Recent content by badwolf

That poor dog! I recall seeing an obese Dalmatian that looked a bit like that one once. I was outside the grocery store waiting with my own dog and I saw that poor dog waddle over with her obese owner (who was using an electric wheelchair). Having grown up with a Dalmatian, I know they require...

A lot of advertisements, especially for advertisements for local news broadcasts don't have captions, or if they do, they look like this "and f......resdi... weeeee" which makes no freaking sense.

Today a guy in my class asked me why I had transcribers. I told him, plain and simple "because I'm hard of hearing." He told me I wasn't hard of hearing. Chee, thanks for the validation... :roll: Then he decided to try make it difficult for my transcribers by being annoying and saying...

Ah, thanks a lot. :)

I realized recently that I apologize for not being able to hear someone when they are either mumbling or obstructing my view of their lips. My apologies come out like this... "Excuse me, I'm sorry, but I can't hear what you are saying. I am hard of hearing and I need you to speak...

I don't mention it on the resume or cover letter. I did mention it once on a cover letter for a job that I was definitely qualified (perhaps even over-qualified) for and the employer never called me or emailed me back, even after I left both a voicemail message and an email asking about the job...

Please don't... -pinch or tickle me from behind to get my attention (you'll regret it later, I promise) -ask me what its like being hard of hearing. -assume that I know a lot of D/deaf and Hearing Impaired people -say "oh never mind" after repeating something 3 or 4 times. If it wasn't...

Uhh, wow... That was kind of mean. Disgust is such a harsh word.

Queer? I identify as "Queer." Why? Because I am not heterosexual and I am not homosexual. I believe my sexuality is fluid and I think the term Queer encompasses that. I once told someone I was "fluid" and they responded "what, like water?" *groan* I find Queer less insulting...