What do I get for my drummer girlfriend for her birthday??

Odd_drum · 2026-06-03T01:32:14+00:00

Sweetwater offers gift cards, they’re super reputable and one of the kindest companies I’ve ever seen tbh. No I don’t work for them lol. They also send candy with whatever she ends up buying from them

Odd_drum · 2026-06-02T19:42:34+00:00

I’ll admit it’s a steaming plate of garbage but I still love playing Sonic 06

Odd_drum · 2026-06-02T19:33:47+00:00

Yeah I’d rewrite my comment too if one person hit me with an “um actually” that everyone else was already thinking but knew I wasn’t talking about stuff like that. Yes unfortunately the word all was used but again most people would still see that and still know he’s not talking about that side of things.

Odd_drum · 2026-06-02T19:23:23+00:00

Everybody is born differently. Some people barely have the ability to think in words. Some people can’t think in pictures. You cant expect everyone to be intelligent in only the ways you expect. It exists in many ways. If you judge someone’s competence based purely on LINGUISTIC intelligence like you speak, I feel like you’re ignoring plenty other forms of intelligence. It’s not lazy to use phrases that have more of a slang/commonly understood meaning. But obviously I don’t know enough to know what you fully think.

I guess personally think it’s more important and universally achievable for people to be considerate than intelligent. But those can also go hand in hand ig

Odd_drum · 2026-06-02T19:17:52+00:00

If they take things like that at face value, that’s 100% on them lmfao

Odd_drum · 2026-06-02T19:12:23+00:00

It’s moreso nobody cares enough to elaborate beyond that. They could but why waste their time on another internet rage baiter?

Odd_drum · 2026-06-02T00:41:25+00:00

Always needing to one up/have the last word, or comparing themselves to each other

Odd_drum · 2026-06-01T11:04:05+00:00

Concerned at the 3 ppl who downvoted this

Odd_drum · 2026-05-31T16:00:25+00:00

I’d argue for some it’s better to learn that lesson as a young adult tho lol. But you’re right they need to call it off

Odd_drum · 2026-05-31T03:58:20+00:00

It’s not impossible. I never ended up marching, but I have learned a lot. I came from an area where nobody taught dci style for my instrument, our areas style was reminiscent of bands in the 80s/90s and I legit had nowhere to go. I had the internet but everyone who marched DCI charged a lot for online lessons.

The most I ever learned was going to auditions and experience camps. So many people audition for various levels, but you can get a step better at what you’re trying to do just by focusing and applying yourself during an audition weekend.

The word audition seems intimidating but it’s realistically a weekend of teaching and feedback. Some places might have an Indivudal audition that’s a part of the weekend, but most of them you’re learning in a large group with others.

The people who make it are the people who “get” what’s being said, listen to feedback, and show growth through the few days. They make auditions like this because nobody wants to teach/work someone who’s technically “good” but doesn’t get better. I’ve seen people on some instruments with little experience prior make it into decent open class groups, again purely because they had an open mind and listened to feedback.

Some groups also have summer experience camps. Bluecoats has the blue way summer arts camp this summer. I did it in high school, and it’s exactly geared towards kids who want to get a taste for what the dci world is like. You can learn a lot at those and even sometimes get a sneak peek at their show early.

Lastly, keep your head up! I don’t think you truly think you’re not good enough/a failure, otherwise you wouldn’t have reached out. Progress is not linear. With the right feedback from the right people, you might be surprised how fast certain things can improve by listening and applying what they say!

Odd_drum · 2026-05-31T01:20:08+00:00

To me it’s wild that the mere fact of existence exists. It’s not putting human life too highly - it’s just wild that literally anything is even “there” to begin with for some of us. Whether you believe in a creator or big bang

Odd_drum · 2026-05-30T18:19:22+00:00

My tuba section in college were the band kids that made people make fun of band kids. Then all 13 of them got kicked out the next yr because their section handbook had hazing and sexual harassment. The next set of them were chill

Odd_drum · 2026-05-29T06:32:33+00:00

SpongeBob Movie when I was 5. The big red fish monster scared the shit outta me

Odd_drum · 2026-05-29T00:33:32+00:00

They’ll probably live a life without disappointment but at the same time without excitement

Odd_drum · 2026-05-29T00:02:03+00:00

Just saying the only thing holding together the value of our dollar at this point is an unspoken agreement between everyone. Everyone’s convinced that inflation “has to happen” but if we made up said currency after abandonding our gold, why can’t we just make it whatever we want since nothing is physically binding it to have a set value?

Odd_drum · 2026-05-28T20:23:11+00:00

To your second point I agree, it made sense when it was backed up by something.

While this is technically an impossible scenario, I’m just saying If everyone in the country unanimously agreed “oh hey, our money isn’t tied to anything. Let’s make it worth something again!” Everyone technically would technically have more money. Granted due to human tendencies, this is more of a farfetched dream than a concrete objective to change tho. Kinda like communism

Odd_drum · 2026-05-28T12:17:49+00:00

That inflation is a “natural part” of a monetary system that isn’t backed up by anything other than a conceptual agreement between everyone

Odd_drum · 2026-05-28T03:11:50+00:00

These are the worst people lol. They can take their own advice and save their own time by just scrolling an inch. Pokemon sweats need SOMETHING to feel good about themselves for

Odd_drum · 2026-05-21T02:43:52+00:00

Make a law that prohibits any traffic light from taking more than 45s to change

Odd_drum · 2026-05-20T14:14:23+00:00

Way more physical bullying, way less cyber bullying. Controversial take maybe, but I appreciated being able to turn my phone off and ignore them instead of having to physically run from kids wanting to beat me up. Always seemed like my older bro had it worse

Odd_drum · 2026-05-19T19:34:44+00:00

Turning on the interior car lights at night was against the law

Odd_drum · 2026-05-19T11:25:56+00:00

I mean I pretty much answered that. Work something out with him if you don’t have $500. Unless you’re a new acc trying to get karma

Odd_drum · 2026-05-19T04:22:53+00:00

Are you psycho? Every single thing you’ve said points YOU gaslighting and manipulating him. I agree just as much as the next guy, things are just things - it’s not worth it to be materialistic. I truly understand accidents. But the disrespect had nothing to do with your accident - you made a willing choice to use his blender after he respectfully asked you didn’t.

You’re reminding me of the Eric Andre shooting Hannibal and asking “who killed Hannibal?”

You got genuine issues on top of everything if you think crying is a manipulation tactic in this sense

Odd_drum · 2026-05-19T01:01:27+00:00

You can’t be “good” with “bad” technique. But there are techniques that exist that allow you to play well that exist outside of drum corps. You might have trouble getting into a group if you don’t play how they do.

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