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[THREAD] How are you, really?

We're moving this thread to Saturdays so we can unleash our burdens on the weekend for a change.

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Russell Nohelty
May 13, 2023
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Kesha’s new album drops next week, and listening to her entire catalog has been about all that’s gotten me through the last few days. How about you?

There are two ways to interact with this post.

1 - If you don’t want to say anything, or bristle at identifying yourself, then you can reply with this nifty poll.

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2 - If you’re feeling very brave, then reply below and tell us how you are doing right now on a scale from 1-5.

Last week was not a good week overall. Roughly 3/4 of people who responded to the survey said they were a 3 or below, which is a big backslide from the previous weeks. I hope you had a better time of it this week.

Right now, I’ve slipped back to a 1.5, down from a 2.5 last week. I finally got through a month of conventions, appearances, and fulfillment…and my body gave out on me. I’ve been trying not to work out or do anything stressful until I recover, but I’ve still been waking up feeling super exhausted all week.

I did manage to get an article up this week. Have you h…

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