>> (I've got a bit of that in my first-time fanfic, which is still kind of stalled out near the end. It's going to be an ongoing issue.) <<
I still look forward to seeing that. Yes, there are some things which are long-term challenges.
>> I used to have a black friend named Maurice. We were very close for about 20 years. Then he turned into the Crazy Roommate (long story, but I am not using the adjective figuratively or lightly), and the relationship never recovered. I still miss the person he was before all that. <<
Bummer.
>> Does dyslexia become a problem when moving the chess pieces? As in, does the player mean to move a knight forward-and-left and accidentally move forward-and-right instead? That doesn't seem as though it would be likely, but I don't know. <<
It can. Some people seem to have problems only with letters, others a more generalized difficulty with directions.
>> Good to see Lawrence taking Simon's abstract statements and realizing how they can be applied IRL -- and have been applied, to him and others, by Stan and his family. <<
Lawrence really is a good strategist, and has been teaching similar lessons to other people.
>> That's the point at which things start to sink in, when you see them concretely demonstrated. <<
:D He just doesn't always think to apply them to himself until prompted.
>> Heh. Good for you, Lawrence! You might lose, but you'll go down swinging. And that's a significant change in his self-image right there. <<
True. He's having some trouble navigating the changes in his self-image, but the urges are in a better place now.
>> "My boys." AWWWWWWW! <<
I'm glad you liked that.
>> Using games to teach strategy, tactical thinking, and people-reading is nicely subversive. <<
Yep. Simon is just not a safe person to piss off, and he is very quietly and thoroughly pissed right now.
>> Ooh, and that gives me an idea for the next Fishbowl! <<
Go for it.
>> It's not just Lawrence's age that makes people underestimate him, it's that he's also slight of build and not very prepossessing. <<
That's true. He looks girlish, if someone isn't paying close attention, hence the wet t-shirt incident.
>> OTOH, being underestimated by an opponent can be a valuable advantage. <<
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Date: 2014-12-12 05:01 pm (UTC)Yay!
>> (I've got a bit of that in my first-time fanfic, which is still kind of stalled out near the end. It's going to be an ongoing issue.) <<
I still look forward to seeing that. Yes, there are some things which are long-term challenges.
>> I used to have a black friend named Maurice. We were very close for about 20 years. Then he turned into the Crazy Roommate (long story, but I am not using the adjective figuratively or lightly), and the relationship never recovered. I still miss the person he was before all that. <<
Bummer.
>> Does dyslexia become a problem when moving the chess pieces? As in, does the player mean to move a knight forward-and-left and accidentally move forward-and-right instead? That doesn't seem as though it would be likely, but I don't know. <<
It can. Some people seem to have problems only with letters, others a more generalized difficulty with directions.
>> Good to see Lawrence taking Simon's abstract statements and realizing how they can be applied IRL -- and have been applied, to him and others, by Stan and his family. <<
Lawrence really is a good strategist, and has been teaching similar lessons to other people.
>> That's the point at which things start to sink in, when you see them concretely demonstrated. <<
:D He just doesn't always think to apply them to himself until prompted.
>> Heh. Good for you, Lawrence! You might lose, but you'll go down swinging.
And that's a significant change in his self-image right there. <<
True. He's having some trouble navigating the changes in his self-image, but the urges are in a better place now.
>> "My boys." AWWWWWWW! <<
I'm glad you liked that.
>> Using games to teach strategy, tactical thinking, and people-reading is nicely subversive. <<
Yep. Simon is just not a safe person to piss off, and he is very quietly and thoroughly pissed right now.
>> Ooh, and that gives me an idea for the next Fishbowl! <<
Go for it.
>> It's not just Lawrence's age that makes people underestimate him, it's that he's also slight of build and not very prepossessing. <<
That's true. He looks girlish, if someone isn't paying close attention, hence the wet t-shirt incident.
>> OTOH, being underestimated by an opponent can be a valuable advantage. <<
And he's very good at capitalizing on that.