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☆ Did about 1.5 hours of work today before we had to close for a plumbing issue lmao. I'm technically on call to go back in if they are able to re-open the building before this evening, but I feel like that's optimistic given that this has happened before and they definitely didn't fix it that quick. At least I hope things are fixed by the weekend because we have our biggest annual fundraiser party happening and I have no idea what they'll do if we don't have working restrooms by then.

☆ I took the extra time off to finally clean my bathroom and play some Honkai Star Rail. I haven't played for a while but my coworker got me hyped about Aventurine only for me to patch and boot up the game and then realize whatever's going on with him is locked behind a main story quest I haven't beaten yet jshdfskjfhs I'm still on the Xianzhou Luofu!! That's what I get for being lazy I guess. I'm probably not going to pull for him, I've had terrible luck with 5-stars in this game and I'm eyeballing Boothill even though I know nothing about him except that he's a cyborg cowboy and I already love him for that. Good luck to anyone who is pulling for Aventurine/Jingliu though!

☆ Lately my hands/wrists have been hurting even more than usual, and I know it's from too much computer use/gaming but it's basically impossible to not use a computer and stuff!! A friend recommended compression gloves so I bought a real cheap pair to try and see if it helps any. I have a feeling I'll ditch them after a couple days like I did with the wrist brace I tried BUT hopefully not. These last few days have been real bad though so I'm willing to try anything, I couldn't even work on the fic I've been writing because typing was too much of a pain. 😑

☆ While I shouldn't be spending more money so soon after my previous pin purchases (the FFXVI pins arrived a couple days ago and they're even more gorgeous in person), I'm sooo tempted by this Pokemon sweets enamel pin Kickstarter by leaphere. I've bought Pokemon merch from them before and everything is so cute, and they're a really nice/helpful seller! They've got a couple of my fave Pokemon in this Kickstarter set so I'm like oh no... I may end up pledging for a couple pins anyway lmao. I definitely recommend their stuff if you're a Pokemon fan!

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Sorry to hear about your wrist pain. At some point, mine got so bad the pain would wake me up at night if I moved my arm while sleeping. I ended up trying the exercises on that video and they made a huge difference for me, within just a couple of days. I've recommended it to other writers and artists that it helped, and I hope it might make a difference for you, too! 🤞 I was pretty desperate when I tried them. Wishing you a prompt recovery and that you can write again soon.

Thank you! Thankfully it's not so bad that it's bothering me all the time, but the second I touch a mouse or start typing it's like "no." -_- I do try to stretch when I remember but that's usually only when it's too late jshdfkjshdfs I'll have to try out the exercises in that video! More frequently stretching will probably (hopefully) help?

Wrist pain is no joke. I get the pain in my shoulder and need to take days away from the computer to recover. It sucks but the pause does help.

IDK if you care about the meta for HSR but Aventurine was the first 5 star I really pulled for and he changed the game for me. I was making due with March + Bailu and barely getting through the plot quests, but now I'm wrapped in a comfy blanked of golden protection and have yet to worry about a thing. Boothill looks like a lot of fun too though so he's probably worth saving for!

Oof that sounds rough! The most noticeable pain for me is in my right forearm, probably from mouse usage. But I use a computer at work as well and when I get free time after work I want to do fun computer things so it's so hard to tear myself away from the PC. I will never learn my lesson until it's too late orz

Haha I mostly just pull for whoever I think is cool since I'm f2p when it comes to gacha games. I do have Gepard for shields so I feel like I don't really need Aventurine. Maaaybe if I liked his design a little more, or liked Boothill's design less. But I need to save those darn jades/tickets because I've not once pulled a limited 5-star I actively wanted in HSR so I can't risk it lmao. I'm glad you got Aventurine though, having a good shield character really makes a difference what with the less time spent healing constantly.

Ooof, that's some rough RNG!

I hadn't really wanted to pull on anyone before Aventurine came out so I definitely get holding until the desire strikes. F2p is the way to go too so best of luck dragging Boothill home.

Ergh, here's to a speedy recovery of hands and wrists D: repetitive stress injuries are no joke...! I think even taking brief, 5-10 minute breaks can help with those, so even if you can't put the game down make sure you're taking rests.

Did you see the new FR breed, btw? I had some weird but actually nice hatches, peacock/strawberry/tomato and amethyst/wisteria/honeydew, both male.

Thank you! I do stretch sometimes but not nearly as much as I should, I'm sure, so I'm going to try doing it more often. Taking breaks is something I definitely need to do more but that's even harder orz

I did! I don't love it tbh, but I'm sure I just need to find some cool gene combos and they'll grow on me like some of the previous breeds did haha. I think amethyst/wisteria/honeydew is a really lucky randomization, those'll look good together if you want to gene him! I haven't been able to open my eggs yet though because I'm out of lair room oops. I still haven't decided what I want to do with my Auraboa freebie hatches lmao they're just sitting in my lair. I kind of want to gene and keep one of them but I'm being indecisive. Dragon game is very serious business!!

My work is pretty intense about ergonomic health and they have a software that prompts us to take microbreaks, 12 second pauses in typing. If you're having pain I might look into desk ergonomics and make sure your keyboard, mouse etc are placed at the optimal level - one thing I learned is that apparently having a separate mouse is way better than just using the laptop touchpad all the time, so I really need to invest in one of those for my personal laptop! And a plug in keyboard tbh. Anyway I won't micromanage you otherwise, take care of yourself!

I'm also kinda debating how I feel about these guys. Like some other comments I've seen I wish the head was a little... different... there's always something with a FR breed (or gene for that matter) tbh. I am also not sure why exactly they are ancients? They have 2 wings and 4 legs like usual, I don't think the big chonky tail warrants them being so weird they must be an ancient breed. I wish they were a little more leopard geckolike tbh, the tail reminds me of that and the face is soooooo cute.

I do think I will be able to gene both of them up very nicely though I haven't put a single gene on my auraboas yet either! VERY SRS BUSINESS.

I do use a separate mouse already (I hate using the touchpad haha) but that seems to create its own problem with the forearm pain, maybe because I'm not using the right size mouse?? I've never really considered desk height etc before because it all SEEMS fine to me but apparently I'm going to have to look up recommended arrangements and stuff. Thank you for the advice! I never used to have to care about any of this stuff but I guess now that I'm old it's coming back to bite me sjdfhksjhsk

Yeah I feel like...they need something ON their head?? idk. I'm just chalking it up to aesthetic preferences, they're not cute or cool enough for me. Aside from the dig-y claws and big tail they're kind of boring. (you're right about them not feeling much like an ancient breed?) but I'm sure other people are out there loving them so I wish them all the Dusthides they could possibly want haha. honestly I'm glad I can save my currency for a bit because I always go too wild buying dragons when a new breed or gene I like comes out.

NOT TO BE the student who has taken psych 101 blabbing all about their mental health expertise, but one big pieces of advice I have taken in are 1) move the things you use (keyboard, mouse) most as close to the edge of your desk as possible and have them at a level such that your wrist is straight while you handle those things, in other words if you face your palm down to the floor it's in line with your forearm. Otherwise yeah maybe look up the ergonomics gdhghdg I have never thought about it before either prior to this job but, yeah, it's important to our long term health...

And yeah! That is the thing about FR, if you don't like one breed just wait long enough and another will come along. I just always wish I could 100% enjoy all the new content u_u I hear Dusthides curl up into a ball when they're KO'd in the coli, so that's a cute trait, at least!

aw i hope you feel better with your hands and wrists and that it doesn't turn into anything worse!! i think i'm getting a mild arthiritis with my hand and it hurts enough as it is!!

OMGGGG THOSE PINS ARE FREAKING CUTE. me being a bad influence and encouraging you fr

Thank youuu 😔❤️ getting old and brittle sucks doesn't it sjdfhskdjfs I've used the gloves a couple times now and they do seem to be helping a little? at least as a short-term bit of relief. trying it might help with your hands? I just got a cheap 8 dollar pair off amazon to test them out and obviously they're not going to solve anything but it's better than nothing.

lmaooo don't worry I don't need bad outside influences because I am my own bad influence. I'll probably for at least a couple to get my faves; the real struggle will be stopping myself from getting too many...

… fwiw, I'm usually better about wearing my compression gloves than wrist brace; I find it's more comfortable because they allow for a greater range of motion while still providing some support. I hope you find something that helps because wrist/hand pain is no joke and you're right, it's difficult (impossible?) to not use a computer/phone these days.

Have you tried voice-to-text for your fic? It's not perfect, obviously, but I've started using it to text sometimes while I'm out and about (juggling my cane and my phone at the same time is a real pain in the ass) and I've gone through phases where I do my morning pages by talking at my phone while I get ready in the morning. It takes some getting used to but it might be worth a try?

The gloves have arrived and I've tried them out a couple times and they're definitely a lot more comfortable than the wrist brace (though the wrist brace would presumably be more helpful for, well, my wrist). The gloves do seem to be providing a little temporary relief so that's better than nothing. More breaks/stretching is most likely the way to go, it's just hard to get into the habit.

I have not, though my friend who suggested the gloves also suggested trying that haha. I'm not sure how much help it would be though since I assume I'd have to edit a lot of it afterwards anyway?

Oh man, I'm sorry about the wrist pain! I hope it goes away soon and you're able to find a helpful aid that you can stick with.

Thank you! It's definitely a common problem (unfortunately) these days so there's lots of suggestions and stuff out there, I just have to be better about following the advice. 😑

Since Nier Reincarnation is ending its service very soon, I've been considering what new gacha game I may get pulled into in the future haha. There's so much cute art/merch for Honkai Star Rail kicking around.

Eee hand/wrist pain is no joke! I hope the gloves help! I get pain from my job + keyboard at my home desk being too tall. When I get to the point of being unable to work through it, I sleep in braces/splints, and I always feel so much better the next day, but oof. It's easy to get / harder to mend lol.

Those Pokemon pins are adorable... T___T

Not to be a gacha enabler sjhdfskjdf but I've enjoyed both Genshin and Honkai Star Rail! They both have fun characters and worlds, but if you prefer turn-based combat and a sci-fi aesthetic then Honkai may be up your alley.

Thank you! I didn't think the height of my keyboard(s) were uncomfortable at all but from the sounds of it I'm going to need to look up what the recommended desk positioning is lmao ?? I don't know if sleeping with a brace would help because the pain isn't really noticeable unless I've been on a computer for a while/am currently trying to use one. But I'll keep it in mind because I don't think the gloves are going to do much for the overall forearm pain situation.

I'm always here to enable people into making questionable purchasing decisions with me 👀

Hahaha Honkai does look really cute. I LOVE sci-fi stuff. ;-;

LMAO I honestly need to look that up too. I just go "why wrists hurt" then continue to subject myself to the same pretzel position at my desk on the daily.

I will say I did go back and get two of those FiveOnThe FFXVI pins after you posted about them. I wasn't going to, but. Enabled. Thanks muchly. XD

mwahaha I hope you enjoy the pins!! they really are lovely when you see them irl

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