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Gerontius

Gerontius

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  • Gerontius
    I'm maybe not doing great but I think I might have saved my relationship with a nice young lady so that's positive.
    tree
    tree
    Saved?
    For a while it seemed to be slipping away?
    But ok enough now...
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Well, I had 3 days of depression hit and had got to that point where I could have started pushing my friends away.
    Somehow things worked a lot better. We opened lines of communication and I was able to start working with clearing my head again.
    This put me in good condition to be receptive to her interest. Depression renders me incapable of keeping up in that regard.
    Gerontius
    Found a free typewriter today in the scrap pile--and it prints in cursive!
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    @All-Rounder well, I really don't necessarily want people to know much about me anyway. I like anonymity & yeah that's basically it.
    Typewriter still doesn't work; I have a lot of disassembling & un-jamming to do. It might not run any time soon. Hey, it may never run.
    All-Rounder
    All-Rounder
    Good luck with the hard work, hope it ends up functional. Sounds like a fun machine.
    All-Rounder
    All-Rounder
    Hey, curiosity killed the cat, but in such a case that cat could be the other person, heh. That's why I don't like to ask specifics.
    Gerontius
    This has been the first year in years where I do not think about shooting myself. It's consistent.
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    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    I agree. We all appreciate your input here at this forum. These last couple of years have been a tough ride.
    Homulilly
    Homulilly
    Glad you haven’t done it. Seriously. Glad we met.

    I actually think way less people know what their dreams are than it seems. All the people I met in college who didn’t know what to do with their life…and even the ones who have some sort of an idea change it in school or amidst their career. Me being one, I guess.

    My suggestion that might not really work? Keep looking and trying new things.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Well, it's just a lot of getting used to, actually enjoying the everyday experience of A Good Day. That wasn't happening, for awhile. It was all better describable as anhedonia. Now that I've been less depressed since January--as in, no more depression whatsoever--I have to say that I am a lot happier, but I have to figure out how to make plans and keep on moving. So far so good! but it's still a wild trip.
    Gerontius
    Sometimes I kind of wish I had gotten into building model railroads. Those always seemed cool.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I used to do that when I was younger but trains (real or miniature) take up a lot of real estate. So I think if I do this, I should probably start scratchbuilding instead of collecting ready-to-run kits.
    merciful87
    merciful87
    I like crafts and building things in general.
    Gerontius
    We were both Catholics, both more left-wing, both ASD-1 type autistic, and both English majors and literature nerds--anyway we're three dates into this as of last week-end and she and I are showing no signs of slowing down.
    Gerontius
    The forum could stand to have a functional block button. Unfollow doesn't help with privacy.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I don't mean that. I mean to keep people I distrust from seeing anything I post, hence what I said about privacy.
    Orange Glasses
    Orange Glasses
    I think if this forum had that capability, the forum pages would look like Swiss cheese. Holes everywhere.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    That would actually be ok, in my opinion. I had the good fortune to irritate one of them this morning, so hurrah for not having to deal with the Creep
    Gerontius
    I'm happy. Life is good. It could be better, but it's good, so I like that.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Not really anything to say here, other than I think everything is going all right. I don't have as much to say as I did, because I don't want to bother anyone & I also want some privacy. But it's going OK and I think I'll graduate college soon.
    Gerontius
    We are having mad-dogs-and-Englishmen weather here. My apologies to Noel Coward. It's too damn hot at midday!
    maycontainthunder
    I saw this and thought of you...
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    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    Glad you liked it!
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I did not realize that people could put images on profile posts though. The picture I've seen about a million times before elsewhere, but the profile post w images must be something new from the forum software update. Kind of neat.
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    I see it as a useful way of mischief :innocent:. It would be hilarious if you were at a car show and did that with a typewriter. You could tell the kids that if a single mistake was made you have to change the settings spool (point to something that could be it)... there's a whole lot of mischief to be had with this idea!
    Gerontius
    I forgot how much I enjoy working with linseed oil as a wood finish.
    Homulilly
    Homulilly
    Linseed oil is also in oil paint and can be used as an oil painting medium. Go linseed oil!
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Oh cool, you use it too!
    I love natural materials for stuff. Your art is painting. My art is antiques restoration. Either way, it's just more fun when you use the good natural compounds for the job--and an oil that turns into plastic as it dries? It's neat.
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