Hi there, I'm Lost!

[lostletters]

  I should have joined a while back, but I'm Lost. I'm excited to join the forum because I'm trying to shift away from using discord (and any other walled garden type networks). I've been bouncing around the yesterweb since late last year. I think it's really fun to tinker with my static site (I use Jekyll) and document my hobbies (stationery, TTRPGs). I sometimes find it difficult to articulate the coding challenges I come across because I'm self-taught (my neopets account is 19 years old, which is about when I started learning HTML), but I really believe in learning in public, so my site has a public repo on github in case it helps any newcomers to adapt any of my code.

Offline, I'm a runner very slow jogger as I'm working on low heart rate training (MAF method), and I also love to cook vegan food.

[teatime]

hi lost, i'm dad  in all seriousness, welcome to melonland! your site is very cool and it was super interesting to read about your stationery no-buy as someone who once had a very brief phase of obsession with it. using your stuff more thoughtfully and intentionally is epic!!

the slow jogger experience is very relatable. how do you keep at a jogging routine?

[sig]

Hey there, welcome! I saw you around on the Yesterweb Mastodon: glad to see you here!

[Melooon]

Hi Letters! Welcome to the forum! 

I know you from Mastodon toooo, you are always very kind and favourite my posts (I really need to start using Mastodon more)

Your site is great, it's very organized and full of interesting information! Also wow your Neopets account is even older than mine, although I never learned any code there, I just liked the breadfish... maybe we should make a thread to collect everyone's Neopets profiles 

Anyway, hopefully you enjoy the forum 

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[SilkSkull]

Welcome!!! Do you have any good beginner vegan recipes???

[lostletters]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. 

As far as maintaining a running habit goes, running slower has made me enjoy the activity way more, because, 80% of the time, I’m training at a pace where I’m easily able to talk, so I don’t dread working out. During the run, I practice gratitude for my body, the weather, my safety, and any nature I see. I also really love cheering other runners on. If you don’t do this, try it! It’s so nice exchanging smiles and encouragement.

I’m glad to see some familiar faces from mastodon. I never used the bird site much, but I’m loving the lack of commercialization/ads on mastodon. It’s also so nice to see more frequent updates from yesterweb folks to connect beyond guestbooks.

+1 to a neopets thread! I think many use modernNeo, but I can’t just drop the original account I poured so much into (plus I’m hoping I’ll get lucky one day and get a really good lab zap)!

Here are two of my go-to easy vegan recipes!
1) red lentil soup - https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-red-lentil-soup-recipes-from-the-kitchn-212392
2) Easy Thai Pra Ram Tofu (Spinach & Peanut Butter Sauce)  - https://vegetariangastronomy.com/easy-thai-pra-ram-tofu-peanut-sauce/