Posts made by Cupcake

@mietze said in RL Anger:

There is a very important legal distinction between a "service animal" (which is very narrowly defined--it must be trained for a very specific list of tasks to be included under the ADA, as well as being a dog, under those guidelines) and a "therapy animal" or the broader "assistance animal" that applies to housing. So even if a doctor okays a pet as a comfort/therapy animal, if it isn't a service animal it is still allowed to be barred from businesses and the like. I only know about this because of an issue we had at my 2nd job with someone insisting they could bring their ill trained, unhousebroken, stinky matted elderly mini poodle into an indoor playspace for children under 6 under the ADA (including getting in my face about it when I insisted that the dog needed to be back behind the gate after it growled at a baby even before they made it into the play area properly. So I looked it up, called around for confirmation (and printed out all that shit in case I needed it again--which I did, when someone tried to bring in a parrot like 3 weeks later).

I am not sure what the housing authority defines as "assistance animal" (I know it's broader than "service animal" as defined by the ADA but for all I know that might just mean it can be something other than a dog but still require it to be trained) but before you count on not having to pay for a pet deposit or whatever it's probably worth researching first. Just so you know if you can push your rental company hard or not (I'd say it never hurts to ask to not pay the deposit if you can get something from a doctor).

Emotional support or companion animals are animals that provide support for persons with mental and emotional disabilities, and do so without any particular training. Companion animals are considered to be service or assistance animals, and tenants with disabilities have the right to request reasonable accommodation for them.

Per the WA State Tenants Union.

@tek said in RL things I love:

Jason Momoa. Full stop.

He smells like the ocean. For realzies.

I do think it has to be an MD in some form or fashion, and it's basically just a form letter they can fill out. But I pretty much just emailed my psych doc with the request and I had the physical copy about three days later.

@Auspice: I wouldn't normally make this kind of suggestion, but I would actually encourage you to do something along the lines of a GoFundMe or YouCare to help with this.

Do you have any documentation saying you need an Emotional Support Animal? That would potentially relieve you of your pet deposit requirement, and possibly additional fees on the airline ticket. Most doctors are pretty good about providing this kind of documentation, my own psychiatrist didn't hesitate when I asked for one for my dog.

Re-reading McCaffery's Powers That Be series, liking it a lot better this time around, probably because I'm better able to grasp the concept and can feel some affinity for a 40 year old heroine.

Dear Company I Really Want To Be Hired By,

You've got those open jobs up on your website and I've applied for two of them. One I applied for a week before you refreshed the notice, the other a week after. And yet, my application's status is still listed as "New" for both positions. I've even called to ask if there was someone I could speak to in order to get my application reviewed. Even if your answer is "no, thanks" I'd appreciate some kind of feedback so I know what's going on because...I actually REALLY want to work for you. Crush my dreams or make my fantasy a reality, but please stop making me live in limbo.

HERCULES MULLIGAN!

That's the plan!

Lafayette in "Aaron Burr, Sir"
Hamilton in "Right Hand Man"
Lafayette in "Battle of Yorktown"
Mariah Reynolds in "Say No To This".

Over-achiever or deluded fool, maybe both.

I amongst many others am a great lover of Hamilton, to the point of which I am attending a Hamiltunes event a week from this Friday - it's basically a gathering of a bunch of people to sing along with the soundtrack. This is an exciting prospect though apparently I was insane enough to sign up for a couple of the lead voice solos and now I am sort of rocking back and forth chanting "oh god what did I just do" in the back of my head. I love singing, but I'm extremely critical of my own voice, add to that age and lack of practice making the instrument quite rusty.

@Ganymede: I've actually never played either of those! The closest I've come is Watch the Skies, in the role of the UN Ambassador.

@Coin: You are welcome on our couch at any time! For you, I will even come out of CoH retirement.

I don't offer that to just anyone, you know. Mmmmhmmm.

@Auspice said in Fanbase entitlement:

@Cupcake

The one time I played that.. Despite winning...

it stressed me out so much. I don't think I'll ever be in a rush to play again.

Unsurprisingly, I love this game. But then again, I don't play gatekeeper for my fandoms outside of playing this game to win it.

(I usually win it. Along with CoH and Risk. Which tells you what kind of person I am.)

Obviously we all need to be playing

@Arkandel: I'm not going to lie, my dog has bitten another dog. He's got a high prey drive and little fluffbutts look like the rabbits he was trained to chase on the track. But I took responsibility for it, apologized to the owner, made sure they had my contact info, and paid all the related vet bills - in fact, I'm still paying for them. But the fact that I owned up and took responsibility for my dog made the other dog's owner much more willing to work with me, and has been very kind about when I have needed to make a smaller payment due to financial needs.

If you're not willing to take responsibility for your dog's bad behavior, you shouldn't have a dog.

And then a teenage girl tries tell me in all absolute sincerity that there is no more double standard toward female comedians and that "some of the most successful comedians are women".

Oh you sweet summer child.

@Karmageddon said in Random links:

@Cupcake, I enjoyed it, but I suspect nothing will ever come close to Troops, for me.

I consider them to be different flavors of awesome. I mean, Troops is classic!

Star Wars: A Stormtrooper's Story

Fanfilm winner of the year at this year's Celebration. I don't need my heart, why do you ask?

Where men dealing with women's biology is concerned, perhaps they should take their cue from Jensen Ackles.

But hey, if he doesn't do it fo you, gents, here's Key & Peele's menstruation orientation.

If you're a Star Trek fan and haven't seen this, do yourself a favor and check out Star Trek Continues. You will not be sorry.

@Misadventure said in Historical MU*s:

Really, you have to ask yourself, like any game, why do you want to make THIS particular game? When it comes to history, hopefully you see a setting charged with a lot of potential change, complex thought and conflicts to dig into, several cultures, and some relatively easy to grasp roles.

If it's because you think Victorian clothes go well with Changeling, you are choosing a historical era for the wrong reason. You forego so much of what modern thought about abuse and psychology has to say, for a hat. A damn fine hat, but only you and a few others will really get the hat.

Oh come on now. I want it for the theme AND the clothes. And the hat.

Can't it be both?