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[iZuma]

ooohhh snap, something must be going on with the alignment of the planets or something because that intern I dated last year is apparently back this summer and just IMed me all excited and stuff. what in the world guys

[Essay21]

Maybe you guys will fall in love and it will be wonderful and you'll get married on top of a mountain. And then you can have some children and form a family band.

[Roll the Bones]

LOL. JEEBUS

Hey Nick when your grandpa tells you to sit up straight in your chair and dress a little nice do you go off on him too?

HEY GRAMPS, I'M ****ING DEPRESSED, LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!!

Shut the **** up GRANDPAAA, you aren't a ****ING PSYCHIATRIST!!

Brother.....

First off, if zuma, Napa, Strat or anyone else is seriously depressed and in need of medical care I would be the first to encourage that help. Obviously I don't know enough to make that determination, but given my limited knowledge they aren't clinical, can't get out of bed, suicidal depressed. So I was kindly trying to be funny, which admittedly I am not, and still offer some advice, which is what us old folk occasionally do. Son.

And as far as that goes, I will stand by my advice. Having goals, exercise and diet can have an amazing effect on your state of consciousness. Being aware of your consciousness and understanding what is happening can be a very valuable tool. That simple understanding allowed me to quit drinking cold turkey a couple years ago, take up running, fix my diet, and become a much more involved happier person. People close to me remark about the dramatic improvement.

None of that is going to overcome a neurophysialogical issue. None of that is going to overcome a deep seeded pyschological issue. Knowing these guys I never would have have implied anything else if I thought that was the case. These guys are very intelligent successful and funny people, well, aside from Shake.

Most cognitive behavioural therapy unlike psychotherapy, doesn't deal with the past and deals with your present and future outlook which is what I would subscribe too and has shown to be more effective.

So NIck, you can take my terrible advice and shove it up your ass. Sir. And I sincerely hope that it doesn't depress you that you are an idiot for over-reacting.

Now that that's over......

Just got back from a funeral. One of my brother's best friends died of liver failure at 53 from drinking himself to death. Dude was a high school basketball star, and as he often reminded us when he was in a drunken' stupor, "voted best dressed in high school mother ****ers"

I ran into a bunch of old friends at hte funeral and we were telling Keith stories. One guy that I hadn't seen in what, 35 years (?) made a funny comment. He complimented me for the time we had a party at my house back in high school and Keith stole my girlfriend Ginger and banged her in his car. He said I admired how you kept your cool and didn't go off or start or fight or anything. Said he always thought I was pretty cool cat. I was like, "ummm, that's because she wasn't my girlfriend and I banged her first". Then another guy standing there said, "yeah, it was my girlfriend and I was at work that night". Ooops!

[Theraflu]

I think there's like 3 planets lining up to viewed by the naked eye in the next couple days, so you're not far off.

[iZuma]

3 planets? 3 chicks? HMMMM....

[Napa Lite]

I just want it on record I take every post Uncle Randy gives us as a gift that is to be treasured like the jewel it is. I think he only wants the best for us neffews of his.

[The Ocho]

FWIW, in talking at length with VB on the depression subject in the past, behavior modification works something like 3X more effective than meds. I'll screw up the details if I try and relate what he told, but a lot of it has to do with the severity of the depression and the cause. Meds a lot of time cover up the problem and are abused or aren't the correct medication. Psychiatrists are known as walking prescription pads. Also , a lot of time primary care doctors are the ones writing prescriptions and they will just keep writing the same thing for everyone, if that doesn't work they move on to drug 2, and so on and so on.

[Theraflu]

This info from the guy who recommended the forum upgrade? No thanks. I'll stick to Nick Cave.

[ShakeZuma]

I want to make an "ocho8s" joke but I'm not sure if that's what you intended with your post originally or if you really do have them mixed up so I'll just not make that joke and instead just post that I was going to make that joke.



and for anyone worried about me getting too far away from my severe self loathing keep in mind that I haven't actually had sex with any of these women.

[The Ocho]

ShakeZuma, on 23 May 2013 - 01:19 PM, said:

and for anyone worried about me getting too far away from my severe self loathing keep in mind that I haven't actually had sex with any of these women.

I would think that would improve your chances?

[Roll the Bones]

Napa Lite, on 23 May 2013 - 11:54 AM, said:

I just want it on record I take every post Uncle Randy gives us as a gift that is to be treasured like the jewel it is. I think he only wants the best for us neffews of his.

haha, thanks. I appreciate you guys allowing this old guy to ramble on about you young whippersnappers. And you're right. I do care. Well, not about Whiskers really but yeah, the rest of you.

Oh hey, I am getting ready to head to Michigan and see Stevo and the little chink kid!






Just kidding.




We're looking for rugs.

[Napa Lite]

Going to the farmers market with my roommate and a girl friend of ours because apparently we're in a non-sexual homosexual relationship and she is our fag hag.

[Essay21]

It's nice to have things to do though. Even if it is just the farmers market.

[NickCave]

Tiltinagain, on 22 May 2013 - 06:24 PM, said:

So is that how you stumbled in here? This place is a magnet for the depressed/loner crowd. Wouldn't surprise me if it comes up in a google search of "depression forums".

I googled "Daniel Negreanu gay depressing" and this was the first result.

[NickCave]

Concerning the reaction to what I said in response to RollTheBones' post last night

I tried to go through and multi-quote everything and exhaustively respond, line-by-line, but that was going to be exhausting as well as pointless. If I defend myself against all of the "don't be mean to Uncle Randy" stuff, including everything said Uncle lobbed at me (and I might just respond to some of that later, if I get drunk), it will come across as petty, touchy, whiny, and overly sensitive and defensive. I can't leave it completely, so let me say this. I believe, while Bones' heart may have been in the right place, what he said was incredibly unfair. I guess what bothered me was the sense that he was calling depression a character flaw. I won't back down from that, no matter how many times he calls me "son" or compares me to a bawling grandchild or you guys pound your chests and point at him like "I got you, bra."

I am sensitive to this stuff. That doesn't mean I don't have a sense of humor about it. If at any point anybody wants to know why I'm particularly empathetic to the people that suffer from depression, I'm willing to share, but it appears there has been a moratorium on this conversation.

I'm gonna eat a salad and go to the gym before I go to the bar.

[Essay21]

I'm gonna eat at chipotle by myself while I listen to today's lebatard podcast. Then ill go home and watch TV until I go to sleep. Don't worry, NICK, I feel you.

[NickCave]

Essay21, on 23 May 2013 - 02:55 PM, said:

I'm gonna eat at chipotle by myself while I listen to today's lebatard podcast. Then ill go home and watch TV until I go to sleep. Don't worry, NICK, I feel you.

"Sounds like this has been a game-changing day for all of us. I almost sat on my balls, but at the last second I made an adjustment."

"Okay. I didn't avoid sitting on them. Sat right on them. Hurt like hell. I saw eagles."


I'm watching another episode of Chuck and eating 4 McChickens topped with extra mayo, fries, and Chipotle BBQ Doritos, then drinking alone in my car outside of a bar between innings of the Tigers/Twins game.

[Napa_Don]

I hope they're the spicy mcchickens. I could eat a million of those and was both happy and sad that I discovered them on a trip to arizona years ago because they were not available in my area. But McD's finally wised up and brought them to me.

[NickCave]

2 spicy, 2 regs. Cool Ranch Doritos on top of the spicy McChicks, Chipotle BBQ on the regs. And four leftover Bud Light Strawberitas while the Tigers are delayed.


EDIT: No lettuce. NEVER LETTUCE

[Essay21]

Mcchickens are the tits. Now I want that instead. Tough choice.

Edit: went chipotle. It's just what I know. And I hate lettuce too. I'm liking this guy.