pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
Hit up REI during one of the garage sales
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
I'm on here obviously, but still using Reddit until Relay croaks. After that I'm not going to violently l completely quit reddit but without being able to use Relay I'll be using it a lot less, not as a regular contributor. It'll be like how often I use Facebook now compared to how I used it a few years ago.
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
Voraciously reading gURL.com. Got me into zine and riot grrl culture, and helped me actually learn about my body and sex in a positive way despite growing up in a conservative home.
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
But you can't do all that with cash 😔 otherwise that would def be mine too
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
Are you contributing content?
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
I think I'd go paleolithic. Pre-agricultural, on the move finding food, being in nature. It'd be dicey obviously but like whatever, if you die you die. I feel like the physical activity, adrenaline, living in community, being in nature... Would just be nice. I feel like I probably wouldn't be depressed anymore eventually. Like who would have the time?
Also damn can you imagine seeing like 4000 lb armadillos and shit? Living among a bunch of now-extinct megafauna seems like it would be both thrilling and terrifying. Honestly I'd probably die by trying to Disney princess with a twelve foot tall deer or some shit.
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
Think big, how about 28 hours so you're off work for the weekend instead of just the day?
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
I'll reiterate what other folks have said about it not being a huge moneymaker. I sell my art and basically make enough to cover my art supplies to do the things I love (plus the validation of people wanting my art lol). But if you're going into it even looking to make beer money you might be disappointed. Especially because while you figure out what the market is looking for you'll probably spend a good deal of money with no returns.
Make what you want to make, sell it if you want to and people want to buy it.
I will say, online selling is incredibly oversaturated and hard to do. Sites like Etsy are now filled with instant garbage drop shipped from Aliexpress so it can be hard for people to actually find your stuff. Making your own website costs money and may require skills you don't have (but could learn!) Look for local art markets in your area instead. People come to those things looking to shop, specifically looking to shop local. It might be harder if you're not in an urban area, but where I live is filled with them.
I found this so easy and it's a great result! Perfect for summery pieces :)
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
Strong, fat, brave, and silly... and still not a single braincell between them.
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
This is all so important and insightful. You wrote it up in a way that is so clear about the value of journaling. I really need to get back into the habit of it.
My initial fight with depression has been over for many years now, but I kept journaling. It helped me lose weight, get into shape, set my own goals and start new hobbies even.
Journaling was the first time I said "out loud" that I wanted to start a small business, and... I have. It was something I'd wanted to do for years and years and years and just never did, because I didn't believe I could. Getting it out of my head and exploring the why and how made such a difference.
I want to say this: I know that among science-minded people, it's common to dismiss (and mock people who use) tarot cards. "It's just random, drawing a card doesn't tell your future" (followed with the sometimes implied, sometimes said aloud: "you dumbass").
I journal in the way that you describe here OP but it can be really hard for me to get started and make it a habit. So, I often journal by using tarot. The cards don't "tell my future," I know that. But they serve as a journaling prompt that is really helpful for reflection. Does this describe me? Do I want it to? What can I do to achieve/change it? Also... they're pretty. It's nice.
Related: astrology is good for this too! Another often mocked practice. We're in the new moon in the sign Gemini yesterday/tonight. "New moons are symbolic moments of new beginnings. With a new moon in the air sign of Gemini, our mindset, ideas, opinions, what we’re curious about, and the way we communicate with others all hit the cosmic refresh button." Hmm... sounds like a pretty good prompt for journaling and reflection, huh??
If you want to start journaling, but you're having trouble getting started, and it won't make you feel self-consciously woo-woo... give it a try. Tarot and astrology don't tell your future – they can help you write it. 🌑✨
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
I think it's also worth noting that /r/stopdrinking has stayed open throughout the entire blackout period – which makes complete sense, as a support sub that is a lifeline, perhaps the sole lifeline, for many.
So mods not having to manage two communities, while also giving community to those who want or need it outside of a reddit if it's no longer a place they want to support, is great. Thanks for making this!
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
For me, the absolute best part about the subreddit is the community’s disposition. It’s just a genuinely nice and supportive corner of the internet. The lack of hostility and judgment is so important.
Truly, yes. For a community that is so often judged by the rest of society, it's a blessing to be accepted in all one's flawed glory.
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
Why buy something when you could spent dozens of hours and * checks watch * wait, also spend way more money??
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
I started meds after I had COVID and was already experiencing long term symptoms (brain fog but also fatigue). So I do feel less foggy after starting meds but I also still have more memory problems than I used to pre-COVID. I also have had increased brain fog lately because I'm tapering off a different need and have had brutal withdrawal from it. I just don't think I can tease apart what's coming from where.
Share a link and why you like them!
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
Both, though in some ways my fog has gotten worse and I believe this is from long covid and changing other medications. So it's hard for me to really judge that for now.
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
Yeah, I definitely feel the same way. Like, I don't know if this makes sense, but the joy of living alcohol free without it being in the context of providing support to people who are struggling? Sometimes I'm in the space to visit the difficulties of not drinking, but sometimes I'm just not. The separation for me feels kinda like, "stopdrinking," and "notdrinking." Does that make sense?
It seems like our opinion is the minority so I'll probably wait a bit and see what happens :)
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
Huh, maybe I just missed those interactions. Or they were within threads that were more support-oriented. There were definitely days I skipped those posts because I wasn't in a frame of mind for it.
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
As a bi person with a possum tattoo: This. Is. Perfect.
I bet they'd love it on /c/possums@possumpat.io
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
I got diagnosed in my mid-thirties and finally getting on medication for it literally made me cry because of how normal I felt.
On reddit, stopdrinking seems to be a support network for people who are in the process of quitting drinking, and for folks seeking and giving support for maintaining sobriety. Is that the same goal of this community here? Something I never found on reddit was a sub for alcohol-free living that was not a support sub – a place for memes, jokes, mocktail recipes, more silly/casual gripes. What do folks here think about a community like that on Lemmy? I wouldn't want to overly fragment an alcohol-free community, but also wouldn't want to use a support sub for that kind of content.
If you are a Procreate user (or want to be), come share your tips and tutorials, ask questions, and show us your art at this new [Procreate community](/c/procreate@reddthat.com) on the Reddthat server. !procreate@reddthat.com reddthat.com/c/procreate
pleasestopasking 1y ago • 100%
As for me, I'm pleasestopasking. I've been using Procreate for a few years now. I have a 2nd Gen iPad Pro and 1st Gen Apple Pencil, so pretty old gear but it's still kickin'!
Procreate has really helped me grow as an artist. I have ADHD and have some related difficulties with visual-spatial processing. Getting my hands to make what I see in my brain has always been hard, so I didn't practice enough because it was so frustrating, which meant it continued to be frustrating. I love being able to endlessly manipulate my sketch on Procreate until it looks exactly how I want it to without tearing a hole in my paper from erasing 😅 And the more I practice the better I'm getting at physical sketching, too.
Feel free to introduce yourself here! What is your experience with Procreate? What's your gear? What style(s) of art do you make? And anything else you'd like to share! 🖌️
For the past several months I've been slowly tapering off an SNRI with terrible withdrawal. If I ever forgot a dose, I spent the next day with a pounding headache, unable to stand up, feeling like I was going to vom. As I've been tapering, every time I drop the dosage it's the same symptoms, but to a u slightly lesser degree. It's been... not fun. And then I remember that I used to feel like this almost *every* Saturday and Sunday because of my binge drinking/alcohol abuse. I quit using alcohol over three years ago. I'm really proud of myself, and grateful to (usually) feel better in my body these days.
Here's mine, tightly packed into one half of a cubby of an IKEA expedit shelf 😅 (rowhome problems) I think my favorite thing in there is the aaaaaa possum flag that a sweet friend of mine gave me. Really sums things up in the world lol
I have English set as the primary language in my phone settings, but Spanish set as an additional one so I can swipe type in it – estoy probiendo practicar más lol. When I visited Lemmy the interface kept defaulting to Spanish for whatever reason. Anyway after making my account I was able to change the language in my Lemmy account settings from "browser default" to English without having to delete the secondary language on my phone. Not sure why this is the only site that thinks Spanish is my default! (Chrome, Android 13, Google Pixel 7 if anyone is curious.)