Basically just "what's your happy place?"

For me, there's this obscure card game that I was really into years ago. It's out of print, the company shut down years ago. But there's still a very small online community that discusses it (and by small I mean like, maybe a post every two weeks on the message board) and it's kinda nice to see people still talking about it. And I have thousands of these cards I still need to sort so I can finally try and get at least a copy of every card before it becomes so obscure you can't even find copies.

Whenever I'm feeling doomer about the state of the world or even just mentally ground down by life, I get those cards out and start sorting. I can easily lose a few hours that way but I'm vibing the whole time. Just wish I had more time for it.

So what about you all? Just be careful not to dox yourself or anything.

  • CopsDyingIsGood [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Now that I live with my parents in a godforsaken suburb i dedicate all my spare brainpower to learning Chinese. Other than that I go to the gym for an hour every day. The combination has improved my mental health considerably, and I think it'll get better once my TEFL certification class starts

    • redfern45 [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Where are you looking to go for TEFL? I remember looking into that when I was looking for ways to get out of the US at the beginning of the pandemic but I’ve basically given up on ever leaving now.

      • CopsDyingIsGood [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I went with International TEFL Academy. It's expensive compared to some of their competitors but they have a full time staff dedicated to helping their alumni find a job, as well as alumni networks for basically every country on earth, so I figured it was worth spending the extra cash.

        You should look into TEFL though. It's definitely the easiest way to escape America, provided you can afford the upfront costs

        • redfern45 [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          That’s great; Happy for you! I’m still on their email list. If my wife and I decide not to have any kids it’ll make that an easier call my parents would already be sad enough 🙈

          • CopsDyingIsGood [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            Oh yeah if you're married then it's a lot harder to pull off logistically. But the alternative is... depressing, to say the least

            • redfern45 [none/use name]
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              3 years ago

              We were fortunate enough to visit Scotland the fall before the pandemic and i fell in love hard for that country. Made me want to see more of the world but the fact that we don’t happen to have any Irish or Scottish grandparents hurts. Really hoping for Scottish independence even if we don’t get to go live there