I foraged a blackberry today and it was the best blackberry I've ever had. Watch out blackberries, I'm going to eat you all fresh off the plant every chance I get.
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new zine. i think that zinesforever is the best site in the universe. https://zinesforever.com/z/reflections-on-social-media-and-the-comments
i love making paper zines but as my hand tremors get worse, it's harder to use sharp objects safely. this is such a lovely alternative!
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crunchweb
3 weeks ago
finally finished making a zine I talked about in MAY - it was all written but I just had to put it somewhere, womp womp. Enjoy: https://zinesforever.com/z/stomping-through-the-archives
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probably one of the weirdest and maybe worst parts of sending your heart in the mail (sharing your zines) is when one of your recipients takes it up on themselves to share it with every single person in their lives. I love that you think it's cool but this is giving me a lot of anxiety
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crunchweb
1 month ago
especially when they promise those people that you will start sending. sucks that you got yourself into that situation, I'm not raising my budget for your friends though.
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crunchweb
1 month ago
I know you can't really control what happens to stuff after you send it to someone so it's not really a huge problem, but it still makes me feel very vulnerable and weird. like I only send 15 of them out, it's not like I'm mass producing and sharing with the world.
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crunchweb
1 month ago
I think probably the main problem is promising my energy to other people without asking me first though
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crunchweb
1 month ago
maybe I'll start telling people that I'm happy to send to new people when it's a trade. force people to make zines.
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sneekrealm
1 month ago
^after that comment of mine i immediately proceeded to scrawl up two miniscule zines from tiny scrap papers while at work, from stray thoughts of mine. by all means force ppl to make zines !!!!
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crunchweb
1 month ago
@sneekrealm ohh maybe I need to redistribute some of this frustration into zines!!!
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pirahxcx
1 month ago
wait, if they want to share they are the ones that have to make copies of their copy
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sneekrealm
1 month ago
the trip log tugging at my heart a bit while its still moving along from an interpersonal feelings-something too... "I don't want to pursue anything that makes me feel like I need to change who I am to make it work." facts (and yet, still the semifresh hurt in my case)
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crunchweb
1 month ago
@oldhighwaynotes thank you! I like the idea behind your site, who knew there was so much highway lore?? @iderskye I will! I have a few pages left to build then I'll post it :)
one thing about leaving social media but still having the desires and behaviors behind social media use is that no other site that you use updates fast enough. what do you mean you can't entertain me and give me dopamine hits every 2 seconds? what do you mean I actually have to entertain myself? what do you mean it's okay to be bored??? 😂
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win1999
1 month ago
I found that empty space felt incredibly uncomfortable at first. Recognizing the grip that it has on us is an important step. Some particularly worthwhile endeavors to help fill the space are physical, slow-paced things (going for a long walk, writing in a journal, reading a book, drawing, gardening). Anything where the feedback loop takes much more time than 2 seconds :)
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crunchweb
1 month ago
@win1999 - yes thank you! sometimes I forget I just need to fill the space with something else. I did take a walk today although it was hot AF so I didn't like it, but that's still better than doing stuff I don't like on social media. @skep - #dobetter I'm struggling here. it's hot outside.
hi everyone, i have finally scanned and uploaded my imposter syndrome minizine - it is a good pocket size for carrying around & remembering.
https://zinetherapy.neocities.org/library/downloads/dealwithit-impostersyndrome.png
there are links for folding minizines here: https://zinetherapy.neocities.org/library/about
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crunchweb
1 month ago
Remember that although imposter syndrome is an individual feeling it is also a byproduct of systemic factors like professional spaces built for other demographics, cultures that reward overproduction, and the monetization of self-expression. You can develop chronic stress if you don't learn to deal with it.
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sclptures
1 month ago
"mess up a little to remind yourself it's not a big deal" is my favourite advice, i feel like it would work for me even though i've never tried it
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oopsiedoodle
1 month ago
I also recently gorged at a Korean hotpot place. Probably ate more meat in that one meal than I had in the rest of the month combined. Delicious
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wha- I haven't even said anything yet :0