new post: https://sorbier.neocities.org/blog/subjunctive

Huh. Usually I just say what sounds right to me at the time, so I probably use it inconsistently. As a native English speaker, I don’t think I notice when people do or don’t use it when speaking. I edit writing for work, so I guess I’d change to subjunctive if it seemed right. But I would also second guess myself haha.

I started picking my fingers when I was around 12, definitely a high stress time of life. Over the years I have gotten it under control for the most part. I still do it but not to the extent that it's noticeable or disruptive. Keeping my nails very short actually discourages me from doing it, but I only started keeping my nails super short all the time because of the typewriter. I am glad you have found a way out!

I have to take the nail clippers to the rough or loose skin around the edges of the nail or I *will* idly pick at them. Maybe a professional manicure is my next step.

I’ve always been an anxious nail biter/skin picker. I have considered getting a manicure to see if that would help break the habit, but my nails are so short that it seems not allowed. Like, am I going to annoy some poor manicurist with my stubby canvas?

emily, skep, oopsiedoodle... so happy to see there are so many disgusting finger picking bretheren online!!! <3 though, with love, stop it

@emily yes i can only imagine how annoying the nails would be on a typewriter, since the keyboard is already tough... typo rate skyrocketing

@skep get one and report back. another pie situation

@oopsiedoodle i think you should just go if you think it'll help!!! that's what did it for me, as you can see... years of not going because i was embarrassed but then once i was forced to just rip off the bandaid (metaphorically) by someone else buying me an appt it fixed everything... there's some message here about how we allow others to treat ourselves more than we allow ourselves to... #thisisdeep

new, very disorganised, blog post: https://sorbier.neocities.org/blog/diningset

congrats on the new furniture! getting to bring people round to your house and make them food is such a delight, i'm excited for you ^^