I do themed years as per CGP Grey's video about the idea. Last year was a year of Foundations, building myself up both for my mental health and for my music career, and this year I'm gonna start building a better life on that foundation.
... Or try to, at least. Forming a band with a buncha trans folks in Trump's America is gonna be difficult, but what's more punk than forming an almost exclusively trans rock band in the face of adversity?
I mostly use edibles, since I prefer those over smoking. Use 'em enough and your tolerance can get sky high. Combine that with poor self-regulation (common in us folks with ADHD, IIRC), and a traumatized past you want to hide from, and overuse became considerably easier for me.
Regular usage at high doses can result in withdrawal effects, since at that point your brain is used to the heightened dopamine levels. Without the constant party of THC in my system I get unbelievably angry and irritable, mostly towards myself, and threats of suicide become more frequent. Makes me wanna pop another brownie to make the self-hatred stop, cause these withdrawal effects can last a while for me.
I'm doing better with it lately, but I'm having to do frequent vibe checks on myself, and I'm working on an extended break right now. I dunno how universal an experience mine is, but boy howdy, I gotta be more careful.
I'd guess pride colors, depictions of Blahaj (that IKEA shark that's popular among trans folks), stuff of the sorts. Stuff that right wingers get offended by.
That's something I struggle to internalize, even when I'm with my best friends. I dunno how to be comfortable with silence, with a lull in the hangout sesh, it just eats me up and makes me feel like a bad friend.
I'm not even gonna lie, chief, if somebody shows me any kind of luxury fashion like that and boasts that it costs more money than I'll ever see in my lifetime, I'm just gonna ask if it was worth the human suffering incurred in the making of these luxury goods.
Nothing published just yet! I saw the E6 documentary this summer and it lit a spark in me and my mates. My biggest influence is from the Olivias, and particularly I take more after Will Hart's style (with my best mate being the Bill Doss of our group.) I'm actually gonna try doing some field recordings to try a Green Typewriters-esque musique concrete piece.
I'd have loved it if I could have been there with the Elephant 6 crew in Athens GA during the 90s. The music those folks produced is some of my favorite, and it's totally the music I'm trying to make myself.
I edited my comment with a poor explanation from memory, alongside a great video explaining that I can't watch to double check my comment as I'm at work currently.
I do themed years as per CGP Grey's video about the idea. Last year was a year of Foundations, building myself up both for my mental health and for my music career, and this year I'm gonna start building a better life on that foundation.
... Or try to, at least. Forming a band with a buncha trans folks in Trump's America is gonna be difficult, but what's more punk than forming an almost exclusively trans rock band in the face of adversity?