[COUNTDOWN] let's get >>1000 on the 10000th day of this month (1000)

1 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 13:16

gIt always seems impossible until it is doneh

53 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:31

Soy is "fine", but for coffee I like oat milk more. Doesn't taste like actual milk, but it's good in its own way.

54 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:31

>>53
Mmm, that's fair. Maybe I should give oat milk another chance.

55 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:32

It was one of the better ones.

56 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:32

Pretty sure it was cheaper, too.

57 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:33

I should put some music on.

58 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:33

All I can hear is the hum of the dehumidifier.

59 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:33

I'm so glad I got that dehumidifier.

60 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:34

I've had horrible problems with mould growing on the walls every winter for the past few years.

61 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:34

That seems to have stopped since getting it, though.

62 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:34

Well, I only got it a few weeks ago, so it might be too early to say for sure.

63 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:35

Mould is disgusting.

64 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:35

Sometimes I wonder if I should try creating "art". A video series, animation, game or something like that.

65 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:35

I hate it.

66 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:36

Pretty sure it's awful for your lungs, too.

67 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:36

>>64
You definitely should!

68 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:36

Remember to start small.

69 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:37

Perhaps a simple little text adventure or something.

70 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:37

Creating art can be really therapeutic.

71 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:37

It's a nice way to connect with other people, too.

72 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:38

Or just to work through things yourself.

73 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:38

I know a lot of people write just to get their feelings out, and then never share it with anyone.

74 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:38

That's fair enough, but it does seem like a shame.

75 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:39

I mean, some of my early writing was... not good.

76 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:39

It does make me cringe just remembering some of it.

77 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:40

But I'm not ashamed of it, it helped me to get better.

78 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:41

So yeah, I guess you don't have to share your first few creative works.

79 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:41

But appreciate them for what they are.

80 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:41

>>37 You are welcome to, no one needs to gleth you post anything. I'm happy to read any wise musing or retarded opinion or hollow brainfart shared with the Elitist Superstructure, because you're here for a reason

81 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:41

>>80
Agreed, post whatever.

82 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:42

Please.

83 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:42

I wonder if we can reach >>200 by the end of the day.

84 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:42

>>53 Coffee with oat milk tastes like biscuits :3

85 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:42

That'd at least get us on track.

86 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:44

>>60 I have a some hidden mould too, I wonder if that's what's making me cough all the time

87 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:44

>>84
That sounds nice.

88 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:44

Biscuits are nice.

89 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:44

I want some biscuits...

90 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:44

I don't like coffee, though.

91 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:44

I've had a gpersistent coughh and been gself-isolatingh for a few years

92 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:45

>>86,91
Yeah, you should definitely do something about that mould.

93 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:45

I had something similar, I kept getting horrible respiratory infections every winter.

94 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:45

I miss those Echo biscuits, white bubbly chocolate on a chocolate biscuit stick, wrapped in milk chocolate

95 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:46

Haven't caught one yet this year, and I really hope I don't.

96 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:46

Anyway, you should be able to buy some mould spray in any decent sized shop.

97 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:47

That'll get rid of the mould for now, but it won't prevent it coming back.

98 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:47

Make sure you ventilate your room occasionally, and try to avoid leaving furniture/stuff right up against the walls.

99 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:47

Especially outward facing walls.

100 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:48

Most of my writing for the past few years has been introspective diary stuff... which is nice purely because it's easy to write about, but has probably been at least slightly harmful for my ability to write things that others are going to read.

101 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:48

1/10th of the way there!

102 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:48

I called the doctor earlier in the year about why I was coughing all the time, and he saw from my medical record I was a smoker, so he started to give me the spiel about health risks from smoking cigarettes. It sounded well-rehearsed

103 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:49

Oh, also, if the mould appears near the ceiling, you should maybe check on the roof.

104 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:49

Missing roof tiles or things like that can cause moisture to get in that way.

105 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:49

That's when I said actually doctor, I haven't smoked a cigarette for months, buuuut I do have a bong in the afternoon then one at night. That's when he started laughing

106 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:49

>>100
That's okay, there's nothing wrong with that style of writing.

107 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:49

>>96,97 Cool! Thanks!

108 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:50

A lot of really interesting famous works are in that kind of style, like Crime and Punishment.

109 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:50

>>104 I did indeed have holes in the roof, at the front and back, which just got fixed last week!

110 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:51

That said, if you're unhappy with just writing that sort of thing, then you can always branch out.

111 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:51

I noticed I was writing a lot of introspective, single character pieces, so I challenged myself to write a short story that was mostly dialogue.

112 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:51

>>64 Do it! If it's from the heART then it's beyond criticism!

113 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:52

I also noticed I wrote a lot of pieces where nothing really "happens" as such, so I wrote a cute fantasy adventure short story.

114 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:53

I mean, I say "cute", but the protagonist does die horribly alone, deep underground and hopeless.

115 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:53

Well, they don't explicitly die, but things are definitely not looking positive for them.

116 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:54

JUICE

117 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:54

>>109
Hopefully if you get rid of the mould that's already there, it shouldn't come back, then.

118 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:54

I wonder if I have something wrong with the roof here.

119 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:54

It's me, Mo-Dean!

120 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:54

It would explain why the mould is so persistent.

121 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:55

And why it seems worse in damp weather.

122 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:55

I did, after months of nagging, persuade my piece-of-shit landlord to get it checked out, but apparently the roofer couldn't find anything wrong with the roof.

123 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:56

Ehh, whatever.

124 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:57

Hopefully the dehumidifier will sort it anyway.

125 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:57

My room is such a mess.

126 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:58

I really need to tidy...

127 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:58

I'm fullery erect

128 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:58

Usually I'd be dumping most of this stuff off at a charity shop, but I don't think any are open at present due to lockdown.

129 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:59

Guess I'll just bag stuff up and leave it in a closet until things open again.

130 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 15:59

I told my landlord my toilet was broken and there's a leak in the roof, so he said he'd send someone to fix them. When the slater came, he was really confused when I started telling him about my broken toilet

131 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:00

Uh, what was I talking about?

132 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:00

I forgot already.

133 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:00

Oh right, writing.

134 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:00

The leak in the roof destroyed my iMac packaging. Oh well, just a box!

135 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:01

Yeah, it's good to push yourself a little out of your comfort zone occasionally.

136 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:01

It's fine to have a particular style, or topic, that you're especially good at, or especially enjoy writing about.

137 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:02

But it's no good if you get yourself stuck in a rut.

138 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:02

All that said, if you don't feel up to making anything creative these days, that'd be totally understandable.

139 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:02

God knows I don't.

140 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:03

Unfortunately, making creative stuff is a coping mechanism that kind of requires you to already be in a relatively good place to use.

141 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:04

Perhaps it's more of a way of maintaining good mental health, rather than improving mental health when it's already bad.

142 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:04

Don't buy into the "tortured artist" bullshit.

143 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:05

Being depressed doesn't cause you to make better art.

144 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:05

In 99% of cases, it causes you to be unable to make art at all.

145 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:05

At least that's my experience, and that of most people I know who produce art.

146 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:06

My captcha is cafe, how cute.

147 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:06

I miss going to cafés...

148 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:07

It's not like I did it more than once or twice a year, but even so.

149 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:07

I really hope my favourite tearoom survives lockdown.

150 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:07

I think I made better art when I was depressed, or I was more prolific at least...

151 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:08

I've been there twice for afternoon tea, and both times were incredible.

152 Name: ( ´_ゝ`) : 1993-09-9995 16:08

They have a signature blend that has a bunch of unlikely stuff in it.

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