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Woe-B-Gon (TM) said:
That's the tricky one for me - it's hard to stop thinking. Not that I'm a "thinker" or the thoughts are deep, it's just that that Buddhist concept of "clearing your mind" sounds about as natural to me as "forcing all the air out of your lungs": Stuff is just going to get in, like it or not. My fix wound up being a couple of Let's Players I found who tend to speak in relaxing tones (both Dutch, oddly) with none of that screamy nonsense. Downloaded a bunch of videos of theirs (so no ads getting in my way), slapped 'em a playlist on my PC. It engages enough of my brain that I don't think of other stuff but not enough that I can't nod off. By the time the powersave kicks in on the monitor I'm usually groggy and then the audio carries me the rest of the way.
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My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.


OTOH, do you like dead mall videos? This is my jam before beddy-bye.


EDIT: After two weeks, they finally noticed that I've been signing my paperwork by drawing a cat. I'm so fucking pleased with myself.
 
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Sped Xing said:
EDIT: After two weeks, they finally noticed that I've been signing my paperwork by drawing a cat. I'm so fucking pleased with myself.
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Black pen or glitter?

Also I’m super happy for once. Baked cookies with mom, and I went to the retro game store here for the first time. She didn’t like it because a it was in the ghetto and b she thought it was gross (it wasn’t.) but I got Mario Kart 64, Kirby 64 and the Megaman GameCube collection
 
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verygayFrogs said:
Black pen or glitter?
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Touch screen. I was so happy; two weeks is right at the sweet spot where it's gone on longer than it should, but nit long enough to get boring.

Now I'm super anxious. Could have to do with the absolutely irresponsibly large amount of caffeine I have consumed.
 
So I'm officially hired, and got to go in and do some training today. Barely did any real work (only the last two hours of it), but I'm pretty exhausted now. I'm still pretty nervous about it, and a little self-conscious about how I'm just old enough that I really shouldn't be this new and inexperienced. But I'm feeling a little self-satisfied, and I've already been told that if this position doesn't work out, I can probably get moved to another one.

Shitted Scaredless said:
Going on a small road trip into the mountains. Kinda nervous because anxiety likes to give me worst case scenario what ifs. But. Its nice out there. So
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Just don't speed, and stick to well-traveled roads if you can. Mountains are really calming once you get there. They have a way of making you feel at peace for a little while. But I'm only a few generations descended from mountain folk, so maybe it's just in my blood.
 
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Sped Xing said:
My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.


OTOH, do you like dead mall videos? This is my jam before beddy-bye.
Immortar

EDIT: After two weeks, they finally noticed that I've been signing my paperwork by drawing a cat. I'm so fucking pleased with myself.
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If you haven't, check out the Brick Immortar channel too.

To answer the question posited by the thread title, I'm doing well, thanks.
 
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My apartment is a flooded crap shack. It's getting worse because it's storming like crazy almost every day but also because the water heater is leaking and it looks like it needs to be replaced. At I don't have the kind of money. I don't even have enough for a wet dry vac to get the water up as a temp fix.

I'm feeling depressed a lot especially at work and I can't talk to anyone about why, they wouldn't understand... And I doubt they'd care.


Well on the plus side I've gotten some old junk out of my house and it felt good getting rid of it, I. Also doing a little redecorating and rearranging where I can, bedroom already feels nicer from moving furniture over and making the most of limited space.


So really one minute I feel like shit and just wanna crash (:_( the next I feel a little better, might feel great once the redecorating is done and I actually do have that shop vac I need.
 
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Shitted Scaredless said:
Going on a small road trip into the mountains. Kinda nervous because anxiety likes to give me worst case scenario what ifs. But. Its nice out there. So
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That actually might be good for you. Physical activity helps with anxiety.

Free the Pedos said:
I’m hosting a party for a milestone event in my life, and I invited close friends and family. Some of my oldest friends don’t want to come because there will be a handful of unvaccinated people there. Feels bad, man.
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Face masks?
 
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Dustlord said:
Did it this morning since I had some time and was in the area anyway. He's in good spirits. Surprisingly conscious considering the amount of painkillers he's on atm. He obviously didn't wanna go into much detail but its 50/50 if he'll walk again, and even if so, he'll be down for months.
The doctors are still trying different things.

I'm just happy he's alive and didn't get brain damage or anything.
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You did good going to see him. Especially as you were worried about doing it. Good luck to your friend.
 
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Yesterday took the one-mile morning walk without the cane. Actually, forgot it when leaving the house, got a little ways from home, remembered cane was home, said "Fuck it!". Did okay.

In the afternoon went to commissary with wife but without cane. Pushed the cart, which provided support. Carried some stuff up from the car when we got home. Did okay, making progress.

Overall, made a lot of progress toward eventual total recovery this week. Not rushing anything, staying patient. Appreciate all the kind remarks and support from my fellow KFers. 👍
 
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Had a multi-hour phone call with an old community college buddy I hadn’t spoke to in years (he joined the navy while I went to grad school). He’s a Lieutenant now and just moved to SoCal, so I’ll get to visit him again in a few months. Nice to know SoCal won’t be an entirely woke hellhole.

Feels awesome catching up with old friends. 😎
 
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I have a case of hives. Like, over my whole upper body.

I have never had hives before in my life, but I do now. It's incredibly annoying. I don't even know what caused it. I'm not allergic to any foods, and didn't eat anything out of the ordinary today. I was outside for a bit, but I go outside to take care of my chickens or go on walks regularly. Maybe some new bug bit me and bam. Allergic reaction. Hopefully they go away soon.

Edit: After further talking with a friend, it's most likely heat rash instead. Similar symptoms but makes more sense as a cause. I took some zyrtec in case of hives, a cool bath, moisturized and am wearing loose fitting pajamas so here's hoping it improves.
 
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Quitting my covid wagie job next week to freelance for a pajeet movie. I'm nervous, but I'm leaving on good enough terms with my boss that I can reapply if I can't find another gig when this one wraps.

Might visit my brother in Alaska when it's over too. He's miserable at his job and I'm worried about him.
 
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Felt a bit miserable yesterday. I went to the gym, even though I was very sore in my abs. Realised that deadlift wasn't enough to work them out. So yea, gotta exercise them regularly again.
My socks were not dry, because of a very light workout in my opinion. Basically, so damp they leave footprints in the tiles in the locker room. Yea, think I need to start changing socks when I come to the gym and right after workout. Don't really know why I haven't thought of this before, I have more than 10+ pairs.
At least it was a relief when taking off my knee sleeves and tossing them into the gym bag before going home. It felt airy.
Still sore in my abs today, but not going to do shit today.
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