Hello friends, I’ve been busy with work and school lately and I’ve been thinking a lot about the future. I’m considering my options when it comes to moving out - and have been actively looking at apartments for the past few weeks - although it will still be a little while before I properly move … Continue reading Schedule Update + Break
Category: Off-Topic
Dutch Liberation Day
I never paid much attention during history class. I still regularly tell an anecdote that during one of my years in high school I had two hours of history as my only two classes of the day, so I got into the habit of skipping those. It was an hour from home to school, which … Continue reading Dutch Liberation Day
Anime & Autism
As someone who fell completely and utterly in love with anime not long before I got my autism diagnosis, I think it’s fair to say that watching anime causes autism. Pack up the research folks, it’s not vaccines that cause autism, but it’s the consumption of anime as a medium that causes autism. We’ve cracked … Continue reading Anime & Autism
Aphantasia
Happy Easter everyone. I know it's more or less over by the time this post comes out, but I hope you had a nice brunch. I sure did. (I think, I don't know yet when I'm writing this post). Read this while you digest your food! I’ll be honest, I’ve wanted to talk about this … Continue reading Aphantasia
The kindness of language
I am a little bit of a nerd when it comes to language. As an avid writer and a language teacher, it kind of comes with the territory. I have a book on strange local terminology from all over the UK written by the biggest language nerd of all: Susie Dent and I regularly look … Continue reading The kindness of language
Autism and memory
A couple of weeks ago I found myself at a study day for work. We went to some sort of location where we had a guest speaker and then participated in a bunch of workshops. As is normal for work study days, everything took longer than it should have and although there was definitely a … Continue reading Autism and memory
Autism Awareness Month
A lot of these months where we take notice of different people feel a bit like a joke. You can’t be racist during February, and you can’t be homophobic during June, but once the month ends all the profile pictures go back to normal and minorities get pushed to the wayside again. Yet even though … Continue reading Autism Awareness Month
Silent Knight
The moon was out that night. The light it reflected lit up the room enough for him to see. He was wearing his softest boots and made sure to not make any sound. His target was right in front of him, but just a moment ago he’d accidentally hit a plate that was for some … Continue reading Silent Knight
What does the end of the universe look like?
The first thing you would have to do is let me know what exactly you mean with that question. Because if I’m honest, I read this book’s title many years ago and was always sort of fascinated by the idea of a dingy diner that’s just at the very edge of civilization where the weirdest … Continue reading What does the end of the universe look like?
A love letter to the dungeon master
I have just finished watching Critical Role’s latest mini-series: EXU Divergence. This show sees the time period in which the gods leave Exandria and a few unlikely heroes make their way through a quickly changing world. With Brennan Lee Mulligan telling the story, and Matthew Mercer - the brain behind this world - being one … Continue reading A love letter to the dungeon master
Opal Kaharis 