Sunday 10 July 2016

Post #58 - Son In iPod Rage

The screen of my son's iPod is now totally wrecked. This will be the second replacement glass we'll need to purchase at a cost of £60. This is also the point in which it gets taken away from him. Forever. As will his other pad, the Samsung one.



Why on earth were you letting your child have two pads? Well, judgey pants, having a son with ASD and ADHD is pretty much impossible to deal with at times. He's in our face - . constantly. I personally believe that we try our best, but it's really difficult.

Thereth end thy sermon. Bless you all.

Tuesday 5 July 2016

Post #57 - A Trip To The Cinema

Now, I must confess that I am the proud possessor of a Cineworld Unlimited Card (feel free to click on the link to see what that's all about) so this, combined with the fact that I'm currently out of work, means that I visit the cinema.  A lot.

"But you're an Aspie!" you may say - "cinema visits must be a complete nightmare?"


Well, yes and no really.  I tend to avoid busy times and don't tend to see films on the very day they're released.  That said, I still experience a few issues.  Here, step, by Aspie step, is the process involved for me to go and see a film:

  • Before: purchase one (or if I'm pushing the boat out, two) bottles of Sainsbury's latte (yeah, it's 80p and available in the chiller cabinet near the lunch things - it does tend to sell out, so don't go quaffing it before I've bought mine - thanks!)
  • Try to time my arrival ten or so minutes into the programme, which consists of a series of adverts and trailers and tends to last between 25-30 minutes prior to the film actually beginning
  • Show my card (which often gets rejected at the 02(!) and choose a suitable seat for the performance - I tend to prefer the back as I gain a better panoramic view.  Hopefully near absolutely nobody, especially annoying people
  • Find my allocated seat - sometimes this means turfing somebody else out of it - not that I care though - my seat, my rules!
  • Sit down, get comfy, check in on Facebook (gawd I'm tragic!), ensure that I've set my mobile to its 'vibrate only' function
  • Cring every time the door opens and pray that nobody sits anywhere near me
  • Visibly prickle when two, three or even four people walk in, each holding a mega bag of popcorn and a large soft drink each and proceed to sit behind me
  • Hope that the person sitting three rows in front of me would have switched off their mobile by the time the film starts - as well as being noisy, the light emitted from the screen illuminates the dark room in an annoying fashion
  • The film begins (phew!) - anticipate the ache that will undoubtedly occur in the back of my neck when the people behind me begin to crunch their popcorn and slurp their straws
  • It's not too bad ...
  • The question is: should I renew my Unlimited Card next year, or just stick to watching Blu-Rays at home instead?