HELLO YES I AM STILL ALIVE

[st_aurafina]

Work is complete and utter bullshit and now let us never speak of it again.

I've been writing this post since Sunday, and it's nearly Sunday again. What is time? Where am I? I am not completely certain of anything at this juncture.

Linkspam
- a friending meme:


- via topaz119
#readasonnet
Patrick Stewart's gave me chills. Happy chills. He sighs at the end, and I swear I relaxed about ten notches. (What are the units of relaxation? I think of notches on a cog. My cog wheel cranked down about ten notches.)

- Multifandom icon battle going till the 28th.

- via spikedluv
fandom_checkin is a comm with a two part poll to do just that - check in and say you're okay. And then chat in the comments if you want to. I like the low social obligation of the poll - it felt good to tick that box, even when I was finding it difficult to write comments.

- via used_songs I think?
covidcoffeecorner is posting daily chat topics.

- stayinside is for people stuck inside -- because of COVID-19 or any other reason -- who could use some help keeping calm and carrying on.

- via jb_slasher - this made me cry, apparently I needed to hear this from the Doctor (c/o bbcdoctorwho )
Incoming transmission

- via lyr - you can help beat COVID-19 with Folding@home
Coronavirus – What we’re doing and how you can help in simple terms

- On the Person of Interest discord, there's a rewatch for lockdown going on. They're doing an episode a day, and tomorrow's ep will be 1.06 The Fix, with Zoe!! (<3 Zoe!)
Here's an invite to the discord:
https://discordapp.com/invite/7FywuYV

I'm Danpants#0070 on discord, by the way, and I'm always up for a chat, if you're lonely during lock down. I'm working pretty hard at the moment so I might not get back to you right away but I will get back.

In other Person of Interest news, sign-ups are open for the annual Exchange of Interest! It's small and fun and easy going - nominations have closed, but I can put in a good word with the mods, and get anything that's not there added in for you. Every canonical tag is already approved plus a whole lot of amazing pairings:
Exchange of Interest 2020

Come join us!!

Comments

[smallhobbit]

I'm signed up for EoI. And sorry for hassling you last weekend!

[st_aurafina]

Yay for signing up! And no, I'm sorry - you were absolutely no hassle, I'm just not really a mod, even though I'm covering the DW posting, so I can't help with tag stuff. Sky could, though, so all good there.

I don't think I've ever said, but I love your icon so much!

[thisbluespirit]

The Doctor's message seems to have made everyone cry!

[st_aurafina]

It felt very much needed. If the Doctor believes in me, I believe in me!

[shadowhive]

Time seems... so odd now.

Yay links! I’ve posted in the friending thing, will look through the comments there soon

I’ve already added some of those things from seeing them elsewhere🖤

Yes! I loved Jodie’s video, it was so sweet

I’m loving various fandoms organising rewatches, it’s so awesome! I’ve not seen Person Of interest since the early seasons but I remember liking it

[st_aurafina]

Time seems... so odd now.

Right? How is it nearly Easter already?? I feel like time is on some whirly machine that makes it go fast and slow and I just need a minute to lie down.

Jodie really made me feel like I could survive this. She did great.

[pauraque]

Thanks for the links! It's good to see all the ways people are helping.

[st_aurafina]

You're welcome - it makes me feel better too.

[singe]

Patrick Stewart is great for what ails ya.

[st_aurafina]

Right? The best for what ails ya, seriously.

[talkingtothesky]

Whoa, foldingathome looks amazing! Did you try downloading it? I'm not sure whether my computer is good enough, but if this is a practical thing I can actually do...

Edit: Have downloaded and it's running fine! I can just let it run in the background and forget about it. Aaaah excited.

[st_aurafina]

Omg, your icon is beautiful and giving me confused feelings!!

<3

[author_by_night]

I may take you up on the offer to chat on Discord! Once I figure out how Discord works. Can you just message people individually?

(I'm in my thirties, yet internet old. I'm horrible at texting and doing anything on my phone more complicated than emailing someone a very brief message. I use a laptop for 80% of my online interaction. Basically my internet usage is stuck in 2008?)

[st_aurafina]

Yay we did chat! It was great.

[rattfan]

I found the Doctor's message oddly comforting. Given that I haven't even got around to watching her series yet.

I've looked at some of those signup groups. I'm a diehard introvert but this is getting even to me...just a bit.

[st_aurafina]

Same with the introversion thing - I'm not even isolating, and I'm feeling it. I think it's the general atmosphere of something huge happening, and people not being able to come together to process it, maybe? Not that I'd go to such a thing, but I'd draw comfort from it, if you know what I mean.

[kore]

I LOVED Thirteen's message, and Patrick Stewart reading Shakespeare is always beautiful.

(I'm bummed that a lot of people appear to be using Skype and Facebook chat/facetime whatever and Discord to connect right now. I hate chat programs and can't use them because of my hands anyway.)

[st_aurafina]

I LOVED Thirteen's message, and Patrick Stewart reading Shakespeare is always beautiful.

The fact that you can see Patrick Stewart reveling in the beauty of the words is so rejuvenating.

[tamsin]

Glad to hear you're alive, even if work sucks!

That friending meme looks cool, thank you for linking.

[st_aurafina]

Thank you - I am still hanging in there. And you're welcome for the friending meme!

[cynthia1960]

I will gladly hear Patrick Stewart read a phone book, if they still exist.

[st_aurafina]

Phone books definitely still exist here, though they're slim these days. I'd still listen to him read it, because wow. So swoon-worthy.

[topaz119]

fyi, Sir Patrick is reading a sonnet a day (in order) and posting to his twitter. ♥

The rest of the sonnet performers are also awesome, but he's really stepping it up.

[st_aurafina]

Eeee, I was so glad to that it is ongoing. I think he is enjoying it as much as we are.

[naye]

I like the image of cranking a cog wheel of relaxation.

[st_aurafina]

Right? I can visualise it cranking and uncranking. It just makes sense.

[motorharp]

Thanks once again for a useful list of things! :) I tried to do the fandomcheckin, but the link didn't work - I think it's fandom_checkin? I also teared up watching the Doctor. Stay well.

[st_aurafina]

You're welcome, and sorry for the bad link: you're absolutely right, it's fandom_checkin as you say. I'm glad you found it.

[lightbird]

Thanks for the links. I'm especially looking forward to checking out the Patrick Stewart one.

[st_aurafina]

You're welcome! Part of the pleasure of listening to Patrick Stewart is the fact that he is enjoying it as much as we are.

[chanter1944]

Thanks for the links! Glad to hear you're alive and well over there. :)

Sorry to say, your fandom_checkin link appears to be borked. I was able to backtrack and find the comm via spikedluv, however, and have joined. :)

[st_aurafina]

You're welcome! I hope you're keeping safe too.

Yes, it was fandom_checkin - I'm glad you were able to find your way to it eventually.

[libbi]

I appreciate you very much. ♥

[st_aurafina]

*hugs back* You too, bb <3

[olivermoss]

Time moves very strangely these days.

[st_aurafina]

So strangely.

[fred_mouse]

the fandomcheckin link isn't working for me :(

I'm starting to think that Discord is something I should be doing. I'll try and remember to put my username up when I get that far.

[st_aurafina]

Yeah, I'm so sorry, it was fandom_checkin as people have told me. I see you made it there, though!

Discord is a good platform for me - I've never really clicked with any other for one-on-one chatting, and the fandom channels are good, too.

[mierke]

That transmission from The Doctor had me in tears as well ♥

[st_aurafina]

It was so good! I feel like Jodie really loves playing her.

[lyssie]

Heh. My re-watch of POI has hit season four, so I'm far far ahead. Also, I refuse to suffer through 1x3 ever again. It was bad enough the second time around, even with skipping large portions (I think it's 1x3. The one with the vet and the theft ring. Only redeeming feature: Carter meeting Finch).

And I would sign up, but me and exchanges don't get along, unfortunately.

[st_aurafina]

Welp, guess it's not the show for you? It's my great love, and definitely keeping me sane while work slowly breaks me.

[adafrog]

It does feel really good to tick that box.

Sorry about work. {{{hugs}}}

[st_aurafina]

It really does!

(hugs back) I'm sure you're in a similar boat at least to some degree. Hang in there at your end too.

[corvidology]

*waves*

I'm sorry life is being such a bastard right now. I'm reading my flist trying to catch up on everything.

I hadn't realized the Exchange of Interest was running again. I'll have to think about signing up if it's not already closed.

[st_aurafina]

Ooh, please go sign up? It is running, but we haven’t really got many numbers, we could definitely do with more! Signups close on the 4th.