Playlist,Ranting And Random Thoughts

geekfreak wrote: Logan wrote: At least there's this site to try to socialise in a bit (not always easy -- sometimes I want to chat online in real time). Other than having less privacy since we wife now works from home, and having both my children at home with me, it's not that big a change for me (I had worked from home mostly before). I do miss the level of solitude I used to have, but also, I would love to go to the pub, play some snooker.... We're not in lockdown here, but I am not getting out much. I have huge park very close to my house, so I can go for walks there. I'm very fortunate with my situation. It has its problems, but my situation is so much better than a great many others. I never get bored. There's always something to do, and I don't do enough, even if it is just around the house.   Logan I haven`t noticed many chats or socialising of any kind here sorry to say.

There isn't as much as I would like, to be honest. I think that's what the Shred Room was for CLICK HERE, but a lot of it just looks like random nonsense/ silliness to me. We used to have the Shed as well (a different topic for socialising), which was for, generally, more mature discussion for more mature people (it was considered serious enough not to be in Just For Fun, but that showed some bias). When I joined I was a little too young for it (was in my 30s), and I didn't yet have my own shed (or any grey hairs), but now I'm older and have a shed and white hairs (I'm still not shedding my hair, though).

I've wanted to start a new topic for chat/discussion on all things, but one that is more conversation based than the Shed. An all-friendly all-the-time topic where we can also rant about whatever, act as a bit of a support group, and whatever. I think it would be nice to have, especially during these trying times when so many of us are home all the time (and actually I do get bored sometimes). I was saying recently that I was planning to take a break from this site (so I stepped down as an admin), but I find myself still posting here quite a lot (too much perhaps), mostly with my usual nonsense. I like nonsense, but I don't think my brand on nonsense would suit the Shred Room, and again, I would want it to be more discussion based and a little less random and less weird for the sake of being weird.

At the forum I belonged to before this one, even though we came from around the world, we tried to set times when we would all try to log-in and chat together (real time online conversation). We had real-time flame-wars quite frequently already. Flame wars aside,it was a great and close-knit community, and we gelled well (most of us anyway).

Edited by Logan - April 23 2020 at 12:57

I`m getting to the point of ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Listening to this mega ops

I like to think while we may be apart, and people are physically more apart than ever, we're in this together.

In the words of Spinal Tap, from "The Majesty of Rock":

"And that's the majesty of rock!
The fantasy of roll!
The ticking of the clock,
The wailing of the soul!
The prisoner in the dock,
The digger in the hole,
We're in this together, and ever..."

And in the words of Van der Graaf Generator from "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers":

"I am a lonely man
My solitude is true...
My eyes have borne stark witness
And now my nights (or knights?) are numbered too
...
I prophesy disaster
And then I count the cost
I shine but, shining, dying
I know that I am almost lost
...

It doesn't feel so very bad now
I think the end is the start
Begin to feel very glad now
All things are a part
All things are apart
All things are a part"

At least that VdGG suite ends on a positive note, and all things are apart, but all things are a part.

sick of walking, around the same old way this lockdown isn`t helping my mental health/health issues at all its paying me ten fold and then some more? even the movies/tv shows/games/walks/gardening or whatever else I do isn`t working but it is what it is!!!!! the music vibes are a huge helpfulness  

We wibble and we wobble, but hopefully we stand tall, or at least sit tall, in the end. I'm glad you've been feeling better. Music has amazing healing and restorative powers. I have depression and anxiety, feelings of isolation and a sense of alienation, and it often lifts my spirits, as does connecting with others (though that is harder for me than most, sadly). I hadn't listened to much Wobbler, but inspired by you, I'm listening to Wobbler's Afterglow and liking it. It reminds me somewhat of one of my old favourite bands, Gryphon. So thanks for the inspiration.

geekfreak wrote: Logan wrote: We wibble and we wobble, but hopefully we stand tall, or at least sit tall, in the end. I'm glad you've been feeling better. Music has amazing healing and restorative powers. I have depression and anxiety, feelings of isolation and a sense of alienation, and it often lifts my spirits, as does connecting with others (though that is harder for me than most, sadly). I hadn't listened to much Wobbler, but inspired by you, I'm listening to Wobbler's Afterglow and liking it. It reminds me somewhat of one of my old favourite bands, Gryphon. So thanks for the inspiration.   Its so true music as amazing healing powers. my mental health issues are EBPD/Anxiety/CSD so isolation isn`t great but its got to be done for the conivd-19 listening to a disc out of

One of my children has BPD (borderline personality disorder). These things can be rough at the best of times, take good care of yourself. Have hope, the world should be getting back to normal, well, the new normal at some time.   We just have to be patient, wish we didn't, and find new ways to cope and not feel so isolated..

And loving the classical music you're listing.