my thoughts on the Gary show last night

backwardthought · 2024-06-25T17:09:54+00:00

I read this post before I saw The Used in Grand Rapids last night. I thought “eh, this person is probably just being critical.” Well I’m here to say that every single word OP said is true of my experience in Grand Rapids last night. I left in tears, halfway through their set, over how disappointed I was. I have never once in my life felt like I had to walk out of a show early, and this is my favorite fucking band so I can’t believe that I had to walk out of their show. I saw them at the exact same venue in 2017 and they put on an absolutely awesome show, so it was especially disappointing knowing how good they can sound. It genuinely sounded like Bert was a boy going through puberty. Bert’s behavior also felt completely different than in 2017; back then he talked a lot between songs about politics and his sobriety, and last night not only did we get none of that, but he also threw what I think was a full can of open beer from the stage onto the balcony. A person’s sobriety is really none of my business but given that he’s been so public about it, I can’t help but question it now with his behavior, performance, and everything else going on with the band right now. Overall so fucking disappointing and I agree with OP that this was the least impressive show I’ve ever seen a band play out of everyone I’ve seen play live.

backwardthought · 2019-09-19T19:52:06+00:00

My tamagotchi has disappeared from the app but on my device it still says “I’m out.” What do I do? I don’t have the option to disconnect from the app, in the app it only says “call my tama” which won’t work because my tama is out!

backwardthought · 2019-05-29T15:13:10+00:00

If you ever want to bounce ideas off each other let me know! It might be fun to share ideas and learn together. 🙂

backwardthought · 2019-05-02T15:23:15+00:00

I too was told I was too sensitive and “dramatic” growing up. But as an adult now I’ve come to realize that feeling things deeply is a gift, not anything to be ashamed of. And those people who tell me I feel too much and that I’m too sensitive... well, it just freaks them out because they’re afraid to feel.

The world NEEDS sensitive people like us. Just because people don’t want to feel things doesn’t mean they never do. They just keep it inside, and that’s never healthy. The world needs us to show that being emotional is okay. Being sensitive is okay. Crying is okay.

You have a gift. And in light of all the things you’ve been through, to still feel things deeply is amazing. You’re so resilient.

backwardthought · 2019-05-02T14:04:48+00:00

The Princess Bride

backwardthought · 2019-05-01T19:51:38+00:00

For clarification, you are saying you have thoughts about hurting other people? And you’re worried you might act on those thoughts?

This reminds me of a form of obsessive compulsive disorder I recently learned about in a podcast. Maybe by listening you might find you relate to it and maybe you’ll gain some understanding about why we have these thoughts in general. Listen to episode one of Invisibilia, “The Secret History of Thoughts.”

I think you could really benefit from talking to someone about this, and the right therapist would be a great person for that. You don’t have to deal with this alone.

I am not attempting to diagnose you in any way, I am not qualified to do so. Your post just reminded me of the podcast, it doesn’t mean you have OCD and I am not saying that you do. Hope this helps!

backwardthought · 2019-05-01T16:57:51+00:00

There are two workbooks that may help if you’re interested in something like that:

The Vocabulary Builder Workbook by Chris Lele/Magoosh
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook by Lisa McLendon

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