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my nose is running. throat is burning. hearing and ability to voice is temporarily out the window. my sister who looks up to my brother in an unbelievable way, now knows what he did and why everyone has been crying all week—and had to hear about it for the first time from gossip at school. (i love how my mother was crying for a straight hour and then told my sister is was because she got a C on her progress report card.) and to top it all of, my crip trip to the beach this weekend is a disaster due to miscommunications and hordes and hordes of harley davidson bikers. (why can’t you share myrtle beach, PEOPLE!!?)

but on the flipside, philosophercrip and i decided to get tattoos together this year, hopefully at our first disability pride parade or ADAPT action. (speaking of which, does anyone have the dates for ADAPT??? i’ve heard three different things from three different people?). i’m not sure what i want to get, but hopefully something disability activist-ish. any ideas?

This summer I had to put away all my disability paraphernalia [personal belongings] because my Not Dead Yet button and Crip Pride banner weren’t going to really be appropriate for the workplace, even if I was working for the biggest congressional disability rights champion out there. *smile* I rebelled against office policy on ADA Day (hey, it’s ADA Day…) and pinned a huge button to my bag that Mrs. Dart gave me as a gift. Now that button is in a frame as it’s from the signing of the ADA 17 years ago.

I finally got around to pinning all my stuff back on all my bags today. It was kind of ceremonious: I thought of people who gave me the buttons, places where I got them, and what they stand for. With each button and each memory, I have grown. So much has happened just in this past year— who knew a round two inch piece of paper could create so many memories. I wonder if people feel this strongly about shot glasses and matchboxes?

I’m excited about what I’ll collect over this next year.

HEPH4ESTUS (2:45:14 PM): i signed up for classes today!
HEPH4ESTUS (2:45:31 PM): and i got a reeeally hot girl’s phone number last nighht
HEPH4ESTUS (2:45:40 PM): so it’s been a good 24hrs
Proud2bCrip (2:47:31 PM): AHHHHHHHHHHH!!
Proud2bCrip (2:47:36 PM): JUDY HEUMANNNNNNNNN!!
HEPH4ESTUS (2:48:09 PM): huh?
Proud2bCrip (2:48:12 PM): in connecticut
HEPH4ESTUS (2:48:29 PM): hahaahhaah
Proud2bCrip (2:48:18 PM): i’m going to get to present with her
HEPH4ESTUS (2:48:31 PM): yes yes
Proud2bCrip (2:48:21 PM): on radicalism v. advocacy
HEPH4ESTUS (2:48:35 PM): i know
Proud2bCrip (2:48:23 PM): in a session
HEPH4ESTUS (2:48:37 PM):
Proud2bCrip (2:48:27 PM): JUDY HEUMANN!
Proud2bCrip (2:48:34 PM): you’re my best friend forever man