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End of Year Update
Dec. 30th, 2018 09:34 amThis seemed like a good time to do an end of year wrap up. I feel bad that I've been so lax here and other social media platforms, it's just I've felt very unsocial in all aspects of life.
I tried Facebook for awhile, and decided that was a total bust. Got myself a Tumblr account, and spend hours scrolling through it, but after the first week or so, have had absolutely no communication with anyone on it--so that doesn't seem to be the thing for me either. I've read the different posts and meta/beta guides on how to make it work for you, truthfully I just don't get it. And seeing the same thing reblogged multiple times just annoys me, especially the things that you have to scroll, and scroll, and scroll to get to the bottom of. (sorry to anyone I may have offended there).
I miss having an actual conversation with people. I don't know how to do that, and occasionally I don't want the entire Tumblr world to know what I'm thinking, (what am I saying? I never want the entire Tumblr world to know what I'm saying)
So DW and LJ are the place for me, even though for the most part they both seem to be a deserted desert. I just hope I'm able to get back into the swing of things.
I traveled to Prague, which sadly for me was an absolute disaster. it's a beautiful city and others would love it, I'm sure. I went to Virginia and North Carolina, which was more enjoyable, but since walking is so difficult for me anymore, it's hard to really have a good time anywhere I go. Traveling is being put on a hard hold for a while.
I had a job for a while, and on paper when toting up the pros and the cons it was full of pros. Had an incredible amount of positives, but I was miserable and so quit after a month. Looking back, I'm sure it was my own incredibly disabling social anxiety that drove that decision. But then after I quit, I was informed that I had to obtain a new roof or lose my homeowner's insurance. The stock market took a nosedive which affected my retirement and investments in a unpleasant way, so beginning in a few days I'm back to employment search, again And I expect I will be working full time for the next 5 to 10 years to come, and as someone who has hit the magic age for Medicare, that is just too depressing for words.
I expect that when employment is found, I'll have even less time for fandom, other than the mindless scrolling. Tumblr is good for that.
Anyone got plans for the upcoming year they want to share?
I tried Facebook for awhile, and decided that was a total bust. Got myself a Tumblr account, and spend hours scrolling through it, but after the first week or so, have had absolutely no communication with anyone on it--so that doesn't seem to be the thing for me either. I've read the different posts and meta/beta guides on how to make it work for you, truthfully I just don't get it. And seeing the same thing reblogged multiple times just annoys me, especially the things that you have to scroll, and scroll, and scroll to get to the bottom of. (sorry to anyone I may have offended there).
I miss having an actual conversation with people. I don't know how to do that, and occasionally I don't want the entire Tumblr world to know what I'm thinking, (what am I saying? I never want the entire Tumblr world to know what I'm saying)
So DW and LJ are the place for me, even though for the most part they both seem to be a deserted desert. I just hope I'm able to get back into the swing of things.
I traveled to Prague, which sadly for me was an absolute disaster. it's a beautiful city and others would love it, I'm sure. I went to Virginia and North Carolina, which was more enjoyable, but since walking is so difficult for me anymore, it's hard to really have a good time anywhere I go. Traveling is being put on a hard hold for a while.
I had a job for a while, and on paper when toting up the pros and the cons it was full of pros. Had an incredible amount of positives, but I was miserable and so quit after a month. Looking back, I'm sure it was my own incredibly disabling social anxiety that drove that decision. But then after I quit, I was informed that I had to obtain a new roof or lose my homeowner's insurance. The stock market took a nosedive which affected my retirement and investments in a unpleasant way, so beginning in a few days I'm back to employment search, again And I expect I will be working full time for the next 5 to 10 years to come, and as someone who has hit the magic age for Medicare, that is just too depressing for words.
I expect that when employment is found, I'll have even less time for fandom, other than the mindless scrolling. Tumblr is good for that.
Anyone got plans for the upcoming year they want to share?
