Your pointless thoughts & observations

  On 10/19/2021 at 12:45 AM, drillkicker said:

Why wouldnt that do the same thing i described?

Because often in classical the melodies are more complicated or sophisticated

  On 10/18/2021 at 10:40 PM, drillkicker said:

 i've been listening to a lot of elliott smith.

As far as music to be stuck in your head goes, you could do much worse.

Building off Yek's idea, you could go on an all jazz diet for a while and see if the repetition dies.  Or you may end up increasing your musical memory, which would be neat, but also maybe maddening for you.

I listened to noise and extreme metal almost exclusively for a year, and there was one band rehearsal in that period where I lost my ability to count in 6/8.  It was the most fucked up thing that ever happened to my brain.

You could carry a pack of cue cards in your back pocket 

  On 10/19/2021 at 9:15 AM, toaoaoad said:

Ok new pointless thought:  Lately I have been...

This thought would be pretty good conversation starter, if you haven't already used it outside watmm.  You could get some extra mileage out of it too, because the response would change quite a bit depending on who you brought it up with.  It's pretty relatable.

  On 10/19/2021 at 9:15 AM, toaoaoad said:

Ok new pointless thought:  Lately I have been feeling like I have nothing new to offer socially. Like every time I have a conversation with someone now I feel like I just talk about the same shit and tell the same stories. I don't know if other people actually feel this way about me but these days I find myself cringeing after every social interaction I have, thinking afterwards how lame I am and what people must think etc.  I suspect it's a side effect from lack of social practice, because of COVID, sometimes going days without seeing people besides on Zoom, and sometimes longer without meaningful interactions. But I also feel like my memory has taken a serious hit from all the weed I've smoked over the years and I wonder if I'm just getting stuck in a loop. Like not realizing I'm telling the same people the same shit over and over lol. Anyway COVID-era life has been boring af and I haven't exactly been nourishing my brain, more like lots of escapism. So I guess it's no wonder I've become so dull and all my stories are a few years old. I'm thinking I should learn something new, like if my life is still going to be sort of dull activity-wise for a while longer then I could at least be feeding my brain, and then I would at least have nerdy things to talk about, which in my mind seems better than this current situation. I can socialize just fine and I enjoy it but I have really been struggling with this cringey feeling I get afterwards, even if I try to stay really mindful I still end up saying at least one stupid thing or doing something stupid, and then I just obsess about it for the rest of the day. /pointless thought

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I find that this kind of self-critique can be used to your benefit.  If everything you say is dumb, then just roll with it and say more dumb things.  Not much to lose if youre going to feel the same regret either way.

On the topic of taking a break from music, has anyone else noticed how much louder it sounds after a day or two break?(maybe this is obvious) Its like a t break. And a really strange thing I noticed, sleeping doesnt count as a break. I can take an 8hr break and music sounds much louder, but after an 8hr sleep it doesnt sound louder at all.

i just had a million-dollar idea for an app: resurrect the sweet voice of your dead wife/husband/daughter/etc. by feeding an AI audio recordings of the dead person. you can then have entire conversations with the simulacrum. 

the next step would be deepfakes generated in real time, using video recordings of the dead. basically skype with the dead. 

  On 10/21/2021 at 11:29 PM, brian trageskin said:

i just had a million-dollar idea for an app: resurrect the sweet voice of your dead wife/husband/daughter/etc. by feeding an AI audio recordings of the dead person. you can then have entire conversations with the simulacrum. 

the next step would be deepfakes generated in real time, using video recordings of the dead. basically skype with the dead. 

Yeah, and make the voices say things randomly in the background or in the middle of the night that allude to hellfire and crippling regret

If someone told you to go fuck yourself and you suddenly split into two bodies (with one mind). Would you go fuck yourself? Would you consider it any worse than masturbation? Would you feel gay? When you're masturbating you're literally wanking some guys cock anyway, unless you're female. 

This was my pointless thought. Thank you.

  On 10/21/2021 at 11:36 PM, drillkicker said:

Yeah, and make the voices say things randomly in the background or in the middle of the night that allude to hellfire and crippling regret

Also, this:

"Old Tits" would've been a decent band name in the 90s. could've abbreviated it like "Anal Cunt" did. AC and OT

edit: this is pretty dumb as random thoughts go.

  On 9/1/2021 at 11:20 AM, iococoi said:

bruh..charlie bones left nts radio...nooooo..i need my The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show

hooray ..

https://doyou.world

I was just thinking how hilarious it would be to open a coffee shop on top of Everest.

  On 10/25/2021 at 7:23 PM, toaoaoad said:

 

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  On 10/26/2021 at 1:32 AM, toaoaoad said:

I don't know why I didn't say "too steep". It would have been way more on point.  (Hours later) 

And the coffee shop could also serve tea and make "steep" jokes.

I'll see myself out now

indeed, mr. toad. I too thought that after scrolling through blank screen, would be rewarded with a "steep" witticism. but alas, the pun ended on a "high" note (I too will see myself out now). but leave it to mr. tregaskin, to swoop in with a lol appropriate slow clap gif, and save the day. tregaskin is a skilled gif-searcher; he's been on point many a time. I saw him moaning on here once about having no redeeming qualities, but I would strongly recommended he add "skilled gif-searcher" to his résumé...

I'm watching the best of 1996 music videos on tv and I'm reminiscing. Beck, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jamiroquai.. Oh my!

I got stared at by a bull moose today in a field while operating a Bobcat 5600 Toolcat.

Like...muthafucka mind your own binness

I was attacked by a moose earlier this summer. A confused and quite big calf. I had to jump into a ditch with stinging nettle. An old man in an electric weelchair saw the situation and for some reason he yelled at me for scaring the moose and decided to chase it. Absurd situation. 

  On 10/21/2021 at 11:42 PM, Silent Member said:

If someone told you to go fuck yourself and you suddenly split into two bodies (with one mind). Would you go fuck yourself? Would you consider it any worse than masturbation? Would you feel gay? When you're masturbating you're literally wanking some guys cock anyway, unless you're female. 

This was my pointless thought. Thank you.

in a moment of pure stupidity, I just google image searched "Aphex Twin" to try and find lil sup's logo to post in response to this. instead, completely logically, I was bombarded with gay porn. epic big brain moment.

lol who tf edited my post

lol wtf is going on

Why is everything a "mixtape" these days?

Am I getting old?

starting to notice the effects of the "great resignation" at the local grocery store. every time I've been there in the past week, there have been massive line ups to check out. only like 1 regular check out open, and 1 set of the 3 self-check out aisles staffed (I always use those). none of the regular workers appear to be there anymore. the front windows are advertising a hiring fair to get people to apply. I guess no one wants to work anymore.

  On 10/26/2021 at 2:26 AM, toaoaoad said:

Indeed if Brian hadn't quoted me I would do one of my famous post- post-edits and changed it to Steep in the original post. Many of you would have already read it and cringed by that point, but at least future readers would never know

But my buddy Bri went and sealed my fate 

 

What is wrong with me, how did I get so stupid

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There would have been an "edited" timestamp, which would have ruined the joke even more

  On 10/29/2021 at 5:15 PM, zero said:

starting to notice the effects of the "great resignation" at the local grocery store. every time I've been there in the past week, there have been massive line ups to check out. only like 1 regular check out open, and 1 set of the 3 self-check out aisles staffed (I always use those). none of the regular workers appear to be there anymore. the front windows are advertising a hiring fair to get people to apply. I guess no one wants to work anymore.

look around for a store that a pays a living wage and has better benefits.. it's likely that store is better staffed. local grocery stores here are well staffed... so far. 

but have seen lot's of hiring signs at other places.. convenience stores, fast food places. portland is kind of a bubble in a lot of ways though.