the headlines have been pretty bad this week, huh?
it was my birthday weekend!
- had a slumber/pajama/movie party
- my partner got me new boots to replace my old ones
- saw petey at a sold-out show; he was great!
- found an excellent deal on a used salsa journeyer bike, and the seller even swapped out the stem for me and gave me a birthday discount ($1 for each year)
- a friend gave me an awesome new hat
- had the most amazing ramen i’ve ever tasted
and i kept up with my word count for nanowrimo! 🙌
Happy belated birthday!
I have decided that I really need to get better at networking if I’m gonna get anywhere in life. Problem is I have social anxiety and zero clue how to talk to people.
Do you think it could help your social anxiety if you were playing a character different from yours?
I’m thinking about honing your networking skills under the guise of being in cosplay and in character at conventions. Once that went well a couple times, you could slowly transition to less and less cosplay character and more your general self? Just spitting ideas while on the toilet at work hah
I’ve reached the conclusion that networking events are society’s practice setting for becoming more sociable, since you sure has hell aren’t ever hearing back about an opening. It’s performative bullshit theatre; treat it as such (relax) and find amusement in those taking it seriously.
I really like that perspective actually. I’ll try and keep it in mind.
Work is stressful; the news is stressful; parenting is stressful; trying to stay healthy is stressful…
Ugh.
At least one thing is bringing me joy right now: listening to the audiobooks of The Lord of the Rings on my daily walks with my dog.
Which recording of the audiobooks? I’ve been enjoying the recent Andy Serkis ones, but I hear great things about the earlier versions as well.
Oh it’s been the Serkis ones for me too! They are absolutely fantastic.
Well, it has just started, but I cannot complain. I think my depression and my anxiety both seem to be somewhat stable; it feels like my nervous system is finally getting used to my new circumstances. I also haven’t had any thoughts about self-harm in 3-4 days, which I think is a major accomplishment, so I’m proud of myself.
It’ll be my birthday soon. Hopefully I will be happy on that day :)
happy early birthday!
Thank you :'D
General week has been alright, news not so good between the UK government going after Trans people again as well as the Internet being a bad place to be publicly out I’d say that’s the bad side of things.
This is my first post. I lost my apartment key, so OK week so far.
Oh dear, I hope you have a spare?
Started the week with kidney stones so it’s probably only getting better from there. Looking forward to ditching the ureteral stent.
Pretty good, how about you?
I’m in DC for a slew of meetings, all of which were cancelled. So I got to spend the day cruising the Smithsonian and vibing in a coffee shop
Took part in a work provided health check, and was pleasantly surprised. My cholesterol levels need to be better, but other than that I’m actually in pretty good shape! It’s nice to get some good news once in a while.
Other than that, I’m in a general good mood. Feel like I’m a bit more in sync between my internal and external self, if that makes any sense :)Great start into the week, got a new personal best for my morning run, 6.8 km. And my wife is going to start a B2 German course + employment course (whatever that means) paid for by the unemployment agency.
On the negative sides, money continues to be tight, and it’s another month I’ll postpone buying that Sesotho course I want. The Christmas bonus in December should help there. I also gained weight, 2kg. I guess the now regular exercise is making me hungrier.
Congrats on the run, and great news for your wife! The physical effort may also simply mean you’re gaining muscle, which is heavier than fat :)
Thanks <3
simply mean you’re gaining muscle, which is heavier than fat
I know, but I doubt that’s happening after 2 weeks and 2 days :D
hahaha you’d be surprised! I don’t know why but when I started doing more sports and eating well, I gained weight (a little bit) for an entire month and then lost A LOT in the span of a couple of weeks. The beginning can be weird while your body adjusts.
Your words in the deep one’s ears ;)
I’ve been pretty depressed by the current political atmosphere in the US, lately, and living in a more conservative area of my state makes it even more alienating. Today, I went to a left wing book fair at a city I’m considering moving to, and it was an amazing change of scenery.
I hope you can move there! It’s important to find your people.
Eh, could be better. Just today I saw that the bakery I often go to won’t open on Saturday due to some tragic loss. I haven’t seen one of the usual staff there in a while. I don’t want to ask about it and she is/was(?) somewhat young so it could just be a coincidence and she found a different/better job and that PSA wasn’t about her.
I’m sick - possibly covid. Been knocked out for about six days already, so I hope I’ll be well enough to go on a planned trip on Friday.
