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oh jeez those muscle relaxers are definitely yeeting me into space just in time for final hours of splatfest

@WritingPrompts jk rowling confirmed pseudonym of rita skeeter

anyway, for a post of egregious Christianity...

it's not quite exactly suitable timeline-wise given that it's a paraphrase of the magnificat and not about the resurrection, however, i think it's an incredibly topical hymn to belt out in the wake of the Mueller report's release as the information gets into the hands of those who will do something with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXyGh1MW2OM

so now's a good time for the canticle of the turning

(...all times are a good time for it though)

anyway, i should stop being all sad_keanu.gif and maybe try to splatfest or something

@gazimoff maybe! i can hope. and fingers crossed i get on a health upswing. i know most of it is in my own head, but i hate showing up and being useless instead of a meaningful part of the community, and then feeling like i'm letting people down because of it.

of course, the larger community seems to have forgotten about me entirely, so i guess i shouldn't worry lol......

for the sake of my sanity i MUST believe that slate.com's attempt at a sex advice column is an elaborate trolling exercise at this point, with completely fictional letters and the responses to them written to be flippant flamebait

i realize with every notification on my weighing tiny birds reply, that doesn't show the pictures but instead just their filenames, that out of context

"this is how zoologists do it, and it's kind of hilarious"

sounds both a. lewd, b. mean

i should stop being super sad and actually try to get on ffxiv and get the easter event stuff, but my brain is steadfastly wanting to consider ffxiv still to be a pit of failure and "everyone is secretly disappointed and unhappy with youuuu!!!!!"

it probably does not help that someone i thought i had become friends with, helped him out, was there for him in dark moments, etc. dropped me like a rock as soon as it became clear that my 'make entertaining rp' machine done broke, so...

and of course this morning i see this yet again and nearly roll my eyes back into my head so far that i can see my own brain

yeah i think 'abrahamic religions' are going to be better at the not telling people to go to hell challenge than you think, given that, to my knowledge, JUDAISM DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONCEPT OF HELL, OR AT LEAST NOT THE CONCEPT OF "GO BURN IN IT" YOU'RE BANKING ON HERE

just say christianity!!!! JUST SAY CHRISTIANITY!!!

but also shoutout to my parents for being cool geeks and understanding as well as encouraging me to have friendships online, without feeling the need to obsessively monitor and restrict my access to them or tell me that they were "not real friends"

i'm sure they did their fair share of looking out for me, but i'm still amazed that both of our sets of parents were able to talk and be cool with and arrange stuff like my internet best friend coming to visit me in middle school

@debugninja@banana.dog it definitely takes effort, and i'm not going to lie, it's definitely scary.

but that's the paradox of relationships. to make real connections you have to open yourself up to being hurt, but that's the only way those real connections also get made. one can only accept that this may happen, be brave, and know that good still exists and can be found.

...also sorry if this was a shitpost and i just wrote you a fucking novel whoops,,,,,,,

@debugninja@banana.dog but as much as it's tricky to do online - there's genuine bad actors, it's a lot easier to lie, etc. - i actually think that in some respects it's easier for some people to find true friendship here.

you can much more easily find a social sphere aligned to your interests - instead of just "whatever is popular in your immediate area" - and you can do that revealing-of-true-self in stages, because that's common practice for basic online safety.>

@debugninja@banana.dog we still keep in touch and she actually met her future wife in the same spot she met me - on a roleplay forum i was running.

i met my best friend much the same way, but after talking a lot in WoW we had the enormous luck to figure out that we were mere hours from each other, in the same state, so met up quickly. and it's been amazing since!

real friendship requires real social interactions, really reaching out - and that means being vulnerable, which is terrifying in a lot of ways.

@debugninja@banana.dog but really that activity/interest to create a social sphere and social interaction is key, and it's something very much doable online as well.

most of my real friends have come from online spheres. i was far closer to my first real friend that i made online in middle school than i was any of my classmates. through the miracle of understanding parents, we actually got to meet irl when she came to visit while i was in 8th grade. >

@debugninja@banana.dog paradoxically, much he same way you make real friends offline

tbh i feel like a shared interest/social sphere is key. it's like, again, irl. think about how you make friends there - join a volunteering club, talk to your co-workers at lunch break, etc.

it's hard to get hold of at first bc i feel like (especially in america) we live with those social circles decided *for* us for so long - your school grade, who you have classes with, college dormmates - it can be overwhelming.>

@J do they have a phone # listed? maybe try giving that a call - it might go to voicemail but that's a good way to do the equivalent of knocking politely on the office door and go "hey just out to paint, don't mind me, things are chill!"

the only way honestly this might backfire is that you might get them very excited and asking if they can have a picture of the finished product LMAO but i feel like that might be fair dues - the church is emblematic of a community that would be v flattered.

@J some churches do have services etc. on weekdays but generally it ends up being on wed around here not monday, and it's more likely to be activities (midweek bible study, etc.) than straight-up services, so not the typical crowd of people filtering in and out

basically treat the space politely, take the boyscout mentality of 'leave your camp cleaner than you found it', and you'll be in the clear to paint the outside for sure

@J as fediverse token christian: honestly go for it

if you really want to mind your ps and qs, most churches have an office or admin section that is open all the time - pop your head in, let them know what you're doing, or give them a call. if you're wanting to draw/paint inside this is a bit more of a required step, but outside is fair game.

expect some friendly and polite curiosity about what you're doing, and invites to come in for a cup of coffee/etc lol