I friend told me today that he worries about me (because I live in isolation, etc.).

He wasn't offering help or material / moral support.

He just had big feelings & wanted to make them my problem.

I told him A) not to worry (I've got this), & B) if he does worry, don't tell me: it's a burden that weighs me down & I can't process his feelings for him.

(People do this a lot, men are the worst offenders.)

It's this or cut people out of my life at this point.

@LonelinessCorps #lonelinesscorps

In my isolation life, I find I am much more interested in series than in films. I wonder if that's correlation or causation; more specifically, I wonder if it's because isolation means when I find characters I enjoy, I want to hang out with them for more than 90-120 minutes.

@LonelinessCorps

#IsolationLife #LonelinessCorps

I'm in the middle of cleaning the filters on my heat pumps and, not gonna lie, it's a lot more fun when I think of myself as an engineer doing maintenance on my space station.

@LonelinessCorps

#IsolationLife #LonelinessCorps #DIY

I saw people on my TL talking about the last time they cooked for someone else and in my case, that's easy to remember:

February 2020, just before I went into pandemic isolation.

Because February 2020 + the first week of March 2020 are the last times I did anything involving other people.

@LonelinessCorps

#CovidIsNotOver #PandemicIsNotOver #LonelinessCorps

We've had a couple of fun Sunday afternoon (4pm EST) cult classic movie watch parties. I seems to be a good time - evenings for Europe, early aft for Pacific coast.

I'd like to get it going as a quasi-regular event, but would need someone to take the lead on facilitating, I don't have it in me right now.

Basically pick a movie, and toot it out. I can boost it lots and will join in when I can.

Doesn't need to be every week.

Thoughts?

#SundayCultClassics

@LonelinessCorps
#lonelinessCorps

I won't have the chuff to live toot, but Imma gonna watch this, if anybody else wants to track it down and know someone else is out there watching too.
🎶cue Fivel singing somewhere out there...🎶
Feel free to use this thread to chat, share 90's nostalgia, or set up a shared TV watch of something else. I will lurk and boop.
@LonelinessCorps
#lonelinessCorps

Oh I love Internet Archive!
Currently watching:
"Definitely not the full Monty Python Life of Brian movie"
😉
https://archive.org/details/20230811/_20230811/_1910
#internetArchive
Wave at me if you want to watch along. We can live toot it.
Cc:
@LonelinessCorps
#lonelinessCorps
Edit: we're watching! Join us at
#LifeOfBrianToots
#watchParty
#lifeOfBrian
#MontyPython

Yo @LonelinessCorps !
#PrincessBrideWatch this Sunday at 4pm EST
https://mstdn.ca/@darrenmorin/116263229523312098
#lonelinessCorps #watchParty #PrincessBride

(loneliness corps is open to anyone btw, just a tag and group for anyone who wants to help combat social isolation - with chats, fun activities, community building ideas, sharing deeper thoughts on connection, utter bloody silliness... Join us!)

Today marks six years for me of living in isolation without human touch.

I am feeling both the milestone and the accumulation.

My full heart goes out to everyone else hitting their own anniversaries around this time of year.

It is brutal. And it is still better than COVID.

*Please read full thread before commenting.

@LonelinessCorps

#IsolationLife #CovidIsNotOver #PandemicIsNotOver #LonelinessCorps

We're rapidly closing in on my 6 year isolation anniversary.

Thinking of changing my legal name to Elizabeth Báthory in observance...

...except I've outlasted her by two years and counting.

*lolsobbing all the lolsobs*

@LonelinessCorps

#LonelinessCorps #CovidIsNotOver #PandemicIsNotOver #IsolationLife

If you are dreading Valentine's Day, I am happy to give you a romance or erotica audiobook of your choice for free, no strings, no questions asked.

1. Pick out a title from among the books I have narrated at the link below.
2. DM me your choice.
3. Let me know if you'd prefer a free code for Audible UK or Audible US.*

*These are my only options, sorry. But you can redeem them from anywhere by changing the Audible website country settings or app settings.

Have a Happy Valentine's Day on me, please! 💋

https://adaraastin.ck.page/87de3a4c9f

@bookstodon @audiofiction @LonelinessCorps

#Singleton #Single #Solo #ValentinesDay #Audiobook #Audiobooks #Audiofiction #Bookstodon #Romance #Erotica

Ok, doing another round of #3wordCheckIn
How ya'll doing, in three words?

(my language is trashed, won't reply, but will hold a space for whatever yer feeling, then ⭐boop)

cc @LonelinessCorps
#lonelinessCorps

RE: https://zirk.us/@ShaulaEvans/115880712368394760

I emailed St. Margaret's, the church that issued this covid policy, to thank them for sharing it and to let them know how much it moved me.

The pastor emailed me back personally today -- and now I'm in tears all over again.

@LonelinessCorps

#LonelinessCorps #CovidIsNotOver #PandemicIsNotOver

A friend sent me this Covid Policy Statement (from a church in Vancouver, Canada) and I feel so seen that I'm in tears. It's well written and relatively comprehensive. It is also an astonishing example of care and compassion combined with science to inform an approach to covid.

I'm sharing it here for the many Fedi friends who may be heartened by it or find it useful.

https://www.stmargaretscedarcottage.ca/why-are-we-still-masking.html

@LonelinessCorps

#CovidIsNotOver #PandemicIsNotOver #LonelinessCorps #Covid19 #Covid

I'm having a bad flare today. Gonna bender watch Lord of the Rings. I think I need to see the small and the kind take down big evil.

I have very lil cog so won't be tooting, but if you want to lie on the couch knowing someone out there is also on the couch watching LotR, I'm here.

I would totes watch it a again with more structure if someone wants to take the lead in setting up a watch party over the next few weeks.
@LonelinessCorps
#lonelinessCorps

Ok! Super gentle, low brain check in to get chat going on @LonelinessCorps
What three words would describe where yer at right now?
(it's like a haiku, for your soul, but with less counting)
#3wordCheckIn
#lonelinessCorps
#startAConversation
I'm low language, but will ⭐boop w love. Feel free to chat amongst yerselves (CW if needed)

That was, as requested, a very relaxed editon of #CircusInPlace video chat. :)

Update: That was a lovely experience. Thank you so much to friends who popped in to make it happen.

Happy new year. <3

#JoinIn
#lonelinessCorps
@LonelinessCorps

At the request of some very wise friends, the clowns will be hosting a calm, sober space in tonight's #CircusInPlace video chat.

You're welcome with or without a camera.

Come say hello if you need something different than the default hoopla.

I'll post a link later tonight. Keep an eye on the hashtag for details.

#JoinIn
#lonelinessCorps
@LonelinessCorps

Tagging @LonelinessCorps on this one.
Anybody bored and stuck at home want to play chess (badly) with @verbrecher ?
👇
https://mastodon.social/@verbrecher/115781913942616512
#lonelinessCorps #chess

Hey all, I am just coming out of a really bad neurosick flare. Not much language yet, so probably afk for a while yet.

In the meantime, I'll be @joybooster 'ing as a space free of the holiday that shan't be mentioned.

@MamaLake has some watch parties n stuff going on.

You can also reach out w yer own shenanigans via @LonelinessCorps

And/or share your peaceful reflective moments on #sitTogether

Take care of each other, these are hard days for some of us.

#lonelinessCorps