Tag: TV

Doctor Who

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This is such a monumental moment, that I had to share it here.

“For every disabled kid who couldn’t get into the Tardis, this ramp is forever yours.” – Ruth Madeley

If you don’t understand how big this is, how much this matters. Then I don’t know if you understand what it really means to be denied access everywhere. To simply not be thought of for something you can’t control. To feel like you cause a problem just by being. The ramps inside were one thing. But there’s no denying what this is. No denying who it’s for. No denying we all matter.

I’ve gotten snappy at people poking holes in the Tardis having a ramp. I get it. They’re just asking the question. But this has been insanely validitating for me. Like I have to force myself not to tell random people. It makes me incredibly happy to be seen. And having people point flaws like with K9, who they obviously didn’t think about at the time, like that’s why they changed cameras. Or how the Darleks can get in, like making something accessible means you make bad things possible, is just completely missing the point. This isn’t some cool feature of the Tardis for me. This is access to space and time. This is what it means to have people see you as important enough to be included because they want to, not because they had to. Shirley didn’t even get in the Tardis. They didn’t at all need to have that scene. And yet? They did. Even if we never see it again, which I really hope we do, its there. And I just….. please.

If you’ve got some flaw in the ramp can just not

💙💙

Image Description: Ruth in her wheelchair next to the big blue Tardis with a ramp coming out of it. Ruth is wearing a black jumpsuit and her hair is tied in a chignon.

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What’s your favorite cartoon?

Actually doing what you want to is hard. Any person in the arts will tell you that.

As much as I have to write, as much as I love to express myself. a lot of the time what I want to say, never leaves my mind. The only person I can really be annoyed with about this is me.

As I write this, it is almost 5 am. And I’m actually using voice to text, it took me longer than it should’ve done not think of doing this, as cheating in someway.

Hello again, internalised ableism. I wish it was longer between our meetings.

There’s I really important post I want to share. But I’m annoyed with myself at not having the emotional energy to share it at 5am on a Saturday morning. How bad is that?

Does anyone remember watching cartoons on a Saturday morning? I think we need to bring that back.

Anyway, I can’t sleep because I fell asleep to early, so really, it’s my own fault. I knew it was a bad idea to go to sleep when I did, but sometimes fatigue just wins.

I had a world wind of a day yesterday, and I want to share some parts of it, well one particular part. But I can’t bring myself to write that post, for, well reasons. But obviously I can write because I’m writing this post, about wishing I could write that post.

Maybe it’s because the post I want to write feels so important, that I’m worried I’ll never be able to do myself justice with it. I just don’t know really.

But anyway, my favourite cartoon is Bob‘s Burgers. I wish I could explain why but I don’t really know. I love the way it’s written, the stories it tells, the inclusion, the escapism, the nonsense, all of it.

If you haven’t watched it, you definitely should. I know it’s shown randomly on some channels, but if you have Disney+, it’s mostly on there, apart from the season, which unfortunately I’m still still waiting to see.

I posted today in a fan group for the show, asking for similar shows to watch, as I’m almost always watching Bob burgers on repeat and I just wanted to see what else was out there. I got some lovely responses and some new shows to try. But if you have any recommendations, do let me know.

I should try to get some sleep, there is a possibility that I have a long day today, last-minute plans and all that. I don’t make them often as being disabled requires a lot of planning and last-minute plans are kind of the opposite of that. But I have options, so I’ll see how the day goes.

Either way, I have to be up in less than two hours.

Sometimes I wonder if I ever do.

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How do you relax?

Physically speaking my muscles are always tense to it is very difficult for my body to relax, this is part of my condition. So by that logic you could very easily say that I never relax.

Emotionally, mentally, I suppose I write, listen to music, watch crappy TV. There’s nothing I do to relax that is different from the way that anyone else relaxes.

I guess the point in relaxing is to do what you enjoy, and that’s harder than it may seem sometimes. But I do try and guess that’s the point.

I watched a lot of TV

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What TV shows did you watch as a kid?

I was the kind of child that grew up watching TV.

I was the first one of my siblings to get a TV as my parents understood that once I was in bed I was stuck.

TV gives me freedom, representation, entertainment, I’m sure the list goes on.

One of my favourite TV shows as a child was Glee. Particularly because of Artie the character in a wheelchair.

So make no mistake I was devastated to learn that the actor was not in a wheelchair. That he was acting. Learning this, took away the representation I thought I had.

I still love Glee. I have recently watched it. But this was a moment I will not forget.

Listen while you work.

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What do you listen to while you work?

TV shows mainly. I can’t listen to music as I find it too distracting.

I can’t work in silence, probably years of a busy house. That said music triggers my Maladaptive Daydreaming. So I’m the weird person that takes two screens when working in public, but the other screen isn’t work.

Honestly, it depends on how productive I want to be.

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What do you listen to while you work?

If I want to be productive music is not the way to go as I have said before it triggers my Maladaptive Daydreaming.

TV on the other hand can be quite helpful, as I struggle to work in silence. Though it has to have been something I have seen before or I’m not overly interested in, otherwise I will become too interested in it and not in the work I’m doing.

My current TV shows for this are Bob’s Burgers, Futurama, and Call the Midwife.

Is there anything that you do while working which actually doesn’t help you focus?

I’m also going to take this opportunity to promote a Facebook group I’m working on with some awesome people. Take a look if you like: https://m.facebook.com/groups/cpaauk/?ref=share

I don’t think that I do.

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How do you waste the most time every day?

There are lots of things that I do day to day that I’m sure some would consider a waste of time.

I spend a lot of time scrolling and posting on different social media apps. I sleep a lot. I watch a lot of TV. On good days I write a lot.

Some if not all of these things that I do can be seen as a waste of time, particularly the sleeping. But they are all things I enjoy doing, therefore I don’t think that they are. The sleeping is the one that can cause me the most problems, it can make those around me think that I am lazy or that I waste time. But I have somewhat explained this in my previous post.

There are other things I do, like looking for work or writing more professional pieces which I’m sure fit the realm of being productive. And as is usually always the way doing these things is distinctly less enjoyable, but as an adult whatever that may mean, I attempt to do them anyway.

But I spend more time doing the things I enjoy. Not least because I have the time, if not the energy, due to my lack of employment. Some would see this as being lucky, to have the free time, I tend to disagree however as I want to work. And I am trying to find work that fits into my life and the control I have of it, even if this means I have less energy to do the things I want.

Anyway, I got a little distracted there, I apologies. This post is really intended to say that as long as you enjoy doing something it is not a waste of time. No matter what you spend your time doing, or what others may tell you about what you spend your time doing.