👩‍🦯The Blind Fraggle

Call me Kate or Katie. , Recent kidney transplant recipient! Almost totally blind, I'm here for Muppets, Star Trek, cartoons, fanfiction and friends. I also am finding I spend a lot of time talking about the need for alt text. Please use it.

Pronouns: she/her
Location: Florida, dreaming of New York
Birthday: April 5

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2026-04-04 04:49:18 UTC

If you eat sushi from restaurants, what do you do with the jinger that usually comes with it? #Food #Sushi #Poll #Polls

2026-03-24 19:28:53 UTC

Please boost for reach. Just for fun, which one do you like better? #Food #Vegetables #Poll #polls

2026-03-22 03:05:49 UTC

Just thinking out loud here. You know those conversations you wish you could have with other people but you end up having them with yourself and still somehow end up feeling just a little bit better afterwards? Yeah, I'm doing that, but this is good stuff so I'm writing it down.
Yeah, I've got stories to tell. But I stopped telling them when it became evident that people didn't want to hear them, and then I forgot how to tell them.

2026-03-01 04:19:38 UTC

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I'm seeing #WordWeavers come up again and people talking about their books, so I thought I'd revive this. Anyone got audiobooks available? Please boost this. Thanks!

2026-02-27 07:21:50 UTC

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And joining a church of people who hate your existance doesn't sound like a great way to go to me. Just know you've got lots of people who welcome you here and would love to hang out with you in person if we could!

2026-02-27 06:55:04 UTC

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I can relate.

2026-02-25 03:46:10 UTC

This is one of those episodes I've only seen once before. #AllStarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #ExtremeMeasures

2026-02-25 03:19:55 UTC

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Had a very rough day, but overall, doing pretty good!

2026-02-25 03:15:47 UTC

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Hey, hope you're doing well!

2026-02-25 03:12:01 UTC

Hello #AllStarTrek friends! You know, I was watching M*A*S*H earlier, and now DS9, and I just took a second to appreciate the similarity between Potter and Sisko. Both of them spend a lot of their day looking at their BFF subordinates saying "you did what?"

2026-02-23 20:52:56 UTC

I hate asking like this, but I'm testing out sounds, right now it's for notifications, and you can help me by liking and boosting this toot. Thanks!

2026-02-23 01:27:17 UTC

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Hi!

2026-02-18 04:01:06 UTC

I miss when the internet was full of cartoon soundbites, lol. I'll be old when TV shows go into the public domain! lol

2026-02-12 04:59:08 UTC

Downloading music from Youtube is so easy, and I can get just about anything I want, but I miss the days when friends would share things with each other. You would share something with your friend if they wanted it, and your friends would share things with you if they found something cool that they thought you would like.

2026-02-11 03:03:56 UTC

If you're angry and want to scream about something online, remember that you're not the only one who has feelings about the thing, and at least most of the people you're yelling at aren't responsible for the thing you're yelling about. Chill.
And yes, this is a subtoot. Doesn't make it any less true.

2026-02-09 05:15:28 UTC

I was going to make a post about things I've done in my life, but then thought it sounded a bit too much like bragging. Guess it's been a pretty good life after all! Sufficed to say that while there are a lot of experiences I haven't had, and there are many who would call me sheltered, there's a lot that I have done and a lot of good excitement I've had in my life. Good thing to remember whenever I'm feeling down about myself.

2026-02-07 22:04:04 UTC

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Ah, I never saw that one. Is that with the web interface?

2026-02-07 21:58:00 UTC

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I stand corrected. It does autorefresh, it just does it more slowly.

2026-02-07 21:55:23 UTC

Ooh, the timeline doesn't move while I'm trying to read a post! This alone is everything, and will encourage me to actually read and reply to other peoples' posts more! It will also take some getting used to after so long, lol.

2026-01-03 02:57:00 UTC

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Fun people of fedi, please find me!

2025-12-23 23:11:51 UTC

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Because don't we all read fantasy with a secret hope that something magical will happen to us? Maybe not exactly like the books, because many of the things that happen to those characters are rather aweful in adult fantasy, but something different and fun.

2025-12-23 23:10:18 UTC

One reason I liked the Wandering Inn from day 1 is that it features slightly older people getting transported to a fantasy world. Most books have kids from around 10 to 16, depending on the target audience, and then the magic stops, but lately I've been noticing stories about college-age people, and that's great! But now sadly I'm realizing I'm too old for that as well. Not too old to read it of course, but too old to be one of the people that happens to.

2025-12-18 07:16:34 UTC

Can you customize sounds in Discord? I'm in notifications now, and it doesn't look like it.

2025-12-18 01:28:51 UTC

Can I add people on Discord now that I've got it set up again?

2025-12-12 19:55:24 UTC

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Interesting. All the edit fields at the top are unlabeled. There are 4 of them, but they don't say what they want. Presumably a name, but what else? Inaccessible activism.

2025-12-10 03:15:15 UTC

I really wish I had found Mastodon back in 2017 instead of spending so long being miserable on Twitter. I know I've been here for 3 years so it doesn't really matter. Just thinking how nice it is to have people to talk to. Also I'm bored, but thinking how nice it is to know I'm just bored but can fix it soon, rather than bored and about to upset myself more of it by calling out into the void.

2025-12-09 02:25:53 UTC

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Do you know when this was made?

2025-12-08 23:00:54 UTC

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I'm hostile to his brand of Christianity.

2025-12-06 01:36:19 UTC

I realize I should've done this earlier. I want to do a Bandcamp advertisement thread! If you sell music there or know anyone who does, please put a link to it here! Let's support musicians and find great new music! #BandcampFriday

2025-12-05 08:39:18 UTC

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Similar with me. I want to, but I don't know how and Mom won't.

2025-12-05 07:27:41 UTC

Does anyone darn their socks anymore?

2025-12-04 04:29:41 UTC

I've seen some people post alt text-style descriptions of graphics without actually posting the graphic. Not many, but a few, including just now. This works for me, and I also find it hilarious! How do you like it when it works the other way? #AltText

2025-11-29 00:38:40 UTC

My parents raised me to... #Poll #Polls #parenting

2025-11-26 02:18:18 UTC

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I agree.

2025-11-26 01:45:34 UTC

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Yes, as long as people check it before they post it to make sure it's accurate.
And if they don't, and if it's wrong, it's unlikely that I as a blind person would know, scarily.

2025-11-22 22:35:24 UTC

I forgot. I too have a contribution for #Caturday!
This is Lilo learning to share.
https://cdn.masto.host/fandomink/media_attachments/files/115/595/733/733/286/953/original/75eb8ed0b7c6864b.jpg

2025-11-19 21:38:09 UTC

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I've been doing..decently. I was up all night last night and only got a few hours sleep this morning, so now I'm just kind of bla.

2025-11-19 18:09:55 UTC

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Hi Ayako, I missed you!

2025-11-16 00:27:45 UTC

Sometimes I'll just be sitting there and I'll get a great flash of excitement, like there's something I really want to do and it's so cool and it'll be fun and important and and and! And then in the next moment I'll forget it entirely, and I'll know I wanted to do something really cool, almost needed to do it, but I'll have no idea what it was. That just happened to me a few minutes ago. Almost like it was someone else's idea...

2025-11-15 01:36:05 UTC

Nothing messes you up quite like life.

2025-11-10 00:42:36 UTC

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Thanks. My kidney is doing great!

2025-11-10 00:41:35 UTC

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Port Charlotte, Florida. I'm already making plans to go to New York for my birthday and get some then. Not 'til April. Hopefully people will still be able to travel then.

2025-11-09 22:33:40 UTC

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I haven't had any sushi in at least a year! I can't drive and though there are a few good sushi places in town, no one delivers.

2025-11-07 20:26:54 UTC

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Sounds good!

2025-11-07 20:13:48 UTC

I guess today's a quiet day for me when words just aren't coming.
So what's everyone else up to?

2025-11-04 08:01:58 UTC

What was the last book you read, or what are you reading now? #Bookstodon

2025-11-04 02:21:14 UTC

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Just found out Tweesecake only lets me pick one. I've used a record player and a blackboard. Yes, at a school for the blind they made a blind girl write on a blackboard. :ablobcatcry:

2025-11-01 15:22:58 UTC

Wow, how'd I wind up talking to so many guys? I'm not interested in anything more than friendship, just to make sure everyone's on the same page.

2025-10-28 22:32:51 UTC

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And thank you for the publicity! Might attract new members!

2025-10-28 21:20:38 UTC

This question is for people who still use the name their parents gave them. Do you like it? A lot of people, including me, say they don't like their name, and I always wondered if it's a thing like how no one's supposed to like the sound of their own voice.

2025-10-25 19:12:03 UTC

Sometimes I can be a bit slow on the uptake. Why are my fanfiction feeds more interesting in the evenings and on weekends? Ah, school and work. Yeah, that makes sense!

2025-10-25 16:04:53 UTC

I wish I could actually get my hands on a computer running Linnux and explore and play around with it. The best I can probably do now is watch a video, which isn't the same. Has anyone who made the switch found any good resources that helped them?

2025-10-22 19:20:43 UTC

I need some magic in my life. I need snow.

2025-10-22 04:07:16 UTC

Asking again, will bookmark this time. Does anyone have a Tumblr I could follow? I use it mostly for chatting, but wouldn't mind having new things to see when I do go there. Thanks.

2025-10-20 13:40:30 UTC

Yesterday I drank more water than I have in a while. I had lots of energy all day, got a lot done, was in a really good mood for most of the day considering everything going on, and even the vision in my right eye was better! That's the one that's been giving me trouble. Is this what being propperly hydrated feels like? lol

2025-10-20 03:46:16 UTC

So I meant to ask, what's the significance of frogs? #NoKings

2025-10-19 01:03:54 UTC

Please boost. You're going to the store and someone asks you to pick something specific up for them. They have something sort of like what the person wants, but not quite. Do you: #Poll #polls

2025-10-18 10:54:38 UTC

Reminder that not everyone can see the preview card when you post links. Please say what websites are when you post them, whether Youtube videos, articles, or anything else. Just a few words will do.

2025-10-16 21:39:16 UTC

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Mom decided she didn't want to go out tonight. I'm a tiny bit disappointed, but that's okay. Today's been the best day I've had in a long time!

2025-10-16 21:33:38 UTC

Here's an idea, and I wish I had brought it up earlier when it might've made a difference. A retail website that rewards generosity! They give you a small coupon, say 10%, and if they see that you've shipped an order to a different address than your own and/or included a gift message, they give you a 15% coupon. Something like that.

2025-10-15 21:24:50 UTC

I went into my old computer today for the first time in a couple of days. Was kind of sad, like walking through your old house one last time before moving. Then I couldn't do the one thing I really needed to do.

2025-10-15 20:38:37 UTC

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Ooh, the sparrow is my favorite. Thanks for the great descriptions!

2025-09-28 23:59:02 UTC

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I like the setup, just not how I got it.

2025-09-28 22:47:52 UTC

So now my new computer has been moved into my room because suddenly Mom decided she wants her dining room table back. Yet when we had this discussion 2 weeks ago she was fine with it. Even as of 2 days ago she was fine with it. And I can't use the back room either because reasons, so once again everyone else is getting what they want and I have to shrink myself for other people.

2025-09-26 06:22:25 UTC

I wouldn't usually ask something like this publically, but seeing as how it's not streaming anywhere... Does anyone have any episodes of the Beetlejuice cartoon they'd be willing to share? I've never seen it, and there are only clips on Youtube. Thanks.

2025-09-24 21:50:51 UTC

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Ooh, this has given me some good gift giving ideas! Thanks! About the puzzles, how many pieces are they on average? Are they good for kids? I was thinking of getting the pumpkin for my 8-year-old nephew for Halloween.

2025-09-22 02:41:55 UTC

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Lol, very much so, but at the coffee shop we go to for trivia night there's going to be a costume contest, and who knows where else we might go? Never too old to dress up!

2025-09-22 02:38:07 UTC

Seems I'm going as the Mad Hatter for Halloween. Mom found me a hat at Goodwill, and even a teapot-shaped bag. I love it! The hat, anyway. I haven't seen the bag yet. You know, in all the iterations of Alice In Wonderland I've seen I don't think I've ever seen a female Mad Hatter. I think that would be fun!

2025-09-21 22:11:18 UTC

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Reminder, if you can't use alt text for some reason you can always use the hashtag #AltForMe and someone will describe it for you in a comment and use the hashtag #AltForYou

2025-09-21 19:19:26 UTC

image with no description
That's what my screen reader says when it encounters a picture or screenshot of text with no alt text.
Just wasn't sure if some of you knew that.

2025-09-21 02:31:46 UTC

Has anyone ever bought anything from 13 Moons? #Pagan #Witchcraft

2025-09-15 08:25:59 UTC

Do you have any favorite love songs?

2025-09-13 16:15:44 UTC

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Wish there were more of them though.

2025-09-13 03:57:57 UTC

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It's like people want you to write the story they have in mind, and I feel like that's not what a writing prompt should be.
They do sound like good stories. Just ones I want to read, not write.

2025-09-13 03:56:51 UTC

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I feel like a lot of things people call writing prompts are really flashfiction, or at least story starters. I saw one on Tumblr last night, forget what it was about, but it worked as a full story. Then there's the subreddit I joined.
[WP] A princess from a demonic kingdom announces her search for a husband. Dozens of candidates have appeared, each more powerful and terrifying than the last, but among them is an ordinary human.

2025-09-12 19:25:28 UTC

Do you like brownies? I do, or at least I like the idea of them, but I feel like it's one of those things where the really good ones that dreams are made on are hard to find.

2025-08-29 20:09:05 UTC

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I was picturing a cow cut in half. Now I'm thinking it's a nod to the TV show.

2025-08-29 20:08:12 UTC

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But there's nothing there in the alt text box.

2025-08-28 18:28:36 UTC

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I'm so happy this is happening for you, and glad you're experiencing this deep healing.

2025-08-28 00:43:41 UTC

What's the most niche website you've ever seen? Just a simple website devoted to one particular random thing? Like about 10 years ago I saw one listing and describing every type of cookie ever made. I rejoiced because I thought sites like that were a thing of the past! Also it was connected to a blind organization for some reason.

2025-08-23 13:49:16 UTC

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Aw, I was hoping some kind person had provided alt text, even though you didn't ask for it. #ALTforMe

2025-08-20 18:02:11 UTC

Alright, it's been talked about before, but I'm gonna check once more before adding another one, or at least trying to. How do you feel about people having multiple emojis in their user names? Please boost for reach. #Poll #Polls

2025-08-13 01:33:33 UTC

I put on #AllStarTrek lay down to take a little nap 'til it was time to take my pills. I woke up to a crash and I thought Lilo had knocked a bunch of stuff down, but it turned out to be a thunderstorm that was simply glorious! I felt great! Imagine my surprise then to find I had only been asleep for about 10 minutes.

2025-08-10 05:28:02 UTC

There should be a feature where you're notified an hour or so before a poll ends, so you can boost it one more time.

2025-08-09 19:44:04 UTC

It's hard to explain to people who haven't been there the problems with socializing when you're disabled. There are basically 3 kinds of people:
The ones who think you need help when you don't
The ones who are afraid to talk to you. Oddly enough there's a lot of overlap. That would be the people who think helping you is the only way to interact with you but otherwise don't talk to you.
And the ones who want to pray for you.

2025-08-06 02:40:30 UTC

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Just a teency bit frustrated at the moment, lol. Hope you're doing well.

2025-08-06 02:38:06 UTC

Well, at least now I can post here properly. Someone please comment on this so I can test the notifications.

2025-08-06 01:16:23 UTC

What was the last thing you did that made you happy?

2025-08-05 20:35:22 UTC

I'd love to find a new way to access Mastodon. Any blind people especially know of anything on the web, or anything besides Tweesecake or TWBlue for Windows that works well?

2025-08-02 01:45:17 UTC

Are we getting any new Mastodon members? I've done this poll before, and I want to do it again. Please boost far and wide! When did you join Mastodon? #Poll #polls

2025-08-01 21:08:02 UTC

Also against my better judgement I put some kitty treats in the bottom drawer of my snack cart. I gave Lilo the last of them yesterday, and now she's just pawing the drawer sadly. She's also got the vet tomorrow. She's not having a good time of it, poor baby! #CatsOfMastodon

2025-07-28 00:52:32 UTC

Disabled people have a reputation for not asking for help when needed. What a lot of people don't realize though is that it's usually not because we're too stubborn or trying to prove something, but because we often can't depend on the people around us for much.
I mean I'm stubborn too, but that's beside the point, lol.

2025-07-27 17:21:23 UTC

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I do like that one.
But hmmm, I wonder if the songs I dislike actually are disliked by a lot of people or not. Hey, one's on now! To Make You Feel My Love sung by Adele, Yes or no?

2025-07-27 17:03:18 UTC

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Sorry, but no. No one knows what songs I don't like unless I tell them, and streaming, plus just buying and downloading music, makes it easier to play mostly music I like.
Not everything is a conspiracy or that deep.

2025-07-27 14:32:46 UTC

You ever notice that it's more common to get songs you don't like stuck in your head? Wonder why that is?

2025-07-22 01:12:41 UTC

Has anyone written any articles on how to resist while disabled?

2025-07-20 10:19:01 UTC

What flowers/herbs would you plant if you wanted a garden just based on fragrance?

2025-07-14 15:28:06 UTC

I always said if I lived in Fraggle Rock I would apprentice myself to the storyteller. If you lived there, what job would you like to have? In Fraggle Rock everyone must work, though we don't learn what everyone's job is so who knows, really? But it's only 30 minutes a week, and many of the jobs are fun or silly and fit a fraggle's natural disposition like swimming, exploring, or being a siren for the volunteer fire department. #fragglerock

2025-07-10 15:14:32 UTC

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And you can talk about anything you want and it has an equal chance of being seen.

2025-06-17 06:16:03 UTC

Pick one, and please boost. #poll #polls #80sKids