On a serious note we played a house recently where the guy made an announcement like "hey just so y'all know this is a judgement free zone. please don't hesitate to ask if you need a safer use kit, narcan can be found xyz, please dispose of needles in xyz" and everyone was chill
And for my next trick, I will develop a crush on anyone who is moderately nice to me and has good hair. I'll need a volunteer from the audience. Ah, yes, you! Sitting several hundred miles away. Let's give them a round of applause.
In 2019 let's shift the conversation from Good or Bad people to Good or Bad behavior. It is behavior that makes spaces safe or unsafe. Writing someone off as a Bad Person does nothing to improve their behavior. Writing someone off as a Good Person excuses their Bad behavior.
I can't believe I used to get home from school and get on Fb or whatever and just message people hey whats up not much you. For absolutely no reason. Thats just what we did. Who the fuck does that. If someone messages me now for no reason I'm like fuck u I don't wanna deal w this
Your crush is tweeting "if u have a crush on me u have to tell me" while you're tweeting "if u have a crush on me u have to tell me" and u both have crushes on each other but ur trying to see who can be a coward the longest but you're me and I'm telling you right now I'm winning
If you make your band your whole personality, all your relationships become dependent on & filtered through music/gigs. This is bad. People loving your music is not a substitute for people loving you. You deserve to be known and loved as a human being independent from your art.
I think maybe we should not conceptualize our friends & people we admire as Angels and Sweet Perfect Babies etc. let people be human, think of people as human, and understand that every. single. person. is susceptible to the things that drive shitty behavior.
Alex, we need you to name the harm you've done. Name it and show us that you understand its impact. Show us you care about changing this behavior more than damage control.
A $5 pizza is a $5 pizza but I will absolutely disrespect Little Caesars for inviting cops set up shop in the basement parking lot of their big ole arena to process all the people arrested in Detroit summer 2020
Have you ever seen someone look confident in a post office? No. Truly a humbling experience. Not a single person is totally sure how things work there. Really levels the playing field.
"Just because a computer is not running Windows doesn't mean that it's broken."
An excerpt from "Neurotribes" by Steve Silberman holy shit what a banger
Me: hey that person seems cool
Me 1: you should try to hang out with them
Me 2: but you never feel like doing anything remember
Me: hey uhh wanna come over and sit on the floor w me
Dump truck ass is of course very nice and good, but I also want to give a moment of appreciation for Smart Car ass, Honda Civic ass, VW Beetle ass, fuckin uhhh, Ford Flex ass,
Whattaya say we just close up shop? "DIY" (read: twitter locals who do music and their slightly more Successful friends) is a lost cause. Let's just pack it up. Bringing my little amp to a public park and just vibing. No venues no aspirations of fame and glory none of that shit
First of all, I never thought I'd find myself signing a strippers chest, period. But I esp never expected it to happen at a diy show. She was excited to get her tiddies signed by the guy she brought FLOWERS TO THE GIG for but he ignored her all night. Someone had to step up.
I want to spend more time with you irl so I can stop depending on this godforsaken app for diluted human connection. Yes you. And you as well, probably. No pressure. I just wanna be in the same room as you. Drinking tea. Playing bananagrams or something. Learning a lil about you
Anyone wanna fall in love over the internet and start a relationship that's effectively long distance even though we're not that far from each other but slowly realize we're not right for each other and call it quits all before quarantine season ends
'you don't owe anyone anything ' is such a toxically individualist mindset. In community there are things we do owe each other. Like you, for example, owe me androgyny
Good morning. Have a good day, I fucking dare you. I double dog dare you to have a good day today, coward. Bet you won't. Bet you won't have a good day today. Oh this cute lil mf thinks they're gonna have a good day, huh? Go on then prove me wrong.
damn for once in my life i have the opposite of post tour depression I'm making plans I'm reading my emails I'm updating my spreadsheets I'm putting bailey's in my coffee I'm doing pushups
Gender is like when the eye doctor puts that thing up to your face and flips the lenses around and he's like, "one... or two..?" And you go uhhh?? And then he flips another little thing and goes "three... or four..?" And you can't see shit or fuck and you just make up an answer
You either die the overinvested DIY clout chaser or you live long enough to see yourself become the unhinged Twitter personality that either a. spews constant hot takes bc you have nothing to lose or b. Tweets cryptic, absurd, but somehow relatable nonsense
You know that scene in Donnie Darko where the kid is like "good shit, eh?" And he goes "it's a fuckin cigarette" that's how I feel about every Take on this website
I wanna plan an event where everybody shows up and we just all be silent together. Bring a book or homework or whatever but no music no talking. Do whatever you want just do it quietly. Everyone be quiet together. I think it would be real nice.
I'm disappointed in my friend, too. At the very least I think it's been demonstrated that there is a pattern that was not going to be changed by private talks and confrontations. People deserve to be protected from that pattern.
So the trope of "Ive had a shitty day can I see ur titties" is understandably laughable but has anyone tried the "I've had a great day can I see ur titties" approach yet
@danithegreatish
Hi friend gentle reminder that you have no control over how people perceive you and their perceptions have no control over you. Love you 💛