the <^> game | v. twenty-four

[avokado.]

improvement, skill, happiness, success, and all those things are impossible to achieve if you constantly strive for perfection and optimizing your life. we're human, not machine. consistency and forgiving yourself gets you where you want to be, not self-hatred and punishment. <3

^oh you are WAYYYYYY too real. so real. reality real. try going to class next time :3 showing up usually is the hardest step. (unless you dont have to be present depdnding on your education system idk in which case focus on doing what feels best and most managable for you!) i believe in you!!!

>someone told me i look like i only know greek mythology based off pop culture interpretations. i just cried prayed to dionysos for comfort and so he knows its not true. my autistic religious self cannot handle this. i should get thicker skin, i know, to make ares proud, but i am sensitive and cant help it. i dont even read pop culture media about greek mythology. i even take roman poet sources with a grain of salt. i try getting as much as possible of my information from my own relationship to the gdos and hesoid, homeros, nonnus, apollondrus and aeschulys. i am HURTING.

v since my own special intrest was severely insulted today - whats yours!? (or if ur not autistic then ofc just, whataver intrest youre passionate about). feel free to rant i promise i'll read it :]

[LittleMaple]

first of all whoever did that i hope they have a bad day. second of all im getting ready to have a bug-themed birthday and i cant wait i wish i could get some bugs but its COLD here right now and we dont have a lot but omg bugs bugs bugs i love BUGS i dont even know what the decorations look like. i really want to buy myself a leaf or treehopper specimen for my birthday but that will be expensive but man itd be worth it....

^ i think you are amazing dont let losers get you down. those who worship greek or roman gods are so interesting to me i think yall are so cool
> current life:
making a new email - yaaaay! solving a problem!
having to switch over emails on a bunch of things due to Reasons - urgh. okay. lets go.
im being dramatic but MAN.
v you up to anything annoying but needed today?

[Rabid_Jaguar]

Had to work two hours overtime at my Evil Job T_T just finished that and now hoping to squeeze a bit more day out of the day... we'll see

^ I think that you deserve Cool Specimens as treat for switching over your email... not exactly the same but I switched banks a few years ago and having to switch absolutely EVERYTHING over to the new account was a huge pain. Not to mention closing out the old account.
> just 2 more days of work and then i can do fun things... we are so close lads
v do you prefer to travel or take a staycation?

[comfypxl]

i love traveling. i was a sheltered kid so now that i'm an adult i want to go everywhere and see everything c:< i actually just got back from a whole weekend away!

^ waiting for ur weekend is so hard T-T hopefully these next two days are easy on ya (and i'm praying u don't get more ot)
> BABIES FIRST FESTIVAL!! i went to all three days of thunderdome, stayed in an airbnb with like 14 other ppl, and got to see excision & dion timmer inside a freaking pop-up rave at dennys!! i'm bruised and sore but every night was straight magic <3
v do you have any favorite memories from a concert or festival?

[trilli]

So my first real concert experience was insane and like something from a movie. I don’t want to get into all the details, but long story short a lot of coincidences happened that made the entire night feel amazing. My favorite moment was when I was watching my friend casually walk out of the building while a fire alarm was going off. No one knew what was happening. I was freaking out and trying to leave quickly, so the contrast is humorous to look back on. They looked calm as could be, if not a little out of it. I think they were intoxicated.

^ That sounds pretty epic, you’ve surely got some crazy stories to tell.
> I’ve been immersed in the Dragon Age universe lately.
v Show me an image that reflects your current mood.

[crrow]

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^ DRAGON AGE???? holy smokes it's been forever since i thought about that game!! i used to be obsessed with it and played hourssss when i was a kid (maybe not an ideal game for a kid but oh well)! i used to get so upset cause my older sister was 100x better than me and would progress so quickly... grrrrr still salty....

> ARGHHHHH SOMEBODY INJECT ME WITH ANY SORT OF MOTIVATION!!!! at least i have had the motivation to browse CS all day. i crocheted. but if you asked me to do my college work i would sprint the other way and i have asthma so that says something

v how do you find motivation when you need to get something done that you (dread) don't want to?

[lemonbumb]

dude i feel you so bad with that one.
what helps me the Most is just finding a different place other than my bedroom to do the work. I live on campus so it's not hard to find somewhere else, but if you live at home it might be easier to move to the kitchen or a different bedroom if you can somewhere with minimal distractions at least.
also, showers serve as a hard reset for my brain if needed and i don't bring my phone into the bathroom (i cannot force myself to do homework but i CAN force myself to shower and then Visualize myself doing the work in Location B). after that i'll make tea if i still need a mindless reset.

^i hope you find your lost motivation soon boo, it's not fun doing homework 10mins before the deadline :(

> had a very good birthday celebration. went to the library n got some books im excited to read. then got cookies. and then went out to olive garden w my parents and had good food (and a free strawberry sponge cake :3). and the rest of my night was spent with friends and we watched my favorite movie (the little prince) and played coolmath games. 10/10 day i don't remember the last time i actually Did something for my birthday, this was very nice :3

v do you have any plans you're looking forward to?

[viles]

• not at the moment! i've been hanging out with my friend this weekend, and this has been like The Thing i've been looking forward to the months leading up to it,, we're talking about doing this again soon,, so that would be nice but idk. atm i'm just staying in the present :)
  
  ^ happy birthday!! that sounds like a fun time and i'm glad you enjoyed it!!
  > sad i have to leave my friend to drive the eleven hour drive home here in a few hours. this weekend has been so fun; i'm not ready to go home :(
  v tell me about a food or drink that you like.

[Gristle]

Since I went there today there’s a place in the nearest major town to me that makes really good burritos, often I stop in there when I need to go get groceries. in particular there’s a certain guy who works there who always loads the ingredients s extra generously, I’m always happy when I see he’s there, lol.

^ That does sound like fun, hopefully you’ll be able to organise something again soon and have a good trip home too, I like long drives, personally haha
> I feel like I need help with something that no one I know is able to/willing to help with, I’ll sort it out and don’t normally like asking people for help but right now I’m not really sure what to do or how to do it. In the meantime I’ve been reading a lot into snake handling churches, i never fully knew why they had the snakes but I guess now I do, lol.
v What would your ideal home/living situation be?

[Rabid_Jaguar]

By myself in an apartment small enough to not be difficult to maintain but large enough for me to feel comfortable in, lol. Bonus if i can Own It instead of paying rent... not trying to be a landlord though I just want the one apartment 4 Me.

^ major shoutout to the person loading up your ingredients! I worked at a Mexican place for a bit in college and I def tried to do right by the customers like that. I was really bad at rolling up the burritos though LOL I often asked my coworkers to do it for me if there was a lot packed into the burritos.
> debating not coming into the office today bc I slept so so poorly and don't feel great but I did anyway... come to find out half the office is out sick lmao. Why am I here
v what did you have for breakfast today? what's your favorite breakfast to have?