sinsboldly
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| bizarre wrote: | | sinsboldly wrote: | | bizarre wrote: | | aylissa wrote: | | I started this thread on Aspergian Elder Council, and would like to see things people have learned over the years, be they simple or complicated, mundane or philosophical. |
There really is an Aspergian Elder Council? Someone mentioned it before, but i
thought it was a joke. What is the Aspergian Elder Council if you don' mind me asking? |
no, we don't mind you asking.
Merle |
Oh i see, its some kind of a clique. |
no, more of an experiment, bunnies aren't in a clique when they get hair spray sprayed into their eyes, are they?
sorry, didn't mean to be mysterious or exclusionary, Bizarre, it just isn't my story to tell.
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Prof_Pretorius
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Huuummpph, another bloody mystery.
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SeriousGirl
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Prof_Pretorius wrote: | | Huuummpph, another bloody mystery. |
Tickle her and make her tell, Prof! 
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MsTriste
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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I've learned that I am completely unable to convince anybody to anything.
So now I just say what I'm doing and tell the other person, and if they want to join me, they can. |
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MsTriste
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| SeriousGirl wrote: | | Volunteer. When I was in college I volunteered to help handicapped people and ended up meeting my husband through those connections. I worked with a guy named Randy who had cerebral palsy and would read his longer sophomore English assignments to him since he had a hard time keeping still. It was through him that I met my future husband. |
I second that.
Volunteering is a fabulous way to do a number of great things:
1. It looks GREAT on your resume
2. People LOVE you regardless, because you're giving yourself for free!
3. You can leave any time you want!
4. You can figure out if a certain area is something you're interested in. Like a hospital.
Lastly, I have ONE friend, and I met him when I was volunteering. Just a coincidence, but still.... |
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MsTriste
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| SeriousGirl wrote: | | Prof_Pretorius wrote: | | Huuummpph, another bloody mystery. |
Tickle her and make her tell, Prof! |
I don't know that I even have the url anymore.
Hold on...I'll go look for it...nope, can't find it.
Another member started it, and it did well until it got flamed by somebody from Intensity Squared. It's no secret. |
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MsTriste
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Wait 30 minutes before hitting 'send' or 'submit' button if you're in a bad mood.
Or even over night. |
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sinsboldly
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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| aylissa wrote: | | SeriousGirl wrote: | | Prof_Pretorius wrote: | | Huuummpph, another bloody mystery. |
Tickle her and make her tell, Prof! |
I don't know that I even have the url anymore.
Hold on...I'll go look for it...nope, can't find it.
Another member started it, and it did well until it got flamed by somebody from Intensity Squared. It's no secret. |
Here it is, Lyssa, it was great while it lasted.
AEC |
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MsTriste
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If you buy a house that's a fixer-upper because it's cheap, intending to spend the time and money to fix it up, you won't. It's not worth buying a house if you know you need to do a lot of work on it.
I'm hating learning this lesson as we try to fix up our fixer-upper to sell. |
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SeriousGirl
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What is Intensity Squared?
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MsTriste
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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A forum started by an ex-WP member named SB2. It is at intensitysquared.com
It is an aspie forum for adults with NO RULES. Flaming, trolls, fighting are encouraged. |
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MsTriste
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| You can get a lot more money from your used textbooks if you sell them on Amazon than if you try to sell them at your school's buyback thing. |
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BazzaMcKenzie
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:11 pm Post subject: Re: Operating Instructions |
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| bizarre wrote: | | aylissa wrote: | | I started this thread on Aspergian Elder Council, and would like to see things people have learned over the years, be they simple or complicated, mundane or philosophical. |
There really is an Aspergian Elder Council? Someone mentioned it before, but i
thought it was a joke. What is the Aspergian Elder Council if you don' mind me asking? |
have a look here
http://www2.phpbb-host.com/phpbb/index.php?mforum=cerebro
not a clique but not much activity though
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Prof_Pretorius
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If you get cornered into having a conversation with an NT you won't see again, the following works quite well. Do not try this with fellow employees.
Interview them like you were doing it on TV. Ask them about themselves. NT's LOVE to talk about themselves. Once they start nattering away, just ask 'really?' when they pause, or exclaim 'wow !' This works jolly good for hair cutters. I went for my quarterly trim and the young lady had wot I would call a goth style to her hair. I asked her about this, and said really and wow for the next twenty minutes while I got my trim. Worked like a charm.
Never do this with fellow employees, or they will mistakenly think you're actually fascinated by their humdrum life, and will seek you out to jabber at, thus making a bloody nuisance of themselves.
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lostartist
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| SeriousGirl wrote: | I didn't need to make friends when I was a kid. My mother made them all for me.  |
That's me!  My Mom made my "friends" for me, too, by befriending all the neighbors. |
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