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Cake day: October 12th, 2022

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    3 months ago

    In short: whatever you enjoy.

    We’ve all been conditioned to think that time spent doing things you enjoy instead of working or some type of work-training is meaningless. There is more to life than employment. You’re allowed to do things you enjoy simply because you enjoy them.






  • I have this mantra that I say to myself. I think it’s from Tibetan monks, but I heard it on an NPR interview.

    "May we be victorious over our fears.

    May we be happy without hope.

    May we be of benefit to all."

    The fear here is my fear of doing the thing. The lack of hope is what I feel because I will not just fucking do the thing. The benefit to all is what happens when I actually do the thing.

    I know it sounds super depressing, but it helps me… sometimes.









  • Nope. I live in Tennessee and use Cricket Mobile. Admittedly I don’t have children/family whose phones I pay for, which means I can avoid a family plan. That simplifies things. My husband also uses Cricket. $30/mo each (no extra taxes) thanks to using auto pay. (It would be $35 otherwise.) Unlimited calls/texts and 5GB data. That’s very low, but I have WiFi at home and the office, so I hardly use mobile data other than for GPS. Cricket uses AT&T’s towers, which have made great strides in cell service in rural Tennessee since I fist tried them a decade ago.

    This reads like an ad, and I’m sorry for that. But, you should try this out if you can, fellow Americans.

    One downside is that I don’t get free phones routinely as a plan would allow. But my phone was like $150-$180 and I’ve had it for… 2 or 3 years? Can’t remember. That is like an additional $6/month-ish.