Anyone from the UK?

[stickygirl]

Bit touchy aren't you?

TBH the thread in general is suffering some kind of identity crisis as far as I can see ... we've gone way off the bins / biscuits / Harry Potter / custard topics that we all know and love.

Nobody is just having fun anymore

It's not this thread but Lit generally. I've been around a while and when I first joined there were evenings I'd be crying with laughter. People move on, you make new friends. TBH I think the tetchy mood on Lit is a reflection of what is happening out there in the real world. As if stuff in the UK wasn't bad enough, we've got Ukraine, and all the BS with the upcoming US election. Everyone is feeling the pinch financially so that all feeds into the mood of posts.
But hey - we're Brits, famous for our sang froid, je ne sais quoi and black humour. The trick is not to assume the problem is YOU - it's just how shit is right now.
Flowers are busting out the ground and hedges have turned from grey to green. Snot all bad innit.

 

[orangecurious]

It's not this thread but Lit generally. I've been around a while and when I first joined there were evenings I'd be crying with laughter. People move on, you make new friends. TBH I think the tetchy mood on Lit is a reflection of what is happening out there in the real world. As if stuff in the UK wasn't bad enough, we've got Ukraine, and all the BS with the upcoming US election. Everyone is feeling the pinch financially so that all feeds into the mood of posts.
But hey - we're Brits, famous for our sang froid, je ne sais quoi and black humour. The trick is not to take assume the problem is YOU - it's just how shit is right now.
Flowers are busting out the ground and hedges have turned from grey to green. Snot all bad innit.

yup, even the AH is full of nastiness and snark - most everyone resents most everyone else there. Why be nice if you can kick someone eh?

meanwhile.

Monday is THE best bin day

 

[Wand3rlust]

What about Blancmange ?

Nope milk jelly. Ugh

 

[Wriggle]

Thank you, I have this and other threads on ignore, so I will only visit if tagged from this point on, as it no longer appears in my feed!

Oi @Yesok1
Have you got me on ignore, too?

 

[orangecurious]

you can put a thread on ignore?

 

[NorthernCardinal]

Can I ignore myself? I'm a giant doofus.

 

[Yesok1]

Oi @Yesok1
Have you got me on ignore, too?

No! But if comments are made on a thread I'm ignoring I can't see them.

you can put a thread on ignore?

Yes, ignore the person who created the thread.

 

[orangecurious]

No! But if comments are made on a thread I'm ignoring I can't see them.

Yes, ignore the person who created the thread.

thanks @Yesok1
hope to see you elsewhere

 

[deft]

It's not this thread but Lit generally. I've been around a while and when I first joined there were evenings I'd be crying with laughter. People move on, you make new friends. TBH I think the tetchy mood on Lit is a reflection of what is happening out there in the real world. As if stuff in the UK wasn't bad enough, we've got Ukraine, and all the BS with the upcoming US election. Everyone is feeling the pinch financially so that all feeds into the mood of posts.
But hey - we're Brits, famous for our sang froid, je ne sais quoi and black humour. The trick is not to take assume the problem is YOU - it's just how shit is right now.
Flowers are busting out the ground and hedges have turned from grey to green. Snot all bad innit.

This is very eloquently put… the world isn’t great at the moment, plus I’m dealing with very heavy life-changing stuff on multiple fronts, and I’m just not feeling playful…

So, right now, Lit is not the frivolous place it’s been for me, and it becomes all too easy to dwell on niggling little negativities.

It’s sometimes about recognising that’s just how it goes… and having faith that the fun will return.

But, yes, spring is helping!

 

[Yesok1]

This is very eloquently put… the world isn’t great at the moment, plus I’m dealing with very heavy life-changing stuff on multiple fronts, and I’m just not feeling playful…

So, right now, Lit is not the frivolous place it’s been for me, and it becomes all too easy to dwell on niggling little negativities.

It’s sometimes about recognising that’s just how it goes… and having faith that the fun will return.

But, yes, spring is helping!

I've lost confidence and fear I'm not fun with my posts. IRL it takes a while for people to warm to me, my friends know I'm a rude dizzy bitch. People that don't, see me as a rude belligerent bitch. But after a while they know I have no malice or maleficent intent.

Using forums is probably not great for my style, I've never used them before lit.

I was playing on other threads and saw what others were writing, it's obvious it's about me.

 

[lingus60]

Good evening all.... sun is shining, birds are singing.....

 

[stickygirl]

yup, even the AH is full of nastiness and snark - most everyone resents most everyone else there. Why be nice if you can kick someone eh?

meanwhile.

Monday is THE best bin day

Totally! I've made a vow to throw away something from our shed every time I go in there. We've so much crap and don't have a log burner now either!

 

[orangecurious]

I've lost confidence and fear I'm not fun with my posts. IRL it takes a while for people to warm to me, my friends know I'm a rude dizzy bitch. People that don't, see me as a rude belligerent bitch. But after a while they know I have no malice or maleficent intent.

Using forums is probably not great for my style, I've never used them before lit.

I was playing on other threads and saw what others were writing, it's obvious it's about me.

I have a very weird sense of humour, quite morbid and dark at times (most times, to be honest), so maybe i get yours @Yesok1

I am pretty sure a lot of people think my posts are strange, not getting the joke, thinking it's mean in a mean way. I am quite new to the forums too and it is easy to misread posts, not get the humour.

there are some idiots here, that is sure. Some huge egos too, especially in some other threads.

 

[orangecurious]

Totally! I've made a vow to throw away something from our shed every time I go in there. We've so much crap and don't have a log burner now either!

YOU HAVE A SHED!!!!!!!


jealous

 

[stickygirl]

YOU HAVE A SHED!!!!!!!


jealous

We moved to a rental recently and threw everything we couldn't bear to part with into the 4x6 cardboard box of a shed. I mean... offcuts of fence posts that might be fuel if we had a fireplace, lengths of bubblewrap, a petrol can when we have a diesel car.
I know we'll prob regret throwing some things, but playing whackamole with the shed door is daft.

 

[gynsman]

Hi all. Newbie from Merseyside. It's been a beautiful sunny day here and now it's time to relax and do a bit of forum reading.

 

[stickygirl]

Hi all. Newbie from Merseyside. It's been a beautiful sunny day here and now it's time to relax and do a bit of forum reading.

Oh I love a virgin's fresh blood *sigh*

 

[lingus60]

Hi all. Newbie from Merseyside. It's been a beautiful sunny day here and now it's time to relax and do a bit of forum reading.

Hi. You''ve only got over 1200 pages to read back over to get the gist of the thread

 

[Wand3rlust]

I just wish everyone would get along.

Maybe. If you could all manage to be half as adorable as me....

 

[Daisy_Love]

I’m obvs not as adorable as @Wand3rlust but I feel the same. I want it to be fun here, especially this thread. I stay away from the drama on the rest of Lit. It would be really sad if that happened here.

 

[gynsman]

Funnily enough I had the honour during my younger days of being a young ladies first. It would have happened two weeks earlier in Magaluf but I advised her against it as at the time she wanted to have sex just so she could say that she'd done it. Two weeks later in Dublin I had one of the most precious times in my life when we made love because we both wanted each other.

 

[stickygirl]

I just wish everyone would get along.

Maybe. If you could all manage to be half as adorable as me....

Darling. Your adorability is legend and we consider ourselves privileged and moistened by your presence.
ETA *checks profile... Oh!*

 

[lingus60]

I’m obvs not as adorable as @Wand3rlust but I feel the same. I want it to be fun here, especially this thread. I stay away from the drama on the rest of Lit. It would be really sad if that happened here.

Adorable too.... and always with words of wisdom!

 

[Wriggle]

I get along with everyone - they just tolerate me

 

[Wriggle]

Also 1200 pages have obviously not been read.