Lets Go Spiralling Together Article by Natalia Tsoukali (GR)
As the days of the session went one by one, a deadline was approaching, *goggles eyes*. “I HAVE TO WRITE SOMETHING FOR THE ISSUE OF THE SESSION!”. I sprung up from my bed, I decided to make a cup of tea, and while waiting for the water to get heated by the radioactive rays of my microwave (don’t come at me for microwaving it instead of boiling it, please), it hit me right there, right then... DING! The water was ready, like I was ready to take the readers on a trip to my tumultuous thinking process; the after-midnight spiraling that can go on and on and on, until my brain is tired of its very own existence. But where does the session have a play in this? How long has it been, since I last was on a session? Oh dear, it was a long time ago. I haven’t been on a session since December of 2019, because Covid-19 saw our plans and laughed out loud. But, then again we did have digital sessions since April. Why did I not take part in those? Honestly, they reminded me of all the things I would but couldn’t experience in physical sessions, which were very much out of reach at the time. They literally made me miss something I did not have. However, when the 41st NSC turned digital, I decided I would stay along in this journey. Like every other session it had the transcending characteristic of being able to break off your routine and warp you in another dimension, where people are kinder, warmer, and work toward common goals, whether this is a resolution, a media project, the successful management of a team, or setting up games for everyone to enjoy. But, what comes after it? What could follow up to days full of work and fun times, filled with interactions in a day and age where the need for them can not be quenched? And there it is: the spiraling begins again. From a session to not being on one; from an epic high, to an epic low. And spiraling keeps returning, cause had it ever left, or did it just hide, while our brains were too busy to swirl around it?
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