Erin's Mind

30+ year old obsessive. I like good stories that make me feel things.

[toomucherin]

That time I went to the Candela Live-show and it was the best time.

With bonus, the time we complimented Travis’ kid without realizing we were talking to Travis.

[meowthtwo]

What’s the longest time you’ve spent as a patient in a hospital?

I have never been a hospital patient

Less than a day

A day

More than one day, less than a week

A week

More than one week, less than a month

A month

More than one month, less than a year

A year

More than one year, less than two

Multiple years

Nuance

Voting ended onJun 1, 2024

I’m trying to gauge whether what I consider a normal length hospital stay is, well, normal

[counterspelling]

Endless Bells Hells

[rookthebird]

"redemption arcs are toxic, you shouldn't try to fix someone!"

actually it is so important to me that being in community and experiencing human connection can save people. thanks

[rottenbrainstuff]

My god my girlies

MY GIRLIES. I am still crying, I am still crying about this. Every day I cry about this.

You bitched so hard about being forced to read 1984 in school when it’s so problematic (tm)

Maybe you should have actually paid attention when you read it

Because all these AI fics

You are LITERALLY MAKING THE GARBAGE NOVELS FROM 1984 that are written by machines

You have literally recreated the worthless soulless machine-made books

Literally,

Literally. Every once in a while it hits me in a fresh wave of disbelief and anger. You have literally created the dystopian book from the dystopian story about why dystopia is bad, and you are passing it around like it’s this amazing thing. I’m crying, I’m crying.

[defeatthedarkness]

Not a joke, by the way

[toomucherin]

[playerkingsley]

somewhere in exandria

[counterspelling]

Endless Bells Hells

[otterlyart]

An Eleventh Hour Ally

[nightythemein]

Yet another installment of Ashley Johnson #1 Beauregard Lionett Fan.

[toomucherin]

I don’t take a selfie every day anymore. But here’s a selfie, from the end of a good weekend. I got to hold a less than 3 week old baby multiple times. I was able to open my home to our neighbor’s 10 year old who needed an escape from sister play dates, and teach her more about the dungeons and dragons character she is playing in the game I just started with her and her sister and parents last week. I got to open our home to the big sister of the baby, and teach her a little bit more about how to play the piano, and let her help me water the plants. We moved everything out of our storage unit and into the garage. We got the final touches on the Murphy bed assembly finished. We had dinner with friends three of the last four nights. I am almost done with my first target memory for EMDR. A seemingly small, simple playground rejection from early grade school, that a 7 year old me never finished processing, and I get to sense that part of me feeling comforted and ready to move forward. And I know me right now is, too. I’ve gone through the most catastrophic loss I’ve ever experienced in the last 6 months. But the clouds are breaking. There is fresh air blowing in, and so much good good life right in front of me. I have a wife I love, who loves me. We both have jobs we love. Hard at times, but good hard, and we get to do such important work. We get to hold each other and make space for each other. We have a beautiful, growing community around us. There’s so much that isn’t good. There’s so much I wish I could fix or change. So many ways I wish I could help that I can’t. So many things to worry about. But these days, my focus is very narrow and close. I can’t change the world. But I can do good in my one small pocket. I can’t undo suffering and pain. I can’t right all wrongs. But I can heal. And I can make a path and space for other people’s healing. And maybe, if that’s all you can do, it’s more than enough. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoT-bNmrI6B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[toomucherin]

8/21: today’s productivity has been more internal than external. Thankful for the ability to recognize both. #erinselfies2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/Chi58darShw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[toomucherin]

8/20: I organized so much today, while watching all 4 parts of the FLDS documentary on Netflix which was… whoof, a lot. #erinselfies2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/Chi515nrcCw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[toomucherin]

8/19: I’m in the clear today, at least per work standards (and a negative antigen test), though Megan is about 3-4 days behind me. We’re both feeling well enough for a couple of errands, though, and it’s nice to be out of the apartment briefly! #erinselfies2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/ChdCjEkPrGR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[toomucherin]

8/18: confession, this picture is also from 8/17 because I forgot to take a selfie on Thursday but apparently forgot I had already taken one on Wednesday and took a second one in the evening, and you wouldn’t be able to tell it’s the same day, but at least it’s another intentional selfie just a few hours before midnight so anyway I’m counting it. Instead of a late selfie it’s an early selfie! Anyway, Fred likes to be on the desk if I’m at the desk, and I was feeling well enough to join my weekly D&D game 😊 #erinselfies2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/ChdCNfPPjTp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[toomucherin]

8/17: Covid day 9, sleeping a lot but otherwise feeling much better #erinselfies2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/ChdBdAyvFh8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[toomucherin]

8/16: Day 8 of COVID and I still have COVID 👍🏻 #erinselfies2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/ChWQAXVu0ja/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=