Eustace

Hello again everyone, I have also joined the BitWise train, my username is Eustace (surprise surprise). I would love to join you for a few chats! Eustace.

Yes, I think on these forums, not many people wish to do chat on Skype, nevertheless, the forum remains a great place to type to one another. There is another forum called Asperclick where they have organised group Skype chats every Saturday. For those of you who wish to do this, I would suggest talking to the members from that forum. Thank you all again anyway, Eustace.

So, I guess the Skype idea died?

I'll try and keep this one short. When I write, there is pen and paper a certain distance from my face, but I go almost entirely internal. What I create... I see, three-quarters of what I see in my head is comparable to real-life experience; I visualise, smell, taste, feel, and hear each moment, and that leads to the next portion of the story. This is why I love writing; in my head, it's real, for instance, if I think about the novel I'm working on at the moment, I can picture and sense the environment in the opening paragraph, right through to where I left off ... it's exactly the same as it would be if I revisited my walk through the park towards the beach and back ... for instance. I have caught myself though, throughout my life, phasing out into this interior world of mine. I find it hard to concentrate on most things that require attention - especially things that activate abstract thought, - mainly because if I'm reading something for instance, and something leads me to ponder, my sight will go blurry and I will go a vast distance away into my head, contemplating (visually) each possibility and path spreading away from the original something. I wonder if people have an acuity for this visualisation, the same as I do. Obviously I cannot express in a way that will exactly detail how this works in my head, but I hope I have provided an adequate explanation. I think it's normal for people to be able to ... picture things mentally, but I feel my ability to do so is perhaps more ... advanced? Is this related to my Aspergers, or Aspergers in general? And do any others of you joy in this ability, but also, do any of you catch yourselves a million miles away, in a landscape of possibility? Thanks for reading, Eustace. (See Mihaela, I don't always forget with the text)

Hello, I suppose what I should have said, is you can communicate with voice too, just through the microphone, as well as text. It's quite nifty actually. Eustace.

Hello there, I kind of jumped headlong into Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep (also: Blade Runner) by Philip K. Dick. I read all if it minus two chapters in one portion of the day, and actually ended up missing my stop on the bus, ending up all the way at the bus station. I love his works, Counter-Clock World is intense also. Eustace.

Hello Waterboatman, I sorted the camera issue ... it was just a little thing I forgot to check. I believe you can just "call" contacts without clicking the webcam on, I mean, you can talk on Skype just like you might a mobile phone ... but then I suppose modern phones display faces ... but nonetheless, yes, you can call others without using the webcam. All the best, Eustace.

Hello again, As an added idea, - correlating with the Skype idea - perhaps we should create a separate thread wherein we can all organise a time to Skype, which could further develop into perhaps a weekly session, or more ... I don't know. Just an idea. Eustace.

I too shall reply to this thread! I have joined this Skype resolution, and I believe I must thank matzoball for the idea! My Skype is also linked on my profile page, but I shall place it here too: Eustace1992. I hope this can happen, I know I really need people like myself to talk to, and I think it would be good for us all. Eustace.

Hello, I know a bit about Skype, I used it while abroad a year or so ago now. But apparently it's changed somewhat. Eustace.

Brilliant Waterboatman, or soggyboatman now. I will attempt to add you as a contact, my picture is the same as it is on this website. And yes, I totally agree with leaving it off until something is arranged. Hopefully that is soon, Eustace.

Waterboatman, Ah I see, so should I just upload my Skype thing onto there, which should appear on my profile? How do you think we should begin arranging Skype accounts? Ah right, I guess I shall have to thank matzoball when the time comes. Thank you, Eustace.

Hello Waterboatman, Ah yes, that's really none to far. I really need to work on my coping methods, but I believe I shall have to start small. Indeed that is a great idea about waiting until the days extend in length, but I do also truly like the idea of Skype sessions, I even believe that you can ... multicall ... I suppose it would be called now. Yes, I must admit I did not take various levels of mobility into account, and this shall definitely have to factor into the equation if this were to happen. But indeed, I really like the idea of the Skype calls, I mean, what's not to like; communicating from the comfort of my own home, perhaps not having to reveal identities if one doesn't wish to, no actual physical conformities to attend to... all reasonable things to take into account. Perhaps this will be a good starting point ... that is, organised Skype calls, talks, be it between two individuals, or shared between many. I believe that you can even do it without the need for webcams, so for those like myself, who would much prefer to begin with just talking through a microphone, this should make things a little easer. Plus, with Skype, there is no need for travel. Sounds fantastic Waterboatman, brilliant idea. Thank you for the reply. Perhaps now we shall try and organise Skype calls between forum members? Eustace.