19. Now the promised go-cuddle-a-partner break. Here's a cat picture.pic.twitter.com/S59hrJUD1r
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29. I got called out (incompetently, incorrectly) and the world didn't end and I got a nice bonus emotional breakthrough out of it. This is a weird thing to list as a positive but it genuinely is one. Twitter feels much safer than when I was waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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30. I'm looking forward to throwing some small parties again once the Current Situation is resolved. Kinda thought my party throwing days were behind me but now it sounds genuinely nice.
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32. It's nice out. A bit drizzly but I'm enjoying the fresh air.
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33. Also there are pretty people out here and that's nice. I'm still not 100% where I want to be on this but my ability to find people straightforwardly attractive without it being a big deal has improved dramatically over the last year.
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34. I've read some good, interesting, and useful, books this year. Some were even all three!
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35. There's a solid core of people on alt Twitter who I consider Actual Friends (many of whom I know IRL or at least know their real name) and it feels really nice being here doing this slightly ridiculous thing together - feels like a connection we'd have missed out on otherwise
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(this includes some people who I consider honorary members of alt Twitter despite posting under their real name)
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37. You, yes you, the person reading this tweet and smiling at it. You know who you are.
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38. My work, professional and otherwise, genuinely seems to help people. Possibly quite a lot of people. Hard to judge numbers for reasons but I think it's fair to say that I've positively impacted thousands, probably tens of thousands, of people's lives.
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39. Tired from my walk and temporarily out of inspiration so here are some capybara.pic.twitter.com/N6dKaIdlJW
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40. I enjoy
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41. Semirelatedly, a really nice thing about having a bunch of followers on Twitter and minimal fucks to give is that I can use you all to do interesting research into how people work. Earlier research was interesting and surprising.https://twitter.com/GeniesLoki/status/1308650087053230080 …
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42. Yeah I don't know if things are as "fixed" as I initially thought but I have definitely acquired substantially more chill over the last 24 hours than I previously possessed, and I think this is going to persist.
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46. Super tired so going to call it a day on this thread and continue tomorrow. Here's a stack of kittens.pic.twitter.com/q9slfX1XIN
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47. Gosh am I struggling with positivity today. Here are some ferrets.pic.twitter.com/02yNFXj4wz
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48. I am struggling with positivity today because of a whole bunch of difficult emotions and conversations. The fact that I am able to trust all parties involved to have those conversations is extremely positive even if the individual conversations themselves are more mixed.
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49. On the subject of emotions, my ongoing project of being better at feelings is very much working this year. It's been what... Three years since
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51. There have been no nice cats on this walk but there are a whole bunch of very cute ducks out right now.
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52. Entirely by accident the last two novels I read had poly triad relationships in them, and it's turns out that representation really is nice to see.
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53. I like Twitter polls, and I like the playful ways people use them.
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54. I feel like I understand how people work far far better than I used to. People are still confusing but now they're confusing because people are complicated rather than because I don't understand them.
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55. This is maybe a bit too dark when you think about it to put in a positivity thread but it made me smile.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/25/magawa-the-landmine-detection-rat-given-gold-medal-for-bravery?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other …
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56. Every now and then I remember that the game "Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher" exists and smile about it. http://socratesjones.com/ (I've played it through two or three times) I just learned that its makers also made Elsinore which is also a very good game.
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57. I recently discovered that Tim Minchin made a groundhog day musical. I haven't yet seen it but I am happy that this is a thing that exists.
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