#michael arden

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BTW: I’ve appealed all of them. 

13mtm80:

These Asks have probably been there for a while I really haven’t used social media a whole lot over the last 2 years. I’ve started to get better, but I still haven’t spent a lot of time on my @/13mtm80 socials (which includes my personal Facebook and Instagram; and my public Twitter, Tumblr, and YouTube).

So, where have I been? Almost 3 years ago I suddenly stopped captioning dwsa/dwsa cast videos when I started to have a persistent migraine that refused to leave or lessen. The migraine then decided to make it difficult for my brain to send messages to my right side. Making it so I no longer had use of my dominate right hand (I couldn’t open/close my hand or hold anything, and I had no grip). Lot’s of examinations later: Atypical Chronic Migraine. Now I take medicine to lessen the migraine.

With the migraine lessened from a 10 on the 1-10 pain scale to an 8 with medication, my hand and the rest had almost returned to somewhat normal over several months.

When I can type again, I started a transcription course. I was doing that for about 4 months when my migraine decided it was going to be bad again and not work with my medicine. And my right hand got non-functional again. Some more trial and error, found a new medicine that lessens my migraine. Right when I was supposed to start physical therapy on my hand Covid happened. Therapy never happened but my hand is mostly useful for everyday use, but fine-motor skill tasks are still challenging. Like typing.

My typing ability is why I haven’t gone back to my course, and why I’m not captioning anymore. My right hand is able to type on computer keyboard, it took time to get there, but I can. The problem is, is that my right hand is delayed at the typing speed my right hand is used to typing at. This causes words to be typed rearranged. For example: SPRING AWAKENING, typed on the computer comes out as Srping Awaekening.

Despite this typing issue, 8 months ago I did caption the dwsa reunion interview at Gallaudet. It took me a WHOLE lot longer than it used too, but I did get it done. But 6 months ago when when Sandra did an interview alone at Gallaudet I had been stressed from stuff in my family and my head briefly got bad again (no worse hand issues, just migraine) for about a month. But at this point I still haven’t captioned it. My right hand is still delayed.

For 2021, I’ve started new ventures. I’ve been focusing on my art. My art was something that I worked on in days I couldn’t leave my darkened bedroom. My art style changes depending on my my head or hand let’s me do, whether it’s: painting, drawing, or photography. At some point soon I want to sell some of it.

This is not self promotion follow me if you want (I know someone will ask): @/13mtm80_Designs on all the social media platforms that I already have (Facebook, Twitter Instagram, Tumblr).

Also in 2021, I did have Covid. But not when you asked (that was migraine sickness). I had Covid about a month ago. Caught it from someone in my house, all three of us had mild symptoms. It lasted the average mild length of 2 weeks. I’m fine now though.

So, yes I’m still apart of the dwsa fandom and I’m going to try and reacquaint myself back into my 13mtm80 accounts. All the apps are still on my phone. It’s just recently when I’ve been on them I was on my other account.

I’ll try to be more involved on social media, though I don’t know if I will be able to do any more captioning.

~ Mackenzie

These Asks have probably been there for a while I really haven’t used social media a whole lot over the last 2 years. I’ve started to get better, but I still haven’t spent a lot of time on my @/13mtm80 socials (which includes my personal Facebook and Instagram; and my public Twitter, Tumblr, and YouTube).

So, where have I been? Almost 3 years ago I suddenly stopped captioning dwsa/dwsa cast videos when I started to have a persistent migraine that refused to leave or lessen. The migraine then decided to make it difficult for my brain to send messages to my right side. Making it so I no longer had use of my dominate right hand (I couldn’t open/close my hand or hold anything, and I had no grip). Lot’s of examinations later: Atypical Chronic Migraine. Now I take medicine to lessen the migraine.

With the migraine lessened from a 10 on the 1-10 pain scale to an 8 with medication, my hand and the rest had almost returned to somewhat normal over several months.

When I can type again, I started a transcription course. I was doing that for about 4 months when my migraine decided it was going to be bad again and not work with my medicine. And my right hand got non-functional again. Some more trial and error, found a new medicine that lessens my migraine. Right when I was supposed to start physical therapy on my hand Covid happened. Therapy never happened but my hand is mostly useful for everyday use, but fine-motor skill tasks are still challenging. Like typing.

My typing ability is why I haven’t gone back to my course, and why I’m not captioning anymore. My right hand is able to type on computer keyboard, it took time to get there, but I can. The problem is, is that my right hand is delayed at the typing speed my right hand is used to typing at. This causes words to be typed rearranged. For example: SPRING AWAKENING, typed on the computer comes out as Srping Awaekening.

Despite this typing issue, 8 months ago I did caption the dwsa reunion interview at Gallaudet. It took me a WHOLE lot longer than it used too, but I did get it done. But 6 months ago when when Sandra did an interview alone at Gallaudet I had been stressed from stuff in my family and my head briefly got bad again (no worse hand issues, just migraine) for about a month. But at this point I still haven’t captioned it. My right hand is still delayed.

For 2021, I’ve started new ventures. I’ve been focusing on my art. My art was something that I worked on in days I couldn’t leave my darkened bedroom. My art style changes depending on my my head or hand let’s me do, whether it’s: painting, drawing, or photography. At some point soon I want to sell some of it.

This is not self promotion follow me if you want (I know someone will ask): @/13mtm80_Designs on all the social media platforms that I already have (Facebook, Twitter Instagram, Tumblr).

Also in 2021, I did have Covid. But not when you asked (that was migraine sickness). I had Covid about a month ago. Caught it from someone in my house, all three of us had mild symptoms. It lasted the average mild length of 2 weeks. I’m fine now though.

So, yes I’m still apart of the dwsa fandom and I’m going to try and reacquaint myself back into my 13mtm80 accounts. All the apps are still on my phone. It’s just recently when I’ve been on them I was on my other account.

I’ll try to be more involved on social media, though I don’t know if I will be able to do any more captioning.

~ Mackenzie

List of DWSA Playlists:

**some videos are listed as private, as requested by certain cast members**

Periscopes During DWSA Broadway: [X]

The Closing Week Periscopes: [X] 

DWSA Cast After Broadway: [X]

(9/18/20) DWSA Reunion at Gallaudet: [X]

DWSA Videos (not uploaded by me): [X] 

DWSA at the White House: [X] 

Broadway.com’s Vlog of Purple Summer: [X]

DWSA Broadway Opening Night: [X] 

Alex Boniello’s Cat Periscopes: [X]

All Alex Boniello’s: [X] 

All Daniel Durant’s: [X]

All Andy Mientus’: [X] 

All Kathryn Gallagher’s: [X] 

All Alex Wyse’s: [X] 

All Sean Grandillo’s: [X]

All Daniel Stewart’s: [X] 

All Katie Boeck’s: [X]

All Sandra Mae Frank’s: [X] 

All Josh Castille’s: [X] 

All Lauren Luiz’s: [X] 

Today, Noon EST!!! - Live Stream

“@gallytheatre: Deaf Artists Backstage will return next Friday with an amazing group interview with most of the Deaf cast members (@barbeemiles18 @danielndurant @treshelleedmond @sandy21mae @amelia8hensley @castillejoshua @alexandriawailesofficial) of the acclaimed Broadway musical, Spring Awakening! Join us at Noon EST, Friday September 18th for this unique glimpse into the Broadway experience! Voice interpretation and auto-captions are provided for this incredibly rare group interview. #deafartistsbackstage #deafactor #deaftheatre #springawakening #broadway #purplesummer #notgone"

Link to Facebook page: [X]

13mtm80:

They used it as a way to add spam, memes, & other things no one said in the video.

Because of these people YouTube has decided to remove the option all together.

Over 130 fans of ‘Spring Awakening’ worked together using Community Captions to caption over 400 Deaf West’s Spring Awakening videos. 

List of captioned DWSA videos: [X]

People all around the world worked together to make the videos accessible for EVERYONE. Not just for Deaf & Hard of Hearing people, but also people with sensory processing disorders, and people who’s language is not the same as the video.

Most the time a video is ONLY captioned because of Community Captions.

With the removal of this feature, billions of videos will not be accessible for ALL people. 

Sign the petition to tell @YouTube not to remove Community Captions.

Link to petition: [X]

- If you are one of the 130+ Deaf Awakening fans who helped make DWSA videos accessible for ALL, please sign and share this.

- If you are someone who captions or translates videos of your favorite YouTuber, please sign and share this.

- If you are someone (or you know someone) who uses captions or subtitles for ANY reason, please sign and share this.

YouTube’s Community Contributions is the most common way videos are made accessible for ANYONE on YouTube.

musical theatre performances are lovely (w/ links)

lots of stuff for newer fans esp, i put in lots of popular performances! a bit of west end but its mostly bway

• im not letting anyone forget that time jonathan groff and BETTY GILPIN??? sang and kissed circa 2009 [x]
• i would do anything for denee benton’s natasha [x]
• obligatory joshua colley mention! he sang seventeen w milly shapiro and i cannot wait for him to be back onstage [x]
• also karen olivo sang your eyes from rent! [x]
• a ton of hedwigs sing wig in a box together with varying levels of production value and Wigs [x]
• jamie muscato singing laurie’s song from little women (fly at me) [x]
• jeremy jordan and cheyenne jackson (‘sergeant handsome’ or whatever from glee) singing from side show with jeremy jordan standing on a box hitting crazy notes [x]
• rob houchen sings adele and i love it [x]
• aaron tveit sings adele and i love it [x]
• john gallagher jr and jenn damiano singing dont do sadness/blue wind (i keep forgetting she was in spring awakening) [x]
• renee rapp celia gooding antonio cipriano+creep with this gorgeous moment where they go from chest to head voice in perfect harmony????? bro [x]
• putting this here too but dwsa word of your body reprise,, i love it, the way the sign for 'bruise’ gets used from the woyb to the reprise is so smart. THE ENDING!!! [x]
• rob houchen singing a jazzy the man that got away cover [x]
• ramin karimloo and colm wilkinson singing bring him home together [x]
• norm lewis sierra boggess phantom point of no return [x]
• antonio cipriano singing maria (it should’ve been him not a*nsel) [x]
• best bway power couple (thank them for dwsa) michael arden and andy mientus singing a case of you as a duet and its really pretty and their harmonies are stunning [x] andy mientus also sang this with darren criss and its also really pretty [x]
• also them singing vegas (tldr: two frat bros imagine going to vegas, written by the folks who wrote run away w me) [x]
• another bway couple! jeremy jordan n ashley spencer singing a mariah mashup [x] and tie me up from island song [x]
• also some cut songs from newsies circa 2011 [x]
• christy altomare n derek klena singing their carrie duet you shine @ 54 below, complete with a little spin? i kinda just love their stage chemistry+ their voices together! pretty [x]
• obligatory jamie muscato heathers performance since i think the tiktok audio of him is finally dead (personally i am obsessed with that bit where he sings the first 'i was meant to be yours’ the SWITCH?? also the shirt pulls were nice) [x]
• more heathers stuff but ryan mccartan singing dead girl walking from jd’s pov [x]
• aaron tveit and KELLI O HARA sing that judy garland duet [x]