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  1. Holmbo

    My friend had to cancel our dinner and TV night because she is sick and now I feel so bored! I don't want to be home but I don't have anywhere else I want to be either. If it wasn't for the stupid darkness I'd take a long walk somewhere. I can still walk in darkness, I'm not afraid, but I just don't like it.

  2. Holmbo

    I want to watch heartstopper but I don't have Netflix currently. It feels disrespectful to pirate it, but also it feels silly to resubscribe to Netflix when I already have several shows to be watched on my current subscription apple tv. #norealproblems 😄

    1. Rinpochard

      Rinpochard

      What if you read it instead?

    2. Holmbo

      Holmbo

      Mhm a third option! I've seen some panels shared online and they don't really spark my interest but thanks for the tip.

    3. Rinpochard

      Rinpochard

      Varsågod!

  3. Holmbo

    My mug came today

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    1. Harvest-Unity

      Harvest-Unity

      cute <2

    2. Atypique

      Atypique

      It's so cool ! I love it 

    3. SwiftySpeedy

      SwiftySpeedy

      I want it... NOW!!!

  4. Holmbo

    I'm rereading the midnight bargain. It's such a great book. And it has an aro character in it.

  5. Holmbo

    I just bought a rat cage online.

    I've been wanting to get rats for a really long time but never thought it was a good time for it. Since I've moved in to my new apartment I've had no practical reason not to but for some reason I still hesitated. I even started to think maybe I shouldn't even get them. But deep down I know I do want them so I decided there's no reason to delay. Let me know if anyone wants future pictures. It will be a while though, I'm gonna fix up the cage and then find a breeder to reserve them from.

    1. Nix

      Nix

      I would like to see pictures when the time comes :D

  6. Holmbo

    Ted Lasso season three premiers March 15th!

  7. Holmbo

    I found this very interesting:

    "Dreams about lost things and other minor disasters may give us some kind of competitive advantage. A study in Consciousness and cognition in 2014 looked at students about to take a high-stakes exam. The students who had the most intense stress dreams the night before the exam — often involving lost things, lateness, or, in one memorable case, being handed a slice of bread instead of the exam paper — ended up getting higher grades. The researchers told the Guardian they believe this is something called threat simulation theory, in which brains rehearse all the things that can go wrong to help us cope when they do. So when you dream of forgetting your pen and your pants on the day of an important exam, your brain's gearing up to help you deal with something stressful. "

    Some consolation if we're having stress dreams

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    2. MulticulturalFarmer

      MulticulturalFarmer

      Eh, well some are a bit personal and may not be the best for sharing on the public forums. But in terms of one that I can share, I'd say just hugging, snuggling, and cuddling are very common themes.

      Ah, okay. It reminds me of the Icelandic word, "loghólmi" it also means "log islet" (it's pronounced a bit differently than what many would expect). For Stockolm it is spelt Stokkhólmi. Thanks for sharing that tidbit, I'd like to learn Swedish, I can get some words with the knowledge of Icelandic, but certainly not everything.

      Aren't you scared of telling people online where you're from (like the city)? Maybe that's just me lol or I very much like privacy laws and restrictions :)

    3. Holmbo

      Holmbo

      No why would it matter if they knew the city? There are around a million people here, depending on how one counts. The only reason I don't share my identity on here is I think it's nice to have an anonymous place to post that people who interact with me in real life couldn't find.

    4. MulticulturalFarmer

      MulticulturalFarmer

      Yeah, I tend to forget how large Stockholm is, lol. I've been in villages my entire life and rarely venture out to capital cities or major metropolises.

  8. Holmbo

    I don't think that A man called Otto should be allowed to be played at Swedish movie theaters

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    2. Holmbo

      Holmbo

      Yes it feels treasonous somehow. There's very little Swedish media that is known abroad so a man called Ove is one of the few potentials of having foreigners ever see a Swedish movie. If there's an American remake many readers are probably more likely just to see that one. So I don't think we should support it financially.

      Now if the adaptation was flawed I could be up for a remake. For example with The girl with the dragon tattoo I thought the Swedish version was a bit lacking so I enjoyed the remake. But with a man called Ove it's a great adaptation. I suppose the cat doesn't look scrawny enough but from the poster that seems to not have been remedied 😄

    3. Storm_leopardcat

      Storm_leopardcat

      This was interesting to hear about, I did not know it was a remake, especially of a Swedish movie!
      You have intrigued me.

    4. Holmbo

      Holmbo

      You see! It's already happening. The Swedish one is called A Man Called Ove in English.

  9. Holmbo

    Happy new year

  10. Holmbo

    My friend is feeling bad that her boyfriend is not well and doesn't want to get help. He's saying it's just part of his personality. I don't think he's being reasonable at all, even things that are part of ones personality can be addressed in ways that help you cope with them.

    1. The Gray Warlock

      The Gray Warlock

      I've been on that ride. You can't help someone who doesn't want it. If the situation is hurting your friend in some way, such as causing her undue stress, the best thing she can do may be to walk away.

    2. Holmbo

      Holmbo

      I agree. We'll see what she chooses.

  11. Holmbo

    Of to make coffee for extinction rebellion.

  12. Holmbo

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    2. MaxIsCosmic

      MaxIsCosmic

      as an american I can confirm that is indeed russia and america that are yelling- send help 

    3. Bumble_Bee_

      Bumble_Bee_

      yes send help

    4. Holmbo

      Holmbo

      If you liked this comic you can find more at Scandinavia and the world. I think they're all very funny

  13. Holmbo

    One benefit with working from home is you can take very personal breaks. ?

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    2. Holmbo

      Holmbo

      Yeah I get that. I don't even have children or spouse and I still prefer to not work from home. But there are some advantages.

    3. Ikarus

      Ikarus

      Work from home club member here, personal breaks are supa! I eat a big sub, and watch a classic tv show like the original batman, or some other quick fun lunch show. 

      Try eating a sub and watching a 25 min tv show, its very refreshing... What do you do for your personal breaks @Holmbo?

    4. Holmbo

      Holmbo

      @Ikarus
      hehe in this case it was very personal. But other times I usually just maybe listen for a short time to a podcast while fixing a cup of tea.

  14. Holmbo

    The proud swedish traditions of burning the straw goat is once again upheld.

    1. roboticanary

      roboticanary

      This is just the best Christmas tradition.

  15. Holmbo

    For those who enjoy teen boy romance I recommend Young Royals on Netflix. And I'm not just saying that cause it's Swedish ?

  16. Holmbo

    Living alone for the first time in many years. I started to think "now I can play loud music in the morning if I want" but then I remembered I still live in an apartment

  17. Holmbo

    I'm doing extinction rebellion action this weekend. Feels great!

  18. Holmbo

    Listening to the audiobook non violent communication and took some time to pause and note down this passage I found interesting.

    "They keep saying what they must do, has to do, should do, and they keep resisting doing it. Because we human beings were not made to be slaves. We were not meant to succumb to the dictates of "should" and "have to", whether they come from outside or inside of ourselves."

  19. Holmbo

    Just saw the new adaptation of little women. It's a beautiful movie but I couldn't help being a little sad thinking about Louisa May Alcott. She would have been much happier had she been alive today I think.

    1. NullVector

      NullVector

      I liked it too. There's a particular scene I found unexpectedly relatable. Louisa/Jo is saying to her mother that she really doesn't want to compromise her freedom by loving a partner in the way her society forces her to; but at the same time, she is "so lonely". And I was like, huh, that's not so different from the modern quandry that amatonormativity places on aros :|

    2. nonmerci

      nonmerci

      Well, if I remember, Jo was meant to be aro (well, not use this word of course, but to stay single), but the readers pressure her publisher to get her a romantic partner. And really, the whole story with Laurie is just Jo being romancezoned by her best friend...

      There are romance Louisia Alcott was lesbian because she never get married. But... who knows? She seems to understand pretty well aromantic struggles. And it must have been very hard in her time.

  20. Holmbo

    I made a aromantic moments compilation video

     

  21. Holmbo

    I've just reread The long way to a small angry planet by Becky Chambers and I'm struck again by how great that book is. I can't believe I didn't read it for years cause I was told it was just a bunch of short stories. It's obligatory read for all queer scifi fans.

    Also, I was surprised to find Ashby my favorite character upon reread.

  22. Holmbo

    So close yet so far for Sweden ?

     

    1. Ace of Amethysts

      Ace of Amethysts

      What do you mean?

    2. Holmbo

      Holmbo

      Just Eurovision song contest. ?

      Sweden won the jury vote but then only got in sixth because of low popular vote. It was so tense! We thought we might win.

    3. Apathetic Echidna

      Apathetic Echidna

      I used to love Eurovision but the Australians spoilt it for me :( but Sweden shouldn't want to win too often. Ireland broke their economy hosting Eurovision because they won too often for a while

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