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Cake day: October 20th, 2023

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  • Being country agnostic for a moment, I don’t really see how other methods have been able to bring about change. You can try protesting and the police will beat you, you can try petitions but nothing changes, you can march and nothing changes.

    Wasn’t it JFK that said something along the lines of you don’t allow a peaceful revolution then you make a violent one inevitable.

    I’m not out here being violent, but I can’t say I’m sad about Brian Thompson, in fact I’m filled with glee that this might bring about some change for my American counterparts.







  • I don’t keep hobbies long enough to be honest. I’ll have recurring ones, but my hobby is hobbies itself.

    ADHD means I’ll think nothing of spending money on something novel and then dropping it as fast as I picked it up.

    Coding, Minecraft, Rubik’s cube have been long standing and indoor bouldering is the latest one but the benefits are so amazing it’ll stand the test of time. Mental benefits of rock climbing are off the charts, I’ve never found anything that allows me to truly live in the moment and forget everything for a couple of hours.







  • You don’t find happiness. It comes and goes. Imagine being happy all the time; it would just become normal. You need non happy times to appreciate the happy times.

    As someone that is either very happy or very sad, I find happiness in my hobbies. I need my mind to be occupied to pass the time, but then there is the thought I’m just waiting to die and passing time.

    Hobbies that make me happy are:

    • Indoor bouldering (rock climbing) is the only thing I’ve found that lets me escape the constant train of thought and be in the moment. It’s a nerdy hobby as lots of problem solving mixed with strength training.
    • Running
    • Rubiks cube
    • Lego
    • Cross stitch
    • Paint by numbers
    • 3D printing
    • learning
    • many more but this is getting long.

    As someone who is down a lot of the time and has ADHD but stopped the meds as the side affects were worse than living with ADHD; I’ve found that routine is a massive thing required to be content with life. Consistent bed time and wake time. I am not a morning person but after 18 months of waking at 07:30 or 06:00, depending on if I’m taking the train to work, that I now wake up a few minutes before my alarm quite often; I’m still tired and I hate it but it gets easier.

    Spending time with other people is key too. I find if I’m down it’s usually cause I’ve been alone a lot (which I love) and that can be bad for me so I’ll go see friends even if I don’t want to just to engage.

    Luckily I can spot when I’m spiralling. I have an urge to fire up Minecraft and live vicariously through Steve and shut out the world.