also has some dairy free options. I believe So delicious has a line of dairy free ice cream sweetened with stevia so if you can't have that you need to read labels with that brand.

@Fragglemuppet @NicksWorld It is in the ice cream aisle here we have Win Dixie, dunno if y'all do but thats where I bought mine.

Woke up to discover that it was an arctic 70 degrees outside! I don't think it's been this cold since April. So I worked out in my side yard while the sun rose and it was really nice to just get out there and feel the sun and wind against my skin. Now it's time to collect the ladies and head back outside again! Today involves some decluttering, finally baking my apple pie and preparing a bunch of veggies for tomorrow's crockpot curry lunch. I hope everyone enjoys their day!

@NicksWorld No worries I approved your follow request so we should be good! Have a fantastic day.

@NicksWorld I even have oat milk vanilla bean ice cream for on top once it comes out the oven

@Fragglemuppet Today my interpretr brought me a surprise candy bar when she went in to pay for gas. Yt was yummy.

In Deaf culture we are VERY MUCH fans of the "long good-bye." Meaning if an event ends at 8, we're still in the parking lot at 8:15. Phoenix does not believe in the long good-bye. We stand up, the group slowly starts shuffling toward the door and Phoenix is gone! Out the door weaving me through the parking lot and someone gets appointed to chase me down and bring me back! Happens every time, you'd think I'd remember.

The Deafblind adventure continues! It started raining and the walkways at this place are all slippery wood. With the occasional Cyprus root sticking out for fun and novelty! Phoenix is earning her bones! The air is basically water! My crocs and feet are covered with mud, and my clothes are stuck to my sweaty skin. But I had so much fun climbing around and feeling old tools! Plus the food! And now that I've filled my water bottle with delicious, fresh made iced tea, we're heading back to NOLA!

I was explaining to a local friend tonight about the Tadoma, which is a technique used in the late 1800s and early 1900s to teach people who are deafblind to read lips. It involves putting your thumb and fingers on the lips and nose of the speaker. Then I said you know like Callisto when she comes charging at me (while I'm seated) and then bounces against my leg with her throat and chest against my thigh, and barks at the same time that's full body Tadoma.

After putting the quiche in the oven, I was commandeered by the snuggle patrol for compulsory Sunday snuggles on the porch swing. Refilling my cup, This is the life! 🐦🔥🩷

Filed under "I do not get paid enough for this shit" explaining nicely and with a straight face that while I'm sure the intention was good when you make braille signs for a blind student, they need to be tactile. No, visual braille made with an ink printer may have the same patterns as physical braille but as it is not TACTILE, it isn't .... readable for blind folks which is why braille even exists! I'm going to go walk into the sea now.

Yay my atlas arrived! This is really cool because I've never actually seen a map of Canada before! All the braille maps here are of the United States because that's where we are so that's where most of the companies focus there manufacturing of maps. It was really cool to actually see a map of Canada and plot out all the different cities where my friends live and the places that I've been! My Atlas has resource maps, elevation maps, climate maps it is really cool! Edited to add a picture

@chris Yep, when I decided to get a new phone, I went onto Amazon and bought a new wallet case right away because my old one would not fit with the new phone and yesterday as soon as it came out out of the box, into the wallet case it went, and I am so happy! The wallet detaches from the case so at home I only carry my phone, but when I go out, I just attach the wallet and off I go. It is great because I am very forgetful otherwise.

Lammas is in 8 days. Traditionally on Lammas I bake bread as part of my celebration and ritual. So, Mastodon, especially witches of Mastodon, give me your favorite bread ideas. I think last year was zucchini bread. It can either be a quick bread like that or a yeast-based bread. Also usually the full moon before a Sabbat I make the ritual candle, but this last full moon was midweek during convention so it didn't happen. Not sure what I'm going to do, perhaps make it during the waxing moon

@chris Awww I'm sorry. I hope you can rest and feel better soon.

Wow, I get no peace tonight. Do I? 🎾🌝💖

@hellomiakoda @gocu54 @cub80_appleby If a person has caused harm in their lifetime, the fact that they have died, does not automatically excuse or mitigate that harm or pardon their behavior. It is difficult to hear people that we love or admire be denigrated, but not everyone feels the same way about an individual.

@gocu54 @hellomiakoda @cub80_appleby But see everyone's opinion is different, you are saying it's acceptable to do it to Chris Benoit but not the Hulk. We are not all the hero's in everyone's story. You justify it for one person and not the next guy, that's Hypocrisy

One of my biggest pet peeves when watching people with dogs is when people say things like "go away!" Example, person has food, dog is being a pest, person says "no go away." Unless you have trained "go away" as a cue under multiple types of distance, duration, distraction etc etc... the dog does not understand Go away! Actually tell them what they *can* do. Lie down, sit, kennel... Give them an actual task to complete. Also this shit is not the dog's fault. Thank you for coming to my ted Talk.