Posts by andy@mentalhealth.social
(DIR) Post #9w6EiV4ytJ1UmqGTFg by andy@mentalhealth.social
2020-06-15T06:38:46Z
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Back to work after a week off.Now, if only I could be arsed to get out of bed...
(DIR) Post #9zQ3PwKZ9mn8zXUMAy by andy@mentalhealth.social
2020-09-22T14:11:18Z
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@Gina It's worked for me for 25 years... (though I do have a GNVQ in COBOL programming and was an MCP for a few years at the start of the 00s).You'll be fine! This is fine!
(DIR) Post #A0z776SH1qCAnDt2Mi by andy@mentalhealth.social
2020-11-08T09:59:44Z
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@Gina Well...DO YOU?
(DIR) Post #A1imlgSUWx46SZGcqW by andy@mentalhealth.social
2020-11-30T10:47:27Z
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My bread-fu is improving. Since lockdown v1 I've been dabbling with baking bread, including growing a sourdough starter ("Doughbi-wan"). Applying more of my undergraduate microbiology skills than anything else.This is the result of an improvised recipe using starter discard after I fed him last night + overnight proofing that didn't seem to do much. Looks good.Breadmaking is also my go-to when my mental health is poor or my vulnerabilities are high. I recommend it. #Bread #MentalHealth
(DIR) Post #A1iodaKTdQRx2emh1M by andy@mentalhealth.social
2020-11-30T11:09:27Z
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@Gina Yeah, I'm good thanks. Clean, sober me is remarkably good on the mental health side. And if a low hits, I have plenty of strategies I know that work (like bread!)I guess it ticks three of the Five Ways to Wellbeing (learn new skills, give to others and practice mindfulness).
(DIR) Post #A62V5DEGletZz5MKQa by andy@mentalhealth.social
2021-04-08T14:32:54Z
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@tn5421 Visual InterDev? Though that was more late 90s/very early 00s. Basically the precursor to the web dev tools in Visual Studio.
(DIR) Post #AEl5H5bz2D1AUHVrFo by andy@mentalhealth.social
2021-12-25T07:58:12Z
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'tis my birthday. I know, I know. I'm 49 today, which is a magickal number as it is equal to 7*7. 49 is also, coincidentally, the number of mouthfuls of Stollen my gob is going to consume today. Bollocks to the diet. Have a good one, folks. ❤️
(DIR) Post #AEl9pPWBvcxHtBQOOG by andy@mentalhealth.social
2021-12-25T10:33:38Z
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@evelyn Thank you!
(DIR) Post #AF0fB7HcPz8ZefpyxE by andy@mentalhealth.social
2022-01-01T22:04:18Z
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@Gina Part of my painting station. It's a bit trickier at my age than back as a teenager in the '80s, but luckily for me, Santa brought me some magnifying glasses this year which I can wear to zoom in on details. 😂
(DIR) Post #AFxgmFhAm5KrH7j92u by andy@mentalhealth.social
2022-01-30T08:44:47Z
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Hello COVID. 😂 It was just a matter of time I guess, inevitable really seeing as though my NHS worker wife has been positive with it since last week. Ah well, back to bed I guess. Actually feeling pretty rough.
(DIR) Post #AFxgnqzLbZhJE9zYcS by andy@mentalhealth.social
2018-08-13T06:20:44Z
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My #introduction toot!I'm Andy and I'm the admin of mentalhealth.social.My interests are covered in my profile. On #mentalhealth I've briefly known the Black Dog in the past and work hard to keep him on a leash. My wife lives with #BPD bundled with #anxiety and #depression (though has a grip on all of them) and her illnesses are one of the things that drive me to be so passionate about #MH support and care. Which is why I set up this Masto instance; a safe place to socialise and chat. 👍
(DIR) Post #AGjkZJ5TEdutzKgeHo by andy@mentalhealth.social
2022-02-22T13:51:46Z
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#artists of Mastodon, lend me your ears!I need suggestions as to sources of licensable #artwork.I mistakenly picked up a couple of pieces from iStock (fuck Getty) and I've licensed a few pieces from ArtStation, but its market is pretty tiny.Looking for hard #sci-fi, #space, #cyberpunk inspired art. Think Neill Blomkamp meets The Expanse. This is for an #RPG that will be free (under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) but (obvs) the art will be paid for. Boosts ok! Itch link to the (in-dev) game is in my bio.
(DIR) Post #AGjlNCFgvEtnGiFz8K by andy@mentalhealth.social
2022-02-22T14:09:09Z
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@onan @GGGordon Excellent. Anyone that has worked for "Bob", even if, um, "retired" no doubt has a spotless and shiny resumé. I'll add you to the list and be in touch as soon as I can. Hail Eris! Or don't.
(DIR) Post #AItqzlmuJhwSP3BjEm by andy@mentalhealth.social
2022-04-28T06:43:29Z
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@Gina Saw a cool looking temperature dial. Immediately assumed you'd started composting. Left disappointed. 😂
(DIR) Post #AIuR0D52ROq5OnB6GG by andy@mentalhealth.social
2022-04-28T13:26:56Z
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@Gina Weird, I replied to this six hours ago... I guess the fediverse isn't keeping up with toots very well.Yeah, you can get massive thermometers with long probes to check the temperature if you're hot composting. They can get hot enough to boil an egg. 😆 Sadly, my compost piles are pretty crap. But yeah, they look like your espresso dial.
(DIR) Post #ALGQvYVfpYBB4AtA4u by andy@mentalhealth.social
2022-07-06T17:53:45Z
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Don't be fooled by the trug, that's sixteen shop-sized (paper) bags of potatoes we've just harvested and put in a cool, dark place. Enough for the next three months at least.Replanted with 10x Bulls Blood, 10x beetroot, 10x Mizuna, 10x turnips and 10x lettuces. Also planted 10x peas and 10x brussel sprouts in pots for when we free up space. 😂 #gardening
(DIR) Post #ALr8KxalfQh4UWkZH6 by andy@mentalhealth.social
2022-07-25T16:49:56Z
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@Gina Measure twice, cut once! 😁
(DIR) Post #AMwiwDPD6mdmCFNkbQ by andy@mentalhealth.social
2022-08-27T07:25:44Z
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@Gina 40s is best decade. All the shit you thought you knew you realise you didn't after all, I think most people finally become adults (except the men that refuse to do so) and if you remain fun-loving and playful, it's just soooooo good.
(DIR) Post #AMxeAjBPS6VMC4zHrE by andy@mentalhealth.social
2022-08-27T15:19:31Z
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...and done. The full character creation rules + art + setting material for Perihelion, my cyberpunks-in-space, hard sci-fi RPG.An 85-page protected FREE PDF that has everything you need to make a bad-assed eco-warrior, hacktivist, influencer, pilot or anarchist intent on bringing social justice to an unjust society.Now breathe...and then on with the core rulebook!https://dozywolf.itch.io/perihelion/devlog/421055/perihelion-characters-v10#RPG #Roleplaying #GameDesign #GameDev #AmWriting #HaveWrittenBoosts welcomed! Go make characters!
(DIR) Post #AZKJCTZpPaov0Z2seO by andy@mentalhealth.social
2023-09-01T07:33:36Z
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First (only) day WFH this week. So much more relaxing. And I was up and logged in and working at 7am (quietly, with some music playing, and a cup of lemon tea, with a giant sunflower outside my window).Still not sure why many employers don't see the physical and #MentalHealth benefits of home working, let alone the productivity boost. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one that works like this, and the piss-takers are a minority.