September's Hope

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We're officially in September, and I think that from here on out, my music career will be fully revived. A bandmate in my new project has helped us find a rehearsal area that we can rent on a monthly basis, and we have the chance to star recording there as well.

Secondly, I'm making myself available to jam with other musicians outside of my own
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jecht:
This is so inspiring 🤘🔥 Glad to hear your passion and energy are back on track — can’t wait to see what you create next!
ojtheviking:
@jecht Thank you! Yeah, my overall struggles in life have taken me on a detour for far too long, it's time for me to take the control back and follow my dreams to the fullest. I'm manifesting stuff and seeing it come true, which is great. Will definitely keep everyone updated as soon as new developments occur 🤘🏻

Miscommunication

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...oh wait, you asked for a PLAIN selfie??

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littlejohn22:
Oh, I see what you did there… should have been a desert plain
skisby:
😆

Give them enough chances, and they'll show you exactly who they are

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skisby:
I decided ☮️ was my goal after a lifetime of chaos & heartbreak. “The purpose of life is not to be happy—but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you lived at all.” Leo Rosten
ojtheviking:
@skisby Absolutely. We should all be "selfish" enough to be mindful of our own well being and sanity first and foremost.

...ouch?

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While taking a shower, I noticed that my time at Helgøya Klatrepark (Helgøya Climbing Park) was rougher than I realized!

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blairerose:
WOOF. looks rough as hell, hope you + it is feelin better now!!!
ojtheviking:
@blairerose Thank you! It's fully healed now. Sending you a hug 🖤

Have a Great Thursday

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Heading out again! Meeting up with some musicians for my own band project, and then later on I'm going to see Skunk Anansie 🤘🏻

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littlejohn22:
You as well
corico:
😍

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wizard0:
Now the truth comes out.  you're a robot!
sdawg74:
Made me look, indeed !

Safe Spaces

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Isolation and social anxiety is valid. But remember, there can be other places in life where you have a safe space. Places untouched by your abuser, where you are free to make entirely new routines and memories, completely independent from your past.

The woods can be part of it for me. But it can be something else for you. Just don't stop looking.

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littlejohn22:
Agreed, keep looking and learning
skisby:
"Come to the woods, for here is rest."- John Muir

The Possibilities

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When you're a writer and a musician, three moments you're guaranteed to experience creative surges, is when you're taking a bath/shower, on the toilet, or in nature.

...wonder if I'd create a masterpiece if I combine all three...?

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littlejohn22:
Everything we do as art is a masterpiece, keep creating
wizard0:
Bugs Bunny did a rendition of "Singing in the bathtub"!

Now Reading: The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

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The Haunting of Hill House! One of Shirley Jackson's most timeless classics, and one of the two works that put her on a map as a successful author. It's been adapted into a movie, which itself received a remake, and then Mike Flanagan created an extremely successful TV series adaptation of it, which I have yet to see. It's partly why I am finally reading
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peregrina:
Very cool. I haven't read it, but I've watched the serie!
ojtheviking:
@peregrina It was quite different than the movies; I still haven't watched the series, but from what I have seen of clips and trailers, it's still very different.
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