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

[harpers_child]

1. harper she/her
2. Experience with being stuck inside: been not around the block a few times
3. Self-soothing: tea, gardening, holding stuffed animals, listening to music, comfort TV
4. I hope: I'd like to talk to more people.
5. I can offer: advice, crafting suggestions, comments

[petra]

Welcome! What's your recent comfort TV?

[harpers_child]

Shitt's Creek, Great British Baking Show, Bon Appetit test kitchen videos, various costumer/historical practice people's youtube videos, Critical Roll, nature documentaries

A lot of those are put on in the background kind of things.

My introduction to CosTube was Bernadette Banners video where she bought a cheap knockoff of one of her dresses and roasted it. Cathy Hay is currently my favorite because she's so soothing to listen to.

Have you been watching anything? Or been putting things on for background noise?

[petra]

Schitt's Creek and GBBO are on my list of comfort TV. So is some of Beauty Guru-and-adjacent YouTube, including SimplyNailogical and Safiya Nygaard. Bernadette Banner's video of "what have they wrought and tried to pass off as my dress?" was deeply enjoyable too.

I've also been rewatching Slings & Arrows with a friend, which is rather pointy for comfort TV but is my comfort TV anyway.

[jesse_the_k]

Your lovely Slings & Arrows fics are comfort rereads for me.