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The BB cafe is open for business!
Welcome all to a new chill and chat place for everyone on the forum.
The BB cafe is whatever you want it to be. There are comfy sofas, tables and chairs, coffee machines, a kitchen stocked with everything. There's a pool outside, a bbq area, an annexe with comfy beds for a quiet sleep, tv, dvd, books and whatever else you would like to have here.
Most of all, it's a place to meet friends and fellow travellers for a bit of company. Talk over problems, tell jokes, share your day, escape into a world of your making. Grab a coffee and pull up a chair ...
So, with a nod to the wonderful Carole King (Hard Rock Cafe) ...
Now if you're feeling just a little bit lonely
Don't sit at home just mopin'
Come on down to where the friendship flows freely
You know the door is always open
At the BB cafe
Come to the BB cafe
They will help keep your blues at bay
At the BB cafe
Important Message from ModSupport:
The main intention of the BB Cafe is to encourage light conversation. Please look after your fellow community members by nuturing the BB Cafe as a place to escape some of the more pressing issues in life and save those conversations for personal threads.
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I might try and start reading that book I got that my Psychiatrist recommended (Beating The Blues) tomorrow or sometime during the week.
I'm just not a huge Reading fan, same with watching movies and TV. I have heaps of books and DVDs that I haven't read and watched yet, or only read a little.
The last time I read was when I was in hospital for my first surgery in November 2018 for 4 days, I read a chapter and that was all.
I guess I should try and improve all of that.
Any book suggestions anyone, about anything at all? I was looking at books such as Milk And Honey so poetry and whatnot, but any book suggestions are fine!
Love and hugs to everyone.
Tayla x
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Sorry for posting a few times in a row everyone.
Just saying good night, not feeling the greatest physically, just feeling really sick, not sure if it's the meds, what I ate or that my period is coming, probably all 3. Sorry that's too much info especially for the guys like Mark, sorry 😔
Anyway, night all. I hope everyone feels better and sleeps well with good dreams.
Hanna, I hope you enjoyed your concert.
i'll reply when I can everyone if I'm up to it.
Love and hugs,
Tayla
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wish i could like bohemian rhapsody as much as everyone else does but watching it brought up so much for me and none of it is good but i don't know how i'll ever ever be able to make sense of how it hurt me so personally to anyone other than myself so i have to settle for saying "man i dont know how bohrhap won an oscar for film editing when its constant camera jumps gave me motion sickness". sorry mercury
i have like. two book rec lists i want to expand but they're all really self indulgent on my part and i dont know if i'm allowed to link google docs on here bc christ dude i Like to Talk. i've been trying to get back into reading too because bad episodes and horrific attention spans really cripple your regular reading habits too. currently i'm reading no friend but the mountains which. uh. i really havent made much progress on because everythings been too busy. autobiographical poetry written by a kurdish journalist detained on manus island. i've talked about it before but this book won one of australia's richest literary prizes (victorian premier's) but ironically had to accept it by video because he's banned from entering australia by the virtue of indefinite detention
today was horrendous and i feel too worthless to even let myself get any rest because i am staying up and thinking about how everything is all my fault and i should just isolate myself again to avoid whatever the hell i was doing. not letting myself sleep because ill just wake up tomorrow and have to deal with the consequences of everything that i brought upon myself is a third-rate option to a homemade avoidant coma
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Hi Tayla i have a teenage daughter i know about periods,my daughter gets sick in the stomach and cramps from them.I told my told she can talk to me about anything.
Love and hugs to you,
Your friend,
Mark.
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Hi eight, sorry to hear you're not feeling great - you're usually so upbeat! Take care my friend...
Hi Matchy, the concert last night was wonderful! They were from Germany, Russia and Finland, been touring for two months, we got to talk to them afterwards they're horrified at the fires and heat here, have gone through areas where everything is burnt and they were shocked. Beautiful concert and so nice to watch and talk to such talented young musicians!
Have a great day all, eight take care of yourself, Sam sends hugs xx
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Been looking on seek for jobs, not much available really. I live a bit far from work and thinking of getting a new job.
There's a lot I want this year. New job, new car, holiday to Hawaii ( flights already booked) a move into my own place, to finally start my small business.
Hope I can achieve it all this year 2020...!!
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I'd let you know if it was private chat but keeping it quiet as I don't want anyone to copy. It's a unique idea that isn't " out there" yet.
It's all ready to go just need the money for it but expenses keep coming up...you know how it is. Well, I could also be better with my money as well.
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