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I have 3 or 4 active group texts going in and out of my life: a little mini stream of in-jokes, long-running bits, and random nonsense. I’m so lucky to know funny people in my life and it's always a bit of fun relief to dip in, stir the pot and goof off about nothing and it keeps me connected to these people in a fun way.
Aug 3, 2023
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I’ve been the worst at texting throughout my entire life and even still part of me resents the idea that I should be available for constant communication (but I tell her to shut up because I do actually enjoy connecting with my friends all of whom live far away).
I had a new friend who would text me constantly and at first I thought it was annoying but eventually I got used to it (then I went back to thinking it was really annoying but that was a her being annoying problem). I became really good at texting back and now I’m the person who assaults my friends who tell me they want to get better at texting with regular text messages.
I stopped interacting with my friends as much through our weird obscure social media app and started just texting them directly. When I think about someone or if there’s something I think they need to hear from me I text them! I’m also in a very high-volume group chat with two of my best friends. It’s something that I think only gets better with constant practice and action and intention!
I also think it’s worth just setting clear boundaries around text communication that sometimes or even oftentimes you are not going to respond right away. People know that I’m pretty busy and I’ll talk to them when I have time. And I make good use of heart/thumbs up/exclamation point reacts to show that I’m paying attention without replying ASAP. And try schedule sending texts if you don’t want to text right away and have to deal with more replies lol!
Also sometimes if I don’t feel like typing I send my friends voice messages and we often end up in a chain of voice messages from there like role playing executives and employees at a factory in the Deep South that explodes and devastates the town and then being the newscasters covering the story and then being waitresses and patrons at Merlotte’s from True Blood gossiping about it. Or whatever.
Oct 19, 2024
I’ve been into just putting things out there. And talking on the phone. I don’t enjoy texting. I never send a text FOR a response. I just want to send it. I have to send text. I like when they respond and then I don’t respond. I like when they just heart react the message. I get the little notif- “blah blah Loved your message”. I’m glad you loved it because I love you. I love all the people in my phone
Feb 15, 2024
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Texting to check in is nice, but I also love a good chat
Dec 27, 2024
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I got hooked on another youtube thing, where people have uploaded real-time news coverage of major events, like the JFK Assassination. You can watch as if it was happening in real time, with hours going by with not a lot of information coming in. In an age where TV Technology was still so fresh, it’s captivating to watch the anchors and reporters struggle to deliver information.
Aug 3, 2023
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Chef John. It’s a popular cooking youtube channel. But me and my wife love it and use it when we wanna try new things, or remember how to make obvious stuff. He’s got a calm, soothing, kinda ASMR kind of voice and I sometimes just watch his videos to relax.
Aug 3, 2023
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I found it on youtube - it was for HBO and filmed at the Troubadour with a few hundred people in there. He was famous but not a household name yet, I think. It’s masterful and made me fall in love with doing comedy again. You can do anything!
Aug 3, 2023