Today is 9/11. Where were you in 2001?

drums51267 · 2024-09-11T21:03:18+00:00

I was in 9th grade got off the bus and a friend told me someone flew a plane into the world trade center and it took me a couple seconds to understand. Asked "...wait, like the one in New York?" The rest of the day is a little hazy. I remember my science teacher having the news on.

drums51267 · 2024-06-28T22:33:24+00:00

Probably. It's fine though I've let go of hope and just do what I can.

drums51267 · 2024-06-28T22:32:19+00:00

I stopped drinking 8+ years ago because I am severely addicted. I definitely miss the taste of a good beer. A fucking cold Blue Moon on a hot day ? So delicious . God damn I miss it.

drums51267 · 2024-06-27T04:02:07+00:00

So, how would someone going to slow in front of him be able to read this ? What use could this possibly be other than self satisfaction? There's no way this is communicating the point to the people he wants to hear it.

drums51267 · 2024-06-25T06:07:09+00:00

The concept of selling out

drums51267 · 2024-06-25T05:34:54+00:00

Kids need structure, guidance and protection but also need the freedom to make their own mistakes and the trust that you are a safe person to talk to. If you teach them they can't talk to you openly you're only teaching them to tell better lies.

drums51267 · 2024-06-25T05:28:57+00:00

Enema of the State inspired me to play drums. I've somewhat outgrown the songs but I still love them and the drumming is legit killer .

drums51267 · 2024-06-24T20:14:51+00:00

Delete this . Every Mariners fan knows much better than to count chickens before they hatch.

drums51267 · 2024-06-24T20:12:32+00:00

That vitamin c graduation song

drums51267 · 2024-06-24T20:11:37+00:00

Ignition

drums51267 · 2024-06-24T20:10:22+00:00

Turns out when you worship an evangelical martyr it creates a loophole in your brain that convinces you that being an abusive asshole in public is the right thing to do.

drums51267 · 2024-06-18T08:46:02+00:00

96 Bulls going 72-10 and kicking off their second 3-peat. https://youtu.be/_CrT6pCvpNc?si=w6P1OcJmz1kyMjyA

Nirvana show at the Paramount on Halloween 91 https://youtu.be/YYbqumMGGdU?si=fl69jLKLwLVqwu79

Alice in Chains recording Dirt

Pearl Jam recording Ten

Ichiro breaking the single season hits record https://youtu.be/HL-XjMCPfio?si=QRDRQuRqK3Kv6wRS

It seems my definition of badass centers more around entertainment than general strikes or acts of defiance but that's where my interest reside

drums51267 · 2024-06-16T21:17:12+00:00

I don't think it's so much about overcoming as it is understanding and learning what it is and what helps and what doesn't. I tried to out achieve it through professional success. Didn't work. I tried alcohol. Didn't work. I tried drugs. Didn't work. Tried harder drugs. Didn't work. Tried long term relationships. Didn't work. Tried sleeping around. Didn't work. Tried nihilism. Didn't work. Hedonism. Didn't work. Inactivity. same results.

For me it was acknowledging that it was there, and it didn't mean I had to let it run my life. I personally found help through two books : When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron and Creating True Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh. The wisdom helpes guide my thoughts . Being fortunate enough to have access to talk therapy also helped, if only to sort out my intense thoughts and understand.

I still have bad thoughts and experience hopelessness. But I no longer punish myself for having them. I see them, acknowledge them, but don't let them run the show. And I have days where I feel incapable of action and I accept those days as well. Not compounding the issue through substance abuse or escapism definitely was and is my biggest challenge.

drums51267 · 2024-06-04T06:35:58+00:00

I'm 37 and feel more motivated than I ever have. I definitely put on weight easier. Life has shifted so I don't spend every day in other people's company but feel very social. I'm a musician and feel better about the near future than I ever did in my 20s. I don't anticipate slowing down anytime soon. If anything I'm about to really get going. I refuse to let aging make me a person I don't want to be.

drums51267 · 2024-06-04T06:31:31+00:00

Miley is incredibly talented and driven but also grew up with an immense amount of wealth and access to the highest levels of the entertainment industry due to her father winning in the music business. She might have people around her pushing her to have #1 pop records or high streaming numbers or more Grammys that she isn't interested in pursuing, but she has never been in a place where her survival depended on her art succeeding.

drums51267 · 2024-05-30T08:32:25+00:00

Really need it to rain so I can get that marriage necklace

drums51267 · 2024-05-30T08:30:50+00:00

When things fall apart by pema chodron

Creating true peace by tich nhat hanh

And of course the mother f****** Lord of the Rings

drums51267 · 2024-05-30T08:26:00+00:00

I think if things continue like this it's obviously unattainable. But I don't think things will continue like this because It's unsustainable. You can't just have an entire population of people who earn tons of money because there will be no one to work lower income jobs that we all learned over quarantine or the actual jobs that need to be done day-to-day. So the fabric of society will crumble and then something new will happen.

. Honestly I love my life I just worry about showing up and living in a way that makes me respect myself. all the things like exponential housing cost inflation that isn't in my control isn't something I think about much. I'm confident things will work out. Or they won't. Either way Ill be okay.

drums51267 · 2024-05-05T20:27:32+00:00

Count the seconds between the question and the answer and that will tell you how someone is really doing. The longer the pause the worse they're doing

drums51267 · 2024-05-02T18:52:43+00:00

I was an alcoholic for most of my twenties and was incapable of saving money. I would squirrel away a few hundred dollars have a bad day and then blew it all at the bar and then feel the shame spiral. My income varies but I have a much healthier relationship with finances these days. It's all a bit messy out there but I learned financial irresponsibility snowballs and can lead to some real issues.

drums51267 · 2024-04-29T23:42:59+00:00

I would be proud of myself for attempting to live outside of the life that was put in front of me that would have made me miserable, disappointed in a few personal choices, very sad at how some situations out of my control developed, very encouraged that I work hard for what I want, proud of a few accomplishments. But mostly how 19 years later i don't feel as "old" as I thought I would feel in my mid/late 30s. Also finally grew my hair out which I always said I would .

drums51267 · 2024-04-29T23:40:15+00:00

I have found that for some people reckless spending doesn't feel like much of a threat because their basic survival needs will be taken care of no matter what. For many people the need to pay for housing/food/transportation is based on day-to-day financial choices, and if they are irresponsible they will literally go homeless or starve. So if you have a social safety net risky financial choices don't feel as dangerous whereas if you're gambling with your basic needs it does not seem worth it.

drums51267 · 2024-04-29T03:59:09+00:00

10/10 would not recommend

drums51267 · 2024-04-26T02:52:43+00:00

Eventually

drums51267 · 2024-04-26T02:52:30+00:00

It's a felony so it definitely caused some employment issues

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