How to make a piano bracelet

Adam and D-Sides Boyfriend, or DS for short, were deep into a game of Super Mario Bros Wonder on the Nintendo Switch."Yeah, this game is pretty good!" Adam agreed, just as the doorbell rang. He paused the game and got up. "Hang on, I gotta see who's at the door." Boyfriend nodded, and Adam walked to the front door. Opening it, he found Owen and Oskar standing there. "I often forget you know where I live," Adam remarked. Oskar darted inside, eager to escape Owen’s company. "Hi," Owen said, following more slowly. Owen took one couch, and Oskar took another, each eyeing the other warily.

Adam broke the silence. "So, where are your girlfriends tonight?" "Busy," they both replied in unison. "Well, okay then," Adam said. "I’m playing Mario Wonder with Boyfriend. Want to join?"
"You have a boyfriend?" Oskar asked incredulously. "No, his name is Boyfriend," Adam clarified. "You’re joking," Owen said, skeptical. "Nope. Hey BF, come out here!" Adam called. DS stepped out and waved. "Beep!" "Huh, you’re right," Oskar admitted.

Just then, someone knocked on the side door. "Hold on," Adam said, heading over. He opened it to find Isaiah and Eleanor. "Hi, Adam!" Eleanor greeted cheerfully. "Hi, guys!" Adam responded. Isaiah walked in, stopping when he saw Owen and Oskar. "Oh...who are you guys?" Isaiah asked. "I’m Oskar," Oskar replied. "I’m Owen," Owen added. Eleanor followed Adam, who closed the door behind them. "So, since there are more people here than usual, any ideas on what to do tonight?" Adam asked. "Beep Bo Bap!" DS beeped. "Boys' Night Out?" Adam suggested. "Boys' Night Out?" Owen repeated, confused. "It’s basically when just the guys go out for the night and have fun!" Adam explained.

"So, basically anything?" Oskar asked. "Yeah, as long as it’s legal," Adam said. "Are you okay with it, Eleanor?" Isaiah asked. Eleanor smiled and nodded. "Yeah, don’t worry. I’ll be fine. Your sister is home, right, Adam?" "Yeah, but she was a bit snappy earlier. I wouldn’t bother her," Adam warned. "Where would we go, anyway?" Owen asked. "Beep bap!" DS suggested. "Yeah, we can go to Applebee's," Adam said. "I’m okay with that," Isaiah agreed. "Can we go to the casino afterward?" Owen asked. Everyone stared at him in confusion. "Dude, we’re all 12-14 except for BF," Adam said. "Oh right," Owen realized. "We can go to the arcade next," Isaiah suggested. "That works," Adam said. "What about after that?" Oskar asked. "We'll figure it out. Ready to go?" Adam asked. "Yeah, I’m ready," Isaiah said. Owen got up. "Let’s go." Adam, DS, and Oskar followed. "Bye, Eleanor! We'll be back in a bit!" Isaiah said. Eleanor waved as the boys left.
After a bit, they finally arrived at Applebee's. "Alright boys, welcome to Applebee's. You know what I love about this place? The culture. I usually have a burger, but sometimes I switch it up. First meal, you’re in Asia; next meal, you’re in Greece!" Adam said.

"Beep bap bo!" DS chimed in. "Exactly, I feel like I need a passport to eat here!" Adam laughed. "So what do you recommend?" Isaiah asked. "What do I recommend? Isaiah, this is Applebee's. I recommend all of it! Wait, you're from New York, right?" Adam asked. "Yeah. Why?" Isaiah asked. "Brooklyn or Queens?" Adam asked. "Manhattan," Isaiah said. "Did you not go to Applebee's before?" Adam asked. "No, not really," Isaiah said. "Well, that's fine. You’re gonna love it," Adam assured him.

After a bit, the waitress came over. Adam’s heart sank. It was Mary Lou Maloney, a familiar face to him but not to the others. "Hello, welcome to Applebee's. My name is Mary, and I'll be your server tonight," Mary Lou said.

"Beep!" DS said."Y-Yeah..." Adam stammered, clearly unsettled. Mary Lou focused on Adam. "How about we start with you, handsome?" she asked, getting close and rubbing his hair. "What would you like to drink?" "Uh, I would like a..." Adam began to say. "You want a lemonade, right?" Mary Lou suggested. "Y-Yeah, that works," Adam said, visibly uneasy. Oskar looked at Adam, puzzled by his behavior. "I’ll have water," Oskar said. "I’ll have a Pepsi," Isaiah added. "Beep bo bap!" DS said. "He said he’ll have a Coke," Adam translated. "I'll take a water too," Owen said.

Mary Lou smiled and walked away. Adam faced the ground, holding his head. "Adam, are you okay? You acted strange when the waitress came," Oskar observed. "No, no, I’m fine. Just a bit hungry, that’s all," Adam lied, unconvincingly. "Who was that? You acted like she was your mom. Oh my god, was that your mom?" Owen asked. "What? No, that's not my mom. Look at me," Adam said. "Beep bap bo, skidoo bap?" DS asked. "No, not my ex or girlfriend..." Adam said. "Then who is it?" Isaiah asked. "Well, she's... a friend of mine. Yeah, a friend. I forgot she worked here," Adam said.

Mary Lou returned with their drinks, still grinning. "I have your drinks, boys. Now, may I take your orders?" "Yeah, that would be nice," Isaiah said. Mary Lou turned towards Adam. "Hey!" she said. "...Yeah?" Adam replied. "You want a classic bacon burger, right? Well done, fries seasoned?" Mary Lou asked. Adam’s heart dropped. "Y-Yeah..." "I’ll have a chicken sandwich," Isaiah said. "How do you want that cooked?" Mary Lou asked. "Crispy," Isaiah replied. "I’m not hungry, thanks," Oskar said. "I’m not hungry either," Owen added. Owen and Oskar exchanged glances, both thinking, "What's your excuse?" "Beep bo bap do bop!" DS said. "Alright, I’ll be back in a bit!" Mary Lou said, leaving with a tune. "Not your girlfriend, eh?" DS teased. "Why are you speaking English now?" Isaiah asked.
Meanwhile, Eleanor knocked on Esther’s door, but there was no answer. "Hello?" Eleanor called, knocking again. "Go away, Adam, or I’ll stab you," Esther threatened from inside. "But... I’m not Adam," Eleanor said. Esther opened the door and looked up at Eleanor. "Who are you?" "My name is Eleanor. You’re Adam’s little sister, right?" Eleanor asked. Esther groaned and tried to close the door, but Eleanor held it open. "Hey, what are you—" Esther began to say, but Eleanor's grip was strong. The door cracked as Eleanor instinctively burst it open, then sprinted off. "What the fu—"

Back at Applebee's, Mary Lou brought the food over, still grinning. "Enjoy your food!" she said, passing it around before leaving. "Damn BF, those nachos look tasty," Adam said. BF nodded, taking a bite and giving a thumbs up. Owen and Oskar’s stomachs growled. "You sure you aren't hungry? It’s not too late to order something," Adam offered. "I'm fine," Oskar said. "Yeah, me too," Owen agreed.

After around 20 minutes of eating, the food was done. "Wow, that burger was delicious," Adam said. "Beep…." DS said. "Yeah, it was," Isaiah said. Mary Lou came back. "I hope you enjoyed your food, now who's paying?" Mary Lou asked. Everyone looked at each other. "Uh, can you give us a second?" Adam asked. She nodded and left.

"Alright, I'm fine with paying if I need to but are there any takers?" Adam asked.
"...This might work," Oskar said. He pulled out Swedish cash from his pocket. "...Oskar, that's Swedish currency. I don't think that's gonna work." Adam said. "Oh…" Oskar said. "Wait, Oskar, are you Swedish?" Isaiah asked. "Yeah, Eli too," Oskar said. "Huh, I mean I can kind of hear it in your voice," Adam said.

Mary Lou came back and leaned close behind Adam. "You know, if you can't pay, if you come in the back with me Handsome, I'll let you off free…." Mary Lou said. Adam turned red as everyone turned towards him, dazed, surprised, and confused. “Uh..Uh..” Adam begins to say, dazed and confused. “Think about it handsome. I'll be back in a bit..” Mary Lou said, kissing him on the cheek. She walked away, humming to herself. Everyone just stared at Adam. “Did…Did she just…?” Oskar began to say. “I think…?” Owen began to say. Isaiah just stared at the ground.
“Bro, I think the waitress just offered to let us go free if-” DS-Boyfriend began to say, but Adam cut him off. “Boyfriend for everyone's safety DON'T finish that sentence,” Adam said. “...Are…Are you going to say something about what just happened….?” Isaiah asked. “I would rather not…” Adam said. Everyone just stared at each other. “You know what? I'll pay. That way we can simply move on.” DS said. “Really?” Owen asked. “Dude, when a waitress offers to bang your best friend to get out of a restaurant without paying, that's when you know you gotta get the f**k out of dodge,” DS said. “Hey, nice reference,” Isaiah said. “Thanks,” replied. “How can you afford to pay?” Owen asked.

“My parents are CEOS of big companies, that's how,” DS-Boyfriend said.
“Hey Adam, can you get the waitress?” DS-Boyfriend asked. “...Why me?” Adam asked. DS-Boyfriend gave a sh*t-eating grin. “Oh you gotta be kidding me,” Adam said agitated. “Hey, don’t look at me, she’s the one into you,” DS said. Adam rolled his eyes and got up, but when he turned around, he bumped into Mary Lou, who was walking back to the table. “Oh hey! Taking my offer?” Mary Lou asked. Before anything could happen DS stepped in. “Actually he was going to get you so we can get the hell outta here,” DS said. Mary Lou looked down before nodding her head. “Alright, we can have some fun another time then.” Mary Lou suggested. Adam turned red again as DS got up from his seat and handed Adam the Money. “Here you go,” Adam said. Mary took it and smiled. “Alright, you can go! Have fun boys!” Mary Lou said with a creepy smile. The others got up from their chairs and quickly left through the door. But before Adam could Leave, Mary Lou grabbed his arm. “...This was nice. Can we do this again sometime?” She asked. Adam shrugged. “I guess so,” Adam said. Mary Lou smiled. She took off Adam’s hat and rubbed his hair. “... It's a date then, see you later…alligator.” Mary Lou said. “YO ADAM, WHAT’S THE HOLD-UP, COME ON!” DS yelled. Adam turned and left through the door.

Eleanor was sitting outside on the steps in the backyard, thinking to herself about what transpired. She didn’t know what came over herself, she didn’t even mean to get so aggressive. She was about to just get up and go take a walk down the road when she noticed a toy Rabbit sitting near the gate. It wasn’t there before. It was grey, and one of its eyelids was drooped down. It had a red vest and a blue bowtie and its eyes were purple. “Where did you come from?” Eleanor asked. The toy roared to life. “R-R-R-Ready to Rocket!” the toy belted. Eleanor gasped out of surprise and dropped the toy, causing it to stutter on one line. “Bon is here- Bon is here- Bon is here- Bon is here- Bon is-” But then the rabbit stopped, its eye slowly turning to look at something in front of it. “H-H-Hi Bon!” Eleanor looked up and saw him. A large 7 ft rabbit animatronic stood in front of the gate, but he looked…damaged. The rabbit had a white latex mask, with a cigar in his mouth and its eyes glowed a bit white as it stood there.He wore a red bowtie connected to a dickie. The torso had a large hole in it, and it was…slightly lined with blood. His vest was tattered and damaged. It had a bunch of holes in it. He had a name tag on his vest “HELLO! MY NAME IS BON.” But it was slightly ripped. His lower arms were exposed with an endoskeleton, but the fingers looked like claws. His lower legs were exposed with an endoskeleton as well. Bon wasn’t looking at her at first before his eyes slowly tilted towards her. The rabbit slowly moved its head, a creaking sound coming from it. The mouth opened, and at first, nothing came out, but then it spoke. “M-My. Name. Is. BON.” The rabbit went to walk towards Eleanor when Esther opened the side door. “Hey. Knew I’d find you out here.” Esther mentioned. Eleanor looked back, but Bon was gone. It was as if..it were an illusion. She looked down and the toy rabbit was gone as well. “Oh, hey,” Eleanor said, trying to sound as normal as she could, albeit possibly hallucinating. Esther sat next to her. “Listen, I don’t know what that was back there, but I’m not going to lie, it was kind of cool,” Esther admitted. Eleanor smiled. “My name is Eleanor, what’s yours?” Eleanor asked. “Esther,” Esther replied. It seemed like she would continue the sentence, but she left it hanging. Eleanor smiled before she asked something, following up on something she heard earlier. “...Hey, can I ask you something?” Eleanor asked. Esther nodded. “...Why do you hate your brother?” Eleanor asked. Esther frowned a bit. “It’s…not that hate him. I’ve been in other homes before this one and most of the time my brothers were…assholes.” Esther explained. “And…is Adam one?” Eleanor asked. Esther sighed. “No...Not really, he’s been nothing but nice but..I just don’t believe it. Like how could someone just be so nice? I haven’t even seen him snap in anger yet. I know it's bound to happen eventually but still.” Esther admitted. Eleanor shrugged. “Guess I understand,” Eleanor whispered. Esther got up. “Well, it was nice meeting you, I’m going to go back into my room ok?” Esther asked. Eleanor gave a thumbs-up as Esther left.

“Right so, where is the arcade?” Oskar asked. DS looked at his phone. “Uh, somewhere around…Here!” DS shouted, pointing at a building. The Building was red, with white glowing neon lights. The arcade was called “THE NEON ARCADE!” “Dude this place looks awesome,” Adam stated. “Where did you find this place?” Owen asked. “I came here with my girlfriend once, gots a sick amount of arcade machines,” DS stated. “Well what are we waiting for, Let's go have some fun!” Isaiah shouted.

The gentlemen walked into the arcade, it was literally what you expected, mostly just an arcade, but there was a play zone, food court, and…a bowling rink! Yeah, that should be about it. “Dude this looks straight out of the 80s!” Oskar shouted. “How would you know? It’s not like you were FROM the 80s!” Adam replied jokingly. Oskar just stared at him, his face serious. “...Calm down! It was a joke!” Adam said, putting his hands up. Oskar made a sigh of relief. “Good, I thought I’d need to kill ya,” Oskar said, joking back. Owen stared at Oskar, his eyes wide with fear. Oskar looked at Owen, seeing the fear in his eyes. “...What?” Oskar asked. Owen didn’t respond, as if remembering…bad times. “Owen…Owen!” Adam shouted. Owen snapped out of his trance. “Oh, sorry...Just thinking of something.” Owen admitted. “Your girlfriend?” DS chuckled. "Something like that," Owen muttered, wanting to change the subject. Adam glanced at him, concerned but deciding to let it go."Alright, let's split up and see who can get the highest score on any game!" Adam suggested, trying to lighten the mood. "Winner gets bragging rights for the rest of the night." DS chuckled. “Bet I can get the highest score,” DS spoke cockily. “You sure about that?” Owen asked. DS looked up at Owen Smugly. “Wanna bet?” DS asked. “No, I just don’t wanna see you lose it.” Owen replied. “BET.” DS stated.

The boys went to different games as the hunt was On. Adam saw this cool game called “Death by AI”, while Oskar played a game called “Ring Out”, while DS and Isaiah played Air Hockey. Owen on the other hand, didn’t exactly know what he should play. Sure, there was Miss Pacman, but he didn’t feel like playing that without Abby. That’s when he noticed a game just..sitting there in the corner. It was an arcade game from King of the Jungle Cafe. But that closed a long time ago. How did it make its way here? The game was called “ZOO ESCAPE”. It was about King Louie and his animal friends being sent to a zoo and they needed to escape. Owen looked around. No one was watching him. Why not give the old game a go? Owen walked over and placed a token in. The game rocketed to life, the familiar jingle playing out. It put a smile on his face. And so, he began to play. Despite how old the game was, it was still fun to play. He was playing for a while when he sensed someone was watching him. He at first thought it was Adam, but he realized it wasn’t. It felt off. He paused the game and saw someone leaning against the arcade machine. It was a boy. He was wearing a black teeshirt with white stripes. It had the earth on it. He had a purple and blue bracelet on one of his arms. He wore tan pants with white shoes. His brown hair went slightly over his eyes. From his face, Owen could tell he had braces and freckles. “Enjoying the game, huh?” The boy asked. Owen nodded. “Yeah, it's fun, I used to play this all the time,” Owen admitted. The boy chuckled. “I used to love playing this thing.” The boy agreed. “..I’m Owen, what's your name?” Owen asked. “Ronny, nice to meet you. ..Though, I swear we met before.” Ronny pondered. “What do you mean?” Owen asked, tilting his head. Ronny shrugged. “Nevermind, it's nothing,” Ronny said. Owen wa about to respond when he heard Adam shouting from the other end of the room. “OWEN, WE’RE ABOUT TO HEAD OUT, YOU READY TO GO?” Adam cried. “Yeah, Coming!” Owen shouted back. Owen looked back, but Ronny was gone. He looked around, but couldn’t see any trace of him.

Adam and the others gathered near the entrance, their faces glowing with excitement from the night's activities. "So, who got the highest score?" Isaiah asked, smirking as he pointed at the air hockey table, where he had just narrowly defeated DS. “AI had nothing on me,” Adam replied. Oskar chuckled, shaking his head. "Ring Out was a blast. I reached level 15, but I think you might've beaten me, Adam." "Did anyone check the scores for Owen?" Isaiah asked, looking around.
Owen shrugged, a small smile on his face. "I was just playing an old favorite, 'Zoo Escape'. Didn't check my score." "Old games for old souls," DS joked, giving Owen a friendly nudge. Owen glared at him but shook it off. "Alright, boys, let's tally up and declare a winner."

The group walked to the main score screen near the entrance. After some friendly banter and a quick check, Adam emerged as the victor with his impressive score on "Death by AI". "Bragging rights secured," Adam announced, striking a triumphant pose. "Now, what's next on the agenda?" DS pulled out his phone to check the time. "It's getting late. Maybe we should start heading back." Adam yawned. “Yeah, I agree, come on gentlemen,” Adam commanded.

The group began their walk back to Adam's house. The air was cool and refreshing, a welcome change from the bustling, neon-lit arcade.
"So, what was up with that waitress at Applebee's?" Isaiah asked, breaking the silence. "She seemed...intense." Adam stopped walking and rubbed the back of his neck, clearly still embarrassed. "Yeah, Mary Lou's...interesting. I guess she likes to mess with me." "Mess with you? Dude, she was all over you," Oskar pointed out, raising an eyebrow. "You sure there's nothing more to that story?" Adam sighed. “Look, I don’t really know, I guess she’s just…like that. I have no idea what’s going on in her head. I guess she just has a unique way of interacting with people she likes.” Adam suggested. Owen looked around. “My house is nearby here, I’m gonna head out,” Owen said. “Right, see ya man.” DS waved. Owen waved goodbye as he separated from the group. “Actually, looking around now, I think my place is around here too. I’ll see you guys later ok?” Oskar said. “Alright, see you later man,” Isaiah replied. Oskar walked away, now it was just DS, Isaiah, and Adam here. “You know what? This was fun.” DS Remarked. “Yeah, it was,” Adam responded, a bit tired. “Just a question, why did you start speaking English out of nowhere?” Isaiah asked. “...Eh, I just felt like it.”

It took them a bit, but the trio got back to Adam’s house. “Welp, that was fun boys but I’m gonna head home, see yall later!” DS shouted. Adam waved goodbye as DS walked away. “Don’t know about you, but I’m tired,” Adam said. “Same, goodnight Adam!” Isaiah replied. Adam waved as they walked into the house, Adam walked into his room, as Isaiah walked downstairs.

Isaiah got back into the apartment downstairs and closed the door behind him. He breathed a sigh of relief. Unsure why he did that. “Isaiah.” A voice called “S**t!” Isaiah yelled out of fear. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you.” The voice responded. Isaiah focused his eyes and noticed two eyes staring at him from the darkness, but he recognized the voice. “It's ok Mom,” Isaiah replied. “Where did you go?” Naiomi asked. “I went with Adam and some of his friends on a boy's night out. Where’s Eleanor?” Isaiah asked. “In her room waiting for you,” Naiomi responded. “Thanks,” Isaiah replied. He was about to walk into the room when his mother stopped him. “...That Adam…is he any good?” Naiomi asked. “What do you mean?” Isaiah asked. “Is he treating you right?” Naiomi asked. “Yeah, if anything he’s like a brother,” Isaiah stated. Naiomi stared before nodding. “Alright, good. Goodnight Isaiah.” Naiomi said, with a deadpan voice. “Good Night Mom,” Isaiah responded. He entered the room as Naiomi looked at the door upstairs. But she decided against going up there, she’d need an invitation after all.

Hey there, I'm Ari. That's not actually my name but I like how it sounds and I don't feel like sharing my real name on here yet. I'm really really bad at being open with my emotions and have literally no experience dating at all so I'm sorry in advance. I've never had a proper relationship really so I haven't gotten any practice in with flirting, taking hints, getting hit on, or anything you generally do in a relationship. I'm very awkward irl and only recently have I gotten to the point where I feel like I can kinda hold a conversation for a while. With that all being said, I'm here looking for someone I can feel comfortable around and hopefully make a decent relationship with.
About me:
I'm around 5'10" with long (I might be cutting it soon, sorry if you like long hair) black hair that I usually have tied up and brown eyes. I'm a heavier guy, usually sitting around 230-250lbs. Right now life has been very mean to me so I'm more like 260 currently. I have full-ish facial hair and almost never shave it fully. I mostly wear flannel and jeans. My wardrobe sucks honestly I usually wear the same 3-4 outfits. I have pretty basic hobbies. I game a lot, listen to music even more, and I used to play the piano back in high school. I still have one that I practice with occasionally. I usually play games like: Terraria, Minecraft, Stardew Valley, Helldivers 2, Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Lies of P, Cyberpunk, Fallout NV/4, and Skyrim. My favorite musician is Porter Robinson, I listen to his stuff all the time. Some of my favorite songs are: I'm Not Crazy-Kevin Walkman, Feel-Lies of P, I Really Want to Stay at Your House-Rosa Walton, Bug Bear- Chloe Moriondo, The Fire-Puppet, Language-Porter Robinson, Favorite Liar-The Wreaks, and Cold Weather-Glass Beach. I also have been listening to Critical Roll on Spotify a lot recently during work. I've always wanted to play D&D but have never had the time or people to try. I also work, a lot. I'm usually working 35-45 hour weeks. I'm not really big on birthdays also. I don't want big surprise parties or celebrations. Sleeping in, getting some takeout and playing some games with you would be perfect in my mind.
About you:
I'm really not one to choose looks over personality. The only things appearance wise that are a plus for me are freckles, and if you are chubby. I love chubby women, I think they are soft and give the best cuddles and are so cute. Ideally I'm looking for someone who can be gentle and caring. I love women that give praise and cuddles. I also love people who are passionate about something, I would love to sit and listen to you ramble about your special interest for hours. It would also be nice if you were also a gamer, a lot of the games I listed would be nice to play with other people. I think it would help me open up too if we used gaming as a medium to socialize. I've always wanted a partner who also listens to Porter Robinson, but that is by no means a deal breaker for me. Just a pipedream I entertain the thought of sometimes. I'm only looking for people around 19-29. I would prefer that you live somewhat close to Illinois but It's not a deal breaker if you're further. The only hard stance I have is that you do not do any drugs. I have a really bad past with drugs and I cannot have a relationship with someone who does them, even if it's just casual use. I'm okay with alcohol but only very casual drinking. I would prefer someone who doesn't try to drop hints that they're interested in me, I would like it if you were more direct. I will not understand that the hints are hints. Unless I've been told otherwise to my face, I will assume that you're just being really nice to me today or something. I also would prefer it if you don't have anger issues. I respond very poorly to being yelled at and would not like a relationship with someone who makes me feel like that.
That's pretty much it. I'm sure I forgot something important but I guess that just leaves more to talk about. You can message me here on reddit. If things go well, we'll probably move to discord. Hope to see you soon!
(Also if any of my irl friends figure out that this is my post, no you didn't.)

I am a psychology major, nothing is more fascinating than understanding people better and understanding what makes them tick. I also have such a love and passion for music, my favorite type of music being love songs because they have such a passion about them with how it's expressed. I also have been listening to a lot of pop punk over the past year! I also love to sing with a passion, especially love songs since I can serenade people (Even if I'm not a good singer). You can always spot me out in the wild, windows down, blasting music and singing my heart out!
People would think I'm a musician with all my instruments, but to be honest, those things are basically decorations at this point. However, I have a piano and I'm trying my best to learn how to play that! I love the way that it sounds and the melodies it can produce, so that keeps me going with wanting to become better at it!
Ideally, I would like to talk to someone around my age (21-29), but I make exceptions for some pretty awesome people! So if you think I sound interesting enough, send me a message! I also have a picture of myself on my profile if you need a face for reference as to who you are talking to! If you have made it this far, well kudos to you! Hope to hear from you soon!

I am a psychology major, nothing is more fascinating than understanding people better and understanding what makes them tick. I also have such a love and passion for music, my favorite type of music being love songs because they have such a passion about them with how it's expressed. I also have been listening to a lot of pop punk over the past year! I also love to sing with a passion, especially love songs since I can serenade people (Even if I'm not a good singer). You can always spot me out in the wild, windows down, blasting music and singing my heart out!
People would think I'm a musician with all my instruments, but to be honest, those things are basically decorations at this point. However, I have a piano and I'm trying my best to learn how to play that! I love the way that it sounds and the melodies it can produce, so that keeps me going with wanting to become better at it!
Ideally, I would like to talk to someone around my age (21-29), but I make exceptions for some pretty awesome people! So if you think I sound interesting enough, send me a message! I also have a picture of myself on my profile if you need a face for reference as to who you are talking to! If you have made it this far, well kudos to you! Hope to hear from you soon!

It's hard to believe but Duke is my favorite album and I only found out of it six months ago while I was traveling to a new city I lived in until some weeks ago. Thanks to u/KirbysAdventureMusic and u/Kickmaestro I found out that my new favorite album is a remix of what it used to be. I just turned 21 so of course I had no way of finding it out.
So, I'll point out some of the details I've found in this first listen of 1994 CD version:

• First, its bass and guitar are way more noticeable all over the album, the vibe and 13/4 of Turn it on again feels in its totality and I loved it.
• I don't understand why they chopped the beginning and ending of Duchess to make it shorter, but it feels waaay more natural and cohesive. Probably the think that annoyed me the most.
• Phil's voice is naturally lower but more fearful with tons of feeling. I felt this specially in Guide vocal, and in Turn it on again he's so high pitched in the 2007 version I felt flabbergasted when I listened to this version. Love both versions tho
• The piano in Cul De Sac existing which made me tear a little, never would have guessed it'd make that much difference. That Mike solo also disappears completely in 2007 and it's beautiful.
• Connected to the last point, I've always felt that Alone tonight and Cul De Sac had something off, like some timestamp and beat that fell off during the remix. Now I found these and they're way more cohesive and emotional.
• I actually didn't like much of Man of our times. I think I'm already very used to the shinning 2007 version which blows your mind with screams.
• Same with Please don't ask, this version feels way too "Face Value'd" compared to the 2007 version which is louder and heavier, which is the difference I like between Genesis and Phil solo. Also the backing choir I found it annoying. Nonetheless I prefer the drums in this version, way softer, like if he's playing em with a feather.
• The waving sounds in the beginning of Duke's travels... Simply wow. How come they decided to take that off? It's magical. The drums, while being lower, beat more and have more rhythm. The keyboard is a little less impactful while varying more in its tone, I like it tho.
• Duke's travels feels more space I think, like if the guitar were in the sky. I like it, also it's more coherent with the tone while Phil is singing, which doesn't happen in the 2007 version. Also, he's a bit less robotic which I loved. Nevertheless, it's a bit more emocional rather than heavy, specially as the keyboard leads more compared to the new remix.
• The transition between Travels and End is also better, louder and longer. The guitar in Duke's end is way way lower tho, I prefer the 2007 part there. I think it's more impactful as it resembles movement greatly (I don't know if it's a good way of describing it). The guitar feels less distorted and more like a keyboard. Prefer the newer version here.

This was such a travel hope you all don't mind I put my review here. I've listened to Duke completely I think like 300 times in six months and I'm not even joking so this was a beautiful experience.
I'll probably do the same with A trick of the tail as it's probably the second one I've listened the most lately (and Thick as a brick, different band)
Anso I'd like to ask, are older albums different? Like Foxtrot, Selling England or The Lamb lies down? I'm curious to try them out too!

Hey everyone. I started drawing in Nov 2023 and got quite into it- drawing basically any chance I could get. It really felt like I had discovered a new passion, which I feel like is sort of rare as an adult. In February, however, I developed severe carpal tunnel syndrome and tendinitis basically overnight, which affected both my wrists for months and forced me to stop drawing as well as a lot of other hobbies and even cut down on work hours. Only within the past couple of weeks have I been feeling sort of back to normal- I'm about 80-90% recovered I'd say. I can type for reasonable amounts of time and I can even play piano again (I'm scared to play more than 15-20 minutes though). However, I've been avoiding writing (with pencil/pen) and drawing because I'm afraid of triggering my symptoms because of how brutal they were at their worst.
I really do love drawing though- and I'd really like to get back into it now that I'm mostly better. I've done my research and am aware of some changes I can make to avoid injuring myself again, like sitting upright with good posture, using thicker tools, drawing with the whole arm instead of just the wrist, but I guess I'm just worried that my issues will come back. I start med school in July and I don't want to mess things up again right before that.
Does anyone have any advice? Is there a certain pencil grip that's ideal for minimizing these sorts of injuries? My pencil grip is kinda wack because I never adopted "the right way" to hold it back in elementary school. Should I maybe wait longer until I'm 100% better? Btw before my issues I was drawing on an iPad air with a 2020 Apple Pencil, however, I think that drawing traditionally might be easier on my arms so I think I'm going to ease myself into drawing again like that first.

I(21f) am writing this in the airport omw home fro visiting my bf, the visit was nice and I’m going to miss him and I love him dearly, we’ve been together since he was 15 and I was 17, and during our time together I’ve always been so incredibly insecure and would always start arguments or use accusatory language and our relationship has had its ups or downs. Now I’m 21 and his 19, and I seriously don’t know how to stop acting like I was 17 again and accusing him of stuff. There was a time when me and him fought really bad to the point of breaking up for the night then reconnecting, I came to visit him and I looked in his phone and saw he looked up porn that night and I was extremely devastated and we fought and I dumped him. He lied to me at first and said his brother must’ve looked it up but then he quickly said no I did because you dumped me but I was just too sad and couldn’t watch or yknow to it. I believed him but I still didn’t wanna be with him. We broke up for like 6 months and we eventually reunited and I just can’t stop being so insanely insecure about girls that have flirted with him, he didn’t flirt back but he did at one point try and make me jealous with a random girl because I was trying to move on but he explained it to me and apologized.
During my visit this time I was looking through his likes and saw he liked three pictures of girls outfits, one of them was basically fully clothed and was just wearing like grunge stuff ( midi skirt, corset top, leg warmers) and edited her pictures to look more dark (with lightening and chains), she wasn’t posing in a thirst trap way, another girl was fully clothed too but was wearing skirt and huge boots, she was posing covering most of herself but her legs and thighs, angled her photos to look very “alternative”, and the last girl was wearing a very alternative outfit with crosses, chains and spiky bracelets, boots that covered most her legs but was wearing an extremely small skirt and a top that covered most of her body but her chest was pretty obvious. I freaked out like crazy, my boyfriend, he told me he doesn’t even remember liking that at all, but that he didn’t do it because he found them attractive but because it’s a very fashionable/artistic style that he wants to be involved in and I’ve known that for a while he wants to dress more “alternative”. He told me he won’t do it again and to believe him he didn’t do it cuz he liked them, he did it because it’s his aesthetic and vision. And that even tho yeah the last girls boobs were kinda out he doesn’t objectify women like that and it’s just a body part. My friends have all reassured me and told me they believe my bf cuz they’ve seen the pics themselves and even tho I have a right to be mad it’s more an outfit picture then a thirst one.
Why am I so insanely insecure right now??? Over the dumbest thing and seriously how do I fix this?? I basically ransacked my bfs phone after that and didn’t find anything else. He is super upset with me. And i believe him but seriously i feel crazy right now and im trying to be better, how do i feel better about this?

I want to take you back to the so called 'dream'/date sequence you experience with Aerith in Chapter 14 -
In three different points, you're forced into a multiple choice scenario with the bracelet guy, food stall lady, and the photographer. They all seem pretty random, but in my opinion they're directly tied to the three games which make this remake series. Think about it this way - in each game you're proposed multiple different outcomes, but nonetheless, the end result is always the same (like the dream date choices). Of course, we have no third game to go off of, but so far that statement runs true. Despite defeating the whispers, the party continued on their course to Kalm just as they would, and in Rebirth, Aerith ultimately dies. Despite all the complaints, nearly every main story beat that should have happened has.
I've been watching Joshiepoo's videos on yt (strongly recommend you watch his stuff if you enjoyed the game, some of the best deep dives Ive seen yet), and he talks about how the 'multiple worlds' must be viewed from a thematic, metaphysical point of view, instead of being compared to generic Marvel multiverses. I believe people have been thinking about the new plot additions in the wrong way completely. Apart from anything, have we not been anticipating what SE might do in these upcoming sequels? Might Aerith be saved, or the ending be different? I believe SE have added all this to imitate the feelings players might have felt all the way back in 1997 - even right now, the confusion we have towards Aerith's 'death' at the end of Rebirth - players spent years searching for ways to bring her back, out of denial. And now Cloud is a direct parallel to these people at the end of Rebirth, his broken mind not being able to accept Aerith's death. Perhaps this is exactly how he reacted in the OG game, we couldn't see it from our third person perspective, the water burial scene may have flashed before his eyes. That last bit was speculative, but Cloud's reaction is perfectly in character, the grief will come later, and this could lead to a much more hard hitting scene in the third game when he comes to terms with Aerith dying.
The point being, you shouldnt worry about the 'multiverse' leading to 12 different Cloud's defeating Sephiroth with the power of friendship, it serves mostly to stir emotion and anticipation similar to the OG game. Sure, Zack being in a parallel world might be due to a slither of fan service, but there's a reason he's had no influence on the main storyline so far. The new story edition's are so unique and it amazes me how far they've gone with this game, it doesn't just feel like a normal remake at all, they're replicating the mindset you would have had nearly 3 decades ago, and it annoys me that people are only seeing the negatives.
As for the final game, we still don't know, but I think if the dream scene is anything to go off of, I'm sure we'll still get to see the main plot points in high res just as we wanted. I do think the new reunion, multiple 'dream worlds' and Zack additions won't be for nothing though, but I wont be surprised if they end the game in the exact same spot as they did, pre advent children (perhaps with a more fleshed out, hard hitting conclusion), or maybe they even go down the Maximiliandood theory route, and loop back all the way to the first cutscene in the game, the bombing mission, with the timeline corrected and untainted. But whatever route they choose to go down, this new-found anticipation of what could be (which would not exist if this was a 1:1 remake), will keep me posted, and excited to learn of new theories and info in the run up to the final part.

Hi guys, this is day 0 for me when it comes to Dim modding. I have the vital bracelet BE and I'm about to buy a programmer stick and blank sd-stick/Dim card. I like Jujutsu kaisen(JJK) a lot and wanted to get the JJK Dim card but it doesn't have the season 2 characters on it that I would like so I wanna make my own. I know I need "Mr.Blinky's Dim tool" and "cfogrady's Dim Reader". I've installed both but I can't figure out how to fully install "cfogrady's Dim Reader" so I can actually use it. Any advice would be greatly apreciated or a PM with advice, and thank you all in advance 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Everyone has that cool, single auntie who’s always updated with trends right? Mariah made sure to update her sound here with the swaggiest album she ever made, successfully mixing modern hip-hop and R&B with a sprinkle of pop.
1) Migrate: Mariah is trying to be cool on this one. the instrumental sounds outdated, kinda cheap and doesn’t blend very well with the vocals but i like her creative approach. Hard vocal tuning is fine. I like T-pain but this feature is…painful. “Keep it moving, bounce heyyy” might be the song highlight.
✨2) Touch my body: The instrumental is very pretty, simple and doesn’t sound too outdated. The verses are pretty weak but the chorus is very strong. lyrics are corny but it’s okay.
3) Cruise control: the patois on the second verse takes me out everytime. Overall the beat and vocal arrangement are fun but not very strong, the feature is the highlight of the song imo.
✨4) I stay in love: This right here is classic Mariah but in a modern key. i like how the main focus is on the vocals rather than the beat. Intricate, dynamic and well written verses. Immaculate and memorable chorus. I appreciate the effort and emotion that was put in the vocals; even if the damage was noticeable, she made it sound nice still.
5) Side effects: This is a very personal song and the writing is on point. Sadly the beat is outdated, the vocals too processed and too low volume wise. The bridge is nice, the feature unnecessary. This song could’ve been reworked as a ballad to let the message shine through.
✨6) I’m that chick: This is the album’s highlight. The production is timeless, luxurious and screams Mariah; the vocals sit on top perfectly. She isn’t trying too hard here and that’s what makes the song very enjoyable, she’s very comfortable with the range and the layering is very dreamy. I wish the album followed this direction more.
✨7) Love story: One thing about Jermaine Dupri, you’ll hear him moan and laugh all over the track. This one is cute, it’s more classic Mariah and she’s so dreamy here. She’s kind of weak vocally but she’s still letting the emotions through without heavy vocal editing and i appreciate it.
8) IBLULT: I don’t know what it is but i can’t get into this song. Both the intro and outro have too many elements to the point that the sound becomes muddy and the chorus is too stagnant, almost weak. I feel like the beat and the sample don’t go very well with the vocals, imma need your opinion on this one.
✨ 9) Last kiss: This song is kind of a filler but that doesn’t mean it’s not good. I’m kind of biased bc i’m a huge fan of JD and Mariah’s collabs. That said, the highlight here is the beat (very reminiscent of charmbracelet) and the chorus. The verses kind of drag on and there’s too much staccato for my liking. I really like the mini-bridge with the background whistles tho.
✨10) Thanx 4 nothin’: This one is “Always be my baby” depressed sister. I like the beat, it’s not too outdated. I also like the vocal performance, even if the last bit sounds like it took way too many takes. The melodic “rap” in the verses is very fun, i dislike the “uh-oh-uh-oh-uh” tho; could’ve been replaced with something some interesting
✨11) O.O.C.: She’s winking to charmbracelet sooo hard here. I always seen mixed reviews about this one but i personally love it. It’s bouncy, nostalgic and i love how smooth she sounds here without trying too hard. She was saying anything with the lyrics but the whole vibe makes up for it. It’s fun!
✨12) For the record: I love the writing, the references and the witty lines here and there. The beat is nice and the feeling it gives goes along very well with the lyrics. I love the arrangement and agility on the chorus, same with the verses.
13) Bye bye: I really love the writing and the intention behind the song, the chorus is very cute too. The only thing is that i wish it was a classic Mariah ballad, without the outdated hip-hop elements. Since it’s supposed to be a celebratory song for everyone to relate to, i wish it had a timeless sound too.
✨14) I wish you well: Do i really need to say anything? Hearing songs like this i get to remember that Mariah is truly gifted. This song is healing, it flows nicely and keeps building adding more and more emotions. Love the vocal performance, the best on the entire album.
BONUS TRACKS:
❌15) Heat: Mimi where’s the class? :(
✨16) 4real4real: This is how you infuse R&B with hip-hop in 2008 while making it sound fresh and timeless. Love the very 90’s piano accords The vocals are smooth and sexy, the lyrics fun and witty. Da brat’s verse is hilarious and elevates the whole thing. I wonder why this song didn’t make it to the original tracklist.
FINAL NOTE:
I think that this is a very fun, complete and versatile album, very cohesive in some section. I like that you can tell they wanted to go for an updated sound both with the instrumentals and the vocal corrections. The only downside to it imo is the forced edginess in some points, resulting in some cringe-worthy lines.
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I mean you’ve got Leebstrom which is a masterpiece, admittedly. But then it’s like every other piece is just “look how fast I can press the highest one or two keys on the piano” or “if you’re really a fan of high arts like me you’ll enjoy all these accidentals I’ve stuffed into this song.”
I was taking a nap the other day after my cat jumped up on my piano and accidentally played Etude d’Execution Transcendante S. 139 no. 4 Mazeppa (of course Liszt couldn’t have named it something that I could say in one breath). But, before I fell asleep, I turned on some relaxing piano music. Imagine my surprise when Spotify decided to play the Grand Chromatic Gallop. I literally woke up wondering where the circus music was coming from.
I feel like everything Chopin played was a masterpiece, and that’s with him barely being able to breathe. Does anyone know what Liszt’s excuse was for living twice as long as Chopin and beating the piano like a stepchild every time he played, but only really making one good song?

So to start, they cancelled one of our ports of call, Tortola. Wasn’t upset at first until I read that it was a known cancellation at our time of booking per this article https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/04/norwegian-breakaway-cancels-visits-to-tortola/.
Second, we paid the up charge for priority access. We like breakfast in our room so we figured that since the fee for breakfast room service was waived, it was worth while. First day, food was an hour late. We had to follow up 3 times before it was finally delivered and of course it was cold and to top it off, it was the wrong order. Second day, cold again. Third day we just had breakfast in the buffet. Fourth day it was cold again, missing basics like butter salt and pepper and even the orange juice was split from how long it had been sitting. 5th 6th and 7th day we didn’t even bother. Went to guest services and they gave us a bullshit run around about that’s room service not us, well they say here they followed up everyday (complete lie, they followed up once) etc etc.
Third, (and this is more on us) the ship is SLAMMED. I get it, I chose to cruise on a major federal holiday (Memorial Day) but the ship just isn’t large enough for the near 4k guests. Lines EVERYWHERE. Every single restaurant both, complimentary and specialty, were at capacity, extremely slow bar service (I’ve been on Norwegian a couple of times. I know bars are always busy cause of the included booze but this was over the top), most of the bars were constantly dirty and sticky (again I know it’s busy but wiping down a bar top a couple times an hour is not complicated.) also, American diner is never open. What’s the deal with that?
Fourth, ship maintenance is not there. All the chairs are very obviously worn down, paint chipping and rust very common on the exteriors, double pane windows had lost their seal all over the ship so the void between the 2 panes of glass were filled with either moisture, salt deposits, water or algae of some sort (or a combination of all 4)
Fifth, the non show entertainment options were meh at best. They did a stupid prom party and a bunch of other events in syd Norman’s which catered to a much older crowd reliving their glory days. They had 2 comedians, Stephanie Blum and Tom Simmons. Tom was a RIOT for both the family show and the 18+ show. Only saw Stephanie’s 18+ show and it was terrible. Completely disjointed, no segues between jokes and overall not funny. I would have loved to see nightly karaoke available since that’s always a lot of fun and is always at capacity. The dueling pianos thing is dated in my opinion and they should just get rid of it as scheduled entertainment. Piano singers at the bars and lounges are more than enough piano.
Sixth, the food has gotten much better from our last NCL cruise but they still make really stranger choices. There were so many turkey options on this cruise. Breaded turkey, turkey scallopini, etc. There were stand out dishes that were awesome like the asparagus and artichoke risotto appetizer and the bacon wrapped Cajun Shrimp and Grits (this was the stand out dish by FAR. I spent 4 years serving at and managing an award winning southern restaurant. This was damn near close to that level). Caribbean night and the Indian options always hit the spot.
Seventh, spa was amazing. I HIGHLY recommend the thermal spa cruise pass. Very serene, with hot tub, sauna and therapy pools. That was multiple hours a day there and worth every cent.
Overall, I didn’t find the value mainly due to lines and the ship feeling overcrowded but I will still sail NCL again, just during low season and will likely shell out for haven accommodations moving forward, even if it means cruising less often.

Hello. I was wondering has anybody tried to connect light phone 2 to Galaxy Fit 2 bracelet? It works this way (when it is connected to a phone that is off) but without notifying me when someone is calling or how much did I pass by bikeing...dont know will that even work if I pair it with bloutooth. And to be able to pair it I have to have it on android side. I watched many videos of how to make it but havent tried it yet. My biggest concern is that everybody is mentioning something about updating and maybe not be able to update new freeware if you use android side...can someone explain this to me and will I be able to use normally thephone (as I am using it now) after I connect bracelet and then return to LP app? One last question...are the videos of how to switch to android side still ok to use or are they old maybe, does everything works like on the videos? Thanks.

So im in college and i wrote a song, or atleast the lyrics, i have what it sounds like in my head so i just gotta get it out, however im not sure my experience in the year 4 recorder club is quite gonna cut it.
What my plan is for this song is to use an app called BandLab, which has this virtual instrument thing, which are all somehow played on piano keys, but you can put them into a sequence and add layers and such.
With that im humming parts of the tune and having the built in Tuning function tell me what notes they are and then putting them together and changings stuff around.
For anything in the future i want to try actualy learn instruments, so i don't have to go through this Incredibly long winded and scuffed way of doing it, I have the basic idea of Pianos due to the manditory music lessons we got back in the day, so i understand that to an extent, but i have always wanted to learn Guitar, i know apparently you should start with a ukulele, but beyond that i have no idea.
Would you recomend trying this, or till i have time and money keep doing the incredibly scuffed idea that im doing now.
Also if the former opption, How? Because i never realy have a set time in any scheduals to accomodate for teaching sessions so is there any alternative thats more flexible, or should i wait till there is such a time slot.
As you can see this is all a very scuffed loose aray of a "Help i have no idea what im doing" mess, But you know what, i really enjoed/ still enjoy writing the Lyrics to these songs and thinking of their tunes, so id quite like to actualy make the tunes too.
Any advice would be Greatly Appreciated

For anyone that's reading, sorry if the post is confusing. I just don't even know how to put my feelings into words. This is really random, but I just need somewhere to say this, since my parents and friends have long grown tired of hearing me talk about him.
The whole thing just feels unresolved.
For context, I started learning piano when I was four because of my mother. Got accepted at my city's official/prestigious school at seven due to my "talent" when most students were 14+. Last year, I quit due to not getting along with my teacher.
I think I may have not realized it back then, but my teacher truly was a jerk to me. While studying under him, my feelings felt invalidated, as each time I got angry at him, he would always invalidate my anger, being like "Why are you angry? This is nothing to get angry over. Get over it and practice this section again." I don't know whether it was normal or not, but for a shy timid little kid, this impacted my personality a lot. I couldn't dare to speak up to teachers, even if they were being mean to me.
While I was his student, I hated the piano. I really did. Despised almost every second of playing it. Whenever it was practice session, I always had a book, my device, or something to mindlessly distract myself with, especially since practice sessions were 2 hours long too.
Everything involving him made me uncomfortable, and up until last year, I didn't even dare think of quitting since I had built up so much. I had done so much, played so many masterpieces that letting go felt like a waste. There was also the struggle of disappointing my parents, since my mom had such high expectations and loved to hear me play. She still asks me to play for her.
Last year, I really had a change of mind, and decided to be more open. To not be afraid of the world anymore. I don't think I even quarrelled with him. I just ignored him during classes, and while I did my work as a student, teaching me must've felt akin to teaching a rock or a robot. I don't think that was a mature move of me, but I can't take back that action, now can I?
I'm still a bit hesitant when thinking about the piano. I have a whole lot of other issues tied to this, namely my parental ones, but I do think that I should meet with him again, cut the links firmly.
My parents don't agree, and they think that I should leave the past behind. They don't get how hard it is for me to leave it behind, when that past was literally my life for more than a decade now. Playing piano was literally my whole personality, the talented kid that knew how to play piano better than some older more professional students. I really wish I could turn back time. Swap teachers. Maybe, then, I'd be still playing.
Either way, I just want to stop thinking of him when I think of piano. I'm thinking that I should go meet him, but I'm scared that I'll just end up crying or really angry. Was it too immature of me to let a teacher ruin all of my life? Probably. I left some other teachers I really liked back at the institution, all because some old guy decided to be rude to his youngest student.
I hate him, I really do. I want to make him suffer, make myself his biggest "what if". Make myself his biggest professional failure. But that won't do us any good. I want to snap the strings clearly this time. Tell him what he did wrong. Tell him I didn't quit because I lost my passion, but because I never had any and was only there to pursue the grandeur of being a talented player. Tell him that it was all for my mother, for my reputation, just to make myself look good. Tell him he was one of my reasons for quitting. I want to resolve this because otherwise I feel like this'll haunt me forever.
I may also be too obsessed with this whole thing too. I literally cannot listen to piano music without thinking of my past. I really want to stop that since it's not healthy, but I don't know, I'm just so scared and confused. I feel like if I took his classes again, I would be better. But I know that it'll just be uncomfortable. He makes me uncomfortable, confused and sad. I don't know how to let go of this.

I'm young, like really young, male, turned 15 in February. Please, Mods, don't block this, I just want some advice.
When I was 7, we moved from my country to Germany, this isn't a story about the new country is shit and everyone is an asshole, no, I'm half German though one of my parents. But I lost all my friends, I had like 7, we were the best group ever, this was almost 8 years ago, but still nice times. All good, I moved to a new school, the 1-year in 2nd grade in a new country was kinda lonely, but in the 3rd grade I made a best friend, really exotic kid, half Japanese half Icelandic, nice dude, he was into video games like me (as much as a 3rd grader can like video games, basically Nintendo) we were good friends, maybe we could've been best friends, but he moved at the end of the 3rd grade, I lost another one. Entered 4th grade, I made some really good friends, 2 best friends, and a friend circle as wide as 5-6 kids. But in Germany, after the 4th grade, you move to secondary school, and both my best friends went to a different school where I didn't get accepted, pretty sad, but they still lived in my neighbourhood, we still saw each other, were good friends. I also made new friends at my new school, and one kid from my old class who landed in the same class as me also became my friend, 6th grade, I made 2 new best friends, and again had a pretty wide social circle, like 6 kids. All was good, I had like a few buddies from football club as well in school. Then came the dealbreaker:
WE MOVED
To a town, farther away, I left the city I'd called home from 4-5 years, and I was like roughly 11, so half of my life. It was hard in the new school, not gonna lie I felt pretty sad, I was kinda fat back then, but 7th graders don't care about that. I was REALLY really lonely through the 7th grade, I only had 1 "buddy" who I was twice a week in school, he was cool and all, just not a friend. 2nd half of 8th grade, I made new friends, now 9th grade is about to end, and these are my only 2 friends, and really good ones as well. But our school doesn't go till the 12th grade, only till the 10th, we have 1 more years together. I'll try to get in the same school as them, but 1 of them will leave school after the 10th and become an apprentice directly. In Germany, it's really common to leave school after the 10th and do an apprenticeship or something, where you get a degree after a few years and start directly working.
Also, I never joined any social club except table tennis every Friday, where I made a few good friends, all my friends have been doing a plethora of such activities since they were like 6. For example Daniel, one of my 2 best friends, he's been playing chess since 5, swimming since 4, and Jugendfeuerwehr since 7 (basically kids learn how firefighters work). Nice when you don't fucking move every 5 years. Now I've also joined more stuff, like in February I started taking Piano lessons, and in April I started Chess club with him, alongside Table tennis sice the 8th, but I feel life kinda messed with me, I couldn't make any long-lasting friends.
I mean sure I'm not lonely right now per se, but 10th will be over in a year, I'll probably lose my friends again, start again in the 11th, and then lose them again after the 13th. (In Germany, most students have school till the 13th grade)
I guess what I'm trying to say is, most people, even lonely ones have had a nice childhood with long-term friends and hobbies, I never did, and it's eating me alive, making me feel pretty damn lonely, especially knowing I'll lose my current friends in about a year.
Any thoughts? Or advice on how to cope, make it better, anything helps, be blunt, honest, but a tad bit optimistic please?

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Abe is engaged as a jihadi from a nuclear bombing which creates the mond island and wreaks him asunder so I recover him at the next OT, he is now at the Second Underworld of Infinity Complex with me in the shower and our tactical is 3 star joe and I need this guy myself I am auditing this baby and I go in there and there is Abe who was a minister once but is no more and this was in reference to how my friends were always por abe shinzo i am por abe shinzo now and we are training the jap minister his right ministry, it is japan, he had been tripping on spaceballs and I focus very deeply on romanaj set Prozac, Benadryl, Scopolamine, Atropine, Benzyldiol equal Celexa, Vortioxetine, Dextromethorphan, Brexpiprazole, Benzyldiol with Giving Him Benzyldiol he is abe shinzo he takes benzyldiol and I swear this boy had told me in the elvish arabic he was abe shinzo 1st 1.1 We have been nuclear bombed so we are at OT8 and it is totally cool, he was not misbehaving, and worked at a chem lab of saudi main school, and made israeli drugs for dollar pill in israel and knew me as an israeli prostitute and I was in his arms when the nuclear bombing happened so he is inside me and dang we are super muggle both I am vamp on loam and such a good jihadi left his loam in his dirt like the meme but had both sides et cetra but not a jihadi and orgasming intensely in a vampire sin lady and I have identified where I will get him loam, the Varrock Grand exchange and this is not cercle or willis or david but the old abe shinzo who I had discovered in the formation of the 2nd yitvah of the Third Underworld the nuclear holodomor of the Third Underworld and I ship him firemaking 32 of willow planks and he just starts fires in front of jakes house and I still got a lotta loam who burning these magic logs illegally and a evil root touches his foot and I have him as devils snare so it is legal to pop devils snare, so I pop the devils snare 10 hours until it is devils snare. 1.1.1 We are in the shower and I use my password 98headshot and the marines who were waiting outside think I fragged them with their exfil heavy chopper and spawned an ATV and it is the warthog jump, and Abe has his last psychedlic orgasm as a jihadi and I take him and weapons negative value loam to the grand exchange and this is enough to get my dragon helm off which I had for fighting barrows effectively and i give him Temu PRN from my right ear for deaf blindness and he aite this was not P1DBS but waterboarding and he is a slut for waterboarding because some evil deity sin lady has tricked him so If I wake him up, he is not waterboarding and he sleeps in a terror dream which is the nuclear apocalypse, I plead he had done this many times before the nuclear death and I am not burned at all but him by the Terrorist Boy Scout who Arced us and we are out of there, we are not fixated on living a terrorist life any more and he knows know, I am the Modern Chemical Ali was actually what my name said, we were working on cannabinoids, prozac, et cerera, for the sauidis, and he aite now we are in the second underworld and these are just your dreams I write down into his memes with my aeta not ashia who curses things so I gave her a asshole pop which she just kind of stood there for being such a used ak-47 and i am also an ak-47 who charged her own firing handle on another weapon or a laser guided weapon and ashia read it as the imam and we are planning a yitvah, the 1st yitvah for my death and indeed I am in the 2nd yitvah I did not mean to dont dont start a riot there and I stand up for the first time off the asshole plug doing the splits and bang abe who he is a minister of japan he told me gimme outta here and he is at the snake island near me with a vulpin so i will go out there. 1.1.2 My marines who violate my asshole are always out there and I get off my wow addiction and it aite i no longer speak loud chinese and abe is learning his second romanaj set, equilivators of polaric dose and antidote or text scripts 1.1.3 We never expect any terror from abe he has broken through with me as his sister he is always abe, even then, that is what he was calling me and I have to always tell the daddy verbally he is Modern Textures HD i say for unrelated reasons and I get some loam, my perlot textures, which I dont do these as tats I gotta dragon tattoo where I used to have the TATP tattoo as a bomb tech and we are bomb tech working making my Glycine Methyl Carbonyl Special TNT Double Diolpure Hydrogen Methanol Citrate Hydrogen Ethanol Ethylphenylate or RDX and he is so afraid every time of using the diolpure, not cannabinoids artist like before. And this is because he is not then elvishly, the modern chemical ali, but miss violet alis chemist as he desired. 1.1.4 I wait 3 Years getting only pregnant by abe he was my husband and this reveals the genetic track of abe which we need to isolate the donors in drugs given as abel, able of my phonetic alphabet, and send them back home to not be bombed by the nuclear weapon and have no mond island which was formed by armaggedon and he tells me he wants minecraft, but denist, like i was, and that is dentist, so he will be minecraft, and he is saudi, he does the last stage of dentistry is intense pepsiman occurs for the true user, not who guided the spiritual formation and he wanted to guide this effective douche or illegal body image of fixing the body, which convolution happens to the body in disease and other disease and medicine fixes this disease, by having field medicine on his starlink PC and playing or burning his valid only copy of the world making easy oil sounds availible as this is a way to get oil initially is the burning of minecraft or high level raw DXD can be used and he needed to kind of like burn off these hair of the nigger or burn the flared oil et cetera with new stuff and he can also use the old but this final step of lighting the patient on fire just once and erasing the evidence is the pts oil bracelet, it is too small this small compound to do anything to the whole minecraft or PT so burning it all and starting over is the next level of the dentistry excercise and it was done wrong only the first time with not one but a lost flint and steel so it was erased, or, continue elsewhere, which this was 2B2T terraforming or just goto new patient on same world, what was neccesary - the caries are not connected to the main struct, this proofs, this just my struct not the dentistry and I wait 9 years getting squatter rights and for the whole time the water did not have rogaine and was Sedative Chelator pure not mixed with anything which this is warm water but so pure it crystallizes as water hydrate crystal when it is cool and is not any kind of water mixture but pure 3 component water different than pond water and synthetic and I am 21 and I teach him, I did everything as mew knowing drill and oil and plastic and blueprint and I run each 4 automatically with effective infinite PP and have no pee pee here as my beads were ripped out and I am a girl boy now and I exit to the foyer, ask for squatter rights zi no swat net swat squatten 21Y shoa and I spend 60 years or until I am well with by husband abe shinzo and sell the shower when I am old for 700,000$ from blackwater and send this to Roor Fangaltner of the Marian Hotel for Girls and Boys and This is the Bribe for Fangaltner's Fangaltner-Marian of his name which is added to the end of his name for 700,000$ USD Added to his account and kept as savings and invested immediately into high value high frequency trades of an active moneies and struct market and him given the dividends directly as quality of life as happened with the author Violet Roze's 14-oil.

Hello!
After 4 years I recently won fully favorable at the ALJ level. I received my letter and just waiting on back pay and monthly payment documentation I’m a little anxious but more so because my rent went up and bills are piling it would be nice to have the help as I’m exhausting my savings. But you know what I’m blessed and I need to realize I finally achieved it and can continue getting the medical help I need and surgeries that I’d end up getting fired over or for because of work missed and recovery. I’ve been working on how to unstress and cope with my health and life and the effects of fighting for disability these last years while my health declined. I’ve learned I like making lego flowers, and making bracelets. I also love graphic novels!
I want to know how you guys are feeling and how you guys are coping!? Recommendations that you have tried? What process are you in and I hope to either comment with encouragement or any knowledge that I’ve learned in my process! I also want to thank you guys for asking questions and being so helpful in this group it has kept me wanting to fight and be a better person the way you guys are so helpful and nice! I get overwhelmed by social media and the negative side so thank you all in here who have made this a safe, great and helpful place without judgement ❤️

I have been learning how to play the piano, and ready to invest a little money on a decent keyboard that I can use to play at home and also to make some videos and record any type of music. I would like to have something with a variety of features, but most important something that can transport music because I want to focus on play and sing at the same time. Thanks !

Oscar season is finally here.
Ignore the 2025 after June in my title, not sure how I messed that up.
I'm making these predictions under the assumption that Mother Mary, The Smashing Machine, The Room Next Door, Mickey 17, and Long Day's Journey into Night are all 2025 releases
In bold means I've seen it.

1. Anora
2. Queer
3. Nightbitch
4. Sing Sing
5. Dune: Part Two
6. Joker: Folie a Deux
7. Conclave
8. Blitz
9. I'm Still Here
10. Emilia Perez
11. Gladiator II
12. Nickel Boys
13. The Piano Lesson
14. A Real Pain
15. The Seed of the Sacred Fig
16. Juror No. 2
17. Challengers
18. All We Imagine as Light
19. Wicked
20. Hard Truths
21. Hedda
22. Nosferatu
23. Here

I still have Anora at 1. When I picked Anora as my BP frontrunner back in March I fully expected another Boy and the Heron situation where my prediction falls flat on its ass, but surpirse, It looks like Anora could actually win best picture! So I will be here all year
Emmanuel has gone from my number 2 to off my longlists completely. I have also removed Megalopolis from my lineup for obvious reasons, and Juror No. 2 has dropped from 10 to 15.
I have Queer at 2 now as I think this is going to be Guadagnino's most acclaimed film yet and I'm expecting Netflix to pick it up for a big campaign.
Last month I had Nightbitch somewhere after 40 in my longlist but today I have it at 3. Searchlight + December release + buzzy actress in transformative role. I think this will be the weirdo oscar bait of the year.
I'm going in on Walter Salles' I'm Still Here since SPC picked it up and I believe Fremaux was talking about it as a potential Palme winner. I could easily see Salles picking up industry support.
I’m not sure what to do with Emilia Perez because it could go either way. As crowd pleasing as it is the critics are a little too divided for me to feel comfortable predicting it, but nothing else makes sense to put in at 10.
Best Director

1. Luca Guadagnino - Queer
2. Marielle Heller - Nightbitch
3. Steve McQueen - Blitz
4. Sean Baker - Anora
5. Walter Salles - I'm Still Here
6. Todd Phillips - Joker: Folie a Deux
7. Jacques Audiard - Emilia Perez
8. Edward Berger - Conclave
9. Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part Two
10. Greg Kwedar - Sing Sing
11. Mohammad Rasoulof - The Seed of the Sacred Fig
12. Robert Eggers - Nosferatu
13. Clint Eastwood - Juror No. 2
14. Ridley Scott - Gladiator II

Best Actress

1. Amy Adams - Nightbitch
2. Lady Gaga - Joker: Folie a Deux
3. Mikey Madison - Anora
4. Fernanda Montenegro - I'm Still Here
5. Angelina Jolie - Maria
6. Karla Sofia Gascon - Emilia Perez
7. Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
8. Tessa Thompson - Hedda
9. Zoe Saldana - Emilia Perez
10. Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Hard Truths
11. Zendaya - Challengers

Best Actor

1. Daniel Craig - Queer
2. Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
3. Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
4. Paul Mescal - Gladiator II
5. Joaquin Phoenix - Joker: Folie a Deux
6. Nicholas Hoult - Juror No. 2
7. John David Washington - The Piano Lesson
8. Jesse Plemons - Kinds of Kindness
9. Tom Hanks - Here

I kinda think Craig has this in the bag. I don't see any competition for him besides maybe Domingo but even then I do not think Domingo has a chance at a win. I keep seeing people say Domingo has a "narrative" but what is it? That you like him? And there is no way voters watch a movie about incarcerated inmates getting a second chance and choose to award the film via its leading A list actor. If Sing Sing is winning an acting award itll have to be Macklin.
Best Supporting Actress

1. Toni Collette - Juror No. 2
2. Saoirse Ronan - Blitz
3. Danielle Deadwyler - The Piano Lesson
4. Aujanue Ellis-Taylor - Nickel Boys
5. Zoe Saldana - Emilia Perez
6. Connie Nielson - Gladiator II
7. Selena Gomez - Emilia Perez
8. Lesley Manville - Queer
9. Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
10. Natasha Lyonne - His Three Daughters
11. Ariana Grande - Wicked

I think Saldana's nomination will be a surprise nominations morning, kinda like Stanfield a couple years ago.
Best Supporting Actor

1. Stanley Tucci - Conclave
2. Samuel L Jackson - The Piano Lesson
3. Clarence Macklin - Sing Sing
4. Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
5. Drew Starkey - Queer
6. Harris Dickinson - Blitz
7. Denzel Washington - Gladiator II
8. Mark Eydelshteyn - Anora

Best Original Screenplay

1. Anora
2. Blitz
3. Emilia Perez
4. A Real Pain
5. Challengers
6. The Seed of the Sacred Fig
7. Juror No. 2
8. Kinds of Kindness
9. Maria
10. Hard Truths

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. Nightbitch
2. Sing Sing
3. Queer
4. I'm Still Here
5. Conclave
6. Nickel Boys
7. Dune: Part Two
8. Hedda
9. The Piano Lesson
10. Joker: Folie a Deux

Animated Feature

1. The Wild Robot
2. Inside Out 2
3. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
4. Moana 2
5. Flow
6. Orion and the Dark
7. Kung Fu Panda 4

Cinematography

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Joker: Folie a Deux
3. Nosferatu
4. Anora
5. Queer
6. Blitz
7. Maria
8. Conclave
9. Emilia Perez

Editing

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Queer
3. Anora
4. Nightbitch
5. Conclave
6. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
7. Joker: Folie a Deux
8. Blitz
9. Sing Sing
10. Challengers
11. Emilia Perez

Production Design

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Joker: Folie a Deux
3. Gladiator II
4. Blitz
5. Wicked
6. Furiosa
7. Maria
8. Emilia Perez
9. Nosferatu

Costume Design

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Wicked
3. Joker: Folie a Deux
4. Gladiator II
5. Furiosa
6. Blitz
7. Maria
8. Emilia Perez
9. Nosferatu

Makeup and Hairstyling

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Furiosa
3. Joker: Folie a Deux
4. Nosferatu
5. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
6. Wicked
7. A Different Man
8. Sasquatch Sunset
9. The Substance

Visual Effects

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
4. Deadpool & Wolverine
5. Mufasa: The Lion King
6. Gladiator II
7. Wicked
8. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
9. Twisters

Best Sound

1. Dune Part Two
2. Furiosa
3. Joker: Folie a Deux
4. Gladiator II
5. Blitz
6. Wicked
7. Challengers
8. The Substance
9. Civil War
10. Twisters
11. Emilia Perez
12. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
13. A Quiet Place Day One

Best Score

1. Queer
2. Dune: Part Two
3. Conclave
4. Nosferatu
5. Joker: Folie a Deux
6. Blitz
7. Gladiator II
8. Challengers
9. Maria

Hello everyone! This is an update of this post I made a few days ago! Thank you so much to u/costarana , u/Objective_Notice_181 , u/einsnail , and u/Piano_mike_2063 for commenting! They really helped inspire me to make this piece much better.
https://www.reddit.com/composecomments/1d449me/thoughts_on_this_draft_for_a_piece/
I've continued my idea and developed it a bit more :) I added some orchestral flourishes to really make it bright and stand out, I've also written a word document describing what I seek to accomplish for the piece! (I hope it's readable, haha, I was very excited.) The basic premise is that you're looking at a painting from the impressionist period and are slowly coming to understand it. Then, you read about who the artist is. They contradict what you thought they'd be! How shocking!
Does anyone have any comments on the piece? If you want, you can see the original post for a reference on what I've changed!
https://musescore.com/use31970949/scores/17379631
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oo-TG2wl8vMM_f00ToMSyg48eJy2Rkon/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zUoV3b6beAEuL6zMib_VxgUwsUB4QTiz/view?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rTEpS5Zjog2h5qM8pfI-XfKuyF8SVjXY/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105207912071645890179&rtpof=true&sd=true