donthave2sting
donthave2sting
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This will be my internet home away from home; a place to bust my writing chops. I'm interested in lots of things, you never know what's going to pop up here.
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Doing okay. Everything just feels 'meh' and I just want to have a long lie down. I want to do things well (like this fucking challenge) but it's as though I'm half asleep in my own body.
Days without turning off site blockers: 13 I can't belive I'm two-thirds of the way through my digital detox. Also, I can't stop thinking about Jacob Geller's most recent video, The Future is a Blank Room; specifically when he talks...
A lot of people hate when this happens, but it's always been surprisingly pleasant for me. I was going out for lunch with a friend, and I happened to run into someone I knew from high school & elementary school. He looks so different...
Days without turning off site blockers: 12 I finally cleaned up all the collatoral damage produced when I was sick (laundry) and other household stuff I neglected. Even applied for some jobs. Still learning how to "do nothing" (aka...
Days without turning off site blockers: 11 I saw a pair of swans today. Almost missed them actually, they blended so well into the snowy field.
Days without turning off site blockers: 9 Finally well enough to get back to logging. Illness + no phone to self medicate + isolation = disaster. I realised that I am depressed & burnt out, so I went and got some (free) help.
I spent last night until daybreak whimpering about everything from the state of the world to the bruised part of my back from coughing (I'm sick) to how ugly I am. I told my family for the hundreth time that I'm not doing well. This...
Days without turning off site blockers: 5 Man (still) down! Nothing of note has happened, I've been letting my mind wander all day so here's a list of my favourite professors: PhD student who is either constantly sleep deprived or high...
Days without turning off site blockers: 4 Day 10 already! ... And I'm coming down with something. I don't know how bad it will be, but hopefully not bad enough that I won't be able to log. I've just been puttering along and listening to...
Days without turning off site blockers: 3 I'm a little under the weather, but I pulled through, and I finished my mitts!
Days without turning off site blockers: 2 Doing a digital detox feels futile if there is nothing occupying my mind. I had a good day today, the detox part is actually happening. But it still feels like I am waiting for the day to be over...
Days without turning off site blockers: 1 Took a long, long walk and felt a lot better. Also went to the library to take out three books. Reading is very calming for me. It also helps me be more comfortable with being bored & letting my...
Days without turning off site blockers: 0 Slept better last night. First half of the day was riddled with anxiety and brain fog. Wanted to go out on the down, but it was a holiday ergo, no transit. Journaling helped lift the fog. I...
Days without turning off site blockers: 0 I'm in a slump. Today was the first 'official' day of my break and I spent most of it doing some lousy cleaning and crocheting (I finished one of my mitts!). I'm starting to think this is an...
Days without turning off site blockers: 2 Trying to get used to being bored. It is harder than it sounds! Someone gifted me some navy yarn (my favourite color), so I'm using to make mitts.