JPSound @ JPSound @lemmy.world

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I'll go to the hardware and grocery stores to gather supplies if I plan on day drinking. 10 out of 10 times my workshop and kitchen will be full of activities for the rest of the day.

Ah, a classic. All throughout my 20s, I put myself into this same pitiful loop as well. I cringe thinking about my behavior and relationship with alcohol during those days.

Me too brother. I don't realize I'm doing it until she pauses whatever we are watching and say, "look, I can listen to you or I can listen to the TV. I cant do both." The guilt sets in and I, for the 6th time in the last hour, apologize for being a little chatter box... until something happens that I once again i must proclaim aloud to my wife who knew full well my apologies and self awareness dont mean shit in times like.

Oh man. I love to be tinkering in my workshop on whatever project I got going, listening to music, singing to myself and hitting some fresh ganja. THEN, and the wife's favorite part... I get to cooking a kickass dinner. I only like to drink a light beer and starting in the afternoon. By 5pm, I'm 4-6 deep, big time stoned and chef Emerald is in the house baby! I stick to water after that because if I go to bed all drinky, I'll feel like shit the following day. I dont like listening to other drunks or their shitty ass music when I'm feeling the vibe so i almost exclusively drink when I'm having me time/alone, able to tune my system up/wife not home yet and its sunny outside. That is a perfect day for me. It doesn't happen often but when it does... man I really enjoy it.

I used to have a major problem with alcohol in my 20's and it caused me untold damage. I quit partying for a good number of years to get my shit together and regroup. Now, I can actually enjoy it without going way overboard and making choices and actions that severely negatively impact my existance, it's an entirely different thing for me now. Moderation and a little bit of discipline did me a world of good.

I'd pay for WinRAR before I gave either of those companies my money.

I work in the film business. Im one of the on set tech worker bees and the thing that annoys me most in movies is making them. What a shit industry. In the past +5 years of so, it has really gone down Hill. I'm an IATSE member and year after year these big studios have taken everything from us, refused to give reasonable raises, even if only to keep up with inflation, and the daily production demands get bigger and bigger, putting so much pressure on the crews. On top of all that, they brag about setting record profits every year while pretending to be shooting a huge film on a shoestring budget. I hate it and I've been trying to get into another industry but it's so hard. It's hard for me to enjoy movies anymore because I'm so resentful. I work on the big big stuff too so it's not like I'm getting screwed over my little indie shit stain prod cos. These are the jobs people dream of and it's not what you think it is and everyone hates it once they get here. It's not the work itself though, it's those you work for. Ignorant peanut counters and the precious shareholders ruin everything.

I use the Cinco Face Time Party Snoozer. I can be outgoing and social while catching up on some much needed ZzZz's.

Tool has been my favorite band for ~25 years now. I've been a fan through nearly their entire history and if there's one thing that's been a consistent element of the band, it's that MJK is a fucking prick. No two ways about it. He's a little shit with a HUGE ego and he's just not a pleasant human. Creative as hell and damn good at what he does but a massive massive dick head. He's not the reason I like Tool though and I wouldn't even call myself an MJK fan, I dislike him in a lot of ways but when it comes to him, Danny, Adam and Justin laying down some badass fuckin jams, no one does it for me like Tool. Danny and Adam especially. They are the core of Tool for me and I think MJK gets waaaaay too much credit for the band.

Cat nip. It sounds like they want treats and a puzzle just happens to be in between them and sweet sustenance. We have 3 cats and when they get to begging, my god, I'm out numbered and out matched. Our girl is on a diet so snacks are a no-go for now but a little bit of fresh nip and POOF! Now I have distracted cats for a good half hour. Play time has officially begun.

I drilled a hole in a piece of scrap wood I had in my shop so my wife and I could observe it the only way we could with what we had on hand. Still cool as hell to see that in any form IRL.

The one with the sun and the moon.

Elongated Muskrat

Fun challenge of the day: read everything in the voice of Terrence McKenna. It makes other people's comments much more interesting, mystic almost... like, imagine McKenna reading you recipes or the terms and conditions of a Dollar General coupon or whatever.

Dependa needs that seed money for her 3rd pyramid scheme this year too now that's she's a holistic mind and spiritual health oils business CEO.

I miss those days of being 18, smoking some shitty weed on the couch and settling in for a new episode of ATHF. And after 20 more spirit journey formation anniversaries later, the weed has gotten much better but not AS or TV in general. That was the golden area. I dont think I've ever been as excited to watch a movie at the theaters since the ATHF movie. What a masterpiece.

It will be a hard fought war because everyone is wearing camo by default. Large scale battles would turn into sharing recipes on the best way to smoke a trout, this years corn harvest, last years deer season and by the end of the night, everyone will have plans together for the following weekend. They would be borrowing each other's power tools within the first thirty minutes.

It's because we are still in the preperation phase along the boarder. Soon your land will be our land. We will launch cheese and brats across the boarder striking critical barbecue pits the likes of which the world has never seen while simultaneously blocking the boarder of all you PBR supply lines. You've been warned.

Still worth it.