I'm always afraid of colleagues and how they will perceive me. I like to think that everyone is open but it's not the case. It's the same at school with the others from my major. I cannot seem to get "close" to anyone even after 2 years. Oh well! Have some relaxing time. Do what you like to do. Eat some nice food. And chill haha! Going at your own pace is good.

The weather is ... a joke (I agree). We've been hit by a lot of rain til now and barely any good weather. It's quite weird but expected with the climate changes.

I can relate, it was for me like that in each class I went to in the past and when I got invitations for class reunions I was only like "Nope, kiss my *** everyone." and burned the letter in my kitchen sink. Only this time I really felt being part of the group. We are 14 people that graduated, age goes fom 20-46 with 7 different nationalities but yeah, we really became friends who support each other no matter what.

We ordered food from our town's best catering service so I think I'm going to burst tonight. XD

Parts of our country got hit real hard by rain as well recently, one city even declared a state of emergency. We've had luck so far in this regard (the sea usually keeps most big threats away) but thunderstorms seem to be the thing this year, don't know how many we've had already. According to the forecast there will be even more tomorrow; I hate those really loud thunders. hides

- Congratulations!!! :D

I understand how change can be stressful. Make sure to give yourself time to relax and don't work yourself too hard. For now, enjoy your party!

Thank you! (: It's 6pm here now so I have to get ready soon. Have a great day, too!

Comme ci, comme ça. Went to movie, enjoyed it, got tricked into paying 3.50 for a 'fresh fruit cup' that turned out to be a takeout condiment container filled with canned fruit cocktail. Note to self: never buy concession stand food that you can't see before you pay.

3.50 for some canned fruit? I think I'd just thrown it into their faces, that's really not cool to rip customers off like that.

Which movie did you watch?

: Can't stand wasting food. Special screening of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Today was better. Ushered at church. Got a good (silent) laugh of out of the pastor's absurd punctuality. He's a lawyer and times everything. Service starts at 9:30, so nothing can be done before 9:29 and 30 seconds besides passing out bulletins. This results in a lot of standing around trying not to look bored. 7/31: The plan is going well. The dog likes me more now, but a new problem has developed. I can get him to shut up when I arrive, only now he pitches a fit when I leave. 8/3: Much better. I still get barked at, but he stops much sooner and doesn't make a peep after that. Here's the kicker: I hear him start up again while I'm there, and it's his owner's mother. WHO HAS LIVED THERE FOR HIS WHOLE LIFE. Apparently 'foghorn' is his default response to the front door opening. 8/7: Today, he came out the open front door bellowing, apparently realized it was me, and promptly fell silent. He's hard of hearing and very nearly blind, so I'll let it pass. Is anyone else going to post or am I going to have to edit this for another week?

this week.... has been wild to say the least

last minute plans for another convention, gonna be getting a tattoo tomorrow of the joestar birthmark, rocky horror, financial aid, preparation for college, all that jazz.

i've been pretty miserable because of how i've been treated by family members lately, but thankfully everything going on is distracting me from thinking about it too much!

hope everyones been doing ok

Hello, I see your dilemma with wanting to post and having nobody else post. Glad you pinged. I am doing OK today, have been awake for about 3 hrs and beginning to feel a little bit human, lol! Your dog sounds challenging (and elderly) Sorry you got ripped off with the fruit cocktail. That is REALLY false advertising!!

I am sorry to hear that, about your family members. I am 62 and I have NEVER been treated kindly and with respect by my family. They are completely CLUELESS about this, however. They don't see how much they criticize, berate, marginalize and disrespect me. I AM different, but not in ways that are SO obvious to the rest of the world, mostly in personality.

Editing again--I just added a signature to my posts because I don't know how to update the info on my "leashed pet."

Nothing much happened this week. Same old, same old. I am really starting to doubt my work as a writer though... but that has always been a problem for me. So I won't go into detail and waste people's time. Have a good week everyone.

Apparently I also don't know how to put a signature on my posts. I DID go to the forum options.

OK, so I will brag in my post, since I can't seem to update the info elsewhere: My pet has read 2171 books and she is in 18th place on the top readers list. I recently spent a LOT of sP to get her back on the first page. She had dropped behind a few others who are climbing as well. We have friendly competition. I have sold MANY books to the user whose pet is also climbing a LOT lately.

Signatures take up to 30 minutes - 1 hour to update with the slow cache. To update your leashed pet signature, maybe going to the "Leash" option can help you to update it? @ Cerredwyn

Is it writer's block again? I've hit a plateau as well but I don't really take it to heart. @ Virus

I don't post because I don't want to. I have nothing to say and nothing to share. That's all haha.

Thanks for the info. I didn't realize it took so long for the updates to signatures. Now I know why it can sometimes seem to take forever to update the reading list.

Thanks for the link. It took me to a page that said "oh no that's not your pet" so I guess it was for yours, that's OK. I know who I can ask to help me fix my leashing problem, and i will one of these days. I appreciate that you tried.

I just realized that I can replace the pet id number in the URL with MY pet's ID number and I'll be able to find what I was looking for!! Thanks!!! I REALLY need to eat something, lol, my brain is NOT working.

I edited my post shortly after realizing. I remember that when I had my leashed pet, I've had to delete it to remake it again. Hopefully it helps. But indeed, the slow cache for signature is rather annoying.

Actually it's more like me looking over something I have been working on over the past 2 weeks and hating myself for how shitty a writer I am. :(

I'll try to poke my head in here more often. I'm still trying to get used to the whole social thing. I'm... bad at posting in general; too much anxiety & not enough spoons. Sorry!

I didn't know you couldn't post if someone else doesn't post under you. That's mega awkward.

I also don't... have a lot to share that doesn't feel like tons of the same old whinging. Not a lot of positive to share, so it feels like adding my burden to others, you know? It's dumb & illogical because the whole point is to talk to other folks but... old habits, I guess, lol.

He's not my dog. He belongs to a friend whose house is along my usual walking route. He is nearly as old as me. And that 'fruit cup' was a rip-off, although the rest of the food was good, and came in reasonable portions.

Ignore this, aha.

hugs gently I've never seen your writing so I cannot say anything. However, I really believe in you and not in "I know you can do it so just do it" but more like "I know you're talented. Give yourself a chance". I mean 50 shades of grey and Twilight are best selling soap garbage (sorry for the people that liked it) so I can tell you're much better than that ;)!

I AM HERE IF YOU NEED SOME love PELLETS.

That really means a lot to me that you say that. I really appreciate it. I'm so sorry I haven't been around lately, but I've been thinking of you by the way / hope you've been well! ;w; ❤️❤️