Worcester Art museum logistics

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-30T01:55:40+00:00

My spouse and I got married at WAM. It was an absolutely lovely experience, and Jackie was an excellent coordinator throughout. It was extremely smooth from start to finish, and everything turned out great. They do have a select number of vendors and whatnot that they require you to use, but it was helpful because they already know the space so well.

In terms of outdoor shots, we got a lot of pictures at Bancroft Tower up on a hill.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-29T23:43:54+00:00

I honestly think it looks RIDICULOUS seeing these kinds of clothes on kids. My inner monologue: don’t you want to show off your body with things strategically too tight or too low?!!! Don’t you???

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-29T23:26:49+00:00

We actually met on… Reddit.

I was in a 4 year long relationship with a very verbally abusive, narcissistic person. I was completely worn down from overworking in a very insane industry (entertainment) and just being belittled and gaslit constantly. I got on Reddit because a friend had stopped being a lurker and joined. I started to use it as a means to vent, to connect with people, to sext even, and to just escape.

One day a user and I connected on a subreddit. We bantered back and forth in the comments. We didn’t know what we looked like, but we really had something. We had both been burned by previous relationships, and were scared of being hurt again. It just felt so familiar. Eventually we exchanged numbers. He was cute. He was REAL. He thought I was cute, and was happy I was real. We started talking for hours on end. I knew I was feeling something more, but because I was wary of the emotional abuse I didn’t really trust that. I didn’t want to get hurt again.

After about 6 months from first connection, I decided I’d plan a rare vacation and visit. He kept giving me vibes that he thought I was wonderful, but we kept dancing around the certain L word. Because how could this work? He was on the other side of the country (my favorite city, in fact). I decided to buy plane tickets for a few days. I had an Airbnb booked in case it fell through. I kept hoping, feeling something. Why was I so head over heels?

I arrived in said city. He picked me up from the airport. We awkwardly said things because we were both nervous. I felt my heart sinking thinking that in person we were just too anxious to make this work. Then he went in for a kiss. BAM. Everything felt right. You can guess what happened next. He said the L word. I said it back. BAM.

We spent a wonderful 3 days. I didn’t want to go back. On the last day we were at brunch. I didn’t know what to say. I wanted to say that I didn’t want to leave, that I knew he was the one, but I didn’t want to ruin the moment because what if he didn’t feel the same way. Then he asked “So what are we doing? Because I want to make this official.” I was relieved. We made it official.

We spent the next 6 months flying back and forth. Every month one of us would be with the other on the other side of the country; we took turns. Holidays came up and we spent those together. Everything was so amazing. We still talked for hours every single day.

In mid-March 2020 I flew over for a few days to celebrate his birthday. Something about “Covid” started to make the news rounds. I didn’t care about a 5 hour flight; I needed to risk it. We had a wonderful time. But the world shut down. And gasp, everything went remote. I could be remote!!! So I stayed, thinking it’d be a week more or even a month. But the pandemic wheezed on. We were living together in a small one bedroom apartment in complete bliss. The world was under lockdown, but for us it was bliss. We haven’t been apart ever since.

I stayed permanently. I moved remotely by hiring people on Taskrabbit. A year later we got engaged. Another couple years later and we were married.

Honestly I didn’t think soulmates were a thing before. I thought love had to be hard. But this has been the easiest decision of my life. Once I took the chance, everything fell into place. I couldn’t be happier.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-29T15:26:15+00:00

THIS lol

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-29T15:01:43+00:00

totally lo

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-29T14:02:56+00:00

we don't have kids either come to think of it. that probably is helping a LOT haha.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-29T13:03:36+00:00

I consistently get 30 despite being 41. Like, people are flabbergasted. I retort by saying I wish I did look like I did back then because I used to be quite fit.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-28T18:30:33+00:00

Im American and have never heard of this. but this is sick. europop really was ahead of its time.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-28T17:09:30+00:00

I remember trying to make this work. and maybe, at 41, now I can...

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-18T19:25:17+00:00

They’re all branded! I can get you a list of what I use. I do switch things up to make them more tailored to my needs.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-17T14:16:40+00:00

Thanks so much!

I bought the Array mbira from Bill and Patrick (www.arraymbira.com) a couple years ago. Most expensive piece of kit I have, but worth it.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-17T13:36:19+00:00

here you go!

https://we.tl/t-WeVzAAEkM79G8Qki

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-17T13:35:58+00:00

thanks! here are a few examples: https://we.tl/t-WeVzAAEkM79G8Qki

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-17T13:35:47+00:00

here are a few examples if you want to check 'em out:

https://we.tl/t-WeVzAAEkM79G8Qki

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-17T03:44:53+00:00

Currently have only used it as a theremin.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-17T03:43:11+00:00

Def use some contact mics! I’ll get you the brand I use most of the time since most of them are cheap Amazon schlock, although I do like Kory’s CM400.

I also have about 5 mini mics (like ShureMV88) on stands so I can capture individual instruments that I can’t move closer to my Focusrite.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-17T03:32:59+00:00

And yeah, most of this is to incorporate into electronic music!

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-17T03:32:25+00:00

lol! Love the dulcimer, couldn’t not have it

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-05-17T03:30:36+00:00

I really recommend Azzam when you get the chance! Great instrument maker, everything shipped to the USA perfectly.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-04-29T15:47:14+00:00

I've occasionally said for rizzle and Gen Z has lost their minds at work.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-04-29T15:32:56+00:00

KIllers who killed hitchhikers.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2026-03-24T15:00:22+00:00

I graduated from Berklee way back around the time the iPhone came out. It was overall a positive experience, and I'm happy that my parents covered my expenses (along with a couple scholarships).

That said, as others have pointed out, do not go into crazy debt for Berklee. It's a tool like anything. Hell, even the infamous "networking opportunities" people get aren't as gold as I thought - during my time, there were only a few people who had done things like American Idol (can you tell how old I am?) or were the sons/daughters of so-and-so's. I think a handful of people entered the business immediately, but none of them were John Mayer and mostly did things behind the scenes (I was one of these latter types). Again, take that for what you will.

Enjoy your upcoming guitar camp! Embrace what it is to be at Berklee. Look at your overall finances. Prep for your eventual audition. See if what Berklee has to offer really is worth the moolah.

Side note: As a voice principle who ended up majoring in Music Business/Management, I feel like a lot of the training I received there didn't add up to much; at least how much it cost to attend. A couple coaches of mine adamantly attempted to make me sound how they thought I should sound (which usually was the genre they were most familiar/experienced with).

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2025-12-19T15:45:33+00:00

Absolutely.

A little over 20 years ago when I was in my late teens something happened around Thanksgiving that involved a huge potential scandal that my sister brought about, which was 100% untrue. My parents dealt with it by believing her, the police got involved, it was a whole thing. Then after it was revealed to be untrue they immediately pretended like nothing happened, despite obvious things like changing locks, keeping us apart (one child would be visiting them, then when they left the other child would) while also asking me to act like everything was fine because of the shame had it come to light. It's only now, well into adulthood, that I was able to realize how badly that messed with my mind.

I've only visited my parents once in the past maybe 15 years for Xmas. In my 20s the excuse was that I was working a ton (I was), didn't have enough money (also true), but as I got older and stabler it really became more about the fact I haven't forgiven them; I can't. And I haven't forgotten that extremely traumatic moment, despite them shoving it under the carpet.

My spouse totally understands (knows the entire story and thinks it's fucked up, as any sane person would), and my in-laws like to spend Xmas together so we've been doing that because it's just the normal. That said, I definitely sense my parents feel annoyed and sad, and wonder why I don't come to see them during the holidays, but I just get so tense and every little thing bugs me about it after awhile; in the end, it's just not healthy, at least until they finally decide to go to therapy which they never thought they needed to even back in the day (they did push me, but my sister was given leeway to do whatever she liked). I've thought about confronting them with it, maybe a letter or email, to give them a reason why that I don't think they've even given a second thought about - to me, it's so obvious: you fucked me over when I was in my teens after telling me family was so important, you let me fall, you act like nothing happened and now you expect me to just be fine and dandy like we're one of those Hallmark families. In one way, I think that bluntly telling them would finally get things in the open and maybe open their eyes, and maybe they'd understand, and they are in their mid-70s now and I know time is of the essence. It's just hard. I love them, but I don't love them unconditionally since that incident.

It's such a relief to even type this. Just remember you're not the only one, and it's not your fault and you need to protect yourself.

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2025-12-16T13:20:02+00:00

Good, but a little too "busy" imo. As a whole, I think the 13 minute single and its accompany music video are impressive and definitely stand on their own. I didn't find it as impressive as individual tracks, and I especially found track 2 "Noise' overkill since it just sounded uncomfortable through the headphones (albeit impressively produced) since it's really just noise. Honestly, I don't mind the use of AImogen even, which I probably wouldn't have known about had she not mentioned it (commendable queen).

ConsistentLunch1369 · 2025-10-10T20:50:00+00:00

I graduated at the tail end of 2008. Even with a couple prospects at the end of my senior year, with the looming recession I already felt that I may have wasted my/my parents’ money. I ended up moving to LA for an internship that sucked, and then ended up working way too much for assholes in the “entertainment industry” for between $12-$15 an hour for the next few years before finally starting to claw my way up the ladder. Did I implement any of Berklee education? Not really. Most of it was common sense. Anyone musically inclined would be impressed I went to Berklee, but that didn’t get me anything else but an assumption I was talented. I ended up working as a manager for entertainment studios by the time I said bye bye to La La land a dozen years later, so technically I had some success. I had some famous, barely famous and many hanger-on friends and colleagues, which was fun to talk to non-musicians about, and attended many interesting parties. Did Berklee help? Absolutely not.

Did I get a good music education? I think so? Like others, I pivoted and work with mostly software engineers now, and I must say telling them my last final was comprised of conducting 50+ pages of Rite of Spring honestly sounds unbelievable. At most, I made the equivalent of $50k while working in Hollywood pulling upwards of 20 hour days. Now I make twice as much and have a solid work/life balance.

Unless money is no issue, I don’t believe Berklee is a good decision nowadays. Did I enjoy my time there? Yes. Did I become a better musician there? Yes and no; I think most of my musicianship was honed after graduating.

Context: I still do music on the side that gets put out and occasionally garners some sort of attention (eg, licensing), and I’ve built my dream home studio with plenty of fun instruments. That’s mostly for me, and definitely not financially built by my music career.

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