OneOffDave
@oneoffdave.bsky.social
Bi wheelchair user, legs optional. Emergency planning, disability issues, and occasional silliness. He/him
Watch out! There's a Humphrey about!
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Watch out! There's a Humphrey about!
Another night ruined by my CGM erroneously reporting low blood sugar. Readings are 3-4 lower than finger prick measures. This is the third sensor in a row that's doing that.
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Another night ruined by my CGM erroneously reporting low blood sugar. Readings are 3-4 lower than finger prick measures. This is the third sensor in a row that's doing that.
This is the sort of thing people here would know.
What's the difference between a bigfoot and a Wodewose?
What's the difference between a bigfoot and a Wodewose?
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
This is the sort of thing people here would know.
What's the difference between a bigfoot and a Wodewose?
What's the difference between a bigfoot and a Wodewose?
Having a falling out with my disability this week. Been dealing with it all my life and just want a break
January 2, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Having a falling out with my disability this week. Been dealing with it all my life and just want a break
In February I spent 14 hours in Resus with diabetic ketoacidosis. Turns out my pancreas had given up. Nearly died then managed to get it under control with insulin injections. Really proud I'm now in range 95% of the time
Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025, no matter how big or small
Reading & writing has kept me alive this year.
Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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December 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
In February I spent 14 hours in Resus with diabetic ketoacidosis. Turns out my pancreas had given up. Nearly died then managed to get it under control with insulin injections. Really proud I'm now in range 95% of the time
What's always puzzled me about Raiders of the Lost Ark is how the Germans are operating overtly in Egypt in 1936. The treaty limiting British troops in Egypt to 10,000 maximum wasn't ratified until 22nd December. There were over 2,400 infantry in Cairo alone
December 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What's always puzzled me about Raiders of the Lost Ark is how the Germans are operating overtly in Egypt in 1936. The treaty limiting British troops in Egypt to 10,000 maximum wasn't ratified until 22nd December. There were over 2,400 infantry in Cairo alone
One of the 'fun' disability things they don't tell you is sometimes you'll have to choose between two methods of dealing with a disability issue but they both will cause you some kind of damage (that's different to your disability)
December 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
One of the 'fun' disability things they don't tell you is sometimes you'll have to choose between two methods of dealing with a disability issue but they both will cause you some kind of damage (that's different to your disability)
I'm on call this week so having a quiet one. Wishing all those working and on call a straightforward Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I'm on call this week so having a quiet one. Wishing all those working and on call a straightforward Christmas
EXPLAIN YOUR USERNAME
It’s a nickname my cousin gave me after my first amputation. She changed it to "Metric" after the second one as I can't measure using feet any more
It’s a nickname my cousin gave me after my first amputation. She changed it to "Metric" after the second one as I can't measure using feet any more
EXPLAIN YOUR USERNAME
It’s just a terrible, terrible pun, ok? 🤭
It’s just a terrible, terrible pun, ok? 🤭
EXPLAIN YOUR USERNAME
King Alistair knows (and this world's made me one)
King Alistair knows (and this world's made me one)
December 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
EXPLAIN YOUR USERNAME
It’s a nickname my cousin gave me after my first amputation. She changed it to "Metric" after the second one as I can't measure using feet any more
It’s a nickname my cousin gave me after my first amputation. She changed it to "Metric" after the second one as I can't measure using feet any more
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, became an immortal eldritch horror
December 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, became an immortal eldritch horror
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Last-minute gig idea! A knock-off VHS that looks a bit like a classic Disney cartoon:
December 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Last-minute gig idea! A knock-off VHS that looks a bit like a classic Disney cartoon:
The theme from Disney's The Black Hole seems very appropriate on the tube this morning
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The theme from Disney's The Black Hole seems very appropriate on the tube this morning
Just a reminder that he's not "former sit-com writer" anymore. The correct appellation is "convicted criminal".
December 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Just a reminder that he's not "former sit-com writer" anymore. The correct appellation is "convicted criminal".
Why do we keep treating people who were good at PE as if they have something serious to say?
December 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Why do we keep treating people who were good at PE as if they have something serious to say?
Why do bipeds sit in the wheelchair space on the tube/train when there are lots of other seats?
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Why do bipeds sit in the wheelchair space on the tube/train when there are lots of other seats?
Remembering all my peers from school that were killed by contaminated blood and how they had to hide what was happening due to the stigma at the time #WorldAidsDay
December 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Remembering all my peers from school that were killed by contaminated blood and how they had to hide what was happening due to the stigma at the time #WorldAidsDay
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Anyone with solid advice and resources etc to back up those of us not wanting to use planet-killing predictive text machines?
My manager has clearly been told to tell us all to start using CoPilot in our emails and ceremony scripts.
My response was “over my dead body”.
Anyone got any helpful articles or further reading so I can be better informed before our team meeting next week? ❤️
My response was “over my dead body”.
Anyone got any helpful articles or further reading so I can be better informed before our team meeting next week? ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Anyone with solid advice and resources etc to back up those of us not wanting to use planet-killing predictive text machines?
Today's hot take: if parents want pushchair spaces on public transport they should do what disabled people did to get our spaces
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Today's hot take: if parents want pushchair spaces on public transport they should do what disabled people did to get our spaces
My new wheelchair on it's first trip to the office
November 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My new wheelchair on it's first trip to the office
For some reason work has set up a big day long meeting in Liverpool. Because there's only 2 wheelchair spaces in Standard per train, the earliest train with space to get home will get me into Euston at 0016. Then it's an hour by bus home. For some reason that train takes an extra hour as well.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
For some reason work has set up a big day long meeting in Liverpool. Because there's only 2 wheelchair spaces in Standard per train, the earliest train with space to get home will get me into Euston at 0016. Then it's an hour by bus home. For some reason that train takes an extra hour as well.
Three years ago today I was in my hotel in Tokyo waiting to head to the airport to fly home and I was treated to this view of Mt Fuji
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Three years ago today I was in my hotel in Tokyo waiting to head to the airport to fly home and I was treated to this view of Mt Fuji
New wheelchair highlights
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
New wheelchair highlights
Quote from a corporate post marking start of Disability History Month
"He lives with Usher Syndrome which has caused him to be profoundly deaf and blind but he has never let it hold him back in life or work."
Good to see inspiration porn is still alive in 2025
"He lives with Usher Syndrome which has caused him to be profoundly deaf and blind but he has never let it hold him back in life or work."
Good to see inspiration porn is still alive in 2025
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Quote from a corporate post marking start of Disability History Month
"He lives with Usher Syndrome which has caused him to be profoundly deaf and blind but he has never let it hold him back in life or work."
Good to see inspiration porn is still alive in 2025
"He lives with Usher Syndrome which has caused him to be profoundly deaf and blind but he has never let it hold him back in life or work."
Good to see inspiration porn is still alive in 2025
Paid the balance for my new wheelchair yesterday so it should be arriving soon!
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Paid the balance for my new wheelchair yesterday so it should be arriving soon!