donthave2sting
donthave2sting
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This will be my internet home away from home; a place to bust my writing chops. I'm interested in lots of things, you never know what's going to pop up here.
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strugglesInitially, I did the detox because I felt some old tech habits creeping back in (phone in bed and turning off site blockers in particular). I ended up making good on my promises. Counting the days without siteblockers (20 day...
Days without turning off site blockers: 20 Today I spent 30 minutes doing interpretive dances to ringtones and alarms with my sister.
I unexpectedly got a new phone yesterday, a Google Pixel 10. No, I didn't install Graphene OS on it, or any OS. I can't -- it's contracted. I'm de-Googling the best I can by turning off all the slop and bloatware and using FOSS apps. The...
Days without turning off site blockers: 19 Two more days until it's over. On one hand, it feels like a lifetime ago. On the other, I feel as though I'm just starting to get the hang of things.
Days without turning off site blockers: 19 Today was so sunny warm, I went on a walk with a friend and I was genuinely happy.
Days without turning off site blockers: 18 Only a few more days left until my detox is over! I've learned a lot about myself, so I'll be doing a mini 'report' at the end. I also spent some time drawing last night, which is helping me...
Days without turning off site blockers: 16 I'm starting to get my appetite for art back, finally!
Days without turning off site blockers: 15 My first class had to do persuasive speeches, and so many people did social media and why it was bad for you. It was so heartwarming to see people actually recognize how terrible phones & social...
Doing okay. Everything just feels 'meh' and I just want to have a long lie down. I want to do things well (like this fucking challenge) but it's as though I'm half asleep in my own body.
Days without turning off site blockers: 13 I can't belive I'm two-thirds of the way through my digital detox. Also, I can't stop thinking about Jacob Geller's most recent video, The Future is a Blank Room; specifically when he talks...
A lot of people hate when this happens, but it's always been surprisingly pleasant for me. I was going out for lunch with a friend, and I happened to run into someone I knew from high school & elementary school. He looks so different...
Days without turning off site blockers: 12 I finally cleaned up all the collatoral damage produced when I was sick (laundry) and other household stuff I neglected. Even applied for some jobs. Still learning how to "do nothing" (aka...
Days without turning off site blockers: 11 I saw a pair of swans today. Almost missed them actually, they blended so well into the snowy field.
Days without turning off site blockers: 9 Finally well enough to get back to logging. Illness + no phone to self medicate + isolation = disaster. I realised that I am depressed & burnt out, so I went and got some (free) help.
I spent last night until daybreak whimpering about everything from the state of the world to the bruised part of my back from coughing (I'm sick) to how ugly I am. I told my family for the hundreth time that I'm not doing well. This...