Hey guys, So this post is one I asked my friend Milica to write. It’s an expansion on an angry text she sent me on Monday after shopping with her mom and cousin. It’s long but, especially for either parents of visually impaired children, or […]
Tag: Daily Life
Just another rant… sort of
“There’s a staircase coming up,” a man says from a few feet ahead of me. “I know, thanks,” I replied, assuming he was talking to me. Why did I make this assumption, you ask. Because, having a cane means that, when people aren’t grabbing my […]
There are some cool strangers out there
This was originally posted on May 28, 2017, at 5:00 PM on blogger (this was also the last entry posted there). *** Last Monday, I was on my way home (to my actual home, not the dorm) after my first, and painful final exam of […]
Looks Like I’m Home
This was originally posted on May 28, 2016, at 4:43 PM on Blogger. *** “Do you want some?” I’m asked, as a bowl is thrust into my hands. “What is it?” I reply, a little startled. “Just eat it.” For a fully-sighted person, or simply […]
Dating A Blind Person: “I Don’t Think I Do That.”
This was originally posted on May 19, 2017, at 12:59 PM on Blogger. *** On line dating. Despite there being millions of people signed into at least one such app or website at any given moment, there’s still some lingering stigma surrounding the process. I […]
I Don’t Regret Being Blind
This was originally posted on February 8, 2017, at 3:32 AM on blogger. *** I rarely lament being visually impaired. Even lately, with my vision worsening, it’s not something I do. Sometimes, I think wistfully, things would be easier if I could just skim documents […]
I Hate Finals
This was originally posted on December 18, 2016, at 12:21 AM on blogger. *** Hey all, Just wanted to let you all know that, though I have two posts in progress, I’m not allowing myself to finish them until finals week has ended. I have […]
I Miss Making Rolie Polie Olies
This was originally posted on March 4, 2016, at 4:40 PM on Blogger. *** All right, first, there will likely not be a post tomorrow because 1. I have no idea what I’m going to write about, and 2. I’ll actually be behaving like a […]
People Watching
This was originally posted on February 25, 2016 at 2:22 PM on Blogger *** People have asked me, many times over the years, if I had the opportunity to get twenty/twenty vision—via some sort of surgery—would I take it? And, to the bewilderment of most, […]
Freewrite: A Musing on Children and Their Adaptability
This was originally posted on February 21, 2016 at 5:01 PM on Blogger. *** So, I shan’t spend a paragraph apologizing (though I am sorry) or coming up with excuses (it’s the beginning of my second semester!). But, you know, I’m an artist, we’re supposed […]