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 Coming down with a cold, resting on the couch while sipping on some lemon and honey tea, and watching some old Antonopulous videos to keep me distracted from the congestion headache. 

So far so good 🤒 
 I think so 😌 
 Womanflu? 😂 it’s the MANflu that’s a lot of work. That one takes the cake 😌 
 Thanks Zach 🤙🫂 
 Sold a race car today, bought Bitcoin with proceeds on River before I even got home. 
 This is the way! 🫡 
 I’m throwing virtual tomatoes at him 🍅 
 It hasn’t even been a week since I got back from a 40 day long trip, and I’m already working on figuring out trips for next year, conferences, moving out, AND planning a wedding. 

I underestimated how much work this was gonna be 🙃 
 Your optimism got the best of you for a minute there 😂 

Don’t worry, your travels will be worth it, that’s for sure 🙌 
 People around the world are not Japanese enough 🥲 
 I think about it every day 😅🥲 
 There are racist people everywhere you go in the world 😂

But anyway, you’re completely missing the point of my post. 
 You only just got back?? Oh man, you might be sad about it but I’m jealous you at least got to spend more time there. 

It’s been 10 days since I left 😭 
 Haha I like the way you think 
 Yeah, that’s exactly what I meant 😂🤦‍♀️ 
 Good morning and pura vida, Nostr! It's time to create notes and send zaps! 💜🤙🏻🫂

We ... 
 GM & PV, Derek 🤙💜 
 Kinda funny to see bitcoiners freaking out on Twitter about getting 1 sat ads thinking their data has been sold.

Clearly, some of them forgot they had a Nostr account 😆 
 Haha it’s funnier than anything else, luckily. 

It’s nice to see people learning how zappping works and how it can be used for different purposes! 
 It’s funny to see 🤣 
 Am a lonely bitcoiner in my network of friends & family. 

It's honestly driving me kinda nuts. I... 
 I think it’s part of every bitcoiner’s journey to feel a little lonely, like nobody’s listening, like you’re the crazy one… 

But once you accept that it’s not your responsibility to get people to open their eyes to the harsh reality they’re living in and to the solution that is Bitcoin, you begin to feel calm. 

Once people see the peace and optimism in you while they’re sinking, they’ll start asking question. It’s all a matter of time. 

In the meantime, keep hanging out on Nostr, attend bitcoin meetups and conferences and make as many bitcoiner friends as possible. PV 🤙☺️ 
 Isn’t it awesome knowing none of us have been censored, canceled, shadowbanned (besides that on... 
 And that’s why people are happier on this platform than anywhere else 💜 
 Finally made it back home and had a home cooked breakfast, with no seed oils and the right fresh ingredients. 

My stomach is happy to be back to normal  🥹 
 For real. I missed it so much 🥹 
 “If you bring in more than 10k USD in cash or documents, declare it! You’ll avoid 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬… Your arrival in Mexico made 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 and 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫”

Me: *laughs in #bitcoin, my F U money* 
 Had a similar story happen to us in Costa Rica. Left the bag unattended at 7am in the almost empty beach for 10 minutes and it was gone. Bye drone, bye phone 🥲

Japan is unique. https://image.nostr.build/d0758a8517d0268463e87e59fab31291eaad4a314bf0f4b00d384f381a535bfb.jpg  
 100% 
 This would be my second appearance ever on a podcast. Feeling nervous but excited to talk #bitcoin 🧡 nostr:note1kl2mzq7c56d0tza423cgzy0w4udvgldh9hnm4kdfvgpez8a784dqvnk2t7 
 Thank youuu! 🙌🫂 
 Nice to meet you too, Frank! Good to see you on Nostr 😄 
 Damn, things are not looking great for Brazil then. 

It seems like in Cuba they’re using it primarily as a SoV and for remittances. They developed an amazing telegram bot where you can find someone to do p2p buying/selling instantly. They also use it to make purchases in some places but that’s not a primary focus yet. 

Plus, you don’t have to disclose anything to the govt if you don’t want to. It’s bitcoin, it’s F u money 😄 
 Not drinking anymore. 
 Until the next time you do? 🤣 
 #nostrville fomo 
 Ditto 😅 
 Met a handful of #nostriches at Adopting Bitcoin and it felt like seeing family. 

That’s how early we are. 

We’re a tight and crazy little bunch 💜 
 Yup, we’re just at that stage 👌 
 Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador 🇸🇻 
 You, sir, are admirable in your constant level of energy 🙌 

When I grow up, I wanna be like you 🤣 
 Haha yes, gotta stick to short bursts of fun times and then go into isolation to recharge. 

And honestly, I may be tired but I’m already excited for next year’s conferences 😂 
 Nostriches meeting IRL is the Other Stuff. 🫂 
 YES 🫂 
 My social battery has been draining faster and faster lately. 

In my defense, I’ve attended 4 conferences in one month, which is awesome but…a lot 😅

Can’t wait to go home and avoid human contact for at least a full day 😶 
 Not a week ago in Tokyo though! 😆 

This is definitely why we need some downtime now. I’m past my party days 👵 
 Hahah I believe you! Aging ain’t easy. 

I love chatting with friends and meeting new people, but my ancient self needs some down time too. 
 You, sir, are admirable in your constant level of energy 🙌 

When I grow up, I wanna be like you 🤣 
 Hahah life as an introvert! I get it. I love alone time too! 
 You should! They’re amazing just for the fact that you get to meet plebs IRL and have fun with them 🙌 
 Currently attending Adopting Bitcoin in El Salvador and only heard 3 mentions of Nostr, and they were by @kineticfinance @AndrewHoward and @Andrej designSats 

Also saw a couple of #nostriches from Japan, but overall, not as much hype as I had hoped 🥲 
 Thank you! Didn’t see it in the schedule. 
 Maybe the reason birthrates are going down is because people got less attractive. 
 And less interesting 😅 
 Customer service in Japan is unmatched. 

Yes, I’m gonna keep talking about Japan for days. I can’t help it 🥲 
 There’s literally no other country in the world like it. It really hits you when you’re there. 
 Italy is very special in its own way. To think that I wasn’t its biggest fan growing up there and was happy to leave 🤣 silly teenager! 
 Thank you for the support 🥹 

You should be getting it any day now! 🙌 
 My tastebuds are green with envy 🥲 
 Are there any nostriches from El Salvador that follows me ? 🤔 Meed to confirm something with you 
 I’m IN* El Salvador right now if that counts 😅 
 Omg, I hadn’t heard. I’m definitely gonna ask around tomorrow and let you know if I get anything! I hope those are just some nasty false rumors… 
 “We’re all going to make it.”

This is what WAGMI meant, and it was always a delusion peddl... 
 Very well said 👌 the only way WAGMI makes sense for bitcoiners 
 Finally having some pupusas 🇸🇻 

Well deserved after a long, non-stop conference day! 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/51f1c24784cf19c682c44380aaa33d600ce49f29603225eed2c6d7893eabf7fa.jpg  
 The national dish of El Salvador!! They’re to-die-for tortillas (similar to arepas) filled with things like cheese and meat 🤤 
 Addictive 🤌 
 i need to make it back to japan

i think i’m obsessed with the idea of it 
 Seriously. Anything you experience after Japan kinda feels…lame? 

MUST GO BACK NAO 😩 
 Give me Japan or give me NOTHING 😤😫 
 Still jet lagged by excited to get Adopting Bitcoin started! 

Vamos! 🇸🇻🧡 
 Yes. Yes, it is 🥲 The things we do for Bitcoin 😅 
 GM & PV 🤙 
 tanel 1 
jetlag 0

ended up going to bed at midnight and sleeping for 12 hours 💜 
 Ugh, lucky you. 
 Forgot to post this a few days ago. 

Just some happy but very tired #nostriches in Tokyo at 5AM after a long night of dancing and spicy kebabs 🪩

💜 @bleighky @laura @paulinthejungle @MaxDeMarco @JeffG https://nostrcheck.me/media/public/nostrcheck.me_5231569122102299651699296448.webp  
 I don’t know that it was the best given the rough 48h journey we had to endure 6h later 😂😭 but it was so much fun, I’d do it again!! 💜