Tiring times in the world right now. I am extremely mad at how Palestina gets covered here and how we are watching a genocide unfold while accepting everything the IDF puts forwards as true. I honestly think I can’t get back to normal after seeing the shit that has happened in the past weeks. How can I ever act normal to people who are casually accepting genocide as the right thing to do?
But personally I feel like doing okay. I tackled some problems I had a while ago and so far things seem to go right. I’m even starting to make some sort of plan for the next few years about where I want to end up. The options I have in mind are somewhere along the Atlantic Ocean in Europe, a certain European island or somewhere more remote in a forest. But we’re talking about between now and ten years. My job and my health are doing okay as well.
Even politics seem positive because according to the polls our party is now standing at 14% of the votes and the campaign hasn’t even started. We’re doing so well that other parties are now talking about excluding is from results lol.
How about you?
I’m well. Went to a pro-Palestine rally yesterday, have a flash-protest today (meaning off of social media to prevent pig presence), have one tomorrow, and am going to the national march on Nov. 4th that I posted a few days ago.
The protest today is at a “defense” manufacturing company which is producing weapons and vehicles being used in Israel at this moment. A few parties I’m involved with are organizing it.
There seems to be a lot more support for Palestine than I imagined. We got lots of supportive honks yesterday. There were a few zionist apologist counter-protestors but they were vastly outnumbered. It’s pretty cool to see.
I’m getting very involved in everything organizing and I love it. On a personal level, I’m doing well too. Sober for 75 days, feeling great. Just got back from a nephrologist and it looks like my kidneys are healing from the meth use. Schooling is going decent and I’m finding a lot of good connections through party activities. Things are looking up.
Only complaint is the relative alienation I have in my community. It’s a crackerburb. I have to drive a good 30 minutes before I get to anyone who thinks like us. Other than that, I’m chilling.
Glad to hear things aren’t horrible for you. Keep it up with the party stuff, that’s really encouraging to hear. 14% is insane, genuinely. Doesn’t sound like a lot but for a European/Western nation that’s brilliant.
Crackerburbs really are a uniquely depraved feeling.
I’m really happy for you Teezy, you deserve this comeup.
Yeah, as someone who likes nature I’m sickened traveling most places in the US that aren’t mostly forest. On the highway all you can see is invasives and destructive industrial agriculture. In suburban or rural places there are so many lawns. Cities suck too with all the cars and lack of greenery most places. At least where I live I have a bit of greenery and can feel good about not wasting land with sprawling lawn and spread out living.
Good to see you having a positive streak, and great to see you organizing as well. I’m glad you find orgs to be with.
Congrats on the sobriety as well. As someone who had to clean themselves of drug use I know how hard it can be and 75 days is huge.
Keep moving 💪🏼
Congrats on the sobriety! I have 11 days sober from alcohol as of today, stay strong comrade ;) By the way, I’ve been thinking of starting a sober community, would you mind if I PMd you when I do? I’m going to try and grow it into a small, but active communuty hopefully.
That’s fucking great, the first days are the hardest. Keep going, it gets better I swear.
That would be awesome! Definitely hit me up whenever.
For sure. It’s been a great past two weeks though. I’m definitetly feeling more like myself again.
Sweet! I just created it. It’s called sobriety, I wanted a space where everyone could go to stay sober, not just alcoholics or a particular drug. Here’s the link:
https://lemmygrad.ml/c/sobriety
I’ll he making a sticky sometime today when I get to the computer.
Welcome, member number uno! ;D
Not to be too much of downer but honestly I’m doing pretty bad and have been for years. I was starting to get better with therapy but ofc the state health coverage I was essentially born with expired right as I started making significant progress. Seeing all the garbage being pushed about Palestine doesn’t help much either lol.
Yeah, therapy is so expensive. Any way you can afford it, or that they would take any cheap insurance?
I had a nice week :D
Not good. Feeling like shit especially given our financial situation
That’s rough. I hope that you can at least you can find support in whoever you are going through this with.
Imagine having so many goals for yourself only to know that climate change is inevitably going to fuck up the world in the years to come.
That’s how I feel.
