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MY COVID SOCIAL EXPERIMENT 
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7 mos ago in lockdown, I started a Saturday night Zoom hangout.
I wanted a space of my own—something different from the hangouts everyone else was having. Something chill and healthy and safe.
from that desire, the After Hours Vibe was born. :)
7 mos ago in lockdown, I started a Saturday night Zoom hangout.
I wanted a space of my own—something different from the hangouts everyone else was having. Something chill and healthy and safe.
from that desire, the After Hours Vibe was born. :)
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people messaged me over time asking for the Zoom link so they could come hangout.
it wasn& #39;t many at first, but more and more faces showed up. they brought their friends.
I started really looking forward to Saturdays because being social was actually FUN for once!
it wasn& #39;t many at first, but more and more faces showed up. they brought their friends.
I started really looking forward to Saturdays because being social was actually FUN for once!
we created a collaborative Spotify playlist, which I shared over my computer. after 2 AM EST, it got pretty ratchet https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">
and the music really helped the event feel like some kind of lounge we could chill in and get away from the craziness of the world.
and the music really helped the event feel like some kind of lounge we could chill in and get away from the craziness of the world.
over the following months, over a hundred people have logged in to kick it. I& #39;ve been more social since COVID than ever before... it& #39;s so weird.
lots of people dropped in once, but there were also folks who became regulars. we started getting to know each other really well.
lots of people dropped in once, but there were also folks who became regulars. we started getting to know each other really well.
I had started a Twitter group DM to remind people of upcoming Vibes.
much to the chagrin of folks with notifications on, the regulars started using the group to chat during the week.
so I started a Discord, which has been poppin all day every day!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">
much to the chagrin of folks with notifications on, the regulars started using the group to chat during the week.
so I started a Discord, which has been poppin all day every day!
there& #39;s something really unique about this group tho that I need to highlight:
it is INCREDIBLY healthy
most have endured some kind of trauma in our lives and folks were drawn naturally to me because of how transparent I am about mental illness and trauma, and my therapy life.
it is INCREDIBLY healthy
most have endured some kind of trauma in our lives and folks were drawn naturally to me because of how transparent I am about mental illness and trauma, and my therapy life.
as a result, most of us are sick of said trauma and trying to better ourselves in a healthy way.
it turns out that having a community of people that you trust with your entire heart is a major component of the healing process.
we& #39;re breaking intergenerational curses.
it turns out that having a community of people that you trust with your entire heart is a major component of the healing process.
we& #39;re breaking intergenerational curses.
I even created a Discord channel just for talking about therapy and mental illness and trauma and helping each other.
it& #39;s really, really beautiful and it makes me so damn proud of the people I now consider some of my best friends.
I created a safe space.
it& #39;s really, really beautiful and it makes me so damn proud of the people I now consider some of my best friends.
I created a safe space.
another thing that naturally drew people to me is my really absurdist, silly, often base and immature sense of humor. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">
these people AIN& #39;T SHIThttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht"> I& #39;ve never laughed so hard in my life as I do with them and it& #39;s made me so much happier and more comfortable.
these people AIN& #39;T SHIT
after things are safe, we want to take this family into the real world.
probably rent a big giant party house on the beach and throw ass to ratchet music in person.
but mostly, just hug these people who have made my life so much more enjoyable.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">
probably rent a big giant party house on the beach and throw ass to ratchet music in person.
but mostly, just hug these people who have made my life so much more enjoyable.
oh, there& #39;s another LITTLE part that made this social experiment so successful:
I fell deeply, madly in love with someone i probably never would have met otherwise.
we& #39;re so compatible it& #39;s ridiculous. over the months, we became friends, then best friends and companions.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">
I fell deeply, madly in love with someone i probably never would have met otherwise.
we& #39;re so compatible it& #39;s ridiculous. over the months, we became friends, then best friends and companions.
this past Thursday we got tested for COVID, she flew up to Boston... and we met for the first time.
we had both wondered if it would be like it was online and on video chat.
but it was FIREWORKS.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎆" title="Feuerwerk" aria-label="Emoji: Feuerwerk">
like, we look at each other multiple times daily and ask how we got here.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">
we had both wondered if it would be like it was online and on video chat.
but it was FIREWORKS.
like, we look at each other multiple times daily and ask how we got here.
so, as a result of this Saturday night Zoom hangout, I gained:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz"> A healthy social life
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz"> A healthy, hilarious group of friends-turned-family
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz"> The love of my life
make your own spaces.
attract with your personality.
retain because you& #39;re safe and healthy.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">
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make your own spaces.
attract with your personality.
retain because you& #39;re safe and healthy.
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also, in case it wasn& #39;t clear:
if you are also needing a healthy space, you are sincerely welcome to join us!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">
I still hold the Vibe every Saturday, and if you dig it, I can totally send you a Discord invite! (just trying to get ppl in Vibe first so we can meet you :)
if you are also needing a healthy space, you are sincerely welcome to join us!
I still hold the Vibe every Saturday, and if you dig it, I can totally send you a Discord invite! (just trying to get ppl in Vibe first so we can meet you :)
