I am leaving ILX.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo4EnABWB4Y
#OneThread

Toumas time on my haaands

Toumas too young.

Possibly not even worth mentioning, given that I already go days and even weeks posting very little if anything at all, but I’m taking a break. I’m in the finishing stages of my dissertation, and I need to clear out as many distractions as I can.

Take care of yourselves.

I really must be going.

your dissertation? god you are so young

I like your posts cryptosicko, hope you come back

good luck with everything crypto, always enjoyed your posts

Good luck and please return.

i am never leaving ILX it is the only online space I have left

It is a very congenial place. I hate to see anyone leave, best of luck, crypto, hope you come back after the dissertation.

Good luck with the dissertation, let us know how it went when it's done...

Thanks, all. I will definitely be back.

You could even conceivably have time for a film now.

Byeee

akm
otm

good luck crypto... see you on the other side.

get that bag (of footnotes)

gl crypto

So, what'd I miss?

Not a lot

This and that.

All depends on the value you place on being here versus the time and energy it requires. We can't tell you much about that, but each departure from ilx takes something away from the whole, so the collective would miss your contributions if you left.

hi crypto

Hi, crypto!

Guess I missed when jimbeaux left.

how'd the diss turn out?

diss track

Terrific! I mean, two months post-submission and I already cringe at parts of it--mostly grammatical and awkward-prose stuff--but my PhD supervisor wants to talk to me about turning it into a book!

Everyone’s who’s thinking of leaving, please leave. We need fewer active users

Terrific! I mean, two months post-submission and I already cringe at parts of it--mostly grammatical and awkward-prose stuff--but my PhD supervisor wants to talk to me about turning it into a book!

― cryptosicko, Sunday, August 25, 2024

congrats!

only posting here because if I post here then people will say "see u next week dawg" and my endless desire to prove people wrong will be the whole thing to make me stick to a short respite.

I'd gotten significantly better mental health wise and then just had a week where I stumbled 30 feet backwards and all I feel like is that I've made myself a resource for other people to drain and I come here for sheer self-abasement purposes which makes me feel worse about myself. so I'll just read in silence for the next 30 days...cos y'all are still entertaining fucks.

bye for now but i'll be back

While my break was for completely different reasons, I get where you're coming from. Take care of yourself, N.

I hope things turn around for you quickly, Neando

(and congrats cryptosicko!)

Thanks! And thanks--and "hello!"--to everyone who greeted me the other day. I kinda posted and ran.

my PhD supervisor wants to talk to me about turning it into a book!

that is exciting!!

Hi, Neanderthal. Be good to yourself. Come back happier!

Take care Neando

Yes, be well Neanderthal.

Come back when you feel ready to.

What they said

same, Neando. and hi crypto

take care!

All the best Neanderthal, stay well

yes neando, will miss you

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTHOLE will flower again upon your return

I learn from Wikipedia that actual real-life Neanderthals could create fire, build cave hearths, make adhesive birch bark tar, craft at least simple clothes similar to blankets and ponchos, weave, go seafaring through the Mediterranean, make use of medicinal plants, treat severe injuries, store food, and use various cooking techniques such as roasting, boiling, and smoking.

Which sounds like a pretty impressive holiday plan, although the article doesn't say if Neanderthals could do all of those things at the same time. Still, I like to imagine that Neanderthal is, right now, making adhesive birch bark tar, crafting a poncho, seafaring through the Mediterranean, making use of medicinal plants, and using various cooking techniques. Such as roasting, boiling, and smoking. I admire the use of the Oxford comma there. What the fuck is adhesive birch bark tar. Why would Neanderthals need glue?

Okay, waterproofing. That's a good reason. That's a good reason for inventing glue. I'll accept that. Repelling snails is another one. I'm not sure why you'd skip inventing ceramics and/or mining in favour of repelling snails, but what do I know about living in the untamed wilderness of prehistoric France? Was I there? No, I was not.

I also learn from Wikipedia that "Neanderthals are known to have collected a variety of unusual objects — such as crystals or fossils — without any real functional purpose or any indication of damage caused by use", so they weren't all that much unlike modern humans.

oh Neando, find some peace, feel better, come back and help me clog up the Prem thread with nonsense

dittoing what everyone else has said about Neanderthal and crypto.

Yeah he should buy more, I agree

Lol

See you again soon Neando!

See you on the other side Neando