That's pretty much the thing that helped me other than finally, when I could eventually afford them, buying expensive shoes that were actually comfortable and supportive, but that might be something a dr could convince winz to suss

Oh I had this same experience a few years ago and I was genuinely worried my heel bone was fractured and I was just walking on it every day. Check with a dr but mine turned out to be plantar fasciitis and it fucking sucks - put a water bottle in the freezer and use it to roll the base of your foot

100%. In uni we were organising against massive staff cuts and abysmal wages for support staff when we realised the VC's PhD was in "how little can you spend on warming for baby lambs before they die"

I'm cynical, but I think it's in their interests to keep society juuuuuust right at the edge before collapse, to maximise their profits while keeping people from rising up

If you're super rich and want to live a long life, best bet is to ensure society remains functional, safe, and fairly wealthy for as long as possible ie don't make the masses want to hunt you down for your hoarded goods

It's me I will answer the call

When you know that Key can look at Trump and ignore, well absolutely fucking everything, in favour of a not-actually-based-in-reality idea that he’ll be good for the economy you understand that every National-lead govt just stumbles its way through governance seeking mythical pots of gold.

Celine's in town, especially if you're going with a few mates. Best in town imo

That insight brought to you by getting to sit in a room of trans folks today laughing at shit only trans folk would laugh at. I looked around and felt at home, grateful.

Years ago I did the science of wellbeing paper on coursera (highly recommended) and a massive takeaway for me was the reminder to consciously savour a positive experience every day. So often we get caught up in it - which is also good - but taking a moment to acknowledge it is sublime