Type your thoughts (Part 1)

Non-Phish General
#9721

I’m about to go camping for a couple days with my dad…I was thinking it might help clear my head a little, but now I’m starting to think it might not do that at all…life has been such a damn roller coaster for me this year and that sucks

I’m sorry for you folks who aren’t gonna really enjoy Thanksgiving, but I understand where you’re coming from…one side of my family is great, I think my grandparents show their love for me just as much as my parents, while the other side isn’t bad- I just don’t feel anything genuine around them, but they have more complex family situations themselves so I don’t necessarily blame them for not really knowing what to be sometimes in those family situations…

#9722

A jar of peanut butter makes a great snack.

#9723

My thoughts: Why the fuck cant i sleep???111!!!
I have been in bed since 2am and its now 12 pm and i haven’t slept a wink. IDK wtf is wrong with me. I took 2 melatonin and 2 benadryl and drank no caffeine all day, and IDK what else to do. I’ve also tried several prescription sleep meds in the past with no luck. I just wanna sleep dammit. Some nights i fall right asleep and then others… well, they end up like this.

#9724

^ Damn that sucks man, sorry. I don’t know what the hell I’d do if I couldn’t sleep.

#9725

^Lay in bed smokin bowls and eatin benadryl all night :smiley: . Seriously though… i think i’m bout to just go hiking until i can’t walk anymore then come back and give it another shot. I hope this works…

#9726

Usually when you can’t sleep, it’s because you’re mind won’t settle down. Try some relaxation techniques. My favorite one is to lay on the floor on my back. Feet are in a relaxed position about shoulder width apart and your hands are laying at your sides, (not right by your side but not all the way out either, midway I guess) and your palms are up. Close your eyes and inhale/exhale slowly through your nose. Try not to concentrate on anything but the sound of your breath. Just deep breaths with your eyes closed. This is a yoga technique, but I can’t remember the name of it. See if you can extend your breaths long enough so that you’re taking 5 or 6 breaths a minute. I think I’ve gotten down to 4. The oxygen from the deep breaths will get into your blood stream and soothe you. Plus, you’re getting your mind off of whatever it was that was causing it to be unsettled and your body will relax. Try it for 5 or 10 minutes and see how you feel.

#9727

^well laying on the ground definitely wouldn’t relax me i can safely say that. Because i have a crooked spine, it would just end up causing me pain. Also my nub (missing arm) gets quite uncomfortable when laying on a hard surface… got any other techniques?

#9728

Do the same thing, but do it sitting up in a comfortable position. To me it is most relaxing lying down. You could always do it lying in your bed. That way when you get tired, you would just fall right to sleep. Sleeping medications are horrible for you, so I would urge you to stay away from them. Your body needs natural sleep. If you can’t fall asleep, then try the breathing technique or try doing something like reading. Shit always puts me right to sleep ha.

#9729

I wish you could bottle up awakeness and keep it in the glove compartment for when you stayed at rehearsal way too late on a work night and now you’re lucky to make it home alive. Or for during the pod race in Star Wars I. Gets me every time.

#9730

Masturbate…that’s usually pretty relaxing

#9731

so my buddy comes over last night and starts looking at my shot gun. then holds it up looking down the sight, this was unloaded safety on chamber down… there was no danger involved in this in any way. but i say to him hey keep that down out of the windows. then he goes off.
Why its not like its loaded?
yeah, but if a neighbor was looking over they might get the wrong idea and call the cops.
oh big deal you have a gun.
yeah i just dont want to have to deal with it.
your retarded dude, its not a big deal.
then he goes off how im some “big cocky guy when it comes to guns”, because i own 4, and out of all my friends, im the only one with a safety course taken (other than two other that are hunters as well)

then i tried to be like, dude, its not a safety thing, there is no way anything was going to happen, but i asked you not to do be holding it up in the windows in my house, and i expect you to respect that.
but he got defensive and cut me off about how, im paranoid that i think someone might see him in the two- three seconds he was holding it up, then said, and i quote “some life you live being paranoid all the time. must suck” :unamused: :thumbdown:

so i said, dude if your going to be like that, just go home.
so he left. and now im bummed out.
/rant

we are both overly stubborn and we both get loud…so i dont think we ever really got across what either of us were trying to really say. me the most, seeing as i was stoned and a little off (4 beers).
but damn now im stuck on how to resolve this. :confused: :frowning:

and the four guns for those (few if any) interested.


Remington 870 Express


Rock River LAR-8 Varmint Model


Rock Island 1911

and my favorite

Mosin Nagant M91/30
1940s Russian made rifle, this beast even has the soviet hammer and sickle stamped in the barrel.

#9732

^Well…First-what is the deal with the Rock Island 1911? I grew up in Rock Island, IL ON the Rock River—any connection?
Second-To quote Doug

“Masturbate…that’s usually pretty relaxing.” :thumbup: :thumbup:

#9733

^^ Out of the four, I like the Remington the most.
That sucks about your friend. I had an argument with my friend a few weeks ago and for the most part it went down the same way (but not about guns). Problem is, I’m ready to deal with it, but he wants to act like a child and avoid me instead of resolving the issue like men. :thumbdown:

As for falling asleep, I suck at it. It’s the racing thoughts thing. I’m ready to sleep, but my mind’s got a mind of its own. To relax, I count my breaths but sometimes it’s hard to stay focused. I read that the average American falls asleep in 7 minutes. Crazy talk. I’ve never fallen asleep that quickly, except in high school classes.

#9734

Yeah, I understand that sentiment, but I can easily stand being around my family members I don’t like in order to eat THE best meal I will eat all year. I mean seriously, there is nothing better in the world that I could eat than the stuff my mom and my aunts cook for Thanksgiving. It’s friggin unbelievable: squash casserole, sweet potatoes, turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, honeybaked ham, the list goes on and on and on. My family is very traditional Deep South in a lot of ways, and our Thanksgiving meal is one of them. The whole extended family (who all live in Birmingham) get together, and each one of my three aunts cooks some stuff. It all gets combined into one gigantic meal. That’s the main reason I go to Thanksgiving! :smiley: Plus I have a cousin who is cool as shit, so I chill with him.

Oh, and Rusty (can’t recall your real name at the moment), I like the Remington 870. I’m either getting that or a Benelli Nova when I get my shotgun. I am not a hunter, so I don’t need anything nice. I want a shotgun because I like to shoot skeet, and they also are great for home defense. I’m not a gun guy, but I do plan on owning one shotgun and one handgun, and the 870 and the Nova are the two really well-known, really reliable basic shotguns for a decent price. I’m not sure when I will be able to fit it into my budget, as it is far from being a priority, but it will be nice to finally have one! To me, target/skeet shooting is more fun than hunting, so I may end up getting a .22 for that as well.

#9735

Just saw the new Dennis Miller HBO special…HILARIOUS!!! :laughing: I was laughing from my gut for about an hour! Check it out.

#9736

When the last leaves have fallen
from the deciduous trees all around
the evergreens appear
as if from no where,
to take center stage, earth’s symbol
of life at rest for Winter.
Spruce and pine, fir and cedar
I embrace your love for the cold
and the hope for renewal you bode
from the dark and silent night.

#9737

Gorilla Tape is awesome.

#9738

well, a buddy of ours is doing a show tonight at a bar. gonna ask him if he “wants to go out and try to rekindle the bromance.”
will let you all know how that works.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Island_Arsenal

Manufactured at the Rock Island Arsenal
i went with the rock island and rock river guns, because if i do want to add things, (the lar-8 easily has so much add-on it would be the cost of the gun just in accessories) one day to me ups ground.

i do a lot of trap shooting, duck and deer hunting. the 1911 is mainly for cyote, possum, coons, when im in the stand, and target shooting. fuckers always scaring away the deer. the lar-8 well in il the only thing i can do with it is target shoot…same with the mosin < i absolutely love this gun and recomend any one who likes shooting to get one. cheap ammo, reliable, cheap gun $89.99 and accurate.

ship. when it comes to home defense, the sound of loading a shotgun shell into the chamber will be all you need. and maybe some towels to clean the mess the intruder just shit out. might i ask why you would be looking into getting a pistol? i know a lot of people look down on them, and i would never use it for home defense, god forbid i ever have to. but living in the city there would be too much of a chance of a bullet going through a wall to another house. ideally shot guns and The Judge are what you would want. I love the 870, ive had it since i was 14…23 now, never had a FTF (fail to fire) or a discharge problem. picked it up the other weekend after not shooting it for the better part of a year, didnt clean it or nothing. 10/10 on trap. Benelli makes a damn good gun as well. .22 are fun to shoot too. if you can find a 17hmr for a good price i would go with that though. shoots farther and more accurate than a .22. same minimal kick.
the old man picked a similar one to this up the other day.
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#9739

Meh!! I ended up dancing next to this nice boy at Furthur on Saturday night. Since we both live in Brooklyn, I asked him if maybe he wanted to check out some music in BK on Sunday Afternoon and he said sure and that he would call me. Then he made sure I had his number too. Then Sunday rolls around I don’t hear from him, I figured maybe he was hungover or something. I was out late the night before too, so I was kind of a mess as well, but whatever. Then last night a few of my friends told me I should drop him a text and say hi, so I did, basically just being like Hey it was nice meeting you hope you had a good weekend. And he never wrote back. What I don’t get is, why do guys make sure you have their number when they don’t want to see you anyway! Why do I have to waste phone space? I mean, I’m aware that there is always a 50% of them actually calling when they say they will, but also a 50% chance of me responding. I’m just bummed out because he was pretty cool and fun to dance with. But I guess they’ll always be more. Rejection sucks though.

#9740

^ Oh come on Marianne. Think positively. I mean for god sakes you live in Brooklyn, isn’t there a 50% chance he’s been murdered in the last few days?

You’ll find a good (and living) guy one day. Don’t get hung up on the ones that get away, since they are not ever worth it.