Calming Down

[Tmutarakhan]

If, as is so often the case, I am freaking out about my thesis, I generally go home and holler and wail at my poor boyfriend. He pats me and brings me beers until I feel well enough to play videogames, which we do until I'm all better.

Marry him, before he gets away.

[Extreme Ironing]

What does the NationStates community do to calm themselves down? It's been a long, hard day, your on end and possibly twitchy, how do you guys try and relieve the pressure on yourselves? I either make my mind belief I am not stressed, angry, etc. or I chew gum. I can get through a damn good number of gum packages sometimes. Doing these things beats me blowing up at someone (not a nice sight to see).

Machaut, Hildegard von Bingen, Josquin, Victoria, Perotinus, Palestrina, Byrd, Tallis. These are my calming companions.

[Heinleinites]

Sit on the porch, prop my feet on the rail, smoke cigars, and drink beer. Occasionally I shoot things as well. Or play with the dogs.

[Muravyets]

I post on NSG. That's right, I'm working out my frustrations on all of you.

Other calming methods include:

Venting to my poor, long-suffering mother.

Watching shallow action flicks with lots of really big explosions in them and, preferably, Vin Diesel.

Playing with the cat.

Quietly watching birds and squirrels jump around in the mulberry tree outside my kitchen.

Sleeping.

Any combination of the above.

[Muravyets]

I wish I could teach some of my methods to the woman in the street outside my house right now. She just walked by for the third time tonight, screaming and cursing at the top of her lungs, at some man who I suspect left a while ago. At least, I haven't heard him yelling back at her since her first parade down the street. And it's only 1:30 in the morning on a work night. It's such a joy to live in a community.

[Chernobyl-Pripyat]

smoke like a crematorium

[The Northern Baltic]

Exercise mainly.
Either that or write.

[Eofaerwic]

If, as is so often the case, I am freaking out about my thesis, I generally go home and holler and wail at my poor boyfriend. He pats me and brings me beers until I feel well enough to play videogames, which we do until I'm all better.

I fluctuate between being really calm and confident with my thesis and freaking out wildly about it and believing it's a) all shit or b) I'm not going to get in finished in time (albeit I have quite a lot of leeway with my deadline on it).

Still all going relatively well it should be submitted by the end of the month.

I hate you. You and all your thesis-completing ilk.

I know, I know I'm earning similar hatred within my department as I'll be submitting in under 3 years (that's 3 years solid thesis work since I have a MSc in the area and UK PhDs usually don't contain any taught component). Though I think the fact I have a job lined up for after is making people hate me more - especially given the complete and utter lack of Post-Docs around at the moment.

[West Failure]

I have a number of tricks that work for me:
Walking
Alcohol
Meditation
Punching a punchbag
Treating myself by cooking an expensive meal, with some expensive wine and a really good film
Time alone

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Sleeping usually works for me. Marathonic sleep that is.

[Ferrous Oxide]

Calming down is for pussies. Never forgive, never forget.

[No Names Left Damn It]

Calming down is for pussies. Never forgive, never forget.

Wow, you're a hard man, aren't you?

[Ferrous Oxide]

Calming down is for pussies. Never forgive, never forget.

Wow, you're a hard man, aren't you?

I shouldn't have said that.

[Colonic Immigration]

Calming down is for pussies. Never forgive, never forget.

Wow, you're a hard man, aren't you?

One of the first truly funny things I've heard you say. (well ya know, I didn't here you saying it, but you know)

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Calming down is for pussies. Never forgive, never forget.

Wow, you're a hard man, aren't you?

One of the first truly funny things I've heard you say. (well ya know, I didn't here you saying it, but you know)

*awaits NNLDI's whip crack*

[Mortshnefran]

Jerk off and if that doesnt work, watch an episode or two of firefly.

[Yootopia]

What does the NationStates community do to calm themselves down? It's been a long, hard day, your on end and possibly twitchy, how do you guys try and relieve the pressure on yourselves? I either make my mind belief I am not stressed, angry, etc. or I chew gum. I can get through a damn good number of gum packages sometimes. Doing these things beats me blowing up at someone (not a nice sight to see).

Have a wank, a smoke, and a black russian. Will sort out whatever ails you.

[United Russian State]

Let it build up and see what happens.

[North Occidentia]

Sit on the porch, prop my feet on the rail, smoke cigars, and drink beer. Occasionally I shoot things as well.

Are we related?

[Heinleinites]

Sit on the porch, prop my feet on the rail, smoke cigars, and drink beer. Occasionally I shoot things as well.

Are we related?

Might could be. Do you have a deep and abiding distrust/dislike of the government yet believe that America is the greatest country on earth?