What's the best part of your life right now?
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What do you think about the idea that people need to actually realize their mortality before being able to really live?
Not sure. I've never really reflected on that idea. It certainly seems to be true for me personally.
My alcoholic years had some pretty ugly parts and could have killed me several times. Severe depression, self harm, suicidal thoughts, wrecked my car (thankful it was just me and a steep curb, no one else involved, that could have been so much worse), a hospital trip, walking 2 miles home by myself at 3am almost every weekend while hammered in the middle of a US city known for its crime and lowkey wanting someone to try to mug me, etc. Let alone the physical damage that 50-100+ standard drinks per week at my worst was doing to my body, luckily none of that seems to be permanent, I was scared to get my blood work done for the first year alcohol free, but it came back fine.
I don't like looking back on that period of my life, but I've come to terms with the fact that it happened and I can't change that and mostly been able to forgive myself.
So while it was ugly and could have killed me, shit at parts of it I wanted it to kill me, at the same time... I wouldn't be who I am today without all that (and a lot of therapy and self reflection and journaling and all that fun stuff). I really genuinely like who I am today. I haven't been able to say that for the majority of my life. And I find a lot more appreciation in the little things that I used to be too numb to see. I'm doing things I enjoy solely because I enjoy them, not because my family or parts of society say it's what I'm supposed to be doing.
I don't think I want that statement to be true for humanity as a whole, maybe it is, I hope there are other ways people can get to a point where they feel truly alive. But yea I think it's true for me.
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Sunlight, food, my handsome partner, orgasms, music from my past, sleep, my cat, socializing while playing videogames, the knowledge that I'm improving my physical state, angry validation from other queers, peace and quiet, masturbation, porn, drugs, knowledge in general, good anime, the long healthy grass I can see from my window, drinking cool clean fresh water, the filthiest queer poly cnc abo smut i can find, the degoogle tech movement, the anti-facist movement in paris, luigi followers, star trek, ice cream, gw2, making music, carbonated beverages, getting better at things, seeing pictures of myself in threesomes, looking forwards to good things
in the future, being lusted after, being loved, feeling love for others, trying to find my people, learning about myself, meditation, the fediverse and being able to speak relatively freely again, living in a liberal area, knowledge that I live in a liberal area and don't have to fear as much, cozy outfits, cuddling, piracy, helping make technology that I believe is ethically good, seeing people that also want to do good in the world and have a spine about it,Yeah that's all I've got for now.. basically it circles around setting the good things in life, no matter how small, and also appreciating the few objectively nice things I do have in life, like a loving partner and my functioning senses.
I'm glad you have so much going on to appreciate, sounds like you've got it made in the shade!
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Thunder, lightening, the sound of rain on my window.
Love a nice storm, so relaxing in a way
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The fact that this all is going to end sooner or later.
Ya, sometimes life can feel so overwhelming and I long for death, not in like a suicidal way, but just like the absence of the stress of everything
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The closest friend i made since moving abroad alone 2 years ago, changed their mind and they are not moving out of the city.
Also, two of my favorite bands put out killer new albums that fit the eternal combo of coffee+tobacco really wellWhat is life without good friends and music? I'm glad you have both of things bringing you joy right now.
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Pcsx2 is the best it can be nowadays. I remember using it years ago and how difficult it was to configure it, but now it runs like silk even on outdated hardware like my PC, I don't know what black magic the team behind it did.
After the original hardware, pcsx2 it's the best option to play the Ps2 gems.To me it seems like it's THE best option to play ps2 games. Can run them at a bigger resolution and saving states can be used as a little cheat
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What's bringing you joy?
Iām working on a project thatās really important to me - and I think that thereās a good chance Iāll see it through to completion at this point.
Admittedly, outside of that projectā¦ my life has not really been doing much for me lately. Iām glad to have something right now thatās helping keep me stable and sane in a world that really feels like itās falling apart, but sometimes it really feels like Iām working to finish it and get it out there before life becomes a bit too much.
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What's bringing you joy?
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Sobriety. 2 years 3 months since I've drank.
Still relearning some aspects of being an adult. Figuring out who I am. Picking up old hobbies again and trying new ones. So many things bring me joy nowadays where it used to only be alcohol that triggered the ol happy brain chemicals.
I'm in a much better place than I was a couple years ago when I was abusing alcohol as a coping mechanism.
Dude, you and me quit at almost the same time!
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What's bringing you joy?
My crow bro, Kenny. Most days I go for a walk after work and meet up with him to feed him some peanuts or dog food.
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I'm glad you have so much going on to appreciate, sounds like you've got it made in the shade!
Lol i really don't, trust me
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What's bringing you joy?
Not a damn thing. There aren't enough words in the English language to express the animosity I feel towards this world.
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The bees. All our hives made it through winter and a fairly mild spring so far has given them a boost. Queens are laying like crazy, workers are working hard.
I've started wearing very thin gloves while inspecting the hives after realising that they make it less likely I'll be stung, because I can be gentler. A bonus is that I can feel the warmth of the bees, and that really does bring me joy.
omg you'll be among the saviors of the world, given the way bees are going according to the news.
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What's bringing you joy?
I'm teaching guitar to a couple of students in town. I've started doing an active listening at the end of our shared class. I'm introducing them to all kinds of music they haven't heard and I love it. They're responding and listening to some new albums outside of the genres they've liked.
Thank you for the opportunity to share some good.
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What's bringing you joy?
I think I've done a reasonable job improving my dovetail jig.
That 12 inch Porter Cable model; it has some problems with repeatability. The reference marks are quite wide and positioned in a way to give a lot of parallax error. There was no real way to quantify how far you've moved the template in and out, which meant it's basically guaranteed to come out of alignment. So I took a knife to it. Scribed the alignment line around all the tines and put graduation marks on the brass thumb wheels. It's a lot easier to be deliberate in adjusting this thing now.
It still needs a few other things here and there, and I need to put those alignment marks on other templates. But it's a start.
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What's bringing you joy?
The possiblities. The potential. Recently I have overcome my trauma and I have energy to spare on doing things I want to do.
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Iām working on a project thatās really important to me - and I think that thereās a good chance Iāll see it through to completion at this point.
Admittedly, outside of that projectā¦ my life has not really been doing much for me lately. Iām glad to have something right now thatās helping keep me stable and sane in a world that really feels like itās falling apart, but sometimes it really feels like Iām working to finish it and get it out there before life becomes a bit too much.
What's the project?
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What's bringing you joy?
Post surgery sick leave. My body is still a bit fucked but it's also the most time off I've had in one go in years.
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I've not played it, but I've seen it mentioned often enough to think I should probably give it a whirl
Yes do it!
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To me it seems like it's THE best option to play ps2 games. Can run them at a bigger resolution and saving states can be used as a little cheat
You can do the same in the original console with Homebrew apps.
