Recent content by Wiggee

It sounds to me like you're writing a work of fiction, right? If that's the case, then YOU get to decide if it makes sense or not. Some people will, some people wouldn't. If I had a child who was unable to speak, I would want a way to communicate with them. I would want them to be able to...

Welcome, fellow newbie! My introductory post got eaten too, but it wasn't very good, so that's okay ;) If you would love to learn ASL again, why not make the commitment and start learning/practicing again? I've always wanted to learn violin, but I couldn't start. No one would ever tell me...

Upstate New York. The Finger Lakes area, specifically. Small towns, but close enough to larger cities. White winters, but not unbearably cold. Hills and lakes all together. And that delicious Amish food. I've lived in about 10 states or so, but that was my favorite. I may be looking...

I installed Windows 8 on my HP TouchSmart tm2. It's a laptop with a swivel touchscreen. Windows 8 runs beautifully, and Metro is much better with a touchscreen than it is with a mouse. Being a Consumer Preview, the driver's aren't great, and I get worse battery life. But it handles all my...

As a hearing person, who's a newcomer and an outsider, I don't find either term offensive. They can both be used affectionately or pejoratively. If someone yells at me for being an "insensitive, ignorant hearie", I'd take offense to the first two words, not the third one. The first two speak...

I took Latin in high school, then didn't need any languages when I first went to college. When I went back to college as a transfer student, I found that I needed 2 semesters of a language. I'm not sure why I decided on ASL, but the reason I tell myself is that I want to be a high school...

Hi, My name is Wiggy. I'm hearing. I'm a college student, studying to become a high school math teacher. I apologize for this long post, but I've been lurking for a few weeks, worked up the courage to register, and now have enough courage to post. Skip down to the dashes if you want to...