Nothing like owning your own home 
Keep going! You won’t regret it. 
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Took the day off my jobs today and had some Tree guys come out to trim up an overgrown tree. Crazy affordable compared to everything else around here.
Also started painting this yesterday morning and finally finished!
Only took about six hours longer that I though lol
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Looks like a very pleasant spot you’ve got there!
Thanks! It’s taken me a while to get used to it. I used to have only one neighbor on one side of me and nobody across the street. Unfortunately that place was a dump with a crappy landlord, but the location was killer.
I lost out on a house I really wanted due to the other person paying cash, despite me offering more, but this place is alright. My neighbors are okay and the street is really quiet. These days my rare free time is usually spent on house projects, but I’m slowly rescanning my collages to make an eshop when the mood strikes.
Got a friend down the street who’ll let me have karaoke parties when the mood strikes me, since I don’t think I can get away with my crazy parties here lol.
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@Vlantis I wanna go to your karaoke parties
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My deprogramming from the internet and social media is going well.
Thats all.
Cutting back and saving money on a bunch of things monthly. It’s been really satisfying being in this sort of mindset. Yeah shit is still fucked but at least I’m trying haha
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And inevitably the day after writing the above post my landlord increases my rent. I give up 
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Damn, that sucks! Well, at least you decided to save money at a good time.
Finished my first DIY tapestry hanger after the first attempt fell apart after three minutes on the wall.
Turned out nice in the end.
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So… no more “Thank You!” card with the rent check!
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Today I finish my postgraduate degree in Architectural Science: (Audio and Acoustics) with a Distinction.
I have a beautiful family and many things to look forward to in my future. (Including building my own studio in our new home, once we find one of course.)
IDMf is in a good place and i’m also excited for its future and growth.
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Congratulations on all of the above! 
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The forum’s back! That made me happy.
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Been busy adulting…ttyl peeps.
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I’ve had a rollercoaster couple of months. It starts bad - took a new job back in November that did not pan out because of turnover in my department. So I had to very quickly go and look for other work, and expected to settle for a lesser position than what I had.
Wasn’t getting much in the way of interviews, I had one company express real interest, but then they got acquired so I figured that was the end of that job prospect (after like 3 weeks of interviewing, getting along with the team, and thinking this job would actually be an improvement over the old one). But then I finally get an interview with another company, and lo and behold I get the offer email from company A during that other interview.
So now I have about 2.5 weeks to try and get ahead on school before I start a new job at the same level as my old one with a much cooler team to back me up. And I gave the other place my brother’s name and they’re actually interviewing him now, so hopefully he’s only a week or two behind me on the gainful employment train. That’s a pretty good week if you ask me.
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My backyard (and only my backyard) has had an explosion of Green June Beetles. Not sure why, but they’re very pretty and harmless (but very feisty and hard to take a pic of). At first i was freaked out, but now I kinda like 'em.
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We used to get tons of junebugs when I was little - like open my front door and say “what’s this wall doing here?” before realizing my screen door is covered in junebugs.
This year I’ve seen two. I’m sure I would be annoyed if they were here, but I miss them.
My friend wanted to check out Tokyo Police Club’s performance at the festival here in Ottawa, but neither of us had tickets, nor did we want pay for the hassle going through the huge press of people and security for just the one band. So we just decided to go down and listen from the fences. Turned out that we even had a view of some of the screens showing the performance, so it wasn’t bad. Until the rain started. I watched as the clouds were coming in and warned my friend. She didn’t believe me and told me not to worry. I pointed out that the tall buildings in the not so far distance were actually disappearing from sight because of how much rain was coming down. Still, she stubbornly refused to relent.
We got drenched in seconds.
I had thought there was lightening as well, because i kept seeing flashes of light. It turns out that the raindrops were so big, that when they hit the brim of my hat, it fanned out and the water was reflecting the dying rays of sunlight coming from behind me.
The whole situation was ridiculous and amusing.
We finally ran to the only shelter available, which was the train station, waited out the rain, and when the rain cleared enough, the band started playing again, and we could still the music clearly from the saftey of the train station.
Even through all of that, neither of our moods were dampened. It was a pretty great day.
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Ive been gone from the Forum for quite a few years. Guess Ill chime in since lots of big life things have happened since and a lot of it deals with being honest with your self and being happy in general.
I met someone in the first half of Covid at the request of 2 friends. We both were quite content with being single at the time and were not looking for anyone. But these two friends kept talking about how we could really get along. So we met at a super small birthday party I threw for myself. Talked the whole night and had a great time then exchanged numbers at the end.
4 years later we are married with a whole hell of a lot of plans for our futures. We talk to each other - a lot! We are very open about everything and we talk everything out reasonably with out fighting - we also try not to go to sleep mad at each other. Mental health is a huge HUGE topic in our household. We both have had our bouts with major depression through out life and I am really happy that I have found someone on my same wave length.
We both prop each other up every chance we get. If shit gets tough - we talk about it and how it makes us feel and how we can get past it. We compliment each others work at random. One thing I am really super appreciative of is she will come into my studio space at random times and tell me she really likes what I am working on.
She does cool arts and crafts stuffs as well as cool, kitschy decorative stuff around the house also working for non profits and a lot more! Which cool thing is - she got me into working in non profits as well on my spare time! She also got perfection in Stardew Valley…
Another thing is we both give each other space. We both can go out on our own and go camping for a few nights alone - or take a week or more vacation somewhere - or go visit a friend across the country - alone. Communication and setting realistic boundaries is key.
We are both busy bodies who like to adventure. We both like go out and see where the world takes us. There has been quite a few amazing trips across the country we have taken. We also allow each other to make career moves we really want to explore.
Im working at a fancy music store in a rich area of town selling Pro Audio equipment and Keyboards atm. I was working in networking before for YEARS - got burned out - lost my job. Went back to fast food for a bit for some quick cash and worked my ass off. Saw a position open at my current job randomly and nabbed the hell out of it. She was behind me each step of the way cheering me on.
Another big thing (sorry this is long) is I picked up Disc Golf a year before Covid hit.
I. Fucking. Love. Disc Golf.
Everything about it - the physics of the flying discs, the art of body control, how everyone is mostly cool and open, the woods, the deserts, the mountains, the rivers and creeks, the night rounds, the rain… all of it. I feel it has a HUGE part in keeping me sane and open.
Moral of this story - keep your radar open, work hard, play hard, and be up a hello.
Im hella stoned and I love my wife. Ill stop bragging and get on with more housework. Cheers yall and much love.
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