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Faceplams: You are awesome for posting these. I needed a laugh today.
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You are awesome for posting these. I needed a laugh today.
Just tickles my balls!
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national treasure 1 is on netflix (will be on disney+ may 1st) and 2 is on disney+. we watched 1 saturday and 2 tonight. my love for these movies grows more each time i watch them. they're just so fun.
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Onion.
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I thought I read somewhere that 3 was being worked on. I love the Riley character so much.Originally Posted by eversonpoe
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yup, officially finished my new album. this one is metal (sorry for those of you who enjoyed the one from a couple weeks ago that was much more accessible than my usual stuff) and i'm really proud of it. will be coming out next friday!
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Just ordered some of the Rob Sheridan designed face masks... I think it'll make me feel a bit better over all (even if I don't really get out much anyways). Sure, I don't really expect them to arrive within a month but I have ordered them...
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I’m not taking the educated estimates of how long this will likely go on very well.
I recognize the selfishness of this but oh man, my depression (which is usually awful) is on a different level.
Lots of “whens” becoming “ifs.”
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Every time I think about this “isolate at home” stuff, I reflect on how hard it is right now for families who haven’t started getting any unemployment, yet, and can’t put any food on the table for their kids. And their kids are hungry, and sometimes have to go to bed hungry. And just going to a food pantry to get food is scary because it might put Mom’s life in danger, but their children starving is worse.
I think about all those Essential Worker warriors who must work on the front lines all day, every day, putting themselves in constant danger, saving lives, watching death, holding hands, or just simply delivering goods, fulfilling orders, ringing up and bagging groceries, all day, to help us, risking their own lives.
And I focus on how blessed I am compared to them, and I send out as much positive energy as I can muster and I donate money to food pantries, and I direct my energies to sewing or to reading or to organizing, and I remember my mantra:
And this, too, shall pass.
Being grateful isn’t a natural state of existence. We have to be deliberately conscious of it. We have to work at it.
Every day, we can at least be grateful for one thing. Even if it’s for not being on a ventilator.
If you are one of those Essential Workers, we are really grateful for you. You don’t deserve this. This isn’t fair.
Last edited by allegro; 04-14-2020 at 09:45 PM.
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It's always fun when you read an article whose premise you were discussing earlier in the day.
The Atlantic: Generation C Has Nowhere to Turn
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I've caught a few of these live...
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I watched the first one live. I'm pretty sure they were hammered. Sometimes the bickering is a little weird to witness.
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Can I steal this?
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there may be a delay in release...because the label that put together that compilation i'm on might want to put it out!!! SO EXCITED about even the prospect of that.
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I wish I was painting/drawing more.
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I did so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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One of my top three aphorisms: If you are not happy with what you have, you will not be happy with what you get. This is quite likely based upon early oral tradition recorded in the Mishna “Who is the rich person? The one who is happy with his lot” (Pirkei Avot, 4:1)
Dealing with this significant disruption to ordinary life has been difficult. And will continue to be difficult. But when I forget to accept the wisdom above, it's not just difficult, it's intolerable.
The emotional balance I am looking for now is somewhat difficult to explain. And even harder to achieve. I really suck at discussing emotional stuff. But what I am trying to achieve is a balance between acceptance of harsh reality and thankfulness that my family is still alive and doing well (aside from the stress). It may sound trite, but yes, it could be a lot worse.
Another thing which has been really affecting me, leading me to escapism and perhaps even mild psychosis, is the completely absurd lack of direction at the federal government level. I simply stopped listening. It's not healthy for me to listen to that.
It would be so beneficial if federal leadership would quite simply spell it out truthfully. It's going to be 18 months until things are back to Normal. If some semblance of normality occurs sooner, that would be great! I think we would all rejoice. This nasty trend of hinting at a return to normal in the near future is demoralizing. Because we all know it's simply not possible.
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I've always liked "Who is the Master who make the grass green?"
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Anyone check out Joe Letz's face masks? I ordered a couple25% Off code: BESAFE
I also think I like this style better than the ones that go around the ears
https://www.berepulsive.com/collections/face-coverings
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I picked up a couple as well.
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my emotional state is starting to get volatile. i was going to make a bagel sandwich for lunch and noticed mold on the (three) remaining bagels. i threw them in the trash a bit more harshly than i intended, which scared sarah, and then i started crying and feeling like i was going to have a panic attack.
honestly i'm surprised i haven't had a panic attack since this all started.
my manager called me yesterday (i work at starbucks, for those of you who don't know). i will not be getting paid anymore starting may 5th unless i come back to work. i told him i don't feel comfortable coming back until shelter-in-place is lifted, and i understand that i won't be getting paid (as i don't expect to be paid for not actually working). he totally gets it and is going to make sure i'll still have my job when i come back.
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If it’s any consolation, I slam moldy bagels into the trash like that all the time, usually accompanied by “what the FUCK! I wanted a fucking bagel and now I can’t have a bagel!” It feels good to let it all out.
Last edited by allegro; 04-16-2020 at 01:40 PM.
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i was really hoping you were going to reference that <3
@allegro that's pretty much what i did. my mom and i both do this thing where we go "god FUCKING damnit!" and to that i added "i was so excited about my bagel SANDWICH!"
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Fuck yeah! Ya gotta let it out.
I stumbled across a TikTok the other day and now I can’t find it but it made me literally laugh out loud and it still makes me laugh when I think about it:
This pretty woman calmly sits down at a piano and she says she composed a song about Covid 19, and then she plays a few chords and then she opens her mouth and you expect a song to come out, then she SCREAMS!!!!!
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YouTube recommended this to me.
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I've decided I need to just not look at Twitter right now. I just went down a rabbit hole of (what I assume were) pro-Trump bots' posts, and I blame Twitter. Worst social media platform ever. Scum of the universe.
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