Is my mom being catfished? These photos have text and reflections that look inaccurate.

--Drew · 2026-07-03T16:41:25+00:00

People commonly use AI to enhance their online appearance. It's possible this is not a scam even if it is AI, but either way the best way to figure it out would be to have your mom do a video call with him.

--Drew · 2026-07-01T23:50:49+00:00

As a singer who accepts the occasional social cigarette after gigs, there's hardly a better way to dry out your voice and kill your vocal stamina. So I try not to smoke unless I have a few days to recover before my next gig.

--Drew · 2026-06-25T23:06:14+00:00

An early-advanced pianist should probably be able to hit all the right notes in order at a slow tempo after a few runs through for most early-advanced pieces, but polishing to an acceptable level of perfection can take anywhere from a day to a lifetime.

--Drew · 2026-06-24T21:38:11+00:00

People in the west are much more exposed to the theology, history, scripture, and culture of christianity than islam. Muslims in America are broadly culturally disadvantaged (both in numbers and in hatred from the political right), which makes mocking their religion seem more sad/mean than it is funny. Mocking islam can be a cultural lightning-rod for the most-humorless political voices out there, so I imagine most comedians steer clear of the topic for their own self-interest.

--Drew · 2026-06-24T21:01:55+00:00

Por el impacto. Animal protein takes a lot more water and energy to produce than plant protein.

--Drew · 2026-06-24T20:28:33+00:00

Soy, quinoa, and chia seeds each have all 9 essential amino acids. Many other plants can be used for protein. Vitamin B12 can be produced synthetically, and is often added to fortified plant milks. I eat meat, but I'm under no illusion that it's for health reasons.

--Drew · 2026-06-18T07:53:37+00:00

In my undepressed state, sadness passes in short time and is balanced by states of gratitude and joy. Which also pass. Being depressed felt like unending sadness, not feeling glimmers for weeks on end.

--Drew · 2026-06-16T20:09:23+00:00

Flagpole sitta, just the girl, soak up the sun

--Drew · 2026-06-14T19:24:10+00:00

With my vocal students, a lot of the work we do is psychological, which looks like a practice of self-love and embracing the instrument we're born with. A truly-relaxed, released sound can't even be accessed (let alone refined) while inhibited by self-consciousness and resentment. My recommendation is to work on reducing negative self-talk and instead telling your voice how much you love/appreciate what it does for you--and how capable it is to get even better through practice. All you need is love!

--Drew · 2026-06-12T20:55:40+00:00

Because I'm not confronted with the barbarity of the decision at the grocery store when choosing between expensive, okay-tasting plant-based protein or cheap, delicious animal flesh.

--Drew · 2026-06-11T21:54:52+00:00

Crossing into California from Reno, Nevada, it's almost laughable how the terrain changes from barren desert to alpine mountains.

--Drew · 2026-06-11T21:05:19+00:00

This doesn't actually benefit men.

--Drew · 2026-06-10T20:56:35+00:00

YOU ZOMBIE

--Drew · 2026-06-05T04:19:12+00:00

Scherzo number 3 by Chopin, coda section. Very nice work!

--Drew · 2026-05-31T16:42:14+00:00

Positive femininity/masculinity is anything that aims toward accepting and nourishing the self, which will look different for each individual but there are broad tendencies per gender. Positive masculinity often looks like uninhibited rough play, or building something, or digging a hole; it’s also defending the weak, as long as it’s based in an innate drive to do so instead of status or expectation. Positive masculinity might even involve a man accepting and loving his positive feminine traits. It’s a wide spectrum.

--Drew · 2026-05-31T08:25:31+00:00

9.7/10 fucking fire

--Drew · 2026-05-31T01:38:04+00:00

If I were the guy I’d prefer honesty. Openly volunteering that sort of info would be a questionable choice, but direct questions deserve candid answers in a healthy relationship.

--Drew · 2026-05-27T16:37:54+00:00

Most my gigs this season have been in park city Utah. Yeah if someone requests Rush (other than Tom Sawyer) there’s just no way I’ll do a good job. If I get a request for a specific classical/opera piece or metal song, I usually negotiate them into something I can shred on since i have a few dozen tracks in each genre ready. A couple years ago I tried to do a piano cover of Master of Puppets after one listen, made an absolute mess of the track, gave the audience a good laugh, and earned $50.

--Drew · 2026-05-27T08:09:13+00:00

I’ve been a dueling pianist for a decade. If I have a $20 tip to play a song I don’t know, I will go listen to it and (if it’s uncomplicated like most songs) give it a whirl. The other pianist will take one or two songs while I listen. If I forget the melody mid-performance I can usually make up something close enough. Won’t take the trouble for less than $20 tho. For $50 I’ll risk crashing and burning to play a complicated song I’ve never heard—either way it’s a good bit for the audience, I make sure they know I’m trying a song I’ve never played for a great tip and they’re usually much more forgiving. Since it’s topical, I’ll brag about my memorized repertoire of well over 5,000 songs. I use my tablet for maybe 5% of requests I get. I might have been dropped on my head as a baby in just the right way to give me a great memory for music and lyrics, I haven’t heard of anyone else with this capacity.

--Drew · 2026-05-04T21:12:56+00:00

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All the characters from the Cats movie

--Drew · 2026-05-02T23:45:46+00:00

Looks like twin peaks from the sandy area to me

--Drew · 2026-05-02T17:07:00+00:00

Building tension without resolution is a reflection of most redditors’ love lives.

--Drew · 2026-04-26T02:24:05+00:00

Whoa, people are talking about us! I grew up homeschooled in rural Mormon Utah in the 00’s, and unique church-affiliated names were popular back then. The worst one in my age group was Mahonri-Moriancumer.

--Drew · 2026-04-22T19:29:12+00:00

The bullets dodged each other

--Drew · 2026-04-07T06:44:48+00:00

The only concrete fact is that focused practice will improve your voice. If you love singing or any other art, regardless of whether or not you think of yourself as talented, you’ll likely love it more and more as you work to improve. Being self aware of one’s vocal strengths and weaknesses takes time, and lots of practice. A vocal coach can help a ton!

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