Introduction Post

[petra]

If you're joining us, please comment with:
1. Your name (your pronouns)
2. Experience with being stuck inside: newbie, been not around the block a few times, Grizzled Veteran of the Indoors Wars
3. Self-soothing: Favorite way to self-soothe at the moment
4. I hope: What you hope this community can do for you
5. I can offer: What you are bringing to the party

For example:
Petra (she/her)
Been not around the block a few times
Self-soothing: reading long fanfiction & Stardew Valley
I hope: I want to add structure and enjoyment to my days of being stuck inside, and bring the same benefits to other people
I can offer: an open, sympathetic mind and suggestions of ways to cope, e. g. "connect with new people on the internet for new perspectives"

Comments

[via_ostiense]

1. via_ostiense / she
2. newbie - I normally stay inside but I can't remember ever having to stay inside, except maybe when I had the chicken pox. In 1993.
3. bicycling
4. Interaction with fellow DWers
5. comments!

[petra]

Not since 1993, huh? Well, things have come on a bit since then, I reckon.

How far do you go on your (stationary?) bike?

[via_ostiense]

In some ways yes and in some ways no - my strongest memory of having chickenpox is reading lots of books while I was out of school. I'm doing the same now in the evenings, just on an e-reader that has more books on it than child!me would ever have imagined fit on a device less than a centimeter thick. And fanfic, of course - a whole new world of stuff to read that would have exploded child!me's mind.

I did 14 miles yesterday and 10 miles today. I think 10 miles will be my standard workout (it's an out-and-back to a nice lookout point with a calming view of the ocean), and 14 miles can be for days when I have less work to do (it's an out-and-back to a nice lookout point with a different view of the water).

Are you mostly reading new long fics or older long fics? e.g. revisiting old favorites or finding new ones.

[petra]

Yay reading lots of books on a light device that doesn't require you to go to the library every few days to restock, anyway.

Getting a view of the ocean sounds positive on all counts.

I've been both revisiting old favorites and finding new ones. Melannen has posted a bunch of good conversation starters over in fictional_fans and I've been benefiting from them.

[jesse_the_k]

Is the lovely scenery mental or does the bike include an actual display?

(Livelong lover of wheels.)