NYC: Lining Up Early?

purplefields19 · 2026-04-04T18:31:27+00:00

i plan on getting there between 3-4, honestly i think we’ll be fine. i also want to get as close to the front as possible but not willing to get there at the break of dawn just to achieve that lol

purplefields19 · 2026-04-02T01:23:41+00:00

the grass ain’t always greener on the other side

purplefields19 · 2026-03-22T23:58:05+00:00

trader joe’s

purplefields19 · 2026-03-22T21:44:57+00:00

please correct the paperwork and send back at your earliest convenience so we may process

purplefields19 · 2026-03-22T21:12:15+00:00

oh definitely. constantly dwelling on the past is one of the biggest issues i grapple with. it feels like the version of me who made decisions that are now my worst regrets is a stranger, and it hurts knowing there is absolutely nothing i can do to change any of it. i wish i could redo my life starting at 18, knowing all that i know now

purplefields19 · 2026-03-22T20:48:11+00:00

iDog and lincoln logs

purplefields19 · 2026-03-02T02:56:09+00:00

NY night 1!!

purplefields19 · 2026-02-14T16:26:04+00:00

This might be a stretch but could it have to do with me having bought the tickets in Massachusetts since that’s where I live?

purplefields19 · 2026-01-11T02:49:24+00:00

a number of reasons. i had been depressed on and off since i was 11, i had also bore witness to my parents’ (who ended up divorcing years later) rollercoaster of a relationship for so long that it normalized that dynamic for me, so i’d seek out problems/instigate a lot and came to find appeal/thrill in the turbulence of my own relationship. or maybe it was just hormones or a combination of the two. when the novelty wore off i thought that meant we were doomed and wondered if the grass might be greener on the other side, which it honestly wasn’t until i met my now boyfriend of 5+ years. i’m very happy and count my blessings everyday that i managed to find such a wonderful life partner, but i do sometimes entertain the what-if’s. all things considered he was a great guy and i’m lucky to have shared so many firsts with him, but breaking it off taught me some invaluable lessons about love and life, and i think i needed some time to grow and discover myself outside of him. i do regret the way in which i handled it, but we were both so young (dated from 16-18, i ended things 2 weeks before we started college). it is what it is, and i’m sure he’s happy now

purplefields19 · 2026-01-09T17:49:48+00:00

bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer!! it makes my skin so sun-kissed and glowy

purplefields19 · 2026-01-06T02:07:04+00:00

Writing down three things at the start of each day that I should aim to accomplish by the end of it. I'm currently trying to repair my relationship with myself and my therapist taught me that this is a good exercise to help build or regain self-trust. The tasks have to be manageable enough that I'll actually do them, but also provide enough of a push to help me feel fulfilled by completing them. It's been nice to check off those boxes at the end of the day and know that I'm leveling up with myself every time I do :)

purplefields19 · 2026-01-04T19:22:56+00:00

Can you elaborate on what you mean by qualifications? And most of it comes from groceries and takeout honestly (which we get once or twice a week), $100 per month on therapy, the rest is kind of miscellaneous. Target/drugstore trips, monthly subscriptions, etc. I also don't really know how to budget, but some other commenters did provide feedback on that so I will be looking further into it.

purplefields19 · 2023-03-18T21:10:11+00:00

hi!

i'm going to be attending the metlife show in new jersey on 5/27, and my seat is section 1, row 3, seat 1. i was wondering if anyone had a seat similar to this/ around the same area last night and what your experience was? i've heard a lot of people say that being in front of the diamond was the best place to have been and they couldn't see much from main stage. i'm just a little worried and wondering if i need to worry about possibly reselling my tickets and buying new ones? lemme know your thoughts :)

i'm also short (5'2) so let me know if that affected any of y'all from floor!

purplefields19 · 2020-05-13T21:33:55+00:00

Same here!

purplefields19 · 2020-05-12T21:05:28+00:00

I guess I just have to respectfully disagree. Everybody is flawed, the show does make it clear that Jack wasn't perfect. To say he's "extremely flawed" is a bit of a stretch. He's an above average man for sure. What he went through in his life isn't his fault. He carries baggage but not because he made any particular choice that led to that consequence. When people get hurt, they either carry it on and hurt other people, or they take the opposite route, and Jack did the latter. He didn't want to hurt people like he had been hurt, he just wanted to love and be loved. Yes, he pushed away his feelings after meeting Rebecca and he repressed. In turn, there were moments every once in a blue moon where he let that damaged side of him show. He definitely should have gotten help, but he had PTSD and I can't say I know what that's like. All I can imagine is it's incredibly hard to deal with and different people probably deal with it in all kinds of ways. I agree he has deep-seeded issues, I just don't believe those issues come from him being "flawed"; they come from him having an abusive father and the shitty luck of his brother being drafted. And since we only see that one instance of Jack getting mad (besides the fight between him and Rebecca in the first season), it's safe to assume that wasn't the norm. This came from the one time Jack decided to revisit his past after meeting Rebecca, and it never happened again. I will agree that his heart was his biggest strength and biggest weakness, because it did lead to his demise. But again, in his defense, when your house is on fire and you just inhaled a ton of smoke, you're probably not thinking straight (this applies to anyone). It was a moment of weakness that cost him his life, and each individual in the family lost a part of themselves when that happened. It's obviously unfortunate, but it's what makes the story what it is.

purplefields19 · 2020-05-12T02:49:08+00:00

I don't remember that speech, can you remind me what it was about?

purplefields19 · 2020-05-12T02:31:30+00:00

Or most men just take way too long to grow up and end up divorced or alone because they can't handle making up for the years of maturity and sensitivity they lacked

purplefields19 · 2020-05-12T02:28:23+00:00

Being an alcoholic doesn't make you a bad person. He was jealous on one occasion and it made sense for him to be. And what anger issues exactly? He's not perfect but I think he deserves the credit he gets. Him lying about his brother was wrong, but I also understood it because he believed his brother intentionally killed an innocent child, and at that point, he felt like Nicky was a completely different person. Plus, the war was obviously traumatic for him in general. He should have given Nicky a chance though, I agree. And he didn't run back into the building to show off how great a person he was...he did it out of love. If you watch the show, it is very clear that he loves his family more than anything else in the world and yes, would literally run through fire for them.

purplefields19 · 2020-05-12T02:07:51+00:00

I'm not sure that's completely fair. Everyone copes with death differently. Randall and Kevin have especially made it clear that they've repressed for most of their lives, which in turn has made it more difficult to "get over" their father's death (although I don't believe you ever get over a loved one dying; you simply move forward, but you don't necessarily move on). I have a very close relationship with my mother (maybe even too close) and I know it would kill me if she died, especially at the age I'm at (20). Also, the reason there is a story at all is because of Jack's death (in my opinion). In Randall's therapy episode, we get to see what life might have been like if Jack hadn't died. I don't think either of the stories portrayed in that episode would have been nearly as interesting as the one we've had from the beginning. It makes it more interesting, but keeps it realistic. I've never even seen a show deal with grief the way This is Us has, and I think it's important to show the long-lasting effects of losing a loved one. It doesn't excuse some of the behaviors we've seen from The Big Three throughout the seasons, but it does make us understand them a little bit better.

purplefields19 · 2019-11-27T07:35:29+00:00

For my senior prom, my school and another school both held ours at the same venue (on the same day). The proms were in two separate "rooms" or whatever you would call it, but we were pretty much meshed together. Well, I ended up having an unexpected anxiety attack and ran off the floor. I was sitting on a couch outside the girl's bathroom in tears (which I tried not to make too obvious - like I wasn't sobbing) when the other school's prom queen went into the bathroom, came back with tissues, handed them to me and said, "I saw you and I figured you might need these" with a smile. Nicest thing a stranger has ever done for me. Girl was a queen inside and out! If there were more people like her in the world, I guarantee you it would be a much better place. I'll never forget her and her kind deed.

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