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AChildOfBoredom
12-18-2022, 06:51 PM
The meeting on Friday went well… it was the three of them and two of the guy’s kids… I say kids, but his son is two years older than I am and his daughter is five years younger. There’s one more who couldn’t be there. Eased some of my apprehension also, because the email said they were 25 when they formed the band… it was a typo… they were 15. So the good news, these guys are legit, they were surprisingly good as teenagers and they’ve still got it, and they have money, so we don’t have to worry about trying to crowdfund this. They truly don’t give a shit if they lose money on it. But all the same, I’m going to try to ensure they don’t.

I think I have the right guitarist in mind for them also. They’ll have to meet his parents, as he’s only 16, but these dudes passed the vibe check with flying colors. The one thing that does worry me is that one of them told me I “had all the right connections while still being accessible”, which my concern there is that others will get the same notion and it’ll become a burden for me.

Another cool takeaway from that is that one of the members is divorced, and his wife and daughter live in Connecticut… that’s not the cool part, but what is is that they remain on good terms and she attends courses at this place called The Institute For the Musical Arts, and this to me is just the greatest thing ever:

http://www.ima.org


The Institute for the Musical Arts was founded by Ann Hackler and June Millington in Northern California in 1986 and received its nonprofit status in 1987. It operated its studio and programs from Bodega, California’s historic Old Creamery until 2001 when property was purchased in Western Massachusetts for a permanent facility. The institute’s nonprofit mission is to support women and girls in music and music-related businesses. Rooted in the legacy of progressive equal rights movements, IMA’s development is guided by the visions, needs and concerns of women from a diversity of backgrounds and has grown from the need to nourish ourselves and each other.

And it’s based in rock music. I wish I could’ve gone to something like this, but there’s absolutely no way my parents ever would’ve allowed it. It’s really surprising they even agreed to let me learn violin… I went behind their backs to also learn the flute, and I started playing guitar in high school when I got in with the punks and learned through them. My sister is borrowing my Mitchell guitar now, and even though it’s the cheapest one I own by a mile, it’s the most valuable to me, because it was their going away gift to me when I left Wisconsin. Anyhow, I think it’s absolutely wonderful a place like that exists, and there’s parents who are with it enough to let their kids attend and pursue their own dreams.

LoveyD
12-18-2022, 11:04 PM
I ate a lot of edibles. Between that and waking up at 4 am, this should be a great night's sleep.

SnuffleUffleGrass
12-18-2022, 11:43 PM
Work was really frustrating. I care too much.

SnuffleUffleGrass
12-18-2022, 11:56 PM
^^ I was on Jeff Mara a while back. Part of me wishes I was a lot more seasoned when explaining my near-death experience because I was so nervous talking on there, fearing that I would face criticism and judgment for being a stripper. When I was on his channel, I couldn't even read the comments from our interview because I figured people would be jerks. I'm thinking I'm just going to start my own channel talking about my experience so it can give other people hope. If I was able to get into heaven as a 32-year-old exotic dancer, it gives other people hope LOL


I'm glad you shared this.

I can add to this topic later....I have always been openly skeptical about religions. In fact I got my ass kicked in high school for being critical of "white Jesus" Xtian culture, I didn't realize how a lot of "Christian" people would react to open criticism of the simple ideas in evangelical faith.

I've always been very tolerant of stone cold atheists b/c I considered their beliefs ballsy.

I do maintain there's a "Better Place" & we all go there. These days I really don't engage on the topic unless is is super relevant to most of the people around me.

TL ; DR Keep doing you.

LoveyD
12-19-2022, 08:31 AM
^^ I was raised Catholic but as an adult I don't subscribe to any religion. My NDE showed me that you don't need to go to church every day to experience Heaven. Just be a respectful human and learn from your shit and all will be okay.

If someone does practice a religion, it's fine, just be loving and kind to others because the energy you give out in this life is what you experience in the next.

I'm sure I received some sweet and supportive comments as well. But I don't tell my story because I care what people think about me. I just do it because I know I'm supposed to, that the Light wanted me to. There are some stories that just need to be told.

Some of these so-called Christians actually have the audacity to try and manipulate me into believing that the light was actually a demon! It's amazing how they think they know more about your experience than you do. So many control freaks out there, I'll tell you.

WendiStarr
12-19-2022, 09:34 AM
I applied to the sterile processing technician program. It starts next month. I'm really going to do this.

kimbe
12-20-2022, 07:44 AM
While it’s been wonderful here in the summer weather, it’s time to go back home today.
And what a day to leave, seems like summer is taking a break. A cold front or something is coming and it’s going to rain today and the temperatures are going to drop a lot for the coming week..

indiegirl
12-20-2022, 04:41 PM
I wonder why police interrogation video quality is so horrible when that is the most dire time for quality video in life? I'm watching the Courtney Clennen video right now.

Jucie
12-20-2022, 08:57 PM
Working at a trade show again was a great, especially getting out among people. Not really profitable though, I’m of course much better off spending more time with SD.

Dreamqueen
12-22-2022, 10:44 AM
Mercury in Retrograde shadow period begins soon.
I'm disappearing for a while.
No drama.
No misconstrued conversations.
Nope.
Not doing it.:no:

WendiStarr
12-22-2022, 07:39 PM
I wish Christmas was done and over with already, honestly.

lilylilylily
12-22-2022, 10:01 PM
I was at the dollarstore today and saw a peach scented body spray and it reminded me of a friend I had in highschool who always wore peach scented body oil spray. I sprayed the body spray just to see how it smelled, nothing like the body oil my old friend wore, hers smelled amazing. Then, maybe 20 minutes later, that same friend walked in the store. I haven't talked to her in like 20 years but I've seen her on FB before and know she hasnt changed much.. funny that she walked in after I thought about her lol.

JGB2009
12-23-2022, 04:50 AM
I'm so tired that I could sleep for days. I would love to have some time by myself.

AChildOfBoredom
12-23-2022, 12:09 PM
I wanted to go to a restaurant last night, so L and I went to a fast casual restaurant. There was a couple seated next to us with who I’m assuming is one of her relatives… her father, maybe an uncle. What caught my attention was that he had the same Cult of Luna hoodie that I have, but at the end of their meal, her father/uncle/whatever wanted to tip with Dollar coins, and she was telling him she’d been a waitress and that those were an annoyance, and the staff wasn’t going to care about the ‘novelty’ of them, etc. In the end, the boyfriend had some cash so he exchanged that for the coins and be made a comment about how he could put them in his eyes for the ferryman to cross the River Styx when he died, and the father commented that they traditionally used pennies for that. So the boyfriend goes, “Shit! Not in this economy”, and maybe it was one of those things where you had to be there, but I thought it was funny.

indiegirl
12-23-2022, 04:11 PM
I'm too late for amazon to ship a last minute gift. Crap. The soonest I've found is the 28th. I waited too long.

Update: Got an email gift card to a nice restaurant. That works!

carmen_b
12-24-2022, 09:03 AM
I personally find the odd denominations cute and lucky.
As a bartender I'd get the $1 coins and $2 bills sometimes. I like them !


I wanted to go to a restaurant last night, so L and I went to a fast casual restaurant. There was a couple seated next to us with who I’m assuming is one of her relatives… her father, maybe an uncle. What caught my attention was that he had the same Cult of Luna hoodie that I have, but at the end of their meal, her father/uncle/whatever wanted to tip with Dollar coins, and she was telling him she’d been a waitress and that those were an annoyance, and the staff wasn’t going to care about the ‘novelty’ of them, etc. In the end, the boyfriend had some cash so he exchanged that for the coins and be made a comment about how he could put them in his eyes for the ferryman to cross the River Styx when he died, and the father commented that they traditionally used pennies for that. So the boyfriend goes, “Shit! Not in this economy”, and maybe it was one of those things where you had to be there, but I thought it was funny.

Dreamqueen
12-24-2022, 10:21 AM
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/zt2du5

I'm going to be front and center when landlords get what's coming for them.

AChildOfBoredom
12-24-2022, 05:56 PM
I personally find the odd denominations cute and lucky.
As a bartender I'd get the $1 coins and $2 bills sometimes. I like them !

I like them also, but what I really like are those Canadian “looney” coins.

kimbe
12-25-2022, 09:20 AM
Volunteered for a shift at the tanning salon yesterday, didn't actually expect it to be that busy..

LoveyD
12-25-2022, 01:47 PM
Merry Christmas everyone!!

carmen_b
12-25-2022, 07:47 PM
I'm super disappointed today with both my gentleman callers lol .

N has pissed me off for his day time date ( and awkward rambling at the table once we got there ).
Poor thing. I think he's kind of a mess ( the Christmas season is awful for him in certain aspects ).
Also ..... I did not know that when he moved out a year ago he and his ex were still " trying " until July when they signed papers ? Wtf .
You are IN or you are OUT .

Hot for Teacher is traveling and left Friday.
At least one message would have been nice to let me know he made it ok .
I get being busy and not opening computer .
Eh. I guess last week I was also on a 48 hour email strike so there is that.

Aurora_Sunset
12-27-2022, 03:45 PM
I'm always amazed by the strong psychological pull of the week between Christmas and New Years.

I think it's partly that the holidays are so stressful for so many people, that the second Christmas is over, we have a "stress hangover." Then, add in the fact, that most people don't expect anything from anyone during the last week of the year. The idea that the New Year is when you'll actually "start" anything else, like when you wait until Monday to restart a failed diet lol

I just think it's funny how the last week of the year just exists as sort of an "end credits" to the year. We have to sit through it, but it means nothing to anyone. Time just ceases to have meaning.

I tell myself every year, I won't fall into the trap, but here I am on Dec. 27th, eating nothing but candy and chips all day.

Aurora_Sunset
12-27-2022, 04:30 PM
I finally watched that B-level horror movie Jack Frost from the 90s.

It is so.... so bad.

WendiStarr
12-27-2022, 08:27 PM
I started watching Welcome to Chippendales on Hulu with bf and we both found it interesting. I had no idea of the story behind that male sc.

lynn2009
12-27-2022, 11:41 PM
I have a date tomorrow and I haven't wanted to go since we booked it. And it's a full dinner, not only drinks, because this guy doesn't even drink.

Dreamqueen
12-28-2022, 10:33 AM
I started watching Welcome to Chippendales on Hulu with bf and we both found it interesting. I had no idea of the story behind that male sc.

I used to work there. The one on Overland in L.A.
Did podium dancing when it turned into a night club at 10 pm.
Steve was a great boss.
I could write a book on what I witnessed there.
I watched the series.
Didn't know that Dorothy Stratton and her husband were involved with the start up.
I don't remember his wife. And she has the same name as my mom, so I wouldn't forget that. Hmm.
I worked there in 1984, 85, 86
The actual club imo was more beautiful than the one in the series.
Gorgeous, actually.
Those were the happiest days of my life. Like nothing bad could happen in there.
Dated a couple of the male dancers, and a bouncer.
Wonder where they all are?

carmen_b
12-28-2022, 11:18 AM
Share a couple apps if you want to keep it to 60-90 min .


I have a date tomorrow and I haven't wanted to go since we booked it. And it's a full dinner, not only drinks, because this guy doesn't even drink.

carmen_b
12-28-2022, 06:16 PM
Ugh. This house in SO comfy and in the cutest area.
I want it.
Too bad these dogs humans return in 2 days, ( cries )...........

Don't they want to expand their trip two more weeks?

I'm just so settled in with my ribs in the crock pot and my teas all set out as a display.
So cozy !

AChildOfBoredom
12-28-2022, 06:47 PM
My sister was tickled pink with her Christmas present. She spent most of Sunday playing, and she’s gotten a lot better than I realized.

Had to watch one of my favorite coworkers go today. Jackass went and got a DUI, and you have to have a CDL to work here. He was able to find a job right away, so I borrowed a trailer and took his toolboxes over there for him at the end of my shift. Gave him plenty of shit about the whole thing.

kimbe
12-29-2022, 01:01 AM
Cabin life is cozy, at least for a short period of time..

WendiStarr
12-29-2022, 08:06 AM
^^ Oh gosh..I've been eating way too many bbq chips lately.

On a different topic, is anyone on Nexplanon? I'm giving serious thought to that or an iud right now. I've been having too much sex lately and I should be smart and get on some form of birth control. My most recent baby I got pregnant while on norethindrone so I don't trust the pill. We've just been using the pull out method and let him cum in my mouth but I'm not wanting another baby right now. My youngest isn't even 1 year old yet.

carmen_b
12-29-2022, 03:32 PM
And my stripper self busts out again.
I just can't contain her.
Lol.

Last Tues. I rsvpd for a date today with someone who did everything right ( including a great phone convo and making plans ahead ) .
Now today I see he wrote to me on Bumble saying " I don't have my phone until I get more minutes " or something like that.

WAIT .....red flag isn't it ? Why would you disclose you have a cheapie phone AND ever let it run out of min. ? I'm sitting here with my nice outfit set just wondering if there if too much WTF to this to show up to this date.

So I'm making him sweat now by not responding .
Get your phone in order. I'm not replying on an app when I gave you my number .

Maybe I'm just carrying too much judgement here. I'm self employed. My phone is everything. If clients can't reach me they can't pay me . Having it off even 2-3 hours is an absurd idea to me. I'm not sure if it's enough to cancel lol.

Aurora_Sunset
12-29-2022, 04:19 PM
It's a laugh that the beginning of January is prime time for starting a diet when the entire month of December is spent accumulating so many leftovers and treats that the fridge and pantries are still stuffed with them come the end of the month.

Staci
12-29-2022, 04:33 PM
Ugh. This house in SO comfy and in the cutest area.
I want it.
Too bad these dogs humans return in 2 days, ( cries )...........

Don't they want to expand their trip two more weeks?

I'm just so settled in with my ribs in the crock pot and my teas all set out as a display.
So cozy !

I think it would be hard for me to get comfortable not knowing if and where the nanny cams are hidden. My brother fired two dog walkers after he watched them on the nanny cam! LOL

carmen_b
12-29-2022, 05:55 PM
^ I looked around for those nest cams .

I've done so many outcalls in massage days I'm used to looking for little cams.
I didn't see any but your comment has made me wander around the 7-8 minutes looking closer at all the walls and corners lol .

The last sit job actually had one but they unplugged it .
Then it got it and put it in a drawer.

The damage is done. If these folks have cams they have tons of footage of my naked ass.
It's illegal to record someone without consent . I just don't get that vibe from these people at all either ( the lady of the house has tons of interesting books on sexuality / she has these healing types of items set out ). Like .... another fellow hippie is not going to cam me .
The jokes on them if they do .... I've been nude all over this place.
I hope they like my butt and tiddies then.

carmen_b
12-29-2022, 06:01 PM
I'm cancelling that date.
Not being on top of a payment is a red flag / indicator to me.

Be smarter. If there is money scarcity going on ..... hide that shit with your VERY BEST effort . Suggest a tea or something haha.
Take the disorganized BULLSHIT elsewhere please .

I'm taking my fine self OUT as well. :)
I'll go hunt in person. It's all good.

Staci
12-29-2022, 07:08 PM
It's illegal to record someone without consent .
https://www.robertreeveslaw.com/blog/nanny-cams/


Are Hidden Nanny Cams Legal? It's legal to install a nanny cam in all 50 states, even if you choose to videotape your nanny without her consent.

carmen_b
12-29-2022, 08:14 PM
^ Oh now you are making me think in terms of caution.
I realized these last three house sits .... one was a woman .... two were couples.
I could actually SEE a man putting cameras up. Scary !
So I'm not sure if I'll ever accept jobs at a guys house or IF I do I'll have clothing on the entire time lol.

These three sits got me three weeks STRAIGHT in the city other than 2 days.
I think it's $830 I'll make from the jobs but it's just been so NICE to be in the exact areas of town I like . Renting a furnished place anywhere near the city core would be $1200 minimum so I feel like the " value " of the stays themselves is at least $900. Not bad for a little quick side hustle!

It kind of gave me that confidence boost about living here.
I can be happy with a life here .
I can do the hassle of signing a lease and moving stuff and building my base !

kimbe
12-30-2022, 11:00 AM
We're about to hit the road for the 7+ hrs drive home. That's including the two charging stops T has planned. I'm just a little bit sceptic to his charging plan..

carmen_b
12-30-2022, 12:34 PM
^ I think it'll work. :)
Do you feel you need to charge more like every 2-2.5 hours?

carmen_b
12-30-2022, 12:36 PM
Mr Clusterfuck ( phone guy ) is calling and texting.
NOPE. You are done.
The way I date is you tell me where to meet you and I'll show without being a flake.
If you can't offer the same ...... bye bye.

AChildOfBoredom
12-30-2022, 02:58 PM
This brightened up my day a little.

57870

Both because it’s funny and it’s a sign of his old self coming back. This was the old roommate who fought in Ukraine and was wounded there. It was worrisome because he wanted to get back into the fight so badly and it seemed like all he could think about, even saying he’d rather have died over there than not see it through. Maybe he’s finally able to let it go?

kimbe
12-31-2022, 12:37 AM
^ I think it'll work. :)
Do you feel you need to charge more like every 2-2.5 hours?

Yep, it did. Charging stops were slightly longer than the planner said. We arrived at home with 4%, not the predicted 10%, probably because I drove he last part.. ;)

carmen_b
12-31-2022, 05:42 AM
^ Yes when you fire them up to above 75 it eats the juice ha.

indiegirl
12-31-2022, 08:05 AM
I found Avatar 2 online to watch....it was a good movie but geeeeeez 3 hours long!!?!

kimbe
12-31-2022, 09:27 AM
^ Yes when you fire them up to above 75 it eats the juice ha.

That's right, but if you wanna go fast, you need to drive at high speeds, as long as you've got access to fast charging, total driving time will decrease with higher speeds, even if you have to charge more.

Dreamqueen
12-31-2022, 10:57 AM
Today marks 6 years that I moved into my own place, ending my homelessness.
I will forever be grateful to my landlord for taking a chance renting to someone with an eviction on their record.

WendiStarr
12-31-2022, 04:45 PM
Today has been bizarre as fuck. I started off the day with hot sexy time with my boyfriend. Afternoon brought BD and a weird proposal out of nowhere. I'm going to pawn the ring if it's a real diamond.

carmen_b
01-01-2023, 01:15 PM
Ended it with N last night. :)
Fresh year and fresh start !

We did an impromptu adventure to his friends house for New Years.
There was so much good conversation. It was actually really nice. We talked and played games . No one picked up a phone for 5 hours. Lovely.
I did invite him in to the dog sit house after some kissing in the car.
I decided to tell him when we got into a cuddle ball what I was thinking.
We had a fair and respectful convo I would say. I did get to ask some questions. I also told him flat out that if this is his " thing " .... seeing a few women once a week but not offering ANYONE the gf title that he is going to hurt a lot of people. It felt good to say to get it " out ". I was doing some feelers in convo ( because I get the gist he is one of those guys who entertains crushes he can't have .... like taken women ..... or women not interested ect. )! We didn't crack too far into my theory but hey ..... I'll give an earful if I sense a vibe.

It's been 5 weeks.
Be a boyfriend or get to stepping my new non-romantic friend.

Aurora_Sunset
01-01-2023, 04:12 PM
I started off last night not wanting to do anything for New Years. My husband insisted we go to the bar for dinner and drinks, because he wanted to watch his football game. I tried to get into it, but by 10:30, we were both over the bar. It was so crowded. The smoke was bothering our eyes. Even though we had seats AT the bar, we could never get service in a timely manner, because all the bartenders were constantly focused on the areas where people kept coming up to order. We ended up leaving, going to the liquor store for some drinks, and just going home and finishing the game there.

After being home in my comfy clothes and just chilling on the couch, I actually got a second wind and really enjoyed the rest of the night. Ended up staying up way too late watching silly videos on Youtube after midnight, but oh well. It's New Years.

Tomorrow is grocery shopping, meal prepping, cleaning, and preparing for healthy January to kick off the new year.