Social Distance Distraction - A Little Lit Gathering Thread

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[gracie920101]

 

[Ropebunny]

Tho other half goes back to work tomorrow, after a month of lockdown. Technically not actually allowed at the alert level (changes tonight but still requires people to work from home where possible) but the bosses have put the hard word on. No one wants to make an issue, lest they be one of the 3 that will lose their jobs after the government wage subsidy period ends.

Mental health has been a struggle too - who knew that the first time in my life that the pressure is properly turned off the repression keeping bad memories at bay would turn off too? It does make logical sense but I’m still angry about it. Don’t I deserve a month of peace huh, just fucking one? I feel like I have one foot in crazy town at the moment and I’m trying my best to use it to see through the denial but it’s all just ugly as fuck

 

[Ropebunny]

I’m sorry. You have someone you can talk to?

Yeah I do, the other half is good but I try not to put all of it on him as he has similar demons that he is also slowly realising. Sex hasn’t been affected either so that’s now a nice little safe space where I can dissociate to my hearts content!

Therapy is going ok, except I keep feeling like I want to escape it. Which brings me back to my problems with avoidance in the first place. And the circular thinking. The push/pull between realism and denial. But I will get there, wherever there actually is. Getting past the resentment of finding myself where I am and now knowing why is very hard though.

 

[ef_oh_ex]

F'n hilarious Gracie!

[s/he wouldn't see the heels, but I certainly appreciated them myself !] lol

 

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[midwestyankee]

I wonder if this will go on long enough to be an unintended experiment in growing a ponytail.

 

[seela]

I wonder if this will go on long enough to be an unintended experiment in growing a ponytail.

Umm, pics please!

 

[yukonnights]

Now sharing this is what caring about your friends is all about — useful information that can be easily put in to action!

 

[Bramblethorn]

I wonder if this will go on long enough to be an unintended experiment in growing a ponytail.

I'm expecting to see a few more beards when I finally get back into the office. Whenever that is.

 

[edontario559]

Shelter in place mood!!

Uhhh... "you have beautiful eyes?"



Hang in there... yeah, me too.

 

[edontario559]

Now THAT's funny.

 

[midwestyankee]

Umm, pics please!

If it comes to that, sure. Can you wait until 2022?

 

[midwestyankee]

NOOOO!!!

Just being realistic here. Given the very slow growth rate of hair, it would take a very long time before my head could produce a suitable ponytail.

 

[HotXBuns]

Made me chuckle, even if the grammar needs a tweak.

 

[ouchfeelsgood]

If this is true, I should have very robust immunity by now.

 

[cookiecat]

So how is everyone doing relative to being shut down?

 

[cookiecat]

 

[twister947]

I don't have CV19, nor have I had garden variety flu. Or a cold. And I've lost about 15 pounds without trying.

This ain't all bad.

 

[soltiera]

Totally off topic but there doesn't seem to be a thread about travel. I am wondering if any of you are familiar with Stavanger? If this lockdown ever ends, I'm thinking about going there. The reality is that I just want to go somewhere. I'm tired of looking at the same thing every day. It looks like it might be an interesting place to visit.

 

[gracie920101]

Totally off topic but there doesn't seem to be a thread about travel. I am wondering if any of you are familiar with Stavanger? If this lockdown ever ends, I'm thinking about going there. The reality is that I just want to go somewhere. I'm tired of looking at the same thing every day. It looks like it might be an interesting place to visit.

I would love to travel but thinking about flying anywhere makes me choke and wheeze when I think of breathing everyone's recirculated air aboard a plane.

I know nothing about Stavanger. Sorry.

 

[soltiera]

Good point, Gracie! Maybe I'll have to consider freighter travel. Hmmm...

 

[cookiecat]

Totally off topic but there doesn't seem to be a thread about travel. I am wondering if any of you are familiar with Stavanger? If this lockdown ever ends, I'm thinking about going there. The reality is that I just want to go somewhere. I'm tired of looking at the same thing every day. It looks like it might be an interesting place to visit.

I've never heard of Stavanger so I googled. It looks lovely!!

 

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