To answer my post, Sonic Adventure 2 where I tragically deleted my Chao when doing a transfer between memory cards

I’m not quite there yet, but I’m realizing I can see the steps to get there. Or at least signs that I’m going in the right direction.

1 Some people won’t like that or say they don’t see what you see. It’s okay that they’re wrong. You waiting for their approval to live your life will keep you from living your life.

I’ve had a strained relationship with a parent and reached a point where I knew nothing I did would impress them and I kept myself from doing things for years because I didn’t want them to disapprove. I’ve also had friends who insisted they knew things about me that were untrue. They didn’t validate my plans and shot me down when I was excited to do something.

2 You don’t need to sit down in a quiet place or have an epiphany to know that you want. You just need to start paying attention to what you’ve been saying all along.

I started thinking a lot about what I want or who I am as a person and it was only today that I noticed my thoughts enough to realize what I was really saying. You know - conversations you come back to, the foods you always find in your fridge, the songs you don’t skip when playing at random. I think I’ve been telling myself the things I want and that’s just listening to myself.

If you’re not listening to yourself, ask why. It’s my good or bad too not listen to yourself sometimes. But if you have a reason, that can help you understand what things might be important so that you can listen to yourself. Maybe you’re not listening to yourself because you’re in a bad situation. Or you don’t want to make someone upset.

In that context, do you mean healing yourself or others? Both?

It’s nice to hear either way though.

I’ve been working on my mental health a lot lately and I’m trying to heal from a lot of what happened to me. But there’s the weird perfectionism that wants to see me fully healed before I can move on with my life. And maybe I just need to move on with my life. Healing 100% isn’t going to happen to me right now, not that I would know what that would look like. And ultimately, that isn’t my purpose and maybe it should be at a threshold, like ‘healed enough’ so I can do whatever my purpose is.

Alternatively, as a leftist, I think a lot about my privilege and my responsibility to make the world a better place. I guess, ‘if I have the energy to heal others then I should try’. But that’s also not necessarily my purpose. My purpose would be whatever it is I’d have if I thought other people were okay enough.

It’s good food for thought

Nobody can write the Black Book of Capitalism if there are no survivors.

It’s fucking insane to me how people are acting with covid. It’s like everybody stopped paying attention because it was too stressful. But I’m hearing people cough at work and I’m one of three people wearing a mask.

As far as paxlovid, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some extra reporting work required to prescribe paxlovid and the doctors don’t want to bother with it. That’s what I’ve noticed with our kinds of prescription or medical issues. Procedures are medications that can really help end up behind paperwork and medical professionals with fried brains.

This could have been resolved in weeks like in other countries, but we had to keep Applebee’s open.

LMAO bullying works

Give Ryu Cammy’s moveset and we’ll talk.

Oh yeah. Old myths said to carry grains with you and if you scatter them before you start running, you’ll get a decent head start.

It’s an uncommon trait in fiction that I love every time it shows up

I’m using the ADHD definition of ‘finish’ where I’m finished enough to move on to start the next thing.

It’s more akin to adding another spinning plate to my routine when I find enough time to catch my breath.

I just wish that gaydar was a thing or homophobia wasn’t a thing. The ambiguity of lgbt subtext in conversation is so hard to navigate and it’s risky if you’re not sure the other person is interested or not.

I’d love to have specific and direct language, but I know it’s a big ask outside of dedicated safe spaces.

Apollo cursed us all like Cassandra.

You’re doing the Lord’s work

I’ve been undoing a habit I have where I do several things at the same time. Instead, I’m actually slowing down and enjoying the things I’m doing. One thing at a time.

Two days ago, I got to rewatch a favorite movie of mine from childhood, Matilda.

Just now, I replayed a visual novel I loved from almost ten years ago. I’m not trying to be productive and I’m letting myself just do things and it’s nice.

An official translation is on the switch online

is thrilled about the survival of his species

Hojo or no hojo! Vote tonight on Hexbear’s Next Struggle Session!

I just appreciate having your presence here on this site. If you need to take a break to feel better and process, that’s totally understandable. It’s hard dealing with bad faith shit and being tone policed on racial solidarity.

You do a lot more work offline and it shows in what you bring to conversations.

Just you’re a cool person and I hope you feel better soon, however you choose to get there. But you’re not alone here, and you’re far from disposable.

I think they did. There were a few game releases where they included a later version with all the dlc that others paid for. They just got mad because they paid for something that others how free

Is ‘dronie’ a thing? I’d love that to become more popular as a counter to tankie