Super Powers Aspies and Alphas
As I was sitting at my computer tinkering with Facebook today, I could hear my 13-year-old son cackling at something in the living room. He laughed so hard that he fell off the sofa.
Half out of breath, he comes running into the room. “Mom, Mom, you have got to see this!” He pointed to my Ipad that he held in his hand, and then stuck one of his earphones in my ear. “Mom…watch this…Gary,” more cackling, “He’s just like you!”
My son’s new obsession is a show called Alphas?? I living in my bubble the way I do, have never heard of it. But according to TV.com, Alphas is a Syfy Original series where, “A group of everyday people who possess uncanny neurological abnormalities is working for a secret government agency. This elite group is able to uncover what the CIA, FBI and Pentagon cannot or will not solve.”
Very cool, I thought, right up my alley. My son loves to find things that we can watch together. I don’t know if any of you have seen this show; I haven’t yet. The only thing I have seen so far is this clip that my son showed me. The one that had him cackling and falling on the floor because “Gary is like Mom.” Enjoy.
I have been laughing all morning. I suppose that I am going to be watching Alphas now with Aspie Teen, who by the way, typical of him has been repeating this whole scene verbatim all morning.
“No, you’re right. Give me a grenade.”
How many times have I thought that very thing? 😉
I was awakened in the middle of the night the other night because of an annoying buzz. This time, it wasn’t just in my head. I had to turn off the tv to find out where it was coming from. It was the tv. Problem solved. I hate electric noises, though. My dream is to go someplace someday where I can’t hear any man-made noises: no electric wires, no air conditioners, no motors of any kind. Just nature. I don’t even know where that would be any more.
I could’ve used a good grenade many times! LOL
I wish I could say the sounds of nature make it better, but they don’t. Those damn crickets make a racket! And don’t even get me started about the noisy frogs here. What is up with these frogs?
My son is still running around showing that video to anyone who will watch it with him. He’s getting such a kick out of this. I’m glad he thinks it’s funny.
I’ll be OK though, as long as I continue to keep my nightstand stocked with earplugs.