Aradia's posts

sometimes i have trouble figuring out if i want to eat a snack or take a nap. very different things i know. maybe i will lay down and come back and try to post more in the evening. odd timezone woes include just having more excuses to avoid people since they're not online when i am anyway...ooops... ^^;;;

as much as i wish i was the social kind of chatterbox i am more like a person that rambles on and on and goes on many tangents when telling stories and is either too fast or too slow with ongoing topics x_x

im basically saying a bunch of things that anyone who clicks into my posts or this thread can see so it wont be anything too personal but i know ive probably overshared sometimes when venting in certain threads here, it's just a tendency of mine ^^;

hopefully i can use this thread for actually random thoughts and updates lol
instead of just griping about my own lack of social prowess

i mostly just wanna have chill fun conversations because it can be draining being vigilant about my other social media
i dont know how to keep conversations going and being autistic gets in the way as does social anxiety

i love these sites but i'm very bad at being active on them and socializing and earning currency oof

right now im thinking about how ive had this pair of boots for a few weeks already and it still rubs and chafes my heels when im out walking
i want to break them in more thoroughly and have been trying to massage the leather, apply a shoe balm, wearing thick socks, walking around more, jumping around in them etc etc
i don't wanna do anything extreme to them but i do hope they break in quicker. i would love to wear them now even tho it is warmer and they will be good in the fall too.

oh it looks like it does grant some volts. that's pretty awesome thank you

wait DOES this subforum earn you volts. or just a small amount. i don't mind either way, this can be a little journal and way to normalize coming on here for me

i really am bad at talking to other people whether on social media or forums like this. it's like my social anxiety and avoidance carries over from real life :(

thinking i could earn some volts posting my thoughts out loud that i normally do on social media haha

other people are free to join i guess, i just want a space that is kind of my own to return to since i go inactive for long periods of time :3

i've only gotten the first shot and am waiting to be scheduled for the second. i got a sore upper arm with some muscle twitching almost immediately and it was hard to raise my arm above my shoulder for maybe two days? i didn't have any other symptoms though i found it kind of odd/amusing that despite the mild physical discomfort, i was in a really good mood (and thought it was a mania episode since i wasn't sure where it'd come from). i would definitely go ahead and get the second shot over with, even though i've heard a lot about how people tend to have more noticeable side effects from it and i already have preexisting chronic fatigue issues, and most of the people i have seen talk about side effects are also chronically ill so it seems like such a random grab bag on how long or how severely those symptoms will put them out after they get it. while i am worried about how it will affect me, i'm still gonna go through with getting the second shot for the sake of safety and prevention. otherwise in general i tend to feel avoidant of shots since i have a phobia of needles so it was honestly a pleasant surprise that i barely felt the needle and the injection was done quickly enough.

yesss the food emoji are so good. and thematically fitting for use in here lol

i mostly am interested in the process and seeing how different people might use different techniques to try and convey things like movement, emotions, etc within their work, whether it's fully rendered or like, an animated storyboard. and also how they interpret and pair up their characters' actions with any sound or music that they're using!! there's often a lot of detail work involved even when people make it seem pretty intuitive because of their skill and effort and i enjoy watching these things to better take note of and appreciate them.
i'm not an animator myself and have never really tried it aside from making a few small animated icons for personal use, i did go to school for graphic design and multimedia for some time though and drawing in general is one of my hobbies that i wanna get back into. :3