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Random Thoughts/Things?
Random Thoughts/Things?
I wasn’t really sure what to call this thread, but I’ve had this idea floating around in my head for awhile now. Basically, anyone can post anything here. Any random thought you have, any random thing that happens to you, any random question that pops into your mind. Have fun, and don’t be afraid to be random.
submitted by Leeli
(January 11, 2019 - 8:20 am)
(January 11, 2019 - 8:20 am)
should I watch she ra or whatever it's called?
(January 8, 2024 - 10:08 am)
yes! i thought it was very good. it had its' problems, but, i mean, what doesn't?
(January 8, 2024 - 3:32 pm)
yes
(January 8, 2024 - 9:43 pm)
Insomnia whyy. I've just been staring at the ceiling for the last hour and ten minutes trying just to SLEEP. But yup that's going nowhere I'm finally giving in to the blue light
(January 9, 2024 - 2:42 am)
Welp, Ig I might as well welcome in National Word Nerd Day cuz it's 11:58. 11:59... and... 12:00am!! Happy Word Nerd Day everybody!! :DDD
(January 9, 2024 - 3:00 am)
Helpp it's almost 1:00 (12:56) I got off the electronics at 12:15 and spent the rest of the time just staring at the ceiling again I'm so tired I'm crying why can't I let myself fall asleep I'm trying so hard...
I know its morning now, but here are some things I like to do when I have trouble sleeping. Box breathing: breathe in for 4 second, hold for 4, breathe out for 4, hold for four. Relaxing all the muscles in my body, starting at the toes, and working my way up to my head. Sometimes, if my thoughts are racing, I pick a category and go through the alphabet, coming up for one thing for each letter. So I might choose animals and think of A for armadillo, B for bear, and so on. And taking a break from screens really does help too! - Admin
(January 9, 2024 - 3:58 am)
And now my head hurts and/I got bored after 369 sheep/And I'm sorry for flooding you with all these comments but I just/really want to go to sleep
(January 9, 2024 - 4:31 am)
And now my head hurts and/I got bored after 369 sheep/And I'm sorry for flooding you with all these comments but I just/really want to go to sleep
And I can hear my parents just now going to bed and/the tears have dried on my cheeks/leaving sticky trails that I draw on now, just/I just want to go to sleep
And so here is horrible rhythym and line breaks/put into weird poetry/cuz I don't much care anymore I just really/really really really want to/go to/sleep
(ignore the prev comment I suppose bc once I started and submitted my brain demanded more and I was like why not I'm not doing anything else) 1:36
(January 9, 2024 - 4:37 am)
Little did they know that I was already awake... dun dun DUNN!! Anyways yup, my dad just came to "wake me up"..
also... FEIYA SAYS BOOKW!!! :DDD
(January 9, 2024 - 9:39 am)
Celineee :(( I also have horrible insomnia :/ it's soo annoying, especially because i know i have to get up early in the morning, and then i get stressed out and don't sleep because i'm stressed, and then i get no sleep, and then i drift off in math class....
weighted blankets sometimes help me (of course, they sometimes make me overheat, which is its own issue), so if you have access to that, maybe it's worth a shot? idk. the admin had some good advice too. you could drink some tea, maybe, as long as it isn't caffeinated. i think there are teas that help you sleep, but i'm not an expert on that. or you could try some WaRm MiLk (i've never had it, but it doesn't sound very appetizing, but what do i know?). reading before bed instead of being on screens (if you don't already do that, idk). i don't do this, but some people say listening to music or a podcast or white noise or something helps them go to sleep, so maybe you could try that? also i've found that being active during the day helps me sleep better at night - idk how active you are, but maybe taking a walk or something in the evening could help?
uhhh i don't know how much of this was very helpful, but i'm sending positivitea your way <3 hope you sleep better soon, friendy <3
(January 9, 2024 - 12:03 pm)
Tysm @admins and pangolin!! Sorry for barraging you with so much at once. It's hard to kinda not use electronics at night bc:
a. homework
b. CB (which I'm oddly not addicted to and can stop checking and have done before just to see and yet just don't want to bc you all are amazing and why would I do that?? Plus, sometimes when it's late at night and I'm worried I just check here and it's so comforting, so...)
c. school (getting caught up on last-minute emails and changes-to-schedule)
but it is a good idea to just not look at electronics at all while sleeping, and to really at least minimize use while close to bedtime (me saying that typing late at night close to bedtime :/)
I find that music actually makes my brain more active... idk, when it's stimulated, usually it just suddenly stops being tired (like it was SUPPOSED to that night when that might've actually been HELPFUL) so sometimes I read at night and start at like 10:00 and go to like 2:00 and don't even realize it or something... that night I was tired bc of combined insomnia and jetlag and other reasons, which make the other suggestions nonapplicable.
but thank you, really! I tried some of your suggestions @admins out last night and it really helped!! And I'm gonna actually make my bed so my blanket isn't all shell and has actual fluff... <33
(January 11, 2024 - 12:48 am)
I'm partway through Defiant, the last book in the Skyward series, and aaaaaah it's so good. I have a theory that Brade was born on Detritus and that's why she can get through the inhibitor, and she's maybe related to Spensa, which is why they have this weird connection.
(January 9, 2024 - 9:25 am)
The Lydarios Island ski-lodge is due to start in 2-3 days. Once it begins, you will no longer be able to sign up. If you are interested, please hurry to sign up or reserve one of the two spots left and go on a wild adventure of fun, danger, and mystery!
https://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/puddingsplace/node/562802
(January 9, 2024 - 9:59 am)
YAY I'm so excited that it's starting soon :DDD
(January 9, 2024 - 10:58 am)
Ugh, mom just got after me 'cause I didn't hear my cat pullin' on my door, and she gave me a mini-lecture 'bout if I don't let the cat out when she's pullin' on my door, I'm gonna end up with a hole in my door, and I'm like, "I didn't hear her", and mom had the NERVE to give me The Look, and I said "I had my headphones on" and mom's all like "I figured you did", and she said it really snarky, and I'm like "what on EARTH do I have to do to get some RESPECT around here?!!!" but I didn't say that 'cause I don't have a death wish (by that, I mean gettin' my video games and YT taken from me, which would be enough to prob kill me mentally).
I'm so glad she's gonna be gone later this afternoon... I'll have an hour or two of peaceful time and not havin' her tell me what to do.
(January 9, 2024 - 12:23 pm)