#concerts

highs:
— finally studying the course i've been eyeing off for ~5 years

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— finishing that course (i'm just about there, anyway!)

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— buying my first car

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— finding a rental that has a room for my son

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— attending australia's first ever knotfest

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— two music festivals and two concerts (well, the second is this weekend)

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— getting a new laptop for my birthday, so i can play my pc games again

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— falling back in love with reading

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— working more on trauma recovery and not backsliding

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— seeing all of my son's progress and accomplishments

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— getting closer to a friend i fell out with years ago and dearly missed

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— still having @aclockworkbananna by my side ♡

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lows:
— losing two friends who had meant a lot to me, but seeing with coloured glasses

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— realising my doctor is useless, and i'm gonna struggle finding one that works for me

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— having my first ever case of tonsillitis, so severe i had to go to the ER

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— my wisdom teeth pain flaring up to such an extent that i find it painful to eat / drink (even water)

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— joint pain after covid that has impacted my stamina when walking

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I think my mom liked Whitesnake. There was a band with a similar name that I cannot remember that she always talked about going to see at SPAC here. I'm not sure about what happened there. I think she may have been into some stuff thet she's never shared. I once mentioned Danzig to her and she had a strange reaction. 🤔🤣 I know she liked dark haired muscle men… 👀🤣 She still doesn't understand how I haven't "hooked up" with Apocalyptica. 🤣🤣🤣 My first Apo concert she came with me actually. I remember her remarks about who I apparently was looking at most. 🤣 And then the time that she said that Gavin Rossdale kept looking at me because I looked like his wife at the time Gwen Stefani. 🤣🤣🤣(Middle school Rachel's life was made.) My mom and I had some fun times at concerts in my 20s. Then she met her horrible husband and that stopped.

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That is sad, but it is something that many of us have experienced. When I was 18 I was in love with a young woman named Ruth. I could not believe my good fortune to finally find a woman who would love me as I loved her. Unfortunately, Ruth had another man she loved and I was simply a toy to be used and abused to drive her around, take her to concerts, to the beach whenever the love of her life wasn't around. But.. as a result of that experience I grew stronger and became more observant, cautious and realistic with my future relationships.

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Looking back at it, I would say that failed relationship taught me how to effectively interact with women while minimizing the risk to my own health and wellbeing. I say minimize because I do not believe that you can completely eliminate difficult or hurtful relationships, but you can certainly learn to manage relationships better to achieve successful outcomes. Good luck. 🌻

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Country. Because I never have to drive in traffic ever in my life. Can leave in the woods and still be 10-15 minutes from any type of store you would need. I'm an outdoors person, nature is just beautiful to me. Creeks and rivers you can swim in, they're plenty out here. Ever seen the night sky out in the country compared to the city? You can see everything including the milky way going across the sky, it's beautiful.
As I grew older, and the credit I was building by my behavior was actually positive, it was nice to move to a small town. Walking into a bank where the manager knows your name, getting greeted at the post office and not going through a hassle picking up packages, etc. Once, I even had a wallet returned to me because the lady recognized my picture from church. Mind you, there are less opportunities. My wife worked as a graphic designer for a bit, and demand wasn't terribly high or lucrative. Non-city life makes it a bit easier to be a part of the community. Bedroom communities. They're small towns that are close to large cities. Most of the people that live in these towns don't actually work in these towns. You get the feel of the community of a small town, people know you, yet you still have stuff to do that isn't too far away.
I generally have much more in common with city people. I also like concerts, theater, public transportation and good restaurants, and that really only comes with cities. I like visiting the country but have no real interest in that lifestyle.
Rural within easy reach of a city is ideal for me. I live in a city currently (for university) and I really struggle with sleep because there is always light and noise coming from outside, also I hate crowds. I'm from a small village originally and much prefer the peace and quiet, and the green countryside
Rural, because I was born in it. I've problems when I'm sleeping at friend's house because I'm used to the noises of the cities(and I'm talking about small cities <30k citizens), for instance my grandma had problems sleeping because they opened a railroad that passes almost 2km from our house, but you are able to ear it in complete silence. Also the idea to have a garden or to walk outside without the traffic, I feel like I'm in a box while being in cities like Milan.
Being in a larger city can be nice sometimes, but I would never live in one. I just find it too crowded, too hectic and very weird if you are just surrounded by city. I like small towns/cities, something around the 30-60k population mark. You have enough people there that the place isn't totally empty, but it's not too crowded, the city is small enough that can easily bike everywhere and the city is just large enough that you can do some stuff in it. I grew up in a city with around 30k people living there, and I just like the feeling there.

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Euh j'ai fait lettres classiques à un moment dans ma vie mdr. J'ai un peu traîné à l'antenne de théologie de mon bled aussi.
J'ai pris des cours d'éducation canine.
Mon copain a bossé en cuisine et il a une mention complémentaire traiteur, j'essaie d'imiter ce qu'il fait.
J'ai pris des cours de danse diverses, et mon père est un ancien instructeur de planche à voile/muscu. (Je sais toujours pas faire de la planche à voile, mais j'ai des bases en fitness.)
Mon grand-père était électricien alors je sais identifier deux/trois trucs, tant que c'est pas trop technique.
Mon ex m'a appris à jouer aux échecs et au clavier aussi.
Ma grand-mère et ma mère m'ont pas mal forcées à m'intéresser à l'ésotérisme et à l'astrologie.
A un moment j'allais à des ateliers de poterie, ça me sert encore quand je modèle de la pâte polymère.
J'ai pris des cours de théâtre et de danse pendant quelques années, j'ai déjà participé à la mise en scène de pièces +création de costumes / décors (fonds peints, récup de meubles et vêtements, ajustement de vêtements, costumes sur mesure et papier mâché)
Et là je suis en train d'essayer de me former pour faire de la médiation culturelle autour du folklore local.

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Et toute seule j'ai pas mal bossé mon anglais et mon espagnol, mon latin et mon grec, des bases en polonais et en hébreu, la cuisine et la pâtisserie, le dessin et l'aquarelle, la couture, le surf, la broderie, le crochet, le jeu vidéo compétitif, je sais entretenir un jardin, des compétences de bricolage basique, etc.
+je vais voir du spectacle vivant, je lis, je vais à des concerts et des festivals divers
Puis j'ai approfondi ce que j'avais pu étudier avec des gens.

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J'ai aussi récupéré la maison de mes parents qui était pas dans un état ouf, c'est bête mais on a été obligés de faire des réparations / du nettoyage partout, de la rendre vivable... je me rends compte que j'ai plus de compétences que ce que je pensais haha

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It was a ticket for a concert to Josh Groban for my birthday 🎉

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I listened to his songs since I was little, and I always wanted to see him perform in person. So, when I got the ticket for my birthday this year, I was so surprised, and happy, and excited, I couldn’t believe I was going to see him 😍

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Unfortunately (or not), I ended up going to this concert with my dad, and we had a great time! I didn’t know that Groban was a fun person! After every song, he would say a small speech with a joke and it was hilarious 😆

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Based on my experience going to concerts in the USA, the sound is not the greatest, when bands/singers perform. I can always hardly hear the music, and sound is like under the water, but Josh Groban took care of that. I heard he always brings his equipment to concerts, that’s why the sound was amazing!

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There were so many beautiful things that happened to me this summer 😍
On my birthday, my family and I went for a couple of days to stay at a cabin house in a quiet neighborhood (it’s basically in the woods, but there were maybe 4 more houses around).
It was peaceful and I could sleep like a child for the first time ☺️
We went one more time out of the city to live in a country area for a couple of days. We were even neighbors to a horse and a pony in a barn next to the house 😌
Also, I went on 4 concerts this summer. The first one was Josh Groban, and I just loved to see and hear him in person 😍 he was hilarious too 😄
Next one was Stray Kids. I have never seen so many people in one building in my entire life and I couldn’t believe that I saw this amazing group alive from South Korea 🥹❤️ Oh and I screamed like crazy too even though I don’t usually like to do that 😂
Next one was Blue Men 👤👤👤 I went to see them with my family before my brother’s departure to the boot camp and it was so much fun to see them in person 😄 I even got to look one in his eyes very close 😈
The last concert was Los Enanitos Verdes. I went with my friends and her boyfriend to Chicago to see them, but first, we spent all day in the city: rode a water taxi, visited China town, ate street food, rode bunch of Ubers and shopped in one mall 😌
Me and my family also got to visit Chicago couple more times, and every time we visited Ukrainian Village, talked with people and ate at Tryzub there ☺️
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I loved this summer and I would post one photo of each event, but since I can’t, I’ll just leave a picture from my room in a cabin house 😌

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Disney movie can always make me bawl lol, they’re so good at hitting close to home by making it so recognizable.

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Other that that, movies, shows, games, books don’t make me feel emotional easily.

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What does make me emotional though are concerts, festivals, theme parks and other memorable things like vacation. Efteling and Disneyland created a soft spot in my heart. I love looking back at things or even having the realization during a moment and just be like ‘woah, I get to experience this, I get to be alive today and feel and take this all in and enjoy this moment with the people around me 🥹’

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For example, this is my video I took at Disneyland, I cried for over 10 minutes looking at my videos and videos trying to find the most suitable one lol.

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If you like this, I really suggest you search up on YouTube: Disneyland D-Light + Disney Illuminations 😊

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I have a very diverse taste in music, I used to go to various informal concerts and knew all the performers, oh, nostalgia attacked, such as Мясо Boogie, Platzdarm, Shimata, Tears Appliqué, Amabilis are the main ones and many others, now these groups have not been around for a very long time, but sorry ^^ and I saw the rest, but I don’t personally know them again, they are not for everyone: Amatory, Jane Air, Psyche, Dolphin, Remorha, Apokefale is the one who made a strong impression, the strongest energy🔥🤩💫

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У меня вкус музыки очень разнообразный, раньше я ходила на разные неформальные концерты и знала всех выступающих, ох ностальгия напала, такие как Мясо Буги, Платздарм, Шимата, Аппликация слез, Амабилис это основные и многие другие, счас этих групп нет очень давно, а жаль^^ а остальных я видела, но лично не знакома опять же они не для каждого: Аматори, Джейн Эйр, Психея, Дельфин, Ремора, Апокефейл это тот кто сильно произвёл впечатление, сильнейшая энергетика💫🤩🔥

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https://youtu.be/HptDHmh8ObA
https://youtu.be/N9PNCCW7hvo
https://youtu.be/pclobVRFTh0

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Music, to me, is one of the most magical art forms available. My theory is that it's because music is intangible. As far as I know, the closest thing to a physical representation of music ever created is a vinyl record. It's music converted into plastic grooves, but you can't look at a vinyl and experience the song. You have to put a needle on it and amplify it and yadda yadda yadda. Here's a further example of what I mean: If I look at a painting, I can, with however much effort, understand what the artist is trying to say. Just by looking at it. But I will never be able to look at a record and understand the depth and meaning that the artist is trying to convey. I HAVE to hear it. That whole concept just continuously blows me away every time I think about it.

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Personally, I don't think music means something to everyone. I've met people who genuinely don't listen to music. Like ever. They just live their lives in silence, I guess. (I don't get it, but they seem content.) But I think that just adds to the magic of music. It's almost like not everyone is able to harness it which, while tragic, is fascinating. Lastly, my inspiration often comes from what I couldn't or don't know how to express to others. In other words, I use music to say what I can't. Sometimes words alone aren't enough to illustrate a thought I have. I don't mean that my thought processes are on another level, but, rather, that I can't personally articulate some of the things I feel. Furthermore, if I could phrase my thoughts clearly, I don't know that I'd always want to. Sometimes I feel like when I share with people I'm putting a burden on them, BUT if I can phrase my thoughts in such a way that others want to hear them or that others find beauty in them, then... I feel content. But it isn't until I feel that I've properly expressed myself, while also creating something I think is worth listening to, that I'll be happy. Some may say that's not healthy, but... Well it might not be. I don't know, I'm not a doctor. I am the youngest of 4 children. My brother is a year and a half older, my sisters 8 and 10 years older. Never mind that I was reading since I was 4 years old, it always felt like everybody was better than me at everything, until school when that reading thing had me marked as "gifted" and made school socially awkward. We went to local concerts, our parents had gigantic record collections, and my grandparents on dad's side all played instruments and bought home organs. Dad bought a piano for the house when I was 6 years old, and we all tried to play, but I was the only one who kept going.
A crutch, mostly. It's basically all I've ever been good at, at least to any useful degree. It's a reason to get up in the morning, a reason to hustle every day, a thing to connect with other humans over, I kinda rely on music to just exist.

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