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Update: Many thanks to many wonderful FediFriends for helping me get through a tough and emotionally draining day.

I learned a lot today. Painful lessons, but good ones.

Shalom, all.

Emotionally draining and difficult day. Difficult half decade, really.

Hit me with some dopamine, .

fedops,
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@RL_Dane sending good vibes!

RL_Dane,
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@fedops

Thanks amigo :)

dfloyd888,
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@RL_Dane Sorry to read that. I've been through some ups and downs, and battling norovirus right now. Also, the last season of Sherwood is coming up, which is sad, because I will miss being with normal, rational, and sane people.

RL_Dane,
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@dfloyd888

Egad, just read up on novovirus. I'm sorry dude, that does NOT sound like fun :(

sotolf,

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    RL_Dane,
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    @sotolf

    Aww, thanks bud!

    Very sweet dogger 💗

    sotolf,

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    RL_Dane,
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    @sotolf

    You absolutely did! <3

    benjaminhollon,
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    @RL_Dane
    Hmm how about a video of a silly bird? (from yesterday)

    Hard to see since it got behind another table from me, but it was puffing itself up and screaming at other birds, chasing them away from dropped food that it wanted to eat.

    When it first started it was on a chair right next to me, one moment serene, the next moment hissing, puffed up, and screaming. Imagine my relief that I was not the object of its fury.

    I just described this. Read the message it's attached to.

    benjaminhollon,
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    @RL_Dane
    I'd send you a video of my twin 1yo cousins because that could cheer anyone up but that would violate their privacy. ;)

    So please accept a picture of 1yo me instead.

    paul,

    @benjaminhollon @RL_Dane when I saw "1 yo me" I was sort of hoping for a kid in an avocado outfit, not gonna lie :rofl:

    benjaminhollon,
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    @paul @RL_Dane
    Sorry to disappoint. XD

    paul,

    @benjaminhollon @RL_Dane no disappointment, the green outfit was close enough XD

    RL_Dane,
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    @benjaminhollon

    Just curious, what year was this taken?
    I guess I like to feel old 😆

    @paul

    benjaminhollon,
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    @RL_Dane @paul
    I can do better than "year": Thu, March 31st, 2005, at 22:14 GMT-6:00. Of course, that's my current timezone it's showing, so I believe it would have been April 1st at 8:44 there in Afghanistan?

    I had just turned one a couple weeks before.

    RL_Dane,
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    @benjaminhollon @paul

    Oh man, I remember 2005 pretty well ;)

    2003-2008 were some of my best years. I loved that job.

    benjaminhollon,
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    @RL_Dane @paul
    Some of my best years too. ;)

    benjaminhollon,
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    @RL_Dane @paul
    notices the date range's end year

    Yeah the "best years" ended when I became a big brother. ;)

    RL_Dane,
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    @benjaminhollon @paul

    Aw, you don't like your little bro?

    benjaminhollon,
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    @RL_Dane @paul
    Heh, just kidding. ;)

    (besides he was born 2007 so it didn't quite work)

    He's great. As is the other one. They weren't as cute kids as me of course, but hey who is?

    *oh gosh I just found pictures in my library of me with T (my bro) soon after he was born and it's adorable.

    Just a few short years later and we're the same size (I was bottom 5% for height until about the 7th grade).

    RL_Dane,
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    @benjaminhollon

    BTW, my cat was born in 2007 😹

    @paul

    benjaminhollon,
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    @RL_Dane @paul
    He behaves like a cat sometimes. I can see it.

    RL_Dane,
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    @benjaminhollon @paul

    2007, the year of cats. ;)

    Actually, that was one of the best years of my life. Life-changing in so many ways. :D

    Wyndix,

    @benjaminhollon @RL_Dane awww I don't want to sound weird but 1yo you looks adorable :blobcat3c:

    RL_Dane,
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    @Wyndix @benjaminhollon

    That's ok, I already went weird by threatening to drive over to his uni and pinch his cheeks.

    Dear God, I'm turning into everybody's AUNT 🤣

    benjaminhollon,
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    @RL_Dane @Wyndix
    > pinch his cheeks.
    I got enough of that in India. ;)

    Wyndix,

    @RL_Dane @benjaminhollon hey let's meet up and do it.

    benjaminhollon,
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    @Wyndix @RL_Dane
    AHHHHHHH

    The thing is it wouldn't be hard to figure out my exact location. XD

    Living on a university campus dorm, one of the two that are in the Honors program, doesn't make it hard to figure out.

    benjaminhollon,
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    @Wyndix @RL_Dane
    But then @RL_Dane is a t.u. friend so he wouldn't find it easy to adjust to this campus. ;)

    RL_Dane,
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    @benjaminhollon @Wyndix

    Oh, that's ok. I'd eventually learn how to open doors with my teeth and my knuckles would get callouses over time. ;)

    benjaminhollon,
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    @RL_Dane @Wyndix
    Luckily you wouldn't recognize me since I've grown out my hair (and facial hair) since that picture. ;)

    Wyndix,

    @benjaminhollon heyyy wanna do a face reveal

    @RL_Dane

    benjaminhollon,
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    @Wyndix @RL_Dane
    Sure here you go

    benjaminhollon,
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    @Wyndix @RL_Dane
    Oop forgot to attach the image

    Wyndix,

    @benjaminhollon Damn you're hairy!

    @RL_Dane

    benjaminhollon,
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    @Wyndix @RL_Dane
    As I said I grew out my hair. :0

    Wyndix,

    @benjaminhollon (I was actually surprised you were gonna do a face reveal)

    benjaminhollon,
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    @Wyndix
    Eh it's not like I don't have a link to a TED-Ed talk I gave December 2021 on my website. I also sent this elsewhere in this thread: https://fosstodon.org/@benjaminhollon/110229235187179994

    benjaminhollon,
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    @Wyndix
    (the latter is from January 2022)

    Wyndix,

    @benjaminhollon would be interesting to see you with long hair

    benjaminhollon,
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    @Wyndix
    I don't take pictures of myself and my parents aren't around to take pictures of me anymore so too bad.

    Wyndix,

    @benjaminhollon @RL_Dane Google Earth also helps

    RL_Dane,
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    @Wyndix @benjaminhollon

    Well, it's only a 3 hour drive for me ;)

    benjaminhollon,
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    @Wyndix @RL_Dane
    No no I'm with you. ;)

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