Stuff for various new-to-DW friends

[flamingsword]

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How to find people & let people find you:
From any of the back-end pages, the search bar in the upper right side can take you to a list of people and communities with that keyword in their interests, sorted by how recently they updated their journal. For example: https://www.dreamwidth.org/interests?int=disability+justice

To update your journal's interests to let people find you more easily, update your interests on the Edit Profile page AND BE SURE TO PRESS SAVE when you're done. I have screwed that up so many times, lol.

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How to make your journal pretty
To customize your journal layout and colors, go to Select Journal Style and then Customize Journal Style tabs on the left side of the page. If you want custom colors, there's a tab for that

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Activism on DW
I follow:
https://communityactionusa.dreamwidth.org/profile or I can type the @ symbol and a name or comm title like so- communityactionusa

https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/profile thisfinecrew

https://transmediaclub.dreamwidth.org/profile transmediaclub

Some of the non-community people I follow often share cool links to articles, news, calls to action, etc. I don't want to make anyone feel singled out, left out, or like I only follow them for activism purposes, so you'll have to scroll through folks' journals yourself, I'm afraid. :T

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errata:
crashmargulies has an excellent intro-to-DreamWidth post over here --> https://crashmargulies.dreamwidth.org/3636.html
And of course most Frequently Asked Questions are on the FAQ page --> https://www.dreamwidth.org/support/faq

Comments

[crashmargulies]

Ooh I'm glad my intro post is helpful! 🙏🏻

late response

[flamingsword]

It really is a helpful intro post!

(Sorry, I thought I responded to this at the time, but apparently that was just an intention that I mistook for a memory. *sighs* Brains, what are you even.)

[numb3r_5ev3n]

CSS code for those of us who like to use one huge wallpaper-sized image as a background:

html {
background: url(the link to your image goes here) no-repeat center center fixed;
background-size: cover;
height: 100vh;
overflow-x: hidden;
overflow-y: auto;
perspective: 2px;
}

Paste this into the "custom CSS" box in the Customize Journal Style page.

[flamingsword]

Good to know! I have no clue in regards to CSS (despite trying a couple times to learn the basics), so people who know that shit are amazing to me.

[minoanmiss]

1) what you wrote me this morning made me cry in a bolstered way *hugs you gratefully*
2) may I link this post in my journal?

[flamingsword]

1. I have lived in the same county your brainweasels are trying to drag you back to. I know what helped for me, and I’m glad it’s useful for you.

2. You can link to any of my public posts. You can make a case for me giving someone access / make a post public if you think a private post is going to be especially useful to them, and I am highly likely to do so.

[flamingsword]

That reminds me, I have Thoughts on an old journal entry of mine that needs updating, and I will have to do a “How To Beat Yourself Up And Get In Your Own Way - part 2: Depression Boogaloo” post, this time mostly focused on forms of negative self talk and allowing how you feel about the world to color how you feel about yourself.

[flamingsword]

https://youtu.be/lsBPvgnCJsQ - Emotional Neglect: Healing From The Hidden Trauma Of What Didn't Happen

https://www.tiktok.com/@atsedescarseth/video/7618040438452129055 - TikTok - Atsede Scarseth AuDHD Therapist - POV: feeling better makes you feel guilty about your privilege

[flamingsword]

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260311-cognitive-shuffling-the-micro-dreaming-technique-that-helps-your-brain-to-rest

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/covid-vaccine-recommendation-kids-pregnant-people-data

https://spinweaveandcut.com/accexhibition/

[flamingsword]

https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2017/04/12/access-intimacy-interdependence-and-disability-justice/

https://neurodivergentinsights.com/neurodivergent-insights-glossary/

https://neurodivergentinsights.com/neurodivergent-meditation/

https://fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/NSF-Director/thanks

https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0178-1607/receipt
Ethylene Oxide breast cancer agent to be ruled not an air pollutant

https://transresilience.org/issues/fda-registry/read

https://ndncollective.org/land-back/

https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_galinsky_how_to_speak_up_for_yourself

https://www.sciencealert.com/huge-study-reveals-2-vaccines-that-appear-to-reduce-dementia-risk#

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_feel_like_youre_doing_enough? For the beat-yourself-up boogaloo post

https://embrace-autism.com/executive-skills-questionnaire-revised/

https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/set-boundaries-and-find-peace-w-nedra-glover-tawwab-transcript