Belated Autism Awaremess Day Post

Hey all,

Some links on autism and gay autistic people dealing with their autism here: http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2009/04/autism-awareness-day-april-2nd-2009.html

The links in the above link celebrate difference and show videos by homosexual autistic people, who experience double oppression. I found these quotes from one of the videos striking:

-  "Don't fix me, I'm not broken"

-  "Being unable to speak is not the same as having nothing to say"

This is a late post for Autism Awareness Day (which was on April 2nd).

Krissietrim urgently needs donations for dentures

Hi all,

Please read the following post in italics from Krissietrim (who posted in the lj community needagooddeed), as she urgently needs donations to get dentures. She's tried everything to get dentures, and is struggling to get the money needed. Modestneeds.org has agreed to give her $1000. However, Krissietrim needs $535 more to pay for costs. People at Wishuponahero have kindly given her $155 in donations. She just needs $380 more to pay for dentures. Even if you can't donate, please post about this, so someone else can donate. Thank you.

 Hi, my name is Kristie and I am trying to get some help with getting dentures. I have tried EVERYTHING to get dentures. I feel that I am on the right track, but I am running out of time and still need help with funding. I hope this is ok to post here. Here is a link to my wish on wishuponahero.com, where I am trying to come up with the rest of the money I need for my dentures.
http://www.wishuponahero.com/wishes/?id=191642

I do have pictures posted (before and after dental problems). Modest needs.org is going to try to help me with 1,000.00, but to complete my application I need to show that I have the other $535.00 that it will cost. So far on wishuponahero, I have $155.00 in donations from the wonderful heroes at WUAH.
 
I still need $380.00, I really am hoping that I can get this by tomorrow, that way I can send in the proof that I have it to modestneeds.org before they close my application again.

They closed my application early last time I applied (a couple weeks ago) and I had to reapply. I would like to send in proof tomorrow so they will have it by Monday. They say I have 7 days left, but last time they cut off the application 3 days early. This was because they were getting so many request they had to open space for new applications. I can show emails from modestneeds.org to prove what I am saying is true. Please visit my wish, you can then see my other wishes and see all I have endured in the process of trying to get pain relief from my bad teeth and to aquire some dentures.
 

Writer's Block: In a Jam

[Error: unknown template qotd]-L from Death Note. He's got a brain the size of the universe, he's brave, and (almost) nobody can pull the wool over his eyes. Plus - we could share sweets!

-Hercule Poirot, the private detective from Agatha Christie's crime novels. The man's a pure genius. Love the way he fiddles with things to tidy them up. The way he fusses over his moustache - so funny and cute! And I find his comments on the 'little grey cells' LOLarious, for some reason. 

-The Teen Power Inc gang from Emily Rodda's Teen Power series. I get the feeling they'd be fun to hang out with. Plus I could swap art tips with Tom and ramble on about writing with Liz Free.