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

[gibbles]

1. Name: Gibbles they/them
2. Experience with being stuck inside: I haven't ever been 'stuck' persay but have some manageable-ish anxiety about going outside. Honestly enjoying being able to work from home without feeling guilty about it.
3. Self-soothing: Been mass-consuming mcelroy content. Mucking around in Animal Crossing while listening to the Sawbones podcast has been my go-to recently.
4. I hope: for some low-stakes social interaction I guess. Have been searching for more online friends since way before this whole thing happened
5. I can offer: The same I guess :P I've also had almost exclusively online friends for most of my life so I have a decent amount of recommendations for games/activities to do with people at a distance.

[petra]

I see your "Animal Crossing to the tune of Sawbones" and I raise you "Stardew Valley to the tune of The Adventure Zone." <3

What kinds of games do you like sharing with online buddies?

[gibbles]

Oh man, I've been falling behind on TAZ since I don't have a commute anymore. Which, yknow, I could just listen to it instead of Sawbones, but... brains.

My friends and I played Divinity: Original Sin 2 for quite a while before getting a little burnt out on it (we kept making new games, and one can only play the same area a certain amount of times...), but right now I'm a fan of For the King and Unrailed.

[petra]

I've been falling behind on Sawbones because I don't have a lot of energy for medical news, however old and cleverly related, that isn't immediately relevant to today. Brains, as you say.

I'm not familiar with those games but I'm glad you're enjoying them!