u/JizzM4rkie

I’m not even THAT old, I’m a cusp Gen Z/millennial early 30s.

I got married young (military will do that) and we had two kids, then we adopted her two siblings because their bio dad passed so at 24 I had 4 kids, two of which were teenagers. Ever since I’ve *felt* older, at 26 I was already a “*you know back in my day…*” parent, I have thoughts on how having kids that old when you’re that young really throws off your experience, we’re too close in age so when they were in high school I was not even a decade out. Anyway, I graduated in the 2010s, high school for me was like a social oasis, people crowded in the hallways at lunch and in between classes, horseplayed with each other in the cafeteria or chased each other through the front lobby, we played basketball and we got in our buddies car to grab chipotle at lunch.

Some people texted a lot and they were always on their phones but it wasn’t like ‘consuming content’, it was still social; the equivalent to my complaint back then was like my dad saying “*Jizz you’re obsessed with your phone, you text me when we’re in the same room instead of just saying it”* but the algorithm hadn’t been developed to such an extent and online media was either less accessible or not invented yet.

*EDIT to add: ALL THIS STUFF (for the most part) existed, yes. But YouTube was vastly different and Facebook was new and a way to keep up with your grandma not where you developed political opinions, Instagram was ONLY pictures, no reels or stories, just like “look at what I ate today” and then your auntie could like it. We were for sure beginning the addiction to this stuff but on the phones out at the time it was way less streamlined and not as targeted for constant dopamine yet.*

At this point I’ve put two kids through high school, one got fucked because of COVID which was really sad but he didn’t seem to mind, the other has been a fucking DOOZY to watch. Whenever I went to pick them up at school, the kids aren’t playing grab ass anymore they’re sitting against the wall in groups separately scrolling on their phones, the basketball court is all kids just bullshitting on their phones. I have no idea if the teachers are good or bad because 80% of their work is preassigned on a computer, my kid has 6 classes a day and all 6 classes are independent Chromebook work. They’re on a screen basically learning from overpriced YouTube all day. They go out with friends but even when they do that they’ll be silent on their own phones in the back of my car, then I imagine they just doom scroll next to each other at the mall or a restaurant or the pool or wherever.

It’s really sad for me to see, because my high school days are gone now but they’re recent enough that I know it wasn’t like this before. These Chromebooks are given to the kids in 1st grade and they force our kids to learn from them, no textbooks, no paper notes, it’s all online Google Docs and video clips. I remember in high school my sister school got chrome books but my school was the last to get them in the district and they didn’t come until like 2 years after I was done and gone in the army. I feel bad for these kids because their high school experience has become so superficial, their too scared someone is going to film them doing something cringey or that they’ll go viral for getting drunk and falling into the bonfire so instead they just hide behind their screens and have the young adult equivalent of tandem play next to each other. Every once in a while sending a funny clip to the group chat.

I’m sure some kids have a more traditional HS experience even today but it just sucks to pull up to this huge high school and see 200 kids all just blank faced watching TikTok videos of some influencer or manosphere podcaster or a cheetah puppet that raps and cooks. They’re losing their ability to socialize normally and we’re funding it and that blows fucking dogs for quarters.

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I’ve got a bunch of snakes, they’re my buddies; I don’t power feed any of them, they’re all healthy happy homies including my BRB, we got Barbie, the unsexed BRB in November 2023 as an ambiguously aged baby (wife worked at Petco, they don’t keep track of the birthdates of the snakes probably 1-5 months old), meaning she is either 3 years old or just about to turn 3. Barbie is currently roughly 3.5 feet long and light, I don’t have a scale anymore due to an espresso mishap but I would guess around 250g. She eats voraciously, a md mouse every other week, she’s active and happy I do not worry about her health but man are these things really so slow growing, my burm grows like a weed (obvs) but I’ve had corn snakes bigger than her at 2 years old. Curious to hear about your experiences with slow growing RBs, the internet says a million different things.

I had my first interview today for a role as an adjunct and it was far less scary than I was giving it credit for. I spent the last week really preparing myself to be grilled and it was for the most part a pleasant conversation. I have a tendency to ramble and caught myself a few times going off into the weeds. My wife was sitting on the other side of my office and she said I did really well but I’ve sort of got the downers on it. They asked about experience and I basically had to tell them “I was a TA during grad school and have some instructional hours but this will be the first time I’m acting as the primary instructor” I do have some instructional experience from the military so I brought that up as well. If anything I’m just really happy my application materials attracted the offer and feeling prepared for future opportunities if this one doesn’t pan out.

This is more a vent than anything.

I’ve had a lot of guilt because I’ve been avoiding reading anything about Oliver’s accident.

Some backstory, I was in the military and worked on Blackhawk helicopters as a mechanic, this involved flying on them often and performing downed aircraft recovery (which I honestly didn’t know would be part of the job when I signed up and took a huge mental toll on me). Without going into too much detail, a lot of friends have died in helicopters, I no longer fly. Ever., and I am affected daily by having performed that job.

I had such panic when I heard about the accident, Oliver Tree was a light for me when I caught him opening for Hobo Johnson in 2018, I was actually fresh off a deployment during that tour, I came back into the country like 2 weeks prior and was struggling with alcoholism and depression, Hobo really helped me through that and Oliver was a new help. I became an instant fan and have been listening ever since. When I heard that he was gone and *how* I immediately went into denial and have kind of just stayed there, too scared to really face it. I opened my phone that morning, saw that post here, googled it quickly and shut down, I just closed my phone and pretended I didn’t see it. I don’t mean any of this in a parasocial way, just that it brought up a lot of my own stuff and I was a coward and just avoided it because that was easier than having to acknowledge yet another tragedy tied to helicopters involving someone who’s art I loved.

Anyway, I was scrolling the other day and t-pain’s set came up, he didn’t mention Oliver and I had no idea what the song was. It started and I didn’t scroll away, wow it hit me hard all at once. It ruined me for the rest of the day. I sobbed like baby, like I knew this person. I’m not a “crier” I typically am pretty composed but I lost it.

Once the floodgates opened I couldn’t stop, I probably watched that video five times and then went and listened to Oliver’s catalog. We lost such a beautiful soul, a man with such a talent for empathy and communication; it is genuinely a loss for the entire world.

Anyway, this wasn’t ever going to *go* anywhere, it was just to get it out of my head. Sending you all good vibes, R.I.P Oliver

So this may be the wrong sub, but I searched for awhile and this seemed like a fitting place to ask.

I’m a recent graduate with a MFA from a well respected research institution (if that even matters for my field), which is generally considered the terminal degree in my field of design, there are PhDs in the field but they’re rare. My goal has always been to teach for the past 6 or so years and that’s why I pursued the graduate degree initially. While at school I had plenty of opportunities to participate in teaching undergraduate students, I never was able to handle a whole class for a semester but I was a very involved TA for the length of the program, I lectured, designed projects, led critiques, etc. I also have been a working professional in my field for 7 years, I’ve done some fairly notable work that I’m proud of and I think distinguishes my portfolio from many of my peers.

I feel somewhat lost now, I felt prepared to take on the job hunt during school but a lot of my connections kind of dropped me when graduation happened, I guess I’m here half to vent about how unprepared I feel and also to ask for some advice. I built my CV to the best of my ability, my career counselor gave it the okay but I feel like it’s not expansive enough to be appealing for hiring staff; I’ve been applying for adjunct roles and community colleges and art schools and haven’t heard anything back, which is not abnormal but I just feel like maybe my materials are not making it past the get go because my main “experience” teaching is as a TA. How should I go about building that experience?

A lot of the advice online is helpful and has given me direction but I feel like the arts kind of exist outside of many resources who recommend publishing and research which is possible as a designer, but feels out of reach outside the walls of a university. Should I aim for high schools? I got a call to interview to teach “art” at a high school but am apprehensive to do that because it’s not my field and my goal is to end up in a design specific program teaching undergrad.

I’m currently taking classes at the local community college to fill my time and using veteran benefits to keep some food on the table, but I would love to have some outside advice, maybe from someone that’s been in a similar place. I just graduated in May so I’m not even really close to discouraged just yet, more so hoping I’m doing the right things and feeling like a chicken with a blindfold on at the KFC factory.

Wish my mentor would respond to me because I really would like to ask them questions like “what time of year is going to be when most colleges are actively hiring”, or “should I email to introduce myself after applying” or even “should I include x or y in my portfolio”

Hey! I left Columbus in 2015 to adventure the world in the military, I realized within 48 hours of leaving that the Army wasn’t my cup of tea or I wasn’t theirs; either way I served my 6 years, saw the world, and then went on to college, just finished my masters degree and I’m ready to head home to the 614.

I haven’t been to Columbus since 2018 and already a lot had changed in those 3 years. We’re in a better position financially and have been looking for homes in the Clintonville and North Linden area, I’m also looking for work as a graphic designer and design educator in the city. I guess I am posting here because I’m curious how’s much has really changed with the vibe of the city. I don’t think I’m really looking for specific advice, just wanted to get my thoughts out here and see if anyone had thoughts back.

We’re currently in Austin, TX. Moved here because we heard it was weird™ but honestly it is at least 10x less weird™ than Columbus felt when I was in high school. Is the arts scene still alive up there? Is the music scene? Am I just searching for something that went away everywhere in the age of social media? Idk.

It has never felt like home since I left and I want that feeling again, but am also scared that I’m just locked in on nostalgia for something that’s no longer a thing in general. Is comfest still cool? Would literally kill for another Saturday-afternoon-comfest-weekend-200-people-crammed-on-a-COTA-bus time

Hey all, I am here requesting a loan of $320 dollars and looking to repay $320+$60 by August 1st. I’ve got a good history here and am happy to give any further info if requested! Thanks!

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Title says it all, looking for 2 or 3 wiimotes, and nunchucks, whatchu got?