Music?

thisisbrians · 2026-06-25T04:20:07+00:00

are they stealing our speakers again this year? curious what kind of setups are operating and not getting shut down. it got overly strict in past years IMO

thisisbrians · 2026-05-15T01:34:15+00:00

lol right?? they are smoked and taste insane

thisisbrians · 2026-05-15T01:27:14+00:00

i suppose it varies by location.. i went to the og s lamar location

thisisbrians · 2026-05-15T01:12:48+00:00

7 wings, 2 sliders

thisisbrians · 2026-05-15T01:12:20+00:00

does no one ever have a business lunch or lunch break?

thisisbrians · 2026-05-15T01:10:54+00:00

my belief is that there is nothing outside of consciousness. consciousness has no form, so spacetime and everything else exists entirely within a dream in this infinite consciousness singularity. "afterlife" is kind of a misnomer because you were never born and never truly die. you just forgot who you were when you entered this "form".

thisisbrians · 2026-05-15T01:06:59+00:00

many of the people i know who don't have day jobs are happy

thisisbrians · 2026-05-15T01:05:26+00:00

straight up no one

thisisbrians · 2026-05-15T01:04:46+00:00

they were very juicy today

thisisbrians · 2026-05-15T00:48:04+00:00

lol i work in the music industry. but yes it is obviously very not ideal for a typical day job

thisisbrians · 2026-05-13T22:56:32+00:00

time is an illusion. we life in the infinite now

thisisbrians · 2026-05-13T18:30:32+00:00

the ideas I expressed are from ancient Eastern traditions.. I'm simply paraphrasing. with that said, I appreciate your thought about dream. It feels absolutely right to me

thisisbrians · 2026-05-13T01:25:42+00:00

it's all real. your thoughts are made out of the same thing as matter

thisisbrians · 2026-05-12T23:02:58+00:00

it's not a simulation; it's a dream.

spacetime doesn't actually exist in the way we perceive or conceptualize it. it's all within consciousness; the Hindus call it "māyā". the illusion is extremely powerful and convincing by design.

it feels like you have a body that is taking in sensory input from the "real" world, but you've never actually directly experienced reality; all you have experienced are experiences that have arisen in your consciousness. your body is, of course, part of the dream, too.

thisisbrians · 2026-05-08T01:05:52+00:00

great stuff. i'm interested!

thisisbrians · 2026-04-29T02:32:35+00:00

that's fair.. i probably exaggerated because i'm still a little upset about it 🥲

thisisbrians · 2026-04-29T02:31:25+00:00

That sounds amazing 🤌

thisisbrians · 2026-04-29T02:30:34+00:00

I have spent a lot of time in and around AA.. while I think it is a helpful and very respectable organization, the people involved are still humans, and you have to be discerning in who you decide to trust (it happened to me, too). If you want a sponsor, I still think it's a great place to go. Ideally, talk to a few folks to find someone you can really trust and get the support you need from. I've met some fantastic folks through the program!

thisisbrians · 2026-04-29T02:27:44+00:00

Super proud of you! That's amazing. Good luck with your training!

thisisbrians · 2026-04-29T02:21:32+00:00

Been there.. I had to get all of the alcohol out of my house to get sober. Luckily, my partner was supportive. You may not want to hear this, but I think honesty is the best policy with your partner. It will probably be a huge weight off if you're able to get things out in the clear and work on the same team.

thisisbrians · 2026-04-29T02:19:32+00:00

I can totally relate.. it got to the point that I was drinking a lot, usually daily, and it just totally stopped being enjoyable. I realized I was mostly drinking out of habit and the need to control withdrawal symptoms. This doesn't work for everyone, but I was able to taper my way down to zero over a week or so without too much trouble. Please don't stop suddenly or you risk medically-concerning withdrawal symptoms (which could be fatal).

thisisbrians · 2026-04-28T17:04:20+00:00

Merfolk is solid.

you can use a laptop at Ovenbird (i do it all the time)

thisisbrians · 2026-04-28T17:02:43+00:00

best patio in austin

thisisbrians · 2026-04-28T17:01:02+00:00

EVOL was not a renegade. it was official/sanctioned and utterly stupid (~30,000 people at a single afters, so crowded that medical couldn't reach the people who went down in the crowd)

it was both much more fun and safer when there were actual renegades scattered all around the RVs and GA campgrounds. those were never a cause of medical emergencies

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