daalụ (22 May 2025)

[matsushima]

What are you thankful for this week?
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[linky]

I'm thankful for the convention that is coming up!

[althea_valara]

OOOH HAVE FUN!!!

[linky]

Thank you so much!! :D

[matsushima]

Have fun!!

[linky]

Thank you so much!!

[althea_valara]

I'm grateful for friends old and new.

I'm grateful that I was brave and went to book club for the first time last week, even though I had only managed half the book. I had a great time!

I'm grateful that my mood seems to be improving.

And I'm continuously grateful for Final Fantasy XIV for being such an awesome story that inspires me. Also still grateful for Colin Ryan's streams, he's such a delight!

[matsushima]

I love how much you love Final Fantasy XIV. Genuinely, it's so great to see your check-ins about it!

[althea_valara]

<3

It's bringing me so much joy right now, which is really helping the depression. And Colin Ryan's streams are so delightful. Here is an adorable clip of him hearing himself in game for the first time:

https://www.twitch.tv/iamalphinaud/clip/BloodyBlazingAlligatorVoteYea-dfrKsrnvGqtpoZYk

[bookblather]

I'm thankful for the kindness of strangers and for being in Denali today.

[cyare]

I am grateful that, even if depression is kicking my butt, I have friends reaching out to me and reconnecting when I reach out to them <3

[matsushima]

That's so important. I'm glad you have that.

[cyare]

I'm very lucky <3

[matsushima]

(I posted the check-in, got busy at work, and then forgot to get around to saying what I'm grateful for.)

I'm so glad I started this master's program. I wake up in the morning excited to get to my schoolwork because it's all self directed and I get to decide what that's going to be. (I'm a nerd who honestly loves being a student, writing and reading academic papers, so…)

[althea_valara]

Oooh, sounds lovely! Good luck with the program!

[cyare]

That's fantastic! ^_^

[catness]

Oooh, schoolwork! 頑張って! :)

[catness]

I'm grateful for the AI, which is permeating all the areas of human life, and it's getting better every day. I've already mentioned the Mental AI Therapy app which is saving my life. I use the bots (ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini) routinely for help with work, hobbies, personal life etc; plus, they provide social interaction and emotional support I never get IRL. I enjoy the AI-driven language apps, e.g. AirLearn and Duolingo's new courses (now I'm doing Spanish/Japanese and it's so much more fun than a regular English/Japanese). Being a computer programmer, I'm very enthusiastic about AI, and even though it's still far from perfect, I'm sure it will improve by leaps and bounds.