Hello again!

[alasse_irena]

Crawling out of the woodwork post-pandemic. I was missing having a place to post where no-one irl who knows me is, and I briefly considered starting a secret twitter before I remembered that this journal was here.

So um.....how's everyone?

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[nodrog]

“Living many secret lives,” as Highlander prologue says.  Welcome back!

[alasse_irena]

Thank you! <3

Yes, gotta have those secret spaces.

[sunlit_stone]

Ahahaha—what timing!! I just started back her again myself—and I'm not doing too bad, thank you XD How about you?

[alasse_irena]

Welcome back to you too! I'm not too bad either. I quit a job that I hated, then landed a job that I think I'm going to love, teaching circus skills to kids. Then we got put into a snap lockdown literally the day after my first shift 😂

So I've been on an enforced holiday, which is fine because my old job paid out all my leave I hadn't used. But! Today I am allowed to be out in the world again!

(P.S. Love your bear icon.)

[isis]

I'm not too bad either. I quit a job that I hated, then landed a job that I think I'm going to love, teaching circus skills to kids.

Hooray for this good news! When you've done a few more shifts and get a chance to reflect on it, please post about your new job, which sounds quite interesting.

[schneefink]

Great to hear! And yes, please do post about your new job eventually, it sounds fun :)

[sunlit_stone]

Oh man, that sounds really cool!! Is it like—a camp, or do schools bring their kids by, or what, if I can ask?

I hope your day back in the world went well, too. (And thank you! I cropped it myself XP)

[alasse_irena]

Basically we go into primary schools and do workshops! We have either a program where we come in once a week for the whole term, and put together a concert with the kids, or we can just offer one-off workshops. So mostly we're working with manipulation skills (e.g. juggling, hula hoops, poi), or a little bit of acrobalance.

They do have a sister studio teaching aerials, but obviously getting aerial equipment safely rigged *in* a school could be very difficult, so we can't offer that in schools.

[sunlit_stone]

Oh man, that's so cool!!! I hope things go well!

[howsmyenglish]

Hi! I remember your nickname and picture, but not much more))

[alasse_irena]

Ahaha yes it's a bit like that, isn't it? I'm putting the names and icons back together slowly!

[princessofgeeks]

*waves*

Always glad when someone rediscovers DW!

[alasse_irena]

*waves back*

Happy to be back also!

[forestofglory]

Hello! I've been finding dealing with various levels pandemic restrictions while parenting a small child rather stressful, but I'm hanging in there. I've been reading lots of fic and sewing lots of quilts to cope.

[alasse_irena]

I'm glad you're still finding time to read fic & destress a bit

[primeideal]

How am I? ...IDK it's been a hot minute. I guess I'm doing pretty well, considering.

[alasse_irena]

Good to hear!

[st_aurafina]

I'm slogging on, as you do. Stupid COVID deniers are making me tired.

How's it going with you?

[alasse_irena]

I am pretty happy, hoenstly! I've just moved house and I'm in the process of making my new garden look nice while I can't work.

[umadoshi]

*waves*

[alasse_irena]

*waves back*

[worlds_of_smoke]

Hi! Glad to see you back. :)

I'm surviving. XD

[verdande_mi]

Hello :) :) Life is feeling more like regualar life these days!

[dolorosa_12]

Hi! I’m glad to see you back!

I’m going okay, but very worried about my family in Sydney, and feeling low about my prospects of getting back to Australia in the near future (I live in the UK and haven’t seen most of my family since April 2018).