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Are you on  twitter ? I've only been hanging out there since the summer. For months, I felt like a stranger in a strange land. I still feel like the gangly tween at the party, but I don't care because twitter is where all the hilarious, raucous kids hang out and it makes me feel like maybe I could sit at their lunch table and, I don't know, trade friendship bracelets or something. Basically, I swing by twitter when I need a laugh. Take these with a huge grain of salt. 15 Tweets That Will Make You Laugh If Your Life Is A Trainwreck: 1. Don't forget to pretend you're mentally stable today. � Jedi Cheesy Gifts (@JediGigi) January 7, 2014 2. *reluctantly signs reality check* *adds "lame" to memo line* � Alien Skier (@ClichedOut) September 27, 2017 3. i just heard a guy at the coffee shop say he was doing ok and thought whatever, quit gloating � silent schmox, holy schmox (@IvoryGazelle) October 5, 2017 4. Sometimes I find a random screw lying around my hous...

Turns out radiation leaves me wrecked. I am running on low batteries, my friends. Anything not required for basic survival is being given a bloodshot glance of dismissal from me. Including writing. And probably mailing out Christmas cards. Which, normally, are two activities that give me quite a lot of pleasure. Now, they just look like work. I am trying to give myself the grace to NOT do things. And to not feel badly about not doing things.  Can We Stop Glorifying Busy, Already?! Photo by  Andreas Klassen  on  Unsplash Ever feel like being busy has become the modern equivalent of �living life to the fullest?� We�re obsessed with being busy. It�s in vogue. It�s also a drag. Look at the way we talk - autopilot kicks in when people ask about our weekend -- �It was good, just busy.� We don�t even notice ourselves saying it because it�s become such an ingrained dimension of how we interpret our worth. If we say we�re busy, we must be productive. If we�re productive, we...