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I was awake in the night last night as it was a) warm and b) I had anxious brain. I mean, I always have anxious brain, but I think it is a million times worse at the moment, as it is coming up to a year since mum went into hospital. I eventually got up and walked around the house, and had a drink, and fussed the cat. It felt very warm like it had done on that night, so it didn't make me feel any better.
Anyway, I went back to bed and read twitter for a bit, and I saw a tweet about contact juggling. Which, I didn't know what it was, but from the attached video, it's where the ball(s) remains in contact with you at all times, and you roll it around (hence the name). And now I kind of want to learn it? Between this, poi, wanting to learn staff twirling, and being bendy, I should've just joined the circus, y'all.
I mean, it also made me think about poi, as someone in the replies to the tweet mentioned fire twirling and I was all, "OH YES POI!"
I haven't spun poi on the regular for years but I have learnt in the past that it's a bit like riding a bike. You might be a bit wobbly when you go back to it, but you don't forget how to do it. And I have enough space in the house now that I can practise without having to go outside (feeling self-conscious anyway, and then teenagers who think they're funny heckling you put me off that). And it's exercise! (a quick google tells me it strengthens wrists and arms and, oddly enough, I'd been after something that does that).
So I might start doing that again. And maybe learn contact juggling and staff twirling, but also get a job first, because the equipment costs money (although not as expensive as I thought! A practise contact ball is about a tenner, and a staff twenty quid - though the one site I looked at charges a tenner on top of that for delivery, given it's a large object, but even thirty quid for a staff seems reasonable).
(Weirdly, I never got on with actual juggling. Although I've got some balls and hella free time so maybe I should see if I can learn that? *shrugs*)
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I am determined to get to the end of Campaign 1 of Critical Role, and I am on, I think, episode 109 when I next watch? I managed to binge 15 episodes in a week, and now I know how other people managed this - copious free time and a fairly reliable internet connection.
(One of my biggest grouses back when I started watching was the amount and length of episodes, and how did people ever manage it. But also back then was when I was looking after mum, and I had to do literally everything, so if I managed an hour or two in a row, I was lucky).
I have got hella ending fatigue, though. Except for the first Vecna fight. I was practically biting my nails and not doing a lot else while watching that. But otherwise, I'm just kind of like, "GET ON WITH IT!" even though I know that's impossible because of how TTRPGs work. I suppose part of it is being narked at myself because I could've caught up years ago and just didn't.
Anyway, yeah, six episodes left, ermahgerd!
Anyway, I went back to bed and read twitter for a bit, and I saw a tweet about contact juggling. Which, I didn't know what it was, but from the attached video, it's where the ball(s) remains in contact with you at all times, and you roll it around (hence the name). And now I kind of want to learn it? Between this, poi, wanting to learn staff twirling, and being bendy, I should've just joined the circus, y'all.
I mean, it also made me think about poi, as someone in the replies to the tweet mentioned fire twirling and I was all, "OH YES POI!"
I haven't spun poi on the regular for years but I have learnt in the past that it's a bit like riding a bike. You might be a bit wobbly when you go back to it, but you don't forget how to do it. And I have enough space in the house now that I can practise without having to go outside (feeling self-conscious anyway, and then teenagers who think they're funny heckling you put me off that). And it's exercise! (a quick google tells me it strengthens wrists and arms and, oddly enough, I'd been after something that does that).
So I might start doing that again. And maybe learn contact juggling and staff twirling, but also get a job first, because the equipment costs money (although not as expensive as I thought! A practise contact ball is about a tenner, and a staff twenty quid - though the one site I looked at charges a tenner on top of that for delivery, given it's a large object, but even thirty quid for a staff seems reasonable).
(Weirdly, I never got on with actual juggling. Although I've got some balls and hella free time so maybe I should see if I can learn that? *shrugs*)
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I am determined to get to the end of Campaign 1 of Critical Role, and I am on, I think, episode 109 when I next watch? I managed to binge 15 episodes in a week, and now I know how other people managed this - copious free time and a fairly reliable internet connection.
(One of my biggest grouses back when I started watching was the amount and length of episodes, and how did people ever manage it. But also back then was when I was looking after mum, and I had to do literally everything, so if I managed an hour or two in a row, I was lucky).
I have got hella ending fatigue, though. Except for the first Vecna fight. I was practically biting my nails and not doing a lot else while watching that. But otherwise, I'm just kind of like, "GET ON WITH IT!" even though I know that's impossible because of how TTRPGs work. I suppose part of it is being narked at myself because I could've caught up years ago and just didn't.
Anyway, yeah, six episodes left, ermahgerd!
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I've been doing CritRole 2 (I skipped ahead when C2 started because I was like I can keep up! And then, Depression. sigh.) Recently I've started putting it on at work (I listen in podcast form) because if I"m not actively developing, which I'm not right now, it makes the day go faster, and I'm up to like episode 7 or something, and really enjoying it. Someday I'll go back to C1.
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I'd say the first campaign is definitely worth a watch/listen, eventually (I've certainly enjoyed it, and seeing everything come together was so worth it).
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....and then, depression.