The <^> Game | V.22

[Vine boom sound]

I have, roller skated many times in my life. There was a popular skating rink near me when I was lived in my home state.

^ Thinking of going roller skating tomorrow
> I just got on this website after a two year hiatus. This site has changed a bit-- for the better, of course. I don't even know what to change my username to I just don't know!
v What's your favorite aspect of CS?

[god]

it reminds me of the old internet... i like reading people's discussions on here, it seems more personal than any other site i'm familiar with.. plus it makes the lonely go away

^ welcome back! i like your profile pic
> oof owie i didn't do any constructive work today, im so cringe
v do you like plushies? how many do you have?

[Kayara]

I like em. As a child I loved the unique ones, mostly from thrift stores coincidentally and I have most of them still. Many of them
lol. My favorites are a large collection of cat plushes and beanie babies that I would use to play warrior cats with my sister.
^ah yes, me too. I cringe at myself all the time but here’s hoping we get our act together/sorted out one day
> I want to paint again…yay, get rekt art block
v favorite painting??

[lusher]

i adore the great wave off kanagawa, it's so pretty to me i just can't stop looking at it whenever
i get to see it. anything by hokusai i am a simp for

^ i hope you can paint soon!
> i'm gonna sleep soon hopefully,,, // wonwoo is stuck in ym mind and he genuinely makes me
so happy i love that himbo so much
v who's someone who lives in your mind rent free?

[Vine boom sound]

My boyfriend hands down

^wonwoo stuck in ya mind
> I'm gonna order my own printer tomorrow, one more step to independence from my parents
v What's the best thing you've spent with your own money?

[montmorency]

i bought an ipad to do art on a while back. a very worthwhile purchase

^ will soon have their own printer
> i am making a list of literally everything to do in my hometown because i have nothing better to do. (i actually have a lot of better things to do, but procrastination has gotten the best of me, as always).
v what's something that you've taken a lot of pictures of?

[akü]

i'm pretty sure 70% of my camera reel is daily pictures of my cat in multiple poses and angles

^ that sounds like a useful list for a future date. i'd probably do something like that myself to procrastinate
> i somehow slept half of today away with a 4 hour nap don't know how that happens
v what do you get engrossed that time flies by super fast

[.destiny]

honestly nowadays, i do absolutely nothing and time seems to move fast. i suppose playing a game or watching a long analysis and/or commentary video would do just the trick though.

^ it happens! sometimes a planned 30 minute nap can turn into 3 or more hours. hope you're able to do something nice today with the time remaining for the day. :)

> i wish i could just do anything and be productive.

v what is something you're passionate about?

[viles]

• i honestly don't know. i haven't felt passionate about something in a long time. i used to passionate about writing and reading. that feels...ancient now. i guess now i'm obsessed with jayvik from arcane. idk if i would call that a passion; i'd probably label it a hyperfixation. idk i'm kind of in a bad mood right now, so maybe that's why positive emotions feel so distant to me sdkjhskdf
  
  ^ wishes she could be productive.
  > nihil novi sub sole.
  v tell me something you wish you could say to your younger self.

[cainhurst]

you're going to get out and you're going to get the chance to make a life for yourself. things will be painful, and you will often question if holding on is even worth it. i won't lie and tell you that everything will be alright. you will lose a lot of people, people you thought would always be there by your side, and there will be plenty of days where things will still feel pointless. but you will survive. you will have a safe place that truly feels like home. albeit small, you will have a group of friends that will stick by your side through it all. i can't tell you when things will feel alright, when you will feel alright. i can't tell you that life will ever actually feel "alright". but you will have days where you wake up to birdsong in the morning. mornings where you feed your pets while brewing coffee. mornings where you sit by the window with that first cup of coffee and look outside, watching squirrels in the yard and people walking down the street. mornings where you still feel that ever-present, horribly ache of longing and a sense of melancholia, but you'll find yourself smiling and truly believing everything will fall into place someday nonetheless.

also, don't date her. depending on how old you are, you may or may not know who i'm talking about. if you don't know yet, you definitely will. your first love. don't date her. not because she's a terrible person. she's a wonderful person, possibly the best person you'll ever meet. your soulmate. but not in the romantic way you so desperately yearn for. keep it platonic. don't get drunk on that cold winter night, and don't confess to her. admitting to your feelings will be amazing for a few months, but ultimately, everything will break apart. you will lose her, and you will lose 99% of friends you made together with her. you'll regret it for years and years and years, wishing you could go back and undo it all and keep all of those people you loved so much by your side. it will hurt not to say anything, but in the long run, things will likely be better if you just stay friends. it just wasn't meant to be like that. deep down, you may have known from the start. but you will delude yourself into thinking that it's meant to be this way, that everything is fine, and it'll be your downfall once she leaves and the identity you built around being with her crumbles and shatters in an instant

^ hello cs user viles, i'd like to thank you for the last encouraging message you posted in this thread for me. now it's my time [threat] i really don't know what to say except i can relate to how you feel. times like these are difficult, and it's admirable to keep going through them (even if it may not seem that way to you). you're stronger than you know, and i'll keep you in mind to hopefully encourage better times to come your way soon
> ah, what a lovely, sunny day! i think i'll drink too much coffee and then stare out of the window for a few hours to let the melancholy consume me. or maybe i'll read one of my new books. "if we were villains" by m. l. rio arrived yesterday and one of my closest friends recommended it to me months ago, so maybe i'll start with that one
v what's a country (or a specific place) you'd like to visit someday?