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A Blue in a Sea of Reds

An Autistic Perspective on Life

And a Blue in a Sea of Red Buttons

Directory

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About Me

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Contact Me

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Miscellaneous Marvels

Anything cool that doesn't fit anywhere else.

• My GIF Collection

Autistic Perspectives

This is where I'll offer my autistic perspectives on various issues and talk about living on the spectrum.

• Welcome to A Blue in a Sea of Reds

• Dear Meta, Screw You: My Unexpected Journey from The Ranting Zone to A Blue in a Sea of Reds

• Not Fun: My Autistic Perspective on Crowds

• Sink or Swim: The Challenges of Learning with Special Needs

• My Autistic Perspective on Driving

• My Autistic Perspective on 2023 A.D.

• My Autistic Perspective on the Lack of Special Needs Support in City-Run Recreational Programs

• Bell Let's Talk Day

• A Leap of Faith into the Deep End: My Autistic Perspective on Persevering and Passing the First Level of my Swimming Lessons

• My Autistic Perspective on the Cost of Living

• My Autistic Perspective on Weight and Body Image

• World Autism Awareness Day 2024

• Diving In: My Autistic Perspective on Passing the Second Level of my Swimming Lessons

• Fighting City Hall: My Autistic Perspective on the Stresses of Living Under a Moronic Mayor

• My Autistic Perspective on the Lack of Employment Services for Those with Special Needs

• My Autistic Perspective on Reluctantly Knowing when to Tap Out

• Some Food for Thought on Autistic Pride Day 2024

• Going the Distance: My Autistic Perspective on Completing the Final Level of my Swimming Lessons

• My Autistic Perspective on Embracing my Autism

• I Rock, Therefore I Am: My Autistic Perspective on Stimming

• My Autistic Perspective on Attending a Social Club and Attempting to Bowl with Them in a Noisy and Crowded Bowling Alley

• My Autistic Perspective on Online Social Anxieties

• The Collect Call of Coldthulhu: A Griswoldian Horror on the Travails of Travel

• Ottawa, One Month Later: A Vacation Re-Examination (New!)

Nerd Alert

I'm a HUGE nerd, so this is where I'll cover anything you'd find at a fan convention.

• Locked Out of Xbox: My Tale of Frustration and Determination

• My Autistic Perspective on Hallmark's A World Record Christmas (spoilers)

• The Underdogs Who Never Have Their Day: A Closer Look at Misfit Endings

• Welcome to the Public Domain, Steamboat Willie Mickey, and Friends!

• My Version of Steamboat Willie Mickey

• The NeverEnding Story: Hollywood's Obsession with Extremely Long Films

• Steamboat Willie and the Parrot

• My Gamer Perspective on Suika Game for Nintendo Switch: Fruit-Flavoured Fun for Anyone Under the Sun

• Iwerksland

• Putting a Face to the Name: Chapter 1

• Putting a Face to the Name: Chapter 2

• To All the Girls Sonic Has Loved Before

• My Gamer Perspective on Super Metroid

• My Gamer Perspective on Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

• Unhappily Never After: Happy Endings Stripped Away in Sequels

• Strong Badass Women in Video Games of the 1980s and 1990s

• Transylvania Renard and the Spiked Corridor of Doom

• From Protagonists to Antagonists: Video Game Heroes Turned Villains

• Putting a Face to the Name: Chapter 3

• Trust the Fungus: My Gamer/Moviegoer Perspective on the Original 1993 Super Mario Bros. Movie

• My Moviegoer Perspective on Shared Universes: Cinematic or Problematic?

• Artistry in Motion: My Gamer Perspective on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

• Strong Badass Seniors in Popular Culture

• What If...?: Memorable One-Off Episodes of TV Shows

• My Gamer Perspective on Capcom's Ghosts 'n Goblins Trilogy

Art Gallery

They say: "a picture is worth a thousand words", so this is where you'll find my portfolio of art, photos, and collages.

• GO Vertical

• Autumn Canopy

• Greenhouse Beauty

• Buttons can do anything!

• Raspberry Pi vs. Raspberry Pie

• Filmores Hotel

• HELP!

• Toronto Banksy

• In Another Castle

• A Blue in a Sea of Red Buttons

• Santa's Dilemma

• Share a Coke (and a milk) with Santa

• Crystalline Arches

• COOKIE!

• Christmas Cookies

• 8-Bit Christmas

• Collage Corner

Random Encounters

This is where I'll offer my two cents on random topics and share cool bits of trivia.

• Real World History in TaleSpin

• The Origins of Girls Just Want to Have Fun

• The Story of the Lost Care Bears Video Game

• Doritos' Disneyland Roots

• The Lost Director's Cut of The Black Cauldron

• The Lost Director's Cut of The Land Before Time

• The Mean and Rude Santa from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

• The Origins of Die Hard

• Christmas Specials That Preceded or Followed TV Shows

• Locker Room Woes

• Christmas Video Games

• A Victorian Christmas

• Long John Baldry: The Cool Connection Between Elton John and Sonic the Hedgehog

• Everyday Words Derived from Three of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

• When Luigi Read GamePro

• When a Real-World City and a Legendary Voice Actor Appeared in Super Mario 64

• Same Song, Different Lyrics (and Meaning): Girls Just Want To Have Fun

• Airline Alternatives: Why Zeppelins/Rigid Airships/Dirigibles Shouldn't be Relegated to Parallel Universe Science Fiction

• My Personal Experiences of Six Degrees of Separation

• My Autistic Perspective on Absurd Examples of Censorship

• Play Misty for Me

• Cover Art Comparisons

• More Cover Art Comparisons

• Even More Cover Art Comparisons

• Cover Art Comparisons Fo(u)rever

• Same Song, Different Lyrics (and Meaning): The House of the Rising Sun

• Cover Art Comparisons' Fifth Symphony (in C Minor)

• Cover Art Comparisons Halloween Special, A.D. 2024

The Archives

This is where you'll find any of my previous posts from The Ranting Zone or any of my past ezine articles and interviews.

• My Autistic Perspective on Social Media

• Fear and Loathing in Toronto: What the Hell Happened to my Hometown?

• Dispelling Autism Myths: My Autistic Quest for the Romantic Holy Grail

• To Squash and Kibosh Bad Driving

• Confessions of a Germophobe: My Autistic Perspective on Three Years of the Pandemic

• Fearing the Reaper: My Self-Reflection on Death

• A Change Is Gonna Come: An Interview with Canadian Idol 2 Semi-Finalist Mohanza Kelly, by Jean-Pierre Peddle

• Billy Klippert, the Lucky Wanderer: Interview with the Rocker, by Jean-Pierre Peddle

• My Bullying Story

Guestbook (Updated!)

As of August, 13, 2024, I now have a new guestbook to replace my defunct original, which can still be viewed here. Before swimming back to the surface for air, why not sign my new guestbook?

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