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

[caiusmajor]

1. Caius (he/him)
2. Newbie
3. Tea, audiobooks.
4. Human connection.
5. Hopefully the same.

[petra]

What was the last good audiobook you finished?

[caiusmajor]

Cyteen! A lot less of a slog than I'd feared, and interesting to realize that I'd remembered the ending very much wrong.

[petra]

Once it gets started it goes very nicely. Interesting that you recalled it ending differently than it does!

[caiusmajor]

I mean, I think mostly what I recalled about the ending was "something something Denys Nye??????" and my brain filled in the somethings with a bunch of other random Denys Nye bits.

Also I thought he was Dennis Nye this whole go through, because audio, and apparently the spelling of his name or his brother's name were NOT things I remembered from the first time around.

[petra]

Hah. There is plenty of weird Denys Nye to be going on with, that's for sure. I can't blame your brain for auto-spelling his name in the more traditional American spelling, either.