Yay I’m the clurb now. Got my Nicole message today.

Aw, thank you! <3 I’ve been drawing for years and love it. I’m shy about sharing it in broader spaces, but I will work myself up to that at some point.

Hehehe. Amazing birb names. There was a woodcock in my parents yard one winter. It was so cute! Took us a couple of minutes to figure out what bird it was, we’d never seen it before. It was so busy out there. First it completely flattened itself like a dead leaf when it saw my dad, then when it felt safe, it started fanning it feathers out like a miniature turkey and rotating, it did a little display. (Not sure if it was a mating dance or something else but very cute.) We didn’t see it do the walk. But ever since that encounter and after learning they do a little jiggling dance when they walk (via youtube), they are one of my favourite birds now.

I have no idea, but I heard that AI is getting very good at mimicking real people, and that freaks me out as someone with autism since I give off an uncanny valley vibe and my speech can be pretty monotone or stilted at times. Oh God, they’re gonna think I’m a robit. :(

Just being here has felt freeing in and of itself. No ads omg. It’s beautiful. I like the slower pace here too, it doesn’t bother me to see the same post on the main page from a few days ago. I think it’s a nice break for my senses actually.