capri0mni | Open gathering and chat post!

(Consider this journal entry properly bedecked).

This "Christmas season" is hard on everyone -- even those who enjoy & celebrate it can find it exhausting. And for those of us who don't -- or can't -- celebrate it (for whatever reason) it can be especially isolating -- particularly for those of us whose primary social connections happen through these here Interwebs.

So:

I'm posting this entry as an open discussion/chat thread, so that we have a place to chat and commune through the comment threads.

Come sip a warm (or cool, depending on your season) spiced beverage of your choosing, and grab a plate full of virtual goodies.

I'll be checking back in frequently over the next 72 hours or so.

Welcome! Welcome!

Edited to add:

I also can't forget (or, rather, I can, but should not) that today is also the first day of Hanukkah. So have a video that

ysabetwordsmith posted a couple of years ago:

Watch on YouTube

Because I also know many are over saturated with Christmas songs, by now...

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And now I even have an evening to listen to podcasts and mine for things. :D

Podcast mining!

"Hi-Ho! Hi-Ho! It's off to work we go!"

Sadly minecraft still crashes after like five minutes.

Sysadmin work is the most frustrating! I played a different game for a while (sadly less good with podcasts) and now I'm reconsidering the plan again.

Sadly minecraft still crashes after like five minutes.

Bah! (said the sheep) Humbug! (said the bee)

Seriously, though: do you have favorite podcasts to listen to? I'm always interested in recommendations...

I'm actually not that good at podcasts! I get distracted very easily, which is why I was so desperate to get Minecraft running. (It's the perfect occupation for my eyes and hands.)

So I'm currently working my way through the audios from this program I signed up for called The Finisher's Circle and trying to get through some French and Italian-teaching audios. Maybe I should try to catch up on Night Vale too at some point.

I'd love to hear some recs if you have them actually! I finally got Minecraft working so I can maybe try some now. :D

It's actually getting nearish my bedtime (within the hour), so I don't want to fall down a link gathering rabbit hole, but it'll be my first project of tomorrow...

Thank you!

Hope you sleep well. ♥

Okay, to be honest, most of my favorite podcasts that I listen to regularly are simply streaming versions of NPR programs I like.

These are a couple of my favorites: The Splendid Table: a "Cooking" show that focuses on the cultural heritage and implications (ancient and modern) that surround various food customs.

Also: 99% Invisible a show about engineering and design.

Enjoy!

Ooh, thank you, I'll give those a try!

I missed the Splendid Table this week, over the airwaves... might go listen to it myself, right now. :-)

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