- I have a credit card now, which was not too onerous a process, and now I can actually work on building a credit history. (My credit rating isn’t bad, but it’s only based on stuff like being on the electoral roll at the same location for five years; I’ve never actually had credit before.)
- Bit cooler today.
- It’s about to be the weekend, and I have almost no plans for it.
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- self-gratitude: i’m grateful that i went to the concert tonight as planned, despite being very exhausted and tired due to lack of sleep and it being already the end of another week.
- i’m grateful i discovered a wonderful new artist tonight: serpentwithfeet. link to a music video, link to a live performance—the concert we saw tonight was way less fancy, with just drums and not a full orchestra, but it was still mesmerizing. great stage presence, great music, hip venue, all around an amazing time!
- i’m grateful that it shouldn’t get super hot tomorrow. prognosis says up to 25°C, which is nice and warm; perfect pride parade weather!
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- I slept well last night for the first time in a few days.
- Jeremy has built tiny cameras that we can monitor on our phones, etc, and one is pointing at the running washing machine, which has been halting unexpectedly today.
- SGQ: I have sore muscles from doing pushups. I like the feeling of soreness from exercise (when it’s from exertion not troubling damage) because it’s a reminder I’ve worked hard and done well.
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- This “Holding Out For a Hero” ‘bardcore’ cover.
- A cool breeze coming in from the window.
- My FFXIV group are ready to take on Savage, having all beaten the Extreme and got our Voidcast weapons!
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- I’m grateful to Poland for deploying the police, blocking roads, etc so that Pride can happen
. It feels especially cool that they might not even like us, but they protect us anyway.
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- I especially love the final scene in the “Holding Out For a Hero” ‘bardcore’ cover. They don’t need a hero. <3
- An ibis standing majestically on a rooftop.
- SGQ: I’ve been doing toe-touch stretches regularly and I feel less stiff in the mornings.
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- Joining the love on the “Holding Out For a Hero” ‘bardcore’ cover . Made me smile!
- We thought we had lost one of the cats yesterday, but he reappeared nine hours later, hot but otherwise none the worse for wear.
- My desk got cleared for some repainting work, and it reminded me how much I prefer it that way. Now I’m trying to work out how to keep it like that!
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- A nice walk this morning.
- Lisa took me to pick up my prescription and train tickets, so I can be organised well in advance.
- Being close to my childhood bestie again.
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belated gratitudes from yesterday (i jotted down the notes before i went to bed, but then i did other things and ended up being too tired to formulate everything into whole sentences.)
- i’m grateful for the persian blinds in my room.
- i’m grateful for the impromptu massages multiple (!) friends gave me last night.
- i’m grateful that yesterday was an all around amazing day.
- i’m grateful i got to meet wonderful new people.
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful that i didnt let an insult get to me. i didn’t succeed in forgetting it (probably because every time the scene came to my mind again it turned into this don’t-think-of-a-pink-elephant dilemma), but it never dimmed my mood, and once i wasn’t alone anymore, it also didn’t come to my mind as often.
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- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i didn’t watch more than one episode of a show today.
- i’m grateful i got home earlier than usual on sundays.
- i’m grateful that a friend reminded me about some long-scheduled evening-plans we had for this week, that i would have otherwise forgotten about.
- {very important addition: i’m super grateful i got a message from [person]!}
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- SGQ: I was frustrated with a thing and I had a productive calm discussion with my wife about it and resolved it.
- Earplugs! They made my night out yesterday much more enjoyable.
- My little brother reached out for some advice and I’m looking forward to getting to talk about it this evening.
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- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i’ll try to be in bed by 1 a.m.
- i’m grateful that i saw my friend today.
- i’m grateful that i will have the opportunity to play rl dnd again soon. also, that i’ll get to see [person] there again. also, that the friend i met today can join us as well!
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- Brunch with Jeremy at a local cafe.
- I’m grateful that I’ve finished watching Succession and that there won’t be more made. I wanted to see how it ended and I thought it was well made and certainly watchable, but it wasn’t a show that gives joy.
- SGQ: I went to bed early last night (and slept well).
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- We played Twilight Imperium with a friend for his birthday and I actually had fun! For context it is a board game that routinely takes 8-12 hours to finish. We played for 10 hours and did not finish but it was still a good time.
- I don’t have any more hosting events for at least a week.
- SGQ: I got brunch put together in time this morning.
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- A rainy day which has really cooled things down.
- The manga A Side Character’s Love Story. It’s so simple and slow-paced and low stakes, but the couple are really cute and they communicate and talk things through and it’s so cute. It’s been a long time since I read so much manga!
- Hulk didn’t want to eat much last night, but she was fine this morning.
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- SGQ: I got up on time today!
- New dishwasher install went very well. Thanks, appliance delivery company!
- I’m very grateful I don’t really have any event plans this week. I had some sort of thing with friends every day between last wednesday and yesterday, inclusive, capping off with 11 hours of board games yesterday. I had a lovely time but I am SO ready to hermit down and not be sociable for a week or so.
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- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i started with the most tedious beeminder task first tonight. i wanted to get 10 items of it done, and i only did 8 (some of which need to be handled later as well, but that’s all within my goal parameters), but i did 8! now safe again for a few days
:Dand all other tasks seem trivial in comparison, which is amazing!:) -
i’m grateful that i’ve noticeably grown up. i’m experiencing [familiar emotions], and while i don’t think i’m handling them ideally (does one ever?) i do believe i’m handling them better than i would have ten years ago. (time flies!
:0) of course i might end up being stupid about it in the end, but at least it feels like i am reflecting more about things instead of just impulsively doing things, which is absolutely a win. {even though it might just be a subjective feeling and not at all an objectively accurate observation, but i’ve decided that’s probably mostly not true and that i’ll stop overthinking this now and will just take it as a win, regardless of what it might “objectively” be, because nobody would know that anyway …} -
i’m grateful that i completed one of my june goals already today! (that’s what i’m calling 3 or 4 of my short-term goals that should ideally all be completed by the end of the month). 22advents – enbee – beeminder is finished!
:Di think i’m gonna wait with the archive until the deadline’s reached organically, somehow a flat spot in the end feels more satisfying to me right now than moving the deadline up from june 30th.
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- There was a stunning sunset yesterday and I was able to stop work to watch it.
- A recent update to the Android Tasker app means that I can do useful things like sending text from my laptop’s CLI directly to any text input area on my phone.
- A hot chocolate drink made from rocky road chocolate.
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- Lisa made me a bacon sandwich.
- I’ve managed to switch from my £20/month mobile plan to an £8/month plan with more data!
- Got some laundry done and mostly dry, though it might rain soon.
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- i’m grateful i’m tired and smart enough to get ready for bed now, giving me at least more hours of sleep than the previous night (i hope!)!
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i managed to refrain from writing [someone] a message today.
- i’m grateful for the nice evening we had with friends tonight. we went to a little “course” thingy which was new to all of us, but very fun.
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