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I heard cursive is dying. I want to see who still uses it.
Someone once told me that I my handwriting is like a wizard’s. I took it as a great complement…and as a tribute to my primary school teachers. #shoutout
I still use it in my fifth grade class. I usually teach it too later in the year. This year is a wash though since I only have them for 2.5 hours a day.
I only write in cursive unless it’s something specific for my kids because they can’t read it (or at least 2 out of my 3 can’t) because they weren’t taught. I, on the other hand, practiced as a kid because I wanted beautiful handwriting like my moms and it paid off.
I can definitely write in cursive, but my hand prefers a mix of print and cursive that blend into each other when it’s natural. I remember learning it in third grade, and I taught Sebastian years ago, but I have no idea if he can still use it.
I bust out my cursive for thank-you notes, to make them look extra elegant. Otherwise, I write in a blocky architect-style print.
Glad to know another person writes thank you notes. I write all in (hybrid) cursive because my block print writing is atrocious.
Hey btw, here's a piece of life advice:
If you know what you'd have to do to solve a problem, but you just don't want to do it, your main problem isn't the problem itself. Your problem is figuring out how to get yourself to do the solution.
If your problem is not eating enough vegetables, the problem you should be solving is "how do I make vegetables stop being yucky". If your problem is not getting enough exercise, the problem you should be solving is "how do I make exercise stop sucking ass". You're not supposed to just be doing things that are awful and suck all the time forever, you're supposed to figure out how to make it stop being so awful all the time.
I used to hate wearing sunscreen because it's sticky and slimy and disgusting and it feels bad and it smells bad, so I neglected to wear it even if I needed to. Then I found one that isn't like that, and doesn't smell and feel gross. Problem solved.
There is no correct way to live that's just supposed to suck and feel bad all the time. You're allowed to figure out how to make it not suck so bad.
The problem is that i am lonely bc i am autistic and no one likes me. So i need to find someone who does not make me feel gross and bad about myself. Thirty years of dating people who treat me like disposable shit & devalue me. Tbh i have stopped trying to even make new friends bc humans are just utter trash & horrible to each other. i have the few people who are good and supportive towards me. Reading this just made me more depressed.
I hear that you're feeling low and lacking in agency. What you're saying is super relatable because I was definitely there in my 30s.
A lot of things helped me that lots of people offer as solutions: positive thinking, exercise, regular sleep, nutritious food (ugh major eye roll 🙄)--all the annoying things you're sick of hearing about. But investing in myself DID help!
Also knowing that, as long as I'm still alive, it CAN get better! The hard part is putting in the work and holding on to hope. Doing stuff that is good for me helped me feel worthwhile, worth taking care of, worth respecting. Before I was just doing stuff that gave me a hit of dopamine. But now, I feel more centered and accomplished.
Anyway take a break from dating, that's hard work. Try doing something where you learn something new or are getting out in nature. A thing that's true for me is that stagnation gives rise to my depression, so I try to always be doing something I feel good about. Even if I need to take breaks and do nothing, I keep coming back to that.
Anyway, I don't know if any of this was helpful, Trashpanda, but I'm rooting for you. Making life satisfying regardless of who you do or don't share it with is vital, and, I think, foundational to building satisfying relationships. You deserve a good life.
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Following the successful release of “Never Dawn” (over 2 million streams), the goth metal legends LACUNA COIL are back with their new single: “In The Mean Time” featuring Ash Costello of NEW YEARS DAY. The track was premiered exclusively on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal show yesterday. The song’s title is a reference to the mean times the world is living in, as well as a reference to the state the…
In a new interview with Metal Musikast, Sharon Den Adel of Dutch metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION once again was asked about why she and her bandmates feel the need to voice their political views in some of their recently released songs, including "Wireless" and the title track of their new album "Bleed Out", which have highlighted such current topics as the war in Ukraine and the suspicious death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman "detained" for not wearing a hijab. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I think it's very difficult to separate your music from who you are as a person, of course. And seeing this happening in Europe, an invasion by Russia into Ukraine, and Kyiv is only two hours flight from [my home], and so it feels really in my backyard that this war is happening. And seeing the propaganda from Russia, setting up the European countries towards each other instead of that we are… We are trying to stick together, but the propaganda does get to certain countries, like Slovenia and Hungary and some others. And also in our own country [the Netherlands], this year we voted, apparently as a country, for far right, which I don't understand. And that party also, yeah, has a lot of same ideas as some other countries, which are pro-Russia. Not to say that our country is pro-Russia at all, but I think that was a vote against, that people weren't satisfied with the government that we have and thought it could be like a protest vote. But, to me, that's pretty stupid. In many countries now, people start to vote for far-right parties because they're fed up with the government, how it was, because, well, things didn't go perfect, of course, but on the other hand, to start voting for far right is another thing. But we are, as a country, very supportive of Ukraine, but it's more like the propaganda does reach certain people also in our country. And that worries me, because I think we should stand shoulder to shoulder to help Ukraine."
Den Adel also talked about WITHIN TEMPTATION's music video for the band's newest single, "A Fool's Parade", featuring Ukrainian producer and vocalist Alex Yarmak. Recorded amidst the streets of Kyiv with renowned Ukrainian video director Indy Hait, the clip captures Sharon at important Ukrainian landmarks. Asked what it was like to make a music video in the capital city of a country at war, Den Adel said: "Well, I was never scared to go there, because I was in good hands, to my opinion. We were helped to do this video and to organize everything, what we wanted to do in Kyiv, by the organization called Music Saves Ukraine. And they told us about the app that you had need to have. For instance, if you go into Kiev, which we did by night train from Poland, because there's no commercial flights from Amsterdam to Kyiv anymore. So we had to go by night train from Poland to Kyiv. And they told us to download an air-alerts app because everyone in Ukraine has that, and you can select a region that you are in and any incoming dangerous drones or airplanes, like MiGs, who are carrying a supersonic bomb or anything, they will put that in the app and you know what the danger is and how much time you have to go to a shelter. And there's shelters everywhere, even in the hotel that I was. And we once had to go underneath the metro station, because there was a MiG on their way. And sometimes it has a bomb, sometimes it doesn't. It's sometimes just looking and scouting where they can do something with the next airplane. And this time it wasn't wearing any supersonic bomb, which was good for us because it can wipe out a complete area in a matter of seconds."
She continued: "It's strange to be there, because normal life continues in Kyiv for 90 percent, to my opinion, when I was there, because when I left the bombing was actually intensified by Russia on Kyiv. But they have a good air defense system, which most rockets and bombs don't hit Kyiv itself, but the debris, of course, does, and the pieces of that, of the thing that they are trying to attack them with, it's coming still down on buildings and buildings do get hits and also bystanders. But if you know in time that they're coming, then you can go to a shelter. Most of the time it goes okay. So I wasn't scared because I knew this knowledge upfront. And, yeah, it is when the air alert goes off and when you see military people walking in streets, it's a different picture than the rest of Europe, of course."
Last November, the far-right Freedom Party (PVV) won the largest number of seats in the Dutch national elections. Many people believe the shift was triggered by economic and cultural anxieties that have whipped up fears about immigrants.
According to a press release from WITHIN TEMPTATION's publicist, "A Fool's Parade" "showcases the band's commitment to raising awareness of Ukraine's ongoing battle against Russia's invasion. The song itself serves as a condemnation of Russia's deceitful actions and sheds light on the harsh realities faced by Ukraine. WITHIN TEMPTATION remains steadfast in their support for Ukraine, with involvement in initiatives such as the Ukraine Aid OPS foundation, advocating for more much-needed solidarity." All royalties from the new single will be donated to Music Saves UA for the duration of the Russia-Ukraine war.
In March 2022, WITHIN TEMPTATION was one of the artists who took part in a telethon concert in support of Ukraine. "Save Ukraine - #StopWar" united more than 20 countries and bring together more than 50 participants. The marathon was broadcast from Warsaw on the Polish TV channel TVP. In addition, broadcasters from many countries around the world rebroadcasted the marathon on their local channels.
The "Bleed Out" album was released last October.
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