Elijah @Elijah@awoo.space
I have no clue how this thing works yet so bear with me | ey/em pronouns pls
Stuff seems to have changed in the like week I've been gone 😮
negativity/
It's a real shame too bc they're working with Durham for Refugees to fundraise for refugees but like... I can't walk 15km, that's 3x the distance to my lectures and that kills me
negativity/
I'm so done with my uni's charity committee, I don't think they've done one fundraising event that's accessible (run a marathon! is their kind of go-to) and the fundraising is always from friends and family - not all of us have rich relatives who can cover the costs of a trip to Budapest and still give us money for doing it too like honestly
I somehow managed to forget (in like... three/four weeks) how hard it is to find actually useful reading for my degree -- google scholar brings up the most unrelated stuff imaginable but web of science sometimes brings up nothing at all!
At this rate I'll just be looking for who's cited all the rec reading and using that.
So, let me try something... Since it is so hard to find people over all the different instances, I created a pad where people who fight with depression can find each other:
gross food talk/
Went downstairs to have my last bagel for lunch and it's covered in mold, so that makes me feel great about the one I ate yesterday :thumbsup:
I would have toast instead but the bread's even older than the bagels (not moldy but I no longer trust it) :scream:
also hopefully this cw works, I've not used one before
So here's some thoughts on politics:
The US has a two-party system, and changing that is nearly impossible. But our "left-wing" party is weak. And it's weak because it's run by and full of cishet white men with nothing on the line. They aren't fighting for themselves the way the right is.
And THAT. THAT is what there's a hope of changing.
We need to demand they nominate women, and better, women of color. Gays and lesbians and trans folks and all kinds of queers. Only then will they be strong.
I can't sleep so here's some validation:
Your problems are "enough". You don't have to earn anyone's approval to feel bad about something going on in your life. We all have problems, and yes some problems are bigger than others, but they are still just as important and vital and painful to us when we're experiencing them.
Take the time you need to experience your pain. Name it, process it, and then take care of yourself. Give yourself permission to treat yourself with love. You deserve it.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all gay here. I’m gay . You’re gay ."
"How do you know I’m gay ?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
Okay so attempt at an #introduction so folks can get to know me! :)
I'm Elijah, I'm a student in the North of England, I like talking about queer stuff, psychology stuff, crochet and the marvel cinematic universe and I have no clue what I'm doing here tbh, I'm not very techy!
I have no clue how this thing works yet so bear with me | ey/em pronouns pls
