TK Reboot
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Everything today was spiders…
Eh?
^^Truth.
What with the spiders?
Dreamed about spiders. (Remind me to tell you.) Then I found a large spider in my shoe lol
Ooh, shoe spiders are usually not good. Lemme know what the dream was though.
I definitely got a spider bite when I started feeling sick. It wasn't the cause, this seems to be a virus.
Forgot the dream. Lol
Shoe spider fell out and then refused to move. Probably grumpy he got evicted. Lol
Maybe you’re Spider-Man.
Lol, maybe I am. I want to have an army of spiders if so.
I found ANOTHER shoe spider today! What’s with that lol
An army huh lol
If they're brown with especially long legs, be careful. Those are the mean ones.
Heh, yes, an army, but not to follow orders and sic on people. I'd want them to do what they always do, but have the ones nearby alert me of unexpected vibrations in their webs, indicating threats, and play back overheard conversations with their web vibrations. But all of that probably isn't very useful, so id definitely want Spiderman's actual powers too, those would be fun.
Hard morning
You ok? What happened?
I was invisible at church again
Maybe you should find a better church? You don't deserve to be treated like that
I would, but no car.
Erg. That does create a bit of a problem... I'm sorry. Any chance of that getting resolved soon?
Kinda hate my life rn
Whatcha mean? How's your mom doing?
Yesterday sucked. I masked at work because I wanted to hide
She’s not great, but not awful either
I'm glad she's not doing awful. And what made you want to hide so much?
Feeling invisible at church
I really don't blame you. What's wrong with those people anyway? Do they just ignore you?
Some. The YA people. It’s like I have leprosy or something.
That's so wrong. Maybe you could confront them? Either way, it sounds like you're better off without them. They sound incredibly insincere
What, an entire group of people? Nah lol
What about ignoring them back?
I do
They're the ones who are missing out
Eh
They are. To the highest degree
Why
They're just going to surround themselves with insincerity, and they're probably the kind to be old and go out for lunches and be rude to the wait staff. You're way better and more interesting than them.
I’m grumpy. Lol
The cat is back!!!
The cat?
How you feeling?
I feel quite ***. Maybe at 40%. I'm on antibiotic now though... I should be better with a little rest up until I work
Rest, sleep, drink, eat <3
Trying to. Ugh, work sucks already today
Why?
No idea anymore. Probably every reason. 😜
I really wish I could show you my art
Me too. I mean, you probably could. Like Tiny does
@Torean
Not safe :(
Google “jar art drawing”, and you’ll get an idea of what I drew :)
I have one with a fiddle leaf fern and plants that look like fungi, one with a butterfly resting on the cork of a sealed jar, and one with a snail on a mushroom with a ladybug :)
Heh, it sounds really nice. Is it really not safe to send though? I'm trying to think of how. I've sent pictures on here and the only trouble I have is the file size.
Pics have location info attached. If you know how to hack it, you can find it…
...wtf. I just turned that off. I'm just now hearing about this....
Turned what off? I’m confused lol
Location data with pictures I take. Where are the lawsuits? How would anyone want that to be the default?
Idk, that’s what I’ve heard lol. Better to be safe than sorry. And I can just tell you what to google to get an idea of what I drew lol
Lol, makes sense. Does seem really cool
Did you google my latest obsession? Hehe
Yeah, it's really cool looking actually. 😁 The jar makes for a cool effect
Right???? :D
Very much so! I'd kinda like to do something like that with a mirror instead of a jar. See what happens.
Yoooo i love that idea <3
Heheh, maybe you should try it too
I was thinking about doing an interview series with members and listeners. Thoughts?
That sounds like a really cool idea! How would it work?
I could just send them a list of questions , they answer, I copy and paste lol
I think that sounds fun, I approve
@Torean
Wanna be one of my victims... I mean, interviewees... when you feel better? ;)
Ooh, hard to say no to being a victim. 😂. For sure, but what kinda stuff are you gonna ask?
I haven’t quite decided yet. Thinking about making a list and letting people choose which questions to answer. Any ideas?
A couple could be, what brought you to 7Cups? What name do you go by on here?
Right on, those are definitely a good start. I feel like there needs to be more questions to the core of who they are and some fun ones too.
Like what?
I'll have to think about it. I really like that you brought up the "living with ___" and the cultural aspects, those are good ideas too.
God gave me those ideas <3
There might be good templates to search for. I can't organize my thoughts very well. Maybe stuff about how we grew up, what it means to us, who we are now. Fun stuff could include a few favorites and least favorites, maybe some hypothetical survey stuff.
Sounds good to me :)
I’m struggling…
What's going on with ya?
Multiple people keep telling me to rest, because I’m so burnt out… My hand has been hurting a ton lately. But I’m so antsy… I need to be helping people, drawing, giving out tracts, serving… But idk how. I don’t want to be idle. I want to keep loving people! :(
So, maybe don't be idle. Just love people in moderation, and try to occupy with something else that's holding your interest. I hope that suggestion works, because it feels like a solid middle ground.
Too vague.
Maybe, but don't miss the point. No one thing is going to hold the answer. I've been through too many depressive mindsets to say otherwise. It's like a balancing act, but more like... Re-balancing, to include more projects or something. My go-to is exercise, even though it sucks sometimes.
Or maybe you just have thoughts to get out on paper or something? I dunno, I've felt aimless and lonely most of my life... Maybe you need to explore those feelings or write them out?
What projects could I even do without using my hand? All I can think of is reading and watching movies… Neither of which satisfies me anymore.
I can’t write, Torean…
First of all, have you tried hand exercises? Find a list for carpal tunnel and start doing them if you can, they help me a lot.
After that, maybe just do more walking, observing type stuff? I mean, not all the time or anything, but it might be good for you now and then. Just move through places without a purpose to be there or any obligations, and see what there is to see.
Yeah, I’ve done them a little bit not much. I wear a wrist brace when it gets really bad.
Hmm… I like that. Maybe you could hold me to that on my days off? Just driving and exploring, finding a park or something random lol
You should try to seriously do them regularly and see how it goes. It did wonders for my carpal tunnel. I injured my wrist, trying to yank up a heavy toolbox, and I thought it would never get better, but the wrist exercises got me through
Absolutely. Are you working today? There might be protests in parks today, so be aware. That also means that you could totally join one too.
Ouch!
Uhhh… Have you been reading the news?
I've been reading it here and there, what about?
I’m so close to a breakdown…
We got you homie! ❤️ Check my post on this in the other thread.
Also, I'm here personally too. Anything I can do. 💪😊
Check the long post I just made… Tagged you.
Idk tbh
What’s my next move? I did some hygiene self care and I was thinking about creating a playlist, since mine disappeared once I deleted a music app. What else? <3
I'd say... Maybe some yoga? It helps me a lot lately. It's not too hard, I'd just Google a list of exercises and do them as best as you can. Unless you totally know yoga exercises already. If not yoga, maybe just the deep breathing. Keep your surroundings bright, keep the music playing. If you really want something to do once you've gotten to enjoy your playlist, try creating another playlist by checking out stuff you've never listened to, and see if it starts turning out even better than the first.
Yoga isn’t Christian.
Hm? I like the playlist idea. Tell me more :)
Whaaaat? I'm talking about bodily exercises with deep breathing, no Hindu aspects necessary. I feel like that one is a really extreme exclusion.
Playlist ideas... Hmm, you don't use Spotify do you? I recommend looking up concerts for your favorite bands/artists, and see who is opening for them. That's always a good place to start for trying new music.
Look it up lol
Hmmm… That could work. I could make a Google Doc or something lol
If bodily exercises arent Christian though, giving gifts for Christmas certainly isn't. Nor is the whole egg thing for Easter. And that doesn't sound like much fun, does it?
Fo sho, and then you can branch out from what you like there too!
Bahahahaha we gon debate this now? ;)
Lol, I guess so
Too tired. Google it lol
I already did, and it made me disagree even more. Yoga is literally a bodily health thing, which is culturally important, therefore the dieties are depicted in similar poses. But simply exercising that way has nothing to do with worship. As a Christian, you should be protected against false Gods so long as you aren't actually worshipping them, correct? And Yoga can be used to follow God's teaching of keeping your body a temple. I feel like the concept of Yoga being Unchristian was a fear originally spread by xenophobes for the purpose of excluding outside cultural influence, and affects non-xenophobic people to this day who are just trying to be good Christians.
Remind me to respond later lol
