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@ marin @beehaw.org

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ic: @cat_wheezie on twt | NB they/them | happily married and vegan 🌱

  • how's your week going, Beehaw

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  • Honestly, I’m feeling very lost and uninspired. It’s been a while since I posted anything online (hi beehaw I’m back) and I guess I’m just seeking community and connection again. I have lost my sense of self once again and I’m spiraling down which isn’t great.

    I just really want to spend some time alone to figure out who I am again. I love my husband so so much but solitude would give me so much clarity right now. Maybe once I get a short break from work I could encourage him to spend some time outside.

  • I need a better body for my job

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  • Thank you! I fortunately don’t have to work with animal products as much but the knife knowledge is always great to revisit

  • I need a better body for my job

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  • I’ll definitely hydrate better. I might just try doing a good sip every top of the hour to make sure I get enough during my shift. Guess I need to do more stretches throughout the day though

  • I need a better body for my job

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  • I read your advice this morning and caught myself in bad posture several times today. Bending knees and feet apart were comfortable while doing all my prep work. I think I still need to work on my knife technique so I get a good use of my shoulders instead of depending on my wrist alone. I do always sharpen my knife though because nothing’s more frustrating than a dull knife. Thank you so much for this!

  • I need a better body for my job

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  • As much as I’d love to have some soy sauce eggs, I unfortunately don’t consume eggs anymore. I’ll keep in mind to increase my protein though! That means more tofu soup in the morning :D

  • I need a better body for my job

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  • I’d love some Darn tough socks too but they’re made of wool and I’m an ethical vegan so it’s pretty much out of the picture. I saw that they only had a few selections for synthetic socks 🥹

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  • We finished a 1k piece puzzle

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  • It was more fun than expected! We spent 4 hours straight just figuring things out because the colors were just that confusing. Nice pun btw lol

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  • trans and nonbinary people (and cis if you apply!), how did you pick your name?

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  • I really wanted a name that starts with the letter 'M' because it just felt right. I then looked up "nonbinary/genderneutral names that start with the letter M" I found one with a slight association with my deadname

  • My dedicated fruit & veggie stickers page in my junk journal

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  • I like to think of it as little tidbits of memories. I'm sticking it on a notebook gifted to me last 2015. It's fun to find joy in the little things c:

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    My dedicated fruit & veggie stickers page in my junk journal

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  • People value different types of relationships in their own unique ways. Some people value friendships over romance and that’s fine. Maybe it’s tiring to see people looking for romance but if that’s what they need to feel fulfilled, so be it. It doesn’t have to matter to you for it to be valid. Same way that someone can see this post and say “so what?”

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  • I know this is overused and cliché but it gets better eventually. I had a very similar family situation and I knew that it wouldn’t get better until I move out so I essentially masked and became what they wanted me to be. I particularly have a narcissistic mom and she often projected onto me so I just had to perform to satisfy her delusions. Being two people at once is exhausting but you eventually compromise with yourself and bear with it until you can get into a situation to stop pretending.

    There will always be a niche online community with your specific interests. The people you will meet online will stay as long as you make an effort to keep in touch. Even the low maintenance relationships are valuable. Maybe shoot a message to one of your old friends and see where that goes. Wouldn’t hurt to say hi every now and then.

    Life is what you make it out to be, given whatever resources you have. Granted it’s not always going to be good and a lot of times it will hurt. Learning to accept that pain and sitting with it for a little helps a whole lot. There’s only so much that you can control. You can try to make your learning joyful again; try to reignite or find the passion in new knowledge. You can try and lessen your impact on the climate by eating less animal products and choosing plant-based options more.

    Antidepressants aren’t meant to be a magic happy pill. Start with the small things. Maybe a good depression room cleaning and rearranging things around. A walk in the park. Less time on the screen. Sitting with your emotions. Venting and crying it out.

    Yesterday, I would’ve agreed with and just wallowed with you but things got better today. You’re not alone. I believe that you can pick yourself up again one step at a time.

  • See Photos of Gay Men in Love Dating Back to the 1850s

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  • We’ve been told that they were just very close best friends that’s all lol

  • askBeehaw: what's something that made your day recently?

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  • Posted something about keeping consistency. So many people commented great advice. People are so kind around here c:

  • Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies

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  • she found herself educating lawmakers on basic biology to get her point across.

    Maybe lawmakers should be taking basic empathy classes too because this is dystopian as hell. And they wonder why the younger generations don’t want kids?!

  • Is anyone else enjoying the slower pace of content?

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  • The lack of unwanted rage bait posts and karma farmers has improved my mood by a lot. I gotta be honest though, I’m still scrolling through Apollo and giving myself my last dopamine hits before July 1st. Won’t miss that place

  • how's your week going, Beehaw

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  • Quick TLDR from ChatGPT for those who don’t want to go through it all:

    The article discusses the decline in active user numbers on the Mastodon social media platform and explores potential reasons behind it. The author shares personal experiences and observations from using Mastodon and highlights several issues. Firstly, they argue that Mastodon does not offer a unique selling point compared to other platforms like Twitter, which are more feature-rich. The author also states that decentralization, a key aspect of Mastodon, is not a selling point for the majority of users who prioritize functionality and convenience over ideological considerations. They further criticize the user experience on Mastodon, particularly in terms of finding and following other users, and argue that decentralization hampers the platform's usability. Additionally, the article discusses the perspective of existing Mastodon users, who may be resistant to change and less attuned to the challenges faced by new users. Lastly, the author mentions the scalability issues of Mastodon and the lack of sustainable funding models due to the platform's aversion to advertising and corporate funding. Overall, the article suggests that Mastodon's shortcomings and its resistance to change may have contributed to its declining user numbers.

    I’m not under the impression that the Fediverse is directly competing with mainstream social media. At least within the spaces that I belong to. I’m just tired of all the clickbait ragebait easy engagement posts online

  • How do you keep consistency?

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  • Thank you for your rambling! I really appreciate it and it's made me realize that I do love structure but sometimes being too strict makes me hate everything I do and I eventually spiral down back to square one. I need to be more flexible and just learn how to enjoy my day to day life by doing things that I know are good for me and by making those things fun.

  • What is something simple that you do to decompress and keep yourself centered?

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  • Sorry for the late reply I've been stuck in a reddit binge before Apollo dies. Anyway, every tarot practitioner views it differently. For me, it's a way to connect with myself and the energies around me. It's very grounding since it's just another tool for me to assess my actions and possible outcomes. It's not something that predicts your future per se. I avoid personal bias by evaluating whether the reading resonates with what I feel and what is objectively happening around me.

    In a nutshell, it's a bunch of cards (78 cards) with different symbolisms and meanings. Pull as many as you need, interpret it based on the basic symbolisms and key words on your guide. Decide whether it resonates or not. Do it again as you please. It's hard at first since there are a lot of cards but it just takes some practice to get better as with any other thing. Sometimes it takes me weeks before I grab my cards again, sometimes I need it on the daily.

  • How do you keep consistency?

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  • I'll keep the "easy, comfortable, gradual and sustainable" in mind. This is really helpful especially because I've been raised in a very pressuring environment where mistakes were condemned and the shaming penetrated through the bone. It's been a year since I got out of that environment but I still can't shake off the unrealistic expectations put on me. I should be in charge of my own parameters of success and happiness.

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    How do you keep consistency?

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    Life after mainstream social media