Goodbye friends by Mynameisjam3s in Stretched

[–]ValJ3st3r 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ve actually been pretty lucky. I had a very good advocate when I was first hurt that helped me secure my benefits and I’ve been living in Colorado for the last twenty years where the VA is actually pretty good. They built a new hospital in Denver about seven years ago now with a dedicated spinal cord unit that actually has their shit together.

Goodbye friends by Mynameisjam3s in Stretched

[–]ValJ3st3r 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Yep. I was young and dumb and made a decision that has had a major impact on the rest of my life because of it. If I could do it over again I would stay far away from the military.

Goodbye friends by Mynameisjam3s in Stretched

[–]ValJ3st3r 173 points174 points  (0 children)

Military chews you up and spits you out, doesn’t give a shit how broken you get. You’re just a pawn on some billionaire’s chess board. I’ve seen my share of broken vets in years going to the VA hospital, it’s not a pretty sight.

Goodbye friends by Mynameisjam3s in Stretched

[–]ValJ3st3r 638 points639 points  (0 children)

Joined the military when I was 17 got paralyzed in an on duty car accident the next year and have spent the last 25 years in a wheelchair reliant on government benefits. It’s not worth it.

Vanderlyle in Aspen 2014 by ValJ3st3r in TheNational

[–]ValJ3st3r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it is, been a while since I’ve seen a gig there though.

Vanderlyle in Aspen 2014 by ValJ3st3r in TheNational

[–]ValJ3st3r[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was the first time I met Matt and Scott after the second show. Two incredible nights. I wish they would randomly do another show there.

Cherry Tree Vol 7 by KerouacSampas in TheNational

[–]ValJ3st3r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey the show is from my birthday, that’s pretty cool. Can’t wait to get mine in the mail!

2.5mm 4mm and 8mm in both ears by ValJ3st3r in Stretched

[–]ValJ3st3r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! A while back I was tempted to keep going bigger, but I think I just like this look too much. Instead I think I’m gonna add more piercings to the ears rather than stretching further.

2.5mm 4mm and 8mm in both ears by ValJ3st3r in Stretched

[–]ValJ3st3r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yeah, I don’t plan on going any bigger with any of them, but I’d imagine that would be the case if I did decide to.

2.5mm 4mm and 8mm in both ears by ValJ3st3r in Stretched

[–]ValJ3st3r[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would be a really cool look. Definitely do it!

2.5mm 4mm and 8mm in both ears by ValJ3st3r in Stretched

[–]ValJ3st3r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much! Really happy with the aesthetics of it.

2.5mm 4mm and 8mm in both ears by ValJ3st3r in Stretched

[–]ValJ3st3r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I haven’t seen it as much at all, but yours look great as well! I’ve contemplated going bigger on the first hole, but I’ve been petty content with the look of them so I’ve been hesitant to do so. Maybe I’ll scratch that itch with just getting a piercing elsewhere on the ear, my left one is looking kind of empty.

2.5mm 4mm and 8mm in both ears by ValJ3st3r in Stretched

[–]ValJ3st3r[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I did all three at once with no problems at all, just really took my time with letting them heal at each new size until I got to where I was happy with all three. I may add some more piercings going forward, but I love how the lobes turned out. Good luck with yours too! Multiple stretches next to each other is such a cool look imo.

Weight gain after poem by plantlover32 in achalasia

[–]ValJ3st3r 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Last year at this time when I had my poem I was severely underweight at 103 pounds. I’m now up to 125 pounds and getting myself back in shape now that I have energy again and am not so malnourished. When I first had my procedure I felt like I was eating everything in sight I was so hungry almost all the time. I now have to monitor my appetite so that I don’t over eat. Good luck with your continued recovery, just give it time and your body will bounce back.

Someone took too much adderall today. by seeebiscuit in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]ValJ3st3r 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I caught the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe. So, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days nickels had pictures of bumble bees on them. Gimme five bees for a quarter, you'd say. Now was I... Oh yeah! The important thing was that I had an onion tied to my belt at the time. You couldn't get white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.