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Thx a lot. And, once again, real nice job :)

Not really my kind of ‘design’ but I quite like that nonetheless! It’s very interesting and original. The tree one would be me pick if I had to pick one.

May I ask how you do that? Is it just painted on the fabric?

Seems rather fitting to me, considering TikTok and its too many ‘Social Media’ siblings have ushered our societies into a new Dark Age.

I would say:

• Reading books
• Playing chess

Both can be done on a phone I suppose.

P.S.: The notion I’d put there - Russia is a good, useful example of how privacy and the rule of the law (and logic) can be eradicated, the one europeans should be aware of when their own lawmakers try to pass e2ee ban or something similar.

Naaah, could not happen with us. Not ever. We’re the good guys. We only track down assholes, you know that. /s

More seriously, reading your comment I could not but wonder what are the differences with what our own legislators are trying to devise around here? I’m French and it has been a few years already since I’ve kinda expected VPN to be declared illegal for the average user, as I’m pretty sure legislators, NGO, and journalists would get an exemption.

Don’t know if you’re aware but there are a few permanent inks for fountain pen that are available. They are not india or acrylic inks (those will kill any fountain pen) but real fountain dedicated fountain pen waterproof/water resistant inks. That’s what I use for my watercolors. I can suggest:

• the German De Atramentis Document inks. That line, specifically, Quite a few colors are available.
• Platinum Black (to get a superb very black black)
• I’ve also had good experience with Rohrer & Klingner Sketch ink.

They are rather flat inks (I remember you mentioning that in other discussion), the flatter being DeAtramentis and Platinum, but Platinum still feels much smoother. They all work fine with my a Lamy Safari F or EF.

BTW, Platinum Black is the same brand as the Platinum Preppy cheap fountain pens and they work together flawlessly which makes them a great duo four outdoor use ;)

I feel like breaking up and getting back together isn’t a healthy way of dealing with relationship problems so when I’ve broken up with someone it’s been final.

My spouse and I have been together for almost 30 years and counting. If we never broke up we’ve had our fair share of ‘issues’. None of us being perfect, imho, all what matters is our shared willingness to make things work.

The thing is, when I write entries, I tend to write several pages. Is there a way to “work around” this

Have you considered a refillable agenda, like a Filofax or anything similar? I mean, you can easily use it as a journal and you can easily add as many pages as you need for any given day.

2030 is knocking at the door already ;)

Beside that, to answer your question I would say: I imagine that already there future to be crispy, if not burned.

Thx a lot.

Doesn’t sound crazy to me the slightest ;)

I tried at first but quickly realized I would not be able to walk without spending some money on quality shoes.

Excellent decision :)

Walking. Daily. That, and purchasing good shoes. It changed my life.

At first, I was in such a poor shape (physical and mental) I was barely able to walk more than a few steps, I was also severely ill and was expected to die quickly in not the most tranquil manner. Nowadays, I’m not dead :p, and I walk miles every day and I will do my best to go everywhere I can, walking. I’m still ill (it’s not curable) but it’s stabilized and I feel so much better.

I’m still not an athlete and I’m old enough to realize I’ll never be one but I don’t care: I’m in such a better shape! Both physically and mentally (I feel so much better in my head), my endurance is skyrocketing, and I’ve also lost so much weight I don’t need to wear ‘plus-sized’ clothes anymore.

And it all started by making the first step, one small step. Literally ;)

Edit: clarifications.

ever since Trump got elected in November, my mental health has been slipping.

Trump is a symptom. He (it?) is not the disease.

Try not to fixate too much on the dude, the issue is in how such a frustrated illiterate racist could ever be elected and, even more: how was he able to become a candidate to begin with? That’s the real issue. Not that he is an asshole. There are plenty assholes, in the USA as well as in all other democracies around the world. The issue is when those illiterate assholes are being considered worthy leaders… by the electors in those democracies.

I know doomscrolling makes it worse.

It sure does. I’m not US and I don’t doomscroll. Ever. There is nothing that is that urgent/important that I should stay in the loop real time. Heck, I even started reading print newspapers again, almost 20 years after I gave up on them so I’m able to take some more time to digest the news. And even there, I filter out most of what I consider mere noise and not real information.

Before rejoicing, I’ll wait after Trump announces a 200% tax on EU made products unless we start buying more US digital software and services and we remove rules and regulations, data protection,…

:)

What are you people going to say next? That I’m exaggerating? Open your eyes…

I’ve been moving back more and more of my activities offline for a long time now. My eyes are somewhat open, and I don’t think I’m an exception. It’s just that when you’re online you can only hear… online people ;)

In an hour or so, I will be out walking in the city, with nothing but my small watercolors set, a pencil and a sketchbook. No notifications, no messages, no social, no games, no podcasts, no music,… Just me and the world for me to sketch and paint… very badly… and what’s even better is that I don’t give a crap about that. I just enjoy doing it.

So, now that you realized how screwed up most online activities are, what will you do offline today, if anything? And if there is nothing planned, why not give it a shot? :)

It’s probably my English that is lacking (sorry for that) but I though I just wrote ‘people should not do that, they’re not a products’. Could it be that me using the first person is the main issue, here? Or did I really phrase anything that makes you think I feel ‘special’ (can’t see what)?

If so, I will try to keep that in mind next time.

Thx, that’s nice of you to say, but don’t worry too much about that.

As far as I’m concerned downvotes only start being meaningful the moment a downvoter takes to time to explain their motivation, if they’re too lazy to even do that, well, why should I worry what they may think, or like or dislike? ;)