The Nicnac Podcast

In this episode Nicnac describes a moment of incredible clarity that they reached at the end of last weekend. An experience that they articulate as something akin to A “Dr. House” style epiphany coupled with the euphoric clearly the character would experience at the end of the majority of the episodes in the 2004-2012 series. They make the best effort they can muster in an attempt to explain their lifelong social, work and daily cognitive experience. They have made a herculean effort to complete this production as they endure the early stages of neurodivergent burn out.  They begin the wrap up process by providing recommendations for sources of other first hand accounts of the neurodivergent experience.  Capping it all off by sharing a piece of prose that they feel captures their experience in a unique way. If you have feedback or questions please share them with Nicnac. They would be happy to respond and engage with those that are interested.

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The opening music is Raindrop Rhapsody by Josh Eikenberry. The closing music is Catch Me If You Can by Attica Attica. Find them at here. Nicnac thanks both groups for allowing their creations to be used in the production of other’s work. They do the same!

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In this episode Nicnac works to shift their energy and considers what it will take cautiously to spend more time outside of their darkened studio where they’ve spent most of their time since Covid started in March of 2020. They are in the process of accepting the neurodivergent capacity limits they have that cause them to need to work hard to be mindful of their limits when outside of their safe space and interacting with others

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The opening music is Raindrop Rhapsody by Josh Eikenberry. The closing music is Catch Me If You Can by Attica Attica. Find them at atticaattica.org. I thank both groups for allowing their creations to be used in the production of other work.

In this episode Nicnac is having a rebirth of self after picking a new name to better fit who they are. While they want to embrace the moment for all that it is, they also have a need to process their strife around energy management and the difficulty of living in a culture of compliance. So grab your favorite beverage, grab a breath and join this important moment in Nicnac’s life.

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In this episode Nicnac talks about gender and the challenges that arise from trying to navigate the world being as true to themselves and others as possible. They ponder how hard it is to be real in modern society and seek your feedback on how that reflects on our species in the long run.

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In this episode Nicnac reviews their more than 30 years of mental health treatment. Over the course of their life they have been diagnosed with a wide variety of illnesses ranging from ADD to Bipolar and Autism. Despite Nicnac’s extensive treatment history, they continue to feel like they are living an endurance test. Having briefly worked in the mental health field, Nicnac reports on some research they've been doing into the social model of disability and the use of the term neurodivergent. Nicnac strongly feels that if they take a more assertive approach to getting treatment and interacting with mental health professionals in addition to trying to maximize the positives of their neurodivergence they can turn a corner. Nicnac also refers back to some of their early work and a college essay they wrote describing a hypothetical link between neurodivergence and self actualization. If this could be proven to the greatest degree possible in social science, then Nicnac thinks they may have an alternate design for The US Mental Health System. Nicnacjak. Ever the system designer.

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In this episode Nicolas (Nicnac) explores their struggle to find the right balance in social interactions and overcome some insecurities that are currently hampering their ambitions. Nicolas also discusses the fate of their “wellness document” and the struggle to make better audio content. They close out the episode by talking about gender and queerness. Reemphasizing their relatively new belief that social justice progress cannot be solely dependent on non violent direct action. Progress has been enabled on social justice issues through a diverse range of actions including non-violent direct action, legal advocacy, mutual aid and events such as “The Stonewall Riots”.

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Music is Raindrop Rhapsody by Josh Eikenberry and Catch Me If You Can by Attica Attica. Find Attica Attica at atticaattica.bandcamp.com. I thank both groups for allowing their creations to be used in the production of other work. Josh, if you are out there please send me a link to an updated music profile!

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In this episode Nicolas covered leg 9 which saw them begin the over-water portion of the journey from Chico to Newcastle. Although Nicolas originally planned on making for the east coast of Greenland icing conditions and a limited supply of on board deice fluid forced them to divert to Kangerlussuaq Airport (BGSF) where last minute diversion planning nearly resulted in a CFIT. The fact that this was Leg 9 take 2 indicates that Nicolas needs to stick to the sim and study harder...

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Fly Date: May 30th, 2021

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Route: CYFB CYFB5 NALDI DCT MS DCT MA W51 SF DCT BGSF

Leg 9 Block: 3 hr 26 min

Leg 9 Flight Time: 3 hr 7 min

Leg 9 Logged Distance: 535 nm

Leg 9 Fuel Burned: 45.5 gal

Todays’ Fuel Bill: $351.75 USD

Total Fuel Bill (so far): $ 2,549.57 USD

Total Fuel Used (so far): 379.3  gal

Block time (so far): 25.74  hrs

Flight Time (so far) 23.21 hrs

Average Ground Speed (so far): 164 kts/ 188.7 mph/ 302.7 kph

Logged Distance Flown: 3,821 nm

GC Distance Remaining to EGNT: 1,546 nm

The music is Catch Me If You Can by Attrica Attrica. And is available under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 license. Find them at atticaattica.bandcamp.com

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In this episode Nicolas begins to question their ongoing efforts to change who they are to conform better with neurotypical people. Nicolas refers to The Sims, Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and a preliminary understanding of Buddhism and the social theory of disability to ground their thinking and consider new approaches to their stuckness. How will it play out? Keep listening to find out!

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In this episode Nicolas makes some corrections on the editorial episode of “The FS Community Law'' realizing that their own errors were violating the principal. Nicolas then moves on with a review of The CaptainSim 767 after logging 96 hours in it in P3Dv4. Although Nicolas has some harsh views to air they hope that a more rigorous production will allow them to conclude these two episodes and move on to other things..Like Leg 9 maybe???

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The music is Catch Me If You Can by Attrica Attrica. And is available under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 license. Find them at atticaattica.bandcamp.com

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In this episode Nicolas talks about their recent flying and why you don’t have a report at Leg 9 yet. They also talk about getting the ratio of respect and feedback right both as a customer and someone that editorializes in this small community of ours. While Nicolas remains critical of certain developers (the recent CaptainSim controversy comes up) they also recognize the fragility of reputation in this community. They conclude with a reminder of Wheaton’s Law and an acknowledgement that they have made their own mistakes within the community. Nicolas has hope that the community will be able to continue to make progress in the challenging balance between holding community members accountable from and forgiveness.

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