am late (as ever) with my little #introduction post 🤓​

trying to learn/absorb as much as possible about the culture/history/norms/expectations of the Fediverse community (& :mastodon:​), & wow, is there a lot. It's fascinating & maybe intimidating?

far back as can recall, been stumbling around w/ an undiagnosed/un-or-under-treated/unrecognized set of symptoms, which today seems a combo of AD/HD & social anxiety (aka social phobia)…so as I inevitably put my 👣 in my mouth (or choose words poorly), bear w/ me, pretty-please :sa_confused:​

Do folks share about work & career often? Or education? (or multiple career tracks?) In 2020 finished a masters in clinical mental health #counseling, w/ a psych undergrad before. :ablobspin:​ There's a little life lesson I'd like to offer, for anyone pursuing (effective) treatment or a(n accurate) diagnosis for 🧠​symptoms they're experiencing (foil-clad disclaimers notwithstanding), would encourage getting a 2nd diag/opinion. I failed to do this a couple of decades ago 🤦​ </hindsight>. Living with a misdiagnosis (& insufficient treatment) :blobfrowningbig:​:swearing:​

…mental health interests include evidence-based practices for grief/bereavement, animal-assisted intervention(s), EMDR, xPTS/D, psychodrama (aka theater-therapy), and (as soon as I can get some training): eco-therapy, which seems appealing

I've worked in tech for a couple of decades, only recently in mental health, (& find the intersection of the two interesting, h/t #apacid). I'm easily geeked-out by #virtualization & #emulation, also shared storage. Spinning up an :linuxmint: ​old/er :macos: ​OS or 1 which shouldn't be used :windows:​ even in a lab :msdos:​ just for fun :kde:​results in #warmFuzzies :crt_w_green_lines:​

for fedi folks who code...took an intro to :java:​ course 2 decades ago…haven't used much since. In early 2000's, did a lot w/ KiXtart (NT logon script; not the ESX script Kix lang), (do enjoy using ESX/i) (& QEMU, & Xen, & KVM...), NT batch scripts, some :javascript: some HTML, prolly oughtta be doing more w/ PowerShell, SQL, Python, IPv6... :blobshrug:​

Specialty seems to be breaking tech, (like a human-Bermuda-triangle). Fixing it is when it gets interesting.

Youngest of five, lost a sister to suicide around 2002. More nieces/nephews plus grand(____) than fingers can count…

Adopted by three (rescue) Tortoiseshell kitties, all sibs, who recently turned 1 y/o. (Gotta get them on the Fediverse…).

Black, Indigenous, Queer, and Trans lives matter. Trans rights are human rights. Abortion is healthcare. Women's rights are human rights.

Proponents of MisInfo, DisInfo, Authoritarianism & will be blocked​. :burning_poop:​ :troll:​s will be :magic_wand: converted to 🧝s. Fascists, blocked :blobjudge:​ (Weather forecasters might be blocked, too, likely for different reasons). having said that, I 💕​ sarcasm, (also 🧄​🍕​).

:blob_raccoon_peek:​free time, tinkering w/SBC's including Raspberry Pi's & clones, (since rPi's are tricky to find :blobreachdrool:​), also Docker & #containerization, indoor air quality & CO2 monitoring & endeavoring to be #ScienceGuided; target archery (have got to set up for the winter); playing #swgoh daily since...2018? & waxing unpoetic about movies on attrition.org 🐿️​

prolly too long & incomplete. #StoryOfMyLife 🤪​

might be my fourth :mastodon_oops:​ account? (trying to recall) moved from ioc.exchange (w/ :blobcatheart:​ & h/t to @seb who I reckon, like @jerry & others, have been super-busy in response to all of us coming from the likes of :birdsite:​ et al.--a big Thank You to all y'all #MastoAdmins :blobcatrainbow:​