littlejohn22:
Testify
The goofy yet catchy Electric Callboy are back with a brand new song!
ginary:
🖤🖤
littlejohn22:
Agreed
littlejohn22:
Damn right
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littlejohn22:
Sad news
So, just a life update and a check-in. First the check-in: How is everybody doing? How is the new year treating you?
As for me, I've spent most of the winter time trying to keep things together. In addition to my PTSD, I'm pretty sure I have seasonal affective disorder, so this extremely dark winter period here in Norway is always a challenge for me....
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ojtheviking:
@weedfarmer Finding a doctor one vibes with is essential for the overall progress. Glad you found a good match!
ojtheviking:
@littlejohn22 Yeah, society bombards us with holiday stuff enough as it is, and it's so indoctrinated into people. Even when I have told people in the past that the holidays make me very uncomfortable and unhappy and that I actively avoid them, people think it's a comfort thing to still say "Well, I hope you have a merry xmas." Which to me sounds like if I'm telling someone I am allergic to peanuts and they go "Well, please have this cookie, it's full of delicious peanut butter." I wanted to create a place completely free of that, and it overwhelmed me in a positive way to see how many needed such a place.
My next TWO reads! Gotta get a little taste of King for every year as well. This time, he's teamed up with his long-time - and now late - friend, Peter Straub (RIP).
I've said this elsewhere in the past, but it bears repeating: I can say that I basically own all of Stephen King's books. As a teen, I would read a novel here
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samihain:
I'm reading The Dead Zone right now!
ojtheviking:
@samihain That's a great one too! One of his timeless classics. And still very relevant in some ways!
And so it begins! Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay is hereby my first read of 2025! I am setting my reading goal to 30 books this year as well over at The StoryGraph; that's much less than one book a week, which will not only give me some space to do my usual stuff, like activities on TikTok and Discord, attend various social events and
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niffler:
I’ve used audiobooks to get through physical reads I was struggling with and it makes washing dishes/laundry/commute so much nicer. I’d set a goal of 40 last year and only managed 33 so I’m determined to do better, even if it’s just for my mental health. I kept with 40 this year as well since I fell short last time and had a huge gap over the spring/summer. So far, I’ve finished 10 this month but I’m not holding on to that being a norm. lol.
ojtheviking:
@niffler 10 in a month is pretty damn impressive! I agree that audiobooks are great company while doing other stuff, so I need to get back into doing that more myself. I can relate to those gaps. Happened a few times last year, even though I did reach my goal.
Received this diploma today, for attending a 12-hour mentor course (divided into three 4-hour sessions in as many days), for the organization I've been hanging out with lately.
This organization is for both former addicts and those of us who have been directly affected by addicts, and we can socialize and learn to master life together and gain mutual understanding.
This diploma does not guarantee
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littlejohn22:
Good on you mate, I hope you help at least someone out there
ojtheviking:
@littlejohn22 Thank you, brother. As do I. Been getting some practice through my TikTok streams and just trying to be a supportive human being overall.
Up next! Assuming I enjoy it and finish it, this will officially be the 30th and final book in this year's 30-book challenge, which started on Goodreads but was transferred over to The StoryGraph. Now that's not to say that it will necessarily be the final book of 2024 for me; it'll just be the book that helps me reach my goal, and anything beyond
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littlejohn22:
Oh, I was looking into reading this real soon
ojtheviking:
@littlejohn22 Definitely let me know if you start reading it